Married to a Cebuana for 11 years with 2 great kids
Until 11 or 12 years ago I didn’t even know where the Philippines existed on the planet. I had no intent to find out either. I was quite happy just knowing about the big players. Countries where you feel safe going on holiday to.
I first found out about the country from someone I met online. We used to chat on the internet and before Facebook existed as it does today we used to webcam through Yahoo Messenger.
I ended up marrying that person and now all I think about is the Philippines. It was quite an eye opener. The first time I visited Cebu, I was surprised to see electric cables hanging down to maybe 1 meter off the floor on most of the streets. Great big holes in the pavements. Floods on a regular basis. Mosquitoes that had me as a 3 course meal.
I’ve experienced the chaos of elections, the calm of thai massages and traditional Nipa huts at relatives of my wife.
I see a people that work hard for little pay, and others that work little, earn a lot and pay no taxes. It is a country of diversification and yet at the heart it is such a close community of people who have great pride in Filipino’s that do well overseas.
My dream is to emmigrate there. To try to get back to a life that western countries used to have. I’m tired of people in the UK moaning about how hard their lives are when they earn £20000-£40000 a year. Filipino’s survive on far less and seem happier.
Save me a place! I’ll be there as quick as I can!
