Living Abroad Vs Living In The Philippines?

[muffy69]

Just curious if there are people living outside the Phils who would ever consider moving permanently back and make it their home again after experiencing life in another country.

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I would only go back home permanently if my significant other chose to stay there. If not, I'm happy living in the US and "enjoying" the things I couldn't "enjoy" when I was still there: less pollution, less traffic, less graft and corruption. A two-week vacation there at least once a year or once every two years would be okay.

 

If the Philippines had better politicians to manage the country, better economy to bring us out of the economic rut that we have been for years and better education for children, I would consider living there again. I've been here since 1998 but I still have a standing offer to go back to my old job even up to now.

 

The things I miss the most are the following though:

 

- religious retreats

- religious rallies

- night out with friends

[horny devil]

i'll be going home, permanently! yehey!

[hottlipss]

 

I would like to go back and live there but my hubby is stationed here in the states.

I want to instill the Pinoy values in my kids. Growing up here in the states, I've always

had this longing to go back home and live there. Unfortunately, my Pinoy hubby

discourages me and tells me I won't make it there daw. My friends and I always fantasize

living there while our hubbys sends us sustento at mag buhay donya. We see living in PI as

a luxury basta ba me sustento.

 

My family and I left PI permanently when I was around 8 y/o and have only been back several times when I was younger for vacation. I'm now 35 y/o and the last time I went back was around 1991. I've recently quit working to be a stay-at-home mom while hubby is in Iraq. I told him before I go back to work, whenever that is, I would like to at least spend six months there just to see and experience the place....mainly magbuhay donya...hehehe. Hopefully next summer vacation-we'll be able to go back home with my whole family. Gotta make ipon first so I can buy and eat all the fishballs and lanzones I can devour and see more of PI than Angeles City (my parent's province).

Edited June 7, 2006 by hottlipss

[tobats04]

 

I would like to go back and live there but my hubby is stationed here in the states.

I want to instill the Pinoy values in my kids. Growing up here in the states, I've always

had this longing to go back home and live there. Unfortunately, my Pinoy hubby

discourages me and tells me I won't make it there daw. My friends and I  always fantasize

living there while our hubbys sends us sustento at mag buhay donya. We see living in PI as

a luxury basta ba me sustento.

 

My family and I  left PI permanently when I was around 8 y/o and have only been back several times when I was younger for vacation. I'm now 35 y/o and the last time I went back was around 1991. I've recently quit working to be a stay-at-home mom while hubby is in Iraq. I told him before I go back to work, whenever that is, I would like to at least spend six months there just to see and experience the place....mainly magbuhay donya...hehehe. Hopefully next summer vacation-we'll be able to go back home with my whole family. Gotta make ipon first so I can buy and eat all the fishballs and lanzones I can devour and see more of PI than Angeles City (my parent's province).

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try to do it gradually.. make a few visits first and test the waters - at least ma-feel mo yun good and bad atmosphere back at home. Your hubby is partly right and partly not. It would be a big change for you if you change your environment right away - you'll feel surprised about the pollution, garbage, squatters, and money matters. Missing the things back home is different, bec. you will always enjoy those things that you've been missing all these years. But when you start to live back and started to feel your way with the everyday Pinoy life you will realize a lot of good and bad things.

 

Preparation is also a good thing to think about.

You have to remember only one thing when you really plan to go back - MONEY.

Don't just bring sufficient money, bring lots and lots of money.

 

You just never know what challenges are ahead of you, but one thing that still is a rule of thumb when

you're living in Phils. - the color of money. No one can deny that, esp. knowing how local people back home still find it hard to live there because of the economic conditions.

 

Good luck to your endeavor. Whatever the outcome is, it's always a good motive to really go back home. Everyone of us do really wanted to go home one way or another and settle there. It's just a matter of preparation and commitment on how you will deal with it. Good luck to you!

[muffy69]

My permission for a two-week vacation has just been approved a while ago. I'll be in Philippines from December 24, 2006 -J anuary, 10. 2007. Woohoo! :thumbsupsmiley:

[hottlipss]

try to do it gradually.. make a few visits first and test the waters - at least ma-feel mo yun good and bad atmosphere back at home. Your hubby is partly right and partly not. It would be a big change for you if you change your environment right away - you'll feel surprised about the pollution, garbage, squatters, and money matters. Missing the things back home is different, bec. you will always enjoy those things that you've been missing all these years. But when you start to live back and started to feel your way with the everyday Pinoy life you will realize a lot of good and bad things.

 

Preparation is also a good thing to think about.

You have to remember only one thing when you really plan to go back - MONEY.

Don't just bring sufficient money, bring lots and lots of money.

 

You just never know what challenges are ahead of you, but one thing that still is a rule of thumb when

you're living in Phils. - the color of money. No one can deny that, esp. knowing how local people back home still find it hard to live there because of the economic conditions.

 

Good luck to your endeavor. Whatever the outcome is, it's always a good motive to really go back home. Everyone of us do really wanted to go home one way or another and settle there. It's just a matter of preparation and commitment on how you will deal with it. Good luck to you!

 

 

Thanks...MONEY eh! Dang, sayang that's exactly what I'm lacking right now since I've quit working and we're now down to one income.

[Mugato]

Which do you prefer living here in the phil or living abroad?If abroad which country would you prefer to live and why?and the reason you want to leave the philippines

[TodoBigay]

if ever na i am going to retire and kapag healthy ako diyan sa manila, but if worse case scenario and medyo merong health problems sa states, atleast dun garantisado na provided ang health insurance and top notch ang medical and equipments. also cheaper the medication.

Overall right now happy naman ako dito sa VA.

[Mugato]

Ako i prefer syempre philippines pa rin..gusto ko lng mag travel abroad....esp europe

[kitzsen18]

ako ibang bansa hangat c gloria ang president natin, dhil wlang nangyayari ngayon s phil. hangat sya ang namumuno e...............

[cyberdude]

mag trabaho sa abroad then pag medyo pwede na mag-retire eh di uwi nalang sa pinas. Masarap tumira sa pinas pag madami ka pera he he ...

[Chi-Chi]

I dunno kasi I've been here since I was 15, and when I went back home (pinas) I felt na parang iba na.. parang mas home ko na dito.

 

Pero if given a choice, I want to live overseas (no specific country, gusto ko palipat lipat para exciting) and visit the philippines once a year.

[Uno™]

abroad syempre bakasyon lng sa pinas

[lordraven12]

sa panahon ngayon, mas maganda sa ibang bansa, pero kung aayos pang pinas, mahirap iwanan ang pinas dahil napakaganda nito, yung mga humahawak lang ang panira...

[lordraven12]

sa panahon ngayon, mas maganda sa ibang bansa, pero kung aayos pang pinas, mahirap iwanan ang pinas dahil napakaganda nito, yung mga humahawak lang ang panira...