the ask island14 thread

[SteelCityBlue]

curious..couple of qustions...

what do you do for a living there?
do you have running water?
what do you eat besides rice?
do you have a car/moto..etc?
do they have birth control of any type?
why did you leave the states?

[Datawiz]

A bunch of us here can answer all of those questions. :seasix: I'll leave it for Tim to chime in.

[boracayjohnny]

:iagree:

[ASTROCREEP]

How about we all answer the questions for a laugh.

what do you do for a living there? Token White guy.
do you have running water? Yes and sometimes it wrecks a village.
what do you eat besides rice? Dog
do you have a car/moto..etc? Have you seen his front yard? Why leave?
do they have birth control of any type? Yes, C'ing on the t's
why did you leave the states? LBFM's

[boracayjohnny]

^^^^

:rofl::lol:





Designated walking Tanduay ad
Yes and sometimes it's slow too
banana leaves
Yes, the Carabao express
No, dead hookers are easy to get rid of in Manila
To go to the P-I

[lspencer534]

If you have to ask,....

[Rob]

I know these answers as well but his answers will be much more entertaining than mine.

[markids77]

Internet entrepreneur.
Every time nature calls.
Open pit seafood buffet.
Motorbike and shank's mare.
Not into TMI, but thanks for asking.
Looking for a change of scenery.

[Bill]

why did you leave the states? LBFM's

Is that similar to a BBMT?

[SteelCityBlue]

Is that similar to a BBMT?

much cheaper

[Aerovette]

curious..couple of qustions...

what do you do for a living there? Rhum taste tester
do you have running water? What for? I drink rhum
what do you eat besides rice? :D Guess
do you have a car/moto..etc? No, it is dangerous in my line of work
do they have birth control of any type? I use a rabbits foot and it is effective...just ask my kids.
why did you leave the states? Better rhum here.

:D

[Chuck A]

Need pics of lbfm please

[island14]

curious..couple of qustions...

what do you do for a living there?
do you have running water?
what do you eat besides rice?
do you have a car/moto..etc?
do they have birth control of any type?
why did you leave the states?


what do you do for a living there?

Started off here with just ebay, but now also have quite a few websites going


do you have running water?

I didn't use to for about 6 years, did for a few years till the well pump broke, now I don't :D

It's only been a couple few or three months now, so no rush.. :lol:

what do you eat besides rice?

About everything gets served... with rice

do you have a car/moto..etc?

Just a motorcycle now, but did have a Suzuki truck for a few years when I lived in the city, probably had it for about a year or so when we moved to this island and sold it off. It was at the point where I worked on it more than I drove it so was tired of it.

I may get a Jeep someday, you can get the 2 wheel drive versions here with Toyota engines in them pretty cheap. they are not real Jeep's, but use a body that looks like one.

do they have birth control of any type?

Yep, my wife was on them for a few years after we had our first daughter, she said they made her feel bad so quit... that was 3 more kids ago.

I had her neutered since then.. :D


why did you leave the states?

I really didn't plan to leave, I’m from Dayton, Ohio myself and came over here to the Philippines in 2003, about 12 years ago now on a "don’t know when I'll be back trip" and just never went back..
(other than a few quick trips to visit family)

Ended up meeting "girl next door" about 3 or 4 months later, and after about 6 months of chaperoned dates we were married, we now have 4 children here, "Aaliyah" at 10 years, and 7 year old boy "Chico", "Amber" who is 5 years old now, and Now Steve our 3 year old (almost 4 now) named after my father.

For years a day dream of mine was always to live on a beach somewhere someday, I also liked that Disney Movie... Swiss Family Robinson when I was a kid.


:cert:

[Shrike6]

Pics of Toyota engined "jeep"...

[island14]

Pics of Toyota engined "jeep"...

I don't have any, but they look just like the old Willy's at a glance.

I think they just put the body's on any old car frame to be honest, but have seen a few with Toyota engines in them.

They also have all stainless steel body's you can buy, and they look nice.


Hand-Crafted Stainless Steel 3A & 3B Repro Bodies and Parts (http://cj3a-cj3b-bodykits.com/our-story)


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[Shrike6]

Like this "owner" jeep?

[SteelCityBlue]

So explain to me the Internet business eBay thing?
Do you send stuff out?
What do you sell?
How often do you have electricity or Internet?
What's the currency exchange rate?
Do you have a mortgage?

[Rob]

So explain to me the Internet business eBay thing?
Do you send stuff out?
What do you sell?


:rofl: if I could come up with something like he does - I would be over there in a heartbeat.

One day soon I will be at the point to "step away" as well and not look back.

[island14]

Like this "owner" jeep?

Yup.. :yesnod:

I have seen them go as cheap as only 25,000 to 30,000p sometimes ($659)

[island14]

So explain to me the Internet business eBay thing?
Do you send stuff out?
What do you sell?
How often do you have electricity or Internet?
What's the currency exchange rate?
Do you have a mortgage?

So explain to me the Internet business eBay thing?
Do you send stuff out?

What do you sell?

Most of what I sell on ebay is reprint shop manuals, I stay with at most around 75 pages to keep the weight and cost to make cheap enough to still be affordable at $9.95 to $14.95 for the most part plus shipping cost.

Actually my sales were a lot better ten years ago than they are these days.

Ebay is not what it use to be by a long shot anymore.. :yesnod:

I use to do everything in print, but over time went to mostly all digital downloads as the mails from here sometimes take over a month, and people do not read! so is annoying dealing with people always in a hurry, that were also in too much of hurry to bother reading shipping times.

Americans are a pain in the ass to deal with!!!.. :yesnod: :seasix: :datawiz:

I have three websites now that sell digital pdf download manuals, the one site use to do pretty good but over the last few years sales just keep dropping off, then earlier this year I was trying to make my site beter?? and ended up screwing myself with Google and lost most all of my traffic.

Went from about 1200 page fews a day to less than 100.. :(

Its slowly building back up and up to about 200 a day now.. but lost the majority of our income this year by making a dumb mistake..


We also have some more sites that do not sell anything, just content, but we do make a bit off of the Google Adsense ads every month that helps make ends meet.


How often do you have electricity or Internet?

We have electric most of the time... back in 2013 after Typhoon Yolanda we were without power for over three months, so relied on using a generator in the evenings to keep up with work stuffs

We still have a lot of brownouts they call them here, I never understood why they call it brown when its a black out. :island14:

Also windy and rainy days the internet gets really slow or none at all, like most of all day here today


What's the currency exchange rate?

Right now its getting better, its been about 45.5 to 1 lately, but was down to about 39/1 a few years ago.

That hurt! as prices keep going up and my dollar kept going down.

When I first came here in 2003 the exchange was pretty good, at about 56.7/1


Do you have a mortgage?

Nope, not anymore, our lot we bought on installments but paid it off a few years ago.

And a good thing too, as we could not afford the payments anymore with the way income is these days.. which were about $100 USD a week.


:cert:

[island14]

:rofl: if I could come up with something like he does - I would be over there in a heartbeat.

One day soon I will be at the point to "step away" as well and not look back.

You could.. :yesnod:

I'm sure you would do better just making websites for others than I do with my manuals.


:cert:

[boracayjohnny]

You could.. :yesnod:

I'm sure you would do better just making websites for others than I do with my manuals.


:cert:

I read the other day some kid made a website just for fun and is now bringing in $150k/yr. What a kid. There are people that put up with lots of shit at a 40/hr week job for a lot less. :Jeff '79:

[Chuck A]

Need more pics of the lady's please and no ghey sh t

[island14]

Need more pics of the lady's please and no ghey sh t

That tends to get me into trouble.. :yesnod:

One time I took a bunch of pics while out drinking one night, the next day when I woke... I found that my wife had deleted them all, and was not in the greatest mood. :leaving:

[Rob]

That tends to get me into trouble.. :yesnod: One time I took a bunch of pics while out drinking one night, the next day when I woke... I found that my wife had deleted them all, and was not in the greatest mood. :leaving:

Should have taken the pics when they still had clothes on.

OR

Hidden the camera until morning so you could have deleted them yourself.

:-D

[Chuck A]

That tends to get me into trouble.. :yesnod:

One time I took a bunch of pics while out drinking one night, the next day when I woke... I found that my wife had deleted them all, and was not in the greatest mood. :leaving:

:rofl::lol::issues::D:datawiz::cert:

[SteelCityBlue]

Thanks. I've been curious for a while how exactly being an ex pat would be. Do you have any family still here?

[island14]

My Mom and Dad are gone now, just within the past few years, I have a Sister that actually joined us here at the barn for just a few post while she was checking up on me after the 2013 Typhoon.

Three daughters back there and also lots n lots of cool cousins.

Id like to go back someday to visit, but have no plans to ever go back to the USA to live again.

I truly think this is a much better place for my kids to grow up and live than anywhere I have ever been.

I'd actually like to try to talk my daughters in the USA to come live here too.

Only one has been here, and she loved it here...

You mention Expats.. there are quite a few of them here but I rarely ever see any.. I don't go to town much where they hang out and prefer to just do my drinking here with my local buddys... cheaper, and a lot less problems.. :yesnod:

Have you gone over to Robs and met my Sis yet?

:cert:

[Mike Mercury]

why did you leave the states?

first words of answer:
I really didn't plan to leave

followed by:
I’m from Dayton, Ohio

my response:








:rofl: :funny: :rofl:

[island14]

Kinda says it all huh Tim.. :lol:

[kim]

Do you live close to a nude beach

[SteelCityBlue]

I haven't been to see rob yet...hopefully soon.

[island14]

Do you live close to a nude beach

Just late at night is the only time I go skinny dipping

[CertInsaneC5]

Just late at night is the only time I go skinny dipping

No pics. KTHKSBYE. :leaving:

[SteelCityBlue]

So what religion is there?

[island14]

So what religion is there?

Mostly Catholic in the central and northern Parts, with a smaller mix of Muslim

But down south it is a Muslim majority..

There also some smaller Christian type churches here and there, and Jehovah's Witnesses

My Wife is Catholic and went over to the big church late last night about 3AM in the morning along with my Son.

They have a Tricycle that you can take that picks up here in our village for those who do not have their own transportation.

I could have drove them myself, but someone needs to stay here with our other kids.

There is also a small chapel here in the village that has services a few times a week.

[TabuIsMe]

what do you do for a living there?

Started off here with just ebay, but now also have quite a few websites going


do you have running water?

I didn't use to for about 6 years, did for a few years till the well pump broke, now I don't :D

It's only been a couple few or three months now, so no rush.. :lol:

what do you eat besides rice?

About everything gets served... with rice

do you have a car/moto..etc?

Just a motorcycle now, but did have a Suzuki truck for a few years when I lived in the city, probably had it for about a year or so when we moved to this island and sold it off. It was at the point where I worked on it more than I drove it so was tired of it.

I may get a Jeep someday, you can get the 2 wheel drive versions here with Toyota engines in them pretty cheap. they are not real Jeep's, but use a body that looks like one.

do they have birth control of any type?

Yep, my wife was on them for a few years after we had our first daughter, she said they made her feel bad so quit... that was 3 more kids ago.

I had her neutered since then.. :D


why did you leave the states?

I really didn't plan to leave, I’m from Dayton, Ohio myself and came over here to the Philippines in 2003, about 12 years ago now on a "don’t know when I'll be back trip" and just never went back..
(other than a few quick trips to visit family)

Ended up meeting "girl next door" about 3 or 4 months later, and after about 6 months of chaperoned dates we were married, we now have 4 children here, "Aaliyah" at 10 years, and 7 year old boy "Chico", "Amber" who is 5 years old now, and Now Steve our 3 year old (almost 4 now) named after my father.

For years a day dream of mine was always to live on a beach somewhere someday, I also liked that Disney Movie... Swiss Family Robinson when I was a kid.


:cert:

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[Blademaker]

Very Timely thread........getting ornery ........threatening to say screw it.......Rent all my shit out........buy a place in the Philippines.........Bail........
:shots:

[island14]

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Not really sure how to take this... :island14:

Since I always liked you Tabby.. and we have always got along very well I think (and heck I think you're cute! BTW) I have to assume you somehow meant this in a good way... jokingly..

I didn't make this thread, and kinda expected it to be kinda like an Ask Thraks thread.. :lol:

:cert:

[island14]

Very Timely thread........getting ornery ........threatening to say screw it.......Rent all my shit out........buy a place in the Philippines.........Bail........
:shots:


Go easy there Steve... :D

It's not for everyone I know.. you really do have to give up some of the first world convinces that you are use too, but for me it was well worth it. :seasix:

If you really want to check it out, C'mon over and stay with us awhile, our guest house is open to you and you are very welcome here... look around, meet people, then make up your mind of you like it or not.

No matter what you decide, we will have some good Rhum nights and some story's to tell.

I would love to see you come over and party with you some! :yesnod:


:cert:

[TabuIsMe]

Not really sure how to take this... :island14:

Since I always liked you Tabby.. and we have always got along very well I think (and heck I think you're cute! BTW) I have to assume you somehow meant this in a good way... jokingly..

I didn't make this thread, and kinda expected it to be kinda like an Ask Thraks thread.. :lol:

:cert:

Of course I meant it in a good way!:cert: Takes some serious cahonas to take up and go on a trip like that and pave your own path. I'm early on in my career and there are so many places I want to see but feel tied down... Not enough vacation time.:lol:

[island14]

Takes some serious cahonas to take up and go on a trip like that

Well Thank You Very much for the kind words, but obviously you didn't think much about the flip side of that..

It's seriously possible that I'm actually just that stupid to not think much in advance... :Jeff '79:


:cert:

[TabuIsMe]

Well Thank You Very much for the kind words, but obviously you didn't think much about the flip side of that..

It's seriously possible that I'm actually just that stupid to not think much in advance... :Jeff '79:


:cert:



The flip side to over analyzing situations :cert:

[Shrike6]

Funny how difficult it is to strike a balance somewhere in the middle ground.
But, then, we couldn't be living vicariously through Tim...

[boracayjohnny]

Funny how difficult it is to strike a balance somewhere in the middle ground.
But, then, we couldn't be living vicariously through Tim...

As someone who has been in and out of the P-I since the mid-80s, a middle ground is somewhat available. The biggest negative in the middle ground is health care. Angeles City has a population around 320k. While there are multiple hospitals, the quality is still lacking. Also, the city is inland with the beach/sea being about an hours drive away. Angeles also has many conveniences of first world available; neighborhoods just like many in the US, restaurants, and even multiple malls.
So, one can be in a sort of middle ground with Angeles. It goes back to what Tim said earlier involving trade-offs. You will trade some things for others in the debate of living in the US vs P-I.

[island14]

As someone who has been in and out of the P-I since the mid-80s, a middle ground is somewhat available. The biggest negative in the middle ground is health care. Angeles City has a population around 320k. While there are multiple hospitals, the quality is still lacking. Also, the city is inland with the beach/sea being about an hours drive away. Angeles also has many conveniences of first world available; neighborhoods just like many in the US, restaurants, and even multiple malls.
So, one can be in a sort of middle ground with Angeles.

It goes back to what Tim said earlier involving trade-offs. You will trade some things for others in the debate of living in the US vs P-I.


Yeah We don't have medical here... and that's just a part of life I have to deal with..

I do remember you offering to help me some when my baby boy Steve was born.

And thank you very much Sir Johnny for offering!

I thought that was really cool for you to do.. :cert:


I can just hope and pray that there will never be a need that I ever have to ask for help.


:cert:

[boracayjohnny]

Yeah We don't have medical here... and that's just a part of life I have to deal with..

I do remember you offering to help me some when my baby boy Steve was born.

And thank you very much Sir Johnny for offering!

I thought that was really cool for you to do.. :cert:


I can just hope and pray that there will never be a need that I ever have to ask for help.


:cert:

It was my pleasure to offer, Tim. I hope you never have to want for health care either. However, you may want to have a plan just in case SHTF. Just my .02.