Filipino Australian Journal

Its an online magazine, forum, issues, and discussion on Filipinos in Australia and Australians in Philippines, open to post your ideas, comments and suggestion

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
  • Advertising with the best
  • Contact Us
  • Facebook
  • Videos
  • Sister Sites
    • Bill Fiskilis
    • Filipino Australian Journal
    • Filipino Australian Expat
    • Living in the Philippines and Australia
    • Michelle Fiskilis
    • Pinoy Recipes
    • Philippines Getaway
    • Philippines Home Services
    • Philippines To Australia
  • Government Agencies
    • Visa Information
      • Australian Embassy in The Philippines
        • Travelling to Australia
        • Study in Australia
      • Travel Documents for Entry to Australia
      • Australia’s Entry System for Visitors
        • Life in Australia book
        • Australian Values
        • Questions and answers
      • Visitor visa online applications
      • Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) visa (subclass 400)
        • Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity) visa (subclass 401)
        • Working Holiday visa (subclass 417)
      • Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300)
      • Partner visa (subclasses 820 and 801)
You are here: Home / life in the Philippines / New Lease of Life in the Philippines

New Lease of Life in the Philippines

April 19, 2017 by John Grant Leave a Comment

Click Here!  If I had had the information in this comprehensive manual, I would have been in the Philippines a year before I actually made it here.

If I had had the information in this comprehensive manual, I would have been in the Philippines a year before I actually made it here.

If I had had the information in this comprehensive manual, I would have been in the Philippines a year before I actually made it here.

life in PhilippinesMany visitors who come to he Philippines do so not just to have a vacation, but to also try and start a new life and even to kick start a new them.

The Philippines has English signs and it is easy to be fooled into believing that it is very easy to settle into the Pinoy culture.

Here is an expat story from Paul Whiteway from a few years ago.

Article from https://internationalliving.com/

“Sundays begin with family. They arrive early and, before long, we’re on our way to the beach. We swim, eat, swim…and eat again. It’s a pleasure watching people enjoy the simple things,” says expat Paul Whiteway.

“The perfect Sunday ends with music. Like a lot of local households, ours wouldn’t be complete without karaoke. The more we drink, the louder we sing.”

But that’s on weekends.

Weekdays, Paul squeezes in a little work. A perpetual smile on his face, the 64-year-old moved to the Philippines five years ago. There he found a new love and a new lease on life.

Coming of age in the 1960s was fun. For Paul, the idea that you should “live for today” (and not worry about tomorrow) resonated deeply. “We saw so many people spend their lives planning and saving for retirement, only to die before they could enjoy it. Banking on an uncertain future didn’t make sense to us [Baby Boomers].

So…many of us didn’t,” he says.

As Paul reached his 50s, it began to sink in that he could be around for several more decades. And he knew he couldn’t afford to retire in Australia, where he’d been living. His home country, England, was too cold and too expensive to be an option. Still young and fit to work, Paul nonetheless dreamed about getting out of international sales. Maybe retiring early and getting back to basics…a simple life, and the things that really matter.

Researching alternative retirement destinations online, he discovered that a lot of retirees—many of them single, like Paul—were making their way to the island of Cebu, in the Philippines.

Continue reading

John Grant (144 Posts)

John is a very young 57 who has lived in the Philippines for over ten years and makes his living online as an SEO consultant and copy writer along with other online resources. John has lived in Davao, Manila and in Puerto Galera and has become an honoury Filipino. His hobbies include traveling and 1970s culture. For any articles or online work please feel free to contact John on [email protected]


Share this:

  • Pocket
  • More
  • Tweet
  • Share on Tumblr

Comments

comments

Related posts:

beach in PhilippinesLife is a Beach TardinessTardiness Bill and Michelle FiskilisTattoos in the Philippines rumulusRumulus A Recommendation

Filed Under: Australia, life in the Philippines, Living in the Philippines, Recent Posts Tagged With: In the Philippines, Life in the Philippines

You must log in to post a comment.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 6 other subscribers

Archives

Categories

Boracay Island Drone Footage Capturing the Beautiful Ilig Iligan Beach

https://youtu.be/kQjKfV-43lM

Channel Review Plus Our Second Prize we Won From a Great Channel Philippines OZ Fun with JLB

https://youtu.be/RxGZ9T7_Li8

RSS Philippines Getaway

  • Excuses of why the Country is Under Performing

RSS Pinoy Recipes

  • HOW TO COOK CHICKEN KIEV

RSS Philippines to Australia

  • Corn Degrainer Only in the Philippines

Copyright © 2019 · Metro Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • Delicious
  • Pin It