To get back to the original thread, yes I've spent some time in the Philippines, Manila mostly but travelled around a bit.
There is a very good website about living there written by ex-pats who have retired or settled over there, I can't remember the name exactly but I'll and e-mail you if I find it again.
Nice country, very easy to get around. Very low cost of living.
Philippinas are beautiful, sweet and loyal.
I don't speak Tagalog but English is widely spoken. Would recommend somewhere other than Manila unless you want the big city life. Cebu is much nicer in my opinion.
Weekends are the same as any other days to me now as I work shifts offshore. Christmas, New Year, Saturday or Sunday, they're all the same out there. And every day's a weekend when I'm off.
But I do remember working 9 to 5 (ish) we called Fridays POETS day.
I started because I was bored and lonely after a relationship breakup. And it has helped. I'm trying to be honest. I bet lots of others started for the same reasons. Good luck with the thesis
C'mon Nobody's, even a pic from a mobile phone camera will do, download onto you computer & upload onto cs. Just make sure its a jpeg file and not too big, no more than 200 kb's. Am I confusing you?
RE: Lacked Emotion Today.
Ooh, you'r counting them down. Anyway, I prefer cabernet ok?