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I will also be joining AlexW and other ExPats in the RP within the next few years - hopefully before Michelle Obama is elected POTUS in 2016

I’m not abandoning my country, but my country is for the most part, abandoning me and my conservative principles.

As I approach retirement age I see things getter worse before they get better in the US

I will also be on a tropical beach enjoying a cold drink and a warm woman while living a much higher quality of life than I could in the US on my 401k and my SS, if SS remains solvent.

I am also looking into alternate ways to make an income on the internet in the meantime and sifting thru 99% of the scams to find something worthwhile that will supplement my SS income or replace it if necessary.

Maybe some of these critics are envious - IDK, but I do know that it’s going to take a generation or perhaps longer to turn things around in the US, if ever, and I won’t live long enough to see that day although I hope that I do.

Meanwhile, I’ll enjoy life overseas on a sugar-white beach while gazing at Windex-blue water during my last years on this planet, God willing.

Yes Alex, I was in Davao City from Feb 17 and I returned on Feb 26. It was a tearful farewell for sure. I call her on her new IPhone almost everyday. I need to retire, get all my affairs in offer, then I hope to be back in the Philippines by the end of the year.

Rodney, good for you. Stay away from Manila, it is too crowded. There are many English speaking people in the Visayan region, you can private message me for more info about that. If you have a Filipina wife, all the better. If you are single, you can get one easily. Most of them are sweet and family oriented.