Josh G

[Skink]

Hey Josh,,,I am looking into the Philippines as a place to retire... We Americans can buy a condo there and get perm residence visa with a condo purchase... Give me some names of decent town/cities to start looking for a condo... I don't want like a hi rise in Manila,,,more like a townhouse or apartment condo with civilazation and stores around...

whats it like if I get caught with pot or growing it being a US national???

Thanks for any info...

Skink Reviewed by Skink on 04-30-2007. Josh G Hey Josh,,,I am looking into the Philippines as a place to retire... We Americans can buy a condo there and get perm residence visa with a condo purchase... Give me some names of decent town/cities to start looking for a condo... I don't want like a hi rise in Manila,,,more like a townhouse or apartment condo with civilazation and stores around... whats it like if I get caught with pot or growing it being a US national??? Thanks for any info... Rating: 5

[josh g]

Awesome! Ok well not too uncivilized but not too big city hmm...
If your looking to grow stay away from places like Makati their pretty tight there.
I live in Quezon City, its not such a "big city" but its where it's at! Well actually there aren't really "Big cities" here.

(but dont have the wrong idea, we DONT live in trees! hahaha, and out cities are pretty much as civilized as most of the states.)

Well if your foreign, no one will really mess with you legal-wise. And if you get caught it's either a slap on the wrist,
or you can just slip em a few bucks.. :thumbsup:
Don't live in the provinces either cuz well i duno, unless your into that kinda thing.
Just stay near manila, that's all ya have to do! Metro Manila is where its all at. there are a lotta non-highrise places around here.
Good-luck! Oh yeah, and you might have a hard time finding dealers at first, so you might need someone like me around..

remember, the deals here are the bomb! :rasta:

[josh g]

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Seen my post yet skink??

[Skink]

Thanks...

Actually I was looking at info about Quezon City... I really don't want to be in Manila from what I can see... Does it flood there a lot??? I like that you can slip a cop a few bucks,,,that is the way it should be everywhere...

I am really thinking hard about this... Do you know any US peeps???

is it hard to get a drivers license or can those be bought too???

[geonagual]

You could retire in style in the Phillipines, Skink...I cant wait to go on vacation and visit you.

[Skink]

1 USD = like 48 Ph peso's... The conversion rate is def in my favor... Your invited any time G me casa sue casa... anyone in the US can visit for 21 days and get a 39 day extention on the visitors visa...

[geonagual]

1 USD = like 48 Ph peso's... The conversion rate is def in my favor... Your invited any time G me casa sue casa... anyone in the US can visit for 21 days and get a 39 day extention on the visitors visa...

Oh yeah,,,,I am up for that. The Phillipines is too much fun...
I would love to go there, visit you, rent a motorbike and cruise manila and find some caches. Hold on, lets see if there is a geocache in manila. BRB.
there are a few in Manila
(GC3012) Ifugao Hut by Chris JuriCACHE
(GCC879) A Filipino Hero by Zack and Louise
(GCC5AB) Ultimo Adios (Manila) by Sallies
(GC6C2F) Makati Cache by Team Dragon
Skink, that would be the place to go. Get the hell out of America, move to the Phillipines and get you a nice filipino lady to live with you. She will take care of your every need, I am not saying that to be a chavinist, it is just the truth. Whats wrong with it? Absolutely nothing.:stoned:

When are you moving?

[josh g]

Yes i know many "US" people! Hahaha, my dad is one and so is are some of my family members.
Drivers licence YES you actually can buy these. Or you can just get one like normal people!
You hardly even need to do a damn drivers test.

Ok manila is different from "metro manila" quezon city is in metro manila. And no it doesnt flood.
You can find MANY places in metro manila where you can get cheap condos or apartments.
Pasig City is also a great place, pretty near Quezon. Katipunan, Cubao, the list goes on!

Ok here are places pretty far from Metro Manila but are still descent. Baguio City, one of the chilliest cities in the Philippines.
Probably not for you guys tho, nowhere close to snowing haha! Its up near the mountains.

BOTTOM LINE, stay in a nice small city like Quezon or Pasig, people are nice, civillized and overall.. a great great place!
Plus if you move anytime soon and im not paranoid that your gonna kill me or something like that, id be happy to see you!

goodluck!

[josh g]

Oh BTW. Stay away from makati. Not THATS a highrise kinda place. It would be the business capital of the philippines.
Also, they're much stricter there. And the weed sucks.

Now the best weed comes from BAGUIO CITY! But i dont recomend living there that much. Like i sed, Quezon and Pasig!
Oh yes, other great cities include Greenhills, San Juan (a lotta squatters there), and Marikina (lotta weed there!).
Most of the weed comes from Baguio anyway, so just dont live there hahaha!

[Psycho4Bud]

Citing threats of kidnapping and terrorism, the United States government issued a new travel advisory over the weekend, warning citizens not to go to Sulu and Mindanao.

In its new travel advisory dated Saturday, the US Embassy said the threat in Mindanao is such that US government employees must seek permission for travel to Mindanao or Sulu.

â??Many people who reside in or visit areas that face terrorist threats, such as in Mindanao, travel with their own security force, avoid an obvious presence, or both. In some areas of the Philippines, especially in Mindanao, visitors should avoid travel at night outside metropolitan areas," it said in its advisory.

"US Government employees must seek special permission for travel to Mindanao or the Sulu Archipelago. When traveling in Mindanao, U.S. official travelers attempt to lower their profile, limit their length of stay, and exercise extreme caution," the advisory added.

Also, it said US citizens contemplating travel to the Philippines should carefully consider the risks to their safety and security while there, including those due to terrorism.

It advised them to â??exercise extreme caution" in both central and western Mindanao as well as in the Sulu Archipelago.

The US advisory said kidnap-for-ransom gangs continue to operate in the Philippines, abducting two US children last January their home in Tagum City, Davao Del Norte.
GMANews.TV - US warns citizens vs Sulu, Mindanao visits - Pinoy Abroad - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News

Danger, Will Robinson! DANGER!!!

Have a good one!:jointsmile: