I'm thinking of moving to the Philippines.

[Cort Haus]

Does anyone have any advice?

[RoboCon]

Avoid Lancer

[Elok]

Well, that was a totally unexpected reply. CH, did you mean this thread as a troll (or troll-bait), or what?

[Cort Haus]

Oh, did I miss something?

[ColdWizard]

Don't say that your hammock is better.

[Asher]

So my partner and I are getting bored with Canada -- too cold, too snowy, too nice. The jobs here are boring, and the people bland.

We're thinking of uprooting ourselves and moving to The Philippines, in part because of how beautiful it looks from the pictures people have posted here. I've heard nothing but great things about the country. And my dollar goes far there!

I found a "Foreigner's Guide to Real Estate in the Philippines" post online: http://hubpages.com/hub/Foreigners-G...he-Philippines
Does anyone know how accurate this is?

And if possible, I'd like to find out the going rate for the kind of compound we'd like to build or buy.

We would like a house with a large master bedroom (big enough for me and my partner, plus an undisclosed number of other people who may come and go). There needs to be room for approx 30-40 people to live in the compound. They need not get their own room, I'd be fine with them sharing rooms. Of course, a big kitchen is a must also -- gotta feed them somehow!

Nice-to-haves include:
- Discrete back door
- Private dock
- EnergyStar 4.0 compliant appliances

Thanks in advance!

[Ming]

Oh, did I miss something?

[MRT144]

Don't say that your hammock is better.

Or what? What is the frame of reference for dire consequences of hammock comparison?

[MrFun]

Does anyone have any advice?

Find some young Filipina women to exploit and take advantage of.

[MOBIUS]

Or what? What is the frame of reference for dire consequences of hammock comparison?

It's clearly the Phils equivalent of dick size, and Aeson made Lancer feel distinctly inadequate.

[Elok]

- Discrete back door

Was this intentional Kuci-bait, or do I need to make up some daft remark about doors flowing seamlessly into the wall?

Cort, I don't understand what it's all about, but apparently there's been a recent furor about something-or-other. A forum-wide consensus emerged from it that Lancer is a dirty pimp who abuses third-world women or something. I didn't have the heart or the patience to get the details clear.

[Asher]

Was this intentional Kuci-bait, or do I need to make up some daft remark about doors flowing seamlessly into the wall?

Was a joke on several levels.

[ZEE]

good troll thrade, IMO

[Drake Tungsten]

A forum-wide consensus emerged from it that Lancer is a dirty pimp who abuses third-world women or something.

I'm relatively sure this has been the consensus opinion for a while now.

[Zevico]

It hit Time Magazine a couple years ago.