Adventure Moving to the Philippines
With Tess' son and daughter Khim and Miriam who picked us up at the Ninoy Aquino International airport in Manila, and Khim's daughter Kaikai who will go with us to Samar.
On Sunday, June 4th, after 5 years and 30 days living on the island of Guam, I flew to homeland of my loving and caring wife Tess, the Pearl of the Orient Seas, the Philippines. It’s nice to be in a land of electricity and water pressure again! Guam’s power grid was seriously damaged by Typhoon Mawar on May 24th, and this apparently had a negative affect on the water works.
Typhoon Mawar didn’t influence our decision to come, but it did delay the trip by three days. We have been planning this move from 2021, two years ago. At the time the Covid paranoia was at its height, the Philippine government closed the country to all foreign nations, and even after reopening, vaccine passports were required to enter the country. This was a deal breaker for us for we refuse to take the experimental Covid “vaccine” which is not a true vaccine according to the doctors we listen to, doctors who have sacrificed their medical professional careers because of their love for God, the truth, and their fellow mankind to tell the truth of the dangers of taking the experimental Covid vaccine. I have several articles about this subject on this website.
I must say some of the scenes on the way to our hotel weren’t exactly pretty. The traffic was terrible and the drivers take too many risks coming within a few inches from other cars and even from pedestrians! It was a culture shock for me. But in the evening I felt better when we visited the impressive Mall of Asia in Manila which has a standard of quality equal or superior to any mall I have ever seen in the US or Japan. And it’s definitely the biggest mall I have ever been to with 10s of thousands of people!
The next day June 5th, we did some important business at Manila including inquiring about a long term visa for me and getting medical help for Tess’ knee. She received an injection with hyaluronic fluid to relieve the pain of her right knee due to a recent operation on Guam removing the miniscus. The doctors on Guam gave her steroid injections, something the doctor in Manila said was bad for her bones! I think the Manila doctor must know what he’s doing, for whatever for her today significantly alleviated the pain she was experiencing!
Today, June 6th, we will travel overland to the island of Samar where will be our new home!
The route from Manila to the city of Allen on the island of Samar. Part of it is a 1.5 hour ferry boat ride.
The move was largely financed through the sale of our 2016 Toyota Yaris Hatchback. We got a good price for it from a friend who owns his own company. He gave us our asking price, something another buyer offered us but couldn’t get the bank loan for.
A big thank you to all the supporters of this website! Our monthly expenses will be lower in the Philippines. Food is cheaper and we won’t be paying rent anymore. Praise the Lord! Thank you Jesus! God has been so good to us!
