I expect that by the time we are able to move to Samal Island that I will be retired and we will be living mostly off my retirement income. I’ve often thought that it would be nice to move there earlier, but what I do for income? I’ve also given thought as to what I and my asawa will do, as in will I just be retired or have a small business.
As I reviewed my site recently, I noticed that I have never specifically posted as to why I want to retire in the Philippines. I have stated why Samal Island was chosen for the place to buy our land and build our house. I’ve even written about frugality and the Philippines, which touches on some of my beliefs in how I’d like to live my life. I had always figured each post kind of spelled out my reasons, but maybe not. Of course these reasons may change as time passes, but for now here are my top ten.
Whenever we get a few filipinos together for a party we generally end up hooking up the Magic Sing, and the singing ensues long into the evening. Yes, karaoke is one of the favorite past times of filipinos. Their love of singing doesn’t dissipate once they leave the country, either. Far from it.
Manny Pacquiao, and his family, recently celebrated his wife’s (Jinky) birthday at Samal Island. Their resort of choice was none other than Paradise Island Beach Resort. This was a bit surprising to me, as I always thought that Pearl Farm Beach Resort was considered the elite island resort of Samal. Paradise Island Beach Resort, though always very popular locally, was more for the general public from my understanding. Maybe Manny is a down to earth kind a guy?
As much as I’d like to be able to let commenters provide potentially valuable information related to their products and services, I no longer want to make the decision as to what is spam and what is useful. Increasingly, I’ve been getting comments from those that want to offer one thing or another. Most of these are pretty easy to dismiss, as they have little or nothing to do with this site or Samal Island. Actually, the majority of those are spam filtered before I ever see them. Lately though, I’ve gotten a few that I didn’t know what to do with. If I allow some to promote, why not others?
I’ve tried to be as consistent as possible with moderating these comments. In some cases I’ve offered to supply advertising, but those offers are rarely responded to. So I’ve decided to clear things up with this post. If you’d like to promote your service, product or whatever, then contact me, and if it’s appropriate, we’ll work something out. The obvious exception to this would be the post on Samal Island Resort Directory, as I encourage any updates or missing resort information in the comments there.
I’m not posting any rates, as I’m flexible and each situation stands on its own. I’m open to trades, a one time fee or even a monthly rate. Just let me know what works and I’ll see if I can accommodate. I’d be glad to discuss with you, offline, the stats and demographics of my site. I’ll even offer if I feel there would be any benefit to you advertising here.
If you don’t feel this site warrants a cost to you for advertising, wala’y problema, just don’t post your service, product and contact information in the comments.
I appreciate your cooperation and understanding!
