Retired early (at age 46) in Dumaguete, Philippines in 2022. This channel is mostly about life and adventures in the local area, and getting the most out of early retirement.
Roadrunners has changed, i was a member about 10 years ago, original member when the club first started. No club colours on the ride and allowing bikes under 400cc to ride with you. Recognise Arnie, but none of the other members. Good to see its still going though !
They changed the website and looks nothing like what you had pop up here. Looks like it used to be much better. Have no idea of what to do or the fees based on the current website.
Your last hack had me laughing because I sleep with special ear plugs that look like headphones but literally block any noise out. If it isn't roosters, it's dogs or motorcycles with no mufflers. Also, I can attest that neither the aggressive approach nor the eye-for-an-eye approach work either haha
Those ear plugs sound good. It doesn't worry me much anymore coz my noisy bedroom aircon drowns out most other sounds when I'm sleeping. Ahh sweet white noise!
Hi AJ hope you going well mate ,,Seen you at Martys house party ,, looks like fun , im an Aussie in Melbourne i hope to go to a party like that when i get there ,,, looks like fun mate
Hi AJ! My name is Ivy form Christian Filipina. I love your videos! Would you mind sharing your email address for a possible paid partnership? Thanks in advance and more power to your channel!☺
A few years ago, my youngest son got sent to Amirillo for work. As soon as he got there, he called home and said, "I hate it here. Everything smells like cow shit!" LOL LOL LOL
Hahaha! I'm new to using AI pics. After doing the Cthulu stuff I tried the virgins but ran out of 'credits'. The first pics I made looked great at first but then you saw they didn't all have legs!
Everyone is a victim of their own choice…providing they have choice which you do. So in choosing to put her thru Uni, which may have been a nice gesture, you know the risk that she may very well become independent and not need your monetary support after that. iIf she stays with you I assume she will want to get a 6 day a week 12 hour a day job after her degree. Whoops. If she stays with you, you will be in the same boat time wise. You may as well be single. How about just letting them be good little wives, cooking, cleaning and raising kids and not trying to turn them into entitled, wester style feminists. A bit cynical, but I could be right.
Tried convert uk licence to filipino in cavite ,logged on lto portal ,entered my details , next step said go nearest lto for medical ..did this got medical certificate ..back to the internet lto portal , enter medical certificate number ..says does not recognise number !!! Tried again ..same !!! Back to lto were had medical test ..said lto portal does not recognise number ...was told we are on different system to them !!!!!!! Only in the philippines ....
Oh no, that's a shame. The licence medical tests near the Dumaguete LTO are just scams for the govt. They take your money, test almost nothing, then give you a clean bill or health.
Haha, it's a mesh jacket made from ballistic nylon. It's hot if you're standing still in the sun but when moving, or there's a good breeze, it's comfy.
Always a big fan AJ. Legendary steps along you expat journey to the PH as one of it's youngest foreign members. I'll be there soon claiming your title :) (I'm 40) . Thinking either calapan or iloilo. Not a big beach bum so dumaguete seems too hot and im happy to do my own thing in the most remote areas of the philippines hehe (I've spent a good amount ther so know how to operate).
Hey thanks, go wherever you like. The main benefits of Dumaguete are the large expat community, the food options and how there's so many getaway locations close to town.
@@ajphilippineexpat Yea actually in my research i've recently learned there are many large expat communities there in the philippines, I just think the youtubers took over dumaguete haha. EG: Puerta galera is over 50% foreigners according to my contact who lives there. All bars and debauchery haha. I actually think i wanna live a more isolated in the more true philippines though, away from too many other expats. As my early plans arent retirement and chatting it up with othe classy expats.. But rather starting some businesses there, invest in the economy and helping the country a better place for everyone. Especially with a nice girl to motivate me! So currently considering Calapan - its a bit away from puerta galera, and far enough from manila that there is no traffic, almost zero foreigners.. Just a true little Filipino town. But not so isolated that i couldn't work there , they have great quality PLDT fiber since its not over populated / over subscribed. Somewhere perhaps a bit outside of town on the mountains , rent 3-4 buildings, build my own little estate - as long its within where they can run the fiber. (my finances a bit different than the average retired expat to say the least haha) . Else ilolio also on my list, a small chunk of foreigners there, especially you can find them in mega world at the bars, but not crowded with em like dumaguete, puerta galera, manila, lapulapu, etc. Met a brit who runs one of the bigger solar companies there, very chill classy man. I'll be there in may, gonna possibly look at some houses while im there, see if I can meet a cool real estate agent. Final move is scheduled for november, possibly earlier depending on my how 2nd company goes (doing a tech startup, lots of fun). Trying out the toronto to manila direct flight (brand new ULTRA long range A350) Cheers and keep up the good work. Learning a lot from your videos despite my fairly large existing PH knowledgebase.
Hi I hear on your first extension you can’t apply for a 6 months only after the 29 days first extension you can apply for a 6 months extension is this true ? When you leave on a visa extension do you keep the extension and can return? Or do you start over when you enter the country again?
I think you have to do a 1 month extension first. If you have a 6 month extension and leave the Philippines and return, it all starts again from scratch.
I just saw you and your girl on Kevins channel and I just subscribed to your channel.. thanks for the great information but I plan on using JRC visa for all of my extensions.. I hope jrc can do 6 months but if not now I know how to do it.. thank you very much sir.. I'm going to check out your other videos 👍👍🤗😎
Additional life hacks: Wear swimming trunks with liners for shorts, even when you have on underwear. That way if you forget TP you can use the underwear, dispose it, and still have liner "Support" Bonus: If you wear shoes and socks, you have 2 socks... Velcro wall around window and shower curtain if you rent a place with jalousie windows. That stops most of the aircon leaking out, and you can take the shower curtain down and open the windows during a brown out.
I have a friend who lives near the Palinpinon Rd and the Diversion Rd. which wasn't finished when I left in 2020. I used to cycle with him all over the area.
I ride my motorcycle around a lot, the new (almost finished) diversion road allows you to go from north of Sibulan to south of Bacong. It's near my house.
Found your channel Via the Video you did with Kevin an Jen. I lived in our house in Mindanao in 2017, then moved to Dumaguete for 2 years. We returned due to Covid Lockdowns. I'm a karaoke singer, but am planning to take it to the next level in the Philippines. I sing Karaoke regularly in Nashville Tenn, at curiously enough AJs Bar on Nashville. I sing old country, rock (spenning 50s until 2020, mostly 70-80-90) and while the Pinays may be into newer stuff with the advent of free FB, Tick Tock, I feel there's a market to entertain Expats who want to hear country and or rock. I sing over 2,000 songs, and hope to find musicians who are good. I can tailor my show to what the hosts of a party, or an establishment wants. I'll probably have a 13A visa, but may just be on Balikbayan status. I'm not looking to play for personal income, the band and manager can have the money. I will watch some of your content to help you out and to learn things too!
Hi AJ, just wondering when can you apply for the 6 month visa do you need to wait for your first 30 days to apply? I will be arriving there February 20 and intend on staying a total of 6 months. Cheers from Australia🍻
The info in my vid is for a visa extension, so yep you get your first 30 days free on arrival so long as you have an onward ticket (or ARC) and I think your next extension has to be another 30 days, but then you either go back to the immigration office every 2 months or do it online twice a year. I was pleasantly surprised (amazed?)when I found out 6 months was good online, had to share that.
Im sorry but that is very silly and dangerous advice.Its ok to practice doing that when there is no pressure but if you actually do it in a pressure situation there is a real possibility of the palm of your hand putting downforce on the throttle so you are in fact braking and accelerating at the same time.Only slowing down will give you that extra second or two that you need and try not to daydream.Ive done a few kilometers around Thailand,Vietnam and Bali to know what what Im talking about.
Hmm, yeah pre-loading the front brake can sometimes also result in throttle pressure, but I do it with the clutch too, so the engine won't be connected to the rubber during braking anyway. It depends on how you hold the throttle but that's a whole different question.
Hi Adrian. I thought that was quite an enjoyable live chat (or pod cast or whatever they call it these days) from a first timer. Well done for going on for an hour and a half (I am sure that rum and ananas juice must have helped) and still keeping the subjects interesting. I have a few practical questions, which I think you would be a great person to ask to: - Here in Europe, motorcycle dealers almost always have a demo bike for every model and you ride a demo bike before you buy the same bike. Is this the same in the Philippines ? Do the motorcycle dealers (and especially the big names like Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, etc) have demo bikes in their Dumaguete branches ? - I use a Monimoto tracker and it works very well across Europe. I wonder if Monimoto works in the Philippines or are there any local alternatives which can do the same thing ? - I use a TomTom Rider 550 and I wonder if that would work in the Philippines and is it worth taking it with me to PH ? I realise that a couple of my questions are about specific products, which you may not necearrily be familiar with. But basically, what I am asking is, what does a biker in the Philippines do in terms of motorcyle tracking (against theft) and also about navigation. Maybe the answer is, for navigation a Filipino rider would use Google maps on his phone and there is no tracking in PH and all that one needs is a good chain lock or Litelok. By the way, I love my Litelok (what a fantastic product !) but I will not carry mine to PH and will try to buy one, when I get there. It would be great to hear your thoughts on these and especially about the availability of demo/test bikes at dealers.
Haha another big comment with lots of questions! Ok... don't know about those bikes you mentioned. Secondly, demo bikes for test rides aren't a thing, at least not normal from here in Dumaguete. Thirdly, theft of big bikes is very rare here as most people can't ride them, and the bikers (certainly the clubs) do charity work. Oh yeah, the rum and pineapple juice helped keep me going. Cheers.
Cheers, Adrian. I would have never thought about what you said "theft of big bikes is very rare here as most people can't ride them". 😊 Cool stuff and thanks.
Unfortunately it is not only the US who chases you for tax. Many European countries have exit taxes, and/or insist you pay taxes to that country for a certain number of years post-departure (often around 5 years).
