20 Mar 2024 21:29:48
Hey Ed001 how’s it going mate. You’re still in the Middle East?
Anyway since it’s Torres’ birthday I’ve been seeing a few highlights reels on pop up. What a player he was for us. Absolutely brilliant. Reckon he’d fit in like a glove in the current team mate?
{Ed001's Note - not at the moment, but I am going to have to move back there. It is just too difficult to live here in the Philippines unless you marry a local.
Torres could fit in any team in those peak couple of seasons he had with us. I do think the way the current team plays would suit him best though. He would smash records for goals playing up front for us right now at his peak.}
20 Mar 2024 22:41:01
I see, well that’s a shame to hear mate. If you don’t mind sharing, what seems to be the problem there?
On Torres, I think the years have sort of soften the blow of his move for me. I mean reading up his interview couple of years back, it did kinda make sense, where he was coming from to move. Still hurts though.
Was it all correct though mate, that he said the club broke promises and all that?
20 Mar 2024 23:26:46
Where abouts in the Middle East are you thinking of moving to, Tris?
{Ed001's Note - back to Dubai. My bank account etc are all still out there and my aunt and uncle are moving out there as well. Expensive to live but you can live cheaply if you know how. People get into the trap of living the Dubai nightlife and eating out every night etc. If you are not doing that, it is not so bad. Certainly no more expensive than some parts of England.}
21 Mar 2024 01:04:10
Hope the move goes well, Ed1 mate!
{Ed001's Note - cheers mate. It will take a while but should be much easier than staying here! People are the friendliest but the country itself is such hard work. Everything requires hundreds of triplicate forms and I hate filling out forms.}
21 Mar 2024 07:04:03
If you're considering a place to relocate to Ed, I would recommend Malaysia. If I recall, they have a scheme (MM2H) that makes it easier for foreigners to relocate there so that should streamline the process. The cost of living is also much lower than Dubai and the infrastructure is better than in the Philippines.
{Ed001's Note - I have everything in place in Dubai, and there is the possibility of extra work there as well.}
21 Mar 2024 08:32:24
Ahh, that's good to hear then Ed. Hope your move goes well :)
{Ed001's Note - plus it is close enough for my dad to get out and visit. We think it will be good for him as he loves it there and might help him keep some of his faculties.}
21 Mar 2024 08:51:30
Nice one, Ed. Hope all is well with you and the whole fam. Peace and Love!
{Ed001's Note - cheers Oli.}
21 Mar 2024 12:46:24
Enjoy the heat there Ed001! My mum loves it when she goes to Dubai as her health feels a lot better than here in the UK.
{Ed001's Note - I love it there mate. Good for my knees in particular.}
21 Mar 2024 14:27:11
Hi Ed01, no chance of a retirement visa in the phillipines? Seems not that difficult to get. If I understand it correctly: you need to keep $10,000US in an approved retirement account and have a monthly retirement benefit of $1500US. Also only 35 years old.
{Ed001's Note - no, it is not really the issue anyway. I need to be nearer my family, my dad is no longer himself. He needs something to look forward to and he loves visiting Dubai so it is good for him for me to be there.}
22 Mar 2024 02:58:50
You do right Ed1 mate, family first above all else. I will retire in a few years and I have no idea where I will go but it for damn sure won't be in this country. You're missing bugger all here mate, country is on it's knees.
Also, sorry to hear your dad is no longer himself, doesn't sound good mate but at least he has things to look forward to. Do you plan on moving back this year?
{Ed001's Note - I defo don't want to go back to the UK. I was back for a few months and hated it, just wanted to get out again! Retirement is a tough one mate, you have to make sure you get it right, which is difficult to do. You never really know what a place is like until you have lived there for a while.
The plan was to look for a place next time I go back - end of May as I have to be there then for visa reasons and to sort out tax stuff. But because of all the mess last time, I will be having to complete the stuff that I should have done then instead. So it will be unlikely I will have time to find a place to live until later in the year. But you never know, I will have my friends looking for me in the meantime, so I might get lucky, fingers crossed.
How are things with you mate?}
22 Mar 2024 09:14:28
Completely agree Ed1 mate, I plan on doing a little travelling first and seeing what happens. I don't want to be in Europe but where? only time will tell. Was thinking about Japan but not checked it out enough yet to make a decision. I have a few places in mind but just need to do more research and visit them for a decent enough period to really understand the places before making the move. I've only ever done holidays for no more than 14 days so it's not enough.
Hope it all goes smooth sailing for you mate, I know these things take time, money and effort but it'll be worth it in the end once you get there again. Good thing is, you have a good support network by the sounds of things. If you don't mind me asking, how much on average is rent in Dubai per month?
I'm very good thank you mate, can't really complain unless it's about work which is almost none stop lol well, it is none stop because there's no such thing as a day off but aside from that health and everything else is good :) .
Hope you have a good day mate.
{Ed001's Note - I don't actually know how much the average rent is, you can always haggle. The price has supposedly gone up, but I have seen the amount of places available compared to people. So I will not pay going rate as I know they would rather have someone in paying below market rate than having it empty.}