mattwilkie

@mattwilkie (278)

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Philippine Food, A Healthy Lifestyle

Nickfyoung @Nickfyoung (323) • Australia 7 Jun 10

When I lived in the Philippines with my wife and her family for 3 months, I noticed after that time that my system was very healthy. You can tell how healthy you are when you visit the CR. While I was there I lived as my wife and...

wet markets

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mattwilkie An important factor on street food though is making sure its cooked properly as there is a risk of Tapeworms in both Beef and Pork. Not a high risk but still a risk..

8 Jun 10

Philippine Food, A Healthy Lifestyle

Nickfyoung @Nickfyoung (323) • Australia 7 Jun 10

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mattwilkie Balut for those not knowing here is a link of what it looks like :- http://manigerz34.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/ I believe it originally came from China and is it healthy well I think its more of an acquired taste than anything else.

8 Jun 10

Philippine Food, A Healthy Lifestyle

Nickfyoung @Nickfyoung (323) • Australia 7 Jun 10

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mattwilkie Lets not forget that in the provinces that electricity is cheaper, rents are cheaper and no doubt risk of robbery is less. I live in Minglanilla, Cebu and find I live a life a lot cheaper than most people in the City of Cebu. People paying P20,000 rent...

8 Jun 10

Do you think its ok for a 19 year old girl to date a 70 year old guy?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 18 May 09

Im not going to give my personal answer on this i just want to know what other people think.. ill add my answer once we have a few replies.. :)

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mattwilkie But the problem is a lot of these relationships are blinded. I know of at least 10 cases where the wife or girlfriend has directly or indirectly caused the death of a partner. At some point a lot of these relationships go badly wrong.

26 May 09

Do you think long distance internet relationships work?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 23 May 09

Do you have a partner in another country? Have you met after meeting someone online, did things work out?

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mattwilkie I think your right a lot of it is communication. Without it a relationship can easily be lost.

26 May 09

Do you think long distance internet relationships work?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 23 May 09

Do you have a partner in another country? Have you met after meeting someone online, did things work out?

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mattwilkie I met my now wife online and we are in year 2 of our marriage.. i spend a lot of time working in the UK but we are generally able to keep in touch 24/7. Not an easy thing to do with the distance but i couldnt have a better wife..

23 May 09

Is the reason the UK is in such a state down to femanist views?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 11 Feb 09

Im a strong believer that femanism has done most of the damage to the UK starting from the 60s to the point now where the country is pretty much in self-destruct mode. Whats your views?

faminsts

femanism

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mattwilkie I think there has to be a balance somewhere along the line but problem is the people with the narrow views shout the loudest. I cant see anything wrong with someone who wants to be a housewife the problem thats created now is for a stable life style in the UK...

23 May 09

Is the reason the UK is in such a state down to femanist views?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 11 Feb 09

Im a strong believer that femanism has done most of the damage to the UK starting from the 60s to the point now where the country is pretty much in self-destruct mode. Whats your views?

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mattwilkie You have your own belief.. but at the end of the day male body structure is built differently. Now if you also take into account things such as a court case that gave Women Police Officers the "Night Shift" bonus allowance which is £500 per month yet none of...

23 May 09

Would you marry a foreigner?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 23 May 09

Just wondering what makes people want to marry foreigners but from "your" view not general.

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mattwilkie But if the choice is yours what would it be and why?

23 May 09

Would you marry a foreigner?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 23 May 09

Just wondering what makes people want to marry foreigners but from "your" view not general.

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mattwilkie I love the Philippines. A lot of foreigners complain about things but at the end of the day they are still living in the Philippines. There are things that bug me now and again but its still 100 x better than the UK. Problem in the UK is its a mixed socialist...

23 May 09

what's good in staying in the Philippines

jackieroz_02 @jackieroz_02 (139) • Philippines 22 May 09

well it's like almost everybody is inspiring to get out of the country. , so what about us who are still here, what's our staying power? For me business is my staying power, being the boss instead of the other way around...

philippines

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mattwilkie The cost of living isnt as cheap as it used to be but the business aspects do bring people to the Philippines although would get more if the corruption reduced and kidnap ransoms stopped.

23 May 09

Would you marry a foreigner?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 23 May 09

Just wondering what makes people want to marry foreigners but from "your" view not general.

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mattwilkie Do you look for a foreigner though or happy with looking for someone within the Philippines?

23 May 09

Would you marry a foreigner?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 23 May 09

Just wondering what makes people want to marry foreigners but from "your" view not general.

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mattwilkie I had a very different life to what i have now.. i wasnt going to the Philippines and i definitly wasnt looking to get married. A few years ago I was living in the UK with a very high income and living life up.. but in the blink of an eye a friendship changed...

23 May 09

Would you marry a foreigner?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 23 May 09

Just wondering what makes people want to marry foreigners but from "your" view not general.

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mattwilkie Dont get me wrong here.. im happily married and although I work out of the UK half the year I always look forward to going home to Cebu. But also I believe there are a lot of marriages that develop without even a relationship being there in the first place. Me...

23 May 09

Would you marry a foreigner?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 23 May 09

Just wondering what makes people want to marry foreigners but from "your" view not general.

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mattwilkie Most divorces are caused by money troubles on the planet.. Also i think too many people have an unrealistic view on money and its true value in the West. In the UK for example P1million is a small amount of money and difficult to live on for a year but in the...

23 May 09