haha, they have obviously left a big hole in your life.
That been said there will be the obvious pay back for living out there with the obvious one being the weather although I take it, it can get quite severe in certain conditions. Most thing will be cheap although not as cheap as the locals get it unless you are very in but that would take a very long time, not sure about schools, the public I would imagine to be of a fairly low standard but maybe the private sector would meet with your requirements. The life style I'm guessing must be very laid back if you have earned enough coin to take it easy but if your not grafting what do you fill your day's with apart from the beach as that bores me after about 30 minutes so there must be a lot more to life in the Philippines than water skiing.
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Hi pops, welcome to the forum. If you have a wee look round there is a new member section where you can introduce yourself.
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The Duke does rent a fair bit off me.
Envy is a thing I have never suffered from even when things were not quite as easy going when I was a boy. When I look at people especially self made men I think good for you, proud of you but also realise the sacrifices they have made over the years to build that empire must have been huge. That's the thing with any success, there is always a price to be paid at some point no matter who tell's you different.