So I thought it would be a good title for a blog and over the coming weeks we could record how I am getting on preparing for my new life in Palawan.
Back here in Bahrain I have been getting "fixed up"medically so had my hip replaced, two root canals cleaned and filled and two fillings replaced, had an eye test, several blood tests and medication to reduce my Cholesterol and get rid of my Diabetes. I have been seeing a Dietician and having Physio and hopefully by February should be feeling like a new man!
Before the Op Julz ( my high end retail fashion expert) took me shopping to M & S and H & M and Red Tag to get new Pajamas, Dressing gown, slippers ( Tsinellas) and shorts , tee shirts and cotton trousers for my hospital stay and recovery ( My mother always taught me to have clean PJ's and Underwear when you went into hospital)
While I was recovering from my hip operation at home for 6 weeks I decided what I wanted to take to Palawan and what I did not, had my certificates taken out of their frames, had several trips to the charity shops and recycling bins
120 bags of Compost for sale In the garden we bagged and sold all the compost and started selling all the outdoor and indoor plants , garden furniture and so on. This meant constantly uploading pics of plants to Facebook, emailing friends and Shji did a great job telling all his customers that I was leaving and had plants for sale.
At work I handed in my notice and contacted HR for several weeks to arrange the removal company to take my stuff to Palawan in December so its there when I arrive. This was one of the harder tasks as I wrote to Suhaylah who referred me to Ahmed who did not reply and then when I chased him a month later he told me to contact Yousif and then Layla called to say they had not been told I was leaving so I had to chase Nooralhuda and Terrance to process the resignation I gave them on 1st October.Then Yousif told me as I was hired from the UK they would send my stuff to the UK so I messaged Mike who had just moved to Thailand and he referred me to Martin who was just moving to Thailand to find a work around! What a palava.
Much easier was preparing a cash flow for my first year there. Beth was very helpful getting a quote for car hire from Hertz, the cheapest of 3 I got , and Beth's husband Paul ( A Brit) and Gracie's man Tony ( also a Brit) gave me advice on retiree Visas, Tax, bank accounts, etc. Marco was less helpful redoing my cash flow and sending life assurance quotes when I asked for Medical cover. Corleen, Jake, Ran and others gave their opinions on the cost of electricity etc and finally I got to the figure my brother wanted. I will leave Bahrain with a certain amount or money after 11 years here and I need that to cover the first two years in Palawan where I will rent a car and house until I decide what I want to do and where I want to live. Then Richard can transfer money from my savings and long term investments from the sale of my house in the UK in 2004 to buy a new house or plot of land and build a house in Palawan in 2022 and then I will buy a 4x 4 truck as well for the rough roads there. In 2023 and 2024 I will live off my savings and then in 2025 my private pensions will kick in and they will support me for the rest of my life there.
Finally at work we had our Audit and so were able to get rid of our old paperwork from the previous year which cleared a whole cupboard! Later this month I am running training sessions two mornings a week for our new security team so in the afternoons I will recycle all the handouts we did not use this year as we delivered most of the programme on line due to COV 19.
So as you can see I started early with my planning and hopefully, as a result, the move to Palawan will go smoothly. The next update will be in 10 days!
Until then
Ingat Palagi
Mahal Kita
and of course, Kita kits ( 90 days!)
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