"Hi all" from the Philippines

I've been living in the Philippines now for about 1.5 years and I must admit that I'm getting a bit bored not working. Lots of free time and I actually miss going to a job everyday, can you actually believe that? I thought I'd never get tired of not working, but I am tired of it.

I first got my CDL when I lived in CA, I guess it was back in 1999 or so. I then moved to VA in 2005 and switched it over to that state. I still have it and it is valid until 2017. I have never used my CDL as a career option because I never had to do it. I decided to get a CDL because I've always had an interest in class 8 trucks. To get my CDL I went to one of those schools on Southern CA where they train you how to pass the DMV tests and not much else. I took my road test in a 2 axle International day cab pulling a 27 foot trailer, typical low budget LTL truck that is used by the driving schools there.

I haven't had a current medical "green card" in a long time, but I'm not worried about that right now. I figure I can get it done if the need would ever arise in the future.

My reason for joining this board is to keep up with what is happening in the trucking industry as far as jobs go, new regulations and the reputations of the OTR carriers out there. I could see myself actually leaving the Philippines in the next few years to try and pursue a driving job back there in the USA. I'm sure the boredom and seeing my bank account go down will push me into it at some point before 2017. I don't know for sure though.

Lots of good info here in the short time I've been looking on this forum.

 

I'm in the Philippines because my wife is from here and the cost of living is relatively cheap compared to the USA, for now anyway! I just decided that I was tired of working and watching the country I grew up in go to crap slowly, but ever so surely.

I realize now that they are definitely worse places to be than the USA, by a long shot!!. I also realize that no matter how bad I thought it was back there, it ain't nothing compared to some peoples lives over here. Of course, everything in life is what you make of it or how you view the situation.

I've just came to realize that I'm not one of those guys who can just sit idly by and watch life just pass by without participating, if you know what I mean.

 

My wife has been a US citizen since the late 1990's. We recently moved to the central part of the Philippines called the Visayas, more specifically the island of Cebu.

The interesting part is that I am the one going to immigration to stay here legally. Not many countries will just let a foreigner in without a lot of paper work beforehand. Being married to a Filipina gave me a new home on this planet.