Fanclub on Robinson Island.

The Philippine Island Boracay is only ten kilometers in size - and home to a "FC Bayern Fan Club". 9882 kilometers away from Munich suffer and rejoice members. Especially now that the Klinsmann era past.

 

Actually, says Haxe, be it a small miracle that Peter is not got the stomach ulcer - then, under Klinsmann. Den he had eaten properly and already at the very beginning, when the Schwabe Saeb street at the Buddha pieces still had a great champagne breakfast for the case of awards that the unloved coach before the winter break would be dismissed.

Klinsmann, however, remained and stayed - and Peter suffered. Only in April, he was relieved, after ten months of torment. Now they are easier: the Haxe, 44, of Peter, 49, of René, the resort includes Pinjalo, and Andy, 41, and collide with a "San Miguel Pilsen" at the new time. Should calm once the other masters and DFB-Cup will be. The main thing this season horror is finally over.

Although much of the misery they have dahoam not exactly mitgekriegt. About the "Picture" and "kicker line, clear, and on weekends at night they sit before the laptop via the Internet and listen to German radio. Just as it did when they were small: conference call, the gateway to Munich, Hamburg Pass. Only on moving images must be the guys from "FC Bayern Fan Club Boracay" refrain. In paradise will not division. Not yet anyway.

But instead - what a view! Outside, on the shimmering turquoise ocean front Boracay, the Philippine island of Panay next, consider passing sailors. Strolling on the beach the beauty of the village, and the bar of "Sundown" is decorated in the club colors besides red scarves from Linzer ASK. "If that's not a dream", jubilates Haxe. With his left hand he holds a cold Pils and with the right Schatzi, his Filipino girlfriend. Then there are "hot stone" with Brazilian steaks, Käsekrainer, Bernese Sausage and apricot brandy. From the DVD player scheppert: "Hey, hey you there! Are you perhaps a little bitch?" G. G. Anderson. Can life be better?

From the "Europe" in Boracay

The sand is warm and flatters Haxes bare feet. It blows a gentle breeze across, and sea and sky merge into a violettrotblauen colors miracle. This can also soften hardened hearts Allgäuer. "This is the most beautiful place on earth," he says, and also Andy from the Black Forest, and of course Peter Packy thinks the same. Finally, he is now 22 years since the owner of "Sundown Restaurant & Cocktail Bar" and incidentally, also head of the FC Bayern fan club, which is based on the Philippine island home, and has 33 members. Founded 1999.

LAST EXIT ...

In the South Seas, the Caribbean or the Pacific? Reaching the Cape of Good Hope or to Koh Lanta? In the Moloch of Bangkok or Beijing? German emigrants to make their dream of a new life true.

What drives them? What do they want in the distance? Issues facing blogs correspondent Thilo Thielke in his column "Last Exit ..." after it.

For six years, the Austrians Peter Packy from Linz on the Danube to the sea driven as steward on the "MS Europa". He was with 15 torn from home, had been in the catering to the Black durchgeschlagen, and he now led a life of Hans-Albers-sailor romance and ZDF Traumschiff kitsch. St. Pauli, the South Seas, and at the bar of the luxury liner was sitting for years the entrepreneur Günter Mast by Jägermeister. Each week he let loose thousand marks Tipping jump.

The people of Paradise steamer saw the wide world, and sometimes they saw in the depths of humanity. "Life on the ship consisted only of Essen, Essen, Essen," said Packy, average age 60 years. " Schee wars yet. At four months followed by ten weeks ship vacation. It would go on endlessly as you can. But then, 1987, sometime between Rio and Shanghai, between Bali and Hawaii, the "MS Europa" in Hong Kong. Peter and a few mates went to the country, opted for a vacation on the Strip, the Philippines and landed on Boracay.

As Robinson on his destiny island

Boracay was still not very developed. It was a beautiful paradise, the northwest tip Panays upstream Badeinsel, "enthused DuMont, for example, the guide of 1986 and praised the" gentle rural idyll "with" dschungelüberwucherten hills "and" milchpulverfeinem sand. "

After the luxury boat full of seniors klunkerbehangener must Packy as Peter Robinson on his island is alleged his fate. "There was no telephone and no electricity," said Packy, "the beer was chilled Gas, initially with the local Petromax lamps lighted, and the music ran through a car battery." For Peter started a new life.

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From the DVD player schallt Bavaria has become a battle song, "FC Bayern, German Champion, so he says ..." "Am i narrisch," says Christie. Christie is the Angetraute Peter Packy. The two have 22 years ago on the island know and now three children in common. Christie has in the meantime a little bit and Austro Bairisch learned and an excellent how to roast pork, goulash and schnitzel makes.

Of course, the Philippinerin also a member of the Philippine situation rather odd-looking costumes football club, with its Peter a few years ago founded. For the group photo on the beach she wanders the dark blue away jersey on. And if Oktoberfest is with Peter in Boracay in lederhosen served.

Andy and Haxe were ten, twelve years on the force. While more and more built around was, "Halli Galli" and the character of the discos Trauminsel changed until you sometimes scarcely knew whether to Malle, in the DR or stranded on Ko Samui was remained at the bottom of the "Sundown" almost everything in the Old .

The arrangement of red umbrellas, white plastic chairs and wooden tables with red and white-striped mats still reaches almost to the beach, and the only music that herüberweht is from its own bar straight runs "Above the clouds must be free probably be boundless, "and Haxe is a little sad that Andy tomorrow to return to Germany, and he himself in three weeks. Over his two bare arms Ellen airs are sweeping auftätowierte spiders networks.

With good humor in the new season

Four months Germany, the Philippines eight months is its current pace. And even if they sometimes get Koller island, is the farewell always difficult. Soon it is back grind and cut, and in Germany from 200 euros per month to live. Andy renovated houses, and makes everything Haxe: Landscape Gardeners, Locksmiths, agricultural mechanic and instructor at Boracay. Incidentally, he is a specialist in Kässpätzle.

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A few hours they have together now. On the plate are fragrant sausages. They were by Roland Sager, the German butcher delivered from Manila. The Roland Sager is also President of the "FC Bayern Fan Club Manila". The course fits very well. "As far Muschter in Germany jump dasst as a quality krigscht," says Haxe charm. The Philippine cuisine, well, all in love, could be more "bend": "The eating grilled chicken claws."

Meanwhile dudelt Markus with his falsetto, "I'll give gas, I want fun" from the recorder, and commends the Philippine Haxe mentality. On the 500-peso bill is "Study now, pay later", and that brings his life motto of "live today and pay tomorrow" already damned close.

If he accepts the embittered face in Germany think that says Haxe, to acquire it is sometimes right in line with the fear to do. But Klinsmann was better than the parts. And if they remember that it is now with a new coach in the new season starts, they re all in good spirits "Sundown" and cheers to. A new. Soon, when the new season starts, so they will all meet again on their dream island in front of the laptop and sit and listen to the conference call. Hopefully with a gate in Munich. While behind them the red sun sinks in the sea.