Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	GLOBE or SMART for ROAMING?	QUOTE (Sheriff Uling @ Jun 12 2008, 04:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My wife and here friends here in the states still use their SMART accounts with unlocked GSM phones and it works out just fine. I would say that it also depends on what carrier your family primarily uses. For my wife it's smart, but I would presume that globe works just fine also. Oh, you are going to need your family to load minutes into your account. Cheers!!! Sheriff Uling p.s. With smart, my wife's family can eLoad minutes into her account. My last point of reference with my wife is that glode does not have that feature/function. I'll double check with her and update this post, if I am wrong. hmmm.. my fam's using globe but then if i need to use smart we'll just buy smart sim for the extra phones at home.. thanks for the info.. QUOTE (jom @ Jun 12 2008, 04:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have to leave my phone (Globe) in the Philippines and now using AT@T with a $39.99/month plan. My family has a separate ID which is 24hours logged in to yahoo SMS so I just text them thru the computer if I have an important message or they text me using the same. I also call them using a rechargeable calling card( LAYA), same card my husband used to call me when I was still in the Philippines. I talk to them every weekend thru yahoo using the call services which is actually better now so its all free. So far, it is good. that's the reason why im considering globe for roaming tho peeps say they suck.. i mean i wanted to maintain my globe number.. QUOTE (RICHIE07 @ Jun 12 2008, 09:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have a smart roaming... I only used my smart roaming to received text MSGS from the PI. I'm paying $9.99 a month for 100INT'LTEXTMSGS. just for receiving txt msgs? clever.. Edited by envy_me, 11 June 2008 - 09:14 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2008-06-11 21:13:00
Philippines	GLOBE or SMART for ROAMING?	QUOTE (shining_angel @ Jun 12 2008, 03:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (envy_me @ Jun 12 2008, 12:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> just wanna know what u think or ur experience with this.. im thinkin.. il use globe since im using globe here in the philippines.. like just to maintain my globe number.. but then some says smart is better.. tell me what u think pls.. thanks.. I am using Smart Roaming...i loaded it 100pesos when i left philippines last april and never reloaded it again since then. Globe needs to maintain 100 p or else ur roaming service will be blocked. I sent Shaun Globe roaming sim while i was in the philippines. It so happen that i forgot to load it and after 1 day that the balance went below 100, the connection was severed. My dad is also using Smart roaming in Saudi arabia..it is more than a year now with out reloading and we can still send him messages. I tell my family to text me in my smart number and i reply back to them with my number using CHIKKA. (chikka is free and u can reply with ur phone number). i see.. thanks for the info..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2008-06-11 21:05:00
Philippines	GLOBE or SMART for ROAMING?	just wanna know what u think or ur experience with this.. im thinkin.. il use globe since im using globe here in the philippines.. like just to maintain my globe number.. but then some says smart is better.. tell me what u think pls.. thanks..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2008-06-11 11:46:00
Philippines	My horrible interview story at USEM	QUOTE (STEPHnRIA @ Aug 28 2008, 01:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wanted to fight with the consul na talaga kaso pinigilan ko sarili ko kasi nasa alanganing lugar ako. Kaya si Stephen na lang... e kung magalit sya dun, ano gagawin sa kanya di ba? E US Citizen sya. you did great! at shempre ang poise dba? correct! they wouldnt do anything bad to steph.. eh if kaw yon baka ipadampot ka sa guard at lalo matakot baby mo.. and one thing more if kaw yung mang-aaway, it might leave them a bad impression abt you dba.. if that's me i dunno what i would do.. baka umuwi akong luhaan..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2008-08-28 18:48:00
Philippines	My horrible interview story at USEM	QUOTE (charles! @ Aug 28 2008, 01:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> wow the first person interviewing you should find a job commensurate with her mental and emotional abilities - like flipping burgers. that consul can replace spongebob at krusty krab..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2008-08-28 14:02:00
Philippines	My horrible interview story at USEM	QUOTE (STEPHnRIA @ Aug 28 2008, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hay, Ok lang envy_me. As dbears would say...bakit daw parang teleserye buhay ko. I really don't know na talaga. Pero sana happy ending. Oh and remember what I said that the picture you posted on how the window looks like at the embassy? Di ba I told you it looks like the window in the bank? My son was probably thinking it was a bank that's why he put money in the window! Hahaha! yeah same as with the banks.. and oo nga parang teleserye.. well, things are bound to happen.. i know that god has his reasons for that.. and he knows you're strong to handle such mala-teleserye moments.. naku, until now nanggigil ako.. even my SO (gtron) nagagalit.. ansama nya!! lalo na to act like that in front of a kid.. whats does a kid know dba?.. tsk, tsk.. baby lang yun eh! good thing talaga you're fiance was with you.. kung wala sha, i dnt think they would care.. u know naman, VIP treatment sa USC ang USEM.. well, as least happy ending na, visa na lang kulang.. goodluck and we hope you'll have your visa and your son's visa soonie!!!!!! Edited by envy_me, 28 August 2008 - 01:51 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2008-08-28 13:48:00
Philippines	My horrible interview story at USEM	omg ria!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i dunno what to say.. im sorry abt what happened.. and sorry that your innocent son had to experience that.. i feel sad and mad now.. ggrrrrrrrrrrr.. that consul is a f*ckin assh***.. why does she have to make a scene like that.. i believe there's always a better way in sayin things.. and i think she dint realize that.. she should've let you explain before making stupid assumption.. im glad that you have your fiance with you during the interview.. and he handled the situation pretty well.. im runnin out of words to say cos nakakagigil talaga! goodluck to you guys and regards to your son..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2008-08-28 13:11:00
Philippines	affidavit of acknowledgement in son birth certificate	hi there are a few threads abt that situation.. you can do a search abt it here in VJ.. il try to search it and post the link if i can..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2008-08-28 10:06:00
Philippines	st luke gave me back my passport--what does it mean?	it's because your medical was on the 26th and your interview will be on the 30th.. if your medical date is near your interview date, st lukes gives back the passport and you'll be the one to give it to the embassy.. Edited by envy_me, 26 March 2010 - 09:25 AM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-03-26 09:21:00
Philippines	where did you met your wife/husband/fiancee	stickam.com..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2008-06-11 21:32:00
Philippines	looking for ka chika	Ahemm...malapit na ako sa kabayan ko.where ka d2 sa chicago? sa lincoln square po. i sent u PMs.. Huwow! nabuhay! lol! Welcome back lol pink.. thanks.. mejo busy lang.. nabuhay!!! saan ka daw sa chicago hehehehe nagbabasabasa ka pa din pala ng vj ampota ka cris! haha! oo nagbabasa pa paminsan minsan.. nakikichismis! haha! chismosa ampota	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-03-24 01:06:00
Philippines	looking for ka chika	*ahem* from chicago , IL... PRESENT!	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-03-20 13:37:00
Philippines	I want to Divorce my Husband & back to Phils.	i dont understand why u guys dint talk about this before you got married.. dint he tell u that he is still supporting the his stepdaughter? dint u guys talk about what the situation will be after marriage? financially, etc, etc? . Edited by envy_me, 17 August 2010 - 10:45 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-08-17 22:43:00
Philippines	I want to Divorce my Husband & back to Phils.	pls dnt get me wrong with this.. but are you working? if not, why arent u working or why dont you work so u can solve that money issue? if yes, why dont you use your own money to call pinas or provide your own ticket if you really wanna go home for christmas? the way i see it, it's a very petty for reason to divorce your husband.. remember when you married him, you were asked if you wanna be with him for better or for worse.. kung problem eh wala ka pang papel, marami ako kilala dito, kumakayod khet walang papel para matustusan yung needs nila.. im not saying do the same thing, im just saying madaming paraan kung gusto mo talagang nde kyo magkaconflict ng asawa mo.. . Edited by envy_me, 17 August 2010 - 10:18 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-08-17 22:14:00
Philippines	2008 VJ's Where are you now??? update!!	kasali ba ko dito?	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-08-07 10:55:00
Philippines	Visa Delivery	congrats!	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-09-04 19:44:00
Philippines	I am wondering why the exchange is so bad?	Seryoso ba kayo? (are you people serious?) In simple terms, exchanging less of any currency for the dollar is always better. As an example, you're an affluent Filipino who wants to go to Las Vegas to gamble away your money. You want to carry the equivalent of 10,000 USD cash, so you withdraw the money in Pesos. In the example below, which is a better proposition? 10,000.00 USD = 444,599.99 PHP United States Dollars Philippines Pesos 1 USD = 44.4600 PHP 1 PHP = 0.0224921 USD 10,000.00 USD = 500,000.00 PHP United States Dollars Philippines Pesos 1 USD = 50.00 PHP 1 PHP = 0.02 USD With the lower Peso rate you will need PHP 55,400.01 (1,246.064 USD) less. Since I'm not an Economics major, I don't know how the lower PHP:USD would affect the Philippines on a macroeconomic level. But it does seem evident that it would be an advantage to the Filipino when buying US dollars. exactly! people should know the meaning of the word "DEVALUATION"!	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-09-04 21:29:00
Philippines	I am wondering why the exchange is so bad?	seriously?!? lol . Edited by envy_me, 04 September 2010 - 06:44 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-09-04 18:42:00
Philippines	I am wondering why the exchange is so bad?	i think some people are having a hard time understanding simple economy and english, kaya tatagalugin ko na lang.. eto simpleng simpleng explanation!!! isipin nyo na lang kung ang $1=P1, ibig sabihen non same level na natin ang US!!! at ang ibig sabihen non kung kapantay natin ang US, nde na tyo 3rd world country! . Edited by envy_me, 04 September 2010 - 06:22 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-09-04 18:18:00
Philippines	I am wondering why the exchange is so bad?	I work in retail (musical instrument sales and instruction) and we definitely have not seen any great recovery in our part of the US. I have noticed whenever gasoline goes up the dollar goes down vs. peso. I think disposable income in the US is at an all-time low, at least compared to the past several decades. OH, I miss the good ole days of 50+ PHP to the dollar! I wish the Philippines economy was going up enough to explain the change in rates, but I just can't believe it. uhm.. if u dnt know yet.. if $1 = P50.. that means philippine economy is doing really bad! just means peso is losing over dollar!!! do some research..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-09-04 18:08:00
Philippines	I am wondering why the exchange is so bad?	Unfortunately, I think it's more the US economy going down, rather than the Philippine going up, that is causing the poor USD exchange rate. So, relatives in the US are able to give their loved ones back home less buying power...not a good thing. LOL! it's the same thing! it means peso is winning versus dollar.. if you analyze it, when US economy goes down, philippine economy goes up.. don't confuse yourself.. and it's actually not "less buying power"! if you have an economy class during high school or college, you would know that when the economy continues to go up, it will result to prices going down.. a lot of filipinos complain when they send money back home and they see that the peso conversion is very low.. what they don't understand is-- it's a very good thing for the philippines! PS: i work at a remittance center here in the US so i know..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-09-04 18:05:00
Philippines	I am wondering why the exchange is so bad?	we should be happy for the philippines if the value of peso is going up right? correct! we should be happy because it means philippine economy is getting better..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-09-04 00:01:00
Philippines	I'm very nervous about my plane ride	this is.. but to OP, will you be living in chicago?	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-09-04 19:55:00
Philippines	bringing my dog	u should google "pet passport" if u think im pulling your leg.. . Edited by envy_me, 19 September 2010 - 08:50 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-09-19 20:48:00
Philippines	bringing my dog	i remember a lady behind me at NAIA carrying 5 passports.. 1 for her, the rest for her 2 dogs and 2 cats.. . Edited by envy_me, 18 September 2010 - 09:57 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-09-18 21:57:00
Philippines	Heartbroken and deceived---need help/advice	im sorry but she doesn't love you. and even if you love her, you gotta send her back home! SHAME ON HER! this is the main reason why a lot of people are having a hard time getting their visas! tsk, tsk! please make sure you inform immigration about this so she won't be able to victimized another american..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-11-17 23:33:00
Philippines	Wife & kids Aprroved!!	oh i remember now.. when i did my interview, it wasnt a pink slip, it was a white paper like the letter paper size.. the white paper has writings on it about if they need something, i think mine was the NSO verification.. then i waited almost a month for my visa.. im pretty sure she's approved because they dint ask her to submit something else so CONGRATS! . Edited by envy_me, 14 December 2010 - 09:23 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-12-14 21:22:00
Philippines	Wife & kids Aprroved!!	did she get a pink slip and pay for the visa delivery? . Edited by envy_me, 14 December 2010 - 04:10 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-12-14 16:08:00
Philippines	Met a rude fellow Pinay	I WAS just expecting that she would act like a civilized person.. I didn't do anything to her. The no brainer here is treating your kababayan as your enemy. People who treat other people like that are just not civilized at all. like what you're doin right now.. ?!? posting something bad about "your fellow filipina".. don't stoop to her level!	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-12-29 01:19:00
Philippines	Met a rude fellow Pinay	It is expected that filipina would be rude to you. She is the bestfriend of your hubby's ex-wife. A kind of attitude that majority of women would do irregardless of nationality; stick with their friends and be nasty to the other woman. No brainer here. Reality check... please analyze your scenario before posting bad comments. Your generalization is kind of unfair towards your fellow filipinas. well said.. . Edited by envy_me, 29 December 2010 - 01:10 AM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-12-29 01:10:00
Philippines	Filipinos and saving money for retirement	i would have to agree and disagree with you on this one.. i agree the we support are our parents when they're old.. BUT i disagree to call it dependency .. i think you can call it dependency when abuse comes to the scene, this is you saying you think the word dependency has a negative connotation That leaves two choices, you either thought he was putting a negative connotaion on it or you felt he didnt understand the nuances of the english language and you therefore explained it to him. my original post was not addressed or a reply to you but il go ahead and clarify a few more things anyway.. i was using the word "you" as a general word tryin to explain something. it was not directed only at him (rlogan)! i was more tryin to say that the philippines is a family oriented culture.. being family oriented should not be confused with being overly dependent individuals.. im done with this thread.. . Edited by envy_me, 14 December 2010 - 11:29 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-12-14 23:26:00
Philippines	Filipinos and saving money for retirement	I am stuck in this situation now here in USA. My mom lives 30 mins away. I have to support my mom. All of us kids do because my parents divorced a decade ago and she has no form of income and doesn't want to work. Why work when you have 4 kids who you can extract money from each month. Her health is so so but she's able to work if she wanted to. So pretty much I'll be giving around $300/month (I was paying $700/month for the past 4 years) to her for the rest of her life and so will the other siblings. Children should not have the responsibility nor obligation to support their parents. We didn't make the decision to be born. We didn't sign up for anything. My mom should be ashamed at the situation but she has no shame in any of this I'm too proud to do something like this I don't really want to rock the boat so thats why I just fork over the money each month. that's your opinion.. but it's not how it is to us.. in our culture we do have responsibilities to our parents.. if our parents cant work anymore then we have to help them.. and that's just how it is.. and if the situation is like what u said that she doesnt wanna work, that's a totally different story.. also for us, helping is not just about giving money.. like for example if they dnt have place to stay, we dont rent a place for them nor let her be live on her own.. we let them stay in our own place even if we already have our own families.. i know it's hard for you guys to understand how things for work us that's why i said our culture has so much effect on how we act.. . Edited by envy_me, 14 December 2010 - 09:06 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-12-14 21:05:00
Philippines	Filipinos and saving money for retirement	@dan and judy : i used the word "i think" because it is my own opinion.. did i say he wanted to put a negative connotation on what he said? no! if i think the he's putting negative connotation when he used the word "dependency" then i wud have said "you're wrong" instead of saying "i disagree"..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-12-14 20:52:00
Philippines	Filipinos and saving money for retirement	The Filipinos do have a culture of dependency upon the children to support them when older. I'm not interested in making value judgements. That's just something different about their culture. For some it seems to work well enough. i would have to agree and disagree with you on this one.. i agree the we support are our parents when they're old.. BUT i disagree to call it dependency.. i think you can call it dependency when abuse comes to the scene, like they ask you for more than you can give or more than what they need.. i would like to call it more of a "responsibility".. we filipinos support our parents when they're old because we believe that we owe so much to them.. our parents raised us, fed us, sent us to school, etc etc.. so when they're old, it's our time to take care of them.. kind of a payback time.. in the philippines, we dont send our parents to the nursing homes or assisted living facilities because we feel and we know that it's our own responsibility to take care of our parents.. here in the US, most people send their parents to these nursing homes or assisted living facilities because they're too busy to take care of them.. well, what im tryin to say is filipino culture has so much effect on how they act.. a lot of filipinos dont save because they know they will be taken care of by their children when they get old.. a lot of filipinos couldnt save because they help their own families and their extended families.. and it's true, a lot of filipinos dont save because as much as they want to, they cant! because what they earn is just enough for their needs.. so to OP: i wish u realize how filipinos and u are soooo different.. so u CANT compare how things are and how they work.. . Edited by envy_me, 14 December 2010 - 03:54 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2010-12-14 15:53:00
Philippines	airline ticket	u can check and compare different prices at.. http://www.bookingbuddy.com/	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2011-01-07 13:39:00
Philippines	fiancee is arriving in the philippines	she doesn't need any vaccines however the US travel website suggests them.. my hubby asked the same thing but he ended up not getting any vaccines, it's up to her if she wants to get them.. and she doesn't need to go to the USEM if she will just visit you.. . Edited by envy_me, 10 January 2011 - 12:02 PM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2011-01-10 12:01:00
Philippines	Messed up on getting the Affidavit	When we got the bad news the first thing I thought of was to just do a ceremony here and then to do a Fiance visa, but I'd rather try to find a way to get this done. fiance/e (K1) visa means your're getting married in the US not in the philippines.. if you're gettin married in the philippines then it's K3 or IR1 which are spousal visas..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2011-01-11 11:45:00
Philippines	returning member	A hi from chicago!	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2011-01-18 09:23:00
Philippines	My son has a USA passport and Philippines passpport. What he needs in the Port of Entry in USA	im no expert but is your son a USC? If so, i think he can use the US passport.. my friends who was in the same situation as yours used the US passport.. and if your son is your biological son, i dnt think u need the exit permit.. and no he doesnt need a cfo sticker.. . Edited by envy_me, 11 January 2011 - 11:54 AM.	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2011-01-11 11:52:00
Philippines	Which city and state are you?	QUOTE (ABETU2000 @ Sep 2 2008, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> may I join -in,,,,,ILLINOIS,,,,,,CHICAGO...........Hoping to make lots of friends..thanks yahoo! meron kami bago dagdag.. humahabol ang IL sa listahan ng nakararami..	envy_me	Female	Philippines	2008-09-04 19:07:00