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QUOTE (mariquita linda @ Jun 22 2009, 05:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (enraptured @ Jun 22 2009, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

p.s. i hope that this thread gets closed. bunch of dumbasses writing in it, including myself.

If you say that you are a dumbass, just like the others in this thread that are without nexus to anything that's Filipino, I categorically agree!

piss off.

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-22 17:41:00

p.s. i hope that this thread gets closed. bunch of dumbasses writing in it, including myself.

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-22 14:08:00

QUOTE (loveaboo @ Jun 21 2009, 02:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (enraptured @ Jun 21 2009, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

by the way, i'd like to see where in my comments you may find any insults or attacks. just read your above post and think you're being a bit too dramatic. just admit that your comment was offensive to anyone who is not from the philippines. that's all.

Btw, just to clarify about my response to your post before this, when I said "YOU", I am refering to people who have thrown insults, not necessarily you. I think it's you being a bit too dramatic here. If you would check my replies, there was never a time that I singled out that you, enraptured insulted us. So why are you being so defensive and even want me to look for your offensive comments, if there's any?

Also I don't understand why you're singling me out to be the only one who said that. And even if I was the only one who said that, I said it as my opinion. I didn't say that it's a fact. Your opinion is just as good as mine. If it offended others, sorry...But I didn't say that to deliberately offend other nationalities unlike the other foreigners here. For the nth time, I said that to make a point which is clearly always missed.

It amazes me how other people keep concentrating on the example given (in case of natty, the word being used such as race instead of nationality) and make a big deal out of it and not to the point which is trying to be conveyed, no matter how clear it is.

For the record: I have nothing against other nationalities and I never meant to offend any. I've met people from different nationalities and most of them are really nice and it cool. I never really thought of myself as a racist of some kind.

And if I must say, I do appreciate those foreigners who understand that those words are not meant to offend them. I appreciate the open-mindedness and the not being judgmental.

1) i love how your logic works. someone says something, you write about something else. i NEVER assumed you were singling me out. i was merely writing a sarcastic comment, because it seems that you are quick to jump at anyone who doesn't agree with you. i also was referring to another comment you had made earlier about someone writing insulting comments about you. get over yourself, you're not that special for me to single out on this forum. this is a joke to me in the end. i only responded to this thread because people that would actually say they are the best are NOT. that's pathetic. how can you say you are the best, and how would you even start to try to make that a reality? no, filipinas aren't the best wives. maybe your culture is attractive to foreigners because their own women wouldn't put up with the ####### that yours would. maybe your food is better than western food, maybe your family rearing tactics are more attractive. who knows. but i do know that there definitely is room to say that it's a guarantee that many of these marriages are NOT love marriages. we all know your country is poor and we all know that there are women desperate enough to try to marry anyone to find a better life. same goes for russia, the middle east, africa, south america, pretty much any country in the world that is not classified as a "developed country".

overall, honestly, i just think it's really stupid, annoying, and WRONG for people to claim they are the best. based on what? and compared to who? who the hell do you think you are? but if your self esteem is that low, and you have been trashed so much in the past that you think that you have to go on the internet and write about how much you love yourselves and how much foreign men find you hot (SURE they would, but this requires a conversation based solely on how beastlike men really are, and we women all know that this has truth to it...men can be like animals when it comes to women), and how you are such awesome spouses and moms. look, no one cares. but what i'm saying here is that you can't go around saying things like this and not expect people to not react. i think i'm a better wife than a lot of people, but then again there are a lot of trashy women in the world. right? but i'm sure there is the possibility that there are a lot of women out there who are better wives than me. but .............you know what? in the end, that's up to husbands to decide, not you and your little buddies.

so get off your high horse, focus on your cases, and shut the hell up about how awesome and beautiful and sexy and gorgeous you all are. because honestly, you aren't all that. ONLY TO YOUR HUSBANDS you probably are, and a number of horndogs out there who like filipino women. but don't go around trying to say you're better than the rest of us who weren't, God forbid, born in this part of the world. it's just pathetic.

bye.

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-22 14:06:00

QUOTE (ManilaIdaho @ Jun 21 2009, 10:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

For those people who are sick and tired with filipinas that are bragging about themselves,you can easily ignore them,just dont create thread after thread that attacks the filipinas,i tell you,they will not just sit and let you attack them,they will go on their way to fight and support one another.Anyways,just like what others have said before,we are entitled to our own opinion and this is what internet all about.so let's give the filipinas the priviledge of adoring themselves in phils forum if that'll make them happy

i don't see an issue with this. i also don't see an issue with people saying that this is a shallow, pathetic, ignorant, and obnoxious thing to do as well. and if people need a forum to write about how awesome they are, that says a lot about them.

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-22 13:54:00

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-21 01:25:00

who insulted your "race" exactly?i think what most people are feeling iffy about is your outrageous claim that your nationality churns out the best women in the world. that's a totally stupid and ridiculous thing to say, not to mention borderline racist.

get over yourself. you spout these words of peace and free luvin and all that good stuff, but don't try to practice it yourself. that's not cool. hence, another classic example of why humanity sucks and why there will never be utopia in this world. we are just inherently self destructive, and even this small example serves to prove that.

have a nice day.

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-21 01:18:00

QUOTE (loveaboo @ Jun 19 2009, 11:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey, if you'll read what I've said, there's nothing in there in which I've said that our culture is better than others. But I did say that it's loved by most foreigners. You don't need to have the better culture to be loved...

If it's fact or presumptuous? I think the OP answered that when he/she said that majority of beneficiaries of marriage-based visa applications are filipinos.

how about we all agree that there are good and bad people in every culture? btw, i hate filipino food, but had a former co-worker who was from there and she was an awesome lady, if not a bit annoying at times. but that doesn't mean i'm going to say the majority of people think like me. and that doesn't mean i'm going to assume most filipinas are like her. i just think it's funny you would even say most foreigners love filipino culture...but whatever floats your boat. anyways this convo is pretty stupid so i'll just say cheers and good luck to you in your VJ journey, wherever it may be. after all, in the end, we are all in the same sh!t boat no matter where we are from.

best wishes,
kat

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-19 23:14:00

QUOTE (Natty Bumppo @ Jun 19 2009, 10:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (enraptured @ Jun 19 2009, 10:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (loveaboo @ Jun 19 2009, 03:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Also, usually, the foreigners are the one who are hunting for us filipinas, to be their wives. I agree with the the previous reply about filipinas. We are known to be the best (if not the best, one of the best) partner in life. I believe it's because of our upbringing which foreigners love so much.

and this assumption/"fact" of yours is based on what?

personal experience ... or stereotyping

just noting that that is a presumptuous statement....i would have to wonder about the mentality of these men who "hunt" these women to be their wives....can't be only positive reasons...in any case, it's an offensive comment, but can't say that i am surprised honestly....

then again, this world isn't exactly utopia...

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-19 22:40:00

QUOTE (loveaboo @ Jun 19 2009, 03:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

and this assumption/"fact" of yours is based on what?

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-19 22:16:00

AFFIDAVIT OF KNOWLEDGE BONIFIDE MARRIAGE

well, we don't have a joint bank account or property...it's a bit difficult to do that here. and there are not really many foreign banks...so this is not a possibility. we do have a crapload of photos and taking a lot more in the upcoming few days...we have letters written to one another, and i'm trying to get some phone records from t-mobile (a bunch of morons, by the way, never using them again), as well as 5-6 affidavits from people...hope that will be enough...i was stupid to not save any chats...and 35 pages of emails...

not good enough?

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-28 15:11:00

AFFIDAVIT OF KNOWLEDGE BONIFIDE MARRIAGE

.....thanks but that doesn't answer my question. i got married outside the US. would my friends who were my witnesses be able to write affidavits stating that our marriage was the real deal and that these would be accepted by NVC? that's essentially my question...thanks.

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-26 22:43:00

AFFIDAVIT OF KNOWLEDGE BONIFIDE MARRIAGE

Question: do these affidavits necessarily have to come from US citizens/permanent residents? So foreign friends are out of the picture? And do they necessarily need to be notarized?

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-24 07:17:00

Visa approved!!!July 30, 2009

congrats!!

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-07-30 04:07:00

WOW- This family got screwed over !!!

wow that's terrible...bastids

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-06-21 02:08:00

BEWARE, and be VERY sure

QUOTE (james2829 @ Aug 16 2009, 07:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I haven't posted here in over two years. It seems that when the Embassy in Manila got back the DNA test from St. Lukes - the child was proven to be NOT mine. End of story.

wow damn...are you still with her? that's really horrible.

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-08-16 22:23:00

Please Wish Us Luck. Interview on This Tuesday.

good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-08-16 13:23:00

QUOTE (GuardianOne @ Aug 16 2009, 06:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was shocked when I first heard about "Whitening cream", and still to this day make fun of her for it. Se keeps wondering if we have it in the US.

American women want tan skin and curly hair.

Filipino Women want white skin and straight hair.

Oh well.

http://shop.ebay.com...-All-Categories

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-08-16 12:30:00

QUOTE (Mae and Jack @ Aug 15 2009, 11:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (enraptured @ Aug 16 2009, 12:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

probably that stigma about it being more socially acceptable than darker skin....i blame that on european colonialism that set deep roots in the mindsets of their former subjects....

This is an understatement. Filipina's are outwardly prejudiced against other darker skinned Filipinas. The sale of skin whitening soaps and products is a multi-million dollar industry in the Philippines. Many filipinas have a strong fear of their skin getting dark.

this prejudice had to come from somewhere right? was the filipino culture always like this, i mean before they were "visited" by other cultures, and by that i mean subjected to foreign tastes, rules, laws, beliefs, etc etc...

as a side statement, however, i think that a lot of the world's problems stem from the europeans (western in particular) colonizing and enslaving most of the world for over 500+ years. in some sense, you can argue that these travels of theirs brought some good, but it's been mostly bad...anyways, another topic.

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-08-15 23:04:00

probably that stigma about it being more socially acceptable than darker skin....i blame that on european colonialism that set deep roots in the mindsets of their former subjects....

meowmeowmeow

Female

Syria

2009-08-15 22:29:00