ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
Philippinesvisa received today
Milagros received hers too... She's kind of upset that she can't open the package.. :rofl:

I don't know this or not, but it looks like her passport is inside plastic along with a brown envelope. You have to leave that all alone right? I told her just to leave it be.. She wants to see her passport.. Can she remove the plastic or does that also open the envelope? :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-22 06:00:00
Philippinesmy last question before im all set

Who wants some POPCORN !!?!?!?!?!


Posted Image


Mmmmmmm... looks sarap.. Salamat po!

:rofl:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-24 17:39:00
Philippinesmy last question before im all set

Are you too blind to see that I was trying to help you? What in the world is this world coming to?:lol: Never a dull moment here in the Forum........:unsure:


Always fun to read up a bit before bed.. :pop:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-22 21:29:00
Philippinesmy last question before im all set
Ouch.. Didn't we go through all this a few times now?? :blink:

Edited by Jared and May, 22 April 2010 - 09:25 PM.

Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-22 21:24:00
PhilippinesThank You VJ, we passed Today!!
Congrats boss, that's some great news...

God Bless you and Wilma!!! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-27 08:28:00
PhilippinesJust passed the interview
Congrats & God Bless!
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-26 11:20:00
Philippineslyn's interview in 3 hours.
Congrats that's great news!!!!!!!

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-27 09:08:00
PhilippinesMissing my Ivy
In addition, I would periodically send Milagros a love letter via snail mail just to see the excited look on her face when she received it.. :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-25 14:28:00
PhilippinesQuestion on opening Visa envelope and CFO
It's in the plastic wrap - pull your passport out, and just don't open the yellow envelope.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-29 17:32:00
PhilippinesPassed interview today Visa approved
Congratulations!!

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-28 06:37:00
Philippinesstarting the AOS

Don't forget to save up for the warm clothes she will need. :) Your heating bill will go through the roof too. :yes:


LOL.. I swear though, if I come home during the winter time and she has the heat set to 80 and is walking around in her shorts.. :rofl: :rofl:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-24 07:52:00
Philippinesstarting the AOS
$1,010 for AOS? :blink:

LOL.. Someone call an ambulance, I'm bleeding money.. :rofl:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-23 19:09:00
PhilippinesGot my visa...( But i have problem)
My sweetie hit the same scenario, that big DON'T OPEN note had her afraid of opening up the plastic to retrieve her passport. Congrats on the visa!! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-29 11:04:00
PhilippinesUSD-PHP Exchange Rate blues
I always send USD and let Milagros handle the local exchange.. I think she usually gets 1-2 PHP higher than the current rate..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-19 21:00:00
PhilippinesTerminal 2
The thing that pisses me off the most about Manila is going upstairs to catch a "regular cab" and asking if they're standard metered.. And then they quote me a fixed price.. I was so pissed, I paid P400 to go to Mall of Asia from Terminal 2 to meet up with Milagros after her CFO.. He wanted to charge me 600, but I talked him down.. Tried to get it to be just P100 (since it's really like a P75 fare). Then we took a regular cab back from Mall of Asia to T2 and it was P75..

Cabs in Manila suck.. Never had that problem in Davao.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-09 23:39:00
PhilippinesInt'l Travel *after* AOS

all you need is her GC and your good to go everywhere you want her GC is your ticket to travel ;)


So she would show her GC & Pilipinas passport to enter any country that a US passport can get you into?

Not a problem. Reasoning: why would a Filippina who went through a lot of ####### to become a US resident illegally stay in a European country?
BTW., forget Germany, do South of France, Marbeilla (Spain), and/or Italy instead.


LOL, yeah we'd like to go to Paris, Spain, and Italy.. I just threw in Germany as an example.. :whistle:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-11 11:45:00
PhilippinesInt'l Travel *after* AOS
Yeah, I know that Milagros pretty much needs a visa for anywhere we'd like to go - Germany or Italy.. But I was curious if anyone else has been through this and tried applying, etc? She doesn't have a penny to her name, so I was wondering what kind of requirements they might have.. I'd imagine it's not as intense as a US visa.. I wonder if I help her case in terms of support?
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-11 05:55:00
PhilippinesInt'l Travel *after* AOS
So before I left last week, Milagros and I were talking about going back home to the Philippines next year to visit family.. However, she brought up the idea of maybe not going back home in 2011, but rather in 2012. She thought maybe we would be able to go somewhere that she normally couldn't go to because of visa related issues, and we both kind of agreed that Italy might be an awesome trip. However, she will still have her Philippines passport until she becomes a US citizen.

My question for my fellow VJers is what success have you had with obtaining visas to European countries - Italy, Germany, etc while being a Filipino citizen but living in the US? Obviously this would be after filing the AOS and having the travel ban lifted.

Thanks in advance..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-10 20:29:00
PhilippinesDay on the lake
Looks like a fun time, wish you'd send some warm weather up this way... :thumbs: :thumbs:

Edited by Jared and May, 10 May 2010 - 08:39 PM.

Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-10 20:39:00
PhilippinesRetiring in the Philippines
I don't know about retiring, but I certainly can see splitting up our time between the US & PI.. Of course that's about 35-40 years from now, so things may change.. :rofl:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-03-31 11:14:00
Philippinescfo seminar
They actually get info on the CFO at the interview.. I'm surprised she didn't bring it up..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-15 14:17:00
Philippinescfo seminar
She can just show up..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-15 09:44:00
PhilippinesInexpensive hotel near St. Lukes

HERE IS ONETHING I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND:

http://www.casabocobo.com.ph/

GOODLUCK,
GRIFFIN


Milagros always stays at Casa Bocobo and loves it..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-16 13:58:00
PhilippinesHow to ride the JEEPNEY (in the Philippines)
That's hilarious.. I wish I saw that before my first jeepney ride..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-15 08:48:00
Philippineswhat filipino food is your favorite
I love my sweetie's adobo & lumpia.. Very sarap!

:thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-19 12:01:00
PhilippinesHow long does it take for wife to adjust to US Time

it takes me no time at all. for international flights, i fly with two watches and adjust one to my destination's local time. i force myself to sleep on the plane and to wake up. no problem for me.


:P

I just got back Sunday night and I'm all out of whack..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-12 00:12:00
PhilippinesHow long does it take for wife to adjust to US Time
I just got back last night around midnight, popped a Lunesta and managed about 5 hours of sleep. I'm going to try for about 7 tonight..

Usually takes me 4-5 days to get back to normal.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-10 20:20:00
PhilippinesHow did your fiance propose to you in the Philippines?
Wow so many Boracay proposals.. Ayuz! :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-18 21:14:00
PhilippinesHow did your fiance propose to you in the Philippines?
LOL thanks Tahoma.. So far it looks like I'm doing pretty well.. Not so many romeos in the crowd.. BUT I do like Pam's description of Charlie shaking his bum bum after the jeepney ride. :rofl:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-17 18:59:00
PhilippinesHow did your fiance propose to you in the Philippines?
[quote name='Tahoma' date='17 May 2010 - 07:45 PM' timestamp='1274139941' post='3943135']
I like it...a day at the beach in Boracay...a romantic dinner...a moonlit walk on the beach...bended knee... :star: :star: :star: :star: Only four romance stars (no ring!)

LOL, let me quote myself... "And she was crying as I put the ring on her finger."

I was sweating the whole trip trying to make sure that she didn't see the ring, and that I didn't lose it or have it stolen on me.. :lol:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-17 18:56:00
PhilippinesHow did your fiance propose to you in the Philippines?
We were in Boracay back in November..

In the morning we rode jet skii's.. Or actually, she drove and I was holding on for dear life. :whistle:

We went swimming in the ocean in the afternoon, and took a catamaran in the early evening. Later that night we enjoyed a dinner by the beach and then had a personal fire dancer show at the Bamboo Lounge. We were walking back to the hotel with our feet in the ocean looking up at the moon.. Along the way I stopped and got down on one knee. I told her she was the love of my life and I wanted to spend the rest of it with her. I started to ask her if she would marry me, and she said yes before I could even finish speaking.. And she was crying as I put the ring on her finger.

:wub:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-17 18:23:00
PhilippinesUPDATE WITH OUR CASE!
That's very good news that the papers weren't lost.. I'm so very sorry that you have to go through all this, but hopefully it will be resolved very soon.

Good Luck & God Bless!!!! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-21 18:23:00
PhilippinesAirline Ticket
There aren't a lot of cheap fares during the summertime.. Hit up a few different search engines - Kayak, Expedia, Skyscanner.com, etc.. You might also want to check with a travel agent, sometimes you can get a deal through them.
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-22 04:55:00
PhilippinesMarried and Sooo Happy!
Congratz Johnny.. Great wedding photos.. I'm counting down the days myself before Milagros arrives.. 7 more weeks.. I hope it goes fast.. :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-19 19:06:00
Philippinesany new xoom coupon
Yeah, at this point I've resorted to just sending Western Union.. Milagros receives money in USD, and without any hassles.. Sorry Xoom, you've lost my business..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-04-23 12:05:00
PhilippinesUS Embassy to increase visa fees
Ugh as if the K1 wasn't expensive enough.. Sorry to hear about this for anyone with an upcoming interview...
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-26 05:40:00
PhilippinesOur day has come!
Wow Scott, this is such great news... I too have been following you since I joined VJ and I'm happy to see your photos. I'm very excited that my May will be here in just a few more weeks.. Each day gets a little bit easier, and the time certainly has flown right by.

Good luck & God bless!! :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-28 12:52:00
Philippines2 y/o smoker from indonesia
That is just all kinds of awful..
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-31 07:30:00
PhilippinesThe journey is complete
I'd take the AOS wait over the K1 one any day of the week... So much easier to wait with your loved one snoring on the pillow next to you.. :rofl:

42 days and counting... Is it July yet?
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-26 20:46:00
PhilippinesThe journey is complete
Congrats!!!

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
Jared and MayMalePhilippines2010-05-24 05:25:00