biggish data

i miss the philippines

you might check this out

http://www.pinoy101tv.blogspot.com/

I haven't tried it but it seems to be Philippino tv shows you can watch on the computer. and some radio shows also, you probably need a decent internet connection.

Excellent. Thanks, Dan.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2011-08-11 20:01:00

i miss the philippines

Homesickness is killing me right now..... I miss my family.. My friends... My Life.. ='(

How long have you been away from home? My wife has not been able to fly back home since arriving here over 4 years ago, and I know that misses her family and friends, however, she's since made a life for herself here, with new friends. If you haven't already, find other Filipinos in your area. Having a job here in the states will also help with the homesickness. Hope you can find some peace and contentment for the here and now. (F)

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2011-08-10 17:08:00

Does PAL offer a Special One-Way, One-Time Immigrant Fare?

QUOTE (Hopp @ Dec 21 2009, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Heard some people claim they got one before, but I just can't get a clear answer, even from PAL.

No such promotion appears on their website, besides those are all internet sales only.

I want my fiancee to purchase her ticket at the PAL ticket counter so there is no delay or deny because I purchased it online. This is a must.

I'd be curious to hear what the best rates people have gotten on a one-way from MNL >> LAX, even at regular prices recently.

What about the legend of a RT ticket being cheaper than a One-way ticket?

Has anyone ever been told they are getting a special one-time Immigrant Special Fare?

Thanks, The excitement builds.

Hey Rich,

My wife bought her one-way tickets (herself and son) through a travel agency in Cebu. The best deal we found at the time was with Cathay Pacific for about $600 per ticket. But that was 3 years ago.

I'd recommend you have your fiancee go through a travel agency because they can tell her all the other added fees (airport fees) ahead of time. She will need to buy the ticket herself so I'd recommend wiring her the money on the day she is going to purchase the ticket.

QUOTE (edp333 @ Dec 22 2009, 08:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I purchased a oneway through PAL from the US on my credit card. The price was better than with the first time immigrant discount. My wide did not want to take the chance of being scammed by a travel agent like the VJer earlier this year.

Also, I have noticed over the past three years that fares will drop in January through early March.

Really? We were told that I could not purchase a one-way ticket with my credit card. I had to wire her the money and she had to purchase it herself.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2009-12-22 11:25:00

What kind of Car for the under 5' Filipina?

There are some strange questions asked around here.

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one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2011-08-17 22:56:00

Great style, Steph! :star:

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2011-08-20 13:47:00

Thanks for all the helpful advice. :star:

And for all the haterz. Here's a rainbow and some ponies.

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one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2011-08-20 12:06:00

What seems to be your major malfunction, Steven? Things okay at home?

I'm having a wardrobe malfunction and I'd like some fashion advice. Put down your clairvoyance crystal and offer some helpful advice. Where do you take your Filipina wife to shop for clothes?

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2011-08-19 10:38:00

What about complimenting her attire with what I'm wearing? Somehow, I don't think my t-shirt fashion does her justice. I've heard Ambercrombie & Fit has a good reputation.

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one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2011-08-19 10:13:00

that first pic you posted I could believe she was a street-walker and up for sale. The second she doesn't have a brain and needs to flash her boobs to get things done. Whether you want to admit it or not clothes send a msg, and those are NOT the msg you want to be sending.

Wow. Are you this judgmental in real life? You know the saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover?" There's a nugget of wisdom for you.

My husband doesn't like men looking at me. He is the jealous type, and I have to admit I prefer knowing he loves me enough that he can't bear the thought of a man even THINKING about me like that, rather than going out of his way to make men look at me.

That's insane. Might as well join the Taliban and wear a burka.

Also, my husband loves his cars/trucks yes. Also his guns. But he locks these things up, takes care of them and keeps them safe. He also doesn't do awards or antlers or trophies on the wall.. he doesn't NEED a bragging wall. He has no need to flaunt what he has, he doesn't need the validation.. it appears you do.

What's he trying to hide? If you got it, flaunt it. How else are your neighbors going to judge you by appearances?

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2011-08-19 03:39:00

Why don't you just allow her to pick what she wants? I don't want to ####### on any of yall business but you sound to be husband who wants to show off your wife based from the pictures you posted of your like. And those clothes doesn't look presentable for me. This is coming from a woman. You don't want other people to pick up a wrong impression about your wife especially that she just got in the states.

Take her to the mall, or let her shop online at JCPenny, Kohls, K-mart, or Target website that why you wouldn't have to trouble yourself like what you just have.

Kmart?

Guys like to show off their stuff. Just look at how much time your husband spends on his car. We love to put things on walls - awards, trophies, antlers...it's just natural. What wife wouldn't want her husband to show her off to the rest of the world?

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2011-08-18 18:46:00

Personally, the fraud in this and other cases doesn't suprrise me at all. My wife is from Africa that this was a concern as well. First off, people need to visit their significant other in their country more than 1 time to get a good idea of the person you are marrying. I understand the cost issues but think about the cost to be incurred later when it doesn't work out and you've been scammed. Also, get an idea of the culture of that country and region. I've been to Thailand for an extended time and there were things I noticed right off. Alot came into play while frequenting bars and talking with natives about their lives in their country. Many women there work in strip clubs and sex shops while married with children and supporting thier husband, parents, own children and siblings. Culturally, there's nothing wrong with this way of life there, at all. Perfectly legal and the norm. I knew that I could have married one of the most beautiful women in Thailand, if I had desired but the chances of her marrying for love would have been highly unlikely. It would have been to escape.

People look for love in the wrong places and worng ways. Getting married without having a solid face-to-face relationship is the 1st mistake. Not meeting and getting acquianted with the spouses family and friends in mistake # 2. Getting married, simply due to beauty is mistake # 3 and from my experience, American men will marry Phillipino women on the fly with little information about that person and most refer to it as the "Asian Persuasion" here. Finally, people need to understand what life in a Developing Country is like and this will help you to see the picture a bit more clearly. I know when I met my wife and saw the living conditions of most people, I thought about what I would do to get outta there and it doesn't at all surprise me that many will take that route to escape to a better life.

These are only my thoughts and observations but people need to be realistic before you jump into something like this...

Great post. :thumbs:

I think you hit the nail on the head, that for many women coming from these developing countries, love is not their primary motivator for marrying a USC, and it is incredibly naive for the USC not to understand how her economic plight plays into the courtship. The economic disparity between the USC and the foreign spouse from one of these countries tends to make the USC a lot more attractive in the eyes of the foreign spouse as well as cloud both sides' judgment about one another.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-17 09:45:00

...and text-sex too...

I was actually just throwing that out there to kick up some dust.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-16 19:09:00

Yeah but the question isn't what destroyed trust, it's what built it...

Maybe add something about How they handled money in relation to the USC?

Well, it's not a perfect or complete poll. There are several things listed that I think most will find at least one attribute that applies to them.

adding the phone cyber sex...lol. freaks.

Filipinos invented cybersex.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-16 15:59:00

I want to answer your poll but I can't because under "What were the things during your long distance courtship that built your trust in your relationship?" you don't have "She/He never asked me for Money." and "She/He only told me about an financial problems they were facing AFTER they had resolved it without my help."

I personally don't think those are automatic disqualifications for having trust in the relationship. It really depends on the situation.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-16 15:33:00

I'm honestly surprised by the number of fraudulent marriages that seem to be happening among Fil/Am couples here on VJ. So I thought I'd start a poll to get other people's perspective on why they think this is happening and what can be done to prevent it.

Edited by 8TBVBN, 16 November 2010 - 03:37 PM.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-16 15:23:00

I simply asked if she wanted to remain here as my wife, and give me her love and respect. She said she wanted to stay here and work it out. I said we could go forward and see if it could work, but only if she would be honest, loving and respectful.

Her chat log a couple days later showed her expressing to her family that she would leave me if she felt she could. Well, I will make her wish come true and have her leave.

Translation of those chat logs were just received today, and I have not had the opportunity to tell her again that she is going. I will not buy the ticket until I tell her, because if she expresses a refusal to go, then the non-refundable ticket is useless. However, her suitcase has remained packed since the first time I told her she would have to go home, so I do not think she will argue.

Sometimes letting someone go is the most loving action one can take.

to the part in red.

However, it sounds like you think you can't force her to go? You simply have to tell her, her options nonchalantly - she can either agree to fly home or leave your house and have you notify immigration. She has no negotiating power in this one. If you want her to go, which you've indicated so, then there is no more negotiating.

Edited by 8TBVBN, 21 November 2010 - 11:15 PM.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-21 23:10:00

I'd extend this to point out that the OP still loves his "wife", in spite of what she's done. He's still being respectful, not angry, etc. Even though it can be argued she might deserve poor treatment from him, he's still behaving like a gentleman. This is love.

I agree, but where we disagree is when some people think love is enough to make a relationship. I think that is not only inaccurate, it is also potentially dangerous or at least destructive. Sometimes loving someone means leaving them, especially as an act of loving yourself.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-18 23:31:00

I believe that 'love' is NOT an emotion or a feeling (that one can fall in and out of), although emotions and feelings ARE elicited and experienced as a product of 'love'. What I believe 'love' IS, is the willingness and stubbornness on the part of one person to place the needs, cares, pleasure, and health of another person above themselves (kind of like what God did when He sent His Son to die on a Roman cross for the sins of a world).

EXACTLY!

I have noticed that it seems quite easy for a Filipina (and most Asian women) to say (type) the words "I love you", but to what depth do those words strike, when they are so seemingly nonchalantly expressed ?!? Is it an American thing to NOT understand this ? Or just a 'guy thing' ?!?

I think you are tapping into something there. Romantic feelings during courtship often get expressed as 'I love you's', but that kind of love is more on the level of seeing a cute puppy and holding it in your arms. It sure feels good, but until you've committed to taking care of that little puppy (feeding it, house breaking it), you haven't really loved that puppy in the true sense. I wouldn't discount those romantic feelings because they are the necessary part of courtship, but I think that many people, no matter what culture or background, get caught up in those fleeting feelings, clouding their judgment about the more important aspects of courtship, like compatibility, honesty and trust.

The real test of love is whether she (or he) can still utter those words when their partner has bad breath, farts, snores, or looks like they've been hit by a train.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-18 18:13:00

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-18 15:27:00

It's irrational to think that you can reconcile something that never was. There is no marriage to restore because it was a fraud to begin with. She never loved you. She simply used you. She loves her boyfriend in the Philippines.

As irrational as a woman who gets beaten by her husband, but stands by him because 'he loves her.'

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-18 09:48:00

You can forgive her without continuing the relationship.

Anna & I have had difficult times during her first year here (Nov 25 will be 1 year exactly) but not once did she contact another man or entertain sexual anything with someone else. Her reaction was to return home to the Philippines, thankfully she always calmed down and it never got to that point.

Filipinas and Kanos do have very different communications styles but running to the arms of another man is much more than differing styles of conflict resolution.

It took a while before Anna would actually discuss what was bothering her but she did come around.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-17 10:07:00

We have different views to things. I am entitled to mine as you are entitled to yours. He was asking for advice or opinions and those were my take. Even I myself can say that it is very hard to do but I said a big BUT there. I know what the girl did is very stupid. But there's nothing wrong also if both parties will talk about it. Your instinct will tell you if someone is sincere or not. But then, there's no time to prove who is right or wrong here. What the OP needs is help. In the long way, his decision will stand. So, all I could offer for now is to pray for him and her that they may be guided to whatever outcomes this may lead.

Opinions are what they are, but I think there would be consensus here and among clergy that this was not a real marriage in the sacred sense. I agree with your sentiment of trying to save a marriage when it was true to begin with, but this one obviously was not. I just find it frustrating that some Christians seem to remove all rationale and common sense when it comes to matters like this, and this line of thinking keeps women in physically abusive marriages. Marriage based on a real commitment and love is a sacred thing that I believe should be preserved through all kinds of troubles, but lets not equate all marriage ceremonies as magically making every union a sacred one no matter what kind of ulterior motives one or both partners have going into the marriage.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-17 04:00:00

...you will really know when a Filipina loves you.

Maybe not. He seemed to have thought all these signs from her were expressions of love. Perhaps he'd be better off figuring out what real love is before trying to find it.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-16 14:27:00

Missing home and family I fully understand and am sympathetic towards. Expressing deep love to another the day after our wedding is not excusable to me. And the denying me only started after we were married: prior to that, she engaged in physical romance almost daily, sometimes twice daily. And she enjoyed it. She asked once if I was done, and I said yes, then she said she wasn't so we continued.

Too much information, I know, but she REALLY was into nighttime romance for several months, then it just stopped. Oh well, does not really matter right now.

Women are just as capable as men in having sex outside of love. It's the romantic saps who confuse a hot night of passionate love-making for real love. Lest we forget that we are mammals.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-16 13:48:00

I noticed how you compose your plight here, I can see that you are such a good man by way of saying things. You hold your anger so well because of your love for her. The Bible says, Love covers a multitudes of sin. This is true as Jesus Christ showed it. I don't know if you've talk to her already about all you've found out. Maybe it's about time to tell her everything. It can be difficult and also be painful but this is the way out. You need to let it all out and she needs to tell you all as well. Try to work things out if possible because you two are married already BUT if she's not that willing and sincere to work it out, it's time to do everything lawfully, I believe. Offer your forgiveness but tell her too that the relationship has to stop.

Stop it! Those of you who talk of God should know what an annulment is and why the Catholic Church grants them! This marriage is a farce - and never was true to begin with so stop telling the guy to try and save it for Christ's sake. She's an evil, conniving deceiver and he has every right as well as obligation not to drink her poison anymore.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-16 12:12:00

Hmmm. I'm going to take what could be the most unpopular stance on this, but I think it's the right thing to do. If she asks to be forgiven, to give up her "boyfriend" and stay with you and be your wife, and a be better person, do it. In the biggest possible picture, the amount you have to lose by doing this is relatively small compared to what could be gained.

That's the kind of gullible ignorance that perpetuates these kinds of schemes. You will know a tree by its fruit and this one is poisonous. This guy would be better off jumping off a cliff, flapping his arms in the hope of a soft landing than to even entertain the idea of staying with this conniving deceiver.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-16 11:21:00

I emailed you the translation. She is regreting a lot of things, missing her family, and missing her boyfriend. Her boyfriend also makes her sound like a nympho, but she's denying you so it must be just you that she doesn't like. Ditch her.

Wow. I'm really surprised that she made it through her interview for her visa, but I know that this happens unfortunately, and it's because of bad apples like this that poison the whole bunch. Send her back and notify immigration along with the chat logs for evidence.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-16 11:17:00

That is the most confusing part. She was contemplating (as in crying herself to sleep every night) going home after she was only here 3 or 4 weeks. She misses her family so much and has been having a lot of difficulty adjusting. I had even priced one way tickets. So her desire to stay in this country is not all that strong. I just wish I would have caught all this before the wedding and before paying for the adjustment of status. I love her very much, but love has to go both ways

Then I wouldn't jump to conclusions about her motives to leave her life back in the Philippines to be with you. Let her fly back home without shutting the door to any future for your relationship.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-16 02:47:00

Helping your filipina adjust to life in the US/not get too homesick

I would second the caution about making "friends" with other Filipinos. Make friends on the basis of character, not their nationality.

Making social connections based on cultural background, especially for someone who is trying to adjust to a different culture is tremendously beneficial. That doesn't mean they are going to become close friends with those other Filipinos, but it provides a social network of support that they came to rely on back home in the Philippines. Culturally, Filipinos are outgoing and friendly. For some Americans, especially those who tend to be reclusive or introverted, such openness to social connections can seem threatening or intimidating.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-25 01:19:00

Helping your filipina adjust to life in the US/not get too homesick

We moved from Southern California, where there's over a million Filipinos, to the relatively small town of Flagstaff, Arizona where we didn't think we'd meet any Filipinos. Then after a few months, during Mass when visitors are asked to raise their hands, we heard someone was visiting from the Philippines. So we came over to them after Mass and from there, we've since been invited to two different Filipino get-togethers.

So I would say if you take your wife to Mass, she's bound to run into some other Filipinos. Frequenting Asian food markets is also a good place. And buffet restaurants :lol:

....you are almost guaranteed to run into a Filipino there. We just ran into some Filipinos while at the mall, as we were ordering Japanese grill.

Having other Filipinos for support is the most important thing to help her adjust and not feel so homesick.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-11-22 11:59:00

I am one of the "fortunate" who has a lady who is not seeking out a westerner to make the family rich back home, nor to live an extravagant lifestyle. However, some of her family there give her a very hard time emotionally by expecting or even somewhat demanding it. Even in this, though, I consider us blessed since it is not the majority of the family who act this way.

One of her sisters seems to have the attitude that Bel needs to get a job right away and send all or most of the money back to them. That sister and her husband seem to already be counting on money from us, even though Bel has flat out said to her "I'm going to the US to get married and be a wife, not to work." While it could be that Bel might want to get a job, I don't want her to work just for the sake of earning her own money and especially not for some obligation of making the family back home lazy. My income will be fine, and it will be "our income". If she wants to get a regular job, I want her reasoning to be for the fun or experience of the job itself.

There seems to be a very high tendency for "the family" back home in many cases (not just ours) to want to become rich from their daughters/sisters going to America. Sure, Bel could get a full time job making a few hundred bucks a month, and send it all to them, and it would make them a very rich family. But in my opinion, and hers, that would actually be a disservice to them. It's the same concept of spoiling children. You don't want your child to become a lazy over-dependent brat.

Beware of the possibility of family members in the Philippines trying to create "emergencies" to get money. It could start out slow and then turn in to a monthly ritual of needing some kind of emergency funds.

It is possible to be both loving and financially responsible. Being loving often means making the unpopular, responsible choices.

Kevin, I think you're making a lot of assumptions. You're used to living in a social welfare state (Social Security, Medicare, Food Stamps), where in the Philippines, your family is really your only social safety net. Most Filipinos have no real health insurance, so if Uncle Johnny needs a brain tumor removed, you better be prepared to help out. If you give your wife grief every time her family asks for help, you might find yourself driving a wedge between you and your wife, as blood is thicker than water.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-10-30 23:09:00

the money was sent over time, a few hundred a month, i know she doesn't have a job so i send it for everyday living expenses. No i dont ask for an itemized account for the money, but i am sure she is putting it to good use, thanks for the concern but i think everything is fine.

Ok. I don't think it's necessary to itemize every expenditure as long as you know where the money is going. You just made it sound like you were giving money and you had no idea where it was going, when in reality you actually do have a good idea what she is using it for. And this isn't about trust, but of accountability. Being dependent on the other financially is a tricky thing because it often clouds or distorts judgment of both partners.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-10-28 23:18:00

Hello everyone! thanks for the advice, and let me clarify,the money is not the problem or the source of my fears, it was the loss of trust the guy must have felt when he sees someone he totally trusts attempting to send money behind his back, i have sent thousands to my fiancee and never asked what she use it for, and i have xoom records which i sent in as evidence to prove it. So basically i just had a concern since she never brought it up to me. I am willing to do what is necessary to have a happy healthy relationship, she is an equal partner in this and i do feel whats mine is hers too. I encourage her to tell me all her hopes, dreams , and expectations, because i am here to help make them all come true, it is a true love we have no matter where she is from and i know our love will last a lifetime! thanks again, and keep it coming, there is no such thing as learning too much.

Whoah!

I wouldn't send that kind of money to ANYONE in my family, without knowing where it is going or being used for, for one.

Pardon me for asking, but why are you sending her that much money without any explanation or reason behind it? IMO, that's not only red flag for you to be aware of, but a red flag to the Consulate during the interview process, because he's going to probably ask her what you should be asking - what is all the money being used for?

Edited by El Buscador, 27 October 2010 - 01:15 PM.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-10-27 13:15:00

my fiancee has mentioned nothing of the subject of supporting her family once she arrives, is this a given? without even having a need to discuss it?

Without question - if her family is in need of her help, and it is economically feasible to do so, then she will (at least from her perspective). I don't know why so many Westerners have trouble with the concept of helping family. However, that doesn't mean that you just send them money, no questions asked. For example, a friend of ours who came over from Philippines almost 20 years ago, had been sending money to her younger siblings for college, but after several years, she found out that at least one of them wasn't actually going and was using the money for other things.

So if in the future, your wife's family needs ongoing financial support, it would be well within your prerogative to ask questions and to structure the help in such a way that it truly helps rather than just becoming a crutch, IMO. For example, paying their tuition and books directly vs. just sending money.

Edited by El Buscador, 27 October 2010 - 07:20 AM.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-10-27 07:19:00

Filipino-American Associations in USA

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-12-02 19:04:00

Are you talking about people who's blogs are in their signatures? I haven't happened to notice threads created for the purpose of linking to a blog. I don't read every thread though, could have easily missed out.

It seems quite a stretch of that rule to say that people's personal blogs which happen to contain a few advertisements are against the TOS. I have visited a maybe a handful of blog links from this forum (all from this section), and I never even noticed the ads. I'm quite sure the goal of that rule is to avoid affiliate links and similar from being posted and used in signatures.

I happen to know quite a bit about how advertising and money-making works over the internet. It's incredibly unlikely that anyone who's blog is linked on this forum is earning even enough money to cover the cost of the blog hosting if they're not using a free host/blog service. If they are using a free blog service, then the ads are very possibly being placed by the service provider and not the blogger. There are many types of ads a person could have on their blog, most of which require visitors to actually click on them before there is any payment involved. Beyond that, many require the visitor to either give some personal information or buy a product before there's any payment or commission earned. They'd have to have a very popular site in order to charge a CPM rate for banners on it (cost per thousand views/displays), which are about the only kind that doesn't require the visitors to do something. So it's nearly certain they are not "getting paid based on the number of visitors to their site".

Hypotheticals:

1) Joey Ray (fictional, hypothetical person) runs a very popular content-based website about scuba diving. His site earns a significant income because he's put a lot of work into it, and has some advertising deals with scuba oriented vendors. Joey Ray has himself a Filipina wife and is an average member of the forums here, occasionally participating in normal ways. One day, another user asks about scuba diving in the Philippines, and Joey Ray response to the question and includes a link to the Philippines Diving section of his site. Is this okay? If not, would it be fine if another member aware of Joey Ray's site linked to it instead? Clearly, it is not the intent of the rule to block this type of post, though you could stretch the strict definition of it to possibly argue against the innocent post.

2) Frank (finctional, hypothetical person) runs myriad money-making-blogs on myriad topics, the goal of his blogs is purely to make money, and they only contain content which serves the purpose of making money. If Frank posts links to these blogs, the reason for posting is most likely also to earn money, unless he was posting them as an example of "this is what a money-making-blog looks like". Regardless of whether Frank is a regular contributing member or not, this type of posting would be what the rule is trying to prevent, as it makes the post a commercial advertisement rather than a discussion.

If people are actually linking to real money-making-blogs here, then I agree with you. If their blog is personal in nature, with their daily lives, thoughts, musings/rants, vacations, photos, etc, then I can almost guarantee they aren't "making money" from it, regardless of advertising content. Therefore, I doubt there's actually any problem.

I agree with rlogan's assessment that this kind of discussion would normally be better addressed in the Site Discussion Forum. However, since I posted this thread to address what seems to be a problem in the Philippines Subforum, I'll give you a response.

The TOS are pretty clear: As a member, you agree not to....

Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose, other than in areas of the Service that are intended for such uses.

Advertise or offer to sell any services or products on the Forums without the written permission of VisaJourney.com.

A member can always ask before posting a link to their own blog site, if it in fact has ads and they are not posting the link to gain traffic to their site to see if Captain Ewok would make an exception, but I think it would be easier if you want to just share what you've written on your blog site, to simply copy and paste the text in the thread you are creating. You can do the same things with photos.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-12-07 02:21:00

Do I get paid to be a snitch?

Nope. But you also don't get paid to complain about links to blog sites you supposedly see throughout the entire VJ site. Blog sites per se are not against the TOS. Posting links to blog sites that pay you for how much internet traffic you bring to that site is.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-12-02 07:13:00

I see blogs and website links across the boardI This needs to be said here and across--the-board since there seems to be a problem across-the-board not just some "Pinays" creating threads with links to their blog sites. Look around Question? How would you know if they are getting paid or not?

I take it you don't know much about blogging. If you see someone posting a link to a personal blog site where there are advertisements on their pages, they are getting paid based on the number of visitors to their site. And if you see those kinds of links, report them as they are a violation of TOS.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-12-01 22:46:00

I think this needs to be said here since there seems to be a reoccurring problem with some Pinays creating threads with links to their blog sites.

It is against the Terms of Service for members of this website to post links to your blog site if you are getting paid by the number of hits from advertisers.

By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the Service, you will not:

Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose, other than in areas of the Service that are intended for such uses.

No Solicitation. You shall not distribute on or through the Service or to any persons or entities identified via Visajourney.com any Content or material containing solicitations or advertising of any kind without the express prior written permission of Visajourney.com. Lawyers, law firms, immigration related businesses or their proxies are prohibited from soliciting employment from prospective clients through the Forums or any of its interactive features. In the discussion forums you may discuss or recommend third-party Web sites, goods or services, so long as you have no financial interest in and receive no direct or indirect benefit from such Web sites, products or services, or the recommendation of such.

one...two...tree

Male

Philippines

2010-12-01 20:45:00