Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	what to do when i get to USA?	Lotus is glutton for punishment. And so is her ally.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-11 01:46:00
Philippines	what to do when i get to USA?	QUOTE (mossycouple @ Jul 9 2009, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wonder some people are so negative here, instead of being supportive, please give thoughts that inspires her. They love to pick on the original poster. They feel good when the OP is pissed off. Sucker!	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-10 09:16:00
Philippines	what to do when i get to USA?	QUOTE (phopho06 @ Jul 9 2009, 04:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello hello!!!! i want to know what i have to do when i get to us coz i dont have any idea about this!!!!i hear about SSN? but i dont have any idea about it!! and i will be needing lots of help coz i will be going to US by july 14.. and i hope you can give me more information in whats the first thing to do..!!! i will be sure happy to know and to receive lots of replies for this!!!! Chill out, Phopho06. You'll get to that part about SSN. Go with the flow. Enjoy your new life in the land of the free and home of the brave.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-09 20:03:00
Philippines	what to do when i get to USA?	QUOTE (mossycouple @ Jul 9 2009, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lotus101 @ Jul 10 2009, 03:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (phopho06 @ Jul 9 2009, 07:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello hello!!!! i want to know what i have to do when i get to us coz i dont have any idea about this!!!!i hear about SSN? but i dont have any idea about it!! and i will be needing lots of help coz i will be going to US by july 14.. and i hope you can give me more information in whats the first thing to do..!!! i will be sure happy to know and to receive lots of replies for this!!!! Don't worry about it. your husband probably know everything on how to work your papers here. you will be super busy on your first month here in US. Wrong! Not all husband's knows what to do next or what paper works that you're gonna prepare again, one of them was mine, when I told him what I have read here in VJ he ask some more proof of sites or where did the members get the infos so i research more and sent him the USCIS site where it talks about AOS ang stuff like that. \ Enjoy first but don't forget to do what you have to do that won't jeopardize your stay here in the US. HAPPY TRIP!!!! It's a good thing the husband knew what he was doing or else, I would have been clueless about what to do after arriving in the US. He was the one who helped me with my AOS paper work. Funny, but we found out about Visa Journey after we got my green card.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-09 18:35:00
Philippines	Greetings from Dylan and Doug	That's a nice wedding photo. Congratulations and best wishes.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-09 17:43:00
Philippines	K1 or K3,,,,,does it even matter at this point?	QUOTE (kalapino @ Jul 11 2009, 03:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OK, My fiancee has completed and passed her medical exam twice and completed her interview last week. the case is being returned to USCIS for "review". we are not married, but If I go to Philippines next month and get married, will this help or hurt our petition for K1 ? I am thinking of calling USCIS and withdrawing our K1 application, getting married and filing a brand new case for K3. any thoughts? thanks ! What happened? Why was the case under review?	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-12 09:55:00
Philippines	Filipino Fruit	QUOTE (griffin @ Jul 12 2009, 09:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> SOAK APPLES IN VINEGAR THEN IT WILL BE CLOSER TO GREEN MANGO OR BUY NECTARINE... I buy the mangos from Mexico. Taste weird though.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-14 02:39:00
Philippines	What if your girl is at the bottom of the Philippines	QUOTE (Filipina Lover @ Jul 8 2009, 06:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for the answers, normally I wouldn't care about the cost of anything, but since I just did all of this and spent about $10,000 and then lost my girl, now I need to be careful, try to save if I can. Now I am worried, what if the next girl changes her mind at the last minute. I just can't believe that happened, did all the immigration stuff, got the plane ticket, everything arranged, all ready to fly here and then changes her mind. Weird, one day it's total love for me, and the next I am nobody. You have to take a chance on this next girl you found. Who knows? Maybe she won't get cold feet this time and you'll get lucky, you know, once bitten twice shy makes you wary the third time. It doesn't hurt to be careful. Doesn't matter if she lives in the middle of nowhere. The US embassy is in Roxas Blvd, Manila. She needs to show up there for her visa interview appointment. Edited by Rocky_nBullwinkle, 09 July 2009 - 05:53 PM.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-09 17:51:00
Philippines	What's needed for interview (and to schedule the interview)?	QUOTE (forestrose @ Jul 13 2009, 08:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Dave & Jenny @ Jul 13 2009, 09:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok, the NVC has *finally* gotten my case and assigned a case # (MNLxxxx). I have a few questions on the next steps for a K1 in the Philippines. First, what is needed for me to call and get an interview scheduled? Is it just a matter of giving it a few days for the case to be received by the US Embassy in Manila? Is there any way to know when I can call? Or do I need to fill in a DS-230? From the US Embassy web site, it seems I don't need this. Second, with regard to proof for the I-134, do I need to provide W-2's for the last 3 tax years? I only have the last 2 years (the year before that I worked in Japan and did NOT receive a W-2 or even a year end earnings statement). I will provide the last 3 years tax transcripts, plus my last 2 years W-2s. Third, for my letter of employment, does it matter if it is 3 or 4 months old (I will be attaching my payslips since then)? Thanks in advance! Dave hello, your fiancee will have to wait for a letter from the US Embassy informing her that she can now ask for a sked interview and medical exams , would take about 3 weeks , since she is in Leyte maybe more, I am not sure . Yep, a letter from the US Embassy will be delivered to her address informing her of the date of her interview and medical schedule in St. Luke's.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-14 02:22:00
Philippines	Help - Valid ID	QUOTE (HappyDancer @ Jul 15 2009, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Classic case of red tape in the Philippines! Oh it aggravates me! Hay, ang hirap mag-apply ng passport lalo na kapag first time applicant. Daming requirements. Nakaka-stress!	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-15 18:38:00
Philippines	Help - Valid ID	I thought postal ID and voter's registration are valid ID's in the Philippines.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-14 14:08:00
Philippines	Report to Marriage pictures	QUOTE (robacjd @ Jul 12 2009, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Guys, We are ready to send the forms along with the requirements, however, on the instruction sheet of the report to marriage, it states to sign the pictures at the right side of bottom front, but the pictures are too small. Has anybody from here submitted their forms with signed pictures? If so, where did you sign them? We are sending them to LA. Thanks, I signed my passport photos on the back. Are you talking about the passport photos? I personally appeared before the Philippine Embassy in San Francisco. The embassy has their own requirement for passport photo size. I paid $25 for the report of marriage and $50 for the renewal of passport. Edited by Rocky_nBullwinkle, 14 July 2009 - 02:37 AM.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-14 02:34:00
Philippines	Visa in hand	QUOTE (abbynorm2 @ Jul 15 2009, 09:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Finally, after over 3 months in AP, she has received her Visa just moments ago when the Air 21 driver followed her all over town and finally found her in the restaurant at a wedding. It does not matter how long the rest takes, we can handle it together. So that explains the car chase . Finally you got the visa. Congratulations abbynorm!	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-16 12:30:00
Philippines	Scrap Book	QUOTE (pweettyy @ Jul 14 2009, 09:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> is it okay to put your pictures in a scrap book? or better to bring it pasted to a coupon bond then put a caption below for your USE interview? A lot of them girls here in VJ made scrapbooks as evidence of genuine relationship.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-15 00:07:00
Philippines	CFO ... wow	QUOTE (SomedaySomehow @ Jun 26 2009, 12:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So my fiance just went to Cebu for the CFO .. they will not issue her the CFO certificate without the following ... A photo copy of MY passport ( I am hesitant on this but I will be blacking out the Passport number ) ... I don't see the need for them to have this in the first place .... unbelievable ... Secondly they are asking for a Certificate of Singleness from me ... well if they had half a brain there they would know that my petition for my fiance wouldn't be approved if I wasn't single and free to marry ... but anyway I realize what I am dealing with here .. Anyone know what we can do here in the US to fulfill this request for a certificate of singleness here in the US? As far as I know we don't have such a document or a cenomar like in the PHILS ... thanks for any help Signed, Frustrated Kinda weird. Why do they need a photocopy of your passport? I thought she is going to need a photcopy of her passport, visa and the fees for the counselling, CFO sticker and stamp only.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-26 12:25:00
Philippines	HELP! What is the affordable/cheap but RELIABLE courier from USA to Phil. without paying all the customs fee	Check your area if there's an LBC Worldwide (Mundial). It would cost you $65 for the biggest box.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-17 11:07:00
Philippines	Introduced by a family member ....	QUOTE (SomedaySomehow @ Jul 15 2009, 02:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have been reading through this website quite a bit today as it is my day off ... I am curious if others here have met their fiance or SO through a relative? And if so did you have any issues along the visa journey because of this? I will give you a little bit of how my fiance and I met ... I met my fiance through my father and his wife ( Who is filipina ) ... my fiance and his wife are first cousins ... initially they gave each of us each others yahoo ID's were we have talked every SINGLE day since that first day ... I assume they will look at our case more closely because of this? I would have enough faith in god and the people working at the embassy's to be able to see our love for each other is unbelievably true and committed so I really don't have any worries about this ... Anyone else here have a similar situation, if so what was or has been your experience so far? For me I wouldn't have it any other way .. I am happy and feel blessed I met her the way I did ... she is amazing. Thank for reading and any replies ! All I can say is fate and destiny my dear. If you believe in these things, then you are hopeless romantic like me albeit husband and I didn't meet like you did. When you and your fiance met through relative's intervention, there's always the possibility that your story can cast doubts among the US embassy folks who are involved your case. Be that as it may, you have to convince them the love that you have for each other is beyond the shadow of a doubt. Edited by Rocky_nBullwinkle, 15 July 2009 - 06:18 PM.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-15 18:16:00
Philippines	nothing........	QUOTE (happyme @ Jul 17 2009, 11:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Rocky_nBullwinkle @ Jul 18 2009, 02:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nakakainip ba maghintay? Patience is a virtue. hayyyyyyyyyyy oo nga ate kaya lang talagang need mag-intay hehehhehe... inip na ko kc gusto ko na makita hubby ko... di nakakainip pag ka-chat, kausap sa phone or basta nakikita mo alng sya sa cam khit di kayo nag-uusap... pero pag tulog na dahil magkaiba ng oras naiinip na ko.... hayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Mag-work ka muna sa call center. Anything to keep yourself busy.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-18 02:01:00
Philippines	nothing........	Nakakainip ba maghintay? Patience is a virtue.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-07-18 01:52:00
Philippines	k1 long waiting	QUOTE (djjho @ Jun 13 2009, 12:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello! anyone same situation? i done my interview @ manila usembassy last may 13 my fiance petition paper PART C Q#2 he forgot to anwer it so the consul ask for a new one with answer but i did not recieved any pinkpaper and the consul didnot tell me if my visa is approved. last may18 i already send the paper personally to embassy. since then no visa came up. huhuhu... is there no definete date when my visa approved? it that be okay if i did not have pinkslip? help.... thanks What form are you talking about?	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-13 09:53:00
Philippines	is this possible?	All the girls I met got theirs right away, but I got called back because my fingerprint did not scan right. So it took 8 days for me in Metro Manila. Make sure your hands are clean and don't wear any lotion, or your fingerprint might be screwed up, or something like that. I waited the second time to make sure it was okay.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-06 12:20:00
Philippines	What I (Pinay) do (don`t) and how he (Kano) does it...	QUOTE (DianneWalgreens @ Jun 14 2009, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (rheanick @ Jun 14 2009, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Matt & Jovy @ Jun 15 2009, 12:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We have known each other for 6 years na (although we`d only been together in person for less than a hundred days, haha!) , we noticed lots of differences on how we do things... so here are the few things I can remember for now... 1. I use fork and spoon when eating while he uses fork and knife (see topic forum Filipino foods that my fiance kano doesnt like) 2. I use tabo at sabon (water and soap) after using toilet he uses tissue. 3. I remove my shoes before going inside and around the house he wears shoes inside the house. 4. I don`t give tips when eating in restaurants he always does give tips. Haha! 5. I don`t always follow traffic rules when driving (here in Phil, it`s just a suggestion, hehe) he does follow it and they`re not just rules. 6. I enjoy doing things for him (ironing his clothes, putting food on his plates or just being maasikaso) but he doesn`t like it. He prefer doing things with me (laundry, cooking, etc). 7. I don`t say thank you (salamat), excuse me, and other polite words that much but he does say those most of the time. Haha! I am sure there are more that I forgot to list here but I want to know yours... Looking in your timeline.. you are not yet in the US. But once you are hear.. 1. make sure that you follows the rules in driving, else you are endangering not just your life but also life of other people. You have to unlearn some of your driving behaviour from the philippines. 2. And you need to learn to give tips.. mostly 15% of your total bill Just few tips for your US transitions. pansin ko yan d2 masyado cla strict sa rules i asked hubby kung hanggang ilan ang speed limit nila d2 he said 80 mph wla dw daan sa US ang pde lumagpas sa 80 khit sa interstate kundi...ticket ang katapat mo mapapansin mo hinahabol kna lng ng DMV at take note nde pde ang lagay d2 unlike sa pinas daming kotong cops 65 mph dito sa California ang speed limit sa freeway. Kapag lumampas ka, nasa likod mo na ang CHP.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-14 22:20:00
Philippines	What I (Pinay) do (don`t) and how he (Kano) does it...	QUOTE (Matt & Jovy @ Jun 14 2009, 09:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We have known each other for 6 years na (although we`d only been together in person for less than a hundred days, haha!) , we noticed lots of differences on how we do things... so here are the few things I can remember for now... 1. I use fork and spoon when eating while he uses fork and knife (see topic forum Filipino foods that my fiance kano doesnt like) 2. I use tabo at sabon (water and soap) after using toilet he uses tissue. 3. I remove my shoes before going inside and around the house he wears shoes inside the house. 4. I don`t give tips when eating in restaurants he always does give tips. Haha! 5. I don`t always follow traffic rules when driving (here in Phil, it`s just a suggestion, hehe) he does follow it and they`re not just rules. 6. I enjoy doing things for him (ironing his clothes, putting food on his plates or just being maasikaso) but he doesn`t like it. He prefer doing things with me (laundry, cooking, etc). 7. I don`t say thank you (salamat), excuse me, and other polite words that much but he does say those most of the time. Haha! I am sure there are more that I forgot to list here but I want to know yours... Bill doesn't like garlic on his food. He doesn't like me making gisa with bawang and sibuyas. He uses scallions or onions only. I like to eat my hamburger with bread, cheese and ketchup while eats his hamburger with salad and mustard. Cute no? Edited by Rocky_nBullwinkle, 14 June 2009 - 11:59 AM.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-14 11:58:00
Philippines	Tragic Story of Thomas Hunt and Filipina Wife	QUOTE (charles! @ May 18 2009, 10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (rheanick @ May 18 2009, 11:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (charles! @ May 19 2009, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (rheanick @ May 18 2009, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (charles! @ May 18 2009, 04:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lotus101 @ May 18 2009, 12:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Lesson to learn...men should not marry a young woman...don't buy the words "age doesn't matter" or " its happened we love each other".....it is purely scam really? perhaps you have some research to back up that claim? Dont mind lotus... He would just say whatever he wants. You have better things to do. perhaps you enjoy those kind of stereotypes. i thought better of you, but apparently i was wrong. Visit lotus profile. "I tend to speak my mind but I don't force my opinions to other people. however if you find my posts hurting you just ignore it because I don't intend to hurt anybody. and remember that." Its quite long... I just compress it to 7 words: "He would just say whatever he wants." The nearest i could think of. i thought lotus was a she, and that you were saying that above to me. She's a she. She is from the Visayan Region. Anyway, I'll say the wife is a first class Pinay gold digger!	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-05-19 09:24:00
Philippines	Tragic Story of Thomas Hunt and Filipina Wife	Hay, kawawa naman yung guy. Nakakatulog kaya ng mahimbing si Ms Hazelyn or whatever her name is. She is really a con artist. What a shame.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-05-17 21:01:00
Philippines	Just Sharing	QUOTE (pasaway na angel @ Jun 16 2009, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Please tell me what you think about the articles. I will appreciate it very much. Thanks! Like you, I also like to watch the playful squirrels playing outside our bedroom window. I like to take pictures of these furry but rodent sized creatures. One time I caught one of them playing in our porch. The poor little one scampered away as soon as he saw me coming out of the door. I am always fascinated with the sight of these in our front yard and so are the blue jays and the deers that always come jump over our property and eat my roses. Can you see the squirrel? I took a photo of him while he was on the tree infront of our bedroom window. The doe that loves to eat my roses. I thought of shooting him the next time she comes to visit, but husband says no siree. I cannot do that.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-16 20:13:00
Philippines	thinking of what to bring...PAL	QUOTE (Jeff&Madz @ Jun 18 2009, 06:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Gud pm!can someone give me info about what we can bring...i'm not leaving yet but just thinking of what else i can bring. I bought mga "anek-anek" from the middle east noon and went through the immigration coming back to the PI without any problem with my check in...Im owndering if its gonna be the same going to US. I have a collection of perfumes i want to bring with me...some 75ml, some 150 ml, 30ml etc etc.. then have a more than 1L bath lotion i wanna bring too..huhuhu! as in i dont want to leave it behind..plus some 1000ml spray net..hehehe!!! (which i might need to use on my wedding and ayaw ko na bumili) ...what is the maximum allowed liquid sa check in? makakalusot kaya sa check in ito? i'll be bringing too my electric sewing machine which weighs 13.2 kg...ok lang ba un? about the hand carry...i'll have my laptop, my violin and un trolley which will be 7kgs...ok ba un? or i need to put my violin in the check in? i dont wanna leave it behind... these are what worries me lng kung makakalusot... thanks for the inputs! Dito ka na lang bumili ng electric sewing machine. Bigat bigat niyan iha. Times two yan sa pounds. I got mine here for 10 bucks only.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-18 12:08:00
Philippines	How Wonderful Are Your Inlaws?(Naging mabait ba sila sa inyo?)	QUOTE (kev_n_jena @ Jun 13 2009, 01:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (newbie99 @ Jun 13 2009, 09:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Pasali din ako hehe.. my in-laws they are sooooooooooooo great!!! when i was in the Phils. my mom in law sent me a necklace then pagdating ko ng USA me cake p sya ginawa saying WELCOME HOME and my dad-in-law lagi niya kami treat ni hubby kumain s labas, manood ng sine... and eto ang pnaka touching.... biruin ninyo s bahay nila kami tumira ni hubby pero sila ang lumipat at binigay s min ung bahay nila!!! me instant house n kami hehehe ang latest binigay nila s kin c casper (pusa ni dad in law hehe) Good for you guys. My in-laws has lot's of cats. There are some with no tails I know cats are very cute but I'm just contented with one pet (our smart border collie). Welcome to VJ BTW, your cat looks so cute. Ganyan dinyung pusa ng kapitbahay namin. Naglalaro kami ng mga pusa sa kapitbahay namin kasi ayaw ni hubby ng kittiy cat. 500 miles ang layo ni mother in law ko kaya meron ako instant mom-in-law dito sa kapit bahay namin at madami siya alagang pusa. Yung isa sa kanila nakasuot ng white na socks.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-18 13:35:00
Philippines	How Wonderful Are Your Inlaws?(Naging mabait ba sila sa inyo?)	I met my mom-in-law four times only ever since I got here in 2007 because she lives 500 miles away. I spent 2 christmases with her, a family reunion in 2008 and the first time Bill brought me to LA to see the rest of his family. Mary Jane 83 years old and was widowed twice. One thing I can say about her is she likes to talk which I like too because we both like to talk about everything that's going on in our lives. And she likes to drink champagne.We get to talk to her on the phone only. Bill's dad died when he was 5 years old. She gave me a crock pot as a christmas gift because she got a hint that I am not much of a cook.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-11 12:37:00
Philippines	Hecho en Filipinas	QUOTE (felb @ Jun 18 2009, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> my hubby has calvin klein shirts na made in the philippines! marami din akong nakikita sa old navy at gap na made in pinas. kakatuwa. minsan pinipili ko yung galing atin para lumakas ang exports sa pinas. Yep! Buy Pinoy. Kagaya ng nakalagay sa Silver Swan toyo na bininili ko sa Safeway. Nakalagay doon "Buy Pinoy".	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-18 13:16:00
Philippines	Hecho en Filipinas	QUOTE (macutelit @ Jun 18 2009, 10:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> [attachment=10750:private_...e4b0012l.jpg] yang tommy na yan suot ng baby ko nabili namin dito pero made in the philippines at sa meijer nakakabili kami manggang piko na hinog manila mango tawag nila masarap naman at matamis pero iba pa din ang hilaw na mangga Tingnan mo nga naman yan. Maganda talaga ang mga damit gawang Pinas. Medyo mahal na kapag dito mo binili.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-18 12:31:00
Philippines	Hecho en Filipinas	Nakabili ako sa Wal-Mart ng blouse at underwears na made in the Philippines. Hay, nakakalokah! Pero in fairness maganda naman. At least nakakarating dito ang mga apparels made in Pinas. Sana mga prutas din. Miss ko na ang manggang kalabaw at Indian mango. Nakabili din ba kayo ng mga clothes made in the Philippines?	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-18 12:12:00
Philippines	If there was no USA ... or no Philippines ...	QUOTE (mariquita linda @ Jun 21 2009, 06:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (quirky @ Jun 21 2009, 09:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm sorry, what? You married your deceased sister's husband? Really? I'm sorry, no that is just odd. Really, really odd. I'm not meaning to disrespect but I'm shocked that USCIS and your embassy allowed you to obtain a green card. Holy moly... QUOTE (Señora Bonita @ Jun 15 2009, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Even if there were no United States, my husband and I were probably destined to be life partners. Chances are he might not have left the Philippines for a foreign country. And that an act of God, the passing of my older sister who was his first wife (en paz descanse), could have brought us together somehow. Hey, who are you to pass judgement on other people's relationships? If you got something to say that hurts somebody's feelings, just keep it to yourself, moron! Yeah. They fell in love. That's it. It's just matter of the heart that the heart can only answer.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-21 10:35:00
Philippines	If there was no USA ... or no Philippines ...	QUOTE (Pepe Alvaréz @ Jun 16 2009, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Rocky_nBullwinkle @ Jun 16 2009, 08:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luckymom @ Jun 16 2009, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It is not whether both partners come from a rich or poor country. It's where God brings them together. I, for one didn't even plan who will be my next partner in life and God gave me the most wonderful one - in the person of my husband. If there is no Philippines, there would still be GOOD LADIES who's got good moral values. It's so happens that those LADIES come from a poor nation (as what some people always say). Bottom line is with or without USA or Philippines, GOD will still bring two people together. I don't know if I get the point so well here. I just go by my instinct. Fate or destiny. Big thanks to the internet. If there was no USA, , I would prefer marrying a Jamaican. LOL Rocky, if there were no USA, fate might have brought you to an American transplant in Costa Rica named Guillermo! Just kiddin'. I would find him anyway even if Guillermo would migrate to Costa Rica and put up a ####### house there. QUOTE (sunandmoon @ Jun 16 2009, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> if there is no USA or no Philippines, would any of us even exist? Wow! That is deep.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-16 20:17:00
Philippines	If there was no USA ... or no Philippines ...	QUOTE (luckymom @ Jun 16 2009, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It is not whether both partners come from a rich or poor country. It's where God brings them together. I, for one didn't even plan who will be my next partner in life and God gave me the most wonderful one - in the person of my husband. If there is no Philippines, there would still be GOOD LADIES who's got good moral values. It's so happens that those LADIES come from a poor nation (as what some people always say). Bottom line is with or without USA or Philippines, GOD will still bring two people together. I don't know if I get the point so well here. I just go by my instinct. Fate or destiny. Big thanks to the internet. If there was no USA, , I would prefer marrying a Jamaican. LOL	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-16 19:47:00
Philippines	Wish us luck!	QUOTE (Matt & Bing @ Jun 18 2009, 05:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello friends. Tomorrow I will make the looooong flight to Manila to accompany my Bing to her interview on Tuesday. We will have an engagement party the following weekend and then hopefully return together on July 4th. Thanks to Visa Journey, we feel ready and confident for the interview. Please pray for us. Thanks, Matt & Bing Good luck Matt and Bing. I know you will pass the interview. Congratulations on your engagement party. Party time!	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-20 15:03:00
Philippines	Wow, the Philippines!	QUOTE (loveaboo @ Jun 21 2009, 08:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ManilaIdaho @ Jun 22 2009, 11:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There will be lots of definitions to tackle,lots of discussions to argue about,BUT no matter what,filipinos or not,whether this or that race believed that they are the best wiFE of not,To EACH HIS OWN.And from my understanding,this site is for the couples who are waiting to be with each other and to help one another with this journey and not to attack Filipinas who by their own belief,they are the best wives.Anyways,they said that in the Philippine Forum,they did not go to other portals and bragged about that.This thread already reached 19 pages,been discussed about races and how they got into different countries,created lots of responses and made filipinas mad .I seldom post and read here,and if i'm not interested in one topic,i'd rather ignore it.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 oh before i forget,i can attest to that that filipinas are great wives because i'm married to one...yes,i am bragging because i have proof,my wife,and i believe that all the men here are married to the greatest and the bestest wife HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE FATHERS LIKE ME.CHEERS EVERYONE! Well said!!! Funny how this conversation evolved...LOL. Coming from you, I hope what you said will finally put an end to this issue here. Hoping.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-21 22:49:00
Philippines	Wow, the Philippines!	QUOTE (Natty Bumppo @ Jun 21 2009, 07:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (loveaboo @ Jun 21 2009, 08:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As per Filipino as a race: 1 and 2 - yes 3b - yes 3c - yes - we are on an island chain, thus we've effectively been "isolated" enough (with the exception of the past 100 years maybe) to have our own population. 5 - yes - we have our own history, language, cultural traits, etc. OK, there you go...Therefore from those definitions I can conclude that Filipino qualifies as a race. 1 and 2 - The PI is also a huge melting pot. Lots of people from other cultures (ethnic identities). While there are some native (long term residents) there are also an lot of new entries into the culture (Japan, China, US, Spain, other Eur ancestory, etc) So how pure is the common decent/ heridity/ population? Granted in some areas probably common. In the population centers ... maybe not so. Maybe you can shed more light on this thought. 3b - physical characteristics? since there are many different cultures present in the PI ... is there a line drawn somewhere? Or does this mean that someone of spanish decent can't be of the PI "race" because they don't look enough like other parts of the population make-up? 3c - Island chain that has been through global wars, conquest, massive trading, etc. Consider that isolation in some areas may be so. The main population centers are less isolated and have been this way for lots of years. 5 - cultures, traits, etc have morphed with the influx of different cultures over the years. while it may have stabalized ... there are differences that can't be ignored. These items listed above are also similiar to other countries that have a history of different peoples settling or visiting (influence or biological input). I'm not trying to be argumentative, only showing a different side of the issue. There are many ethnic groups with differents and similarities between them in the PI ... just like other countries. The question is ... which ethnic group gets to be the PI "race"? And one this group is selected ... what happens to the others that have been there for generations ... yet just don't happen to quite meet the selected criteria. Anyway ... just food for thought. It's a good discussion. Thanks If that's the case, how do you explain the Hispanic race? Since you are obviously making a thorough research on this? Hispanic includes people that are from various ethnic backgrounds as well. Caucasian, Negro, and Native American just to name a few.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-21 22:26:00
Philippines	Wow, the Philippines!	QUOTE (charles! @ Jun 21 2009, 08:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Ber + Ter @ Jun 21 2009, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh yes, and I have maple syrup and toques, and even more timbits! you is my new best friend. Charles, are you turning Canadian? I know that the Maple tree came from Canada.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-21 10:39:00
Philippines	Wow, the Philippines!	QUOTE (Natty Bumppo @ Jun 20 2009, 10:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (loveaboo @ Jun 21 2009, 12:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was suppose to reply to a comment that has been removed. Anyways, I just wanted to say that I really didn't appreciate the foreigners attacking/insulting us filipinas. The thing is that we can't change the way they see us. I think the only thing we can do is to prove to them that they are NOT any better than us. I don't believe that keeping quiet and avoiding arguments is the way to do it, especially if they are insulting our race. While I believe that we have to choose our own battles, I also believe that if someone pick a fight, we have the right to defend ourselves but of course, we should make sure that we're fighting in the best way we can and not dragging ourselves into the mud. Let's not reply to them them the way they are responding to us here. We can do so much better than that. And yes, Filipinas make the best wives!!! Why? Because I and the filipinas and their spouses said so and even if others strongly disagree, I don't care! We're entitled to our own opinions and that is something they should learn to respect and get over with. Let us also respect their right to claim that their nationalities are the best. Let us not attack/insult people who don't agree with us and who are attacking/insulting us. Otherwise, we won't be any different from them at all. filipinas is a race? really? a culture yes ... an nationality yes .. Here we go again with the filipinas make the best wives. wow ... just wow ... Yeah, here we go again. This argument never ends. I wonder when? Just sick and tired I guess.	Rocky_nBullwinkle	Female	Philippines	2009-06-21 10:18:00