Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	Friggin Case Status Online	QUOTE (my_panacea = Greg @ Dec 13 2008, 03:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hope this is not happening, why?listen... (*deep sigh) When I called USCIS, to ask why our status still doesn't show up online , they told me that only the petitioner who can call and inquire about it. Like wth?? I'm the beneficiary, ok, fine. So of course my husband called the ever useful USCIS, why our case still doesn't show up online for over a month already, then this is the dumbest thing ever I ever knew... ..The lady told my husband that if after a week of our receipt date and still our case doesn't show up online, it might never be there due to the volume of petitions they are encoding online. So we just have to keep calling them check the status of our case, like #######??? what's the use of rendering the service of CHECK YOUR STATUS ONLINE if others can't use it????? Why others can view it immediately and others have to wait for light years before their cases appear online, like us. -- my friend from cali had the same problem with you, but she got all notices just that she cant register online she filed if around 3rd week of august and got GC card dec 8 i think... still better than mine which up to now i still dont get my bio sched tho my AP was approved. I just called USCIS today and she gave me 2 service request numbers for my i-765 and i-485 that within 45days that i dont hear anything from them i should call back again.. sucks another 45days and today is my 72nd day since they received my application.. i want my ead!!! i want my bio too!!!!	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-12 10:55:00
Philippines	That unmistakable flavor of Christmas, Pinoy-style	QUOTE (ryandgracey @ Dec 13 2008, 04:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You forgot the staple macaroni salad which is always a must in my family. We had some good callos too which my mother always makes. I will miss the huge family christmas day feast.... -- ako nman nagsawa na sa macaroni salad i made 4 times na dito last time was last thanksgiving, thats why i want to make buko salad next time maybe even without a buko hehhehe... just plain fruit salad	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-12 23:20:00
Philippines	That unmistakable flavor of Christmas, Pinoy-style	QUOTE (stevent @ Dec 13 2008, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (mamada @ Dec 12 2008, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (stevent @ Dec 13 2008, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (mamada @ Dec 12 2008, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (envy_me @ Dec 13 2008, 01:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> gusto ko ng puto-bumbong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!! lalo ko na-miss mga food natin esp pag pasko at new year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want to make buko salad kaso wala nman buko meron buko dito sa amin lugar kaso, parang frozen. di ko maintindihan. hehehe. -- meron sa asian store nung coconut meat na nka-garapon, forgot name sa tagalog eh.. yung niyog sya then pag open mo eh walang tubig but full of coconut meat??? pls. remind me kung sino man nakaalala ng tawag dun,, nsa dulo ng dila ko di ko matandaan sis hey sis i remember now sabi na nga ba nasa dulo ng dila ko hahahhaha... its MACAPUNO.. yeah there's macapuno in asian store dunno if will be ok with buko salad	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-12 22:45:00
Philippines	That unmistakable flavor of Christmas, Pinoy-style	QUOTE (stevent @ Dec 13 2008, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (mamada @ Dec 12 2008, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (envy_me @ Dec 13 2008, 01:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> gusto ko ng puto-bumbong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!! lalo ko na-miss mga food natin esp pag pasko at new year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want to make buko salad kaso wala nman buko meron buko dito sa amin lugar kaso, parang frozen. di ko maintindihan. hehehe. -- meron sa asian store nung coconut meat na nka-garapon, forgot name sa tagalog eh.. yung niyog sya then pag open mo eh walang tubig but full of coconut meat??? pls. remind me kung sino man nakaalala ng tawag dun,, nsa dulo ng dila ko	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-12 21:26:00
Philippines	That unmistakable flavor of Christmas, Pinoy-style	QUOTE (envy_me @ Dec 13 2008, 01:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> gusto ko ng puto-bumbong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!! lalo ko na-miss mga food natin esp pag pasko at new year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want to make buko salad kaso wala nman buko	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-12 20:59:00
Philippines	Tragic Marriage Proposal	QUOTE (RyaNRiza @ Dec 5 2008, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My husband was reading news from Yahoo tonight while I was preparing dinner. It was about a woman swept to the sea during a proposal in Oregon. The most shocking to us is that the woman is a Filipina and just arrived from the Philippines carrying K1 visa. Read the news on this link: http://news.yahoo.co.../proposal_death --- oh my GOD! i feel sorry for her fiance and family.. it was romantic but ended into tragic story. hope they can find her body... lets pray for her.	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-04 23:13:00
Philippines	brief courtship...	Never be a problem as long as you can prove that your relationship is bonafide and u have all the proofs with you.. Me and my then fiance had a short courtship too.. We met online july 2007, he came to PI Nov2007 filed K1 Feb2008 had my IV May08 and arrived here last july... so good luck and nothing to worry about sis..	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-16 18:46:00
Philippines	new baby	beep beep ... wow such a cute lil boy!!! congrats to your family and merry christmas!!! sooo cute!!!	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-16 12:10:00
Philippines	HOW DO YOU COPE, REALLY COPE?	Yeah things are really different here in US, i am just thankful that everyday i get to see my family on PI thanks to internet.. it helps me a lot not to get homesick. On my 1st month was harder for me coz my hubby is working on a night shift, and gosh i never experienced staying at home in PI so alone especially at night!!!!! so when my hubby got back to work after 2 weeks of vacation when i came here i always sleep in living room, i have my bible, flashlight, phone, and a knife hehehhehhe and also the house alarm which i still do every night as soon as my hubby left for work.. sometimes i cant sleep so my hubby will chat with me while at work until i fell asleep or i watched shows on laptop... but now i have a puppy as my company when hubby is at work.... its so much much different but have to deal with it for our LOVE. its good thing our hubbies love us sooo much and they do everything to make us happy.. i understand we are not totally happy because we miss family back home, food, etc but things will be better soon	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-12 23:49:00
Philippines	How does your Christmas tree look like?	QUOTE (stevent @ Dec 20 2008, 11:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i think i'm late sharing this... maybe not. hehehe walking santa n d ladder --wow so beautiful!!!! orange motif? its nice!!!! my hubby would love this one since his fave color is orange.. its great stevent !!!!	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-19 19:02:00
Philippines	How does your Christmas tree look like?	QUOTE (RyaNRiza @ Dec 17 2008, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (mamada @ Dec 16 2008, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is our Christmas tree me and hubby and his 7yr old daughter build this up.... taller than me lol Wow, your tree is rich of ornaments at mukhang may manger pa sa baba Good job on that! thats true... madami pa nga sabi ko na lng sa step daughter ko na sobra na hehehhe.. last year i watched them on cam while they were building up the tree then now ka-join na ako Merry Christmas too all!!!	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-16 18:41:00
Philippines	How does your Christmas tree look like?	This is our Christmas tree me and hubby and his 7yr old daughter build this up.... taller than me lol Attached Files  IMG_0943__Large_.JPG   65.11KB   20 downloads	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-16 18:21:00
Philippines	Merry Christmas to all of u.	Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon.. God bless America, God bless Philippines... God bless us All...	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-23 00:11:00
Philippines	Pasko na naman	Maligayang Pasko.. yeah iba talaga pati New year.. i will listen at watch na lng sa webcam yung putukan sa new year satin... ibang iba dito hayyy....	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-23 20:45:00
Philippines	Filipino's Favorite Food	QUOTE (o0pink0o @ Dec 24 2008, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (mamada @ Dec 24 2008, 01:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (o0pink0o @ Dec 24 2008, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> miss ko na pinoy foods me too!!! pero di ko miss yung dog coz thats not my fave or i don't know any na fave yan.... di ko rin naman fave ang dog kasi dog lover ako --korek so dpat title pala nitong post na to is filipinos fave pet, right??	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-24 00:21:00
Philippines	Filipino's Favorite Food	QUOTE (o0pink0o @ Dec 24 2008, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> miss ko na pinoy foods me too!!! pero di ko miss yung dog coz thats not my fave or i don't know any na fave yan....	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-24 00:08:00
Philippines	Filipino's Favorite Food	QUOTE (marea @ Dec 12 2008, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (tallcoolone @ Dec 11 2008, 06:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sorry but I can't find this funny at all and yes ENVY_ME is right none I know eat this kind of stuff... probably you and your wife... sorry -- i agree i did not find it funny too, its some kind of insult i think.	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-12 20:12:00
Philippines	balikbayan box arrived opened and items were missing	QUOTE (john & jean @ Dec 28 2008, 03:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> aaah, another of the "HAPPY" PHILIPPINES CUSTOMS VICTIMS!!! that sucks!!! i sent mine kinda late some but still my family got it b4 christmas and had no problems or box never opened... i sent it thru STARKARGO	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-27 21:38:00
Philippines	Mourning after christmas!	QUOTE (RickMj @ Dec 28 2008, 11:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My 3 years old sweet little girl (grandchild)was killed when a Bus bound to Bolinao from manila ran over her right infront of their house Witnesses says she was standing outside their home, watching the bus move down the highway, when the accident happened just an hour ago. The child was killed instantly. The little girl's father(my newphew) was home home at the time. The ambulance service was called but a spokesman for the alaminos hospital Ambulance Service said: she suffered extensive head injuries and unfortunately, when the paramedics arrived, there was nothing they could do..my poor little girl Im sorry to hear that ate.. condolences for the whole family, its hard to accept but stay strong for she is now with our Dear Lord..	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-28 10:16:00
Philippines	I MISS MY LIFE	QUOTE (leejoy_and_ron @ Dec 19 2008, 09:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (gladys @ Dec 18 2008, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (leejoy_and_ron @ Dec 18 2008, 08:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yeah buti kayo..theres someone make you stronger...e ako....?.im out of no where...walang kakampi...except GOD There are others who are fortunate enough to have family members here in US. I don't. But I have a "kakampi" -my husband. You should consider your husband as your kakampi. Where is he anyways? Are you living alone now? If you are just in San Jose, we can go around together!!! Take Care! he is not on my side.....i wish i could turn back time....... hey sis are you ok? whats happening? just missing home or there something else? where u from PI by the way?	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-18 16:39:00
Philippines	FedEx bailing out RP.	QUOTE (Haole @ Feb 7 2009, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> http://www.cnbc.com/id/29047152 i can't smile now.. another bad news and more pinoys will be jobless again	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2009-02-07 00:06:00
Philippines	pinay..be counted in this thread	BSBA Management... still looking for job here!!!!!	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2009-02-25 12:37:00
Philippines	Age difference between Filipinas and americans (Poll)	QUOTE (baxxy @ Aug 14 2008, 08:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (beameup @ Apr 1 2007, 06:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (beameup @ Apr 1 2007, 03:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> By "Americans", are you referring to Filipino-Americans? I've seen age gaps as much as 40 years. The only advice I received many years ago is that it is best to marry a Filipina that is close to 30 or older - I got that from a Filipino Pastor and friend of the family before I even began to consider marrying a Filipina. Generally you don't see huge age differences between Filipinos who live in the Philippines - I am assuming that would probably also be true between a Fil-Am and a petitioned Filipina. In my particular case both times the difference was about 15 years. Interesting, why did he say that? im 29 (pinay) and hubby 30 (white)	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-08-13 17:44:00
Philippines	Age difference between Filipinas and americans (Poll)	QUOTE (I luv my chappara @ Jun 11 2008, 02:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ehehhe july 26 nlng para sbay tau eheheh... yah ganda wedding na birthday pa im 29 na po and my fiance is 30....	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-06-10 09:25:00
Philippines	Which city and state are you?	QUOTE (ED*Riza @ May 30 2008, 09:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can I join girls? Clarkesville, Georgia pa-join po... Richmond, Virginia.. so far la pa taga VA for lovers sa mga posts, hmmmm	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-05-30 04:51:00
Philippines	CFO... ARE YOU KIDDING ME???	QUOTE (PrettyFlower @ Dec 13 2008, 03:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (EWRI6884 @ Dec 12 2008, 10:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My Fiancee just had her CFO experience... Wow, what we thought was JUST going to be a "Good to Know" and "Informative" event turned into partial interrogation on these women. My Fiancee said that overall they were nice to her but were strict, pushy and sometimes rude to most others. I am NOT sure what this whole CFO thing is really supposed to be but when they start quizing them on my pants size and requesting pictures of us be left with them, it seems to me that its BS... As far as I know (And I may be wrong) CFO is not the convening authority on VISA's and who should and shouldnt depart the country. I COMPLETELY understand what I believed to be the idea behind this program, and that was to... inform the Pinoys traveling abroad and make them completely aware of all their options (A GOOD THING). But when they told my Fiancee that they want to have our picture and she had to go back home to get one for them to keep, I was thinking.. WOW.. do they have that much power? Sounds communist to me... Sorry for my rant but... We just didnt realize it was going to be like this, kinda thought it was JUST an INFORMATIVE seminar. thats weird. and pissing me off to know they did that. i think they have abused CFO authority - not that they really have ultimate authority on things. -- they really keep atleast a picture of the couple together for thei file. but should not be the problem of not giving certificate or stamp coz for me pic is not that important... and i think they did not include the pic as one of the requirement? am not sure coz my friend just told me to bring atleast 1 pic coz they will ask for it so i did, but it sucks if i did not know that i should coz its a 1 1/2hrs from my house to their office.	smiley888	Female	Philippines	2008-12-12 10:45:00
Philippines	Family and friends invalidating my marriage	i have heard that same statement before pretty pricey booty call ! funny ! not really sure its all worth it	journey4life	Male	0	2010-01-31 22:54:00
Philippines	Family and friends invalidating my marriage	i understand i get the same thing ,,i get constant jokes and im not married yet just been talking for over year and half and had plans to go there but i get hackeld so much by guys i know about the mail order bride they always saying fed ex is here maybe shes in the big box haaha i know they joking but still gets old ,,plus i get lots of warnings about travel also ,,so at this point im just considering quitting the whole thing. good luck	journey4life	Male	0	2010-01-31 22:11:00
Philippines	Would my Dad or my sister be a better co-sponser?	These income issues are funny it seems , maybe its not worth the trouble if its going to create a hardship.	journey4life	Male	0	2010-01-30 10:50:00
Philippines	filipinia christian websight	Hello everyone i wondered if anyone had any knowledge of the dating sight filipina christian's ? I thought it may be a fairly new sight so i just thought i would ask if anyone had any thoughts. Thanks	journey4life	Male	0	2010-12-13 20:22:00
Philippines	Who are the Filipinas here that received money before getting married to their foreign fiance and sending money when they got here in US?	Before I left the Philippines I made it pretty clear to my Mom that it would take some time for us to adjust here and I would lose several months waiting for my EAD, getting my SSN and finally finding a job. So far my Mom has been pretty great about that; there have been some family emergencies (my dad had to be hospitalized this year to have gall stones removed) but at no time has she ever made us feel that we have to send her or anyone in our family any money. We were pretty upfront that this was not what we will be about (cash cow). I don't send money to the Philippines to support anyone; I send money to the Philippines to pay bills I had left behind and my mom helps me make sure they are paid on time. When I have a little extra I give it to her so she can play bingo. She is a retired school teacher and bingo is more of a privilege at this point (since my grandma kind of frowns upon her leaving the house). My husband, before we were married, only sent me money twice. The first time was to help me pay for Pippo's tuition, and the second time was for our wedding (which I planned; it was not a lavish ceremony by any means...just an intimate gathering with 60 people, including us...and mind you, I paid for quite a number of significant things myself...including my husband's wedding band, which I had asked a family friend to customize for him). At one point, I sent him money to help him pay for his airfare. So what we have is mutual dependency on each other...it has never been one way. There is no his money, her money...it's our money; that was a new concept for me...when I was married to Pippo's dad, he was terrible with money, so I had to save some for myself in case things got hairy. Fast forward to the present, when I'm not sure about spending our money on something at the grocery store or at the mall, I always ask him. That has saved us so much grief. I never assume anything, even though we are married. Our 2nd year wedding anniversary is just around the corner...times are hard now, and so we are being extra careful with our money. (I'm still on the lookout for a better job...so far nothing...but on the flipside I am spending a lot of time taking care of our new baby ) Funny enough, we do not have a lot of money now (compared to when we were in the Philippines), but we are very happy. Very good post . in fact some of the best words i have heard anyone say yet. You and your husband is a very lucky couple to have each other and understand that meaning less things arent really important in life. How i wish to find this kind of nice girl for me.	journey4life	Male	0	2010-12-13 16:36:00
Philippines	Getting married in Manila	Good luck !	journey4life	Male	0	2011-01-05 00:09:00
Philippines	Men Your Thoughts On Filipina	I married her for her broken English. It's just adorable. And how she irons my shirts, and how she always has a hot cooked meal for me, even when I come home drunk at 2am. And that she's like a little sports car, revving and ready for me to take her for a ride, even if she's been slaving over the hot stove all day. All the hype about these Filipinas is TRUE! She even thinks my rolls of fat and baldness make me look guapo. It was money well spent! Well i really like all the comments , but do you really think you should have said money well spent ? Do you belive this is a investment or something ?	journey4life	Male	0	2011-03-11 20:03:00
Philippines	What is the best sim for roaming?	you can use sprint they offer unlimited intl incoming and outgoing text for 7.00 per month and also intl calling plan for 7.00 and the calls are 15cent per minute there are some a few cents a few cents cheaper but the free text is a good deal. Hope that helps Also regarding the T-MOBILE they are now offering the same deal on intl text also.	journey4life	Male	0	2012-03-18 20:47:00
Philippines	sending money	Hello everyone i was wondering which is better when sending money to the philippines should you send in USA dollars or should you send in peso ? I have heard several things but was told recently that its better to send in usa money and not peso as they are taking a cut off of it on the other end. Thanks,	journey4life	Male	0	2012-03-26 17:36:00
Philippines	Can someone suggest a good US cellphone plan to call and text to Philippines?	Sprint also has unlimited text to philippines in and out going. They also have calling plan .	journey4life	Male	0	2012-07-08 21:35:00
Philippines	Jollibee	I must admit that I have grown to love Jollibee over the years. I think it has more to do with the association with good times than the quality or taste of the food. I'll take a yum with spaghetti combo any day. I love Andok's, Mang Inasal, Max's, Chik-boy, Bon Chon, Chowking, Greenwich, etc etc. There used to be tons of Shakey's pizza when I was a kid in the 80's in the US, but most of those are closed down in my neck of the woods now. I love going there too, but my wife totally hates it (and all pizza in general). I think there's still one in Wyoming that's not too far away. I doubt I'll see a Jollibee in Utah anytime soon, but you never know what the future holds. Happy eating everyone, whatever it is you like - Bron (Makati/Utah) I was there in dec and went to max's and chik-boy and chowking and the greenwich and shakeys pizza i enjoyed most everything i had . the tea in jollibee was extra sweet LOL but wasnt bad. i enjoyed the pizza also i thought it was good. Just my thoughts in those places while being there in manilla in dec. thanks	journey4life	Male	0	2013-04-07 13:43:00
Philippines	Jollibee	If you wanna eat dried up chicken and other meat, go to Max's, Jollibee, and other Pinoy fastfood chains, then you'll find out what cardboard tastes like. My husband avoids fastfood like plague, but in his first Philippine visit in 2009, I insisted that he try local brands and eats. The only thing he'd order repeatedly was halu-halo. I went to Max's and Jollibee back in December when i was there recently. I had the hamburger in Jollibee and chicken and other items in max's.	journey4life	Male	0	2013-04-07 13:38:00
Philippines	I AM PREGNANT!!!!	QUOTE (armywife @ Apr 27 2009, 08:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (o0pink0o @ Apr 28 2009, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aww! thanks for the greetings!! We are sooo happy! I feel like my heart will explode from happiness lol! Hi Nagz! I miss yah! waaaaa HAPPY BIRTHDAY PINK!!! CONGRATS!! pa canton ka ha Congratulation and Happy Birthday !!!!!	DeaDea	Female	Romania	2009-04-28 15:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I hate to gloat...	Congratulations!!! I received mine yesterday but I didn't see it was approved until I got to work today and checked my email!!	SAlove	Female	0	2008-04-09 10:47:00