@whackerdog123
American expat in the Philippines
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American
Speaks I am learning Cebuano and Tagalog
Registration: 12 July 2022
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Tourist Visa help by TitoDan
My Filipina wife would like to spend some time with me here in the US. She had a family member set up an interview for a Tourist Visa with the US embassy in MNL, then made the trip from Dumaguete (Sadly, she forgot to show the ...
Shit, I just realized I'm doing the very thing I'm speaking out about. I just realized that I'm being hippocrital This post is about tourist visa. NEVER-MIND. Read More
Tourist Visa help by TitoDan
My Filipina wife would like to spend some time with me here in the US. She had a family member set up an interview for a Tourist Visa with the US embassy in MNL, then made the trip from Dumaguete (Sadly, she forgot to show the ...
Let me explain what I meant...When an expat asks a specific question for information, the topic (in my opinion) should stay on subject. Why should someone who wants/needs vital advice have to sift through a bunch of non-related bullshit? It is ... Read More
Tourist Visa help by TitoDan
My Filipina wife would like to spend some time with me here in the US. She had a family member set up an interview for a Tourist Visa with the US embassy in MNL, then made the trip from Dumaguete (Sadly, she forgot to show the ...
I thought this post was about visa's not morality issues! That's why I don't visit here much anymore...you start out messaging about one topic and then it seems that a lot of you go "off" on tangents. Why not just post a new topic. Read More
Manok (chicken) by whackerdog123
Can anyone explain to me the Filipinos inability to cut chicken properly? I have been all over the Philippines and they just don't or won't cut the chicken into discernible parts. Every time I go to a roasted chicken place like Baliwag or some ...
@rtaylor1956dude, did I say I didn't like it? I love the chicken here. I also order it whole now and take it apart myself. That being said, KFC and Jollibee don't give the option so you have to guess what part of the chicken your eating unless ... Read More
Manok (chicken)
Can anyone explain to me the Filipinos inability to cut chicken properly? I have been all over the Philippines and they just don't or won't cut the chicken into discernible parts. Every time I go to a roasted chicken place like Baliwag or some ... Read More
Tourist Visa help by TitoDan
My Filipina wife would like to spend some time with me here in the US. She had a family member set up an interview for a Tourist Visa with the US embassy in MNL, then made the trip from Dumaguete (Sadly, she forgot to show the ...
yes, TitoDan, but how could you possible know this. The assume everyone wants to come and live in the US. I left the US to live here...don't want to go back to live there so why should I have to spend a fuckton of money to acquire a spousal ... Read More
What's your take riding a motorcycle in the Philippines as an expat? by Jackson4
Now as an older person with more time on my hands and a little more cash in my pocket, this wild man in me wanting to ride a motorcycle in the Philippines to feel the wind in my remaining hair. What's your experience?
It's dangerous. Haven't you watched the way the motorcycles/scooters drive here? That being said..knowing that it's dangerous is the first step in avoiding the danger. Example, in the US I would ride my Harely at speeds in excess ... Read More
Tourist Visa help by TitoDan
My Filipina wife would like to spend some time with me here in the US. She had a family member set up an interview for a Tourist Visa with the US embassy in MNL, then made the trip from Dumaguete (Sadly, she forgot to show the ...
@TitoDanOk dude, I've done extensive research on this subject. A spousal visa takes anywhere from 12-24 months to acquire, but then your wife will have a green card and she can stay in the US for as long as she wants and visit anytime she ... Read More
Direct deposit to the Philippines from US by whackerdog123
I know that this is possible now, but I have a few questions. My wife went to her bank here in Cebu and asked about this. The bank (metro bank) told her that she wouldn't be allowed on my bank account since it's a pension account, WTF!. How is ...
Ok, I get it! So, based on my recent research and all posts here in response to my inquiry (thanks, you guys never cease to make me laugh!) it is now evident that SSA and any other retirement annuity's have to be in the recipients name because the ... Read More
Direct deposit to the Philippines from US
I know that this is possible now, but I have a few questions. My wife went to her bank here in Cebu and asked about this. The bank (metro bank) told her that she wouldn't be allowed on my bank account since it's a pension account, WTF!. How is ... Read More
Dating Filipina's - Wadja 6 March 2017 - comments and thoughts? by Lotus Eater
wadja06 March 2017 16:58:19As per what I ve seen in the Philippines, Filipinas are 5 categories: 1- Ugly, chubby, dark skin, that no one would like to date, mainly poor and from far areas. Even in their own countries they are not wanted ...
Why do you guys live here, if that's what you believe! I've been here a total of 3 years and I've seen lonely people who just want someone to be with. Of course you have gold diggers..aren't they everywhere? My wife is 30 years younger than I am ... Read More
US phone number
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to get a US phone number and have my calls forwarded here in the Philippines. and if so a recommendation on a specific service. I don't care if it isn't free, I just want one that doesn't cater to business. I ... Read More
white / yellow onions by FindlayMacD
Nothing to do with any of the threads I have read on here, but I live here in Cagayan De Oro and for some time now (at least three months or more) we have been finding it hard to buy onions, red onions not so bad still expensive, but white onions ...
@FindlayMacD You are absolutely correct! No white or yellow onions for months now. I have inquired but no one seems to have an answer. WTF! Is it a onion plague? I really don't pay much attention to price..if I want an onion I get an ... Read More
Type 2 Diabetic. by terryjohnston3
I’m a type 2 diabetic currently preparing my documentation for an SRRV Visa.can I enrol into Philhealth with my condition.if not any other medical insurance I can get that can offer prescriptions.the global ones are too expensive, I just need ...
I have researched metformin and you need a prescription. Anyway, all of the pharmacies I checked. It's approximately 3000 Ph for a hundred tables at 500 mg..at Watsons and all other pharmacies are similar in price..you need a doctor, but you can ... Read More
4 month tourist visa, ACR I card renewal total 8,531.00 Php's by scott1953
Went for my 4 month tourist Visa extension and renewed my ACR I card for another year yesterday at BI office in CDO. Fees for the 4 month extension totaled 3,140.00 Php's. Renew the I card for 1 year was 2,391.00 Php's. What surprised me ...
@vehicross100 divorce as of today isn't allowed in the Philippines, so no problem. Read More