The PUMPKIN 2008 Contest
who do u think deserves the prize???
lets see your votes...
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Our New Added member in the Family - KINX
" KINX "
our new baby boy
Signing the adoption papers
taking him home...
picture with daddy...
my love, my boys in the family...
Friday, September 19, 2008
I PASS THE BOARDS!!!!!!!!!
September 18, 2008
I have learned that I passed the NCLEX RN Licensure Exam
here in Texas!!!!!!!!!!! That makes me an official Registered Nurse!!!
Last August 06, 2008 I took the exam...
The computer died at 75 items...
I was pretty sure that I had no clue with most of
the questions I have answered from the exam, and with that
I never expected to pass the test..
They said you can find out the result online or by phone
after 2 days of taking the test with a minimal fee...
Knowing that i failed, i never bothered to call or surf it online...
I have been waiting for the test results be mailed to me for free..
for a month long of wait, no mail came...
I want to stop the agony of waiting so I did paid the minimal fee
of $7.95.... and to my surprise!!!
I have been sulking for a month for a reason that is not true!!!!
Miracles can move mountains!!!!!!!!!
Thank GOD!! I pass the test!
Im a RN now! yippppppeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
The CAVERNS - July 10, 2008
mining for diamonds... hehehehe...
front of the gift shop
nice beautiful stalagmites
nice background
into the deepest part of the cavern
beautiful formations
stalactites
amazing creation
going out of the cavern
view from the entrance of the cavern (the top)
view from below
what do you think???
it is $18 per adult...
trip is worth 75 minutes...
around 15o feet deep...
good exercise...
its a wonderful experience...
one of the beautiful creations...
The Wild Life Ranch in New Braunfels Texas - July 10, 2008
The Safari In San Antonio Texas...
its not the African Safari, but its worth the trip!
its a huge place where in all you have to do is stay in your car,
drive around the entire place,
holding the animal pellets in your hands,
and feed the animals as you see them,
you are lucky if they get near you...
i must say the animals there are very friendly...
was a little scared at first whether im going to feed them with my hands
or not, but it was fun... they dont bite...
the entrance fee was like $16 for each adult... and a dollar each bag
of animal food (the pellets...)
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the friendly cool ZEBRA's
the BUFFALO's
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the Gift Shop
in the middle of the road...
the hungry goats...and friendly too... that was my hand over there... :)Saturday, June 7, 2008
WALMART!!!!!!!!!!!
if you cant sleep at night and feels like you wanted to browse a little bit or have a walk... Walmart is the place to beeeeeeeeeee....
good to shop at night when no one's around and when every thing is fresh... (that is when they replenish their stocks...
Thursday, June 5, 2008
my masterpiece...
" my favorite place in the apartment..."
by grace thompson
plane brown wood.. our mini office...
what i have in mind is...
change the color of the desk to match the file cabinet...
get a black computer chair...
put up a bookshelf...
some nice area rug and throw pillows...
flowers near the window or on the windowsil..
and a good color curtain that matches a little bit of everything in the living room....
planning stage...
after painting the desk...
after putting it all together...
after painting the desk...
after putting it all together...white bookshelf is bought from craigslist... sold to us for 15$..
looks brand new... in walmart, that will cost 24$...
the throw pillow is made from... old regular pillow cut into two... stuffed it
inside the pillow case i brought from the Philippines (costs 2$)...
if you buy throw pillows in the market, it will cost you 7$ each the least...
hubby's old black trunk used as luggage in the army is turned into a mini chair
covered with an Old MALONG i brought from the Philppines...
Monday, June 2, 2008
My Point of Entry Experience...
My POE Experience - Detroit, Michigan USA
Departure City - Manila, Philippines
Destination - San Antonio, Texas USA
Date of Departure - May 03, 2008
Date of Arrival - May 03, 2008
via NW Airlines
Definition of Terms:
POE - Point of Entry
A port of entry is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has a staff of persons who check passports and visas and inspect luggage to assure that contraband is not imported. International airports are usually ports of entry, as are road and rail crossings on a land border. Seaports can be used ports of entry only if a dedicated customs presence is posted there. The choice of whether to become a port of entry is up to the civil authority controlling the port; In the USA, for example, Los Angeles and San Diego are ports of entry whereas Newport Beach is not.
CUSTOMS
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country. Depending on local legislation and regulations, the import or export of some goods may be restricted or forbidden, and the customs agency enforces these rules.
IMMIGRATION
Immigration refers to the movement of people between countries. While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels, modern immigration implies long-term, legal, permanent residence. Short-term visitors and tourists are considered non-immigrants (see expatriate). Immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country is termed illegal immigration. Under this definition, an illegal immigrant is a foreigner who either illegally crossed an international political border, be it by land, water, or air, or a foreigner who legally entered a country but nevertheless overstays his/her visa in order to live and/or work therein. Seasonal labour migration, while generally non-permanent in nature (typically for periods of less than a year), is often treated as a form of immigration.
My visa on hand Experience....
We finally got our visa on hand May 2nd of 2008... after tracing and calling all branches of UPS, and never succeeded, a person on foot came to the dormitory where i lived and looking for me... Everybody knows that i am waiting for my visa, so they know when to call me fast when that person comes... May 2nd was a Friday... and that means that it is the end of the week wherein every offices in town closes.. The rule is, once you get your visa, you have to go to CFO Philippines for stamping of the passport or else you will not be allowed to depart the country and will cause more delays... guess what... hubby and i wanted really badly to fly as soon as we get the visa... so at 3 in the afternoon, the guy who delivers the visa (DELBROS) came and handed me the package... i ran fast as i can to get a taxi and go to that place (like an hour travel from my place, duh! the traffic included) to have my passport stamped... was praying hardly that id be able to reach their office even before they close... oh yes! God answers prayers! i did made it!!
was done with the stamping few minutes before 5pm.... called my hubby fast to give him go signal buy the ticket online... (we cant buy ticket not unless we are really sure im done with the stamping... so much money involved you know...) when i got home i had the ticket emailed to my email account... printed it fast, went back to the dorm, got online and talked to my hubby....
My travel and POE experience...
Guess what!?? my flight is 6am May 03, that is the next morning... Saturday!!!! whhhhaaaaaaaaaat!!!??? hahhahaha... it is happening sooooooooo fast i can barely grasp the idea, bwahhahahha... my gosh... let me sit first and breath some air... i just got home from a jifffy ride to get a stamp, and now im leaving few hours from now... 6 am means... you have to be there around 2am... and guess what, its 5pm Friday when i found out! eeeeeeehhhhaaaaaaaaa!!!! Ill be in Texas few hours from now and be with my hubby dubby... eeeeeeeeeeeeehhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
anxiety....
ok.. so i didnt sleep... excitement, feelings of anxiety, hunger but no appetite, tiredness came... i just cant believe that im coming home finally to the love of my life... after soooo many years of waiting... here we are... the end of the road... finally be together!! soooooooooon... sooooo soooooooonnn....
sending me off...
Cousins send me off to NAIA Terminal 1 at 2am... checked in at NW airlines... falling in line for hours even before the check in counter opens... gosh, my luggage are heavier than me, that i can hardly lift it to the cart... geeeeeezz,, people are just looking at me, why dont they help for Chrriissake... ok.. so there.. i checked in... followed where the crowd is... ( i suggest if you are flying to the US, before you fall in line to check in, pay the TRAVEL TAX FIRST!!!(1600.00 pesos something something...) look for the counter which says TRAVEL TAX because they have to collect their money FIRST!! or else at the check in counter, they wont give you your itinerary and ask you to pay the TAX first and come back... what happened to me actually... ) ok... so check in... i paid travel tax, went back to the lady at the check in counter... got my luggages checked in... and got my itinerary... and then went out of the airport to see my cuzinz for the last time that day... gave them stuff like my fone and some cash, bid them farewell and got back in to the airport...
the long wait...Northwest Airlines, what have you done??@!?
went inside the airport, paid the terminal fee (again, another fee... geeez.. 750.00 pesos) then went to immigration, unbuckle your belts, take off your shoes and coats, put your purse in the xray machine, geeezz how many times have i done that til i got to the US... in Japan connecting flight, they did that too... in the boarding area in Manila, they did that too... in the US, they did that too.. no more trustworthy people in the world nowadays huh....
boarding area...
ok so i was there at the boarding area... talked to some passengers once in a while, smile at a few... then waited for more hours... mind you... i didnt sleep... the flight is 6am... its 430am and im still waiting and never got inside the plane yet... ok... 5am is the boarding... finally... oh my finally... i got in... a lady approached me (japanese lady..) and asked if i can swapped seats with his hubby coz they are a family with a kid... so i did... my kindness for the day... i did... but its a good thing since the seat swapped to me was closer to the door... an easy access for getting off the plane... yiipppeeeeeee... was seated in between two Filipinos... which is good... not in the mood talking American yet... hehehhe... the only regret i had swapping is.... i didnt bring my unopened blanket with me.. since when i got to the new seat, the blanket was already used by the japs guy... sucks.. no can do, cant go back there and get mine now... too late...
delayed flight....
ok... our flight is 6am said NWA... it was 7am.. no plane flying... it was 8am.. no plane running... it was 9am... no sound of plane leaving.... what the heck are we doing here??????? NWA announced... we are giving you free breakfast at the resto's in the airport... you can enjoy the buffet blah blah blah.... omg, the plane needs to be fixed and they need to look for the parts of the plane from other planes...no way... are you kidding meeeeeeeeee... not a good sign for a first timer like meeeeeeeeeee... omg..... all you 300 people out of the plane now!!!!!( i really dunno how many were in the plane that time.. ) but its hundreds for sure... so we went through all that process again.. out of the plane... got some food from the buffet, met some passengers in the plane... and going back to the boarding gate going through all that metal detection thing, undressing and all that.. what a waste of time.........
finally we are moving....
so finally... around 930am... the plane finally started... people are smiling and exhausted... i saw plane running in the runway... and then we flew... and flew and flew... higher, and higher and higher.. and it was ear deafening, and higher.. it was ear pressure hurting... and went higher, and there... finally we are flying high.... my ear hurts, i cant stop yawning... i wish i had brought candy and gum with me to relieve the pressure... oh my.. but thank God we are now moving towards our destination....
the food was great... all you do in the plane is eat... sleep... peeee... eat.... sleep... talk... people watching......... watch movie... eat... talk..... peeee... sleep.. hahhaha... its boring... yes it is... i dont want to travel alone... hate it...
Nagoya Japan....
so we had a connecting flight in Nagoya Japan... just follow the crowd and for sure you will reach where you need to be... your gate is just there somewhere... go with the flow, stick to someone you think knows the way... if that someone turns out to not know the way too.. well, you are screwed... hehehhehehe....Japans architecture is undenyingly superb!! it was beautiful... the design is too much to handle... hahahha (well, for someone like me coming from a third world country...) the Japs Plane Attendants are beautiful, but cant speak fluent English as Filipinos can... but they are friendly... so all good...
DETROIT, MICHIGAN....
okay... i am excited... after Japan is DETROIT!!!!!! yippeeeeeeeee... what is waiting for me in Detroit... omg.. i dunno.. and im anxious.... ok... we landed Detroit, and im excited... went out of the plane... looked for the line for VISAS... took out the brown envelope, and a black lady immigration officer saw me holding the brown envelope, so she guided me to the other line (good thing since no people in that line...) and processed my papers... she took my envelope, took a picture of me... had my finger scanned... and stapled the form i got from the plane in my passport, and said have a good day! man!! i was expecting a Welcome to America Greeting!!!! that sucks... but its all good.. at least she is nice....
Baggage Claim....CUSTOMS..
okay... im done with immigration... i got to get my luggage in the carousel... they announced that it should be in carousel 1 or 2... so i went there... finally saw the luggage bag with all the yellow tapes on it (hahhaha.. i made it that way to easily find it...) the problem was... i cant lift it up... i cant get it out of the carousel... omg... i need help.... was looking around... looking for help... saw this guy walking... i stopped him and asked help... was so brave of me to stop busy people walking and ask for help... hahhaha... but thank God.. he helped... and with a smile too... that was awesome!!! he helped me put it in my cart and off i go... i said thank you and smiled... wow, that was a relief.... next stop is customs.... fallen in line again... this tall man in uniform approached me and asked for my visa... i showed him... i asked where the custom is... he said, I AM THE CUSTOMS... hahahha. and we both laughed... and had a small chit chat... and there... followed the line... when i reached the counter... just showed him the customs form and passport... and off i went....
IN the AIRPORT....
next stop... followed the arrow for connecting flights.... and there i left my luggage bag to where the NW lady told me to... then went to that detector again... oh yeah... the last detector for the day!!!! i went in... smelled the US AIRPORT SMELL.... oh yeah... i see a lot of white people... oh yeah im finally in the states!!!!!!!!! eeeeeeeehhhhhhhhaaaaaaa... i saw a money changer.. i have like 500 pesos with me... and i changed it all to dollars since i got no money with me... just my debit card (my hubby's) so i had money... i walked going to my boarding gate...... it was a looooooooooooooooong walk... i must say... it is HUGE AIRPORT.... wow... and oh yeah, the restrooms are WOW!!! everything sensored... the flushing of the toilet... the faucet... the PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER!! never seen that before... man... im really in a first world country huh...
with my dollars... hahhaa.. i bought water from the Vending Machine... looked for a pay phone... and used all my coins to call my hubby dubby....... was sooooooooooooo nice to talk to him again... knowing that i will be with him in the next few hours.. the feeling is overwhelming.... it happpened sooooooooooo fast... (we waited so long for this...) and now its happening so fast...
was hungry.... my first fastfood experience in the US was taco bell.. and then waited at the gate for my flight... i was cold... a tiny skinny like me will get cold fast in that airport...
my last flight....
finally going to my last flight!!!!!!!!!! eeeeehhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa... texas here i come.. oh baby here i come....... showed the guy my boarding pass at the gate... went to my seat... i was anxious who will be my seatmate was.... but the plane flew and i got no seatmate!!!! yippppeeeeeeeeeeeee..... it was nice.. i can enjoy the 3 seats on my own.. oh yeah.... i arrived SAT aorund 9pm... followed the crowd again... and there....... finally......... after all these years....... finally im not the one waiting at the airport...... but him......... my hubby........ looking so handsome in orange shirt....... waiting for meeeeeeeee........... my one and only.......... gave him a big hug and a kiss....... and finally he said.. Welcome to America!!!!!!!!!!! he took me to the parking lot.. and when i opened the door of our truck... saw balloons and flowers waiting for meeeeeeeeee....
my happy ending.................... at last............
The End....
Friday, May 30, 2008
lounging in our new apartment...
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Monday, May 26, 2008
my interview experience at the USEM
my interview experience at the US Embassy Manila
dated April 24, 2008 - 7am Philippines
my appointment was 7am... i arrived around 6am...
i saw a long line infront of USEM but dont go where the crowd's at... ask the guard infront coz the K3 K1 lines are way shorter than the others... show ur appointment letter when u get there and a Valid ID... then they will tell you where to fall in line under the tent.. then one by one you'll get to the entrance where u need to have ur things xrayed... and after that you just follow the arrow going to the immigrant visa unit.. the guards will show you where to sit.. then per row they will tell you when to get your number ( when u get ur number, prepare your forms with you make sure signed and all the photos are attached, and all the details are answered, plus the appointment letter)... then just wait for the number to flash on the screens.. there are a lot of screens there so u wont missed it! at first my number flashed for window 22 and it was pre screening... others got to get finger scanned first before pre screened.. the numbers dont flash consecutively so make sure u pay attention to the screens... after the pre screening, the guy (he's gay and very very accomodating, friendly and had a little chit chat with me... so it was like talking to a friend telling him how did my love story started and a few other details, the packet my hubby sent was sooo thick that he didnt asked for more proofs except for the Affidavit of support and the documents needed for that - such as w2 1040 tax transcripts pay stubs and certificate of employment from petitioner..), i asked him to take some of the photos i have prepared, so he considered taking them.... after that he told me to wait for my name to be called probably for finger scanning at window 16... so it was called... after that... went back to sit with the new friends ive met there... and the long wait began!! the wait for the consul is soooooooooooo freaking looooooooooong!! more than 3 hours of waiting... i got there 6am, i finished almost 12noon... but the interview is sooooooo short... it was an american gurl around mid to late 20's, was nice.... and smiles whenever i answer a question she asks...
questions are the following:
1. made me swear first that everything written in the docs are true...
2. who is my petitioner...
3. how did we met...
4. when did we first met...
5. how many times did he visit...
6. what does he do..
7. mode of communication...
8. what do we talk about everyday...
9. do we ever have fights...
10. how do we resolve our fights...
11. what are our similarities..
12. how long have he been working with the company...
13. is it my first marriage...
14. is it his first marriage.. and reason for divorce..
15. any kids???
16. what did i do in qatar... how long did i work there...
17. is it scary in Qatar????
thats it... and she told me that i am approved.. and just wait for the visa to be delivered... i asked her when can the visa be delivered since my hubby is excited to buy the tickets... and she said she cant really tell.. she said just wait for the visa before buying tickets... then after that step... waited outside for my name to be called from window 37.. the releasing of documents... its the same gay guy who pre screened me so i was comfy talking to him and had our chit chats again... asked him the same question bout the visa... he said it depends on the finger printing... sometimes around 2 weeks time, sometimes less than a week... so he said the same thing,... to wait for the visa to be delivered....after that he told me to go to delbros and pay for the delivery... thats it!!!!
make sure you bring FOOD snacks u can munch inside coz the waiting is tooooooo loooooooooooooong!!! and for sure u will get hungry... so have something to munch on...the process is very easy... dont worry you will do fine... God Bless and congrats!!!!! hardly they deny visa's unless you really dont have supporting docs and even if you dont have enough
My Home Project!
my home improvement project III
the made up bedroom...
the best place to relax, sleep, cuddle and so much more!!! :)
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