This is the only way I could think of to HONOR my heritage, my roots, my background and at the same time embracing the new culture, system, tradition and palate my new home has. The food I prepared was simple yet complex. Simple because they only required common sense and a few ingredients. Complex in... Continue Reading →
A Smirking Filipina Encounter At The Supermarket
It is sad but true that some fellow Filipinas (kababayans) think because they’ve been in their husband’s country for quite a while now, they already have the “EDGE”! (Sigh!) One day, my husband and I went to Asda to do some food shopping. While queuing at the till I noticed that a Filipina was just... Continue Reading →
FLIGHT WITH ETIHAD AIRWAYS: FROM ABU DHABI TO THE WORLD – PHILIPPINES TO UK
Al Gore once said, “Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” This made me rummage my bag for my passport and check the proof of what I look like on and after a long-haul flight: my passport photo! Geez! Al Gore’s on point! 😀 Please check the first photo uploaded in... Continue Reading →
UK SETTLEMENT VISA: HOW I UNDERSTAND THE INCOME THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT
Since I got a copy of the Financial Requirement issued last year (please check below for the link to the Appendix FM 1.7 Financial Requirement), I almost got obsessed with it. As I am also one of those applying for a settlement (spouse) visa, I can’t just let a single flicker of doubt taint my... Continue Reading →
Roses & Chocolate -Never Gets Old
Yesterday, my husband and I were doing our own household thingy. I was doing the cleaning and he was trying to hang picture frames in the lounge. As I came into the lounge to show him something, I was assaulted by the vision of him trying to measure the wall and the unleveled frames. Instead... Continue Reading →
HOW TO APPLY FOR A UK VISA
Visa application is as scary as failing the very last subject you need to graduate from college! I can still feel the anxiety running through every fiber of my being as I started each and every visit visa process I had until the very moment just before I opened my passport and check for my... Continue Reading →
PHILIPPINE EXOTIC FOOD: THEY WILL NEVER EVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY IN OUR UK DINING TABLE
They say that food show the culture, tradition, and custom of a nation. I believe so, too. The Philippines has an array of cuisines totally infused with Chinese, Spanish, and American (just to mention a few) tastes. All around the globe, I can just imagine the different types of food each country has to offer.... Continue Reading →
My Must-Haves Whilst Traveling In A Long Haul Flight – All In One Big Tote
Being in a pressurized cabin can do lots of funny stuff to your body and even mind. Long haul flights are just not so fun at all. Well, in my case that is. Bloatedness, swollen feet, or even worse, deep vein thrombosis are just some of the physical manifestations of sitting for an extended period... Continue Reading →
Calculating Working Days In The UK and Ireland: Spouse Visa Result Watch
Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. This is the common whine I hear from settlement visa applicants. The waiting alone is bearable but coupled with worries and anxieties? It’s altogether a new story! The idea of NOT knowing what the result might be is just killing every single, living brain cells in their heads! I could just imagine.... Continue Reading →
My British Immersion and Adaptation: The Third Time Around
Once you've immersed yourself in something, you'll definitely adapt something out of it. This goes with the experiences and learnings I had from my recent vacation in the UK. I have included in this blog a few small things I've noticed which are usually inconspicuous to some but for me, a great deal in the... Continue Reading →
Freddy's Musings 