CANADA thread 3

[sydxoxo]

naisip ko lang, may Option 3 pala how to migrate in Canada: look for a canadian BF and marry him  tamang-tama single ako, haha! *desperate ako ba ito?*

hai, malapit na naman v-day   

[xoxocathy]

sige check ko ikea para ma-try ko. we tried they're breakfast meal d ko nagustuhan. kadiri yung lasa nun beans LOL sa abu dhabi kame actually but relatives love to shop hihi so kung saan saan nakakarating.  saan ka nagwork dito sis grayce?

yea i got 2 shoes pero naloka ako kasi agawan talaga! grabe pala mga pinoy dito (bato bato sa langit ang tamaan wag magalit..lol) ibang iba sa canada ugali lol sale lang parang magpapatayan na! sama pa makatingin napagalitan tuloy ako ng tita ko na d daw pede yung ugali kong "excuse me excuse or sorry sorry" lol agawan kung agawan talaga! LOL

wala ng sushi sis!! korean restau na siya!!!

sis sydxoxo hanapan kita gusto mo?? LOL joke lang pero kung seryoso ka pede din! lol i got 2 single male friends currently looking...

[Grayce]

^^uy uso sa canada yan hehe sabi ko nga sa mom ko, kung ga** lang talaga ang anak nya e meron na akong pinatulan. LOL. wala pang bayad! on a lighter note, if i did that, wala kami ngayon ng hubby ko now. sabay bawi e noh

^d ko pa natry yung breakfast meal nila dyan, madalas shawarma, yung salmon and roasted chicken ata yun ang madalas ko kainin whenever we go there. i worked for atlantis hotel, pre-opening team ako and yes totoo, iba ang ugali ng mga pinoy dyan. kaya konting ingat din. they call you kabayan pero nako pag tumalikod ka na e nevermind hinding hindi ko talaga makakalimutan yung sinabi sakin ng so-called friend ko na FA ng emirates, oo fine malaki sweldo nya pero yung sabihin nya na "you're so ambitious coz you want a macbook pro but you're only earning 1,200aed." ewan ko ba bakit yung ibang mga pinoy makarating lang ng ibang bansa minsan kala mo na kung sino makaasta and lumalabas and totoong kulay.

[sydxoxo]

^awww! ang bad niya. pero infairness to FA's, exciting yung work nila. you can literally travel around the globe. i have a friend na FA din at walang laman ang FB niya kundi travel photos. kakainggit 

uso ba? so maki-uso na lang ako? haha! tempting pero i don't know, doing so means LDR and i don't think i can survive it. mahirap kaya yun and i have friends na may bad experiences sa LDR so i don't know really...

^^thanks for the offer pero i don't think kaya ko LDR, but on the other hand, if willing siya umuwi for me and pumasa sa standards ko then why not?! haha! 
mahirap na baka maloko ako, hindi ko naman malalaman kung may monkey business na ba siyang ginagawa or what. imagine, puro talk and chat lang?! wala man lang hug and kiss and you know what! haha! i have needs kaya  but then again, i'm not closing my doors  (ang labo ko noh?!)

[xoxocathy]

wow yabang naman ng FA na yun! sa canada kahit ano pa klase work mo kahit mcdo ka work they wouldn't mind you spending for a MAC book pro! If you can save and afford it why not!

sana pinatulan mo na sis grayce edi sana canada ka pa! JOKE! *peace to your hubby!

my hubby and friends in canada are worried about me if i can handle the people here. sabi ko we shall see..so we shall see talaga hanggang kelan ako makakatiis! lol so far ok pa naman may ugali kasi ako na "i don't really care!" which hubby thinks works very well for pinoys here hehe

sis sydxoxo sige pag change mind ka let me know. hahahaha mahirap talaga LDR! and i understand every girls needs! lol

[sydxoxo]

^seryoso ka?! haha! 

hindi naman sa sweldo yan e, question is kung gaano ka kagaling mag-ipon. madami naman dyan mataas salary pero walang ipon, puro gastos lang ginagawa (ouch!  )

^^yeah sana ni-try mo, sabi mo nga mababait canadians d ba? haha! *kidding* iba pa din siguro if pinoy hubby mo. filipino-canadian na lang kaya? haha!  ok sorry wala na ko sa hulog, inumaga na naman kasi ako e 

[Grayce]

nakupo nilayasan ko nga on the spot ang bruha kasi nung sinabi nya sakin yun ang drama nya is gusto nya magusap daw kami as "sister in christ" ngayon natatawa nalang ako sa kanya kasi lahat ng mga sinabi nya sakin dati, nagboboomerang na sa kanya unti unti. kung ang sama ko nga lang na friend sinumbong ko na yan sa emirates management, pasalamat cya hindi natuloy ang paghaba ng sungay ko. any common friend namin na marinig yan tumataas ang kilay, di rin daw kasi kapanipaniwala na sasabihin nya yun.

^^nakupo naalala ko tuloy yung pinoy na nagalok sakin ng "indecent proposal" na yan, ibang level mangulit with matching abang pa sakin sa basement apartment ko and talagang todo travel cya to scarbz e sa 'ssauga pa cya nakatira.

^pareho kayo ng sinabi ni ex bf (now hubby) regarding that, sabi nga nya kaya nga nagtatrabaho ang isang tao e para mabili ang gusto.

[sydxoxo]

^indecent proposal!?! i love it! ang haba ng hair mo!  ano naman klaseng proposal yan? pakasalan mo siya and he will give the sun and the moon to you? gwapo ba? haha! pinoy pa talaga ha. usually gumagawa nyan foreigners d ba? older ba? ang dami ko tanong noh?! haha! anyway, nakakatakot pa din yan, buti wala siyang ginawang masama sa iyo like nasa state na siya ng obsession and para abangan ka? hindi ka ba natakot? you mean sinundan ka niya kasi nalaman nya apt mo d ba? yikes! naku stalkers, mahirap yan. experienced it before pero buti nag-stop na. ok lang sana kung gwapo e, haha! 

[xoxocathy]

second the motion ako kay sis sydxoxo .. super haba ng hair! from sg to pinas to canada to uae ang hair! LOL ang layo nun ha from scarbz to sauga! kung single ka go! lol he knows where you live anyway!  unless may bf ka that time.

pero alam niyo sissies i do have friends na they did that! one time big time offer daw, uso yun sa mga chinese ang laki daw ng bayad tska sa kanila pera pera talaga. so they don't mind. but some of my friend's didn't kasi its degrading daw. they don't need the money why bother tska itatakwil daw sila ng magulang nila hehe

[sydxoxo]

^really? how much usually bayad sa ganon? (interesado, ako ba ito?! haha!) curious lang naman

cousin ko ginawa yan, fixed marriage pero sila pa din until now and may kid na, i don't know if na-fall na din sila eventually sa isa't isa or nag-tiis na lang talaga cousin ko kasi nabuntis niya ata or something. sa US naman yan.

swerte na lang siguro if maayos and matino yung makuha mo na pumapayag sa ganon. baka mamaya after the deal hindi ka na pakawalan and i-blackmail ka pa d ba?

sis grayce how long did you stay in canada? buti hindi ka naman nahirapan mag-adjust. i assume you lived alone that time right? how were you able to avail the apartment? buti pumayag yung landlord magpa-rent for a student like you. usually kasi sa relatives or sa dorm pag-students since wala pa naman stable income. from what i know kasi may certain papers ka na kelangan i-submit before you can fully rent an apartment. nag-check din kasi ako ng universities and colleges dun, nagpapatulong kasi yung friend ko since may ibang friends din ako who lives in canada. may contract din ba dyan yung apartments?

sis cathy, pinoy or pure canadian hubby mo? nagkaroon ka ba ng ibang BFs while in canada? valentine's day naman so love life/stories muna tayo 

[samdv]

Hehee Thanks a lot sis!

naisip ko lang, may Option 3 pala how to migrate in Canada: look for a canadian BF and marry him  tamang-tama single ako, haha! *desperate ako ba ito?*

hai, malapit na naman v-day   

[showermist]

naisip ko lang, may Option 3 pala how to migrate in Canada: look for a canadian BF and marry him  tamang-tama single ako, haha! *desperate ako ba ito?*

hai, malapit na naman v-day   

i know this is kind of a joke...

but a lot of people who really want ro come to canada resort to this are doing this.  what people do not know is that--for ten years you wil be dependent sa spouse na kumuha sa iyo.  kahit pa sabihing 5 years lang kayong nagsama.  you will still be a dependent to that spouse who sponsored you....
may friend(the guy) is suffering from this now.  pinakasalan sya ng isang canadian citizen(pinay pa rin), which , after a few years troubled amrriage na sila. they are separated right now though not legally.  my friend is doing okay workwise. he's employed in one of the big universities here in the west. but the spouse who i think is so mad filed for a divorce. isa sa rason ang 'he used me to come to canada'
wala pang limang taon yung marriage. and yes, the guy is stilll the wife's 'responsibility kahit separated na sila.
my friend is on the losing end   but i am praying na sana pagbigyan syang mag-stay dito and be granted with th edicorce na lang.
canadian immigration is really looking onto this. kasi andami ng kaso na ganito.

[showermist]

^ganun na sila kahigpit sa continuing educ ngayon? or i must be lucky then. took up hospitality & tourism mngt kasi at rye but ginawa kong backdoor entrance ang continuing ed. all they asked from me nung nagenroll ako is my passport and i basically filled up the application form lang.

i am curious.  continuing education is mostly short programs. what kind of visa were you holding before? 

[showermist]

wow yabang naman ng FA na yun! sa canada kahit ano pa klase work mo kahit mcdo ka work they wouldn't mind you spending for a MAC book pro! If you can save and afford it why not!

LOLS

marami ngang nannies, food servers dito na kuntodo naka-coach, dala dalawa ang iphone4, may blackberry, basta mga branded/designers. and no one cares.
(pero karamihan mga walang savings, i know because i am friends with some, and they admitted it to me.  ang sarap sanang bigyan sila ng leksyon sa savings etc eh pero ayokong masabiang nagmamagaling hehe)

[xoxocathy]

sis sydxoxo ang tanong mo samen ni sis grayce! lol yea pinoy din si hubby, i met him there too. may mga nagattempt na ibang lahi pero i didn't like they're perspectives in life. Oh ha! haba ng hair diba! lol

re: bayaran to get a status alam ko is $50k (sa mga chinese to, ewan ko lang sa ibang lahi) pataas cash yun then sila na din ang magbabayad ng housing, shopping mo, allowance in short everything until they get the immigrant status minsan until maging canadian sila. when they file divorce sila na din ang magbabayad nun! So thats quite a money! lol but yep matinik ang canadian immigration sa ganto dahil sa madaming gumagawa.

sis showermist natawa ako sa sinabi mo! mahirap talaga magsalita at ikaw na nagmamalasakit ikaw pa ang mamasamain! yaan mo sila! lol  naalala ko when i use to take the bus going to work ay patalbugan talaga sa tatak ang mga nannies, meron isa aritzia from top to bottom, shoes uggs talaga and bag niya MK! oh diba? sabay punta sa bank asking for a loan?! tsk tsk! Oh Canada!!! lol

[Grayce]

^^i was just holding a tourist visa that time. after 6mos i applied for a student visa na uy uso sa itim ang gastos ng gastos lalo na sa cars, pero pagpunta mo ng bahay nila wa laman... kawawa naman yung friend mo, see that's the reason kaya ayoko ng mga ganyan na setup, wala kang laban kasi. siguro for some it worked kasi kakilala nila i.e. friend talaga nila and willing tumulong. but i know for some tinitiis talaga nila para lang maging citizen. can't blame them tho, sa hirap ba naman ng buhay sa atin...

second the motion ako kay sis sydxoxo .. super haba ng hair! from sg to pinas to canada to uae ang hair! LOL ang layo nun ha from scarbz to sauga! kung single ka go! lol he knows where you live anyway!  unless may bf ka that time.

pero alam niyo sissies i do have friends na they did that! one time big time offer daw, uso yun sa mga chinese ang laki daw ng bayad tska sa kanila pera pera talaga. so they don't mind. but some of my friend's didn't kasi its degrading daw. they don't need the money why bother tska itatakwil daw sila ng magulang nila hehe

YEP! super uso sa mga chinese. kahit sa US! auntie ko naalukan ng ganito ng auntie nya mismo (my lola's sister), niloloko ko nga sabi ko sayang baka yun na ang pagkakataon nyang magkaroon ng blue eyed baby, and the guy's half japanese-american pa naman. baka mas guapo pa kay daniel matsunaga single naman ako that time when this guy wants to "help" me, pero takot lang ako mablackmail or so kasi i know i'm on the losing end if that happens, mahirap na narin. and hindi cya foreigner, pinoy cya or bacon as how they call pinoys na lumaki na ng canada.

sis grayce how long did you stay in canada? buti hindi ka naman nahirapan mag-adjust. i assume you lived alone that time right? how were you able to avail the apartment? buti pumayag yung landlord magpa-rent for a student like you. usually kasi sa relatives or sa dorm pag-students since wala pa naman stable income. from what i know kasi may certain papers ka na kelangan i-submit before you can fully rent an apartment. nag-check din kasi ako ng universities and colleges dun, nagpapatulong kasi yung friend ko since may ibang friends din ako who lives in canada. may contract din ba dyan yung apartments?

this is way back 5yrs ago pa pero normally ang hinihinigi nilang bayad is $5000CAD. can be lower kung kakilala or may common friend kayo.

re: living alone, yep magisa lang ako that time. nagtapang tapangan ang lola nyo yung sa rent naman, a friend acted as a guarantor kaya d ako nahirapan sa papers. wala naman masyado hiningi. my rent contract is una 6mos tapos 1yr 1yr na. to be honest a, during the time that i was there, as long as you have money to pay them, kebs na sila. sa atin lang ang maarte talaga. d ko lang sure kung upto now ganun parin.

teka ishashampoo ko muna ang hair ko para lalong humaba

[Grayce]

^^nakupo, i remember kahit mga nurses dyan ganyan... bibihira ka makakita ng mga humble talaga.

nagulat naman ako sa asking amount, $50K?! grabe. oh well, mga chinese din naman kasi yung may mga pera diyan. sila rin ang madalas na merong magagandang sasakyan. but what i like about the chinese community there is, pag tulungan, tulungan talaga. bihira sa mga chinese dyan ang tumatagal na nagrerent lang ng more than 1yr. yung iba in 6mos time nakakabili na ng sticky houses(townhouse), sa community kasi nila pinapautang nila para makabili ng house. sayang kasi money daw pag magrerent lang...

[xoxocathy]

halos pareho pala tayo ng status sa canada sis grayce when i came. Tourist ka? so somebody invited you to come to canada? kasi d ka naman basta basta makakakuha ng visa kung walang invitation eh. pero you rented on your own? what we have to go through just to live a life. 

yea nagulat din ako dati nun kwento ng friend ko what they did, pero evidence says it all lol oh ngayon may sarili na siyang car, house and salon! because of that. pero sa kanya she's just helping her kapwa chinese which they helped her too. so fair na yun for her. ok na yun libre haircut na ko ang color and kung ano ano sa kanya! hahahahah

i think kahit anong lahi or kahit saan ka magpunta ganyan talaga. material things is a face to most people. but if this is whats gonna make them happy, then so be it! diba?

[Grayce]

^yep may friend ako na binigyan ako ng invitation letter, cya na rin ang tumulong sa kin to get around nung pagdating ko. mahirap kasi magisa lang talaga ako literally, tsaka andun na rin ang trust issues with people, tipong you don't know whom to trust. i really learned a lot of things nung time na yun.

sana ganyan din mga pinoy sa canada, tipong nagtutulungan and all harsh reality pero napakarampant ng crab mentality sa mga pilipino lalo na abroad 

[xoxocathy]

Alam sis grayce me and my hubby helped a lot of Filipinos nun nasa canada pa kame to find a job, even somebody tried to back stabbed my hubby before nun d pa kame magkakilala. Sabi na lang niya Karma hits 10 folds! lol That's why it didn't stop him from helping kabayans until nitong huli. Kaya piling pili na ang tinutulungan namen.