what do u miss about the Phil?

[nestorsandoval_2000]

Maganda araw sa inyong lahat mga kababayan sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan sampu ng mag mahal n'yo buhay. Well bago akong member dito batiin n'yo naman ako ng welcome!!! please.... hehehehe....

[Ira]

Welcome to Pinoy Exchange. We hope to hear more from you in the days to come. Sana medyo mabawasan naman ang homesickness mo thru this site.

[shey_anne]

hi Nestor, welcome to PEx, at least kahit andyan ka pinoy ka pa rin, anyways ope dis would be the start of a new found friendship here...

[JDELEON]

Nestor,

Welcome to PEX.

I'll be moving to the US soon. Counting on PEX to keep me tied to home. :) Enjoy dito.

May Angels smile upon you,
Joe

[YoBaKs]

me sings...

kay tagal mo mang nawala...babalik ka rin...babalik ka rin...KAAAAY tagal mo mang nawala babalik ka rin, babaliiiiiiiiik! at BAAABALIK ka riiiin.....

Mabuhay ka dude!

[This message has been edited by YoBaKs (edited 07-14-2000).]

[osang]

hi nestor!! welcome to PEx!!

[:Þ]

Miss ko na rin ang NasPi :*(

Welcome Nestor!

[Miracle]

Hello Nestor!

Welcome to PEx! I hope you'll enjoy your stay here! And like Ira said, sana through PEx mabawasan naman yung pagiging homesick mo. Happy posting! :)

[manilapinay22]

hi nestor,

ako rin... miss na miss ko na ang pinas!!! ;(
kung hindi nga lang sa job ko dito sa u.s, sa pinas na lang talaga ako hehehe. pero walang choice... kailangan kumayod, para naman makaipon... tapos pagnakaipon na, eh balik pinas na, yipeeeeee! i've been here for almost a year na.

[schatz]

welcome to pinoyexchange!
:D

[-sacha-]

isang maligayang pagbati para sa inyong lahat na namimiss ang pinas :)

sabihin niyo naman kung nasaan kayo :D

[pobre]

Originally posted by -sacha-
isang maligayang pagbati para sa inyong lahat na namimiss ang pinas :)

sabihin niyo naman kung nasaan kayo :D

Nasa kuwarto at nagmumukmok....walang makausap.

[requieM]

sacha HKSAR

nestor have fun :D

[-sacha-]

pobre:bop: pilosopo...

pero wawa ka naman...wag ka na magmukmok...magPEx ka na lang :D

requieM: what's HKSAR? sorry po d ko talaga alam :shy:

[GForce]

Welcome to PEx, Nestor Sandoval! :D

Sa mga wala sa Pinas, I dedicate the song "SA ARAW NG PASKO" to all of you. *background music ko ngayon*

:)

[raysantos]

grabe, miss ko na philippines......i've been here in ths states for almost 3 years, miss all the good days :shedtears:

[pEacHesANDcReAm]

same here. kung tutuusin mas maganda sa Pinas, lalo na sa gimikan. 4 mons. palang ako nandito, feeling ko nga lapit na kong mabaliw ..

D ka pa ba bumabalik simula nung pumunta ka **?

[desire]

I've been here in Cali for 17 years na pero every time I go back sa Philippines mas masaya pa rin talaga.

I miss the beach outings, night outs and reunions with my remaining family and friends there. I'm already looking forward to spending time with them again on my next visit.

[rick430]

Couple of friends just came from there. Uggghhhh...miss it badly. Been here for 18 years, it gets better, but it will always stay with you. Like desire I can't wait to go back. I already got a ticket reserved for Dec 20, I just have to make/save my money. It's family that I miss most of all, they treat you so well and take you in like you never left. Think about them all the time.

[ARMSDEAL]

tell ur sentiments to my bestfriend. ask him to go home. :(

[Cali4Nia]

Originally posted by rick430
Been here for 18 years, it gets better, but it will always stay with you.

Been here 16 years and I've only been to Pinas twice in 3 week summer vacation intervals. First visit back was Summer '97 when I was 19 yrs old. and Summer '98 when I was 20 yrs old.

Top three things why I miss the Philippines:
--Tropics Weather
--Tropical Scenery
--Memories it evokes from the relatives you have there that knew you from way back when you were born.

From my dad's house in Antipolo there's a highway called Sumulong Highway that we took to go to Pagsanjan, Laguna where my paternal Lola has a small old spanish style ancestral house.

The route we take is longer since we're not using the "freeways" there in Pinas and so this weaves us in and out of small towns and a view of Laguna De Bay and then rice fields and more rice fields and coconut trees and off road fruit stands and more green, green, lush tropical scenery.

Wowwow...you know how many pics of that I took. I love the humidity. I love the tropics. You can't see that here in California that's for sure.

And the feeling I get when I see the few close relatives I have there who knew about me and my life there in Pinas before we left in 1986 is the best.

I guess if you don't have close family there like if they're all here abroad with you already or you didn't grow up there then there won't be a reason to miss it as much as others.

But you'll still miss Pinas because of the beautiful landscape!!

[witty_gal]

I've been here for almost 2 months and feel very lonely...:(

Like pEacHesANDcReAm malapit na rin yata akong mabaliw... can't help but to cry whenever I think of my family back home. Ngayon ko lang narealized na there's no place like home...

:bigcry: :mecry:

[guamayuki]

Originally posted by witty_gal
can't help but to cry whenever I think of my family back home. Ngayon ko lang narealized na there's no place like home...

:bigcry: :mecry:

hay totoo yan, grabe. i've been here for 9 months pa lang pero nung 4 months pa lang ako di ako nakatiis. umuwi agad ako. super homesick na ako talaga.

ako rin may ticket na for december 21. i spent my christmas here last year, cried my eyes out. walang kwenta ang christmas dito! mas masaya pa rin sa atin. lalo na andun ang family.

[rick430]

I've been here for almost 2 months and feel very lonely...
Like pEacHesANDcReAm malapit na rin yata akong mabaliw... can't help but to cry whenever I think of my family back home. Ngayon ko lang narealized na there's no place like home...

witty_gal and all of you who are losing it. Hang in there! It gets better, really. There will never be a place like home but don't worry it's not going anywhere. It will always be there for you. We are survivors, welcome to the world of Filipinos living outside PI. Meanwhile make the best of your new surroundings. Don't compare, it will never be like PI but it will have it's own advantages.

[kat]

Originally posted by pEacHesANDcReAm
same here. kung tutuusin mas maganda sa Pinas, lalo na sa gimikan. 4 mons. palang ako nandito, feeling ko nga lapit na kong mabaliw ..

D ka pa ba bumabalik simula nung pumunta ka **?

same here...been here for like 4 mos and I can't wait to go back...
I miss all my friends that wept for me in the airport when I left... that was the most dramatic moment in my life...

I miss the weather too, believe it or not, my skin got really dry, I got zits in my forehead and cheeks (gee...I'm breaking out!)

First Christmas ko dito....ano kayang mangyayari? lungkot siguro.... :(

[opus224]

Originally posted by Kat
same here...been here for like 4 mos and I can't wait to go back...
I miss all my friends that wept for me in the airport when I left... that was the most dramatic moment in my life...

I miss the weather too, believe it or not, my skin got really dry, I got zits in my forehead and cheeks (gee...I'm breaking out!)

First Christmas ko dito....ano kayang mangyayari? lungkot siguro....
I've been here since 94 and everyday I wish I were back home. I've had a few Christmases alone and they were not fun. The thing is, there are so many other Filipinos in the same situation, especially here in Southern California that they will eventually find you. I'm pretty sure you'll have good company. Hang in there.

[zhabz]

yup...hang in there pipol....masaya nga umuwi sa pinas...eh masaya rin ang walet mo kasi maglolose weight siya...unless na mayaman ka...
ganyan din ako noon for like 1 1/2 years kahit pauwi-uwi pa rin akong pinas....at medyo bored pa rin ngayon...kasi naman lahat ng yayain kong gumimik ay puro may trabaho...
and then...hanggang sa may na-meet akong mga may pinas-style vibe na barkada..u know...inuman dyan, gitara doon, kwento, tsismis, tagalog movie, ka-cornihan, filipino store, etc.
it's all cool...gotta live yer lives....andito ka na eh!

[tigas]

Hi everyone!
Yep, miss ko rin ang Pilipinas. I've been here 10 years, and the first four was the roughest. Somehow the homesickness wore off, except everytime umuuwi ako sa Pilipinas super lungkot ako pagbalik dito. I realized I can never relive my experiences back home. All of them are just memories. Senti tuloy ako. Anyway, I'll be spending this Christmas in Manila. Yeyy! I can't wait!!!

[JoYcE`TiK]

Originally posted by zhabz
and then...hanggang sa may na-meet akong mga may pinas-style vibe na barkada..u know...inuman dyan, gitara doon, kwento, tsismis, tagalog movie, ka-cornihan, filipino store, etc.
it's all cool...gotta live yer lives....andito ka na eh!

i hope i get to meet friends like that. been here for almost a year and almost all my friends are either my kapatids' friends or my husband's ilocano friends (which is nakaka-OP kc i'm not ilocano). i feel like i'm standing behind his shadow, like i lost my own persona. no girlfriends whatsoever.. and the saddest part is, i can't drive so i can't even drive my son around!! hay naku, i have to wait for my husband to get off work pa to make gala. and it's so annoying that i can't take him to places kc wala akong alam pwedeng puntahan na nde pa sya nakakapunta. do you guys get me? it's so frustrating.

i miss the usual maingay gimmickans in makati and malate (i heard libis is thriving, too). i guess america is making me pretty domestic. i actually like just eating out, watching movies, and arcade!! stuff i did when i was a seventh grader in manila. haven't attended a single party in months!! i miss having my friends around.

pero ok lang. manonood na lang ako ng movie ni aga mulach and joyce jimenez!!

[TiNgIRL]

ako ren nahohomesick na... nakakbulol pa magenglish.. huhuh grabe miss ko na pilipinas.. been here for 3 mos already.. hirap dito sa ohio la kang makitang kayumanggi.. panay tisoy at tisay.. bibihira ka makakita ng asyano.. huhuhuh


alam ko masama ang vetsin, pero namimiss ko na ang putaheng may vetsin...

khet na magkatrapik trapik sa pinas okay lang.. nakakgimmick ako marami akong kakilala..daming mapupuntahan dhel kabisado ko na... waaaaaaaahhhh miss ko na ren mga kada ko.. telebabd to the max! waaaaaahhhhhhh nakakapraning ****

[spice]

ba't ba naman ako napa-daan sa thread na 'to. yan tuloy instead of buying that digi cam i saw yesterday....bili na lang ako ng ticket pauwi ng Phils....whaaaaa!!! :bawling: miss ko na din Pinas!!! uwi na lang akoooo!!!.

iba talga friends satin. kahit maghapon mo na kasama, pag-uwi mag-text pa kayo or usap sa phone. pede basta katok sa bahay ng friend and tanong kung andon sya. pag ginabi na sa chickahan u can sleepover sa house ng friend mo.....dito if u want to go out or see ur friend, pa-schedule ka muna if u can go their place d next week. :hopeless:

[witty_gal]

Originally posted by kat


same here...been here for like 4 mos and I can't wait to go back...
I miss all my friends that wept for me in the airport when I left... that was the most dramatic moment in my life...

I miss the weather too, believe it or not, my skin got really dry, I got zits in my forehead and cheeks (gee...I'm breaking out!)

First Christmas ko dito....ano kayang mangyayari? lungkot siguro.... :(

Nyeks....same here...

That was the most dramatic/saddest moment of my life...sinabi na kasing huwag na akong ihatid eh...:mecry:

You're right, our skin is getting dry here...kainis, lalo na sa ilong...tama bang magbalat sya...:lol:

Sana hindi ko maisumpa first Christmas ko dito...sabay pa naman sya ng birthday ko...:(

[kat]

witty_gal

wow, pareho nga tayo, kaaliw naman!

ilang mos. ka na dyan?

hayaan mo, i won't forget to greet you a happy birthday and a merry christmas....


"have ourselves a merry little christmas..." :shedtears:

opus

wala pa kong friends na Filipino as in friends talaga...meron mga pinsan and kakilala lang...
ka-miss ang barkada......

[sea sprite]

hello all!

pareho kami halos ni kat and witty_gal. my whole barkada (14 people) sent me off sa airport last month. grabe, ang drama nila, andaming iyakan at apologies dahil nag-away kaming lahat sa despedida ko (a week before i left), so i really didn't expect to see them there.

i miss them like heck. i miss the gimiks and the sitting sa sunken garden and the cheap movies and the cheap food. dito kasi i feel like i'm starting from scratch...making friends all over again (a nightmare for antisocial me) habang solid pa rin sila dun sa Pinas.

and i miss the weather too. kahit summer dito, ang weird dahil my usually oily skin is drying out and i'm breaking out too. i think i'll hate it here even more when winter comes (i'm not much of a polar bear).

hopefully, i'll be busier in the fall and i won't have the free time on my hands to think about what i'm missing back home. life goes on! but until that happens i'll still be missing my home. :(

[JoYcE`TiK]

kat, sea sprite, and witty_gal: i can relate with the drying thingie. grabe, sa pinas halos make-up meltdown.. here, i don't even put on face powder!! maybe it's a good thing :) less chemicals on your face.

[would]

Hello Everyone!

I've been here in NY for almost 3 yrs now. I know it's hard to forget all the fun and laughters that we kinda used to when were still in the Phil. Well, katulad niyo miss ko na rin ang Pinas especially kung duon kayo lumaki at nagka isip gumawa nang mga kalokohan...hehehe

Miss ko na rin yung mga gimik sa Malate, Makati, Timog, atbp... pag medyo low budget ang tropa kahit sa labas na lang nang bahay mag iinuman with matching "chippy" for our pulutan solve na! tapos sasabayan pa nang gitara nang mga aspiring "rockstar" kong barkada ayos na ang lahat, masayang kuwentuhan na walang katapusan.

Miss ko rin ang pasko, bagong taon, atsaka mga fiesta lalong lalo na yung "simbang tabi"..ah este! "simbang gabi" pala, bagong lutong puto bumbong at bibingka pagkatapos nang misa, mga nag ca caroling na bata (gawain ko din yun nung bata ako:) ), magpa putok nang "whistle bomb" tuwing new year (kahit na muntik na akong maputukan sa kamay), manuod nang liga nang basketball sa plaza, agawan buko atsaka pukpok palayok tuwing fiesta, hagis bentisiko tsaka "bingo" sa peryahan.

Miss ko na rin ang sumabit sa "jeepney", maglakad sa kahabaan nang C.M. Recto, mag shopping sa Tutuban(Divisoria), bumili nang lansones sa Quiapo, kumain sa lugawan sa may gilid nang Jollibee Bustillos, mga nag lalakong "fishball, taho, atsaka balut sa street namin, banana que ni Manang Carmen, mainit na pandesal sa umaga, tilaok nang manok, mag basketball na naka tsinelas, atsaka yung mga turo-turong carinderia sa Sampaloc.

Miss ko na rin yung mga pinsan kong makukulit, mga tsismosa sa tapat nung sari-sari store, mga kwela kong barkada, and most of all yung mga nag gagandahang dilag sa atin, simple at mahinhin di katulad dito.



:) :) :)

[KittyKei]

True. True. You're a true blue Filipino, eh? What I miss the most are the guys who were "hanep kung pumorma" and Zagu! ;)

[gumacanian]

I miss being able to pay someone to stand in a queue for me!!
Ahh...That was bliss!! Him in queue...Me in bar...Luvvly jubbly.

[fiorellina]

:) talagang nakakamiss ang pilipinas! miss ko na ng mga anak ko pati yung mga kapitbahay ko dun sa laguna.miss ko na rin ang inihaw na tilapya na isasawsaw sa kalamansi at toyo.syempre pati manggang hinog pang-himagas!:lickout:

[raysantos]

i actually left the philippines without saying goodbye to my friends because i thought i was coming back. my 1 week trip turned into eternity :( i left a girlfriend, and everyone thought i was going back....i'm supposed to be a student at ust right now, but i have no regrets, i met the love of my life here and am starting a family.....

I'M HAVING A CHILD IN NOVEMBER :) :nerdy:

[raysantos]

1. barkada
2. gimick
3. cars
4. mule and subzero
5. way of life :)
6. no stress!!!!!

[JoYcE`TiK]

Originally posted by raysantos
way of life :)

so true!! oh yeah, and cafe breton crepes!! *okay*

[JoYcE`TiK]

raysantos: woooooow!! congrats!! is it a boy or a girl?

[Inamo]

EXACTLY KAYONG LAHAT DYAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bigcry:

As what Spice said, ba't talaga ako napa daan-daan sa thread na 'to!

I've been here for 6 months now. Lahat ng sinabi nyo, super I can relate.

Another Pexer said, that there should be a book written about what immigrants should expect to happen for the first few years. This thread is a whole chapter!

Pero, grabe, ha? Even those who have been away for 15-19 years still feel the same!

Talaga, raysantos? Interesting ang kuento mo, a. Congrats sa baby, ha? Buti ka pa, sigurado ka na na hindi ka baog!

[Triglyceride]

:~( Oh dear....I'm feeling homesick again.....

:wave: @ Cali4Nia

Hey girl! My hometown is close to Antipolo - Cainta Rizal. :)

You miss the humidity? Wow. That's in the top of my list on what I don't miss about Mother Land....:D

- I miss the Holidays we used to have in Pampangga...
- Carolers/Carolling
- midnight mass and the warm tasty puto bungbong afterwards
- the "all-natural" bubble recipe: :D crushed gumamela leaf, laundry soap
- the moonsoon rain
- the sound of rain as it pelts on the roof
- the rolling thunder and lightning
- the unpredictable downpour: first it would rain lightly, then it'll rain cats and dogs then all of a sudden...nada. It's as if someone turned off a huge showerhead in the sky.
- the typhoon names :glee:
- the swimming outtings
- the "misadventures" around our place
- this little hill we all overlooking @ our subdivision
- Magandang Gabi bayan - Hallowen Edition hehehehe
- lanzones
- rambutan
- chico fruit
- lakatan banana
- labong (the inner core of a coconut tree trunk)
- hito with buro
- kropek
- lechon paksiw esp. yung puso ng saging
- yung pa mall mall lang....:) I've always liked Mega Mall better than Galleria..Galleria's so small hehehehehe
- bargain shopping at greenhills
- crazy jeepney rides...oh yeah..crazy crazy jeepney rides
- jay walkers (their so amusing!)
- the melody of the mambabalut , magtataho and repair sapatos-shine

baluuuuttt!
Taho
hopia mani pop corn
repaaiirrr shapatosh shiiiine

- the satirical shows like abangan..and bubble gang ...
- those commercials that feature cute guys (close up etc)
- my friends
-my MOMMY !!!



etc....etc...etc....

[Cali4Nia]

Originally posted by Triglyceride
:wave: @ Cali4Nia

Hey girl! My hometown is close to Antipolo - Cainta Rizal. :)



Hey Triglyceride...really? Cool! Saan?

We're in a subdivision called Filinvest East Homes...well that's where my dad's house is. I know the nearest palengke is called Masinag.

But I don't usually stay there long...last time I was there my dad was usually at work and it gets lonely...so I opt to crash at my other relatives on my mom's side at UP Village near Claret Church and have my dad pick me up there na lang when we go places. That was the arrangement.

Kaylan ka uuwi ulit? Sheesh you work naman ah...save up lang and then grab a ticket and see your Mommy!

Last I saw my dad was 3 to 4 years ago Summer vacation 97 and 98 and then before that I didn't see him for 10 years or so.

So I think I deserve to see him from time to time para he's reminded of his biological children that he didn't raise...blah blah blah....you know with the divorce and moving away to the US and all.

When all is said and done he's still my father, I only have one, and thank God he's still alive for me to turn to for some kind of guidance and love. I guess...weird kasi when you don't live with a parent day in and day out.

How old ka ulit Trig? I'm 23 you're 21 right? I think you mentioned before you work and go to school at the same time right? Part Time or Full Time school?

I've been a full time student and part time worker for the first 3 years of college and then when I transferred to CalState I decided to quit working and do full time school till I graduated which was 2 more years. Well 1 year has passed and I'm burned out, tired with a GPA bordering on probation pero dipa below 2.0 :p .... stupid Managerial Econ and Finance...aaahhhkk...I don't want to be a full time student anymore:p

Kaya when I come back after vacation, it's off to find full time work in la la land and finishing school part time in the evenings na lang for me. Like so many of my classmates in the evening classes anyway...they all work and they're all older than me.

:wave: Later Neighbor!

[fenn]

Naku, pa'no ba 'yan?

'Ber months na! Sa Philippines, magsa-start na ang four-month Christmas Season.

Pretty soon, we'll be hearing the strains of "Christmas In Our Hearts" by Jose Mari and Liza Chan at "Pasko Na, Sinta Ko" by Gary Valenciano. Magsisimula na ang carolling!

Frenetic Christmas shopping will be everywhere. Malls and tiangges will be filled by eager Christmas shoppers. Balikbayans will soon take over the Metropolis. The youth will be on an endless gimik binge!

Manila and major Philippine cities will be ablaze in lights as they take on a very unique charm during the Holidays.

The air will soon turn crisp and cool, and will soon mix with the aroma of puto bumbong and bibingka. Church bells will be pealing.

So mga kababayan!! Ano pa'ng hinihintay niyo? Balik na sa Pinas this Christmas Season para ma-experience niyo ulit ang kakaibang saya na dulot ng Pasko!!!

[Cali4Nia]

Oh Trygliceride ang cute ng siblings mo...especially the lil' one in the Yahoo I'm 2 gift box :glee: Gawsh an Ate won't be able to resist such cuteness ;)

[Cali4Nia]

Originally posted by fenn
Naku, pa'no ba 'yan?

'Ber months na!

Haha 'Ber months...first time I heard that...cool!

[Triglyceride]

:wave: hi Cali4Nia

Filinvest...Masinag. Off Sumulong hi-way I live at the other side... - the Ortigas side at this place called Valley View. So you see, I'm the Valley girl here ;) :glee:

You're gonna visit this year right? For the holidays? You mentioned that you might leave this October? WOW!!! Saya!!! Have fun!

Girl...I want to go home for the holidays this year. I've been planning on that for quite sometime now. I'm still waiting for my grade from this transfer math class I took this summer. It's the only class I need to tranfer to SFSU * Anne goes there * spring of next year. I'm done with all my tranfer classes and all I'm waiting for is this freakin' math grade.That's why I didn't sign up for fall classes this coming semester. I hope I passed. It's in the Quantitative Reasoning cluster or whatever they call it. So when I get into SFSU next spring, that'll be another CSU student PExer in here besides you and Anne. :) I'm currently looking for a second job so that I could pay for my school expenses next spring AND hopefully save enough money to buy plane tickets :) I was a full time student and I work part - time...although sometimes it seems like it's full time...

what's your major? If you don't mind me asking. Is it business? That's my major. My concentration, well I'm not so sure yet. I picked Computer Info Sys but I'm also thinking of Finance ...heck I'm also considering to have a minor in Econ..but you know..I'm getting way ahead of myself here hehehehehe...

When you come back from vacation, that'll be your last year right? Good for you girl!

and about my age, sure I can be 21. I stopped counting at that age anyway :D


Wow! I bet your Dad's looking forward to spending his first ever holidays with his baby girl and baby boy in ..more than 10 years right? What about your Mom girl? She'll be lonely :)

Hey if my holiday homecoming pushes through, feel free to swing by our place if you want to; afterall, we're practically neighbors ! You can ride a jeep hahahahhahahahaha! Have you ridden any jeepneys during your last visit? I doubt if you did. Even my sister rarely rides jeepneys now. She prefers the ACed FX. I on the otherhand, still rode jeepneys when I visited last year.....crazy as ever! hehehehehe But I also have to get used to crossing the streets Pinoy style again. My friend has to walk me everytime I cross a busy street during the first week or two...kinda strange coming from someone who got cited for jay walking at EDSA a few years back hehehehehe...and there I was, too scared to cross a narrowed-down part of Ortigas hi-way! Such a shame! But I got over it pretty quick. I've ressurected the jologs in me - actually I still am what am I talking about? hehehehe

take care neighbor!

[Cali4Nia]

Hey Trigliceride over here :teehee:

[raysantos]

don't know the sex yet, but we'll find out next month..... i hope it's a girl :nerdgirl: , but boy or girl, i already luv my child! :nerdy:

[Go0fY]

raysantos: congrats on ur child!*party*
ican totaly relate to ur exprnce... was suppose to be here just for a 2 week vacation, next thing i know im going to college here!

damn!!! i miss home so much!!! ol d gimmicks and stuff!!! u guys remembr malate, fort and the other hangouts in makati and qc.:drinker: miss them like hell!! i hvnt been out here much so m kinda filing a lil bored.

just my first year here! and from *** u guys have been saying, idont think id like christmas to come. but anyways tryin to keep myself busy so i wouldnt homesick. but you know when the hard part starts? its when you close your lights at night, thats when it really hits you! :bigcry:MAMA!!!

[raysantos]

damn, i remember fort........ is fat willy's still around? grabe, ka-ka misss! i want some sisig from dencio's and aycees!!!

[Inamo]

Sarado na ang Mondo. Ang Fat Willy's.....parang hindi pa yata. Pero medyo hindi na happening place ang Fort. The newest place that everybody was waiting to open before I left was Greenbelt. They renovted it and was hoping to bring in the Malate crowd. Maganda naman daw. Maganda rin sa Rockwell. Pero Malate pa rin!

I miss....Hap Chan ang North Park!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Delizhuz!!!! There's nothing like it here.

Grabe, Goofy, ha? That really hit me! It sounded soooo lonely. I still dream of my mom, dad, brothers, sisters and friends. Every single night!

[kat]

ray
congrats!!!

goofy
grabe, I feel the same way! Ka-miss ang gimik... 5 mos na kong hindi nakakagimik,,,haaay... :depressed:

inamo
mmmm northpark,,, miss it too...

*paw*

[clawed_out]

haaaaaaaay very much....

can you just imagine the frustration...

half of your life have been spent there in your homeland...all is served...friends on your side, caring family, career to start, then all of a sudden......it went boom within a wink of an eye...i'm here with family though & realtives...i miss my friends bad!

went there last march, same old country that i left a yr ago...kinda bad status but still its my home that's where my heart & soul is...up to know...miss my friends...miss the girl that i used to date...miss my cousins..miss my dog..my room...

yeah when i went there, they said the fort isnt the in thing there kaya hang out ulit kamisa usual...street parties sa malate...

but its fun here too...simple life yet you can afford to buy things that you want in just an arms length... friends of diff ethnicities... greener pasture (well its turning brown a little bit :) )

[jeff_21]

hi pipol!...i was reading all your posted messages...i do understand guys what you are feeling now....actually, am here in the philippines...i know that this thread is likely dedicated to those pinoys in other countries...but nonetheless, would like to share a message to all of you guys...just think potential...god bless you all in your endeavors...i have a gf in the states actually...and from the looks of it, she misses RP so much...la lang share lang pipol!..ciao!

[jeff_21]

kat...i understand what you're feeling now...tsana ka nandito ka sa pinas ng maka-gimik naman tayo...am pretty sure pag nagbalik bayan ka, we'll paint the town RED!...:)

[raysantos]

I ALSO HEARD SAN MIG IN MAKATI CLOSED? :( THAT WAS A USUAL HANG OUT......

i never got to experience malate also :( sayang....

anyone know a good place to get sisig in n.cali?

[Inamo]

Matagal na sarado ang San Mig sa Makati. Man, you haven't gone home in a long time!

[raysantos]

almost 3 years pare :depressed:

[Go0fY]

yea! san mig had a lot of fun der man! too bad it closed down. :depressed:

are there still a lot of pipol goin to qc??? is decades still gud??
:confused:
how abt lexus :naughty: heka mis dat place!

[raysantos]

pegasus pare :censored:

*pacute*

[Inamo]

yea..... pegasus!

[raysantos]

grabe sa pegasus! :beauty: pero di na ko pwede, :babyeat: tatay na ako!

[Inamo]

yea, right. Mga tatay ang kasama ko dun, e! Bata pa, mga D.O.M. na! hehe.

[azncutie]

Sup y'all, well, I miss the PI more, it's been 5 months now.....and i'm still thinking about em....abt mah friends, abt mah "LIFE"...when i first got here...all i can think abt is the PI.....i have jaz graduated from highschool, then the next day, we went here......i aint got no time to even think about it, u know, that i won't ever see em again, something like that, ofcourse, im kinda exaggerating here, but it's d reality, come to think about it, when will i see em again? probably, after 3 years or so, damn, and what if they've forgotten all about me and so on....well, imma exaggerating again, well, sorry folks, but sometimes i feel like that, u know what imma sayin? what if i got the chance to go back in the PI only to find outthat there's nothing left for me to go back there.....oh well.....crazy thoughts of mine, mah bad.....hehe.....i miss mah friends so much, that's all, mah place, which is LAS PINAS.....mah school.....i miss McDonalds....our fave hangout.....Southmall, Festival, ATC, Times....NCAA games, I miss em all.....REMA, BF, CASIMIRO.....damn, aight....i'm not makin any sense here anymore, i jaz wanna tell y'all how much I miss the PI....and how much I wanna go back.....well, i got friends here, but it's really different, u know, i still can't feel that they're gonna be there for me when I need them, or I can't share mah problems wit them.....I just don't feel like they're the right persons for that, u know what imma sayin here? oh well, i'm beginning to sound like a loser here, nah, it's not that I'm not enjoying mah life here in the States, it's all good, the guys(hehe) and the peeps are really friendly, i just miss the feelin of havin TRUE FRIENDS....someone whom u can trust....u know, i feel like, mah friends here in the States are just for fun, u know, for the sake of going out, but when things got serious, they're nowhere to be found......oh well......reality sucks, reality bites, these are realities we have to accept(wtf i'm sayin here, hehe), btw, y'all, i'm kinda new in this thing, so forgive me if i got so emotional or somethin...hehe...i hope y'all reply on this....

[edie]

Hello everybody! Please allow me to join all your reminiscing!

Be already glad that all of you are in the States! You can still find a hint of home with food, the Filipino population around and at least the language still!

I have been here in Paris for just over a year now and I am still in my denial stage. Feeling ko I am just on holidays pa rin! Here, there is not a single hint of my 27 years in the Philippines kaya imagine the struggle! What's worse is the language handicap. I have been going to school to learn French forever!

What I miss most in the Philippines is the warmth of the people. Those shiny happy people kahit mahirap buhay. I miss the terrific beaches and damn, the weather! But, it's true we cannot compare, as well as to say it is better in one place than another. No place is better or worse, they are all just different.

Happy to come across this thread. It made me smile!
Thanks everybody!

[tonita_roze]

basta ako i just miss the phils a lot and im so tempted to book myself on the next flight to manila. IBALIK NIYO AKO SA PILIPINAAAAS!! :D :D

[tonita_roze]

i miss my old life which i left in manila...hay buhay....

[azncutie]

sup y'all......well, i miss mah life in MANILA....but this is mah list of the things i miss most in the PI:
1.) Pearl Shakes (esp Zagu =Cafe Latte), I wish I could still drink pearlshakes here, but at this rate(FALL) no way, dude....hehe.....
2.) Pinoy Food =I don't like their food here......and they aint got no rice in McDonalds(and they got big burgers)...hehe
a.) Jollibee = damn, i miss the Lumpiang Shanghai Meal, the palabok, the burger steak meal, the Honey beef something.....
b.) Chowking and a lot more......
and uso pala ** ang J in the Box........unlike in the PI, I used to think na panis ang mga food don, hehe, kidding......
3.) Malls = well, the malls here are all good, but I really miss the Southmall, ATC, Festival (isn't it obvious that i was from Las Pinas = hehe) and etc....but they got some good malls here, like Galleria, and the one in Katy......
4.) Gimiks = this is what I miss the most, even if "tambay" lang kami in a friend's house, the best pa rin ito:), and going to live bands, man, i miss it so much........when I was in the PI, I really liked Freestyle, i still like it, though, but not like before....i was supposed to watch their concert, but i've been busy, blahblahblah, then nagconcert sila sa ATC, but too bad, coz it's the day before mah departure and mah dad didn't allow me coz we need to pack.....talk abt bad luck, hehe
5.) Filipino Gatherings, kumpleto siyempre sa pinoy food....:)
6.) Public Transpo like jeepneys, tricycles, and hindi ac na bus.....tell ya the truth y'all, di pa ko nakakasakay ng bus ** sa States, puro nakacar kasi dito eh....it's all good......
7.) our house back in Las Pinas = miss ko yon super, so, to all the peeps living in Camella homes (LP) super miss co na iyon, the times, na nagscooscooter kami around 4A, 4B, and there was this time pa nga na nakaabot kami ng Pulanglupa ...nakascooter lang kami niyon, and ofcourse REMA = lagi rin kami don:)
8.) Mah Alma Mater =Perps...to all Perpetualites out there, super miss co na caio, grabe:) miss co na nakauniform, i can't believe i left mah uniform in the PI.....:(
9.) the Junk Foods(Chippy red and blue=walang kokontra fave ko to) and Noodles (like Yakisoba-tama ba spelling ko, hehe)=well, before when I was in the PI, nagaagawan pa kami(not really nagaagawan, ok, imma exaggerating, aightz) whenever may Lays or imported chips...but now, super nakakasawa na iyong mga Lays, Doritos and etc, and I'm really craving for Chippy....mababaw pero it's true.......
10.) Last but definitely not the least, mah ever cool, and gorgeous friends.....u know who u r, I miss y'all so much..........

[JaY_aRe_Dee]

man, da good ol life in the philippines!!! :)

bukod sa ibang-iba ang lifestyle ng mga tao dito sa tate, super ka-miss talaga ang lupang aking tinubuan (oops, did that come out right?!?) hehehe :cool:

imma from LPC and man, how i miss our old place there, pero ano pa nga ba, wala na akong magagawa eh :shrug:

dang, i miss the food, i miss the gimiks, i miss all the people who walk up and down the street, i miss riding the bus or the jeepney, i miss hailing down a taxicab, i miss goin up and down the stairs of mrt everyday (well, almost!), i miss batangas (kahit hindi ako taga-dun, hehehe :teehee:), i miss all mah cousins and relatives, and syempre, i miss all mah friends :( ... as one of mah friends here put it, mah friends back in the PI are mah "solid" friends...

yun lang po....

[nut_meg]

1.gimmick
2.boyfriend ko
3. murang yosi
4.murang sine
5.bibingka
6.pinakbet
7.lola ko
8.sisters ko
9.getting drinks na hindi ka kina-card
10.MOST OF ALL THE MAIDSSSSSS!!!!!! minsan pagod na pagod ka na tapos you still have to do your laundry or you still have to cook ...

[raysantos]

oh yeah, massage parlors........ *pacute*

j/k

also, the cars

[Go0fY]

:( mis na mis ko na yung barbero ko sa pilipinas!!!

ang mahal magpagupit dito!!! :mad:

back home mura na may kwento pa !!! ;)

[KittyKei]

Originally posted by Go0fY
:( mis na mis ko na yung barbero ko sa pilipinas!!!

ang mahal magpagupit dito!!! :mad:

back home mura na may kwento pa !!! ;)


:rotflmao:

[cybie]

1. jollibee
2. gimmiks/bars
3. chicken bacolod
4. barkadas
5. sisig/dencios/gerrys
6. mule, sanmig, beers..
7. hotdogs (purefoods)
8. noodles/yakisoba

[Apo_Inso]

jollibee chicken joy, massage parlors, Baclaran church, barkada,familia, bagoong, bagnet, pilip, sine,

[tonita_roze]

QUICKLY---TARO ICE!!!:p

[kyutfeys]

...jolibeeeeeee.....grabe ang mumura ng pagkain sa manila!!!!! :D :)

[HoYaSaXa]

Things I don't miss: :mad:
1. Bad roads
2. Stupid politicians
3. Brown-outs

Things I do miss: :(
1. Barkada
2. Laid-back lifestyle/gimiks
3. Cheap strip clubs :D
4. The whole "ligaw" phenomenon (here, it's like "hey, babe, wanna f*ck?)
5. Tira-tira and fishball
6. San Miguel Beer
7. My mommmyyy!!! Waaaaaaah! :( :(

[angel_ako]

i miss my old campus....
my barkadas:( ...
my lola :bawling:...
my relatives...
*** food lalo na saisaki...(sarap mag food trip sa pinas)
the mall...
the parties/reunions/gatherings....

[crazy_fool_22]

:bawl: :bawl:
i miss a lot of things...
> i miss my barkadas..
> i miss my school....
> i miss my dorm and dorm mates..
> i miss my gimiks, trippings
> i miss shopping all the malls...
> i miss the guys...
> i miss jollibee (although before sukang-suka na ako don!), Almer's (yung kinakainan namin sa Dapitan), BRB (kainan din namin sa Dapitan), pati na yung Merries kahit medyo yucky... yung KIMCHI, ZAGU, Easy Way, hay.... gutom tuloy ako...
> i miss my super 100% independence there!!!
:bawl:

[tonita_roze]

ang mahabang pasko sa pinas.... tang ina pasko na...ala pa kon sintaaaaa!!!! waaaah!!!:D

[Go0fY]

Damn! nothing can top christmas in the phil!

october palang my nagkakaroling na!!! :cane: :xmastree:

86 DAYS TO GO TIL CHRISTMAS! ! !

[Flip_Guy]

Originally posted by azncutie
sup y'all......well, i miss mah life in MANILA....but this is mah list of the things i miss most in the PI:
1.) Pearl Shakes (esp Zagu =Cafe Latte), I wish I could still drink pearlshakes here, but at this rate(FALL) no way, dude....hehe.....
2.) Pinoy Food =I don't like their food here......and they aint got no rice in McDonalds(and they got big burgers)...hehe
a.) Jollibee = damn, i miss the Lumpiang Shanghai Meal, the palabok, the burger steak meal, the Honey beef something.....
b.) Chowking and a lot more......
and uso pala ** ang J in the Box........unlike in the PI, I used to think na panis ang mga food don, hehe, kidding......
3.) Malls = well, the malls here are all good, but I really miss the Southmall, ATC, Festival (isn't it obvious that i was from Las Pinas = hehe) and etc....but they got some good malls here, like Galleria, and the one in Katy......
4.) Gimiks = this is what I miss the most, even if "tambay" lang kami in a friend's house, the best pa rin ito:), and going to live bands, man, i miss it so much........when I was in the PI, I really liked Freestyle, i still like it, though, but not like before....i was supposed to watch their concert, but i've been busy, blahblahblah, then nagconcert sila sa ATC, but too bad, coz it's the day before mah departure and mah dad didn't allow me coz we need to pack.....talk abt bad luck, hehe
5.) Filipino Gatherings, kumpleto siyempre sa pinoy food....:)
6.) Public Transpo like jeepneys, tricycles, and hindi ac na bus.....tell ya the truth y'all, di pa ko nakakasakay ng bus ** sa States, puro nakacar kasi dito eh....it's all good......
7.) our house back in Las Pinas = miss ko yon super, so, to all the peeps living in Camella homes (LP) super miss co na iyon, the times, na nagscooscooter kami around 4A, 4B, and there was this time pa nga na nakaabot kami ng Pulanglupa ...nakascooter lang kami niyon, and ofcourse REMA = lagi rin kami don:)
8.) Mah Alma Mater =Perps...to all Perpetualites out there, super miss co na caio, grabe:) miss co na nakauniform, i can't believe i left mah uniform in the PI.....:(
9.) the Junk Foods(Chippy red and blue=walang kokontra fave ko to) and Noodles (like Yakisoba-tama ba spelling ko, hehe)=well, before when I was in the PI, nagaagawan pa kami(not really nagaagawan, ok, imma exaggerating, aightz) whenever may Lays or imported chips...but now, super nakakasawa na iyong mga Lays, Doritos and etc, and I'm really craving for Chippy....mababaw pero it's true.......
10.) Last but definitely not the least, mah ever cool, and gorgeous friends.....u know who u r, I miss y'all so much..........

you said it all!!! http://www.duhspot.com/users/smiley/s/contrib/lilly/laugh1blue.gif

[eekadoo]

:weep: balik nyo ko sa pinas!!! sarap x-mas don eh! :bigcry:

[cathartic_gigs]

para akong maiiyak habang binabasa ko lahat ng nakasulat dito..:( kase sobrang nakakamiss talaga ang pinas! lalo na yung tipong kahit stressed out ka may support mechanism ka from your family and friends. dito...nakoh!!! mag-isa kang luluha at kahit na magnguyngoy ka ng walang humpay....walang papansin sayo...meron din siguro pero basta..iba pa rin sa pinas. namimiss kong mommy ko ....lalo na yung mga sermon nyang walang katapusan......sana nga nairecord ko man lang bago ako pumunta dito para may napapakinggan ako....comic relief kung baga.hehe.:D Tapos namimiss ko rin yung mga live bands:cool: ..lalo na yung Parliament syndicate at Side A. Tapos namimiss ko rin yung peyups ;) lalo na yung fishbolan sa may tabi ng vinzon's at sa may main lib kung paminsan....namimiss ko na talaga ang UP at yung mga kaibigan ko..at yung mga intellectual discourse namin...haay......:( at yung mga ka-org ko sa Philosoc......yung tipong parang walang pakialam sa mundo bastat makatambay lang at makipaghuntahan ng husto at magcatharsis....at magbulaybulay....at magkantahan...magsayawan..magasaran....pero sa huli cool na cool pa rin........

sa pagkain naman..miss ko rin ang mangga...yung galing sa davao o cebu...yung tuyo, daing at tinapa.....na nabibili ko pa na nakabalot sa lumang dyaryo sa may munoz market sa q.c. namimiss ko yung monggo ko na nilalagyan ko pa ng hibi at dahon ng ampalaya...at shempre sa chichirya naman.....yung cheezring....na official chips ng barkada..kase mura lang..at yung mga banana-q at kamote-q.....at yung mga noodles ..yung lucky me...sarap..sarap.... at yung bagoong isda pala....na sawsawan ko ng okra......wow...yum..yum...at siempre yung diningding.....

marami pa akong namimiss......bastat yung uri ng buhay sa pinas..iba talaga..iba yung mga tao.....iba yung lalim (depth)..iba yung tawanan...at samahan....mas masaya....mas tapat..mas bukal..mas intelektwal...


kahit na mahirap ang buhay....iba talaga ang resiliency ng pinoy!!!!

[Alamat]

what i miss most about the Phils.? :

1) my family
2) hot sunshine
3) chikahan with friends (in Tagalog of course)
4) sari sari store
5) bagoong (i bet my neighbors will yell at me when i cook it here)
6) balot & taho

[Chic_svelte]

what i'm missing in the phils is the banana cue! :*)
coz there's not much banana to be fried here in Canada!!! that's my fave and I really miss it. of course, i miss my barkadas and my family. but other than that, it's the banana cue! :toofunny:

[wends]

1. family (kala ko hindi ko sila mamimiss.. sila ang first na namiss ko pala :sad: )

2. friends (syempre iba kung barkada mo kasama mo lumabas)

3. my room

4. telebabad

5. congo grille esp. yung pork sisig nila

6. my school

7. traffic

8. kwentuhan with my mom pagkatapos ng dinner or yung mga reminiscin namin ng sister ko pagtapos mag-lunch pag saturdays.

9. my piano and guitar

10. pangako sayo and tabing-ilog hihihi :glee: corny ko

11. overspeeding

12. punchline

13. murang mcdonald's, kfc and burger king

14. kare-kare (naalala ko pa na nagluto mom ko ng kare kare para sakin nung last night ko sa pinas :sad: )

ok gonna call my mom right now.. yan namiss ko tuloy sya :(

[Jasper]

Here's my list:

my relatives
my high school friends
filipino crowd
fish balls
polluted air (just kidding)

[crystalrose]

The weather (so warm and nice and windy na warm!), the food (polvoron, pancit canton, Century Tuna menudo and mechado, junk foods) and the prices ($ kasi!)!!! :luvluv:

[danielson]

1) barkada
2) fiesta
3) simbang-gabi
4) noche buena
5) new year's eve (fireworks/putukan)

:)

[cheeky12]

Friends
Family
Sari-sari store, shopping
the hangouts
fiestas
christmas
Lots of things i miss back home.

[John T. Henneman]

My wife is sending money home to Cavite so they can open a Sari Sari store that many posters to the topic say they miss.What is your favorite Sari Sari Store item?

[bepanthene]

The food.
The humongous malls.
The humongous malls with a ton of restaurants, large food courts.
Cheap excellent tasting food.
Cheap clothes.
Cheap everything.
Christmas holidays.
San Juan Fiesta.
Jollibee.

[bodiemon]

Super daming nakaka-miss sa Pinas bukod sa mga nasabi na:
- mga nagkalat na taong naga-text
- flexible-minded people
- service crew at sales personnel na talagang friendly
- malls na nandoon na ang lahat
- malls na open till 9pm even on Sundays and holidays
- ER ng hospitals that can serve you in less than an hour
- etc...

[bei_biegee5]

are any of you out of Philippines? do you miss it?

[darkest_angel]

I've been away from P.I. for quite some time now & I can still get homesick. I miss my relatives & my good friends. I miss hanging out with Filipinos.

[crazy_fool_22]

me too.... i miss pnas, my friends there... haayy.... :(

[Road Dogg]

Same here... :(

I've been here since last January pa lang and lagi ko naiisip ang mga friends ko sa Pinas. Kahit na tinatawagan ko sila long distance, iba pa rin pag andun ka... :(

I'm planning to go back there late this year.

[11# UST_guard'98]

been here for almost 5 yrs.... i miss UST


---
Semper Fi

[jaypogi]

ZAMBALES...............

[sagan]

been here for 9 1/2 years and i still miss Philippines a lot...pollution, traffic, kahit sobrang init, etc.

[Road Dogg]

Originally posted by 11# UST_guard'98
been here for almost 5 yrs.... i miss UST


---
Semper Fi

Me too. I miss my school... my classmates, friends, and professors there... :bawling:

[Road Dogg]

Originally posted by jaypogi
ZAMBALES...............

Taga-dun ka pala. Province ko kasi is in Calapandayan in Subic, Zambales. :)

Sayang hindi ako nakapunta dun before ako umalis. Last time I was there was December '98 pa... :(

[cutie16]

Me too! I miss my relatives and all my friends. :( Pati na rin mga crushes ko! hehehe! Iba kasi pag nasa Pinas ka eh.

[muggle]

I miss the P.I.! :(

[mozart]

yup ako din... pero uuwi na ko next week! :) excited na ko kahit 10 days lang ako dun tapos isang sem na naman bago umuwi :(

[keener]

halos 2 weeks na kong wala sa manila. kaka- miss yung init and yung food. uwi na ko next sunday! yehey! :D

[9ino]

buti pa kayo uwi na.............ako sa 2005 pa daw :(
......miss ko na talaga pinas...lahat ng mga tao dun........
miss ko na lalo *** mga masasarap na pagkain!!! :D


...haaaaaaaaay......
:depressed:
*palmtree*:frustrated:

http://members.asianavenue.com/9ino/pex2.gif

[thethinker]

i miss uplb! i miss the philippines! dito kasi sa louisville, you can go on for six month without seeing a filipino besides your relatives.

[pinkpotato]

:spinstar: i miss Philippines so bad. i miss my cousins, relatives, my school and all my friends. we have constant communication but emails and phone calls are still different from physically being there.

last March 02, I should have graduated from HS with my batch mates, but since we moved here, i'm graduating with a new set of people. i like it though!

[SteadyBoy2k]

I really miss philippines.
But i guess my move here was for the better good of myself.

Don't you just hate it when Balikbayans visit the phil and scrutinize the philippines in their stories.
Sarap sabihin .. "if you don't have anything good to say, just don't say anything."

[dallasgirl]

me too I teribbly miss Philippines... I've been away for more than a year now and really miss my friends there and my office mates. Im now in Dallas Texas.

[Am_Vhoy]

Dallas Girl, siguro kaya ka bored dyan eh konti sigurong pinoy sa dallas, texas? I live here in San Francisco, CA, and in here eh para kang nasa pinas. Daming noypi dito. Well, you'll get to that.
I've been here for 6 yrs now in the states, and adjusting is really difficult at times. Pero oks lang yan. Pasyal-pasyal ka para di ka ma-bored. Or best is relocate ka dito sa CA. hehehe...just kidding.
Take care.

[babycrystal]

me too....... miss my family & friends!!! i miss UST! though 9 months pa lang ako dito sa AZ..... miss ko mag mrt.... miss ko ang ulan!!!!! eversince i got here bilang na bilang ang mga araw na umulan!!!

[dallasgirl]

Am-Vhoy thanks for the reply.... marami rin namang Filipino dito pero I still miss my real friends in the Philippines. Iba na kasi yung original friends mo. Anyway ive been to other places - pasyal nga ng pasyal eh.. Last month we were in Las Vegas and next week will go to Louisiana. I heard na talagang maraming Filipino diyan. and my friends are there too.

[9ino]

Originally posted by dallasgirl
I still miss my real friends in the Philippines. Iba na kasi yung original friends mo.
*okay* i totally agree with this!...kahit anong gawin natin...
ibang-iba prin tlaga pag *** mga tunay mong kaibigan kasama mo....yung mga kasabayan mong lumaki at kasabayan mo ring natuto sa mga buhay-buhay :)

[blueyes]

i was watching TV last night and i saw this commercial for Cingular (a cellular provider) and they were advertising their newest feature... TEXT MESSAGING! (take note: its just recently that they've introduced text msgng to Chicago) and hearing those two words reminded me sooo much of the Philippines.

miss ko na Pinas.. :(

[muggle]

Originally posted by SteadyBoy2k


Don't you just hate it when Balikbayans visit the phil and scrutinize the philippines in their stories.
Sarap sabihin .. "if you don't have anything good to say, just don't say anything."

Oh yeah! :rolleyes: Nasa NAIA ako early this year, and you know how they have to search your stuff? This lady said, they never do this in San Fransisco, y' know? Yeah right.

[dallasgirl]

Some Filipinos are happy to scrutinize other kababayan... pero kung tutuusin they are acting the same thing. kakainis lang kasi nakarating lang sa ibang lugar medyo lumaki na ang mga ulo or yumabang na. Sana all the Filipino all over the world will be a good example.... be humble... try not to look for the weaknesses of other kababayan instead be a good example. Tama ba ako... well i guess some of you will agree with me.

[darkest_angel]

Originally posted by dallasgirl
Some Filipinos are happy to scrutinize other kababayan... pero kung tutuusin they are acting the same thing. kakainis lang kasi nakarating lang sa ibang lugar medyo lumaki na ang mga ulo or yumabang na. Sana all the Filipino all over the world will be a good example.... be humble... try not to look for the weaknesses of other kababayan instead be a good example. Tama ba ako... well i guess some of you will agree with me.

Yeah I know. It's a shame that many Filipinos tend to get this certain attitude once na nakarating na sila sa ibang bansa. Pero mind you, maraming Pilipino din sa Pinas na mga relatives nasa ibang bansa, yumayabang din like they have all the money in the world. Hindi lang nila alam, mahirap mabuhay sa isang foreign country. Iilan lang ang mga Pinoy na nakilala ko dito na hindi "mahangin".

[dallasgirl]

I agree with you.... sad to know that some of our kababayan are like that.... kung alam lang nila how hard to earn money here. siguro they will change their attitude. Anyway there are are some Filipinos na really mahangin but i still have lots of Filipino friends here na mababait rin naman.

[Road Dogg]

Waaaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lalo ko tuloy namimiss ang Pinas!!!!!!!!

:bawling:

[cedar2island]

i miss the philippines this..............................................................................................
...................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
much. :sad:

[9ino]

matanong ko lang po ano........meron ba kayong alam na pa-contest na may prize na free trip sa Pinas?

im really desperate to go HOME....pero wala nmn kse akong pera...

:D

[hannah17smb]

as in lahat lahat!!!

-my friends
-TV shows
-public transpo(jeep,tricycle,bus...etc.)
-fishball
-ihaw ihaw!!!
-kainitan!
-PBA
-mga jologs!
-relatives(family!)
-SM!!!
-Pinoy food(not much!iba pa rin luto sa Pinas kesa ** sa US-eheh!)
-basta lahat ng bagay sa pilipinas!!!

I MISS THE PHILIPPINES SO MUCH!!!

?: bakit minsan The Philippines; Philippine??? ha??? ano??? :rolleyes:

[hannah17smb]

Originally posted by blueyes
i was watching TV last night and i saw this commercial for Cingular (a cellular provider) and they were advertising their newest feature... TEXT MESSAGING! (take note: its just recently that they've introduced text msgng to Chicago) and hearing those two words reminded me sooo much of the Philippines.

miss ko na Pinas.. :(

ME TOO!!! i just got my cellphone last mid March pero hindi Cingular...Voicestream server ko!Im in Illinois too! but not in Chicago! about 22 miles away! suburb nyo kami! (Darien-Downers Grove!!!) hehehe!!! kaya eto patext text na rin me sa pinas and i recruited my friends here to it kasi libre yung phone kasi sa kababayan lang natin kinukuha! (Nokia3390Gold) heheh! saya!!! happy texting!!!

[Sturm]

yeah... i do... a lot... am almost a year here in Japan now... sometimes, i hang out in the Philippines restaurant near here, just to enjoy the sounds, the taped tv programs back home, the cooking...

i miss the most, mga lakwatsa ng mga tropa, mga eb ng pex... mga pexers na rin...

noong una, enjoy na enjoy ako dito... walang trapik, walang mandurukot, malalaki at makulay ang mga parks... kaso, it becomes boring... magastos pa naman ang magliwaliw dito... di tulad sa pinas (specifically, baguio)... may yosi ka lang at senkwenta pesos, pwede nang mag-stroll maghapon...

buti na lang at pauwi na ako next month!!! :D
(short vacation nga lang... 3 weeks is all i get... tapos, balik na naman dito for another year... then another... *sigh*)

[Sturm]

Originally posted by hannah17smb


ME TOO!!! i just got my cellphone last mid March pero hindi Cingular...Voicestream server ko!Im in Illinois too! but not in Chicago! about 22 miles away! suburb nyo kami! (Darien-Downers Grove!!!) hehehe!!! kaya eto patext text na rin me sa pinas and i recruited my friends here to it kasi libre yung phone kasi sa kababayan lang natin kinukuha! (Nokia3390Gold) heheh! saya!!! happy texting!!!

naman eh... peram nga nyan... di na ata ako marunong mag-text... ;)

[pinkpotato]

:spinstar: me too, i have my cellphone and i ALWAYS text my friends back home. pero they don't text me that much kasi it's expensive. it's like 10 pesos yata per text pag dito papunta yung message. :depressed:

i kinda laughed when i saw this commercial saying that the newest and coolest thing today is text messaging. i was like, text messaging has been around in philippines for a couple of years now! :laugh: pero ang hirap daw pausuhin ng text dito sa US.

hannah! im also with VoiceStream. :teehee:

[9ino]

Originally posted by pinkpotato
:spinstar: me too, i have my cellphone and i ALWAYS text my friends back home. pero they don't text me that much kasi it's expensive. it's like 10 pesos yata per text pag dito papunta yung message. :depressed:

ei pinkpotato u can tell them to just reply na lang dito sa PEx....ako ganun na lang ginagawa ko......
txt ko sila, reply sila dito sa pex (bale matatanggap mo txt nila as PM sayo...) malaking tipid sa kanila pag ganun......
sabi ng mga barkada ko, 4 php lang daw pag nagttxt sila sakin dito sa Pex....
;)

-----------------
nxt tym na txt mo ***, turo mo sa kanila kung pano magreply dito sa PEx:

PEX(space)pinkpotato(space)then their message

Ex: PEX pinkpotato kahit anong mssg

Send: 2333 (Globe)
2443(Smart)

kame ganito gnagwa namin & effective!....madalas ko nakakatxt mga friends ko sa pinas *okay*

that's why im really thankful sa feature na to ng pinoyexchange....
:)

oh btw, if u want u can make an alternick(instead na "pinkpotato") para madali nila ma-type pag mag ttxt sila sayo **.....

[hannah17smb]

Originally posted by Sturm


naman eh... peram nga nyan... di na ata ako marunong mag-text... ;)

hehe!!! yan yata ang hindi ko malilimutan!!! after 9 months without a phone...ay alam ko pa rin magtext!!! pati yun keystrokes ko ganun pa din naman...saang state ka ba??? do u want to get a phone??? baka pwede naman...hehehe!!! sige pahiram ko sayo!!! $10/hr!!! hehehehe!!! joke lang!!! :bounce2:

[hannah17smb]

Originally posted by pinkpotato
:spinstar: me too, i have my cellphone and i ALWAYS text my friends back home. pero they don't text me that much kasi it's expensive. it's like 10 pesos yata per text pag dito papunta yung message. :depressed:

i kinda laughed when i saw this commercial saying that the newest and coolest thing today is text messaging. i was like, text messaging has been around in philippines for a couple of years now! :laugh: pero ang hirap daw pausuhin ng text dito sa US.

hannah! im also with VoiceStream. :teehee:

i sent yah a private message!!! weeha!!! sarap magtext!!! heheheeh!!! :teehee:

[pinkpotato]

thanks 9ino! thanks so much for the info. I didn't know that feature exists. :D i'll try it and see!

[hannah17smb]

Originally posted by 9ino

ei pinkpotato u can tell them to just reply na lang dito sa PEx....ako ganun na lang ginagawa ko......
txt ko sila, reply sila dito sa pex (bale matatanggap mo txt nila as PM sayo...) malaking tipid sa kanila pag ganun......
sabi ng mga barkada ko, 4 php lang daw pag nagttxt sila sakin dito sa Pex....
;)

-----------------
nxt tym na txt mo ***, turo mo sa kanila kung pano magreply dito sa PEx:

PEX(space)pinkpotato(space)then their message

Ex: PEX pinkpotato kahit anong mssg

Send: 2333 (Globe)
2443(Smart)

kame ganito gnagwa namin & effective!....madalas ko nakakatxt mga friends ko sa pinas *okay*

that's why im really thankful sa feature na to ng pinoyexchange....
:)

oh btw, if u want u can make an alternick(instead na "pinkpotato") para madali nila ma-type pag mag ttxt sila sayo **.....

wow!!! talaga!!! pashare naman yang idea mo!!! heheh! tnx!!! o cge tuturo ko sa kanila...eh pwede ba naman na sa phone na mapupunta yung reply nila c/o PEx??? pwede ba yun??? may naisip din akong isa pang way para makatipid mga pinoy frends n families natin sa pinas kapag tinetext tayo...tell them to go to www.nokiausa.com and then hanapin nila doon kung saan pwede magsend ng text sa US...just need area code and mobile #...and then reply na lang tayo sa phone nila diba...mahal din kasi u have to go online pa!!! baka pwede naman nila sa online life nila!!! oh diba!!! hehehe!!! paalam!!! nood pa ko ng The Bachelor!!! late na nga ako eh!!! hehehe!!!

[hannah17smb]

I MISS THE PHILIPPINES!!!

bakit ba:

minsan ay The Philippines?

minsan naman ay Philippines?

at

Philippines Islands

what's with all that S's?

hindi ko alam eh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

page starter ba ako???







:bounce2:

[9ino]

hannah17smb, pinkpotato:

la yun :D.....
kaya lang secret lang natin un ha....kc bka pag marami ng gumagawa bka pagnagkataon gawin na rin may bayad *** feature na yon :glee:
Originally posted by hannah17smb
eh pwede ba naman na sa phone na mapupunta yung reply nila c/o PEx??? pwede ba yun???
...ndi pwede eh....di yata pwede ma-ifwd sa cel natin *** PM (replied txt) nila...
kaya kailangan pag gusto mo makipagtxt sa kanila, dapat sure ka na online ka...
para pag nag-reply agad sila, makakareply din agad tyo, and so on and so forth :D

tip: pag simultaneous na yung texting nyo, dpat aware ka din sa inbox ng PM mo kc bka mapuno agad....:glee:

basta dpat nsa pex ka lang pag katxt mo ***....kc pag nag-reply nmn sila may lalabas nmn na prompt sa screen mo na nagsasabi na may new mssg ka sa PM ko....check mo rin sa settings mo kc kailangan naka-on to.....

pag nde nmn sila nakareply agad tas nainip ka na.......tas tsaka lang *** nakapag-reply kung kelan offline ka na......dont worry kc mababasa mo prin reply nila pag balik mo sa PEX and makikita mo rin nmn kung kelan at anong oras pa nila na send un......

......pinkpotato, ingat ka rin pag-nakatxt mo friends mo....kc ako, lalo na pag saktong magkakasama pa tlaga sila ng tym na katxt ko ***....sa sobrang homesick ko, dna ko makatiis sa txt kaya
TINATAWAGAN KO N AGAD SILA!!! :lol:


.....happy texting and don't loose your communication w/ your friends...:)




malayo man sila, malapit din... :glee:

[hOnEy_MaE]

i miss my cousins , friends, aunts and all my relatives, especially my honey ian. well i always think about the memories. i'll see you again next year.

masaya sa pinas as in sobra di ko ipag-papalit kahit saang abroad pa ang puntahan ko...
i love and miss philippines so much...

[fenn]

'Ika nga ng kanta ni Gary V.:

"Kay tagal mo mang nawala, BABALIK KA RIN, BABALIK AT BABALIK KA RIN!!"

[9ino]

"....iyong maalala, mga dati mong kasama.....Babalik at babalik ka rin!!!......"

*okay*

[hannah17smb]

sana matuloy ako next year sa aking pagbabalik!!! im so excited!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

:wave:


I miss the Phillipines na talaga!!!


and I love it sa US History kapag pinag-uusapan namin toh eh ako lang ang pinay doon!!! :luvluv:


*pexadik*

[muggle]

To send SMS to Pinas:
Just send it the normal way. The phone number should be in a format like +63917xxxxxxx. There should be the + in the front, the country code, then the rest. They usually receive it in seconds or minutes unless walang traffic.



To receive SMS from Pinas: (if they have a normal SIM card).
This has to be done via email. A voicestream customer has this email format number@voicestream.net

The number is the 10 digit number with area code and tel. number

So from the globe cell phone when you write a message, type the email address space then the message. Then send it to 2300.

I know for sure this works. I've been using this. Receiving normal SMS from pinas doesn't seem to work.

And sending emails from globe is 2 pesos for each message whether or not the email was received. This actually works better because if globe customers send an international text, it will cost them 10 pesos. Mas mura pa di ba?

Hope this helps.



Uy try this. This is what I've been doing for about a year.

[Calista]

Originally posted by 9ino

ei pinkpotato u can tell them to just reply na lang dito sa PEx....ako ganun na lang ginagawa ko......
txt ko sila, reply sila dito sa pex (bale matatanggap mo txt nila as PM sayo...) malaking tipid sa kanila pag ganun......
sabi ng mga barkada ko, 4 php lang daw pag nagttxt sila sakin dito sa Pex....
;)

-----------------
nxt tym na txt mo ***, turo mo sa kanila kung pano magreply dito sa PEx:

PEX(space)pinkpotato(space)then their message

Ex: PEX pinkpotato kahit anong mssg

Send: 2333 (Globe)
2443(Smart)

kame ganito gnagwa namin & effective!....madalas ko nakakatxt mga friends ko sa pinas *okay*

that's why im really thankful sa feature na to ng pinoyexchange....
:)

oh btw, if u want u can make an alternick(instead na "pinkpotato") para madali nila ma-type pag mag ttxt sila sayo **.....

Mine is voicestream too but I hardly use it for text messaging since I got chikka for my SMS stuff. I just use my cell phone for txt messaging when I'm away from home. Try nyo www.chikka.com, download it in ur PC & viola! It's even free.

[SteadyBoy2k]

does chikka still only work for smart?

[blue_jewel]

Originally posted by Road Dogg


Taga-dun ka pala. Province ko kasi is in Calapandayan in Subic, Zambales. :)

Sayang hindi ako nakapunta dun before ako umalis. Last time I was there was December '98 pa... :(

Ako naman taga-Castillejos. I miss that wonderful place...my hometown.

[hannah17smb]

miss ko pa rin!!!!!!!!!! :mecry:

http://www.ifrance.com/animegifs/cuties/cuty41.gif

:wave:

[9ino]

dun sa mga nakakamiss may tanong lang ako........
ilang taon/buwan na ba kayong *** sa pinas?..ako kc 1 yr p lang & tuwing sinasabi ko na miss ko na pinas or gusto ko ng umuwi, laging sinasabi sakin dto nung mga iba na "medyo" matagal na dito: sa simula lang yan........
pero tingin ko kahit 10 yrs or 20 yrs na, talagang gustong-gusto ko pa rin umuwi :)

[m_w_a_a_h]

namimis ko na pinas...
namimis ko na sisig sa Kaibigan sa tabi ng Goks.
namimis ko na isaw...
namimis ko na agno...
tsaka namimis ko na ***...

[maranina]

Namimiss ko pinas!!!

Namimiss ko ang Counter-Strike!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[allansky78]

ok lang un guys and gals....malaki naman kita nyo dyan di ba? Kaya nga nag papalit kayo ng citizenship for financial reasons. And besides...that's the consequence if you want to earn more.

by the way, im in RP right now and dont have any plan to leave my beloved country and to sell my citizenship as well.

oo nga pala...hindi namin kayo miss...



:sad:

[fenn]

Ako rin dito lang sa Pinas.

I'll travel abroad for sure pero short-term visits lang *****.

The Philippines will always be home. Masaya kse ang buhay dito eh.

Plus makakatulong pa ako sa nation-building. Sa USA at Canada kase, masyado na silang developed, parang wala ka nang ma-co-contribute pa.

[clawed_out]

me too!

ang pilipinas ay pilipinas!

the philippines!

ewan ko pero first time kung narinig yang philippine islands na yan.... pa uso ng mga fil am ditong ni hindi marunong mag tagalog! hahahah

[Hikaru15]

Sige I will start.

1. I miss our food. Masarap din naman dito sa Aussieland pero iba pa rin ang restos sa atin.
2. I miss the gimmicks at Malate and Power Plant.

3. I miss taking a dangerous jeepney ride ala Montalban express. Wala dito nun eh:)

[Hikaru15]

Buti na lang may SEX...este PEX pala.

OO nga pala LONG LIVE UST COLLEGE OF NURSING (batch 96)!!!!

Marami pa lang USTE dito. Very good...tara na sa Lopez canteen at kumain!!!!

[rage_within]

isaw!

[KuyaDanny]

I miss Philippines has been merged with this thread.

[Shofixti]

Grabe...this thread makes me feel so lucky I'm still here in lil ol' Philippines. :lol:

[KuyaDanny]

miss the Philippines! has been merged with this thread.

[fenn]

Ako rin I feel so lucky na nandito ako sa Pinas.

Reading this thread, na-realize ko lang na parang the simple things that we take for granted living in this country of ours ay blessings pala dahil marami sa mga kababayan natin overseas ay miss na miss ang mga ito.

Ewan ko ba pero for me, life is so VIBRANT in the Philippines!!!!

[9ino]

Originally posted by fenn
Reading this thread, na-realize ko lang na parang the simple things that we take for granted living in this country of ours ay blessings pala dahil marami sa mga kababayan natin overseas ay miss na miss ang mga ito.

Ewan ko ba pero for me, life is so VIBRANT in the Philippines!!!!
Bingo!

[fiLiPinA]

Originally posted by 9ino
"....iyong maalala, mga dati mong kasama.....Babalik at babalik ka rin!!!......"

*okay*

hey magaling ka palang kumanta 9ino :handsdown:

ako rin miss-na-miss ko na ang pinas [everything about it]...i've been out of the country for five years straight...i didnt have a chance to go home yet :mecry: :tampo:

[mamangbumbero]

Na-miss ko yung mga babae sa Quezon Ave, at yung mga pokpok dun sa kanto namin. he he

stay cool.

[Buler101]

Dito sa CA maraming mga Pinoy so syempre marami ring Filipino restaurants and Asian stores. may Jollibee and Goldilocks pero wala pa ring tatalo sa ISAWWWWWWWWWW, :mecry:ISAW ISAW, ISAW:bigcry: huhuhu... meron nga chicharon bulaklak sa Goldilocks but iba lasa masyadong makunat parang letf overs na >>> miss ko na ISAW! :sob:<<<

[amaw]

I miss the following:

1. dinner with my whole family, with matching kwentuhan, tawanan, biruan and even awayan while eating.
2. My mama's paksiw (inon-onan in bisaya)
3. the pag aasikaso ng family mo. Pag galing mo ng trabaho, ready na food mo, tapos di ka na maghuhugas ng pinggan. Dito sa kinaroroonan ko ngayon, kahit pagod ka galing sa trabaho ikaw talaga mag prepare ng food mo tapos hugas pinggan pa. Minsan di na lang ako kumakain.
4. Palolong- my baby, my pet dog
5. tagalog movies
6. the "tambays" na nag iinuman, nagkakantahan, at kung minsan pag lasing na, nag susuntukan.
7. Chicken joy ng Jollibee dahil alang Jollibee dito

hay naku! Miss ko na talaga ang Pinas. Kung marami lang sanang pera sa Pinas di na ako mag aabroad pa. Well, sabi ko na lang sa sarili ko, " You can't have the best of everything".

[patricious]

wow miss ko na pares sa may n. domingo sa san juan....

[wazzup]

i miss -

- mah friends
- mah dogs chiqui and spatotoy
- gimik every weekends
- texting while driving
- smiling

mababaw lang naman ako eh. :)

[JaY_aRe_Dee]

I miss Masci, especially the class of 99 :handsdown:

I miss UP Diliman, the K3 film block of 99

daym! miss ko na yung CASAA, the greenhouse, even the infamous APO tambayan :yuck: ( hehehe, juss kiddin ;) ), the li'l kubo, the ikot jeep (woohoo!!) and a lotta other things..

I miss Las Pinas, especially our house :(

i miss malling at ATC and SM Southmall and yeah Robinson's ermita..

I miss clubbing -- i juss forgot the names of the clubs i've been to back in pinas :redsmile:

I miss my friends :(

[YouNG_BizKiT]

1.) friends
2.) pinay chicks
3.) mga malls sa south
4.) libis
5.) UAAP
6.) PBA
7.) mga inter subdivision leagues na sinasalihan ko every summer
8.) my driving days
9.) playing biliardz every other day w/ my UST friends
10.) waking up late,so im late for school again
11.) putting gel on my hair everyday
12.) my school uniform
13.) traffic
14.) pollution
15.) school
16.) my 6210
17.) texting
18.) some local channels sa pinas
19.) radio tabloid
20.) pirated cd's

[sweetrose12]

Grabe nag nakakamiss nga sa phil. ako nga 3 years na dito sa miami, nakakabaliw na no nakakamiss na talaga ang phil.
miss ko na ang mga friends ko from high school at college friends no saka iba pa rin sa phil. yun mga gimik grabe ha.....:depressed:

[heymikey]

Things I miss:

* Unripe green mangoes with bagoong
* Ripe yellow mangoes

[darkest_angel]

mga native food like suman,puto,pinakbet(?) etc. etc. Miss ko din ate ko at mga kids nya,pinsan ko at anak nya na di ko pa nakikita,mga friends ko & "the love of my life".

[kloolezz]

i miss everything about the philippines.. even the abu sayyaf.. damn..

[kloolezz]

sa mga me celfon.. tell yer friends in pinas na mag-register sa www.sms.ac.. tas they'd be able to text you na sa celfon niyo 5 times a day.. ok na ren diba.. free naman eh..

[sweet_ryan]

oh my GOD!!!

i'm planning pa naman to leave for the states (vallejo, cali) this november to study...halos complete na nga ang papers ko..

ayan tuloy, ano gagawin ko, parang natakot ako sa mga nakapost dito ah!

anyways, kaya ko to.

i'll do this for my family and for my country, the PHILIPPINES!

Mabuhay ang mga Pinoy!

[mayumi_me]

the food..lahat.mas masarap kumaen sa pinas
*** chikahan sa labas ng bahay..dito ang tahimik.kulong ang mga tao sa loob ng bahay.kung gusto mo makipagchikahan sa phone pa.
malls...alang sinabe malls ** sa vancouver.pretty boring
*** pagsakay sa tricycle(ang babaw ko..lol)
believe it or not miss ko rin ang noise n traffic
miss ko rin ang jeng-jeng..as in musiko
pagligo sa ilog at dagat..** dume ng dagat at super cold pa rin tubig kahit summer.and miss ko rin *** pagligo sa ulan syempre
pagsungkit at pagkain mangga.minsan binabato pa..haha..really miss that
ang taho..pati na rin *** magtataho sa amin.grabeh buhay pa rin sya...lol
parties and gimiks w/ my family.sobrang miss ko yun.we're party lovers kc kaya pag may handaan samen naho-homesick ** max ako.
miss ko rin *** mga walang takot na kumakanta sa mga videoke booth sa mall.they make me laugh.

basta dame kong miss.kaya every yr. nauwi ako.

[sweet_ryan]

mayumi from batangas ka ba?or laguna?or quezon?or cavite?

wala lang napansin ko lang.

[mayumi_me]

Originally posted by sweet_ryan
mayumi from batangas ka ba?or laguna?or quezon?or cavite?

wala lang napansin ko lang.
hi sweet...halata bang tagalog ako..lol. i'm from cavite.

btw..isa ko pang miss yung mga tumatawag ng "ma'm" like *** mga crews ng fastfood..etc.** kc alang ma'm n sir w/c is good.lahat pantay.

[Inamo]

Garlic peanuts.
Chicharon bulaklak
Indian mangos--- God help me!!!
Tapa
Gloria Maris
Hap Chan


Ayoko na. Uwi na ako.

[muggle]

Originally posted by Inamo
Garlic peanuts.
Chicharon bulaklak
Indian mangos--- God help me!!!
Tapa
Gloria Maris
Hap Chan


Ayoko na. Uwi na ako.

Pwede ka pa ba umuwi? :lol:

I miss Hap Chan too. :(

[Deep Blue]

Nothing.

[sweet_ryan]

mayumi hindi naman masyado halata...

i just noticed your last word, nauwi...kasi dito sa amin in bulacan we usually use umuuwi instead of nauwi...well i have many classmates in UP na taga southern tagalog region din and used the same words llike you. minsan nga eh nahahawa na ko and that's good kasi i become more diverse...

nice name...mayumi...sounds so pinoy.

[sweet_ryan]

just one question

what if i graduate with a degree in Organizational Communication in UP and decided to go to the US to look for a job...what are my chances of getting a job related to my course?will it be hard?

organizational communication is pretty much like masscom...the only difference is that Orcom is more corporate affairs oriented.

[chrislove]

First I miss my all Bf...out there!!!

I miss Pilipino food Grabe ang sarap
and Havanna Cafe, in Malate. and most Motions, at the Pan Pacific Hotel...

My Family I miss you All... A mo te:)

[Heavenz_Angel]

..6th year ko na dito sa states on june 30th...7 lang ako nung umalis na kami sa pilipinas..na mi-miss ko na ang jolibee...at chaka gift gate (fave places as a kid)..hehehe..i've made frendz tho...meron pa kaya ng "sizzling plate" diyan...ano ba and mga nag-bago diyan since 96...yep and i miss pretty much everything...hehehe :spinstar:

[JEEjAY_2002]

...i've been here in canada for 14 yrs.....never a day goes by w/o thinking about it!!!!! wwe will retire back home!!! there's just no other place for us!

i miss:
>Le Chings food..yummy!..syempre miss ko greenhills!!!! i actually crave for it!!! my husband agrees w/ me totally!

>bars....

> friends from high-school----no one else can take their place! luv them!!

>i miss the warmth and friendliness of all the peeps:) :) :)

[rolette]

Hello to all of you! Kumusta? Ay naku! dami kong na mi-miss sa pinas... lahat ng pagkaing pinoy miss na miss ko talaga, halo-halo(naku!!!an tagal ko na talagang di nakapaghalo-halo) tagalog movies, songs lahat lahat miss ko...sobra! Most of all my friends and relatives. I've been here in the states for 7 yrs but I've never been back yet ever since. Kaya dami na cgurong nababago. I'm sure. I'm always looking forward of going back soon to visit my love ones. Have a nice day!

[in_the_zone]

hi there peeps! help naman... nag-iisip kasi kami ng pasalubong para sa relatives namin sa states... may pupunta kasi don... anyway... anu-ano ba ang mga nami-miss nyong junkfoods from dito sa pinas? well sabi ng cousins ko chocnut daw... well that's one. ano pa ba? help naman dyan... tnx! :D

[JavaJive]

Originally posted by in_the_zone
hi there peeps! help naman... nag-iisip kasi kami ng pasalubong para sa relatives namin sa states... may pupunta kasi don... anyway... anu-ano ba ang mga nami-miss nyong junkfoods from dito sa pinas? well sabi ng cousins ko chocnut daw... well that's one. ano pa ba? help naman dyan... tnx!


my lolo just went back to the states a week ago and with him is balikbayan box full of native delicasies!! pero mostly mga dried fish *** mga un like pusit, danggit, tuyo, daing, kuros, and almost all na nandun sa market.we also sent them argentina corned beefs..mas ok daw lasa compared to their brands. we also had tupig (frm pangasinan), suman, di ko na alam yung ibang kakanin. gusto din nilaa yung mga chicharang baboy (lapid's) basta almost all na inii-snob *** natin ** sa pinas super miss na nila yun! :yum:

anyway..im going na din this october. kaya reading this thread makes it hard for me to set my mind on leaving. grabe im gonna miss all the things i have right now. *** house namin, dogs ko, si manang, mga classmates ko, traffic, pollution, christmas, new year, outings..tsk..tsk.. kahit na sobrang gulo dito sa pinas, there's still no place like home! waaaahhhhhhhh!!! :sob: yoko na ata umalis!!! :mecry:


:spinstar: i love my country!!!! :spinstar:

[angel06]

dahil sa pagbasa sa mga post nyo lalo kong namiss ang pinas!!!...lalo na when you don't know when you'll come home...and i've been here for only a week pa lang!

i tried not to think about it...

hmmm...miss ko sa pinas:

1.) friends and lahat ng kolokohan kasama nila

2.) sisig sa taft!

3.) school at ang araw araw na 1 1/2 hour na commute

4.) night out

5.) celphone ko!

6.) yung may natatawagan ka kaagad pag gusto mong lumabas o makausap man lang...

i bet hahaba pa tong list pag tumagal-tagal pa ako dito...:(

[luzver]

minsan iniiwasan ko 'tong thread na 'to coz pag binabasa ko, lalo akong nalulungkot.

CHRISTMAS talaga ang nami-miss ko dyan. ibang-iba ang feeling pag christmas dito. ang lungkot. miss ko yung hanging amihan na sabi nila, yung simbang gabi, putong bumbong, misa de gallo, noche buena. ang hirap kc di ako payagan sa work na mag bakasyon ng december.

ibalik nyo ko sa Pilipinas!!!!!

[roguester]

since i left the Phils. i realized na nakakamiss pala ang...

1. Fishball - nakakabili nun ** pro iba oa din yung sa kanto mo bibilhin at tutuhugin! sarap!

2. Jeepney - para kahit anong oras ka umalis ng bahay may ride ka.. di ka na mag-aantay ng oras ng daan ng bus.

3. Brownout - walang ilaw and raining hard.. nothing to do but exchange ghost stories.

4. Weather - almost summer all year round..


kayo naman!

[heymikey]

Miss na miss ko na ang mga yaya ko.

[gumacanian]

Oh yeah....I miss...hmmmm ...Yeah I miss....Hang on...What was it now?? It`ll come back to me....Oh yeah..of course......Hmmmmm...
Nevermind.:(

[roguester]

to goofy

Originally posted by Go0fY
yea! san mig had a lot of fun der man! too bad it closed down. :depressed:

are there still a lot of pipol goin to qc??? is decades still gud??
:confused:
heka mis dat place!

months b4 i left the Phils. i went to DECADES and guess what.. feeling ko lang pag punta mo dun eh kakilala mo pa din mga taong nagha-hang out dun.. kasi parang yung mga taong andun eh sila pa din yung pumupunta nun nung mga bata pa tayo/sila eh :D music still good.. damn i miss the Phils. ngayon lang nag sink in talaga sakin.

ive been here in Canada for almost 6months now... and ngayon ko lang na-realize na miss ko nga ang pilipinas. syeeettttt!!!

lalo na nung na-imagine ko yung pag punta sa tiangge sa greenhills to buy Christmas Gifts... tapos kelangan maaga ka pupunta kasi alang parking :p

ngayon ko na mimiss yung mga barkada kong di ko na mimiss nung asa pinas ako kahit di kami magkita.. alam nyo yung alam nyo kasi na kahit anong oras pede kayong magkita kita kasi anjan lang naman ang isat-isa? i took advantage of that situation...

At first i ws only planning to stay here for a 1 month vacation, ngayon inaantay ko na yung pagpa-process... i think i wanna go back to the Phils. but i have a feeling na i have to stay din....:(

[roguester]

Originally posted by allansky78
ok lang un guys and gals....malaki naman kita nyo dyan di ba? Kaya nga nag papalit kayo ng citizenship for financial reasons. And besides...that's the consequence if you want to earn more.

by the way, im in RP right now and dont have any plan to leave my beloved country and to sell my citizenship as well.

oo nga pala...hindi namin kayo miss...



:sad:

GREAT just GREAT... :| di pa ko citizen pro may reason naman ang "pagbebenta" (ika mu nga) ng citizenship eh.. para makatulong sa sarili naming pamilya. if u just cant get that.. well i dont know.... we're just sharing our sentiments here... come'on :)

[fenn]

Originally posted by roguester


GREAT just GREAT... :| di pa ko citizen pro may reason naman ang "pagbebenta" (ika mu nga) ng citizenship eh.. para makatulong sa sarili naming pamilya. if u just cant get that.. well i dont know.... we're just sharing our sentiments here... come'on :)

Well each Filipino has their reasons why they gave up their allegiance to the Philippines and shifted that to the U.S., Canada, Australia etc. and I respect that.

Sa akin lang, being created a Filipino is a gift from God and I think hindi naman niya ako pababayaan dahil sa Pinas niya ako nilagay.

I won't give up my citizenship dahil I feel na nire-reject ko ang gift na ito galing sa Diyos. I'll do the best that I can do in the Philippines and be a success where I am. I think iyon ang gusto niya.

This is my opinion lang naman. Sorry off-topic. Now back to the topic. ;)

[xxikickers]

eto mga namimiss ko sa lahat..............

10. Halo-halo (hindi masarap ang halo-halo **!)
9. Chicharon
8. Fishballs, BBQ sa kalye at lahat2 ng pagkain sa Kalye including ice scramble
7. Palabok ng Tita ko
6. Hangout sa kalye maglakad at sumakay ng jeep
5. pag-pawisan ng todo- todo :lily:
4. school ko! :bawl:
3. bahay namin sa pilipinas :bawling:
2. friends ko!!!!!!!!!!! :mecry:
1. RELATIVES KO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bawling: :sob:
:sob









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[Days_of_the_New]

miss ko na ang bagong lutong pandesal!

[aNgeLFire_bLue]

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ate ko:bawling:
relatives ko lalo na yung pinsan kong makulit:weep:
friends ko:mecry:
yung kwarto ko:(
kwekwek, ice scramble, etc etc:glee:
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sana makauwi ako before christmas o di kaya before nalang ng graduation ng sis ko at friends ko sa march:depressed:...

[pReTtYk8]

wahhhhh :mecry: ako ren miss ko *** mga relatives and friends ko... mustah na kaya sila?

i gotta admit there's no place like being "home."

miss ko na 'pinas...

[xxikickers]

Tama kayo gusto ko na nga mag-xmas vac satin eh....................... :bawl:

[TrUPiNaY]

1) iyong favorite ate ko (pinsan ko) :mecry:
2) fishball, squid ball, at kikiam (yum)
3) ice scramble at kwek-kwek
4) bahay namin :bawl:
5) relatives ko (lahat sila) :shedtears:
6) iyong mga sari-saring tindahan sa tabi-tabi (wala non dito)
7) iyong barkada ko
8) old skul ko
9) siomai (sarap nun sa chowking) :chew:
10) siyempre christmas at new year, kasi masaya doon ang pasko lalo na doon sa lugar namin

GUSTO KO NG UMUWI! :bawling:
Malapit na uuwi na rin ako. Kaya lang sa 2004 pa eh. :sob:

[sweet_angel79]

waaahhh na miss ko naman Pinas

[zarah]

What I miss in the Philippines...

Tumambay sa ...
- Bahay ng barkada
- Mall
- Starbucks
- Libis
- Greenhills
- Timog

Kumain ng ...

- Mangang Hilaw
- Hinog na manga
- Indian Mango
- Preserved Santol
- Sampalok
- Purefoods Hotdog
- Turon ni Manang
- Banana Q ni Manang
- Halo Halo
- Leche Flan
- Bagoong

Mag shopping sa ...
- SM
- Glorietta
- Greenhills
- TUTUBAN hehehe

Makipagkulitan sa mga ...
- barkada
- pamangkin
- kuya

Miss ko na rin ang...
- polusyon
- traffic
- lubak
- Humps
- baha
- black out
- alang tubig

Lalo na mga CUTIE GUYS... :*)

hmmm.. ano pa ba? ang sobrang dami di ko na maisip!!!
:confused:

[Inamo]

Miss ko sobra ang.....

Mag swimming sa beach na ininit ng araw ang tubig......
Indian mango w/ bagoong--yummy-yummy-yum
Maids!!!!!!!
tunog ng Butiki

dami pa, e! Pero iinggitin ko kayo.... uuwi ako this September!!!!!! BELAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[annielise]

Gosh, this thread just made me CRY...

I miss:

1. My family, mom, dad, bros, my yaya, Manang our labandera, our 2 Toy fox terriers;

2. SM City North Edsa...lazy hot Saturday afternoons were my sm days;

3. Sbarro - they don't serve white sauce in their Sbarros here, and the Sbarro in Pinas tastes much better;

4. Jollibee Chickenjoy!!!

5. Tutuban, Divisoria;

6. Greenhills and eating squidballs, shawarma and gulaman at Virramall;

7. Kowloon Pork and Sausage Paos and Dimsum and Dumplings' siomai;

8. Congo Grille!!! Esp. their sisig, sinigang, grilled tuna, squid0ink rice!!!

9. My weekly manicure and pedicure at Tips and Toes, my massage and spa every three weeks at The Spa;

10. Our driver!!!

11. My wonderful room;

12. Wish Ko Lang, TV Patrol, Saksi, THe Buzz (we don't have tfc);

13. Megamall, Greenbelt, Rockwell, Glorietta, Eastwood

14. Going to the province with my family;

15. BORACAY!!!

16. Everything and everything about the Philippines (well, not EXACTLY everything...I don't like brown-outs, pollution, traffic :) )

[angeLdevin]

annielise: ako rin nalungkot bigla. Anyway here's my list:

1. my doggies, Akira and Toshiro.. sana pinapakain at pinaliliguan kayo parati.

2. Manang - nobody makes Sinigang and Leche flan better than you do!

3. Manong Rod - I have to drive by myself, wala ka kasi. Miss ko na yung pagtakas natin to get lugaw sa hatinggabi!

4. McDO sa gilid ng Letran - our favorite joint!

5. Letran - Miss ko lang mga kalokohan at ang Intramuros

6. G4, Megamall, Galleria and Powerplant - mas feel ko pa rin ang mga malls natin jan.

7. foods! - do i need to say more?

8. PBA,NCAA,PBL - im missing all the action!

9. GMA - sawa na'ko sa TFC!

10. my friends and everyone in the neighborhood!

11. my ROOM, my pc, my stuffed toys

12. my boyfriend, to top it all.

waaaahhhh!! :mecry: gusto ko umuwi!

[kooki888]

hmmm what I miss?! My family,friends,room and dog. Actually there's more but I might start to cry if I think about it more. :~(

[brownsuga]

i miss the mangos..the food...the fresh coconuts right from the tree...i even miss the pet chickens i saw at every house i went to there...also the nipa huts and bonca boats hahaha! ...but most of all, i miss pamilya ako! (<--did i say that right??)

[soulthird]

I can't totally relate, kse mga 3 weeks lang max ko everytime I stay, but even then 2 weeks pa lang when I'm done buying stuff (and my cash supply is depleting) I suddenly wanna go back.

Funny cuz everytime I take my vacation the first day I always tell whoever i'm vacationing with that i wanna stay for longer than 3 weeks, tapos ayun, gusto na umuwi, miss na mga dogs sa bahay, friends, my room!

Anyway, I am gonna go on vacation on Feb uli... and will try my luck there and see if I can migrate. I'm wary now after reading your posts, it seems that I should stop taking advantage everything that is Filipino.

[LoRdOfThEfLiEs]

PINAKA NA MIMISS KO SA PINAS HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

PAGKAIN :yum:

[pRoJect-Z]

-Relatives
-Friends
-Hang-outs
-Beach
-Big shopping malls
-Tekken competions
-Schoolmates
-Net Cafes

:~(

[ice8103]

Ang nami-miss ko sa pinas ay:
1. Makati
2. School
3. TV program na pinapalabas dyan
4. Church
6. Friends
7. Window Shopping

[ice8103]

Ang nami-miss ko sa pinas ay:
1. Makati
2. School
3. TV program na pinapalabas dyan
4. Church
6. Friends
7. Window Shopping
8. Restaurant

[pay_see]

miss ko

matulog ng tuwid buong gabi
net cafe
madaming alikabok
asong ****
bumili ng tingi
magic89.9
inuman sa tabi ng labas ng bahay
basketball sa kanto
daga

[ziggyboy]

luto ng mom at lola ko. :rolleyes:

[shardz]

Hmmm... things i miss...


the language

the people

the LOW prices of goods hehehe

the sun... the sun, the sun, my kingdom for the sun...

the weather

my friends

my old school

my dog (who died recently :( :( )

Jeeps and tricycles

coconut trees

beaches

big shopping malls

the controversies on the front page everyday

great filipino food. healthier too, and smaller servings


haaaay................... sana makauwi na ako...

[shardz]

Hmmm... things i miss...


the language

the people

the LOW prices of goods hehehe

the sun... the sun, the sun, my kingdom for the sun...

the weather

my friends

my old school

my dog (who died recently :( :( )

Jeeps and tricycles

coconut trees

beaches

big shopping malls

the controversies on the front page everyday

great filipino food. healthier too, and smaller servings

our old house. binenta for an insanely low price to a family with lots of little kids who will probably destroy the house where i lived for all my life...
haaaay................... sana makauwi na ako...

[phytz]

pagkain.....friends.....my home.....