Pinoys in Canada unite... [Archive]

May 10, 2001, 10:12 PM

Just a few questions for you folks waaay up North...

1. Do a lot of Canadians still go to the US on the weekends to shop? A few years ago, I was vacationing along the Canadian border of upstate New York and was perplexed at the number of cars from Canada lining up to enter the US. I was told it was cheaper to shop in the States because of the GST (10% really hurts). I guess this question applies to those living on border towns.

2. Will there be another vote regarding Quebec as an independent country? How do you feel about it? What, if any, will be the effect to the Maritime Provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, etc.)?

3. Is it possible to take VIA rail from Montreal to straight to Vancouver? I think that would be one excellent adventure. Lots of beautiful countryside along the way.

Your inputs greatly appreciated.

aubrey_may

May 11, 2001, 06:25 AM

Originally posted by Q
Just a few questions for you folks waaay up North...

1. Do a lot of Canadians still go to the US on the weekends to shop? A few years ago, I was vacationing along the Canadian border of upstate New York and was perplexed at the number of cars from Canada lining up to enter the US. I was told it was cheaper to shop in the States because of the GST (10% really hurts). I guess this question applies to those living on border towns.

2. Will there be another vote regarding Quebec as an independent country? How do you feel about it? What, if any, will be the effect to the Maritime Provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, etc.)?

3. Is it possible to take VIA rail from Montreal to straight to Vancouver? I think that would be one excellent adventure. Lots of beautiful countryside along the way.

Your inputs greatly appreciated.

Answer to questions number 1 and 3. Yes, a lot of Canadians are still crossing the US border to shop. Especially in Buffalo. It's true that it is cheaper in States because the tax here in Canada is 15%...but I think when you convert the US dollar to Canadian dollar its still the same.

Yes, it is possible to take VIA rail from Montreal straight to Vancouver. I already experienced it but it's from Vancouver till Toronto only..but the train can go straight to Montreal. It was really an excellent experience coz I was able to see some places here in Canada. It was a 3 day travel. It's fun but you can't take a bath in the train..just have to wash your face and refresh your body.

f0r5aK3n

May 11, 2001, 07:32 AM

Originally posted by palimus
:director:wazzzzuppppp!!!!fellow canadians....nyahahaha...wala lang papansin lang ako nyak nyak nyak:bonkself:any body from ontario...toronto eh!!!let's drink some bud:cheers::alcohol:and be happy:rotfl:bye guys nyahahahaahah....canaduhhh rules!!!:homer:

I thought most Canadians prefer Molson Ice or Labatt Blue

terry ilaes

May 11, 2001, 11:30 AM

Questions for Canadians

Just a few questions for you folks waaay up North...

1. Do a lot of Canadians still go to the US on the weekends to shop? i don't know about the statistics on this but evryone i know shops here in montreal. downtown montreal has a european taste so all my friends including me shop here.

2. Will there be another vote regarding Quebec as an independent country? How do you feel about it? What, if any, will be the effect to the Maritime Provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, etc.)? oh god! yes! i don't think that that the parti quebecois will ever stop. i feel a little bit worried but i doubt that quebec would want to separate anyways. if they do i'll probably move back to pinas or go live in hawaii. the other maritime provinces will be greatly affected. new trade agreements will affect their main source of income, fishing industries.

3. Is it possible to take VIA rail from Montreal to straight to Vancouver? I think that would be one excellent adventure. Lots of beautiful countryside along the way. refer to aubrey_may

Lydia73

May 11, 2001, 06:21 PM

i love CANADA...

terry ilaes

May 12, 2001, 10:17 AM

bye bye igloo... sniff. *me look around* hello! girls in bikini! :D

Canada

Nov 17, 2001, 12:00 PM

The last time I was in the Phil was in 1999. Canada is a big country with lots of opportunities, but I sure miss the hot weather and the slower pace. How about you?

crazy_fool_22

Nov 17, 2001, 04:58 PM

oh boy!! I havent been here that long but I really miss Manila even if I just stayed there for 2 almost consecutive years!! I feel so homesick!

Chic_svelte

Nov 18, 2001, 10:45 AM

same here. pretty miss a lot of things back home. especially now that it's almost winter, you can't help thinking about the nice warm weather back home :( and soon it will be christmas!!! whaaah!!! :bigcry:

devlish_smile

Nov 20, 2001, 01:54 AM

the last time i was there was in 1999 also. everytime i've gone to the phils it has been during christmas, so i'm really missing it right about now. and what beats new year's eve in the philippines?? sure you may go deaf or lose a couple of digits, but hey!

my parents are there right now and they're having such a good time that they forget to call us back here! i'm so jealous... hehee.. :D

pinkmoon

Nov 20, 2001, 10:52 AM

Last time I was back home was last year. I really miss having Christmas in the Philippines. Over here my husband's family is much smaller than my huge clan back home so our Christmases are often very subdued and just focused on the kids.

I was totally traumatized by my first winter but I'm pretty much over it now. I just kind of ignore it, hehehe if that's possible.

I used to get homesick REALLY bad but after I started going to school and working and getting into the swing of life here, the homesickness started to wear off. Of course, I still miss it a lot though.

terry ilaes

Nov 20, 2001, 02:42 PM

pasko...

i'm not talking about the birth of some jew but the family gathering which is the real essence of this holiday...

sOurCrEaM

Nov 21, 2001, 07:15 AM

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah lapit na magwinterrrr :bigcry: grrrrrrrrrr

the last time I was back home was last year ... 2months vacation, it was fun *butas bulsa hehehehe:D * ahmmm sawap din naman sa canada, when you think about your future, maganda oppurtunity dito ... BUT! i guess whatever it is that we're missing here is yung warmness ng mga tao towards each other, we grow up in a country na tinuruan tayo ng magandang asal, samantalang dito naman, ang tinuturo sa mga bata is yung right nila *tawag ka 911 pagsinapak ka ng magulang mo* kaya dami me topak na mga bata dito :rolleyes:

I'm so proud to be a filipino-canadian.

tekaaaaaaaa kets konti lang tayo dito nyekekekeke

Chic_svelte

Nov 21, 2001, 04:28 PM

sourcream! i do i agree with you. there are lots of differences in the culture here and in back home. back home nga we are molded with values that would be incuclcated within us as time goes by. we are more respectful, i guess. :D and i do agree that you cannot make "spanking" to kids here or else you'll end up behind bars! hehehe....:)

saan ka ngayon, sourcream? yeah, malapit na winter and it's starting to snow here in the west. brrrrrrrrrr!!! bundle up na naman!!! :bungi:

sOurCrEaM

Nov 21, 2001, 04:46 PM

from ottawa ako chic ... ang nakakaewan na capital ng canada hehehhehehe :rolleyes:

Chic_svelte

Nov 25, 2001, 08:58 PM

Originally posted by sOurCrEaM
from ottawa ako chic ... ang nakakaewan na capital ng canada hehehhehehe :rolleyes:

hahaha!!! :toofunny: but naman nakakaewan, SOURCREAM? you don't like it there? haven't been there in the east, actually. anong maganda diyan other than it's the capital of canada?;)

sOurCrEaM

Nov 26, 2001, 08:06 PM

hmmm ano nga ba maganda dito? :confused3: hirap yata pag-isipan eh hehehhee ahmmmm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah wala yata talaga ako maisip heheheh, well aside sa mga tourist spot na parliament hill and mga museums na nakaka-ewan ... yun lang yata masasabi ko. we don't have a good malls *unlike sa toronto and montreal* ahmmm the only thing i like here is napaka-peaceful ng ottawa ... as in !!! sa sobrang peaceful nakaka-boring lols :bop:

Chic_svelte

Nov 27, 2001, 12:28 PM

Originally posted by sOurCrEaM
hmmm ano nga ba maganda dito? :confused3: hirap yata pag-isipan eh hehehhee ahmmmm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah wala yata talaga ako maisip heheheh, well aside sa mga tourist spot na parliament hill and mga museums na nakaka-ewan ... yun lang yata masasabi ko. we don't have a good malls *unlike sa toronto and montreal* ahmmm the only thing i like here is napaka-peaceful ng ottawa ... as in !!! sa sobrang peaceful nakaka-boring lols :bop:

ganun ba? so, are you speaking french there??? teach naman!!! hehehe....;)

crazy_fool_22

Nov 27, 2001, 07:28 PM

hey guys!! im just wonderin'... what's the best cellphone brand/network that i can get here?? something that i can use to text some friends of mine in Pnas.... ?? :rolleyes:

sOurCrEaM

Nov 27, 2001, 08:00 PM

chic .. ahmmm bonjour! lols ala im bad at french actually i can't talk and understand french nga e :p its really difficult not to know it kase mostly hanap nilang worker is bilingual *but hehehhe billingual naman ako ah yun nga lang tagalog at english lang alam ko*

ahmmm crazy_fool nakuuuuuuuuu txt tayong dalawa pag meron ka ng cellphone ha. advice ko sayo bilin mong phone is either NOKIA 5190 or NOKIA 3390 *kung nasa latest fashion ka* pramisssssssss maganda feature ng phone na yan at hindi complicated masyado unlike mobility na phone and sa subscriber naman advice ko din is yung FIDO !!!!

i can txt my friends in pinas, cali and the rest ng canada ... its really nice. ahmmmmmm any questions, ask mo na lang but believe me hindi ka magsisisi jan. i have my phone for over a year now and its really helpful. ultimo mga friends ko noong elem. ako natxt ko na ngayon. :)

pinkmoon

Nov 27, 2001, 08:52 PM

hey crazy_fool_22!

I agree with sOurCrEaM, get Fido. Some say it's lousy when you're in a mountainous area because the signal drops off easily but if you're in a more centrally located area like where you are now (Aurora, right?) then it should be OK. I haven't tried sending my friends back home text messages yet but my mom has already sent me a message through Fido.ca.

p0werpuffgirl

Nov 28, 2001, 12:27 AM

Fido subscriber here! :lol: They rip us off man!

pinkmoon

Nov 28, 2001, 08:48 AM

Originally posted by p0werpuffgirl
Fido subscriber here! :lol: They rip us off man!

I'd rather go with them than with Bell. Wanna hear my great Bell Solo customer service story?

About two years ago when my mom visited me, she bought me a phone with a pre-paid card. The woman we bought it from was nagtatanga-***** when she activated it and I couldn't use my phone for like, the first week. I was on the phone with Bell customer service for that whole week, trying to figure out what went wrong. Finally at the end of it all, they learned that the woman who sold it to me entered the wrong serial number or whatever when she activated my phone, thereby activating some other phone. The customer service rep fixed the problem and even said that for my trouble (I was obviously extremely annoyed by the whole thing, I mean, who wouldn't be?) she (or it could have been a he, I forget) would enter a note on my account that I could pick up a free $25 card at any Bell World location. He or she said that all I'd have to do was go to a Bell World, tell them my name and/or cell number, and when they brought up my account there would be a note saying that I was entitled to a complimentary $25 card. All the while I was thinking "Hmph! Dapat lang! Dapat nga $50 eh!". So a few days later I go to the Bell World where I originally bought it. The woman who sold me the phone was not there so I spoke to one of the other staff members. I explained the whole thing and they said it was impossible for the customer serive rep to leave a note like that on my account, meaning, I wouldn't be getting my free card. I tried to explain to her that the rep assured me that because of all the hassle I went through, I would be compensated this way. The staff member kept insisting that when she pulled up my account on the screen, there was no note of any kind. Infuriated, I asked to speak to the manager. The smug b!tch said "OK, but he's just going to tell you the same thing I just told you." Then I asked "Well why did the customer service rep promise me that card?" And you know what this bright shining example of a human being said to me? She said "Oh, they probably just lied and said that to get you off the phone." My husband and I have never been so mad and so dissatisfied with this kind of service. As we walked away he shouted "F*ck you very much!" at her.

So I just stopped using the phone all together. After a few months I got a call from them saying that they noticed that I haven't been using my line and that if I didn't use it soon it would be deacitvated. I told them why and I told them that I would never use their service again or recommend their service to anyone else and that I didn't care if the line got deactivated. Then like, 6 months later they sent me a form letter saying that again they noticed that I haven't been using my line and that as an incentive they're giving me a $50 credit on my account. Of course I still refused to use it and just let it go until the line got disconnected.

I couldn't bring it back because my mom used her credit card to buy it and she had already gone back to the Philippines by then. Also, I was just so pissed off at Bell Solo that I never wanted to deal with them ever again.

That was probably the single worst experience I'd ever had with customer service in my entire life.

sOurCrEaM

Nov 28, 2001, 11:06 AM

awwww that's BS bruhang mga yun uh ...

crazy_fool_22

Nov 29, 2001, 05:16 PM

Thanx pinkmoon and sOurCrEaM !! You're great!!
Dibale, when i finally get my cellphone, i'll inform you guys!! :)

Im just wondering... If I buy 3390 or 5190, will i be able to use it sa Pnas? Pwede naman siguro noh?

I had 8210 before. But when we came here, it was of no use kasi dual band lang siya. So I ended up selling it... miss ko na yung 8210 ko :sad: ... matagal-tagal din ang pinagsamahan namin.. Thru thick and thin karamay ko yun.. kasama ko pa yun nong EDSA2 (yuck! ang drama eh noh?)

Di bale, magkakaron na ako ng bagong karamay! SOON!! :)

sOurCrEaM

Nov 29, 2001, 08:41 PM

ay ahmmmm /me kamot bunbunan :rolleyes: actually none of those two e magagamit mo sa pinas kase iba ang frequency ek ek natin sa kanila ... nde mo magagamit yung 5190/3390 sa pinas but i believe na merong pang tri-band but the thing is it is too expensive, it's not advisable kung di ka naman nagtatravel every month.

crazy_fool_22

Nov 30, 2001, 07:38 AM

Originally posted by sOurCrEaM
ay ahmmmm /me kamot bunbunan :rolleyes: actually none of those two e magagamit mo sa pinas kase iba ang frequency ek ek natin sa kanila ... nde mo magagamit yung 5190/3390 sa pinas but i believe na merong pang tri-band but the thing is it is too expensive, it's not advisable kung di ka naman nagtatravel every month.

ay ganon?? bad trip naman yun... well anyways, ok lang, i dont have plans yet of visiting Pnas... and if ever man, i might borrow my tito's cellphone na lang...
excited na ako magkaron ng bagong cellphone, again! hehehe!! Pay day namin ngayon!! Its a Happy Day!!! :D

sOurCrEaM

Nov 30, 2001, 07:52 AM

ahihihi kami din :D

Chic_svelte

Nov 30, 2001, 11:20 AM

hi all!!! :beam: just dropping by!!!

sourcream!!! nice advice. follow kayo sa kanya! hehehe... ;)

knoty-boy

Dec 1, 2001, 05:11 PM

Hi there...

Bago salta lang ako dito sa Canada (2 months na!), and am living here in Toronto with my brother and sister in law. As of now, wala pa rin akong work, baka naman pwede nyo akong matulungan makahanap ng work. Saka naghahanap rin ako ng mga friends dito sa Toronto... alam nyo na, a new circle of friends

Two months na ako dito, pero miss na miss ko na ang Pinas, mga friends ko, mga pinsan kong tsikiting, mga gimmick doon (makati, malate, QA)!!!, mga beaches!!!

ayun lamang po...

crazy_fool_22

Dec 1, 2001, 06:25 PM

knoty-boy
im just a new kid in the block too - we came here last august..
so far, i have learned that if you're choosy, mahihirapan ka talagang maghanap ng job, especially when you're looking for something in line with your field.... but if you're not, madali lang... and i guess it kinda depends too kung nasaan ka, like in Toronto, i guess the competition there is quite tough.

i've been working here for about a month and a half now while im waiting for school to start on January.. i didnt find it hard to look for this job.. ewan lang, siguro lang kasi ok lang kahit anong job.. if you're wondering.. im working in a fastfood restaurant.

anyways, everything i just said is based only on what i think and have noticed.. let's just wait for the opinion of the more expert people here in this thread...

but in the mean time, Good Luck!

sOurCrEaM

Dec 1, 2001, 09:02 PM

hallooohaaaaa mga canoy! wazzzzup! welcome to canada knoty boy, so musta snow? :D yeaaaaaahp i agreed with crazy fool, na mahihirapan ka talagang maghanap ng trabaho kung mapili ka. i'd been here in Canada for 5 years now (ahahahay citizen na pala ako since tues. lang woohooooooo im proud to be filipino-canadian .... i love being a filipino but at the same time, being here for so long makes me love this country too and i don't see any reason why i shouldn't) anyways, i'm also working in a fastfood restaurant (wendys too be exact) sabi nila for teen-agers lang daw yung nagistick dun, i should have a better job but the point is if im gonna look for an "office-type or white collar job" mahihirapan ako (coz karamihan ng ganun bilingual hanap nila), so i dont see any reason kung kets ko di tatanggapin ang trabahong ganun (well atleast nga yun maganda ang experience mo with costumer service, you got to meet a lot of people and be friend them) konting tiis lang ... madami ka ding magiging friends jan. it took me more than a year bago ako ma-in sa mga gimiks and stuff. if u have an oppurtunity to work kahit saan, grab it, sayang ang experience na matututuhan mo dun ... at the same time it helps you improve and grow.

Goodluck!

Chic_svelte

Dec 1, 2001, 09:36 PM

knoty boy! :wave: welcome to canada. galing mo naman, winter na winter kang dumating, pero oks lang yun. so, how do you like the snow so far? :winker: anyway, korek sila sourcream and crazy_fool_22. mahirap talagang humanap ng job if you're that choosy. And your location really is a factor too esp if you're in Toronto. Not much in the west , I guess (bias ba? hehe). I suggest that you go for any jobs lang muna for the meantime. At least meron ka pera!!! hehehe..then you can go find better jobs thereafter.

Don't worry about finding friends. Me, 2 years na ako dito pero wala pa rin circle of friends. I don't mind at all. I know it takes time to meet new people in a foreign country. In fact, they will come into your life as the days go by. Just take it easy and enjoy your stay here. :beam: Laro ka muna sa snow! hehehe....:bop:

Chic_svelte

Dec 1, 2001, 09:38 PM

sourcream!!! :beam: congrats!!! citizen ka na! yehey!!! :D

desdemona

Dec 2, 2001, 06:38 AM

hi everyone !!! i went back home yr 99 too. i had a blast. i was suppose to stay there for a month. but it wasnt enough, i kept on extending till it became two & a half months. i hope i have money so i could go back. i miss the hot sticky weather. i miss my lola too.

sourcream congratulations !!! be careful of that i.d. i lost mine one time. i had to bring the big certificate & my driver s licence instead ( when crossing the border) it was so embarrassing. i think i end up paying $70 or $90 to get a new one.

crazy fool & knoty- boy hi !! welcome to canada

desdemona

Dec 2, 2001, 07:00 AM

Originally posted by knoty-boy
Hi there...

Bago salta lang ako dito sa Canada (2 months na!), and am living here in Toronto with my brother and sister in law. As of now, wala pa rin akong work, baka naman pwede nyo akong matulungan makahanap ng work. Saka naghahanap rin ako ng mga friends dito sa Toronto... alam nyo na, a new circle of friends

Two months na ako dito, pero miss na miss ko na ang Pinas, mga friends ko, mga pinsan kong tsikiting, mga gimmick doon (makati, malate, QA)!!!, mga beaches!!!

ayun lamang po...

hey i could be ur friend !!! they gave u good advice about finding a job.
so i will talk about friendship. this is just my personal opinion. i think its kinda hard to find and maintain friends here. because of the location. unless u live in the same neighborhood or same building.
2. most people have different schedules
3. its kinda expensive too, most of the things u want to do has something to do with money.
that s all i could think right now.
oooppps dont be discouraged
like anywhere else there are lots of good peolpe here. like here in this thread i know u are all nice am i right ?

sOurCrEaM

Dec 2, 2001, 07:24 AM

tink yu tink yu! kakatuwa lang kse meron na akong id yeeeeheey nde ko na kailangan mamroblema pag tataya ako ng lotto mwehhehehe e kase naman no ayaw pa maniwala na 23 na ako! lagi na lang ako napagkakamalan na 18 daw *kakainsulto lols ano kala nila sa akin batang isip?, ahmmmmmm pwede na din lols*

anyways, nice daw mga andito sa thread na to? kasama ako dun? /me ngisi :D ahmmmmmm mukha ngang mababait kayo, nde ko na isasama sarili ko lols kse topakin ako e lols ;)

basta mga anak, live one step at a time ... it will come.

knoty-boy

Dec 2, 2001, 11:08 AM

salamat sa mga advice... actually am considering looking for a job not related to programming... pumasok na ako sa mga agency (data encoder etc)... kung walang wala talaga, I'll be considering fastfood joint siguro... anything but sales... paano nyo pala nalalaman kung me opening sa isang fastfood joint (like second cup)? tumitingin ako sa mga career newspaper (to tell you frankly, hindi masyadong ok ang career news kasi pulos training lang ang nakikita ko eh)

Actually dumating ako dito ng Sept. wala pang snow, hanggang ngayon wala pa ring snow... sana wag muna magsnow... hopefully mga end of Dec na lang para ready na ako...

Well sana makatulong si Canada sa akin... hirap kasi ngayon ng economy eh, am still dependent sa kuya ko though...

ayun lang po muna... ingat na lang kayo ang again, thank you for your help... sana meet tayo :bounce2:

Chic_svelte

Dec 2, 2001, 02:10 PM

hi again! :wave:

desdemona! agree ako sa 'yo! people have hectic skeds kaya mahirap talaga..busy lahat. but i guess it's just matter of time management, what do you think?:ahh:

knoty-boy!everybody's hoping that Canada can help us out here!!! :beam: good luck na lang sa job hunting mo. nasa programming ka pala...don't lose hope. i know you will be able to find a job in that field of expertise. tiyaga lang! :winker:

sourcream! hahaha! nakakatawa ka naman! ob churs, lahat dito "nice"! kasama ka! hehehe...anyway, same with me ayaw maniwala sa age ko. akala din nila 18 pa ako!whaaah! i think yung age natin (for most of the Pinoys) don't match with our looks!!! problem lang is that they think that we don't have mature minds!!! :ayaw: which i really disagree.

Chic_svelte

Dec 2, 2001, 02:14 PM

Originally posted by knoty_boy...
Actually dumating ako dito ng Sept. wala pang snow, hanggang ngayon wala pa ring snow... sana wag muna magsnow... hopefully mga end of Dec na lang para ready na ako...

Knoty_boy!!! buti pa kayo wala pang snow diyan. dito sa west, dami nang snow! whaaah! winter na winter na talaga!!! useful na ang hot choco dito!!! hehehe :reindeer:

crazy_fool_22

Dec 2, 2001, 04:45 PM

knoty-boy
wow! looks like you've got loads of good advices here huh!! buti na lang may pinoyexchange! :rocker: hehehe! basta dont lose hope and makakahanap ka rin ng work.. tama si Chic_svelte , laro ka muna snow.. :D
as for your question, pano malalaman kung may hiring sa isang fastfood joint: well, usually may mga nakapost naman sa labas ng doors nila or something, yung iba nga may banner pa eh! dito sa'min yung McDo, banner ang gamit nila!
chances of finding jobs thru career newspapers are like finding a needle in a hay, well most of the time... try mo classifieds ng Toronto Star Newspaper..

desdemona
Thanx for that warm welcome! :bow: parehas lang tayo.. i wish pede ako umuwi ulit ng Pnas... last uwi ko was this October na bitin! 12 days lang ako!!

Chic_svelte
wow! buti pa dyan sa inyo snowing na.. there were a few times na nagsnow na dito sa'min (east).. anyways, im not in a hurry naman to see lots of snow.. it will come, i know..

sOurCrEaM
uy!! wowi!! Congrats! *party* saan ang celebration? :D galing galing naman citizen ka na.. ako rin, gusto kong maging Canadian citizen, inggit ako... hehehe!!
hehehe! parehas tayo!! pagpinatataya ako ng Lotto ng mom ko, i always bring an ID para i prove lang na 19 na ako.. sheeshh!! they think 15 lang ako!! hahaha! and pati nga nong nag-apply ako sa job, tawa ba naman yung manager tapos sabi ,"no, seriously, how old are you?"... duh!! :disgust:
uy! Wendy's girl ka pala ha... hehehe!! Harvey's girl ako.. hehehe!!

Chic_svelte

Dec 2, 2001, 06:56 PM

Originally posted by crazy_fool_22
Chic_svelte
wow! buti pa dyan sa inyo snowing na.. there were a few times na nagsnow na dito sa'min (east).. anyways, im not in a hurry naman to see lots of snow.. it will come, i know...

crazy_fool_22! oo nga, dito sa west una talaga sa snow. kaya daming nagsiski dito! :beam: if you ask me, i would want the snow to come in the last 2 weeks of winter! hehehe...or pwede rin wala na lang winter! :toofunny:

knoty_boy! aside from the postings in the stores mismo, just check the net for more esp sa job bank. :D

sOurCrEaM

Dec 2, 2001, 07:46 PM

laro na lang kaya tong-its sa www.gamenagame.com dali kakaaliw :D nyehehehehhee

Chic_svelte

Dec 2, 2001, 10:54 PM

Originally posted by sOurCrEaM
laro na lang kaya tong-its sa www.gamenagame.com dali kakaaliw :D nyehehehehhee

o ayan! naghappy-happy na si sourcream sa tong-its!!! :beam: good luck sa yo!!! :winker:

crazy_fool_22

Dec 3, 2001, 07:36 AM

... Good Mawning people!! Have a nice Sunday! :sunnysmile:

pinkmoon

Dec 3, 2001, 12:01 PM

Hi everyone!
OK tong topic na to a! Buhay na buhay ngayon!

sourcream congratulations on becoming a citizen!

knoty-boy welcome to Canada! You're in programming pala. You might want to look into getting certification before applying for a job in your field. Para lang may ipapakita na may Canadian schooling ka maski na konti. Plus, if you're already a permanent resident, then you can apply for a student loan. Good luck!

knoty-boy

Dec 3, 2001, 12:14 PM

well, almost everyweek na nga ako kumukuha ng mga career guides na papers, but unfortunately, no avail. :(

hhmmm... mukhang nakakaaddict iyang tong-its na iyan ah... malaro nga... namimiss ko na ang tong-its saka pusoy-dos... ;)

again, salamt sa mga advice... saka kitakits tayo sa isang grand canadian eb...

pinkmoon

Dec 3, 2001, 12:20 PM

knoty-boy don't bother with those freebie "Career Guides" papers, scam lang yan! Puro telemarketing positions and ads for computer courses lang mga yan! You should pick up a copy of Canada Employment weekly. You can get it at most major bookstores or magazine shops.

BTW saan ka exactly sa TO?

knoty-boy

Dec 3, 2001, 12:46 PM

feeling ko nga...

Pinkmoon: nakatira ako sa North York... malapit sa Sheppard station... ikaw, taga saan ka?

Regarding naman sa career guide... napansin ko nga na pulos telemarketing saka training lang ang nakapost doon... na-fu-frustrate na nga ako eh...

anong work mo pala dito?

pinkmoon

Dec 3, 2001, 01:47 PM

I live downtown, about a 15 min walk from Bloor and Yonge.

I highly recommend Canada Employment Weekly.

Ako naman, I was working sa Indigo in their magazines department until about a month ago. I wanted to avoid the Christmas rush plus I just got fed up with retail. I'm planning to get into media, either film or television after school (I'm graduating in April). As of now I'm just here at home, running our home-based business (poppy seed sales on the internet). My husband naman is a system admin at a new company and he's been there for almost 3 months now.

crazy_fool_22

Dec 3, 2001, 02:56 PM

uy wowi!! saya naman 2nd page na tayo!!! hehehe :D
i visited the site you recommended sOurCrEaM ... looks cool kaso di ko talaga ma gets kung pano mag tong-its! oh, well.... i guess its really not for me...

sOurCrEaM

Dec 3, 2001, 09:15 PM

nakaaaaaa napatulala naman daw ba ako ng makita kong 2nd thread na to ... gleng gleng naman *okay*

forgive me pero lols nalilito talaga ako sa mga nick pwede bang mejo mejo gumamit na lang tayo ng tunay nating nick? la naman siguro mawawala diba? tsaka isa pa para na din tayong 'happy family" :D

naiilang kse ako pag SouRCrEam tawag sa akin lols, tsaka very poor ako sa pagmememorize ng nick lols. btw, just call me CHA ;)

Im 23 years old from Ottawaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!! :p

anyways, /me makes batok sa sarili hyper ko yata ngayon *as usual* so wazzzzzup guys, ano ginawa nyo this weekend? did u had fun? ako heto pumasok yesterday but kanina naman maghapon kami nagikot sa mga kung saan saan ... i hate doing xmas shopping, dami daming tao nakakahilo ... i just finished putting up our christmas tree :reindeer:

about dun sa tong its naku madali lang .... kaka-adik nga lang hehehhee. nanayt na ako at aga pa pasok tom. god bless

knoty-boy

Dec 3, 2001, 09:39 PM

Hello....

eto ulit ako... tawagin nyo na lang akong Don... from Toronto Canada

Anyway, buti ka pa Cha me pan-shopping ka, ako nga naghihinayang pa rin gumastos... though binibigyan ako ng kuya ko ng money, syempre naman me kahihiyan din ako... kaya tinitipid ko iyon... twice ko ng nilakad from Eglinton to Sheppard, kasi naghihinayang ako sa token eh... (which is bigay din ni kuya)...

dami kong gustong bilhin pero wag muna ngayon kasi plano ko magkaroon muna ng work bago magshopping...

nga pala, me napansin ako dito... kung ang isang fastfood joint ang manager nya is a Chinese, mga staff din nya Chinese, kung Pinoy naman, pinoy din ang mga staff nya... so sinong me alam na store na pulos pinoy na me opening?

so ayun lang muna ingat na lang kayo... bye

sOurCrEaM

Dec 3, 2001, 09:49 PM

ngak! nde nagkakataon lang siguro sa nakikita mo ... pero kse dito mostly halo halo eh gleng nga lahat ng mga kasamahan ko, parang sapin sapin iba iba ng flavor ... antay ka lang, makakahanap ka din ng trabaho. bago ka pa naman eh, it takes time and patience. eh nagshopping nga ako pero alalay lang ako mweheheehehhe sinamahan ko lang mom ko.

basta pasensya ka lang .. tsaka isa pa i bet naiintindihan ni kuya mo ang status mo no. kaya wag ka masyadong magworry muna, though i haven't been in the situation na kagaya ng sayo i know na naiintindihan ka nya, coz ganun din naman dati yung tita ko sa mom ko before ... basta konting tyaga, haluan mo ng pasensya at lagyan mo ng konti pang faith ... pasasaan ba at magiging stable ka na :)

oi tulog ka na don mag aalas dose na eh hehehehehe gudnayt!
:sleeper:

pinkmoon

Dec 3, 2001, 11:14 PM

Heheh naglaro ako ng Pusoy Dos sa gamenagame.com. OK rin pala a.

Wow ala una na pala! Grabe hindi pa ako inaantok :(

knoty-boy

Dec 4, 2001, 11:50 AM

hindi naman ako makalaro ng tongits eh, wala akong kalaro... =(

naku isa na lang pala, at masusunog na ang folder ng thread na ito... galing naman...

Pinkmoon, ikaw ba iyong nasa picture... alam mo me kamukha ka... hindi ko lang alam iyong pangalan, pero familiar ang face mo...

sOurCrEaM

Dec 4, 2001, 12:05 PM

masusunog? bakit? hehehhe

mawnin don :)

sOurCrEaM

Dec 4, 2001, 12:07 PM

ay nasunog na nga mwhehehehhehe :D

laro tayo tong its Don dali !!!!

pinkmoon

Dec 4, 2001, 12:15 PM

hey Cha and Don!

I'm Lala nga pala! :wave:

Kalimutan ko na kung pano maglaro ng tong its eh, sorry! :(

Don, oo ako yung nasa picture. Alam ko na kung sino yung kamukha ko...yung luma kong picture! Hehehe.

Alam niyo ba, 10 degrees dito sa Toronto...pero sa Calgary sabi ng friend ko -25 daw!!! Grabe December na double digits pa rin temperature natin!!!! :sweatdrop2:

crazy_fool_22

Dec 4, 2001, 01:22 PM

hello Lala , Don and Cha !! :wave:
saya naman! parang magkakakilala tayong lahat in person! hehehe!! ako naman you can call me Marie, actually i've got about 5 nicks, but since Im called Marie at work, you can call me Marie too... :D
Don : yeah, tama si Cha, minsan nagkakataon lang talaga na Chinese ang employer and Chinese din ang mga employees, and the same goes with Filipinos.. sa'min South American yung employer and half of the employees are South Americans too, pero ok naman sila...
pinkmoon : hehehe!! hayaan mo na munang 2 digits ang temp naten.. dont rush the winter, takot ako eh! :laugh:
and alam ko na kung sino kahawig mo sa avatar mo.... si Rosanna Roces...?? (naks!!)
Cha : nako parehas tayo! I hate doing xmas shoppings... main reason is nakakapagod mag-hanap kung ano ibibigay mo kay ganito at kay ganyan! i did some xmas shoppings too yesterday (Sunday) pero di pa complete coz i cant think of anything to give to my youngest sis! hay........

knoty-boy

Dec 4, 2001, 02:51 PM

Hello...

yan, me mga friends na ako.... sana nga lang magkitakita tayo, pero wag muna ngayon kasi wala pa akong work eh

one thing bother me though, me nakilala kasi ako dito sa Toronto, Pinoy din sya. Ang sabi nya sa akin, ang mga pinoy (not all) daw dito me talangka mentality (you know hilaan system)... totoo ba iyon???... kasi medyo ayaw ko ng ganon mentality kasi pare-pareho tayong pinoy sa isang foreign land, dapat magtulungan diba? Kaya nga sabi nya, mas maraming mayayaman na Chinese or Indian dito kasi nagtutulungan sila (and I can see it!!! daming malalking bahay dito na ang may-ari Chinese or Indian)...

Well, this is my insight, since bago palang ako dito, hindi ko pa naman ito nararanasan... wag naman sana, hirap naman yata tanggaping iyon kasi sisiraan ka ng kapwa mo Filipino, dapat nga magtulungan tayo diba? what dya think?

ayun lamang po... ingat po sa inyo... lets cheer to out new found friendship!!!!

crazy_fool_22

Dec 4, 2001, 04:58 PM

Don : Hi! talangka mentality? hilaan system? umm... sorry you lost me somewhere... ano meaning non? siraan ba ang ibig mo sabihin?
Well, kung siraan yun, ang masasabi ko lang is i think its a common attitude for some Filipinos.. kasi back sa Dubai (UAE) where I grew up, sa school ko na lang, nako! siraan LAHAT ng mga teachers! and you know what happened?! nademanda yung principal, 11 teachers were also nademanda... sa other Filipino schools doon ganon din and one particular school ended up being shut down forever... sa work ng mommy ko, dami ring naterminate dahil sa siraan... hay nako... ewan ko lang kung ganon din yung ibang tao dito sa Canada, pero I hope not... :rolleyes:
anyways, di ko naman nilahat na buong Filipino eh, some lang... yung iba naman nagtutulungan din.. i feel proud nga of my mom kasi nong nandon nga kami sa Dubai, may isang katulong na tumakas sa amo niya (you know, the usual story, amo bad sa katulong) tapos lumapit sa mom ko for help, she said she wanted to go back to manila... well kung iba yung nilapitan niya, malamang sinumbong pa siya sa pulis... but she was sent by my mom sa Phil. Embassy, tapos yun, nakauwi rin ng Pnas... hay... it made me so proud of my mom!
may mga friends din yung mom ko na ganon... kaya hindi naman lahat ng pinoy nagsisiraan.. and you're right, dapat nagtutulungan pa tayo...
naks! i feel so patriotic! :D

sOurCrEaM

Dec 4, 2001, 11:13 PM

hallooooowwwwww !!! hay kapagod hehehhehe ... hi don, lala and marie and sa iba pa ... musta na kayo? how's your day? sa akin heto kakapagod ... ano pa nga ba? magwork ka ba naman sa fastfood ewan ko na lang kung di ka mapagod hehhee

anyways about dun sa talangka system .. uhmmmm di mo naman maiiwasan yun eh, but sa work namin wala eh ... kakatuwa nga kse para kaming isang big happy family. pero napapansin ko yung mga ibang pilipino here, kala mo kung sino sarap tirisin as if naman hindi pango mga ilong nila.

like the first time i came here, syempre bago ka pa lang noh, sarap ng feeling pag may nakikita kang kapwa mo filipino .. tipong magiging friendly ka and babatiin mo ... abah meron dito syeeeeeeeeeeeet kala mo kung sino as in tinignan lang kami sabay irap eh we know naman na pinoy sya dahil kaibigan ng mom ko parents nya. she didn't even say hello or whatsoever ... ay naku nadala ako nun, as in mula nun hinahantay ko mambati sa akin yung mga tao but still pa smile smile pa din ako but not like before na magha-hi ka pa :p

ah basta Don, just be yourself ka lang. and be proud of who you are ...

knoty-boy

Dec 5, 2001, 10:17 AM

Good afternoon to all!!!

Cha and Marie: so medyo totoo pala ang sinabi ng friend ko, so medyo mag-iingat pala dapat ako. Buti na lang at hindi ako mukhang Filipino (mukha akong Chinese eh). Nakakalungkot isipin na kapwa Filipino ang maninira sa iyo or hindi tutulong sa iyo. Tama ang sinabi ni Cha, wag munag mag-"hi" sa mga isnabero, pero kung nag-"hi", eh di 'Hi" and smile ka rin.

Sana mawala na ang mentality na iyon, pinagtatawanan kasi tayo ng mga foreigner eh.. baka kasi isipin nila na barbaric tayo dahil sa inaasta natin. Bakit nga ba tayo ganon? ma-te-trace ba natin ito sa history natin?

Buti na lang hindi kayo ganon, at hindi kayo magiging ganon. Natutuwa nga ako kung me nakakakita akong mga pinoy eh... like one time kumain kami sa Harvy's sa me Bayview... puro pinoy ang mga staff doon, tuwa nga ako eh, gusto ko ngang magtanong kung me opening sila at doon muna ako magtratrabaho... kasi alam ko masarap din makisama ang mga pinoy...

Mabuhay ang mga Pinoy sa Canada!!!!

pinkmoon

Dec 5, 2001, 10:39 AM

Heheh good afternoon din!

Alam ko malakas rin manira mga Pinoy dito pagminsan. Meron akong kilala na inaway siya ng nanay ng may-ari ng company kung san siya nagtratrabaho. Sabi pa ng nanay dun sa anak niya "kung aalis siya at hihingi ng reference wag mo bigyan!". Pero yun lang naman so far yung alam kong masamang experience. Meron naman akong kilala noon, may-ari ng restaurant/bar. May tinutulungan silang babae na gustong mag-apply as resident dito, so they were trying to sponsor her. Ewan ko lang kung anong nangyari pero na-touch ako sa ginawa nila.

At saka yung friend ko na inaway ng nanay ng boss niya, sabi niya na after that experience, medyo naapektuhan yung husband niya. Sabi niya it became harder for her husband to trust new people they would meet. Siguro kasi nung nangyari yun, bagong dating palang yung husband niya sa Canada (nauna yung friend ko), so medyo masama yung first experience niya with other Pinoys dito.

Atsaka yung mga snaberong yan, pansin ko mga bata na lumaki dito. Baka hindi sila proud na Pinoy sila kaya kung hindi nila kasama parents nila they don't think they have to be nice to other Filipinos. Sad but true. :(

Pero wag tayong malungkot. Marami naman diyan na mabait rin eh...

Sige, maya-maya ulit!

P.S. Marie: ngek, Rosanna Roces!!! :lol:

knoty-boy

Dec 5, 2001, 12:15 PM

TO all my Pinoy friend in Canada...

Tsk..tsk... tsk... siguro nga iyong mga Pinoy na lumaki dito, pero bakit naman hindi sila proud? Siguro me mali din sa pagpapalaki sa kanila, dapat alam nila kung saan sila nanggaling... diba me kasabihan tayo "ang taong hindi marunong tumingin sa kanyang pinanggalingan, hindi makakarating sa kanya paroroonan"...

Kung ako nagkaanak, sasabihin ko na maging proud sya na Pinoy sya... first of all tayo lang ang Asian country na Kristyano... second, maganda ang Pilipinas (puerto Gallera, Boracay, Palawan, Bohol, etc), third, magagaling ang mga Pinoy... at marami pang dahilan...

To tell you frankly, hindi ako pure Pinoy, pure Chinese ako, pero proud ako na sa Pinas ako pinanganak, lumaki at nagkaisip... Chinese nga ang dugong dumadaloy sa akin, pero sa pusot diwa, pinoy na pinoy ako...

grabe, napaka-patriotic ko naman... pero totoo ang mga sinabi ko, hindi ko kinahihiya na galing ako sa Pinas... kahit sabihin nila na maraming krimen doon, pero kahit saan naman meron eh...

well ayun lang po muna, punta muna ako sa downtown... lakad lakad lang para maging familiar ako sa toronto, palagi na lang kasi ako sa bahay eh, nagiging alikabok na ako dito eh... hehehehe... sige mga katoto... post lang kayo ng post... I enjoy reading all your posting... and most of all... BE PROUD TO BE A PINOY!!!!

sOurCrEaM

Dec 5, 2001, 12:43 PM

o well what can you do, not all people think alike hehehhehe ... ahmm bad experience sa mga kapwa pinoy? ahmmm actually di naman sa akin eh, its my auntie's husband na Canadian. You see may mga pinay dito na nangungutang sa kanila but sadly, nag file pa ng bankcrupcty yung 2 pinay .. so ayun tuloy tipong yung Canadian kong "uncle" e mejo bad ang experience sa ibang pilipino but not all of them naman no ...

ahmmm yung mga laki naman dito, naka based naman talaga yun sa pagpapalaki ng magulang eh, keso sabihin pa nila na naiinpluwensyahan ang mga anak nila pag nasa labas ng bahay ... i just don't believe on that saying ... ang mga bata, kahit ano sila sa loob or labas ng bahay, kung maganda ang foundation na itinuro sa kanila ng mga magulang nila ... magiging masunurin at mabait na bata pa din yung mga yun.

but here in Canada, naiintindihan ko din yung mga magulang .. they have to work really hard to support their kids kaya ayun umaasa sa babysit/day care etc etc. Oh well ako naman e point of view ko lang yan ... ayoko magsalita ng tapos but if I'm gonna have kids on my own, tuturuan ko sila ng kung ano natutunan ko sa mga magulang ko .. ang tamang disiplina na galing sa `Pinas.

Im really proud of who I become .. yung mga palo, kurot sa singit hehehhehe etc etc .... it made me a better person.

pis awt !

desdemona

Dec 5, 2001, 04:04 PM

hi po sa inyo !!!
ilang araw na lang christmas na yeheyyyy tapos boxing day na yeheyyy ulit.

pinkmoon bloor n yonge ikaw. i used to work at bay n bloor.

knoty-boy di ba scarborough na yang sheppard n eglinton.
alam mo sheppard din ako. pm mo sa kin ## mo i will call u or call me whatever

desdemona

Dec 5, 2001, 04:08 PM

hi sourcream n crazy_fool_22 !!!!
dami kong na miss :(

crazy_fool_22

Dec 5, 2001, 04:47 PM

hi! :wave:
wow! napaka-patriotic naman ng atmosphere dito...
so far i dont have any bad experience with any Pinoys here in Canada. But I do have one back in Dubai, sa school namin, its a combination of "siraan" and "lutu-lutuan" ng grades.. it was worst than anything.. Its not forgiven and forgotten but I just dont wanna go thru it again! ever!
i agree with you all, that children who didnt grow up in Phil have different attitudes and yeah, it depends na rin sa mga nagpapalaki and minsan circle of friends, influences and all..
i and my sisters didnt grow up in Phil, but we were brought up in a Filipino community, studied in a Filipino school, with Filipino values, had Filipino friends and all... But among us, Im the one who's more interested in visiting and living in Phil since I have experienced living there for about 2 years (just recently). My two sisters are not that interested in visiting, let alone living there! Sometimes I feel sorry for them for not knowing where, when, how and what things about Phil! But even then, like I said, we're still Filipinos and act like one! we still say our "po" and "opo", we still do the "mano" thing sa parents namin, and above all, we still speak Tagalog! Yun nga lang, I cant blame myself, neither my sistahs for acting like snobs at times - hey, we're forced to do so to people who treat us that way.. But we're friendly naman din sa mga friendly sa'min, kumbaga, fair treatment... :D
so ayun.... so much for patriotism.
speaking of patriotism, hehehe! we just had our dinner and guess what we had?! we had fried milk fish, rice and tomatoes with salted eggs!! wow! isnt that so patriotic! :rocker:
o sige tama na.. hehehe!! gagawa muna ako ng assignment ng sis ko - baka magalit sa'kin eh! :teehee:

Chic_svelte

Dec 5, 2001, 06:19 PM

[i]hi to all!!! :wave: naku! daming postings dito! yehey!!!basahin ko muna postings nyo para alam ko where to butt in! hehehe...
:beam:

knoty-boy

Dec 5, 2001, 11:16 PM

Hi to all...

Desdemona... iyong place namin sa bandang north york pa rin... nasa Yonge and Sheppard kami nakatira, pero one bus ride lang kami papuntang Scarborough....

Nakakatuwang isipin na nagtutulungan ang mga pinoy dito... sarap ng pakiramdam... sa tingin nyo ba matutulungan ako ng KABABAYAN COMMUNITY Center? natawagan ko na sila peor hindi ko pa napupuntahan... what dya think?

Grabe, buhay na ang thread na ito... actually dati na akong member pero ngayon lang ako nagpost ulit after 10 months... kasi busy sa work dati eh... pero hindi ko akalain na dito pala ako makakakita ng mga kaibigan sa Canada... galing no...

well, ayun lang po muna.. ingat na lang kayo... Godd luck to all!!!

Crazy: sarap naman iyan... sarap din siguro kung sinangag ang kanin mo, and then use your hand in eating... sarap... gusto ko tuloy ng tinapa at tuyo with matching kamatis at itlog na maalat... then bagoong!!! yum yum

Chic_svelte

Dec 6, 2001, 09:00 AM

wow! galing niyo ah!! buhay na buhay talaga ang thread na to! anyways, just dropping by to remind you that christmas is around the corner. :santa: and if you're doing some xmas shopping already, don't let your guard down, there are opportunists...kahit dito sa Canada, meron din mga ganyan klase tao. just be careful and don't forget to have fun. Just a friendly reminder. :blushing:

MERRY CHRISTMAS IN ADVANCE TO ALL!!! so , anong plans for the holidays??? :beam:

knoty-boy

Dec 6, 2001, 09:29 AM

Originally posted by Chic_svelte
wow! galing niyo ah!! buhay na buhay talaga ang thread na to! anyways, just dropping by to remind you that christmas is around the corner. :santa: and if you're doing some xmas shopping already, don't let your guard down, there are opportunists...kahit dito sa Canada, meron din mga ganyan klase tao. just be careful and don't forget to have fun. Just a friendly reminder. :blushing:

MERRY CHRISTMAS IN ADVANCE TO ALL!!! so , anong plans for the holidays??? :beam:

Hi to all...

what do you men "opportunitist"? paki-elaborate naman o, para hindi ako mabiktima.... an ba iyon, snatching? hold-up?

Sana nga before christmas, me work na ako... kakalungkot naman isipin na wala pa rin akong work hanggang ngayon =(... hirap kasi ng economy ngayon eh :( ... anyway, I hope you have fun with your love ones.... this will be my first white christmas (blue inside nga lang)

ayun lamang po mga igan... ingat na lang kayo... bye

desdemona

Dec 6, 2001, 11:22 AM

knoty_boy hi !! kala ko kasi sabi mo sa sheppard n eglinton ka eh. alam mo magkapitbahay lang tayo, kung sa sheppard n yonge ka. kainis laging traffic dyan ngayon eh. kaya sa downsview na lang ako.

pinkmoon

Dec 6, 2001, 11:28 AM

Hey Don :wave:
Usually a lot of positions open up in time for the Christmas rush. Kaya lang nga usually they're in retail. But not all retail positions are those that will have you working on the floor (i.e. cashier, floor help, etc.) Pagminsan merong ring positions in receiving because this time of year they usually get more stock than usual.

Atsaka Chic_Svelte, what do you mean by maraming opportunists lalo na this time of the year? Please explain.

As for Christmas plans, we're going to my sister-in-law's house for Christmas, as usual. They live about 3 hours east of here. Hehehe country Christmas nanaman dating ko. Sana next year maka-pasko naman sa Pinas.

Don and Marie (heheh parang "Donny and Marie" as in Osmond): Suwerte kayo hindi pa masyadong malamig. Pero usually the thing is, if winter comes late, it means it'll stay longer. Meaning if the temperature doesn't drop to normal temperatures by mid-December, baka hanggang April ang winter natin!!! :bigcry:

lancel

Dec 6, 2001, 01:08 PM

Please let me know how i can reach Pinoys/Pinays
in CANADA via internet

I will appreciate any help, kindly
email me at: ldizonny2001@yahoo.com

crazy_fool_22

Dec 6, 2001, 02:48 PM

hi to all!! :wave:
you know what nakakawiling tumambay dito sa thread na to! I mean, this is the first thread I go to whenever Im in pinoyexchange.com! ang saya! :bounce2:
desdemona: hi din!
Chic_svelte:: opportunists?? umm... wazzat? you lost me somewhere...
Don:: dont worry, Im sure you'll get a job soon... basta dont lose hope!! *okay* and parehas lang tayong first white christmas here!! im so excited! :D
pinkmoon:: ganon ba yun?? ngek! well, nature nga naman, too unpredictable eh?

oo nga, lapit na Christmas!! basta kami dito lang sa bahay, the usual family Christmas - exchange gifts, noche buena and... ano pa ba? yun lang siguro... :D

Chic_svelte

Dec 6, 2001, 03:02 PM

naku! kelangan ko palang i-elaborate...sowee ha? hehe..what i meant about opportunists are those magnanakaw, snatchers!! :beam: korek ka dito, knoty boy! we might be thinking it's too safe to just leave stuffs esp ,wallets for the ladies etc., pero di rin safe dito oi! bad din pero not as bad as back home.
wala lang, para happy lahat then para tuloy ang pasko...kahit walang pero, oks na rin! :D

sige alis muna ako!!! hi to all! :wave:

btw, in re to real nicks, just call me "chic" coz most of my friends call me "tsik" as in "instik"...hehehe..:toofunny:

knoty-boy

Dec 6, 2001, 03:02 PM

Hi to all...

Marie: eto naman ang madalas ko puntahan... sarap kasing malaman na maraming pinoy dito sa Canada... ehehe...

Ako din excited sa white christmas pero lungkot din ako kasi wala ako sa piling ng family ko... pupunta kasi sa bahay ng family ng sister in law... well, sort of a family pero ,as ok pa rin kung family mo talaga... hay, am not sure what christmas will it be...

Thanks for the booster marie, I know someday makakahanap din ako ng work... as for now... punta muna ako ng library para basa basa lang...

nga pala, medyo problematic si Tantado, maybe we can help him...

ayu lang po muna...

ingat

pinkmoon

Dec 6, 2001, 07:24 PM

Chic_svelte: aaah, OK, gets ko na yung ibig mong sabihin. Oo tutoo yon lalo na pag Christmas rush, when people are harrassed and confused.

Pero speaking of opportunists, a couple of weeks ago, a man was going around our building claiming to have been sent by the building management to install chain locks on our doors. Pag-sagot pa sa akin "I'm here to install the chain lock," making it sound as if I requested it. Sabi ko nalang na I didn't get a notice from the building management so sabi niya habang paalis "well, you have to pay for it." Buti nalang I scared him off. I spoke to building management about it and they said that he was been taking advantage of people, and even ripped from old lady off for $69!

So ingat kayo diyan, lalo na sa mga types who take advantage of new immigrants. Like once, there was a story in the Toronto Star about a building management that was demanding an entire year's worth of rent from new immigrants before they could move in. Tenants can choose to do this, but if their landlord demands it, it is illegal.

Well, other than that, how was everyone's day? Ako OK lang. I went to the cemetery across the road with my friend because he wanted to take pictures there. And I cheated on my diet by having a McChicken meal and a hot chocolate from Second Cup! :bonkself:

Tuloy niyo pa ang kuwento!

knoty-boy

Dec 6, 2001, 08:29 PM

Hi there...

grabe pala... buti na lang at hindi basta basta nagpapapasok dito sa building... kahit saan talaga me mga ugok no... well, I need to be 3 times careful kasi mukha akong aanga-anga sa daan....

Desmona: so sa Sheppard and Yonge ka rin ba nakatira? saan ka banda?

Hay, lapit na talaga christmas... inis nga wala akong pera para makabili ng gift, siguro next year nal ang ako babawi... kung me work na ako, am planning to go back to the the Phil next christmas... miss ko kasi iyon eh...

anyway, wala akong masyadong kwento kasi wala naman akong ginagawa dito eh... kung me work na ako, babalitaan ko kayo... ayun lamang po.. ingat kayo

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knoty-boy

Dec 7, 2001, 10:45 AM

hello...

bigla yatang tumahimik ah... I guess busy lahat sa work or sa study...

anyway, just drop by to say "hi"...

ayun lamang po..

Don

sOurCrEaM

Dec 7, 2001, 11:29 AM

elow sa inyo ... tagal ko palang di nakaputak dito lols .. anyways, i was not busy sa work as a matter of fact, nag off ako for this week coz the place is getting on my nerves and mejo malayo sa lugar ko eh. so ayun maybe next week i'll give my two weeks notice na ... and i hope na sana matanggap ako sa work na ni-apply-an ko bukas */me dasal*

so musta na kayong lahat? ako mejo wala sa usual self ko na maingay hehehhehe ... ewan ko ba bilog siguro ang buwan kaya may topak ako.

just dropping by to say hello lang ... para naman di mawala sa sirkulasyon lols ... ingats kayong lahat.

pisawt! :rolleyes:

pinkmoon

Dec 7, 2001, 01:08 PM

Hi everyone!

Hehehe, late ako nagising today. Stayed up kasi last night reading The Fellowship of the Ring. Sana matapos ko before the movie comes out! (yeah, right! :rolleyes: )

sOurCrEaM: Cha, right? Good luck getting that new job!

Yun lang for now! Ingat everyone!

Chic_svelte

Dec 7, 2001, 07:17 PM

pinkmoon!just finished the book! :beam: ganda! can't wait to see the movie na nga!!! gusto kong makita si gollum! hehehe..:toofunny: sige, tapusin mo na ang book then start ka na sa next one.

and to the rest, hello!!! :wave: just dropping by also. busy kasi eh...nagluluto! hehehe...:beam:

pinkmoon

Dec 7, 2001, 08:20 PM

Hey Chic_svelte! Gusto ko makita si Aragorn! The actor playing him kasi, Viggo Mortensen, is one of my faves. :inluv:

I never thought I would get into high fantasy (I'm more of a sci-fi, gothic fantasy reader) but I'm glad I'm finally giving the series a second chance.

Oooh less than two weeks nalang till the movie opens, I better get a move on that book! :nerd:

crazy_fool_22

Dec 7, 2001, 08:52 PM

hello!! :wave:
i just came home... and I am sooooo happy!!!
i've had a rough day at work, it was pretty busy and terrible coz the owner was around and was too critical in every move we made! sheeshh! but it was ok coz hindi naman ako napansin or whatevah.... but that's not what im sooo happy about...

ok, so i went home.... then i was welcomed by a mail..... a mail from the college that i applied into.. and the good news: I made it!!! Imagine, late na ako nag-apply, late na ako nag entrance exam, as in last week lang, (nov. 27) tapos more than 300 students kaming nag-apply yata, 80 students lang ang ina-accept, and I am one of those LUCKY ones who made it with the 80 students!! GRABE!!! :bounce2: I am soooo happy talaga!! Imagine, before ako nag-exam, i knew na puno na yung slots kasi yun yung sabi sa'kin, but i just tried my luck!! I feel so blessed!! sh!t!! if you can only see kung gaano kalaki ang smile ko ngayon!! :rocker:

anyways, yun lang... just wanna share to all of you my happiness!! Good Night :newangel:

crazy_fool_22

Dec 7, 2001, 08:55 PM

uy!! page-starter si pinkmoon :( i've always wanted to be a page-starter... inggit ako....
anyways, goody goody night!! and have a nice day tomorrow!! :D

pinkmoon

Dec 8, 2001, 12:10 AM

hey crazy_fool_22: congrats! what college and program did you get into?

knoty-boy

Dec 8, 2001, 12:25 AM

WOW!! page 3 na tayo!!!! galing naman!!!! keep up the good work!!!!

Crazy: congrats sa pagpasok mo sa college... galing galin mo naman, at syempre galingan mo din... pakita mo na meron tayong ibubuga...

WEll, am not into movies kasi eh, hindi kasi ako mivie buff, more on homebody lang ako... kaya sa bahay lang ako... =)... nood ng pokemon saka digimon :)

talked to Tantado, almost pareho kami ng situation, pero please pray for him na makakita sya ng trabaho sa field nya... Project Engineer sya sa Pinas and nasa telecommunication sya dati... alam ko me ibubuga sya...

ano pa ba? wala na ako makwento, pero kwento kayo... exxcited ako kung nakakabasa ako ng mga good news sa mga kababayan natin... :)...

ayun lamang po mga katoto.. ingat

crazy_fool_22

Dec 8, 2001, 07:45 AM

good morning!! :sunnysmile:
Thank you! Thank you! :bow:
wow! heavy pala ang field ni Tantado huh... di bale, i'll pray for him.. i'll pray for all of us.. :spinhalo:
hehehe! hilig ka pala mga pokemon knoty-boy! kakalito yung mga yun sa dami nilang lahat!!
pinkmoon: I applied at George Brown College, Nursing :D
Hey Cha! Good Luck nga pala sa job!! I'll pray for you too para lahat masaya! :teehee:

knoty-boy

Dec 8, 2001, 08:48 AM

hello all

yup, gusto ko nga ng pokemon at digimon, pero mas ok ang pokemon mas kwela kasi ang storya... fave ko kasi si Squirtle (water type) saka si Cyndaquil (fire type)... cute cute nila, ok din ang digimon, cute din pero kakalito ang story...

about tantado and me, please pray for us talaga... we need all the prayer that we can get...

well, ayun lang po muna... ingat kayo

Chic_svelte

Dec 8, 2001, 09:17 AM

pinkmoon! i didn't know LOTR until a friend of mine sent me the book as a gift. so ngayon, na adik na rin! hehehe :beam: sige, tapusin mo na. oo nga, 2 weeks na lang then showing na naman. Yeah, curious din ako ni Aragorn. ;)

crazy_fool_22! congrats and good luck sa you. pagbutihin mo!!! yehey!!! :handsdown:

knoty_boy! rest assured that we will be praying for you and tantado...pareho lang tayo, everyday is like a survival game here. :)

and to all, good morning. hope you'll have a great day and a wonderful weekend ahead!!! :)

sOurCrEaM

Dec 8, 2001, 09:52 AM

yoipeeeeee saya saya naman nasa pangatlong pahina na tayo lols. congrats crazy glengggggg talaga! ;)

oo nga mejo heavy ang field ni tantado .. asan ba yun ma-invite dito ng makilatisan lols jk lang po

anyways, Dan, konting tyaga pa! ... basta wag ka mawawalan ng faith.

ahmmmm yeeeeeey ala na akong baltik sa utak lols :D sa wakas lols nasa sarili ko na akong dimension lols. I got the job kanina yoipeeee

oh sya laters na lang ulit at maglalaba na ako dahil gabundok na tong labahan sa bahay

crazy: thanks sis :)

knoty-boy

Dec 8, 2001, 10:45 AM

SourCream: congrats sa work mo!!!! buti ka pa? anong work mo? O sya maglaba ka na at baga hindi pa matuyo iyan....

Chic... salamat sa prayer....

Anyway, sinabi ko ke Tantado na pumunta dito sa site na ito para mabasa nya at makita nya na friendly ang mga tao dito at wala syang dapat ikatakot.

Si Canada ba napopost? parang hindi no? pero pasalamat na rin tayo sa kanya kasi sya ang nagsimula nito... =)

well, ayun lang po muna at malilig pa ako kasi ang oily oily na ng buhok ko... ewan ko ba kung bakit, every morning ganyan iyan, naliligo naman ako twice a day... geez...

ingat kayo...

Don

pinkmoon

Dec 8, 2001, 12:53 PM

crazy_fool_22: wow galing! Hirap ang nursing a! Pagbutihin mo yan ha! BTW, di ba sa Aurora ka? So everyday magcocommute ka papuntang downtown? Sabagay yung isang co-worker ko rin noon, sa Aurora nakatira pero sa Yonge and Englinton siya nagtratrabaho.

sOurCrEaM: congrats sa bagong job mo!

knoty-boy: sige, we'll pray for you and Tantado. Pero meron lang akong naisip. Have you tried calling up recruiters or getting career counselling? Minsan kasi, lalo na sa fields ninyo ni Tantado, masmadali kung merong "nangbubgaw" sa inyo or at least someone to counsel you on how to re-do your resume, how to get leads, etc. Pansin ko karamihan ng mga IT people dito na at least pang intermediate na position, merong recruiter. Yung isang friend ko nga eh, 3 buwan na siya sa current job niya, merong parang recruiter na tumatawag sa kanya.

OK have a good day everyone! Pupunta pa akong bangko and maybe some shopping, hehehe.

knoty-boy

Dec 8, 2001, 01:06 PM

Hi

PinkMoon: yeah, meron kaming mga recruiter... kaso nga lang mahirap talaga agn ecnomy ngayon, for instance, iyong isang recruiter binigay nya ang papers ko sa BMO, pero hanggang ngayon wala pa ring balita, iyong sinulatan ko naman, sabi nya wala pa raw feedback... siguro mga next year meron na siguro iyan...

ayun lamang po... ingat kayong lahat

Thanks

crazy_fool_22

Dec 8, 2001, 02:24 PM

wow ang saya naman! buhay na buhay tong thread na 'to!! :bounce:
ey Cha! Congrats!! sila Tantado and knoty-boy na lang ang kulang and masaya na lahat!!
pinkmoon: yeah, i guess magco-commute ako everyday since its not necessary pa naman na magstay ako somewhere close sa school.. probably kapag mag-iintern na or something, then that time i'd consider taking a dorm... sana makayanan ko! 1 hr and 30 min ang travel time one way. ows may co-worker ka dito sa Aurora? baka mamaya Tita ko yan! hehehe! Tita ko work sa Yorkmills, sa Hartford Insurance.
i just came home from the mall, tapos tingin ako cellphone... i have a question: meron bang fido sa 8200 series ng Nokia? cute kasi mga yun eh and syempre mas similar don sa dati kong phone.. meron din akong natripan, motorola yata yun, kaso $600+ siya :eek:
punta kami Dundas tomorrow!! ala lang, excited lang ulit akong mag shopping!! :D
anyways, yun lang po in the mean time... magdedecorate muna kami ng house!! yihee!! :santa:

desdemona

Dec 8, 2001, 03:32 PM

crazy_fool_22 congrats gleng mo naman. r u going to take RN or RPN ?

knoty-boy i know makakahanap ka na ng work. did u try, pm ko na lang sayo kei. yung question mo dati, yeah magakalapit tayo, from sheppard station going west ako. malapit ka ba sa grande cinema ?

hi to pinkmoon, sourcream & chic_svelte !!!!!

pinkmoon

Dec 8, 2001, 04:00 PM

Hey kamusta people!

knoty-boy: yun naman pala eh! Kala ko tipong starting from scratch kayo. Talagang mahirap yon! Pag may recruiter, it shouldn't be so bad. Depende lang sa connections ng recruiter niyo. Don't worry I'm sure na pag dating ng new year marami nang openings ulit.

desdemona: pasenya ka na, hindi ko alam kung guy or girl ka and what you do! Pa-intro naman o! As for me, I'm Lala, I just recently moved to the Bloor and Yonge area, and right now I'm self-employed pero babalik rin akong school sa January then I graduate sa April.

crazy_fool_22: hehehe, lalake yung former co-worker ko, and taga Aurora siya originally.

I got a haircut today! OK na OK yung cut kaya lang medyo sumobra yung stylist sa pagka-blow dry kaya eto, huhugasan ko hair ko mamaya, hehehe. :curly:

OK ingat all!

crazy_fool_22

Dec 8, 2001, 07:55 PM

hi again guys!!
we just finished decorating our front yard with lights and putting up our Christmas tree!! ganda-ganda!! kulang na lang are the gifts!! hehehe!! hay.... Im counting the days.... 18 days more to go!! Merry Christmas!! Ho! ho! ho! :santa3:
Thanx desdemona! Im gonna take RN - yun kasi advice ni mother dear...
oic, guy pala yung co-worker mo pinkmoon... :D oh well...
anyways, that's all folks for today.. Im signing off!
goody goody night to all and sleep well!! :nighty:
Happy Weekend!! :rocker: ( <-- i love this smiley!! its the best!!)

bodiemon

Dec 8, 2001, 09:02 PM

Hello to everyone!

Join na rin ako dito. Previously I was posting in the other Canada forum. Puwedeng magtanong:

1. Bakit ang cable dito sa Canada eh walang HBO? Bawal ba?
2. Sino sa inyo may subscription sa TFC via satellite? OK ba yon? May local Canadian channels ba?
3. Ang Bell na cellphone ba (Solo yata) eh puwedeng mag-text sa Pinas? (Right now I'm using Fido).

O maiba naman ako, are you all proud of being here? Kung may choice kayo, where would you rather live... Australia or Canada? Natanong ko lang kasi yung brother ko lagi akong sinisisi kung bakit daw dito pa ako nag-migrate eh mas maganda daw sa Australia or NZ. Opinyon lang.

pinkmoon

Dec 8, 2001, 10:01 PM

hi bodiemon!

Bawal yung HBO and MTV dito because of Canadian content laws. Pero the various HBO series are being played here naman eh. Bravo plays SATC, CTV plays The Sopranos (they play it uncut with all the cussing and nudity and violence -- on prime time network TV!), Showcase plays Oz, TMN plays Arliss and I think Mind of a Married Man. I'm sure meron pang iba.

Wala akong subscription to TFC pero balita ko sa kadami-daming spam ni lancel dito sa Filipinos Everwhere forum, available na siya in Canada for cable ata, naghahanap lang sila ng magdidistribute.

I don't know about Bell pero alam ko puwedeng magtext sa Pinas using Fido.

Well, as for being here, wala akong masyadong choice since I did not immigrate here independently, because I married a Canadian. At first nahirapan din ako dito pero things are picking up now. Plus, for once in my life, feeling ko I'll be able to involve myself in politics and what not, so I can't wait to become a citizen so I can have the right to vote. I'm actually kind of impressed with their system here, too bad nga pagminsan palagi nalang kulang ang pera for various social services. At saka I don't know anyone who migrated to Australia or NZ so I haven't heard about the opportunities or quality of life there. Here naman, iba iba ang naririnig ko about the plights of various Pinoys. Pansin ko mostly dito sa Ontario they're not as upwardly mobile as those in other provinces like Manitoba and Alberta, for example. This country kasi is so huge, it's almost as if the situations in the other provinces are really different.

Well yun lang!

Uuwi kami dun sa mother-in-law ko for the weekend!

See you guys Sunday night or Monday!

sOurCrEaM

Dec 8, 2001, 10:08 PM

bodiemon: none that I know of ... ang alam ko lang sa service ng bell about sa text eh --> it sucks! :p seriously, pag texting ang usapan talagang all praised ako sa fido. ahmm about sa cable, sorry can't help you with it, I don't like watching TV at all e, friends lang nipapanood ko and that's it *paano lagi ako babad sa pc lols* hmmm about naman sa tanong mo regarding kung masaya ba ako dito .. yes I am, but matagal ako nakapag-adjust bago ko ma-appreciate yung ganda ng lifestyle dito. Kaya para doon sa mga tipong gustong magsisi or mag give up, isa lang masasabi ko ... keep on trying .. makakayanan nyo yung obstacles and trials ng adjustment and other stuff. I couldn't answer kung maganda sa Australia coz I haven't been there. kse para sa akin, iniisip ko yung stability ng future ko ... yung mga magiging anak ko. they will have a better future here, but I would still of course introduce them kung saan kami galing na bansa ... though I love this country, I am still a proud Pilipino. */me pisil ilong PANGO pa din yan lols*

crazy: ahmmm ang alam nde ako 100% sure kung meron na silang 8200 series *but alam ko meron eh*, I was in fido store kanina *im eeying on the 3390 kaso sobra mahal e $200, $75 lang sya kung magsasign up ka kaso meron na akong account dun kaya no use, i dont want to sign up naman ng new account para lang dun* :p ahmm nakikita ko kseng 8200 series nasa Rogers kaso panget naman ang service nila but I heard from my friend na sales representative ng Rogers na magkakaroon na sila ng GSM na phone so pwede na maka-txt like sa fido, but still I'm not sure kung kelan.

sarap magdecorate ng xmas tree noh? i was done with our xmas tree last week and almost every night sarap magemote sa harapan ng tree ... patay lahat ng ilaw except the lights of course na nasa xmas tree with matching xmas songs haaaaaaay sawap complete na sana kung andito lang yung mahal ko :(

ingats kayong lahat!

pisawt! ;)

knoty-boy

Dec 8, 2001, 10:16 PM

hello all...

Bodiemon: well, kanya kanya namang opinyon iyan eh, so far ako ok pa naman ako dito kahit wala pang work... no need to worry about it... me naririnig ako sa ibang tao regarding Australia... sabi nila, sobrang lakas ng discrimination doon (unlike here, wag naman sana).... saka hindi rin natin ma-a-assure kung ok din ang situation nila doon... you may never know a thing until you try it right? Me tanong ako da iyo? bakit ka naman sinisisi ng brother mo? any particular reason?

Pinkmoon: di ba dapat Canadian ka na since napangasawa mo Canadian na?

Crazy: galingan mo ha, alam ko kulang na kulang tayo ng nurse dito saka malaking datung iyonhehehe $$$$$!!!! ka-tsing!

To all: sana nga magkaroon na kami ng work ni Tantado... para ok tayong lahat... well, kung me work na ako, gusto nyo ba mag-eb? tanong lang po kung ok lang sa inyo, kung wala eh di ok lang, some other time na lang...

ayun lamang po... ingat...

pinkmoon

Dec 8, 2001, 11:16 PM

Haay grabe di ako makatulog!!! :mad:

knoty-boy: hindi automatic ang citizenship after marriage. Pati pagiging permanent resident, hindi rin automatic, mag-aaply ka rin, kasi di ba siyempre, maraming ring mga opportunista who marry for convenience? Kung walang screening eh di sigurado silang makakalusot!

Hehe, naalala ko tuloy Christmas tree dun sa bahay ng lola ko sa Pinas. Dito wala kaming tree kasi wala namang space usually dito sa apartment namin at saka anyway sa sister-in-law naman kami pumupunta pag Christmas kaya dun nalang kami nakiki-Christmas tree, hehehe. Pero balak ko next time ako umuwi sa Pilipinas, bibili ako ng capiz na parol, ganda kasi nun eh.

Hey tanong lang sa inyo, ano yung usual fare niyo sa noche buena? Sa family ko kasi sa Pinas, usually lechon at Chinese ham pero last few years gumagawa rin ng turkey yung lola ko kasi trip niya. Siyempre dito sa mga Canadians turkey lang right? Biro mo sa Thanksgiving turkey, tapos two months later sa Christmas turkey nanaman! Nakakasawa na! :yuck: Tapos kung magdadagdag naman ng ham, corny, walang lasa at linulunod lang sa apple sauce! Balak namin ng husband ko na magdala ng Chinese Ham sa sister's niya this year, para naman mapaiba (at para naman may malasa! Hehehe). Nagustuhan niya kasi yung ham nung nag-Christmas siya sa Pinas a few years ago. Question ko lang is: paano i-serve yung ham? Di ba luto na yon pagbili mo, kasi cured siya? Pano naman i-serve sa dinner? Linalagay ba sa oven or cold lang siya? Naaalala ko Christmas morning my lola serves left over ham at breakfast fried with some sugar, sarap! :yum: Kung meron kayong recipes or serving tips sa Chinese ham paki-share naman sa akin! Thanks!

At saka regarding sa EB, sure game ako! Sino-sino ba yung nasa GTA? Si knoty-boy, desdemona, ako, crazy_fool_22, TanTado. Sino pa ba? Well, let's plan it one day...

Sige, hopefully maka tulog na ako nito! Have to catch the bus to Newmarket pa tomorrow morning!

knoty-boy

Dec 8, 2001, 11:48 PM

hello...

pnkommon, parang malapit lang iyong newmarket sa amin, di ba hiway 401 lang ang daan mo? tama ba? nakikita ko lang kasi iyon kung napapdaan kami sa 401...

Regarding Chinese Ham? kasi papa ko ang gumagawa ng sarili nyang ham, pero kung meron, ginagawa namin is sliced then lagyan ng sweet sauce (mostly iyong sabaw ng chinese ham na me asukal) since maalat ang chinese ham... pwede rin itong i-prito tapos ilagay sa sandwich... or himayin para gaing rekado... or sa fried rice...

nung sa Pinas ako, palagi kaming nagluluto para sa mini-reunion namin... mostly spaghetti, meatball, fried chicken... salad... etc...etc.. first time kong mawawala for christmas... lungkot nga ako eh, pero kung me work na ako, malamng nex year umuwi ako for christmas... sana!!!!

regarding sa EB... sure thing.. call ako dyan... pero sana kung me work na kami para ok..

ayun lang po... tulog na rin ako... I'll be dreaming of a white christmas... ingat kayo... bye

gpanch

Dec 9, 2001, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by knoty-boy
hello all...

Bodiemon: well, kanya kanya namang opinyon iyan eh, so far ako ok pa naman ako dito kahit wala pang work... no need to worry about it... me naririnig ako sa ibang tao regarding Australia... sabi nila, sobrang lakas ng discrimination doon (unlike here, wag naman sana).... saka hindi rin natin ma-a-assure kung ok din ang situation nila doon... you may never know a thing until you try it right? Me tanong ako da iyo? bakit ka naman sinisisi ng brother mo? any particular reason?

ayun lamang po... ingat...

Salamat sa comments and opinion nyo....

Sinisisi niya ako kasi kinukwento ko mga negative and weird things na nakikita ko dito eh tumira din siya once sa Australia so kapag nag-compare notes kami eh talo ako. Anyway not a serious gap or problem naman. Personally eh it seems OK naman dito. Affected lang talaga masyado ng crisis sa U.S.

crazy_fool_22

Dec 9, 2001, 07:26 PM

hi everyone! :wave:
ba, nawala lang ako sandali ang dami na kaagad post dito! saya!

hi bodiemon! as for the TFC channel... wala kami dito, but i've heard that magkakaron na, or baka meron na... when we were in Dubai meron kami TFC, kaso the problem we had with that was, kung TFC lang cable mo, TFC lang talaga mapapanood mo and no other channels! kakasawa! that was how it worked for us back in Dubai.. I dont know lang dito..
and as for Australia... I've heard, take note, heard only that discrimination is really high in Australia.. I dont know if you've heard about this news which happened only this year: there was a Filipino family in Australia who was massacred... im not sure kung nasolve na yun (ala na kasi kami TFC kaya ala na kami balita)... but many filipinos believed that it was due to discrimination.. anyways, it was only a belief, but because of that, we know many filipinos who withdrew their application for Australia. That much is all I know.
And If I were to choose between Canada and Australia, I'd choose Australia only because its nearer to Phil.. But I'd prefer Canada... ewan ko, para kasing mas-ok dito..

pinkmoon: sorry, cant help you with the ham, all i know is how to fry it... my mom usually does the cooking during noche buena. :D im not sure what we're gonna have for noche buena this Christmas, but usually, simple lang... share kasi kami ng neighbours namin eh... malamang may fruit salad, cake of some sort and... chicken! :lickout: pero tanong ko bukas kay mommy...

sOurCrEaM: i went to a fido store kanina and i inquired about the 8200 nokia series and sabi nga nila di daw nila carry yun! sayang!! but if magiging gsm na ang rogers and pede na gamitin yun to text sa pnas, i might have a chance to buy one!! i noticed that fido cells only 4 kinds of cellphones.. i can take 3390 coz im much familiar with it since 3310 yung dating cellphone ng sis ko.. pero inlove ako don sa motorola na $600!! kaso if i buy that malamang butas bulsa ko!! wawa naman ako sa new year, ala pera! :unhappy:

knoty-boy: sure! IN ako dyan sa EB thing... just tell me when para maayos ko sched ko (naks! feeling busy kuno!)

Newmarket?? uy punta ka don pinkmoon?! lapit lang sa'min yun... actually madadaanan na yung amin if you're going to Newmarket.. but are we talking about the same "Newmarket" here?

crazy_fool_22

Dec 10, 2001, 03:29 PM

hello! :wave:
napadaan lang... mukang tahimik yata tayo ngayon huh... :|
i bet everyone is busy doing some things for Christmas... oh well, enjoy! *okay*

sOurCrEaM

Dec 10, 2001, 06:02 PM

waaaaaah sama naman ako sa EB lols waaaaaaah sama ako! sana by summer na lang para naman mapaka-sama ako huhuhu lols nagiisa lang yata akong taga-Ottawa eh. Anyways, ano nga ba bagong tsika? ahmmmm heto busy ako sa pag gawa ng hp namin ng aking mahal, bale yun ang xmas gift ko sa kanya kse malayo nga sya sa akin eh waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

kayo ano tsika nyo?

pisawt ;)

pinkmoon

Dec 10, 2001, 06:20 PM

Hey guys! :wave:

How was everyone's weekend? OK naman OK, bumisita kami sa mother-in-law ko in a town called Tottenham, about 20 mins from Newmarket. Yep crazy, the same Newmarket, the one that's just after Aurora. What we do kung umuuwi kami dun sa mom niya is take the GO bus from Finch station to the Newmarket GO Bus station tapos sinusundo kami dun. Country na country ang dating ng lugar ng mother-in-law ko kaya relax na relax kami ng hubby ko ngayon. :sleepdrool:

Hey, knoty-boy, thanks for yung sinabi mo tungkol sa Chinese Ham. Naalala ko tuloy yung matamis na sauce.

OK have a good work week, everyone!

sOurCrEaM

Dec 10, 2001, 06:23 PM

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah monday nga pala bukas no? waaaaaaaaah work na naman susme! grrrr i wish it's friday now :D

knoty-boy

Dec 10, 2001, 10:22 PM

Hi guys...

sorry hindi ako nakapagpost this weekend kasi madalas akong wala sa bahay kasama ko kasi ang borther ko at sister in law ko sa shopping eh....

Pinkmoon: masarap i-tinapay ang chinese ham, o kaya ilagay sa fried rice ang mga natira... hindi kasi ako kumakain ng chinese ham na me sweet sauce eh, medyo diet kasi ako... :)

Sour: kung sakali man me EB mas maganda siguro kung me work na rin ako, tapos gawin nating summer para makasama ka and at the same time the weather is not that cold...

Next week, aalis kami ulit, birthday kasi ang father the sis in law ko so kakain kami sa labas, then by christmas nasa Miss kami to spend the chirstmas with her family... sigurado akong mami-miss ko ang family ko sa Pinas... :bigcry: I can still smell the Humba pf my father and the lasagna of my sister... huhuhu... sana me work na ako para next year uuwi ako... waahhhh!!!!

well, ayun lamang po... ingat kayong lahat, ang lamig na... stay warm and healthy... God Bless

Chic_svelte

Dec 10, 2001, 10:42 PM

hello guys!!! :wave: au revoir!!!

ang saya-saya naman dito. and grabeh, daming postings!!! ngayon ko lang natapos read ang mga past postings nyo..kasi mahahaba eh...wala akong enough time! hehee...:winker:

anyway, knoty_boy! sarap nga ng chinese ham sa fried rice!!! yummy! ginutom tuloy ako! hehehe...and you like humba pala? me too!!! that's my fave. i am trying to make it her pero i can't really get the good cooking of my mom. :( iba talaga basta luto ni mama'! hehehe...

hey when's the EB? sa summer? where? diyan sa east? kung sa toronto, hope i can come coz we're planning to go longdriving to Niagara sa summer. No exact date yet. if there's is na, i can holler it here. pero kung di matuloy, kayo na lang malalapit. pero buti sana kung makajoin lahat noh? the many the merrier!!! but we'll see, malayo pa naman ang summer!!! there might be changes! hehehe... :beam:

Izzandro

Dec 11, 2001, 06:57 AM

it is along shot but baka naman may nakakakilala sa inyo kay roy gaviola or his wife aleli of vancouver please I need to see him ,his long lost friend in japan. thank you kung sakaling meron please email me.

knoty-boy

Dec 11, 2001, 08:46 AM

hello pipol...

hi Chic... try mo na rin sumama, as you said, the more the merrier... kaya sama ka... masarap ang humba ang Papa ko, kung me tira nga ginagamit namin iyon as palaman sa tinapay... ok ** sya isahog sa fried rice... yum yum yum

nga pala, malapit na ang ang christmas... MERRY CHRISTMAS sa inyong lahat!!!!

Izzandro: sorry hindi ko kilala iyon eh... try mo sa ibang thread, better yet gawa ka ng thread for that..

ayun lang po muna... ingat na lang kayo.. bye

Chic_svelte

Dec 11, 2001, 09:07 AM

yeah, i will try knoty_boy. i would really love to join you all for the EB. but like what i've said, we'll see. it's only dec 2001 and there are lots of things that will come in between pa. :beam:

hey, taga saan dad mo? bisaya ba? di ba ang humba bisaya food yun? or meron din sa ibang provinces? just curious coz i am pure bisaya though halo ilongga and cebuano. :D

yeah, MERRY CHRISTMAS in advance. o ayan, first christmas mo dito. hope it's well. but it is really different from back home :santa:

sige, good morning and alis muna ako! hi to all!! :wave:

bif, izzandro, i don't know anybody from vancouver esp that name. sowee :( but you can go to other threads or make one like what knoty-boy just said.

knoty-boy

Dec 11, 2001, 01:28 PM

basta try na lang natin.. hindi pa nga natin sure kung matutuloy o hindi, pero gusto kong matuloy... ayoko naman gawin habang me snow, baka umatake lang ang rayuma ko... :unhappy:

am not a bisya... pure manilenyo ako, pero marunong mag-humba ang father ko... iyon ba ang tawag nyo sa Pata ng baboy tapos ilalaga sa toyo, na me asukal, laurel, paminta.. etc... parang hamonado din sya pero niluto sya sa toyo (more on roast beef ang dating)

anyway, first christmas ko nga... whee... laro ako ng snow, gawa ako ng halohalo... bili ako ng nata de coco, and langka sa pinoy store... yum yum... hehehe

ayun lang po muna... ingat kayo

crazy_fool_22

Dec 11, 2001, 04:00 PM

hi guys!!
hay nako, Monday na naman.... i just got home from work.. nakakapagod, stressing and nakakainis!! naiinis ako don sa Chinese kong co-worker, ang weirdo magsalita, parang kinanakain bawat words!! ugh! :bash:
tapos dami pang absent kanina kaya double time! tapos, ewan ko ba, nachechempo na kapag ako yung isang cashier, yung isa namang cashier short sa money! kakatakot tuloy, i mean, i know i should not be bothered and all but the co-incidence is just so often! baka mamaya mapagbintangan ako or something.... malay ko ba kung ano ginagawa nila sa cash nila! :spank:
hay... not a good Monday......

but anyways its over and im home atlast!!

about the EB.. ako IN ako kahit kelan, basta alam ko yung lugar! :D sama kayo lahat ha para masaya!!

knoty- boy: hehehe! parehas tayo! maghahalo-halo kami!! ready na nga kami sa mga sahog eh!! :)

pinkmoon: we do the same thing if we're from Finch, we ride the Go bus to Newmarket... tapos syempre baba kami sa Aurora... layo noh?

ooppsss... yun lang po... need to go kasi tawag na ako ni mom!! :teehee:

desdemona

Dec 11, 2001, 05:05 PM

hi everyone !!!
pinkmoon: girl po ako :)

knoty-boy

Dec 11, 2001, 05:28 PM

Hello guys and gals....

Crazy: aray ko... chinese po ako, pero hinid ko naman kinakain ang sinasabi ko... well ganyan yata talaga ang mga taga-main land... buti n alang galing ako sa Pinas, pero paminsan-minsan lumalabas ang pagiging Chinese ko.. hehehe :blushing: :D

Me nakuha ka bang minatamis na SABA? saka kaong, how about pinipig meron ka? yum yum... am planning to make chaporado nga, pero ayaw naman ng borther ko iyon... kaya try ko ang ginataan... or biko... pero saan ka makakabili ng gata? ayaw ko kasi nung nasa lata... hindi puro...

15 days na lang, then christmas na!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Maligayang Pasko ang Manigong Bagong Taon sa inyong lahat!!!

crazy_fool_22

Dec 11, 2001, 05:52 PM

im back....
oppsss.. sorry knoty-boy... di ko naman sinabi na buong Chinese people speak that way.. I just meant that particular co-worker of mine.. actually yung anak niya na nagtatrabaho rin don is speaking very well naman... siya lang talaga ang problema ko... :D

my mom cooks champorado.. (tama ba spelling?) and ginataan and biko.. actually kagagawa lang niya ng biko nong Friday.. yung gata, sabi niya she bought it sa ParkLane, sa GlenCameron Street, umm.... its near, saan nga ba? ummm.... its like a 15 minute ride from Finch.. that is kung pupunta ka don.. its a Chinese store with some Filipino goods... meron dong pinipig and kaong.. almost everything you would want from back home!! meron ding "pandesal"its a good store actually and we do our groceries every week there - hehehe! kilala na nga kami eh! basta kung may balak kang magpunta, just tell me and i'll tell you how to get there... :)

Chic_svelte

Dec 11, 2001, 08:49 PM

knoty_boy! yeah, that's it!!! sarap noh? yum, yum, yum!!! :beam: mas masarap kung naluto muna yung meat sa taba nya, then i-remove mo then, cook it in a separate pot with the other ingredients. :D instik ka pala? ako instik yung mata! :toofunny: yeah, enjoy your first christmas here. ano ba, possible white xmas ba dyan?

hello to all! magandang gabi sa inyong lahat :wave:

sOurCrEaM

Dec 11, 2001, 09:56 PM

hi sa inyong lahat ... just got home from work. wooohoooo 2 weeks na lang and im out of that place. i can't stand that place anymore. anyways, ayun nag xmas party lang kami kanina, baduy talaga ng mga puti lols :D

about the EB, yeah sana makasama din ako but still am not sure yet. ahmmm ano po ba yung humba? may iba bang name dun? kse ng nidescribe nyo na hinahaluan ng dahon ng laurel nde ba yun paksiw na lechon? lols hehehhe sorry am not familiar with the name pero siguro alam ko itsura.

may intsik din kaming kasamahan na talaga namang nde ko maintindihan ang sinasabi. hirap nyang intindihin. kaya pag sya na nagsalita lahat kami napapatulala, but we love her ... she's very sweet.

anyways, ingats kayong lahat. gudnayt.

pisawt! ;)

sOurCrEaM

Dec 11, 2001, 09:59 PM

waaaaaaaaah lapit na pala pasko kaso waaaaaah butas naman bulsa ko, nde man lang tumapat na payday sa pasko :(

anyways, bawi na lang ako sa new year. so saan kayo sa pasko?
kami magpaparty sa bahay with my relatives. i'll dress up as santa and they will dress up as reinder.

then mga kada ko magi-sleep over sa bahay ng isa naming friend, sabay inuman, kainan, videoke etc etc.

have a good day tom.

pisawt ;)

bodiemon

Dec 12, 2001, 05:14 AM

Ako may intsik din na kasama, gurang na siya at parang nanay ko na. Kakainis din siya madalas bukod sa mahirap din siya intindihin eh feeling niya ay under niya ako pero pareho lang kami ng level. Mas may experience naman ako sa kanya. Yung trabaho niya na masyadong routinary eh gustong ipasa sa akin at inaaral naman niya yung alam ko na. NO WAY!

Anyway, lungkot ng pasko dito. Yung mga Christmas party nila dito corny nga at parang ayaw nila umattend lahat. Yung isang kakilala ko naman November pa lang nag-Christmas party na sila. Ke aga naman.

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crazy_fool_22

Dec 12, 2001, 07:58 AM

gud morning pips!! :sunnysmile:
hahaha!! looks like everyone here is having a hard time with some Chinese people.. oh well, atleast im not alone... :D
and as usual magkikita na naman kami nong Chinese na yon today coz i have work... wag nya na lang akong kausapin, masgaganda araw ko talaga!! and tomorrow - wow!!! sa wakas!! finally im OFF!! wihee!!! saya!!! i cant wait!! punta ulit ako Eaton Center!!

how does a humba look like?? naiintriga na ako eh!! never heard kasi yung word na yun... :confused3:

kelan ba nagsstart ang simbang gabi?? kakainis! kung alam ko lang na last Christmas ko na sa Pnas last year, sana tinapos ko na yung simbang gabi.. i never complete simbang gabi - tamad kasi gumising eh!! :sleep: inggit ako sa mga classmates ko sa pnas!! magpapaskuhan ("paskuhan" = university-wide xmas party) na sa UST sa Dec. 18!! waahhh!! nde ako kasama for the first time!! lungkot tuloy ako... :depressed:

oh well, sana na lang maging happy rin ang first christmas naten here.....

ano ba yan, aga aga drama ko!! :unhappy:

basta have a nice day na lang to all!! :)

sOurCrEaM

Dec 12, 2001, 10:15 AM

hay naku ka-aga aga badtrip ako kakayamot yung phonecard na ginagamit ko as in hindi ako maka-connect sa `pinas. particularly sa number ng bf ko gggggrrrrrrrrrr as in sa mga relatives ko naman sa bataan ok lang pero sa # nya ayaw lols samantalang kausap ko naman sya at the same time sa cellphone nya pero yung landline nakakabuang kakainis talagaaaaaaaa tapos may work ako mamaya nakuuuuuuu it will make my day complete mwesyetssssss :mad:

ehehehhe soweee kailangan ko lang ilabas frustrations ko lols. tinkyu!

crazy: sa UST ka ba nag-aral?

pisawt! ;)

pinkmoon

Dec 12, 2001, 10:46 AM

Hi guys!

Mmmm mukhang masarap yung humba na yun ah. Sounds like paksiw nga. Matamis-tamis ba yung humba?

My husband had his office Christmas party last week. Fun naman raw. Yung pinakamagaling raw na nagkaraoke sa kanila yung Pinoy raw. Lahat ng mga tao raw sigawan at palakpakan nung kumanta siya, yung isa pa raw nahulug sa silya kasi lasing na lasing na. :lol:

Ako naman when I was working at Indigo last year, yung Christmas party namin was held in January! Kasi naman pagretail, nightmare ang Christmas season! Kaya umalis ako last month palang kasi gusto kong ma-avoid yung craziness! :nuts:

Hey mga taga-Toronto, EB tayo soon, before Christmas! Libre ko kayo ng isang round ng drinks konti lang naman tayo, right? Hehehe. Pero seryoso ako, layo pa kasi ng summer eh, at saka mukhang kailangan natin ng little pick me up lalo na para sa mga first time na magpapasko dito. Think about it and let me know kung game kayo!

pinkmoon

Dec 12, 2001, 10:53 AM

By the way, I don't know if you've heard pero the National BUdget was released yesterday. They said because of the current economic situation, small to medium businesses are being allowed to defer their taxes for 6 months so that not as many will close or will be in trouble. I don't know kung talagang magkaka-affect yan sa economy as a whole pero I guess it sounds a bit comforting.

Meanwhile yung friend ko naman who just moved to Calgary just got a job and he didn't even need to use any references daw kasi sabi niya it's so different raw in Alberta, the jobs are falling off trees. He said that despite many setbacks caused by the Sept. 11 attacks, bira pa rin ang Alberta maski na tourism is a major industry right now. Hindi nga siya makapaniwala kung dito sa Ontario toursim went down after Sept. 11 samantala doon sa Alberta sige pa rin. The company he works for now is in charge of networking for hotels and resorts. Just goes to show how different it can really be for the different provinces!

crazy_fool_22

Dec 12, 2001, 04:41 PM

hello pips!!
hay nako!! grabe! i just got home... it was super busy sa work kanina and i didnt even have the time to sit!! ugh! and im so pissed off coz like i mentioned awhile ago, im supposed to have my day-off tomorrow.. well, not anymore! they put me to 7am-4pm shift! tama ba naman yun?? ugh! :shout: they can be really nice to me at times, but sometimes too mean... oh well, at least its money, yun na lang ang positive side..
yeah sa UST ako nag-aaral before sOurCrEaM... kakamiss nga eh.. :hopeless:
EB before Christmas?? hmm.. sounds like fun... :teehee: ako game ako kahit ano.... just tell me when as early as possible when its fixed para i can request for a day off or something... basta wag lang gabi kasi malamang di ako papayagan.. hehehe! strict kasi parents ko.. :D
defer taxes?? you mean walang tax for 6 months or baka naman bawiin nila sa upcoming months?? but if walang tax for 6 months, alleluia!! :rotflmao: the taxes here really suck big time!! kelan start?? this week?? kasali ba kami don?? hehehe!! wihee!! kung this week, wow!! im going on a shopping spree!!!

pinkmoon

Dec 12, 2001, 05:16 PM

crazy_fool_22!!! Hold on to your wallet! That tax thing I mentioned I said was just for small and medium businesses, not individuals! The government is allowing them to defer their taxes for 6 months to help the economy and to prevent layoffs and stuff. Unfortunately they decided that they won't be giving tax cuts to individuals this year because they are focusing on businesses which we all know are doing quite badly.

crazy, bakit hindi ka puwede sa gabi? Sayang, I was hoping pa naman sana a night time gimmick. Anyway let's wait to hear from the others.

Well I had sort of a lousy day today. Ang dami kong hassles with my printer and other things, on top of that when I went to the post office to pick up a package from the states, I had to pay $10 in customs charges! Stupid kasi yung nagpadala, she overdeclared the value kaya tuloy I paid more than I should have. :mad:

Hope everyone had a better than me! And well, sorry to hear about not getting the day off, crazy! :(

Originally posted by crazy_fool_22
hello pips!!
hay nako!! grabe! i just got home... it was super busy sa work kanina and i didnt even have the time to sit!! ugh! and im so pissed off coz like i mentioned awhile ago, im supposed to have my day-off tomorrow.. well, not anymore! they put me to 7am-4pm shift! tama ba naman yun?? ugh! :shout: they can be really nice to me at times, but sometimes too mean... oh well, at least its money, yun na lang ang positive side..
yeah sa UST ako nag-aaral before sOurCrEaM... kakamiss nga eh.. :hopeless:
EB before Christmas?? hmm.. sounds like fun... :teehee: ako game ako kahit ano.... just tell me when as early as possible when its fixed para i can request for a day off or something... basta wag lang gabi kasi malamang di ako papayagan.. hehehe! strict kasi parents ko.. :D
defer taxes?? you mean walang tax for 6 months or baka naman bawiin nila sa upcoming months?? but if walang tax for 6 months, alleluia!! :rotflmao: the taxes here really suck big time!! kelan start?? this week?? kasali ba kami don?? hehehe!! wihee!! kung this week, wow!! im going on a shopping spree!!!

crazy_fool_22

Dec 12, 2001, 06:04 PM

oic.... not for individuals pala yun.... sayang!! kakainis naman yun! :bah: oh well, basta pay day sa Thursday and... its a happy day ulit!! :D
yeah, di ako pwede ng gabi coz i have to commute... and i dont think my parents would like that... kung sa pnas, oh wow!! pwedeng pwede!! let's just wait for others na lang din.. :)
hay... i better rest my head now... and ugh!! just the thought na 7 ang start ng shift ko tomorrow pisses me off!! do you know what that means?? it means im going to wake up at 6am!!! are you kidding!?! me? 6am?? ugh!! :galit:

crazy_fool_22

Dec 12, 2001, 06:12 PM

... nga pala... advice sa'kin ng workmate ko wag daw ako mag FIDO.. panget daw service?? now im confused.... :confused3:

Chic_svelte

Dec 12, 2001, 09:20 PM

hello all!

naku! naintriga na kayo sa humba! anyway, it's a dish known to most bisaya. it's pork and then yung taste niya parang agaw tamis at asim...it can be sweet if you add more brown sugar to it. but basically, it's more of a mixed taste. masarap to with rice :beam: di ba, knoty_boy?

pinkmoon! i am here in alberta. and i am quite interested in what you just told the thread about your friend moving here. Yeah, things are not that really bad and affected with the Sept 11 attack. Lotsa work pa rin and tourism is a major factor esp with the ski season and with G8 summit soon to be held here. :)

knoty-boy

Dec 12, 2001, 09:44 PM

Hi Pipol...

Masarap sa kanin ang Humba... pwede rin sa tinapay... masarap iyong taba nya, iyon ang malasa doon... kaso nga lang kolesterol!!!!

regarding EB? hindi rin ako pwede sa gabi eh kasi baka hindi ako payagan ng kuya ko... =(, pero call ako kung hapon...

Hay, parang pangit ang tuesday sa inyo ah... well ako nagising ng 12:45 kanina, buti na lang at hindi masakit ang ulo ko... pero medyo hindi yata ako makakatulog nyan agad...

ayun lang po munga... ingat kayo...

Aldebaran

Dec 13, 2001, 03:58 AM

Hallo everyone....

Meron ba taga Vancouver here?

Sana meron!

DeltaMike

Dec 13, 2001, 05:56 AM

hello,

I am in singapore and maybe somebody here is in IT. I am thinking for job opportunity out there?

Any suggestions and/or comment please?

thanks.

Izzandro

Dec 13, 2001, 06:19 AM

found what I want from this thread , maraming salamat sa inyong lahat dyan sa kanada.

pinkmoon

Dec 13, 2001, 07:52 AM

crazy: well, nung umuwi kami dun sa mother-in-law ko sa town niya na lampas pa ng Newmarket, halos walang signal yung Fido dun. Pero pag sa city OK. So, ewan ko lang kung mawawalan ka rin ng signal diyan sa Aurora.

Chich_Svelte: oo nga eh sabi rin ng friend ko maraming oil money and marami ring money sa bio-tech business.

knoty-boy: nahihirapan ka bang matulog ng regular na schedule or parang may insomnia ka ba? Baka kasi nahihirapan yung body mo na mag-adjust sa winter season. Kung napapansin mo, maaga na lumubog yung araw dito -- 5:00 palang dilim na dilim na. At saka late na kung umakyat yung araw, mga 8:00 pa or so. Sabi nila, regular exercise helps you to sleep at night para matutong mapagod yung body mo sa tamang oras.

Regarding sa EB, sina desdemona, TanTado and bodiemon nalang ang hinihintay natin...

knoty-boy

Dec 13, 2001, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by DeltaMike
hello,

I am in singapore and maybe somebody here is in IT. I am thinking for job opportunity out there?

Any suggestions and/or comment please?

thanks.

nasa IT field ako, pero sa mainframe ang alam ko... ikaw ba? ngayon kasi hindi pa maganda ang economy ngayon so mas maganda kung gumanda ang economy dito then pumunta ka... or kung me kamag-anal la naman dito na willing patirahin ka sa bahay nila... then that will be much better.... right now the economy here is not that really goodm and they're predicting that it will peak up next quarted of next year...\

tanong lang, ano ba ang alam mo sa IT... kasi iba iba ang demand sa iba iabng IT field eh...

ayun lamang po.. ingat kayo... God Bless

Chic_svelte

Dec 13, 2001, 11:31 AM

pinkmoon! yeah, marami ditong opportunities for oil and natural gas related jobs. coz alberta is one of source of oil and natural gas for North America. kaya nga I am hoping to get into one kasi inline sa course ko. am just praying i can get a job and use my skills.

oo nga sarap ng humba. paturo kaayo pano magluto nito kay knoty_boy :winker: when you get to see each other soon!!!

crazy_fool_22

Dec 13, 2001, 04:47 PM

good evening to all! :wave:
i had a not too bad and not the best day today, yet it was ok.. :uhhuh: (thank God!) how about you people, how was your day today? hi din to the new pips Aldebaran and DeltaMike!

wow! looks like talk of the town yang humba na yan huh...

thanx pinkmoon... i just want to be sure lang kasi na i get to buy the right phone, mahirap na since i dont really know how things work here... :D

When I was in Manila, i took up BS ComSci - almost similar sa IT and IM yun dibah? i got thru only till 2nd yr coz i came here... and since my educational attainments equal only to a HS grad here, i decided to shift into nuring course.. ano nga ba specialty ng IT? do you do programming in C++ or Assembly or something?? Diba more on softwares ang IT? san ka nga pala grad knoty-boy ?

bodiemon

Dec 13, 2001, 04:47 PM

Sa mga mag-EB, sori di ako maka-join sa inyo. I'm 5 hours away from Toronto. Di ko pa sure kung makadalaw dyan for the holidays.

ignore dis please:
[spoiler start] ABC [/spoiler end]

knoty-boy

Dec 13, 2001, 10:29 PM

Originally posted by crazy_fool_22
good evening to all! :wave:

When I was in Manila, i took up BS ComSci - almost similar sa IT and IM yun dibah? i got thru only till 2nd yr coz i came here... and since my educational attainments equal only to a HS grad here, i decided to shift into nuring course.. ano nga ba specialty ng IT? do you do programming in C++ or Assembly or something?? Diba more on softwares ang IT? san ka nga pala grad knoty-boy ?

hello...

Crazy: grad ako ng DLSU (oopss.. hindi ako sosyal, at hindi rin ako conyotic... :D) but hindi related sa IT ang course ko... grad ako ng Management... nagtraining lang ako sa Ateneo for IT (COBOL, CICS, Programming logic... etc..etc) kaya wala akong masyadong alam sa mga technical terms regarding c++ or assembler... how I wish na grad nga ako nun para me variety ako sa programming... pero nandyan na eh... just embrace the fact right?...

Bodiemon: dont worry, we can do it some other time... pero mas masaya kung nandoon ka sana...

well, ayun lang po muna... ingat kayo

sOurCrEaM

Dec 13, 2001, 11:12 PM

huuwaw kakalula yung mga terms na ginagamit nyo ah ... tipong c++ etc etc lols anyways, good mornin` its almost 1 am, kadarating ko lang from work (closing staff ako e grrr :mad: ) eniweys my day was ok ... it started with an interview (actually, nagtest lang pala ako kse yung supposed to be na magiinterview sa akin para dun sa isa kong inapplyan na work e nagkaroon ng meeting so ayun nag test na lang ako. i did an excellent job sa typing skills *sus chat adik ka ba naman e ewan ko na lang kung hindi pa bumilis ang capability mo sa pagtatype lols ;) eniweys kanina i went to harveys naalala ko tuloy si crazy hehehhehe

huuwawww dlsu grad pala si Dan. nakssss bigatin huh. anyways have you guys tried MIRC? its really fun though nakaka-adik sya. you got to "meet" a lot of people. and since nag-ust ka crazy why don't you try chattin` sa #ust undernet, malay mo maka-chat mo pa mga old friends and classmates mo.

eniweys ... antok na me. have fun bukas.

pisawt ;)

crazy_fool_22

Dec 14, 2001, 07:56 AM

good mawning!
naks! DLSU ka pala grad knoty-boy! i have friends na taga DLSU.... no offense, and im not generalizing, pero since nag La Salle sila, naging iba na, super taas na nila, like as if, hello!? yung isa super hangin, na kulang na lang magsignal 3 pagmagkasama kami! ugh!! oh well, buti na lang bait bait mo knoty-boy! :laugh:
ey! congrats sOurCrEaM!! secretary ba ina-applyan mo? kasi may typing typing pa eh.. ala lang, nanghuhula lang... :D
yeah, i've tried MIRC - kaka-addict sya talaga.. and yeah, there were a couple of times na naka-chat ko don yung friends ko from UST... minsan nga pati friends ng friends ko na di ko naman kilala... hahahaha!!
oh well.... have a nice day to all!! :wave:

desdemona

Dec 14, 2001, 10:45 AM

hi po sa lahat !!!!

pinkmoon about the EB, sige sali ko dyan. pero pwede ba sa saturday. hindi rin ako pwede ng week nights kagaya ni knoty-boy eh.

laterrr .....

pinkmoon

Dec 14, 2001, 11:01 AM

Hey guys!

Oo nga eh, iniispin ko Saturday, sa afternoon since si crazy malayo pa ang commute.

Si TanTado nalang ang hinihintay natin but then hindi ko pa siya nakikitang nag-post dito, so baka hindi siya active or something.

OK have a good rest of the day everyone!

knoty-boy

Dec 14, 2001, 02:10 PM

hello...

kakagising ko lang ng 1:00... tulog ako ng 2:00, pero hindi naman ako insomniac, kasi kahapon 2:00 na ako nagising... growing boy siguro ako...

Crazy & sour - dapat UST ako and medtech ang course pero sabi ng tatay ko mag-management na lang daw ako... so sa dlsu ako napadpad... pero come to think of it, napunta ako sa isang class na hindi sosyal, well meron din pero hindi naman mga matapobre, mababait din sila... kaya happy ang stay ko sa dlsu... and worth while naman... buti na lang at hindi ko nakuha ang negative attitude ng lasalista... kundi marami din akong kaaway...

Pinkmoon... grabe ang isang thread no... you know, regarding sa mga Pinoy? pero both side, me punto di ba? well, hindi ko pa naman na-e-experience (wag naman sana)... kung sakali... naku... matatakot na ako sa mga pinoy

regarding sa EB... sige call ako.. sa Harvys na lang tayo... probably sa Bayview (kasi puro pinoy ang staff doon, and we can mingle with them, malay mo magkaroon ako ng work doon :) )

Sour: anong work mo? bakit ako addict din sa MIRC pero hindi ako mabilis magtype? 23 words per minute lang ako... mabilis na ba iyon?

ayun lang po muna... ingat kayo...

lancel

Dec 14, 2001, 02:23 PM

Wats the name of the Filipino Grocery store in Toronto??

Please helpppp!!!! Thanks

knoty-boy

Dec 14, 2001, 04:38 PM

am not sure... but we call the small store as Marcy's... locarted in Victoria Park

crazy_fool_22

Dec 14, 2001, 05:33 PM

hi guys!!
EB on Saturday?? is that this Saturday, the 16th? that's a good day since im off that day... but i and my sis are going to Eaton Center on Saturday... oh well, i guess i can squeeze the EB thing in my sched.. :D lakas kayo sa'kin eh!! but i just want to make sure first that i know the place where we're going to meet.. and ofcourse the time - Canadian huh, not Filipino time... :D
anyways, how was your day guys?? my day wasnt so bad... well, come to think of it, it was bad since i didnt get my pay cheque! ugh! i guess everybody else in my work was pretty upset too today...
knoty-boy: nako!! kung mahilig ka magtype, the chance of speeding up your typing skills is superb! when i was still a kid, i used to hang out at my tito's office and do some nonsense-typings... would you believe, i broke 4 of his type-writers!! ahahaha!! but it was worth it coz don ako natuto mag type ng mabilis...

pinkmoon

Dec 14, 2001, 06:46 PM

Hey guys, this Saturday is too soon for me. I was hoping siguro next Saturday kasi may plano na kami ng hubby ko.

Hey knoty-boy, sabi ko sayo your body is finding it hard to adjust to the winter hours, kaya ganyan ka matulog. Lalo na ngayon, first winter mo pa naman at wala kang regular schedule.

Anyway guys, for the EB I was hoping to meet somewhere downtown like Nathan Philips Square to check out the people ice skating or whatever then walk west towards Queen St. or maybe go down to Kensington market/Chinatown area. Maganda ang Kensington market for those of you who haven't seen it yet. Parang kung yung United Nations gumawa ng isang country yun na yon. Hehehe.

Kung OK sa inyo yung next Saturday, sabihin niyo lang para puwede na natin maarange ang meeting time and place!

crazy_fool_22

Dec 14, 2001, 08:06 PM

oic.... kala ko naman this Saturday na... :D
oh well, let's hear it first from the rest....

knoty-boy

Dec 15, 2001, 12:28 AM

hindi ako pwede this saturday kasi birthday ng father ng sister in law ko and we are invited for a little salu-salo... sa may orient Feast (eat all you can... yum yum)

pinkmoon... siguro nga hindi pa ako sanay sa eather kasi ang aga ng sunset tapos late ang sunrise... pero ok lang, at leat binabawi ko iyong mga kulang ko nung nagtratrabaho pa ako sa Pinas... cant you imagine, sometimes I went home around 3:00 in the morning because am finishing something... ganyan ang work ng mga programmer...

bagal ba ako mag-type? please tell me.. kung oo I need to practice... me alam ba kayong free software for typring tutor?

ayun lang po... good night...

lancel

Dec 15, 2001, 07:53 AM

Thanks Bro knoty-boy

bodiemon

Dec 15, 2001, 07:51 PM

Kaya lang titigil din yata sa weekend. O eto may questions na naman ako, pasensiya na kayo dahil its my 1st winter here eh:

- totoo ba na mas nakakakalbo ang snow kapag laging napapatakan ang ulo mo? (as compared sa shower with hot water)

- kinakain nyo ba talaga ang snow at ginagawang halo-halo

Lapit na ng pasko... Merry Christmas to all of you!!!

crazy_fool_22

Dec 15, 2001, 08:14 PM

hi guys!!
wow!! did you have fun sa snow today?? :bounce2: we had fun shoveling the snow from our driveway! hehehe!!
:confusing: ngayon ko lang narinig yung ganong tanong mo bodiemon, yung about sa hair thing... ang alam ko lang is more brittle ang hair and prone to split ends during winter lalo na when you go out there with wet hair.. other than that, ala na ako alam....
and as for the halo-halo... :D i was just joking around before about making halo-halo with the snow... my mom would kill me of i did that!

sOurCrEaM

Dec 16, 2001, 08:55 AM

gudmawnin peeps ... hay naku another day ... work na naman kahit saturday na work pa din :mad: anyways, 2 weeks na lang naman and i'll be gone sa place na yun .. wohooo no more wendys, no more burgers, no more fries and especially no more costumers na magcocomplain ng kung anu-ano.

I already got the another job that I am applying for. Na-finalized na kahapon and this Tues. na ang start ko woohoooo lols. Crazy/Knoty: Data ENtry yung job, all you have to do is type type type hehheheh its kewl tsaka sobrang lapit sa amin, not unlike sa wendys 45 mins pa sa bus.

Anyways, musta na kayong lahat? glad its weekend uh? haaaay for those people na walang pasok this weekend buti pa kayo, and to those naman na meron ... di bale pera din yan lols

I really had a very crazy day yesterday. We almost got into a car accident. It's just a matter of seconds ... it could have been us. You see kahit gaano ka-careful and responsible ang nagdadrive kung meron pa ding jerk sa road, accident can still happen.

So ayun nga, we came from work. 1 am na yun kse closing staff kami ng friend ko. He was driving smoothly, while I was in the passenger seat talking about how glad I am that off ako ng friday.

Then suddenly his mom called him, kaya nag slow down pa sya lalo, and mind you nasa GREEN light kami kaya natural na kami ang mag-go-go then ayun nga ... there was a black honda sa right lane *nasa left lane kami eh* na nauna na sa amin coz green nga kami, then ayun wala pang ilang minuto there was a silver car from our left side *na nasa RED light* na nagspeed up .. so you got the picture? nagcollide yung dalawang car, as in umikot pa nga yung black honda. Grabeeee as in parang movie. We're all in shocked. Then I called 911 nakakabuwisit pa sa 911 ang dami pang tanong. Then ayun police came. Good thing walang nasaktan *its miracle kse tindi ng pagka-crashed nilang dalawa eh* bad thing is yung nag speed up na nasa red light, ng bumaba sa car nya hindi man lang nagtanong kung ok yung nabunggo nya. Ayun nagfreaked out na dun na nasa GREEN light daw sila. It was horrible! SO ayun nakipag argue ako. Then kinuhanan kami ng statement ng police. Sayang pogi pa naman ng nagdadrive ng black honda :D

Owelz that's for one day lang lols ... anyways, gotta go .. work na naman ggrrrrrrrrr ingats kayong lahat and have a very safe and good weekend.

pisawt ;)

pinkmoon

Dec 16, 2001, 10:52 AM

sOurCrEaM: grabeeehhh!!! Buti naman OK ka lang!!! Some people talaga! I bet sobrang guilty yung guy na nakabangga kaya hindi niya tinanong kung OK yung guy. Naku talaga, some people!

bodiemon: hindi naman ata tutoo yung hot shower at "winter head" thing na yan. If that was true eh di lahat ng mga born dito kalbo, di ba? Only genetics and illness play a role in hairloss. At saka ako pangatlong winter ko na dito, pareho pa rin thickness ng hair ko. At saka yung snow I'm sure hindi rin 100% clean, puwera lang kung nasa country ka at walang pollution. San ka nga pala nakatira bodiemon? Sabi mo 5 hours ka from Toronto?

Sa mga first time mag winter, gulat ba kayo kahapon? Ako gulat eh. Biro niyo nung isang araw 10 degrees tapos the next day halos blizzard. At first akala ko wet snow lang kasi it wasn't that cold naman pero nung gabi grabe yung buhos. Last night nga my husband and I were going to a party so we called for a cab. Sabi raw 1 hour yung wait! Buti nalang nakahanap pa kami ng cab paglabas sa building namin.

naku crazy_fool, masasawa ka rin sa pagsnovel ng snow!!! Mumurahin mo ring snow na yan when you leave for work in the morning one day and your car and driveway are snowed in and you have to shovel! Pero for now, sige have fun na muna :D

desdemona

Dec 16, 2001, 03:07 PM

bodiemon hi nagpapatawa ka ba or serious ka sa query mo? nakakatuwa ka naman niloloko mo yata kami eh. :)

sourcream congrats sa new job mo. hmmm i know the feeling na mag work na involve ang customer service, its not for me. grabeh ang sarap sakalin ng mga tao. hmmm kakagigil sila, buti na lang that s over.

regarding our EB sa saturday na ba? marami pa yatang ibang pwedeng sumama yung mga nasa ibang thread dami kasing thread eh kalat kalat, pano ba to pag isahin? yeah pwede tayong mag ice skating sa dowtown. crazy_fool_22 malapit na rin naman ang eatons don eh sama mo na sister mo. pwede rin tayong magpunta sa Mrgreenjeans sa loob ng eatons diba pinkmoon libre mo kami ng isang shot heehe.

pinkmoon

Dec 16, 2001, 04:45 PM

desdemona sino pa ba? Akala ko kasi tayo-tayo lang eh. Mention mo naman sa mga iba.

Heheh Mr. Greenjeans? Heheh I was hoping sa Queen St. W. nalang tayo afterwards tapos libre ko kayo kape o hot chocolate kasi afternoon gimmick tayo.

Oo customer service rin ako pero never again! Grabe talaga. Pero sabi ng isang former co-worker ko, after she left Indigo to be a sales rep for Xerox, namiss niya rin yung interaction with people. Kasi dun sa new job niya she just conducts sales calls over the phone. So bumalik siya sa Indigo on weekends. Sabi ko grabe naman yan 7 days a week siya nagtratrabaho pero sabi niya OK lang raw. Kung ako yun naloka na ako!

knoty-boy

Dec 17, 2001, 12:34 PM

Hi pipol...

ngayon lang ulit ako naka-log in kasi wala kami sa bahay eh... anyway... musta na? anonga balita? aside na me snow... medyo kakalungkot pala kung me snow no... parang napakalimited ng gagawin mo... patang naging black and white na lang ang buong paligid... no wonder depression seaon ang winter :)

Pinkmoon: grabe ba talaga ang work dito para lang mabuhay ka? buti na lang at workaholic ako... paano nga pala mag-aaply sa Indigo? plano ko kasi magkaroon ng part-time kahit sa Indigo... ano ba ang dapat na qualification saka saan Indigo ka? madali lang ba ang work? meron bang stocker lang ang work? mukhang ok din iyon... maybe you can help me... please

Regarding sa EB... sige call ako dyan, pwede bang magsam ng kaibigan sa EB natin? gusto kasi nya eh.... try ko rin yayain si Tantado sa EB natin para masaya...pero sana hindi ito ang last time na EB natin... sana maging close tayo...

ayun lamang po... ingat kayo

knoty-boy

Dec 17, 2001, 12:36 PM

starter ako ng thread...galing naman!!! hehehe

pinkmoon

Dec 17, 2001, 01:21 PM

knoty-boy bat mo naman na sabi na grabe yung work dito? Kasi ba sabi ko yung isang former co-worker ko dalawa yung trabaho? Sabi ko bumalik lang siya sa Indigo kasi she misses working with books and working with people. Sabi naman niya that she doesn't need a second job, maganda yung bayad atsaka yung benefits package sa Xerox pero medyo bago lang siya sa Toronto, galing northern Ontario kasi so she doesn't mind working all the time para hindi siya lonely. Nung gagawin nga siyang cashier, sabi niya kung hindi siya ibabalik sa floor magquit nalang raw siya kasi hindi niya naman kailangan yung pera, gusto niya lang makipagtrabaho with books and people. Nung pumunta ako sa party na yon and saw my other co-workers, yung iba sa kanila left Indigo na rin after me because they got better paying jobs pero bumalik na rin sila sa Indigo maski na once a week lang kasi miss rin nila yung mga books at saka close kasi yung mga workers doon eh, but not necessarily kasi gipit sila sa pera.

Yung iba naman, yeah they have to have two jobs pero depende naman sa situation mo eh at saka yung trabaho. Eh sa retail and service industry naman kasi, karamihan minimum wage ang bayad kaya kailangan pag minsan may extra kang pagkikitaan. Kasi pag-icompare mo naman yung ibang jobs out there, like entry-level corporate jobs or jobs like nursing, siyempre masmalaki ang bayad. So if you want to earn as much as a nurse pero retail or service industry job na hourly wage ang puwede mo lang pasukin ngayon, siyempre kailangan dawala-dalwahin mo yan, right? Pagsingle ka lang sa opinyon ko masmadali since wala ka namang sinusuportahan kundi sarili mo. Tingnan natin si crazy_fool_22 after 3 years or so pag RN na siya, her earning power will triple and she can say goodbye to Harvey's, o di ba?

Regarding dun sa openings sa Indigo, kung tinatanong mo yung mga position as sales staff, medyo huli ka na kasi nung October pa sila nagsimulang mag-hire for Christmas staff at karamihan dun temporary lang. Regarding naman dun sa stockroom or receiving positions, balita ko may bagong database silang ininstall na ngayon masmadali na ang trabaho kaya they are cutting hours sa receiving so obviously hindi na sila naghihire. Advice ko sayo is to look in the papers for openings na ganon. Diyan naman ata sa location mo (Steeles, right?) maraming warehouse-type businesses niyan. OK rin yung trabaho, yung invovled dun is data entry, some heavy lifting (mga carton kasi eh), filing, mga ganun. Usually palagi naman may opening ang mga ganyan na position, tingin ka lang sa classified ads.

At saka OK naman mag dala ng friend sa EB, of course, the more, the merrier!

crazy_fool_22

Dec 17, 2001, 02:32 PM

hi guys! :wave:
ugh! :devious: i feel like im going to be sick.. i think i stayed too long in the snow last time... and too bad im working pa tonight.. hay... kaya kayo dont play in the snow, its bad! :no:
good thing you escaped that terrible accident sOurCrEaM, and congtrats for getting the encoder job! galing galing naman! :handsdown:
pinkmoon, you bet!! just pray for me na makagraduate under Nursing and talagang bye-bye Harvey's!! oh boy!! i cant wait!! libre ko kayo lahat on my first pay cheque as a nurse! hehehe!! tagal pa yun!
yun lang po muna... have to run to work....
later guys!

lancel

Dec 18, 2001, 06:26 AM

PLease HELPPPPP!!!!

Can somebody tell me ;

Saan pinakamaraming Filipinos sa Canada?

Thanks for your info

crazy_fool_22

Dec 18, 2001, 09:05 AM

lancel: as far as i know, sa mississauga, scarborough, and i think in toronto itself...

sOurCrEaM

Dec 18, 2001, 09:19 AM

buti pa sila may eb ehehehehe ... kainggitssssss eniweys, just dropping by lang to say hello ... baka ilang araw din ako nde makapag-post dito coz i don't have that much time. coz starting tom. from 7:30 am to 3:30 e magwowork na ako sa isa kong job then dederetso na ako sa wendys coz from 4:30 to close *which is 12, then travel by bus pa kaya bale 1 am* to work. siguro sunday na pahinga ko. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah papayat ako neto lols. owels, ingats kayo lagi.

pisawt ;)pisawt

bodiemon

Dec 18, 2001, 11:02 AM

Originally posted by desdemona
bodiemon hi nagpapatawa ka ba or serious ka sa query mo? nakakatuwa ka naman niloloko mo yata kami eh. :)

Mukha ba akong nagpapatawa... teka di nyo nga pala ako nakikita... eh kung Do I smell like I'm joking?

Di ko kasi sigurado kung kuwentong kutsero lang ng mga matatagal na dito kaya't verify ko lang dito. Anyways, don't take it seriously.

knoty-boy

Dec 18, 2001, 04:40 PM

Hi guys...

well, musta na kayo? ako, eto nagiging homesick na ako and at the same time, getting depressed sa situation ko ngayon... wala pa rin akong work... parang nauubos na ang positive energy ko... parang nawala na rin ang urge kong maghanap ng work ngayon kasi alam ko naman hindi rin ako tatanggapin bec. of the current situation... gusto ko ng umuwi ng Pinas!!!! siguro kung busy ako ngayon, I wont be feeling this way...

hay buhay... ayoko ng ganitong feeling, ang daming dami pumasok sa kukote... parang sarap tumalon ng building... huhuhu... nade-depress lang talaga ako ngayon... hirap kasing malayo sa family lalo na kung christmas...

ayun lamang po... ingat na lang kayo... at sana maging masaya kayo...

crazy_fool_22

Dec 18, 2001, 08:10 PM

hi knoty-boy... :wave:
its ok to feel depressed at times, i think its normal... but dont lose hope.. its never too easy in the beginning, in the long run, if you're determined, it'll be worth it! just keep up the positive spirit and isipin mo na lang na you're not alone... you're not the only one experiencing this kind of situation.. we're one of them!
you know parehas lang tayong depressed at the moment... although im far better since my family is here, shempre i miss my friends, my cousins, my ex... ugh!! miss ko na ex ko!! im so stup!d kasi eh!! i broke up with him because if this Canada thing!! ugh!! miss ko sya tuloy ngayon.... we were so perfect, close to getting married.. (close lang, but im still young for those things...) :mecry: kakainis pa kasi almost everywhere i turn i see some people na kamuka niya! ugh!

tama ba naman yan! i should be cheering you up, but instead dinadamayan pa kita... di bale, ngayon lang to... and im sure we're not the only one na naho-homesick!

knoty-boy

Dec 18, 2001, 10:22 PM

Thanks Crazy... I think you're situation is far more better than mine... this is my first christmas away from my love ones... 3 months pa lang ako dito pero miss ko na ang mga kaibigan ko, fmga pinsan ko, mga naiwan ko doon... Well, me being jobless doesnt help either... :(

I wish na nagpaiwan na lang ako sa Pinas... kung hindi lang ako naging stingy sa sarili ko sana nandoon pa ako ngayon sa Pinas... sana mabalik ko ang panahon... pinagdadasal ko nga palagi iyon na sana panaginip lang ito... lungkot talaga ako...

hay, nahawa yata ako ke Tantado sa pagiging negative thinker... ayoko kong ma-feel iyon... kanina, naglakad lakad ako sa malapit sa amin... pero kada lingon ko palagi ko naiisip ang bahay namin saka ang pagiging jobless ko... kung mag-isa naman ako sa bahay, ganon din ang naiisip ko... trabaho talaga ang katapat ko para next year makauwi na ako ng Pinas...

well, thanks for the comfort...

btw... parang familiar iyong mukha mo... parang nakita na kita sa Pinas am not sure kung saan nga lang...

pinkmoon

Dec 19, 2001, 01:04 AM

knoty-boy, alam na alam ko yung feeling mo ngayon. Lalo na pag winter kasi it affects us psychologically as well as physically. Dagdag mo dun yung homesickness, boredom, etc. talagang nakakadepress...

Kaya dapat tuloy ang EB natin sa Saturday, para ma-cheer up ka naman namin.

O last call na talaga a for the EB this coming Saturday, Dec. 22.

Reply kayo sa status niyo by tomorrow and then we'll exchange nos. para ma-finalize na plans, OK?

crazy_fool_22

Dec 19, 2001, 08:11 AM

good mawning to all!!
hay.... sarap matulog! i still feel sleepy though i've already slept for 10 straight hours!
knoty-boy: talaga? you've seen me somewhere?? saan? mind you, marami kasi akong kamuka.. :) chaka, wag ka muna uuwi, dont give up yet, 3 months ka pa lang naman eh... dont lose hope, give it some time and some thought.... kasi kung uuwi ka, lulungkot kami... :(
pinkmoon: im game sa Dec. 22 but game din kaya mga pips dito?... but i hope we all can make it para masaya..
hi sOurCrEaM!! musta bago job?? galingan mo ha! :)

pinkmoon

Dec 19, 2001, 10:23 AM

Hey guys!
Hay naku, funny talaga. Meron kasi ditong Filipino restaurant malapit sa amin na nagdedeliver so tumawag ako kanina. Wala pang 12 kaya tinanong ko kung masyado pang maaga mag padeliver. Ang tanong sa akin eh anong oras ko raw balak kumain eh sabi ko mga lunch. Sabi nila ah mga 1, ganon? Sabi ko di ba puwedeng masmaaga? Hindi naman ako sinagot basta tinanong ano ba yung oorderin ko so sinabi ko. Tapos sabi ko Visa yung gagamitin kong pangbayad. Sabi raw tatawag nalang sila sa akin mamaya tapos binaba na yung phone. Maya-maya inisip ko, hindi manlamang kinuha phone number at address ko at saka hindi naman sinabi kung itutuloy yung order at saka hindi kinuha yung Visa card number ko, so akala ko hindi matutuloy yung order. So tumawag ako sa iba, sa Japanese restaurant at umorder dun. Maya-maya, tumawag yung Filipino restaurant (may caller ID siguro) at hiningi yung Visa card number ko. Sabi ko na akala ko hindi sila magdedeliver kaya sa iba na ako umorder tapos sabi nila naluto na yung pagkain. Sabi raw nila na 30 mins lang raw eh hindi naman talaga nila sinabi eh. Ang labo talaga. Eh, wala naman akong choice kundi ituloy yung order kaya binigay ko nalang yung Visa card number ko. Tapos 2 mins. later, tumawag yung may-ari, sabi raw, imbis na beef tapa yung na luto, Korean beef raw, OK lang ba, pasensiya nalang. Naku talaga. Medyo inis ako ngayon eh. Ang labo labo kasi nila, tuloy nagkagulo. :mad:

So tip ko sa inyong mga bagong dating na kababayan ko, lalo na sa mga nasa customer service, dapat palagi kayong klaro para walang gulo. Pansin ko kasi, hindi lang sa mga Pilipino pero sa mga ibang nationalities rin, pag hindi naintindihan yung customer, at nahihiyang iklaro, ang daming gulo. Natutunan ko noon nung nasa Indigo ako, na kung may tinanong yung customer, o kung may binibigay na info o nagiiwan ng message, inuulit ko sa kanila para kung maymagkamali man, eh kasalanan na nila.

Haaay, well, at least I guess pista ako ngayon...buti nalang kaya pa naming bayarin yung double order na to, otherwise, naku talaga...

knoty-boy

Dec 19, 2001, 12:10 PM

hi pipol...

try kong makasama sa saturday kasi me pupuntahan kami ng brother ko at sister in law ko (iyon kasi ang grocery day dito eh)... pero in case na pwede ako, just give me the details kung saan tayo mag-mi-meet and I'll suprise you all... hehehe... feeling ko ako lang ang guy doon eh... kakahiya naman... baka anong isipin ng ibang tao (you know...) yayayain ko rin si Tantado kung gusto nyang sumama...

Ituloy nyo na lang ang EB nyo whether nandoon ako or wala... meron pa naman ibang pagkakataon eh...

Crazy: saang Harveys ka nagwowork? medyo fave ko aksi ang Harveys ngayon eh... parang ang lasa lasa nya... well, wala pa rin tatalo sa McDo (pero nagsasawa na kasi ako eh)... laki pa ng pickles nila (iyon ang fave ko sa burger)...

ayun lamang po... ingat kayo

btw... nabasa nyo na ba ang news sa Toronto Star regarding the NEW immigration Law? grabe no...

crazy_fool_22

Dec 19, 2001, 05:15 PM

pinkmoon: hehehe!! looks like busog na busog ka/kayo today! hehehe!! ingat lang, baka tumaba! :toofunny:
when im on cash, i usually double check the orders of my customers kasi ayoko ring magkamali and magka-void, and shempre ayoko ring mapagalitan! pero there are times na hindi mo talaga maiwasan yung mga weird people!! hahaha!! funny, last Sunday there was this guy who came in to Harvey's and sabi sa'kin, "can i have a quarter pounder meal please.." hahaha!!

knoty-boy: i work at Harvey's Aurora - a pretty far place from yours... yeah, i know, trip ko rin ang Harvey's especially its fries and crispy chicken!! meron din kaming Swiss Chalet, parang jollibee and greenwich :teehee: have you tried eating at Swiss Chalet? sarap din don, kaso ayoko lang ng fries nila :nope: as for Mcdo... i never really liked their burgers coz when i was in Pnas, Wendy's lover ako eh! and as for pickels, nako! pwede kang magpaka-sawa sa Harvey's non basta irequest mo lang na extra-pickles on the side or wherever you may want it! *okay*

knoty-boy

Dec 20, 2001, 10:02 AM

first time ko palang nakakain sa Harveys. so far kalasa nya ang Carls Jr, ng Pinas... sayang hindi ko alam na pwede palang magpadagdag ng mga pickles... sana nagpadagdag ako ng pickles, jalapeno, at mayo... yum yum yum

Wendy's lover din ako, pero trip ko rin ang McDo... medyo nagsawa kasi ako sa Jollibee eh, pero masarap din naman... sa akin naman basta burger masarap, except SCOTT burger... yeeh!!!

masarap ang french fries ng Wendys saka ng McDo, bilasa kasi ang sa Jollibee eh, pero masarap naman ang gravy ng jollibee... naku, nagugutom na tuloy ako... sige kain muna ako... bye muna

pinkmoon

Dec 20, 2001, 11:01 AM

Hey knoty-boy!

Grabe hilig ka pala sa burgers no! I suggest you try this restaurant called Licks, meron niyan sa may Yonge and Steeles ata. Basta somewhere between Finch and Steeles along Yonge. Masarap raw talaga burgers nila dun.

Ako naman hindi masyadong mahilig sa burgers pero favorite ko yung Burger Machine burgers sa Pinas, hehehe.

By the way knoty-boy, I had an idea regarding sa situation mo. Kasi ako rin when I first moved here naramdaman ko rin yung depression. Sa case ko kasi, hindi pa ako landed immigrant nun so I couldn't work or study then, plus first Christmas away from Pinas rin, plus my husband was still grieving the death of his dad.
So my husband and my mother-in-law went to the Salvation Army for counselling and they had a program there that was designed for new immigrants or people who did not know how to get back into the system like those who just got out of rehab or whatever. Sabi nila yung case ko naman wasn't that bad pero confused lang talaga ako and I didn't have any goals set for myself so they helped me figure out what it was I wanted to do. So linista namin and they helped me see that I accomplished them one at a time. Also, napansin nila na frustrated ako kasi wala akong magawa sa bahay, so they asked me if I wanted to volunteer dun sa kanila. So I did, I parang became an assistant sa volunteer director. Then when I was able to get a temporary working visa (while waiting for my permanent residence application to be processed), I applied at a temp agency and was able to use the staff at the Salvation Army as references. I was still able to use them as references at my last job pero hindi ko na sila puwedeng gamitin kasi they've been reassigned to other places na. Pero maganda yung experience ko dun. They really take volunteerism seriously now and count it as job experience. So suggestion ko sayo is, habang wala ka pang trabaho, try to do some volunteer work. I'm sure you'll feel better and makagain ka pa ng experience.

sOurCrEaM

Dec 20, 2001, 02:40 PM

ellowwwww !!! hay sa wakas! grabe ayoko naaaaaaa sakloloooo feeling ko walking dead na ako hehehhehe. ang hirap palang gumising ng maaga waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah *usually ang umaga sa akin e around 9 am* pero waaaaah ngayon I have to be up before 6 am :mad:

haaaay, anyways, ayun I started my job na as production staff nga sa isang Business Data Services, doing data entry. susme sakit naman po ng daliri ko sa kaka-type ng mga kung anu-anong numbers. Then after nun dumederetso nga ako sa work ko sa Wendys na nakakapang-init naman po ng bunbunan mga kasamahan ko dahil sobranggggggggg tamad!
:mad:

I dunno kung kaya ko pa din syang i-handle but I'm already freaking out. I'm having a hard time na gumising ng umaga coz basically dating ko sa bahay e 1 am then mga around 2 pa lang ang tulog ko kse nde ka naman talaga makakatulog agad. Then waaaaah gigising kaagad after ilang hours. Kabuwisit kse Manager namin sa Wendys e. Ayaw ako bigyan ng shot hours as in gusto full time pa ako e nagquit na nga ako. yun daw ang "2 weeks of hell ko" susmaryosep baka bago matapos ang 2 weeks e lumpo na ako. It's too hard to adjust but I just have to bear with it. :rolleyes:

Knoty, kewl ka lang ... ok lang yang nafefeel mo i mean it's natural wag ka masyado papadala. Try mo yung sinabi ni pinkmoon, try mo mag-volunteer, it will helps. Pasok ka kahit part time lang sa fastfood para me experience ka sa pakikipag-deal sa mga tao, para kahit papano maaliw ka. And one more thing try to stop comparing Pinas sa Canada, kse the more you think of it, the more you feel frustrated ... after nun madedepressed ka na hanggang sa magsunod sunod na yang mga negative thoughts. It's a bad habit. Hindi naman ganun kalala ang situation mo eh. Don't bear with the fact na wala kang trabaho sa ngayon kse nga mas lalo kang mafufrustrate. Basta take it easy ... everything eill fall into places

Crazy: hehheheh pareho pala tayo yan din ginawa ko noon bago ako umalis sa pinas eh. I broke up with my boyfriend coz of the long-distance thinggy but hehehhe look now, bf ko taga pinas din

Huuuwawww talking about food huh? nakuuuuu namnam kaso nde ako burger fanatic eh. Yoko ng mga ganung food, mas gusto ko talaga yung tipong kanin at ulam. namnam chinese food :dance:

Pero kung syempre papapiliin ako sa wendys ako *hehehhee bias masyado lols* kse yung burger dun malasa talaga unlike Mcdo na tuyo ... ang gusto ko sa Harveys's e yung onion rings. Waaaaaah speaking of chicken ... ala na kami ditong church chicken sis crazy .. as in nde na nila benebenta waaaaah :bawl:

hay naku nagugutom na ako sya ako e hahayo na at me pasok pa ako sa wendys. ingats kayong lahat

pisawt ;)

knoty-boy

Dec 20, 2001, 04:15 PM

Pinkmoon... Parang narinig ko na iyang salvation army na iyan... ano sya Church? Is it Catholic church... sorry huh, hindi kasi ako masydong familiar doon eh... can you tell me more about the Salvation army?

Regarding naman sa volunteer... well, plano ko sana, pero wala akong alam na volunteer works eh... me alam ba kayo? sa library kasi matatali ka ng 6 months... eh ayoko naman ng ganon kasi baka magkaroon ako ng work tapos madadali lang iyon bec of the contract...

Food!!! Food!!! masarap namn ang Mcdo, kasi medyo nasasarapan ako sa fries nya siguro nadala na rin ang lasa ng burger... pero mas ok kasi iyon kasi me onion, unlike sa Jollibee... masarap din ang burger machine lalo na iyong salami nya... yum yum yum... iyon nga lang hindi sya sumikat unlike Jollibee... =(

anyway, thank you sa mga advice nyo...

nga pala, me trabaho na ulit si tantado, am so happy for him, sabi ko nga sa kanay na isapsok rin nya ako eh kahit anong trabaho basta wag lang sales ok sa akin... :)

ingat kayong lahat...

bodiemon

Dec 20, 2001, 04:46 PM

I worked at Wendy's before nung nasa Pinas pa ako. Ewan ko lang kung ganoon din dito pero masarap talaga burger nila kasi fresh from the pan. Di kami nagluluto kung walang order at kung lumampas na sa time limit eh tinatapon na (actually iniipon para gawin daw na sahog sa spaghetti... kaya di masarap).

Pansin ko lang sa mga fastfood dito, di maganda ang customer service nila as compared sa Pinas. Lalo na sa Tim Hortons, most of the frontliners are so "*****y". Pasalamat sila I can't resist their cafe mocha and donuts otherwise di na ako babalik don.

knoty-boy

Dec 20, 2001, 05:11 PM

Bodiemon; ows... what do you mean *****y ang mga tao sa Tim Hortons? so far kasi twice palang akong pumupunta doon, hindi kasi ako coffee lover eh... as much as possible iwas ako doon... can you please tell me more about it? medyo curious lang ako kung paano maging *****y ang mga tao dito? you know, para alam ko kung ano ang gagawin ko...

masarap naman ang spag ng Wendys ah, pero wala pa rin tatalo sa Jollibee... iyon talaga ang masarap ng spaghetti, medyo hindi ko gusto ang lasa ng McDo eh... masarap din sa Jollibee ang peach-mango pie nila saka banana-langka pie nila... yum yum yum... sa Donut naman, masarap ang Crispie Creme, nakatikim ako nung nasa NY ako... well, masarap din naman ng Dunkin saka Mister Donut saka country Style (medyo weird nga lang ang mga colors nila)...

Pinkmoon... soge, suggest ko sa kuya ko ang Lick... baka hindi nila alam iyon, I'll take your word for it na masarap doon.

anyway, iyon lamang po... ingat kayo

crazy_fool_22

Dec 20, 2001, 07:38 PM

knoty-boy: hehehe! lam mo bilib din ako sayo eh, galeng-galeng mo mag-cheer up kay Tantado, then you feel hopeless for yourself... basta keep your fingers crossed and soon..... soon you'll get that job!! *okay*
as for volunteer works.... my mom and sis tried doing some.. ang ginawa lang nila was pumunta lang sila sa place mismo and nagprisinta.. yun lang... maysi-sign-an ka lang yatang form or something..

bodiemon: punta ka sa'min, sa Harvey's, ganda customer service namin! :wink: what do you mean by *****y? yun bang hindi man lang naka-smile or hindi accomodating? baka stressed out lang sila or something... basta sa'min, everybody is freindly!

sOurCrEaM: okay lang yan! di bale, 2 weeks na lang diba? ganyan din yung manager namin, super demanding! like for example na lang today, 10:30am-5pm lang ako, pero inextend ba naman ako till 8pm! and gusto pang humirit na till 9pm!! hello?! pagod na kaya ako!
hehehe!! and as for your waking up early in the morning! tsk!! wala lang, buti na lang 9am ang gising ko everyday! :bounce2: di bale itutulog na lang kita! hehehe!

mukang "food" talk tayo ngayon dito ah!!
i've heard about Licks.. but i havent tried it yet... when i get the chance, i will! gusto ko Country Style even when i was in Pnas... di ko lang talaga matripan yung Mister Donut, parang alang lasa for me.. and yung Burger Machine - never tried it in my whole life, pero yung Munite Burger na try ko na.. I love the Cafe Mocha too of Tim Hortons!! the best! and yung chocolate munchkins (yun nga ba tawag don??) nila... hay!! buti na lang kumain na ako, kundi super gutom na siguro ako with all these food talk!

sOurCrEaM

Dec 20, 2001, 09:02 PM

:sleep: good evenin mga canoys ... so what's for dinner? hay ako kagigising ko lang bumawi ako ng mga puyat ko nde na nga ako nakapagdinner pero i woke up para lang kumain lols to think na its almost 11 pm na. owelz, i used to work in Tim Horton's din for a year ... well yung mga nasa costumer service kse nde mo naman sila mabiblame kung sometimes eh nagiging *****y sila *apektado hehhehe* :whip:

it's a very stressful job ... pressure from your managers, from the costumers etc etc tapos dagdagan mo pa ng mga super tamad mong kasamahan. kaya ayun may tendency sila na maging snobby *kasama pala ako dun* hehehhehehe but pero yung iba nga naman talagang natural na nila pagiging rude/*****y nila lols

like last night kaya ako nagfreaked out ... coz some costumer were being a pain in the butt. sa wendys kse, iba yung cashier, iba yung runner, yung runner yung responsible sa pagkuha ng mga foods na in-order while the cashier is simply doing cash and taking orders. eh kaso wala naman yung runner ko so natural ako gagawa nun. then there was this guy na nanghihingi ng fries nya, eh susme naman noh ano ako si super woman? e nde ko pa nga tapos yung iba, tsaka bago ko ibigay ang fries aantayin ko muna yung burger para nde naman lumamig ang fries at hindi sila magreklamo. sabi ko na lang "yeah i know" tapos ng inabot ko ang fries sukat ayun nga nagreklamo na lols ayaw daw nya yung fries na yun. ****! i hate those costumer na feeling nila e alila ka nila especially those costumers na GIVE ME THIS. I WANT THIS darnnnnn kakabuwisit :mad: kaya ayun lols as in nasira na mood ko.

hehehhe kaya ayun, well bodiemon there's lots of reason kung bakit feeling mo e *****y yung nasa front lines.

pisawt ;)

sOurCrEaM

Dec 20, 2001, 09:09 PM

bodiemon: "Pansin ko lang sa mga fastfood dito, di maganda ang customer service nila as compared sa Pinas. Lalo na sa Tim Hortons, most of the frontliners are so "*****y". Pasalamat sila I can't resist their cafe mocha and donuts otherwise di na ako babalik don. " -->

ahmm baligtad naman tayo, when I went back last year for a vacation sa pinas, napansin ko difference ng costumer services dito at sa Pinas. Kahit papano kse mejo matagal na ako dito, kaya ayun mejo sanay na ako na yung pag ikaw ang costumer talagang tipong ikaw talaga yung right, yung manners about saying please and thank you. so ayun nga I went back last year, and punta ako dun sa may MegaMall doon sa may Kamayan ba yun, so I was placing my order then after nun I said please tapos yung babae tinignan lang ako ... then after the order was done I said thank you, sukat ba naman tinignan na naman ako sabay irap lols .. irapan daw ba ako. well i dont blame her kse iba naman doon at iba dito, but i prefer the services here ... much more accomodating and friendly.

pinkmoon

Dec 21, 2001, 10:26 AM

knoty-boy: Yung Salvation Army Christian organization siya pero they don't just help other Christians, they help all kinds of people. Usually they have their own offices, hanap ka nalang ng office malapit sayo. At saka if you explain to them your situation, they might not have to make you commit to a certain amount of time. Nung nag-join ako nun, they just made me sign a standard waiver promising that I will wear proper clothing, shoes, follow procedures, etc. and I explained na I can only work for them until I was able to apply for a job and agree naman sila. Yung thing kasi dun siguro sa library, gipit sila sa tauhan kaya ka tinatanong kung puwede kang mag-commit ng 6 months. Baka naman sa Salvation Army kung hindi sila masyadong desperado sa tauhan baka pwede ka nalang parang i-saling pusa or something, di ba? Explain mo nalang sa kanila.

Try mo rin mag-search on the net for other types of volunteer jobs. Alam ko merong website na for Toronto pero di ko maalala yung name u yung URL. Search ka nalang.

At saka pangalan ng restaurant na yun "Lick's". Basta along Yonge between Sheppard and Finch. Malaki yung sign niya parang maydilang nag-lilick, hehehe.

Hey buti pa si TanTado nakahanap ng job. See ikaw na ang susunod!

Hey guys, mukhang low turn out pa tong EB natin. At saka ngayon ko lang na realize malapit na pala talaga yung Christmas, marami pa kaming ihahanda bago kami magbiyabiyahe papuntang bahay ng sister-in-law ko. Siguro next time i-plano natin mga a month ahead of time para siguradong-sigurado tayo sa attendance. *okay*

Sige have a good day everyone!

crazy_fool_22

Dec 21, 2001, 04:33 PM

brrr...rrr!! its freezing outside!! :blushing:

knoty-boy

Dec 21, 2001, 05:05 PM

Maginaw ba? hindi ko kasi alam eh kasi palagi akong nasa loob ng bahay, pero mukhan malamig kasi umuulan... anyway, labas kaya ako para makuha ng fresh air...

Pinkmoon... ganon ba? ano naman ang mga volunteers work na meron doon? ok ba? I mean ok ba ang mga tao? try kong maghanap na malapit sa amin kung meron...

Well, ayun lang po munga... ingat kayo...

crazy_fool_22

Dec 22, 2001, 08:22 AM

i feel so sad....
we just found out that my lolo is very sick....
i feel so guilty tuloy that hindi man lang kami nagkita when i was last in Manila..... :bigcry:
.... sana gumaling siya, that's my Christmas wish...
hay....... so sad talaga.....

knoty-boy

Dec 22, 2001, 08:56 AM

Crazy: am sorry to hear that, pray natin na gumaling na ang lolo mo...

Kinda reminded of my lola... bait nun, kahit hindi sya ganon karunong mag-tagalog, pero lahat kami equal sa paningin nya... hay, wala na nga lang sya... kinda miss her...:(

kalokohan

Dec 22, 2001, 01:11 PM

anybody here from the durham region?

gimik naman tayo!

yosemitesam

Dec 22, 2001, 02:33 PM

Bad news to those who have intentions of migrating to Canada. The Toronto Star reported that a new immigration law has been passed restricting immigration to Canada:

OTTAWA — Thousands of immigration applicants may find themselves disqualified under new rules that come into effect next June.

The new rules will apply retroactively, disqualifying some applicants who would have made it under the old rules, a senior immigration official confirmed yesterday.

The immigration department yesterday released its detailed package of proposed regulations to flesh out the new immigration law that was passed last month.

The Canadian Bar Association, the national organization representing Canada's lawyers, reacted with horror.

"The government is basically going to wipe out hundreds of thousands of applications and keep the money,'' said lawyer Ben Trister, head of the immigration section of the bar association. "Under the new point system, unless you have very, very close family here and a job offer, you're not getting in.''

knoty-boy

Dec 22, 2001, 03:00 PM

Yup, read that article, I feel sorry for the rest of the people who want to migrate here. There's another article regarding the reaction of the Immigration Minister that they only want to get the brightest, best... talk about partial discrimination...

Pero, come to think of it, medyo matatalo na naman ang Canada nya eh... one thing... kung kumuha sila ng the brightest and the best people around the wolrd... malamang, more than 50% na nag-migrate noon at naging Canadian citizen pupunta ng US... kasi they think that US is far more better off than Canada.. well in terms of lifestyle and everything (well, I know som of you disagree, pero marami akong nakakausap na ganon ang ginagawa nila, foe easier access baga)... Isa pa, kawawa naman ang mga ibang taong hindi nagkaroon ng pagkakataon mag-ral ng university... lalo na sa mga third world country (major percentage nila ng mga tao doon hiindi nakapag-university)... Lastly, medyo mahirap naman yata yung isang requirement nila kung wala kang close famliy member na nakatira dito (am talking about "that they must have an job offer before coming here)... medyo mahirap nga mag-apply dito eh (just like me), tapos iyon pa ang isang requirement nila... then tinaasan pa nila ang passing points... mahirap ng maabot iyon...

well this is my insight, medyo hindi ako sang-ayon doon, pero try natin di ba? baka mali lang ang akala natin...

ayun lamang po... ingat/...