ONLY in the PHILIPPINES...

[joemaria 0]

I miss my family and friends, filipino hospitality, kapitbahay coz our neighbors here seldom go out they prefer to stay home and all busy working, lol! I also miss riding in jeepneys and taxis esp going to malls...yes i do miss our kasambahay too. Filipino foods/products can be easily buy here coz there are stores and restau and most of the time I cook our food which my husband love to eat esp adobo , pansit bihon and canton. My inlaws said that i should be "americanized" but it seems I influenced them most ( filipinized,lol). But i dont have any single regret to be here coz like all you guys Iam happy to be with my husband!

[dj1206 0]

Hi John and Marlene,

How did you get inside Wowowee? My fiance will be coming here and I want to take him to wowowee. It would be fun!!!

[john_and_marlene 162]

Hi John and Marlene,

How did you get inside Wowowee? My fiance will be coming here and I want to take him to wowowee. It would be fun!!!

We are TFC subscribers. We got the reservation through our kapamilya membership. It wasn't easy even then. We had to make a few phone calls and send a few emails. They seem to always be fully booked. With the reservations through TFC, there's no standing in line--you just go inside to the security desk with your confirmation number.

[sillygirl 0]

There are so many things/foods that i miss, i don't know where to start! Let's see...

For things, I miss

> going to a salon and getting a foot spa (without feeling guilty - because it's so expensive here)

> having food ready when I get home (not planning a menu and cooking it yourself - I'm a lousy cook. Never cooked till I got here.)

> having someone to clean the house, do the laundry and iron your clothes ( )

> hanging out with friends and laughing out loud (and i mean loud!)

> speaking tagalog

> going to a neighbor's house for no reason (chikahan lang)

For foods, Imiss

> crispy pata

> tocilog, longsilog, tapsilog

> LOMI

> sinigang

> Mcdo's spaghetti

> leche flan

> lola's bakareta

> burong santol

> hilaw na mangga w/ bagoong (green mangoes here doesn't taste the same)

btw: we tried to smuggle in 2 pieces of manggang hinog last april... we almost got caught . The dog got a whiff of it's sweet scent and barked at our luggage so the customs officer made us go through the agriculture area. As our bags were going through the xray machine, my heart was beating so fast. But for some reason, nothing came up on their xray so they jst let us through. Boy, I wanted to run right after they said "you're clear" but my hubby tooks his sweet time walking, saying that he doesn't want us to look guilty. Anyways, we tried to germinate the seed but faied.

> bbq (the ones that they sell on the street when night falls)

I have to stop. This is plain torture...I never realized that I lived quite a pampered life back home.

[Chantel 0]

I have to stop. This is plain torture...I never realized that I lived quite a pampered life back home.

:lol: , I will surely miss Santol, and Lomi on your list too

[LuzyC 0]

WOW!! I miss the crispy lechon..also cook the left-over lechon to litsong paksiw, awwww!!!

I miss ginatang bilo-bilo.

Itlog na maalat with kamatis

Pinangat na isda

Bagoong isda

TABO and my batong panghilod

All the vegetables there esp.malunggay and fruits.

Going to Wet market esp.mercado day

Pampered myself at the beauty parlor w/o feeling guilty.(having a hair cut here makes me feel I wasted my hubby's hard earned money ang mahal d2!!!)

Ahhhhhh...have to stop or else I get crazy with all the local food and things that I get used to back home..

Edited September 27, 2007 by LuzyC

[The_dip_sticks 0]

Wow i chere all these spanish words and they are foods that we have in latin countires too. In mexico we eat lechon and adobo. I wonder if the recipes are similar?

[David-Rhosie 0]

Wow i chere all these spanish words and they are foods that we have in latin countires too. In mexico we eat lechon and adobo. I wonder if the recipes are similar?

Coming from the american of this relationship.................. Yes and no to your question.

[RonMay 1]

gosh you guys are killing me!!! i havent had any bfast and lunch the whole day coz im just craving for food back at home... im making spaghetti right now but IM NOT A GOOD COOK so still sucks... thats why i miss jollibee so much coz i cant cook and the easiest way for me to eat before and after class is jollibee and mom's cooking when im at home

[Jasman0717 9]

Claudeth reminded me that I need to take her up to L.A. to the Jollibee

[RonMay 1]

Claudeth reminded me that I need to take her up to L.A. to the Jollibee

we were in reno last month and i wanted to go to vegas coz ive heard there's jollibee there too but he said it was far from reno, so i was out of luck lol

[spidergirl 0]

Claudeth reminded me that I need to take her up to L.A. to the Jollibee

we were in reno last month and i wanted to go to vegas coz ive heard there's jollibee there too but he said it was far from reno, so i was out of luck lol

Yes, theres Jollibee here in Las Vegas, Chowking, and Red Ribbon too, they are in one building which is entirely Filipino, theres a bakery which you can buy pandesal and pan de coco (my favorite), a grocery store, PNB remittance center and other balikbayan services, its a one stop Filipino place. I love going there it feels like im back in Manila.

[David-and-Mae 15]

WOW!! I miss the crispy lechon..also cook the left-over lechon to litsong paksiw, awwww!!!

I miss ginatang bilo-bilo.

Itlog na maalat with kamatis

Pinangat na isda

Bagoong isda

TABO and my batong panghilod

All the vegetables there esp.malunggay and fruits.

Going to Wet market esp.mercado day

Pampered myself at the beauty parlor w/o feeling guilty.(having a hair cut here makes me feel I wasted my hubby's hard earned money ang mahal d2!!!)

Ahhhhhh...have to stop or else I get crazy with all the local food and things that I get used to back home..

I miss lechon!!! David loved it when he had it back in the Philippines. I wish we could find one here.

Edited September 28, 2007 by David-Mae Forever

[JelloShotGirl 0]

you can grow amplaya in new york, as long as u plant it early after danger of frost...................................although my husb is from phils, I am not however I miss the halo halo and I miss my husb family, there was always someone there to go to the mall with and stuff....

[Skeeter211 2]

We used to miss Jollibee....now we found one in Daly City, CA. Too bad its about 2 hours away. I'm sure we'll be making an occasional trip there for some Chicken Joy and an Ice Craze.