Manila Embassy Interview

rebelheart · June 27, 2006

hi everyone!!

and to you charsiimogen.... i hopefully wish that sooner you get an info for asian market in ur place.... and ur right thanks to "low sodium" soy sauce .. i tried doing adobo too... i didnt like the taste.

In atlanta i luckily find a big int'l market that i only found i lane for phil products... and all i cud buy is datu puti - toyo, suka, suka with chili, patis, sardinas, knorr sinigang mix, pancit bihon, sotanghon and most specially bagoong na kamayan like we used to have in manila.

so i do able to cook sinigang, nilaga, paksiw na pata, kare-kare, pansit but incomplete "gulay" cant find kangkong anywhere. but i gladly saw a sweet potato leaves.

And amazingly my son, wer so happy to shop nagaraya, V-cut, rollercoaster, chicharong baboy, yakult, milo, specially bear brand powder milk.

Its really different taste from any asian product

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Sometimes you need to chill-out and relax ... not to stress yourself too much for the processing, so vjer's include add-topics that mostly filipino's could appreciate to talk with. look at it as a commercial on TV!

regards to everyone!

rebelheart

Edited June 27, 2006 by rebelheart

john_and_marlene · June 27, 2006

hi everyone!!
and to you charsiimogen.... i hopefully wish that sooner you get an info for asian market in ur place.... and ur right thanks to "low sodium" soy sauce .. i tried doing adobo too... i didnt like the taste.

In atlanta i luckily find a big int'l market that i only found i lane for phil products... and all i cud buy is datu puti - toyo, suka, suka with chili, patis, sardinas, knorr sinigang mix, pancit bihon, sotanghon and most specially bagoong na kamayan like we used to have in manila.

so i do able to cook sinigang, nilaga, paksiw na pata, kare-kare, pansit but incomplete "gulay" cant find kangkong anywhere. but i gladly saw a sweet potato leaves.

And amazingly my son, wer so happy to shop nagaraya, V-cut, rollercoaster, chicharong baboy, yakult, milo, specially bear brand powder milk.

Its really different taste from any asian product

regards to everyone!

rebelheart

I could live without bagoong forever

R&W · June 27, 2006

QUOTE(JoelAndAnalyn @ Jun 27 2006, 12:22 PM)
The topic is Manila Embassy Interview

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Pinay Wife · June 28, 2006

It says the medical appointment is for August 1, one week before the interview date. It also says ths appointment time is 00:00. Is that an error or doesn't the time really matter? Should she just show up early and wait in line? We heard they process people on a first come first served basis but what is the best time to turn up for the medical appointment? x x x The whole system sounds totally ridiculous and unnecessary forcing people to wait around like this. x x x it's difficult to believe that someone couldn't come up with a more efficient system.

The system is efficient. It's us, visa applicants, that make it inefficient. I can't comprehend why people start to line up at 3am when the clinic doesn’t even start letting people in until 6am. So by the time the clinic lets people in, there’s a huge throng of people outside trying to get in. As for me, I showed up at 7:00 am and was inside the clinic in a matter of minutes (without the crowd). Someone said she showed up at 10am and she just zipped through her whole medical process without the waiting because everyone else were way ahead of her. Take note, however, that one who also showed up at 10 am was asked to come back the next day because of the volume of people that came that day, but that is just her bad luck I guess.

Regarding your list - where is this normally visible? Isn't the timeline on visajourney supposed to be offering the same kind of thing? If it is why cannot I enter my latest informatiion in the timeline - I don't see how can edit the page anymore. What's up with that?

I was talking about the list below where everyone can see where everyone is at in their journeys. Makes it easier to compare your timeline with the rest.

To make your timeline automatically appear in all your posts, go to your Profile, then at the bottom of the page, click “Edit my signature” and type your timeline, click update and voila, your signature or timeline appears.

Legend:

OK - Visa approved

AR - Admin Review/Add'l Docs Required

ME - Military Expedite

Name-------------NOA2-----MNL REC’D--PACKET--INTERVIEW--MNL CASE#--STATUS

K1 LIST

fianceenw8tng---04-07-04--08-18-04--09-24-04--10-08-04--2004-704xxx--AR

PatientlyWait---07-27-05--08-22-05--01-06-06--02-13-06--2005-723xxx--AR

Windchaser------08-29-05--09-27-05--xx-xx-xx--09-01-06--2005-756xxx--

ryecatcher25----12-16-05--01-11-06--04-03-06--05-16-06--2005-xxxxxx--OK

spunky66--------12-16-05--01-11-06--03-30-06--05-16-06--2005-86xxxx--OK

djcess----------03-10-06--03-24-06--xx-xx-xx--08-09-06--2006-579xxx

Rustyash--------03-07-06--03-29-06--xx-xx-xx--08-09-06--2006-580xxx

davidg----------04-20-06--05-13-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-625xxx

Audrey&Romy-----05-01-06--05-22-06--xx-xx-xx--09-22-06--2006-635xxx

randyandrechie--05-01-06--06-05-06--xx-xx-xx--09-20-06--2006-635xxx

mychelle--------05-03-06--05-31-06--xx-xx-xx--09-14-06--2006-639xxx

sillygirl-------05-17-06--06-14-06--xx-xx-xx--09-28-06--2006-657xxx

Brittaniquec----05-25-06--06-20-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-06--2006-660xxx

K3 LIST

Rommelandrea----12-19-05--01-03-06--04-04-06--05-12-06--2005-861xxx--OK

sweety_33-------xx-xx-06--04-25-06--05-25-06--08-24-06--2006-xxxxxx--

IR-1/CR-1

jpg-------------08-15-05--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--07-17-06--2005-xxxxxx

JoelAndAnalyn---12-29-05--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-510xxx

Shortie81-------02-03-06--05-16-06--05-28-06--06-07-06--2006-544xxx--OK-ME

Biancashey------03-09-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-576xxx

sillygirl · June 28, 2006

[hi patiently waiting!
just called the embassy and i now have my interview date!

the lady said the packet was sent on june 21 and my interview date is on sept. 28. it was sooner than i expected. i have resigned on having my interview on mid to last week of october.

wow! that's awesome... where did you call in the customer service or to the local number? We have 6-day difference I'm hoping that I can be scheduled around 1st week of October. I'm so happy for you silly girl! Bdw, did you go to the CFO seminar? I'm planning to do that this week since their going to change their rate next month from 250 to 400.

thanks!

i called the customer service number. maybe you can try calling by tomorrow or on wednesday, maybe they'll have your interview date by then.

when are you going for the CFO seminar? can you do that even without the visa yet?

yes.. I'm going to call them on friday.

I'm planning to do it on wednesday morning. Yes,I called the CFO and I can have it even I dont have the visa yet. I just need to bring my birth certificate, NBI Clearance and of course money .

hi! when are you going for your CFO seminar?

brittaniquec_Chic · June 28, 2006

[hi patiently waiting!
just called the embassy and i now have my interview date!

the lady said the packet was sent on june 21 and my interview date is on sept. 28. it was sooner than i expected. i have resigned on having my interview on mid to last week of october.

wow! that's awesome... where did you call in the customer service or to the local number? We have 6-day difference I'm hoping that I can be scheduled around 1st week of October. I'm so happy for you silly girl! Bdw, did you go to the CFO seminar? I'm planning to do that this week since their going to change their rate next month from 250 to 400.

thanks!

i called the customer service number. maybe you can try calling by tomorrow or on wednesday, maybe they'll have your interview date by then.

when are you going for the CFO seminar? can you do that even without the visa yet?

yes.. I'm going to call them on friday.

I'm planning to do it on wednesday morning. Yes,I called the CFO and I can have it even I dont have the visa yet. I just need to bring my birth certificate, NBI Clearance and of course money .

hi! when are you going for your CFO seminar?

Hi! I went this morning... The seminar starts at 10 AM and finished at around 1:30 PM.

brittaniquec_Chic · June 29, 2006

Hi peeps,

I just want to ask on how to have an early medical appointment?

Thanks!

Pinay Wife · June 29, 2006

If you know your Manila case number, you can just show up at St. Lukes.

brittaniquec_Chic · June 29, 2006

The system is efficient. It's us, visa applicants, that make it inefficient. I can't comprehend why people start to line up at 3am when the clinic doesn’t even start letting people in until 6am.

I agree :thumbs:

sillygirl · June 29, 2006

Hi peeps,

I just want to ask on how to have an early medical appointment?

Thanks!

hi! do you know you interview date already?

i would suggest calling st. luke's and tell them that you would like to pick up your packet. the number is 521-8647 / 521-0020. i was in malacañang yesterday and since i fnished early, i decided to go to st. luke's to pick up my packet and i was told that i have to come back today bcoz they don't have it yet and they have to request it from the embassy. that will save you one trip. calling them will be a real challenge though, they won't pick up the phone! :huh: or maybe i didn't try long enough... :lol:

anyways, i went back today and got my packet! :thumbs: the lady there told me that i can have the medical right there and then... but since my interview date is on september, she adviced me that i better wait and have it on the last week of august.

patiently waiting, kindly update my timeline. packet received today, sept. 29. :whistle:

Danoco · June 29, 2006

PW any word on when your finally getting out of there ????

i see windchaser got his interview congratz

yove got a great job here in boston she was very happy and shocked at the pay difference between the 2 countries

right now im discovering how to deal with tampo

brittaniquec_Chic · June 30, 2006

Hi peeps,

I just want to ask on how to have an early medical appointment?

Thanks!

hi! do you know you interview date already?

i would suggest calling st. luke's and tell them that you would like to pick up your packet. the number is 521-8647 / 521-0020. i was in malacañang yesterday and since i fnished early, i decided to go to st. luke's to pick up my packet and i was told that i have to come back today bcoz they don't have it yet and they have to request it from the embassy. that will save you one trip. calling them will be a real challenge though, they won't pick up the phone! or maybe i didn't try long enough...

anyways, i went back today and got my packet! the lady there told me that i can have the medical right there and then... but since my interview date is on september, she adviced me that i better wait and have it on the last week of august.

patiently waiting, kindly update my timeline. packet received today, sept. 29.

Nope. i'm not calling yet, I'll do that next week just to make sure that I will get the info I wanted and to save some penny too .

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried calling the number you posted and all I'm getting is Mr. Busy-Tone . It is indeed a real challenge to get through to their number.

Anyway, are you all set-up and ready for the interview?

If you know your Manila case number, you can just show up at St. Lukes.

Thanks PW.

Like what DANOCO mentioned how's ur case doing?

Pinay Wife · June 30, 2006

right now im discovering how to deal with tampo

Oh-uh, she's giving you the cold shoulder? You'd better read up on "tampo" at asawa.org Depending on how severe you offended her, the tampo can last a few hours to a few weeks. It'll be sweet once she's over her tampo.

PW any word on when your finally getting out of there ????

I will send you PM later.

Updated to add packet receipt of sillygirl.