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--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

Is it the pinakbet?

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08.20.2010 - EAD card on production

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09.07.2010 - Applied for SSN

09.14.2010 - SSN Card received

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09.20.2010 - Welcome Notice Received ("Welcome to the USA")

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Basta ako, I am proud of my Filipino heritage and I don't care whether Philippines is a 3rd world country or some people thinks that some of Filipino foods are considered pet food. :P:star:

Nakakaasar lang kasi kung magbitaw nang salita!akala mo naman tayo lang nagkukulang nang pagkain!! :whistle:

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Lord,help us to remember when we first met,and the strong love that grew between us.

To work the love into practical things so nothing can divide us

Grant us a Love that grows stronger with each passing year.

We ask for words both kind and loving

and for hearts always ready to ask forgiveness as well as to forgive.

Guide us to overcome every challenge

and keep our dreams pure to each other always.

Dear Lord,we put our marriage into Your hands.Amen

If your heart acquires strength, you will be able to remove blemishes from others without thinking evil of them.
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I love fish with head and tail too. He`s always teasing me about it that I should chop and give those parts to cats.

I think I will miss my favorite fish ayungin when I get there in the US. <sighs> I know it is so stinky especially pag-paksiw (fish cooked in vineger and ginger) ang luto...haha!

I guess that`s another thing (paksiw na isda) most of our Kano partners really hate...haha! They prefer fried fish Iam sure... :D

I love fish with head and tail attached too especially if its fresh and if its cooked fried, wow i can eat everything.

Hi all - since this thread seems interesting - to be at least partly in English - here goes! I am married to a Ukrainian, but I did visit the PI when I was a kid. I tried balut, but didn't care for it, so I sympathize with some of you guys. Also, my wife loves fish, especially with head and tail attached - I am more of a filet guy. She says that you can't really tell how fresh a fish is without the head still on it. I guess I never thought about it :lol:

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Met online (YM): 2003-07-31

First time we met in person (NAIA): 2007-08-23

2nd visit here in Phil: 2007-11-16

3rd visit here in Phil: 2007-12-28

4th visit here in Phil: 2008-11-09

Got engaged (El Nido, Palawan): 2008-11-16

5th visit here in Phil: 2008-12-29

Last time we saw each other: 2009-01-04

I-129F Sent: 2009-03-07

I-129F NOA1: 2009-03-12

I-129F NOA2 : 2009-06-29

NVC received : 2009-07-06

Stuck at NVC for 29 days

Left NVC: 2009-08-05

Embassy received: 2009-08-10

Medical Exam : 2009-08-25/27 PASSED

6th visit here in Phil: 2009-09-19

Interview : 2009-09-22 PASSED

CFO Seminar : 2009-10-02

Flight : 2009-10-23

Married : 2009-11-06

Applied for AOS, EAD and travel permit: 2009-12-09

Biometric schedule: 2010-01-21

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As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---kinilaw na isda or anything kinilaw

--- balut no. 12? the one has almost a chick :unsure:

---tuway and sosu

--ginamos

---octopus

--anything organ

--- snake meat

---dog meat

---saloyot--- morag sip-on

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--chicken/pork adobo

--bam-e

--lumpia

--I like most fish, especially tuna, either fried,inon-onan, tinula I love it.

--ampalaya with ground pork and eggs in it

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

American food that I dislike:

--spaguite

--french fries

--mash potatoe

American food that I like the most:

--roasted turkey

--chicken soup

--waffle and pancake

what's tuway and sosu? and ginamos? ngayon ko lang narinig yun

Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Philippines
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Basta ako, I am proud of my Filipino heritage and I don't care whether Philippines is a 3rd world country or some people thinks that some of Filipino foods are considered pet food. :P:star:

Nakakaasar lang kasi kung magbitaw nang salita!akala mo naman tayo lang nagkukulang nang pagkain!! :whistle:

naintindihan kita ate. yan din napansin ko pero dedma na lang ako kasi i am avoiding na mapaaway kasi hindi maganda sa buntis. dapat daw lagi nakasmile :D hehe.

My son named Zac

"My son's smile makes my day complete"

zac-1.jpg

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MY K3 TIMELINE purple4.gifVid of how I prepared my interview documents purple.gifPapers that I brought on my USEM interview

AOS TIMELINE

06.17.2010 - submitted our papers

06.19.2010 - papers arrived at Chicago lockbox

06.24.2010 - Check cashed

06.28.2010 - NOA1 Hardcopy received (9 days from the day they got our papers)

07.05.2010 - Received Biometrics Schedule (July 26)

08.05.2010 - Biometrics done! (had to re-schedule from 7/26 to 8/5)

08.13.2010 - Got my interview letter

08.20.2010 - EAD card on production

09.06.2010 - Got my EAD Card (62 days)

09.07.2010 - Applied for SSN

09.14.2010 - SSN Card received

09.16.2010 - Interview schedule (APPROVED)

09.20.2010 - Welcome Notice Received ("Welcome to the USA")

09.25.2010 - 10 yr Green Card received! (98 days)

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As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---kinilaw na isda or anything kinilaw

--- balut no. 12? the one has almost a chick :unsure:

---tuway and sosu

--ginamos

---octopus

--anything organ

--- snake meat

---dog meat

---saloyot--- morag sip-on

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--chicken/pork adobo

--bam-e

--lumpia

--I like most fish, especially tuna, either fried,inon-onan, tinula I love it.

--ampalaya with ground pork and eggs in it

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

American food that I dislike:

--spaguite

--french fries

--mash potatoe

American food that I like the most:

--roasted turkey

--chicken soup

--waffle and pancake

what's tuway and sosu? and ginamos? ngayon ko lang narinig yun

i dont know what's tuway pero sosu? bka suso un and ginamos is bagoong in tagalog ginamos in bisaya

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03.15.2011 -------package says "Delivered"

03.30.2011 -------ASC Appointment Notice Received

04.22.2011 -------Biometrics Appointment

08.29.2011--------APPROVED! GC RECEIVED!

I'm the wife of an American Soldier;

I'm the hope that lives within him after storm clouded days.

The freedom from war that gives wings to his heart,

May they reach across the miles and bind our hearts together

against all that we must face in this world.

Posted
As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

That could be pinakbet....di kumakain ka rin nang Okra???

3561055465_7e32541543_m.jpg3561659436_e8b5cc66fc_m.jpg

"Our Wedding Prayer"

Lord,help us to remember when we first met,and the strong love that grew between us.

To work the love into practical things so nothing can divide us

Grant us a Love that grows stronger with each passing year.

We ask for words both kind and loving

and for hearts always ready to ask forgiveness as well as to forgive.

Guide us to overcome every challenge

and keep our dreams pure to each other always.

Dear Lord,we put our marriage into Your hands.Amen

If your heart acquires strength, you will be able to remove blemishes from others without thinking evil of them.
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As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---kinilaw na isda or anything kinilaw

--- balut no. 12? the one has almost a chick :unsure:

---tuway and sosu

--ginamos

---octopus

--anything organ

--- snake meat

---dog meat

---saloyot--- morag sip-on

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--chicken/pork adobo

--bam-e

--lumpia

--I like most fish, especially tuna, either fried,inon-onan, tinula I love it.

--ampalaya with ground pork and eggs in it

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

American food that I dislike:

--spaguite

--french fries

--mash potatoe

American food that I like the most:

--roasted turkey

--chicken soup

--waffle and pancake

what's tuway and sosu? and ginamos? ngayon ko lang narinig yun

i dont know what's tuway pero sosu? bka suso un and ginamos is bagoong in tagalog ginamos in bisaya

ah baka nga suso yun:-) naisip ko naman yung sise na food, tnx

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My husband, although of Filipino heritage, does not care for balut. He says he tried it once, when he was a teenager, but he threw up. He does not eat rice for lunch either, a tuna sandwich or a carne asada burrito or a Big Mac meal or a slice of ham and pineapple pizza will suffice. His dinner favorites are kinilaw na tuna, humba, kare-kare, pinapaitan and pinakbet.

Ate Tessa serve your husband a pinakbet,and sinanglaw,kilawen and he will Love you to the max! (Ilocano foods) :star:

I'd love to, but I don't know how to cook pinakbet and sinanglao. Kilawen na tuna, yes, I'm an expert in preparing that. Other things that he hates are bulalo, sisig and tilapia.

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As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

That could be pinakbet....di kumakain ka rin nang Okra???

Tinatanggal ko yong okra

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As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

That could be pinakbet....di kumakain ka rin nang Okra???

Tinatanggal ko yong okra

Pero may bagoong?(ginamos)?ano ba talaga?

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"Our Wedding Prayer"

Lord,help us to remember when we first met,and the strong love that grew between us.

To work the love into practical things so nothing can divide us

Grant us a Love that grows stronger with each passing year.

We ask for words both kind and loving

and for hearts always ready to ask forgiveness as well as to forgive.

Guide us to overcome every challenge

and keep our dreams pure to each other always.

Dear Lord,we put our marriage into Your hands.Amen

If your heart acquires strength, you will be able to remove blemishes from others without thinking evil of them.
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My husband, although of Filipino heritage, does not care for balut. He says he tried it once, when he was a teenager, but he threw up. He does not eat rice for lunch either, a tuna sandwich or a carne asada burrito or a Big Mac meal or a slice of ham and pineapple pizza will suffice. His dinner favorites are kinilaw na tuna, humba, kare-kare, pinapaitan and pinakbet.

Ate Tessa serve your husband a pinakbet,and sinanglaw,kilawen and he will Love you to the max! (Ilocano foods) :star:

I'd love to, but I don't know how to cook pinakbet and sinanglao. Kilawen na tuna, yes, I'm an expert in preparing that. Other things that he hates are bulalo, sisig and tilapia.

Ate Tessa let's make a deal..teach me how to prepare Kilawen na Tuna and i'll teach you how to cook pinakbet! :thumbs:

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"Our Wedding Prayer"

Lord,help us to remember when we first met,and the strong love that grew between us.

To work the love into practical things so nothing can divide us

Grant us a Love that grows stronger with each passing year.

We ask for words both kind and loving

and for hearts always ready to ask forgiveness as well as to forgive.

Guide us to overcome every challenge

and keep our dreams pure to each other always.

Dear Lord,we put our marriage into Your hands.Amen

If your heart acquires strength, you will be able to remove blemishes from others without thinking evil of them.
Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Haha! Iam sure that there are more Filipino dishes that you like than those that you really hate...

4. The dish that is basically boiled whole blood. I forgot the name, but i wont even go near the pot; (Dinuguan, from Tagalog word dugo which means blood)

6. That awful smelling pinkish red stuff used as a spice or seasoning made from ground fish and shrimp. (the famous bagoong shrimp paste)

I've been living here with Maria my Fiance for about six months now, while waiting for USCIS approval then NVC and finally the interview. We will go home to FL on June 28, and I will look forward trendously to food I really like. I've managed to get used to some of the dishes, and I even like a few very much, but there are some I just cant stomach:

1. Kari Kari - like your fiance I wanted to vomit;

2. Dangus, Bangus, or whatever its called.;

3. Balot - of course Balot is on an internet list somewhere as the first most horrible dish of all world cuisines;

4. The dish that is basically boiled whole blood. I forgot the name, but i wont even go near the pot;

5. Dillis

6. That awful smelling pinkish red stuff used as a spice or seasoning made from ground fish and shrimp. The day I had it the family was putting it on some sliced fruit from a tree that was hard and round and pear shaped. I think its a Mango, but I thought Mangos were very soft. Anyway that stuff is worse than Balot.

Carl

I want to list here the food that I like but he doesnt want to taste (or taste ever again)...

1. Isaw (chicken intestine ...one street of the popular street food here in the PI)...he tried kikiam and fishball though

2. Dinuguan (or what he called chocolate meat) he tried one sip but he said it tasted like iron

3. Fish belly (the best part of fish...especially for bangus (milkfish))... he just didnt like the soft texture and the black color of it

4. Tuwalya (ox tripe)...in kare-kare he just puked when he tried one bite...didnt the chewy texture

5. Balot...(a fertilized duck egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell-from wikipedia) ...he tried it the second night he was here...oh and I saw him all green and he was about to puke...

How about your fiance/fiancee?

Other things I noticed... they don`t eat full meals for lunch...and no (heavy) snacks (e.g. spaghetti, pancit, burger, etc) between meals. Hotdog is not a breakfast. No hotdog on spaghetti (but he likes sweet spaghetti, he even tried Jollibee spaghetti). They don`t use spoon to eat rice but they use fork instead.

Met online (YM): 2003-07-31

First time we met in person (NAIA): 2007-08-23

2nd visit here in Phil: 2007-11-16

3rd visit here in Phil: 2007-12-28

4th visit here in Phil: 2008-11-09

Got engaged (El Nido, Palawan): 2008-11-16

5th visit here in Phil: 2008-12-29

Last time we saw each other: 2009-01-04

I-129F Sent: 2009-03-07

I-129F NOA1: 2009-03-12

I-129F NOA2 : 2009-06-29

NVC received : 2009-07-06

Stuck at NVC for 29 days

Left NVC: 2009-08-05

Embassy received: 2009-08-10

Medical Exam : 2009-08-25/27 PASSED

6th visit here in Phil: 2009-09-19

Interview : 2009-09-22 PASSED

CFO Seminar : 2009-10-02

Flight : 2009-10-23

Married : 2009-11-06

Applied for AOS, EAD and travel permit: 2009-12-09

Biometric schedule: 2010-01-21

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As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---kinilaw na isda or anything kinilaw

--- balut no. 12? the one has almost a chick :unsure:

---tuway and sosu

--ginamos

---octopus

--anything organ

--- snake meat

---dog meat

---saloyot--- morag sip-on

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--chicken/pork adobo

--bam-e

--lumpia

--I like most fish, especially tuna, either fried,inon-onan, tinula I love it.

--ampalaya with ground pork and eggs in it

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

American food that I dislike:

--spaguite

--french fries

--mash potatoe

American food that I like the most:

--roasted turkey

--chicken soup

--waffle and pancake

what's tuway and sosu? and ginamos? ngayon ko lang narinig yun

i dont know what's tuway pero sosu? bka suso un and ginamos is bagoong in tagalog ginamos in bisaya

Ginamos is made of ground fish..bagoong is made of shrimp.. suso or sosu and tuway are food that are in shells. I will tell you later once I remember the english term of it. :blush::help:

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------------------------------------------

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Help is available to callers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Hotline advocates are available for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Assistance is available in English and Spanish with access to more than 170 languages through interpreter services. If you or someone you know is frightened about something in your relationship, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or TTY 1-800-787-3224.

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As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

That could be pinakbet....di kumakain ka rin nang Okra???

Tinatanggal ko yong okra

Pero may bagoong?(ginamos)?ano ba talaga?

oo nga nde ka kc mkkluto ng pinakbet pag wlang bagoong lalo na yung bagoong isda sa ilokano yumyum!!

03.14.2011 -------I-751 sent overnight

03.15.2011 -------package says "Delivered"

03.30.2011 -------ASC Appointment Notice Received

04.22.2011 -------Biometrics Appointment

08.29.2011--------APPROVED! GC RECEIVED!

I'm the wife of an American Soldier;

I'm the hope that lives within him after storm clouded days.

The freedom from war that gives wings to his heart,

May they reach across the miles and bind our hearts together

against all that we must face in this world.

 
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