Eventually our goods arrived on Friday.  We just had to accept that we had no choice but to pay the “damages” the brokers imposed on us.  Besides all the goods arrived in good condition. Right now, with all our important stuff with us it is not hard to admit that it adds to the feeling [...]

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We arrived exactly one week ago and now we are renting a condominium somewhere between Ortigas and Makati. We chose this location for convenience in commuting within Metro Manila. With the help of my mother, we have rented a 2 bedroom and 2 bath apartment with a large utility room with its own toilet and [...]

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Guess what, we just bought our ticket!  We have given our lease cancellation notice and we have now MrC’s immigration papers in order.    I have also regained my Filipino citizenship.  We’re definitely all set to go back to the Philippines this coming December. I had my farewell dinner in a Wok Buffet with colleagues a [...]

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Last Tuesday, we went to Den Haag again to first legalize documents at the Department of Foreign Affairs. The car even got hit lightly by a car in front of us who was backing up. We were lucky the damage was negligible. There were no parking spaces there so I ended up waiting for MrC [...]

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I just came back from my visit to the Philippine Embassy in The Hague. It takes a bit of time to get to Den Haag from Amsterdam due to the traffic. The distance from Amsterdam to The Hague is probably like Makati to Sta. Rosa, Laguna or even Tagaytay. When I arrived there, there was [...]

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