Three years ago, I listed 11 skills I wanted to learn before I reach 30. I’m now 26 years old, and 6 of the 11 skills are already crossed out. Amazing how time flies, and I have gained new skills … Continue reading
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Countries Filipinos Can Visit using their US Permanent Resident Cards
Once Filipinos become US Permanent Resident green card holders, there are 11 countries and territories that they can travel to without applying for a tourist visa to enter as long as they carry with them their valid US Permanent resident … Continue reading
Minimum Units Required on the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET)
It is often asked on this blog what’s the minimum education units required to register for the licensure examination for teachers. It is 18. Perhaps the confusion arose from the rumors that PRC would increase the minimum to at least … Continue reading
Filipinos Getting US Tourist Visa | Philippine Passport Holders
The Philippines is not included in the Visa Waiver Program of the United States. Thus, Filipinos who hold Philippine Passports are required to apply for a Tourist Visa to enter the US. Below are my answers to some questions frequently … Continue reading
Download LET Pointers to Review Guides | Licensure Exam for Teachers
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) of the Philippines has shared through their website a document showing what competences they are testing on the examinees. See the document through this link. UPDATE: PRC has changed the design and structure of their … Continue reading
Change (Money): English to Filipino Sentences Translations
This is the first article in the series of English to Filipino sentence translations I will post in this blog. Subject: Change Subject’s Definition: The smaller denominations of money (like coins) that will be exchanged for same amount but with … Continue reading
My US Fiancee Visa Application Timeline
I came to the United States less than 2 years ago to marry an American whom I met in the outsourcing company I worked for in Makati. Below is our K1 visa application timeline which can be useful to people … Continue reading
LET Exam – Online Educational Resources as Reviewers
My article written less than two years ago on how to pass the licensure exam for teachers received a lot of comments especially on where to find reviewers online. Since I’m not aware of any site dedicated to LET reviewers, I listed … Continue reading
Tips on How to Study Better and Get Better Scores on Exams
Do you dread exams? Don’t worry, a lot of us do. But instead of you becoming anxious about it, you can look at it in a more positive way. Exams are measurements of our understanding. Teachers and professionals continually provide … Continue reading
Guess who’s still playing Farmville?
Filipinos! This is based from the data I have collected through Google Trends. The data shows a percentage or normalized number of how many people have searched “Farmville” in Google and are ranked according to countries. This does not include … Continue reading
US Embassy in the Philippines
View Larger Map The embassy of the United States of America in the Philippines is located at the address below: Address: 1201 Roxas Road P.O. Box 151 Manila Philippines Phone: +63-2-528-6300 Visit the American Embassy’s Website in the Philippines
86 Countries US Citizens Need a Tourist Visa
Afghanistan Angola Armenia Australia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bahrain Belarus Bhutan Bolivia Brazil Burkina Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic China Christmas Island Comoros Congo Democratic Republic Cuba Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ivory … Continue reading
How to know if you need a tourist visa?
One of the most visited post in this blog is the post, Countries Filipinos Can go to Without a Tourist Visa . This article is a follow-up for that post to show you how I was able to come up … Continue reading
Get a Freelancer through oDesk
Freelancers in oDesk.com can do your projects, big or small. Thousand of freelance workers, referred as contractors in oDesk, are applying to thousands of job postings. My husband and I have hired contractors in oDesk aside from getting work through … Continue reading
oDesk Review and Tips
In August, I will be two years in Odesk. I joined the site while I was in the Philippines and it has been an on and off work for me by choice. I have accumulated 673 hours so far not … Continue reading
3 Ways to Send Money to the Philippines
I’ve been sending money to the Philippines from US since May of 2010; Either through my Wells Fargo account or Xoom money transfer. But before I came to the US, I was the one receiving money and I get it … Continue reading
Why Most Filipinos Aren’t Fat?
Alert: This post may be found racist. My American friend who had been to the Philippines have asked me this question. He wondered why most Filipinos are not fat at all compare to people in US. What do you think … Continue reading
Tagalog Quotes mula sa ating mga Bayani
Ito ay koleksyon ng mga siniping ideya mula sa ating mga bayani. “Ang pagsusumikap at pagpipilit na kumita ng ikakabuhay ay nagpapahayag ng tunay na pagmamahal sa sarili, sa asawa, anak, kapatid, at kababayan.” - Andres Bonifacio (Kartilya ng Katipunan) “Ang … Continue reading
Paano ba yumaman?
Isa lamang ito sa mga tanong ng maraming Pilipino. Paano nga ba yumaman? Kung tutuusin ang madaling sagot dito ay mag-ipon ng pera. Pero isa ito sa napakahirap gawin, hindi ba? Mas madali kasing gumastos kaysa mag-ipon dahil maraming bagay … Continue reading
10 Internet Marketing Terms para sa mga Beginner
Ito ay naglalaman ng mga terminolohiya na ginagamit sa internet marketing. Mga pangmalawakang konsepto lamang ang mga ito, subalit sa pamamagitan ng mga eksplinasyon na nakasulat dito, mas madali ninyong maunawaan ang mga susunod na mga artikulong babasahin ninyo tungkol … Continue reading
