Francesca in France

PAdala

2012-01-25T13:04:00.001+01:00

Bonjour!

sa totoo lang, palista ng palista ng ipapadala, wala naman pera... Utang daw muna, tapos pag hindi gusto, hindi bayaran, kasi daw wala pera... pero ano ka, style...! Libre pala. Pwede ba libre yun sa SM dept store?

Ayan, ano,ikaw na bakasyunista, bilhin mo pa ba bilins nila?
Just to keep "friendship????"

Loraine is lucky, at ako!

2012-01-17T20:40:00.008+01:00

Bonjour! she is lucky...
When she arrive in France, she will enrol in french language, obligatory by the french govt.Then she will learn driving auto ecole also.

Same time, my Bossing is interested to hire her as assistant of the secretary.
Ganun kasi request ko kay Bossing.
Last week Bossing decided to buy a car for the secretary to run errands and personal use.

This week, he was conscience bothered, he didnt offer me anything.He asked me what do I need, so that he can be fair to me also as he did to the secretary.

I said, I dont need anything, Sir.
He cannot believe it!!!
Hirit ko na lang nga, baka i sack ako dahil kontrabida ako!

"But if you can give work to my daughter, it would be highly appreciated sir."

Totoo yan. Ako lang ata ang ayaw ng salary increase.Kasi masaya na ako sa salary ko, at kung taasan pa, taas din taxes ko!!!!

Kaya panalangin ko, wag po sir, wag po, ayoko po ng salary increase....
Bon, kadramahan lang to, but sino ba ang ayaw ng increase?????

So today, insisting(makulet) si Bossing, nag tanong kung ano kelangan ko, sabi ko , wala sir, ok na ako sa work condition, sa salary.Yun lang, work for my coming daughter.

Sagot ni Bossing, sure yun, i hire niya si Loraine.Pero mag iisip pa rin daw siya ng kung ano ang ibibigay sa akin...
Sus!

Ask ako ng secretary.
Sabi ko, wala.
Ayaw mo, for example, sagot na holiday mo sa Phils?
Eh? Sino uwian ko dun, andito na si Loraine?
Ayaw mo ng bagong laptop?
No, ayaw.Ok pa laptop ko.
Eh kung 12,000€ gaya ng binigay niya sa akin pambili ng kotse?
Ahhh, Mmmm, No. Baka isipin ng bank ko, Im sleeping with the Boss kaya may deposit sa bank ko from him????
Ano, isip ka,kulet ni secretary, kasi tinanong ako ni Bossing!!!

Sige na nga!!!! Eto na lang, bilhan na lang niya ako ng bagong vacuum cleaner, yung matibay!!!!!

"ngek! Weird daw ako, sabi ni secretary.
Ang tawa ko, hahahahhaa!

Kayo, if mag offer si Bossing nyo, ano gusto niyo?
Help nyo ko!!!

Anyway,
Bossing said, he wanted to have an appointment with Loraine,because he intend to buy 3ipods for his cars and he would like loraine to put music in it, and teach him computer lessons, paid by the hours...

So, sana matuloy na mahire si Loraine, para naman maging busy at hindi maligawan...

lost cp?

2012-01-14T07:02:00.000+01:00

nag run ako ng labahin, biglang gulat ko,saan celphone ko, napasama ba sa washing machine celphone ko!!!! hanap!!! hanap!!!! buong kabahayan ni bossing, ngek, naiwan pala sa kusina !! sus, samsung galaxy lang cp ko, pero grabeh stress ko! ayan, kasi ; habang work; panay tsika, hahahha

coping loneliness?

2012-01-07T22:03:00.007+01:00

Happy is the man that has found wisdom, and the man that gets discernment...

CELL-PHONE calls, text messages, e-mails, online social networks, chat rooms—there has never been a time when the means of communicating were so numerous and easy to come by. Yet, in this world of mass connection, many people—young and old—feel very lonely.
Why?

These days, even the bonds of marriage can be threatened by feelings of loneliness.
Single parents in particular may have to contend with feelings of loneliness.
Loneliness “more often suggests isolation accompanied by a longing for company.”

“The language barrier, the lack of friends, and the cold climate all contributed to making me feel very lonely, says one filipina who migrated in Canada.

She feels like a plant that has been transplanted but has left its roots behind.

Loss of love one, divorce, separation, old age, unwanted singleness.They are mostly affected.
How can we help them?

Take some of the self help people I knew did:
1.“I try to control my thinking and to see the positive side of my situation.”
2.“I have learned not to be ‘addicted’ to the past but to move forward and start new relationships.”
3.“I put forth effort to help others, I forget my own troubles.”
4. “I regularly take long walks, during which I open up my heart to God in prayer.”
5. “I keep in touch with my friends by telephone, not to recall sad memories, but for the pleasure of keeping in contact.”
6.“I take the initiative to approach people and befriend them.”

Good tips, isnt it?
Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding. In all your ways take notice of him, and he himself will make your paths straight.
You will surely have a laugh like mine:

new year, new home ,sweet home

2012-01-01T13:30:00.006+01:00

Eto na ayos ng bahay ko, walang gaanong latest gadget, basta organise at malinis...

Bonjour!

happy happy!

2011-12-28T10:40:00.000+01:00

Bonjour!

I am happy, 2012 we will all be together....Merci Dieu!

Loraine got her French visa

2011-12-24T07:23:00.012+01:00

At last,DEC 19 loraine got her visa to stay long term in France. It said : 'family of a french citizen, and resident card to request within two months after arrival. Olalaahhh, olallahhhh, what a surprise... Tear eyed ako, Mama niya...

This is her timeline.

July 2007, denied tourist visa.
July 2008 denied tourist visa.
Nov 15,2011, applied family visa, mother as naturalized french.
Nov 22, 2011 interview.
Dec 19,2011, She was called again for interview by email.Bring daw passport.

Dec 19, she went to Pacific Star Building,16th floor French Embassy,10am:
Inside all applicants' passports were gathered.
Looong...
Wait...
Again...

Her number is 2. The Number 1 applicant was called: Visa denied. Iyak yung girl applicant.
Later,it was Loraine's turn... Appréhensively she approached the counter.

Consul: Miss XXXXX,since when did you applied for a visa?
-Nov 22 2011 Sir...
-Ah, here,(consul flipping papers...) your visa is....(loraine was in suspense, heart pumping in to her brain...)
-Ah, your visa is...(again suspense....) Wait, I cannot find it... please sit down...

(Loraine was praying (please,naman, consul, dont deny me, please...Mamaaaa, sumbong ko na sila sa yo maa....)
After 2 looooong minutes,she was called again...

-Miss XXXXX, your visa is here, and.....(another one minute flipping of papers in front of her in the visa counter, sus KADUGAY!) "Your visa is...."

GRANTED.

When do you want to go to France to join your family...
-Ah, what? Eh, Sir, I have the visa?
-Yes you have the visa. I will prepare it now, when do you want to join your family?
-Ah, sir, Feb 2012, sir, maybe first or second week?
-You dont want to join them these holidays?!(pagalit na tanong ni consul)
-No Sir, I cannot.Its okey on February.I have an interview pa kasi kay Boy Abunda!

(joke lang, di niya sinabi yun, hehe)

-As you wish.You may sit down, I'll call you again later.

After ten minutes...while sitting tightly on a chair,Loraine cannot believe it...visa na nga ba talaga to????

Later,Consul was back...

-Have a photo taken here,no smile,then fingerprint here....And sit down again, I will call you again.
(What a process!)
Laters...
-Miss XXXXX, here is now your passport, with visa inside,
YOU WILL BE SPENDING CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR ALONE! (pagalet pa,)
Have a merry christmas still!

(Inis ata, kasi pina na rush ko ang visa niya, tapos she is not flying yet? SHE IS a snob, hahahha ayaw pa lumipad!)

Going out, the guard asked her if she have it. She said denied.
-Why, you mother is french!!!! Let me see? Nooo, you're joking, you got your visa!!!!
Tawanan sila, hahahha!

At Buendia road to take a jeepney to the MRT, loraine hold her bag very tight as if it was her last chance, lol".Ba, baka manakaw pa bag ko, tangay visa ko!"

That was Dec 19.

Dec 20, she didnt tell me. Hi lang siya ng hi sa yahoo, sa fb, sa camfrog.Wala ako alam!
Dec 21,22,23, 24...

Dec 24,4am French time,im on open pc, she said: Ma, you're still awake?

-Yes, just woke up...(she didnt know, I have to bring anjo to Nice airport! His brother anjo is going to see her!!!)
Ganun, tago tago, surprise surprise kami sa isat isa, haha.

-Ma, if you have time to stay two minutes at your pc? I would like to send you an email.
-I dont like Christmas songs, loraine.
- No ma, no christmas songs...Wait, ma, I will prepare.
(I saw in my screen,an email arrived!)
-Ma open mo na, thats my christmas gift for you...
I clicked it unexcited,bored, you see, fed up of her boring, silly jokes.
I clicked my mail box.

There, the visa picture!

-Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo! french visa approved, waaaoooooowww!!!!!
-Yes, mama, since 4 days, I got it, i surprised you with it today!!!
-You're silly, hahahhaa, you little goonie, you , hahahhaa, weeeehhh!
(Ganun na banggit ko, natatawa, naluluha, nagagalet kuno)

(Lolo went out of the bed,asking what's that noise??????!!! Its 4am in the morning!!!)
-Visa of Loraine!!!
-She got it??
-Yes!
-Oh, fantastic. When she will be here? (Lolo eskayted too, haha)Nagising na din ang diwa, hahaha.

Laters, I closed my pc, because Anjo my son was about to go to the airport.I told loraine Im buying pandesal, see yah later...but hindi niya alam, susunduin na siya, lol!joke, my son anjo was going to manila that day for his holidays, surprised niya ate loraine niya, hahhaha!

She posted the visa news in Facebook. comments: Ayup , fly fly na talaga...

I posted too in Facebook when I arrived from airport.
I didnt go back to sleep.

I have plans already ...
When excitement strikes, my brain works nicely, you see, even without breakfast, haha.I start cooooing, Michel...my husband;

"Cou cou,Michel,cheri, can we clear the rooms and have it walled paper, while Anjo is away, and we can exchange rooms, the kids can have our bigger room...."
-Ah oui?
-Oui, please....
-I have to work again???
Reklamo pa eh, go naman, bait ni Lolo!
We bought new wall papers for the rooms and start clearing it that day...
Ganun ka eskayted, haha.

Yes, he did some work, on that day, lol!!!!
Meanwhile, she celebrated with her nearest friends in photo below...

Dec 1 recaps

2011-12-05T08:09:00.004+01:00

Bonjour!

Grabeh, bilis ng panahon. December na. Soon Dec 25, then 31, then wala na, 2012 na.
Im counting na of another year added to my years.Getting on, getting old, at 49yearsold, waaaahhh.
Welcome to the world of hot flashes, cannot sleep because of menopausal syndromes,irritations, sama na doon, and asking: What is ahead of me at 49?!!!

Okey, I cannot complain much.
Imagine, I become french with out too much of a struggle.Bah, some would even wish just for a visa to see France,while me,me, na isang magbubukid lang sa Negros, Im french and even a famous,( famous daw o!) Francesca in France!
What a glory!!! Really! And I am not even ashamed of it, lol!
Okey, okey, there's no glory to be french nor to be Francesca, right kayo dyan!

When alone,I smiled sometimes of my stupidity.Once I bought a french perfume at Ebay. Good quality, half the price than in the shops.

I discussed it with the Boss.Silly ideas baga.

"Sir, you have soooo many suits and stuffs in the house that I noticed, you do not wear anymore.We can sell it in Ebay, Sir!!!!(with a jumping to excitement mode pa yan)

Natawa si Bossing! Funny daw ako.
Bilyonaryo, nag bebenta sa Ebay?
Eh, bumili nga siya ng Pannetone Cake, for 40€(3500pesos each, ten cakes!)
Ewan ano gagawin niya dun, napa oo sa pagbili kasi naawa dun sa isang shop, nag hahanap ng buyer ng cakes niya, so bili naman si Bossing. 400€(30,000 pesos) para ba siyang monay lang na may ek eks inside (rhum, raisins, almonds, etc etc)

Of course the idea of selling his stuffs in Ebay is, for me just to get rid of all his stuffs, thinking, I am just helping him sort out his house.Pwede naman un eh, mga suits niya, hindi na kasya sa kanya, what is it doing in his closets! Hanap ipis to dwell on it????! di ba?Mga shoes niya, 300 pairs, kaya ba niya ubusin suutin yun until he dies?
Perahin na lang natin Sir!!!
Ganun ka backward ang mentality ng lola nyo.Pera, pera pera, kesa natutulog dyan, walang kita!!!!
Backward nga kasi, lol

Pero sabi ko, "Sir, dont worry.I can even collect ketchup bottles for you to sell in junk shops, Sir....And I will not tell your friends in Monaco, Sir..."(pero sa loob ko, tawa ako ng tawa, hi hik hik!!!)

Sagot ni Bossing:

"Sure, Francesca,I can count on it, you will not tell MY friends...
But ,surely, you will tell ALL YOUR FRIENDS about it..."

Ay? Buking ako, lol

kid worries

2011-11-30T09:35:00.002+01:00

Bonjour!
I was in a bus, when a 9 year old girl was discussing with her mother.

Mom, my friend Julia was sad. She told me her parents are divorcing...

Be friendly with her, she needs a close friend on these critical times....

I felt sorry, these children were young to understand the parents decisions to divorce.

Ang bunos, bow!

2011-11-24T20:27:00.003+01:00

Bonjour!

Natuwa ata si Bossing sa performance namin, kaya namigay na ng bunos namin, buwan ng November pa lang!

Sinabi ni Sec sa akin: wag na lang maingay, si Bossing, balak tayo bigyan ng 400€(25Kpesos) bunos.
(Ps, sa France hindi obligasyon ang 13th month salary. Nasa Bossing na lang ,kung bigyan ka or hindi)
So sabi ko kay Sec, bah, ok na yun kesa wala.
Sabi ni Sec, sana naman lakihan niya ang bigay...Kulang kasi sa mga inaanak ko!!!
Sabi ko, ok na yan, kesa wala.

The next day, nagpasalamat ako kay BOssing.Ganito exact words ko, pwede nyo gayahin para sa lessons.

"Sir, thank you sa bunos, even we do not deserve it, because we already have a very good working condition here, you still think about us.Thank you very much, we appreciate very much your gesture.The amount is one thing Sir, but what counts most, Sir, is your thoughts behind it.Thank you for looking after us."
(with matching drama effect, lol)

Aba, si Bossing, na touched!
Sabi ko Sir,alam nyo ba, pang ticket din yan ng anak ko !phils to france!
Kano daw ba ticket manila to nice.(Kasi si Bossing punta sa china, 6000€ first class seats!
Sabi ko dec is 1200€ Sir.Pero dahil one way lang , half lang siguro!

The next day, he told me, he will increase the bunos to 50%! Aba eh, naging 600€

-Tinawag si Sec para kunin niya.
-Inaabot ni Secretary sa akin, kunwari ako, ayaw ko tangapin.
-Bakit ba ayaw mo pa, sagot ni Secretary.
-Kasi nasa "negotiating process" pa nga lang ako eh, tinanggap mo na!Malay bago mga pasko, 2000€ na yan!Isoli mo muna, kamo Sir, baka lalong bumagsak ang Euro,kawawa naman stocks of shares nyo, kaya saka na lang bunos namin ,Sir! Ganun!
Sabi ni Sec, "pag ayaw mo pa ngayon, baka bukas bawiin, sige ka!
So kinuha ko na nga lang.

Hirit ko kay Sec, sa December 25 paalala ko sa kanya na:"Sir,pamasko, wala ba?"
Pag sinabi niya na, binigyan na kita ah!
Wala Sir, wala ako natanggap, or else nag sign ako, di ba?
Hahahahaha! Business business oy, kahit bunos, dapat may signature, lol!

Maloka loka kakatawa si Secretarya.

Laters, eto na si Sec, nasa harap na ng computer niya, nasa Ebay na, hahaha.

Habang hindi pa raw rush sa xmas shopping, mamimili na siya!
Panay tawag niya sa kin: Look ko raw, mga french pabango, half the price lang kesa sa shops!
Look, ganda ng damit!
Look mo to, ganda ng coats di ba?
Eto bagay eto sa husband ko, eto bilhin mo na kay Lolo!

Bongga!
Shopaholic ang loka!

GOSSIP?

2011-11-22T19:13:00.003+01:00

Bonjour!
If you read the post below, titled "Tanong", this is the part 2.

The gossiper said to me today: "O ano na, totoo na ba talaga na ang amo mo may gf daw na pilipina."
Me: I dont think so, but if it is true, it is not our business diba?
-Totoo yun, ganun sinabi ng gf na pinay, nakausap ko, amo mo daw talaga.
-Well, I discussed the issue with my employer, and he wanted to see you.
- Ano?! Oy, hindi ako nag simula nyan ha, nagtatanong lang ako sa yo.Bakit mo sinabi sa amo mo?
-Eh normal, he is involved so dapat alam niya ang balita sa paligid about him.In fact, he wanted to see you to ask you himself.In two minutes, bababa siya, kasi nakikita ka niya ngayon mula 6th floor.
- "Aahhh",(biglang natakot, lol) "wala ako alam dyan. Alis na ako, saka baka nga hindi totoo, hindi totoo yun, tsismis lang siguro yun!?"

- Eh, kausapin ka ni Bossing, wait mo na lang.

- Ehh,No, marami pa ako gagawin. Bye.

(Paalis na si tsismosa, hinabol ko...)

"He knows where you live!! I even gave your celphone number!!!!

- Ahhhh, hindi ako, hindi ako nagsimula, wag mo ako isali dyan, ahhhh...(sabay siya takbo, lol)

(Girls, sa totoo lang, wala alam Bossing ko sa tsika niya. Tinakot ko lang.
Gagawa gawa ng multo, siya pala unang natakot!!!
That teach her to be careful next time.

C'est la vie en France

2011-11-20T20:57:00.013+01:00

Bonjour!
Its obligatory to register as a voter for the election of govt officials,and deadline is until dec 31 2011; so via website i did it,
http://vosdroits.service-public.fr. I thought it was that difficult, it was not. It was like opening a blogger account, lol! Bon, confirmed voter na ang lola nyo.

Tsika tayo!

I and Lolo were invited to have lunch. French lunch. Photos shows, there are courses.
Apperitif: sausages, nuts, pizza,martini as drinks, etc etc
Main course: spring rolls and salad!
Plate of different cheeses!
Dessert of Tiramiso and apple crumble with ice cream.
Champagne!
Coffee!
Konti lang ang handa, pero ang dami ng courses, kaya hindi mabigat sa tiyan.
Walang kanin.Pero may baguette (bread)

Lots of tsika tsika, from 12H30 to 17H!
Sa totoo lang, sumakit ang panga ko kaka parler "Francais" (speaking)!!!!

Sus, hindi maubos ang kwentuhan.Laban ang Lola nyo sa french speaking, as no one must speak english, or else,it is rude.
Ay oo. Kaya sige, kahit barok barok, basta join sa usapan!

I told my own Philippine version of dining.
No aperitifs.
No longer than 15minutes.
No courses.
Eating by hand, no kubyertos.
Taas paa, harap tv.
NaShock silang lahat, haha!

Tanong

2011-11-17T08:06:00.003+01:00

Bonjour!

What will you do if , IF only, you have gossips learned that you Boss is dating a Kababayan?A 42years old, with five kids in Ormoc.Nabibilihan daw ng mga mamahaling damit, sapatos, bag, plus pera.
Yan ang tsika sa akin ng isang Pinay. Nagpanic attack ako lalo na hindi namin mahanap si Bossing the other day???!!!.
Pero in reality check, kung hindi oportunista ang Kababayan, I dont mind.
Only,she has to be a Madame in her way of dealing WITH ME first.
And if she is not...
I dont mind staying at work, but the price of my own dignity is...(what dignity? ha ha)
"Bossing, it is X 4 my present salary, because of her living here in the house."
Joke.
Mind you if na menopausal stress ako, ask ko yun.Tonto sila!

Yun lang.
Honestly,walang racism yan,walang discrimination.
Basta sa akin, if correct si Kababayan, basta kasundo ko, hindi ako mag reresign.
Remember, nag resign ako nung ke GF pa, kasi balahura sa bahay!!!
I work as a maid, but i dont run after their mess, ow!
Bossing ko nga,siya ligpit ng kalat niya, taga maintain lang ako!

Bon, wala pa naman ganung concrete news.
Kasi, nga puro daw!
Alam nyo na man sa Pinay world MOnaco, the news goes in miles every minute.
Meron spices added day by day.
Ganun lang ang lola nyo.Mabait ako, flexible, pero pag may mga untoward changes circumstances baga na hindi inaasahan,
Nakakapanic!

Pero...
If isa sa mga coblogger ang maging madame ko, bongga.
Sahod ko tiyak, taas bigla.
Kablogger eh.Oyyy, friends tayo, remember...
You know...
These days, it all comes with money money money...

Pero if kayo un? How would you react sa tsika? Ha?
Deadma pero mag iisip?
Or you ignore and see what's up next?

Ok, mag kakape muna me.

Perseverance

2011-11-13T10:30:00.003+01:00

Bonjour!

Minsan, may mga bagay na we wanted it our way, and we wanted it now.
Im talking about my daughter Lorraine to join us in France.
Since 2006, five years now, she was on her own in Manila.
She was 23 when Marghie and Anjo left her because the two joined me in France via regroupement familial.
It was painful that she cannot come and live with us.

Many so called friends adviced me to have her come to France via agencies, via people who I know a friend of a friend that can help me have her here in France.
I declined the offer.It was all in hanky panky process and I might be in trouble with the immigration.Besides, it costs me a lot, 500,000 pesos or 11,000euros.
Michel will kill me if I do that.

I thanked the offers politely and I prayed instead to my God, to show me the way the best possible for my daughter because I am worried of her safety in Manila from flood, storm, being attacked as she is alone at home, no work, no one to run into when in trouble.
Her father has another family, he cannot look after her all the time.

Five years.

Now that I am naturalized French citizen,since March 2009, I tried again to contact the french embassy about her.

This time, I asked the French Embassy for her to come and live with us in France.
I was very courageous about her coming here. I am not asking for a visit, but a long term stay.
Et oui (oh yeah), when Francesca wants to be ambitious, I lanced it in full blast!

Then I got a surprise reply!!!!

The embassy told my daughter to have ALL my original documents send to them and she must report to them this Nov 15,2011.

They did not promise to her of a possible visa.
But one never knows does one?

Bon, at the moment, we are like hanging on a cliff.
If she can be with us, or no, we will see that in time.

In life, we cannot have all things in our favor.But with faith in true God, everything is possible.
Below is a wise advice for all of us.

Keep on asking in faith.

Regardless of our circumstances, always pray in faith. If we are facing a test of integrity, follow the counsel of the disciple James. Turn to God in prayer, and do not doubt that he can give us the wisdom needed to cope with our trial. God is aware of any disturbing thoughts we may have, and he can guide and comfort us by means of his spirit. Open our heart to him in full faith, “not doubting at all,” and accept the guidance of his spirit and the counsel of his Word.

We all have our needs. If we pray for our needs and had faith that it will be, our prayer would be answered.

Our taking time to meditate on our prayer on some occasions may well enrich our own prayers and help US to see that even sadness over a distressing problem can be overcome if WE pray in faith that Jehovah God, the true God, will answer us.

Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld.

Good sunday to all!

Ps; in her last interview last Nov 7, the embassy asked her about us. They have all our files in their data base, mama mia.When we (me anjo marghie)did arrived in France, where we are now, what we do,employment etc etc, where we traveled, etc etc.Mama mia...

And if we try to beat them with hankypanky business, we are dead, even before starting...
Honesty pays. Cannot beat the system these days.Olaaah!

Young people asks

2011-11-07T20:24:00.005+01:00

Bonjour!
I just read this article.
This is to all young ones...About premarital sex.

Julie has been seeing Christian for only two months, but she feels as if she’s known him forever. They text each other constantly, they talk for hours at a time on the phone, and they can even finish each other’s sentences! But now, as they sit in a parked car under the moonlight, Christian wants more than conversation.

During the past two months, Christian and Julie have done nothing more than hold hands and briefly kiss. Julie doesn’t want to go further. But she doesn’t want to lose Christian either. No one makes her feel so beautiful, so special. ‘Besides,’ she tells herself, ‘Christian and I are in love, . . . aren’t we?’

Parents, teach your children by asking them: " will sex improve the relationship between young ones"?

Sa dami ng unwanted pregnancies, or cases of premarital sex that leads to grave sickness, teach our children to follow these examples...

Engaging in premarital sex is an abuse of God’s gift. It’s like taking a beautiful painting that someone gave you and using it as a doormat.

If you’re dating, do you really care for your girlfriend? Then show her that you have . . .

the strength to uphold God’s laws
the wisdom to avoid tempting circumstances
the love to look out for her interests.

Shrewd is the one that has seen the calamity and proceeds to conceal himself, but the inexperienced have passed along and must suffer the penalty.

SUGGESTION
When it comes to conduct with the opposite sex, a good rule to follow is this: If it’s something you wouldn’t want your parents to observe you doing, then you shouldn’t be doing it.

Nang dahil sa G20 summit...

2011-11-05T21:52:00.003+01:00

Bonjour!
Dahil sa G20 summit sa Cannes, France, magulo ang Nice to Monaco.
Maraming rally, nsa 8-10,000 people, crying for what they want their govt should do to make their social life better.
Minsan naisip ko, sa Pinas, our kababayan have very limited social benefits, we are not crying for it, instead we work hard to get a better salary.
Here, no.
I saw in some french workers, some ha, not all.They have the attitude of, i promise to do it today, maybe, perhaps tomorrow.
And ang dami ng bakasyon, 5 weeks, plus 13 days, in a year.
Panay pa reklamo.
If uwian na at 6pm, at 5:45, sarado na counter, kasi nag reready na to go home.

Ang if me client na,arriving at 18H01 no, close na, kahit andyan pa si Lola sa counter niya,at nag lilipstick lang pala.

Ganun po.

Na enjoy ko minsan ang ganung attitude, like nung thursday, Nov 3, the Boss said, we should not work, kasi baka ma stuck up kami sa loob ng Monaco, dahil sa rally.

And almost 80% ng Monaco employees didnt work. Self declared na lang, and the employers took it as Normal.

Masamang habit. Pero gusto ko.
Sa Pinas, bawal yan, magtrabaho ka,or bawasan sahod mo.
Dito, pwede na libre, dahil sa natural calamity, or kaya, political calamity, or strike ng tren, bus or taxis.
Masyadong spoiled mga workers dito.
Mga employers, accept na lang. C'est la vie.

Ill be in London for five days holiday, again.
Wala si Bossing, I took advantage, preshopping ako sa UK.
Maganda(elegant pa) ang mga damit nila at winter coats dun.May class.
Hindi what ever, mura pa.

Bon, next balita na lang.
Tom Ill be in Marseilles, France.
Wala lang.
Duty ko lang as a Christian.

I leave you folks a good phrase for today;

The wicked( guilty ones) do flee when there is no pursuer, but the righteous are like a young lion that is confident.

Good night.

Good news...

2011-10-31T08:59:00.002+01:00

Heard about this? Visas for:

FAMILY MEMBER OF AN EU OR SWISS NATIONAL

• Processing fee : waived
LIST OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
KINDLY PRESENT IN 2 SETS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
1. This cheklist
2. 2 long stay visa application forms
3. 2 passporte size photos on white background
4. ORIGINAL + 2 PHOTOCOPIES : Passport (issued less than ten years, with
3 months remaining validity) + copy of the page containing personal
information
5. 2 PHOTOCOPIES : proof of family ties to a EU / Swiss national:
• birth certificate / marriage certificate
in case of separation of parents:
• document indicating full custody of the minor
6. 2 PHOTOCOPIES : proof of nationality for the EU / Swiss citizen:
• national ID card:
• passport;
• certificate of nationality issued by a consular authority
7. 2 PHOTOCOPIES : proof of residence in France :
• work contract, rent contract or property title
• affidavit indicating interest to reside in France
8. 2 PHOTOCOPIES : proof of being a dependent of an EU / Swiss
nationatl (for children over 21 years old)
• affidavit stating that the visa applicant is indeed a dependent
• document issued by the state of nationality indicating that the applicant is indeed a qualified dependent.

Bon. I wrote to french embassy manila about the process of my daughter Loraine. They passed me to OFII (Office of French Immigration and Integration) . I went to Ofii, wrote them via registred mail.The answer is NO,they phoned me, no solution for my daughter.
Not even a document to say, sorry, no visa for your daughter.

If you go back to the lists above, you can see, there again some sort of favoritism.
ALL EU NATIONALS including Swiss and UK nationals, can ask visa for their family member to visit or join them in europe,including those above 21 years old.

French Embassy and OFII snobbed me splendidly,the law doesnt apply to me, being french national.

Bureaucracy eh?

meeting the police

2011-10-23T14:30:00.002+02:00

Bonjour!
I was walking the streets of Monaco, and at the turning to a block, I met three policemen walking also towards me.
I put my hands up, as my act of surrender (to show i dont have legal papers).
They laughed!

Police have hummor too!

SILLY FRANCESCA

2011-10-23T14:10:00.002+02:00

Bonjour!

I was at work, and my Boss arrived, announced cheerfully that he enrols in a cooking school.
He said: I will do my own cooking, Fran, I am excited!"
I answered: Why not crochet???
Meaning: Sir, maggantsilyo ka na lang pwede?

Nawala ang tuwa ni bossing, but he later get my point, I dont believe in his learning cooking.

Once he told me, I am intelligent in my way of reacting to things(conversation, making decision, ectect)
I answered: Sir, it has been my natural state...

Last Friday he complained I am not closing closets properly, he almost banged his head into it.
I said: Ow, okey, Sir, I checked on it.
In front of him, I kicked (slowly)one of the drawers, lol.
He said: Still it was not close;
I kicked it again.
He said: You have things your way how to do it.
Sir, I am not angry, its again my nature.Better be off my way.
Taray!

Tawa ng tawa Bossing ko.
I think he likes my being straightforward, because some Boss is used to it,that their employes are bowing, crawling, trying to "spread" butter on his bread.
I am pleasant to him, makes him laugh, and I take advantage, haha.

And being asiatic, we are sometimes bossy boots, and the europeans like it too.
And I had been a spoiled brat to Michel. There comes the habit.
Of course, I am careful also not to go beyond the limit.

And you? Are you a bit apprehensive when the Boss is around?
My Boss is divorced. Not looking, but if a fine lady comes around, he "might" get interested.
The problem is, it has to pass my taste, as my new Madame...

Memories of US Canada Cruise

2011-10-18T00:33:00.005+02:00

Arriving New York

2011-09-30T21:48:00.006+02:00

Bonjour!
We took delta airlines from nice to jfk, and a bus took us to the Ship Poesia (Poems).
From Nice airport, we passed by 5scannnings and bomb detectors. Et Oui, we are going to America, and they protect their country seriously.

I was caught passing the crews to the plane with an open zip bag, so I was rescanned again. Michel was annoyed, why I cannot close my bag.I was with two old ladies who does the same mistake.

At Delta Airlines, it is a change from Emirates. No young stewardesses. The American airlines seems taking their business with great care. Never trust the inexperience ones!

The meal during the 8 hours flight is so so.
We are mostly french inside the plane going to take the cruise!

At JFK airport, there was a long queue of passengers. Two plane loads!
Personnels are mostly speaking english but origin puertorican or mexicans.

Yes, America is multi cultural also.We spot french speaking but Creole. At least those who cannot speak english has someone to help them if they has to complain about anything.

As the french one sport is "to complain" on anything. Grave or n'est pas grave!

We walked long, ten minutes with our luggages to get the bus!

Poor old couples 60s and 70s years olds, had to tug along their luggages.French cannot accept that in JFK, passengers must pay 5$ for a trolley!

Michel answered: What? 5$??? Are you joking?
The American said," yes Sir it is 5$!"
He left and I told the man: sorry about him, he is french, they are stingy!
The man laugh!

Anyway, a little joke doesnt harm.

Bon, arriving at New Port to join the ship, we must pass by the checking of our booking.
An Italian "bakla" attend to us.
He is a bit straight when discussing with us.

Sir, Madame, do you have a booking?
Yes, here is our booklet.
Passport please?
(We handed our passports)
You are french, Madame, and you Sir, born in Monaco; Monegasque?!
No, Im french.See my passport? I m french! With pride!
Oh, yes, but born in Monaco, I know are Monegasques!!!
Not all, it depends if the person wanted to!

Madame, you are french, which origin?
Philippines.
But you speak french?
Oui, bien sure;
I speak french, but forgot about it when I live in America!Hahahaha.
Was it because you want to be "purely" Italian?
No, it is because I cannot speak french properly! hahahaha.Sir, sign here please.
(Michel signed the reservation and took our cabin cards)
Wow, Sir, your pen is Mont Blanc!
And so?
I take this as a souvenier!(He put it inside his jacket!!!)
I said: Mine is not so, so, look, it is light.
Madame, Mont Blanc pens are heavier than your Bic!

(Eventually he returned the pen to Michel.)Michel said: Good you return my pen or you will be a dead meat!!!!
We laughed again.

Last question Sir, are you donating for UNICEF?
No!
Why not?
Because every 100€ spent in this trip one € goes already to UNICEF.Why would I give more????
(He was quiet, lol)

He let us go.
I told my husband, next time, dont show any Mont Blanc, please?

Eh voila, thats part of ur cruise ship New York, to Canada for ten days.
We were around 3200 passengers, 957 crews, with 150O cabins only for the passengers.

Mostly Indonesians works inside, with french speaking italians and the chef is french, with his 99 other chefs.
Mama mia, they are an army giving service to the clients!

Photos:above. Wish you were here.
PS, we robbed a bank to pay the trip...

new york canada me tomorrow

2011-09-28T00:01:00.002+02:00

Bonjour!
hindi ako makatulog! ganun pala yun, cruise ship kami ni lolo and we are berrry eskayted!
ewan, sana hindi ko makalimutan camera, lol!
ok, i will update everything meron daw wifi sa boat.
Check sa you tube, if gusto i look!

msc poesia, new york to canada!
bongga!

tiyak ko pag balik ko di ko na feel mag trabaho pa!

basta lahat ng bumasa, ihahalik ko kay OBAMA!
hahaha!

Trust

2011-09-23T21:39:00.002+02:00

Bonjour!

mahirap makahanap ng employer na mabait.
mahirap makahanap ng employee na trusted.

Pero kung mag katagpo naman, bigtime.

Wala man kami hinihingi ni secretary, pero buo ang pasasalamat ng bossing namin na he declare he will keep us employed until he dies.

Bah, ok na panagko yan ah.
Lalo na si bossing ko, hindi basta basta.
Big boss, pero very low profile.
Minsan kung kausapin ko, para ko lang siyang kapitbahay.

Hello sir, how are you sir, kaya mo pa sir?

Or sabihan ko siya, sir, wala na tayo budget, pwede mo kami mabigyan ng pera?

Sir, sa sunod naman please, hanap ka gf, yun naman sana yung may utak( intelligent bah).

Sir, darating ang gardener, kelangan mo mag evacuate sa terrase, mag didilig siya ng tanim niya.

Si sir naman:

Pwede mo putulan kuko ko? My trembling hands cannot keep up!
sus!

Minsan may mga mayaman na hinahanap pa rin ang simple lifestyle.
Gusto na lang manahimik sa rocking chair, basa ng pocket books, or di kaya Financial times.

Ano kaya ako ganun din pag retire ko?
Meanwhile,

dito kami muna ni Lolo: habang hindi pa ako gurang, lol
Our 7 years wed anniversary:

here

here

the saga

2011-09-21T21:21:00.003+02:00

Bonjour!

Minsan nakaka haba ng pasensiya tong work ko.
Si driver natanggal. Na stress ako.
Then si driver nag sumbong by phone, si secretary daw ganito ganun.
Nag tawag ng meeting si Sir.
Kinausap kami ni secretary.
Eventually, naayos, si driver sinungaling.

After thirty minutes, umakyat ng 6th floor is gf.
Pinalalayas si secretary.
Iyak si secretary.
Sabi ko kay sec, wag ka alis, gf lang siya, di siya boss natin.

So stay si secretary. Tension sa loob ng bahay ni bossing.
After two weeks, gf walk out.

Saya namin ni secretary.

Pero sa france may kasabihan:

jamais deux sans trois
( Never twice without a third)

ibig sabihin, nagkabalikan sila sir at gf dalawang beses na.
Magkaroon ulit , this time ng pangatlo!
waaahhh!

We Found it!

2011-09-15T08:23:00.003+02:00

Bonjour!

Investors na mga anak ko, margie and anjo, they started here

pls click here

Makati is a full bloom business center as real estate goes higher and faster that quick. I choosed the area for them.
As a start;
If you want na hindi maloko by some silly agents, Loraine my daughter can help you out. No joke. My name is at stake here.Tonto sila.
Inquire me na lang via message, how we did it.
A reliable bank manager will help you with easy payments,known and connected to me.
Inquire me na lang at amyenson@yahoo.com.
Im not agent here, just give you some referals.
Please see the link. Its in Makati, near french embassy.

Ano ang magagawa ng mag asawa...

2011-09-08T23:03:00.005+02:00

Para igalang nila ang isat isa?

Mister: Kapag masama ang loob ng misis ko, iyak siya ng iyak, kapag tinatanong ko naman,naiinis siya at ayaw ako kausapin.Ang hirap talaga, parang gusto ko na sumuko.

Misis:Sinubukan ko ipaliwanag kung bakit ,pero di niya ako pinatapos magsalita,sasabihan lang ako ng: wala yun, huwag mo na lang pansinin yun,kalimutan mo na lang yun... Lalo akong sumasama ang loob!

(Pansinin nyo,dear readers, gusto nila magkaunawaan pero walang nangyari.Si Misis, gusto niya damahin ng mister niya ang problema. Si Mister, gusto agad tapusin na ang usapan,para peace na at hindi na mahaba ang isyu.)

Misis: "Bakit sa iba, mahaba siya makipagusap, bakit sa akin, ayaw? Walong taon na kaming kasal at laging ganun!"

(Hmmnn, hindi kaya,dahil yung mga kaibigan ng asawa niya, nakikinig at magalang makipagusap at hindi bungangerang katulad niya? haha)

Sabi ng isang Ginang: Hindi ko hinahanap na kumampi ang asawa ko sa akin, ang gusto ko lang, sana makinig siya at unawain ang hinaing ko!

(Meron naman kasing asawa na hindi sinasabi ang niloloob. Pagtyagaan na lang,kasi, pag kalmado na,mag sasalita din yun.)

Advice ng Lola Francesca:

Sa susunod na may gustong sabihin ang inyong asawa,makinig munang mabuti.Patapusin siya magsalita at unawain ang kanyang sinasabi;Minsan, tanungin nyo rin ang isat isa: Pag may sinasabi ka sa akin, nararamdaman mo ba na nakikinig ako sa yo?

Minsan, sa tv, nakikita natin na normal na yung mag asawa, insulting one another, nagmumurahan,sigawan, bigayan ng bansag.Kinalakihan na pala ng asawa niya sa bahay nila na bigayan ng bansag at sigawan!

There's no need for that. Pareho lang talo ang kauuwian.Waste of time. Hindi pang intelligent ang ganung sigawan at insultuhan.If hindi matiis ang init, take your leave, cool down somewhere, and come back if mahinahon na.

Ang sagot dyan sa bigayan ng bansag : Huwag mag kwento ng masama tungkol sa inyong asawa,maliban sa magagandang bagay lamang, para igalang siya ng iyong mga kaibigan.Tanungin nyo ang isat isa:
Pag kinuwento ba kita sa iba, nabigyan ba kita ng dangal or naipahiya kita?

Ang mag asawa ay iisang laman. Pero hindi pareho ang personalidad. May asawang lalaki na hindi masyadong nag aalala, kalmado lang. Samantalang ang asawang babae ay,nagagalit kasi parang walang pakialam ang asawa niya.

(Please do not expect na ang magasawa ay pareho ng ugali. Hindi kayo clones.Igalang ang pagkaiba nyo. Magkaiba ang mata at tenga, pero nagtutulungan eto para iligtas ka sa pagtawid sa kalsada.Hanggat hindi labag sa prinsipyo ng Diyos ang ginagawa, okey lang na magkaiba ang inyong opinyon.)
Attack the problem, do not attack one another.

Bon, yan na. Ang paggalang ay susi sa masayang pamilya. Ke ang problema ay pera, in laws,kawalang trabaho, selos man. At dahil sa paggalang, magiging kontento at tiwasay ang pagsasama.

Ipraktis ang maging mabilis na makinig, ang maging mabagal sumagot,ay mabagal din mapoot.
Ten years na kami ni Lolo nyo. This advice helps.

mga bulay bulay (meditations) ni Francesca

2011-09-07T22:37:00.004+02:00

Bonjour!

Bakit ba ganun, pag nawala na sa atin,(kaibigan, kamaganak, trabaho, etc etc) saka natin nakita na importante pala sila sa atin?

Bakit ang mga maysakit mahilig sa bio products? Nakakatulong nga ba?

Mga hindi ko kaibigan, mabuhay kayo.
Kasi hindi nyo ako niloloko.
Yung mga kaibigan ko, yun!
Normal noh?
Hindi naman kasi kaaway ko ang loloko sa akin...kundi kaibigan ko.
Trust me... trust me...Di ba?

Si driver, na sack.
Hindi na kelangan ni bossing ang driver.
Tifidis na si Sir.
One day, baka ako rin i sack niya.
Baka si Sir na lang paplantsa ng suits niya,
hahahahha.

Si Secretary, nag reklamo, wala raw siya gaanong ginagawa.
Bah gusto ng dag dag na trabaho.
Sinabihan ko nga, buti nga wala ka gaanong trabaho,sahod mo ganun pa rin.
Pero dahil na sack nga si driver.
Kaya, si secretary ngayon nag dadala ng kotse sa car clean,
nag grocery, nag run ng errands kay bossing.

Hayan, kasi, nag reklamo.
Bakit hindi na lang manahimik at mag appreciate ng anumang hawak na responsibilidad?Aangal pa? What for?
To justify na one is useful? Mama mia.

May filipina, wala raw pambili ng condo.
Pero ano ka,paparty every weekend, karaoke at bbq sa bahay.
Kung inipon niya yun, sana may pang down na siya ng condo niya, in a year, may naipon na siya.
Ang kaibigan andyan lang yan, pero ang condo, is an investment, while kaibigan, can be some sort of PEST!
A friend in need is a PEST, hahaha!

There exist companions disposed to break one another to pieces, but there exists a friend sticking closer than a brother.

Ang Hudas daw ay hindi nag babayad.
So Far, hindi ko pa na meet ang kabaro niya.
May mga napahiram akong pera.
Ewan ko lang next month, baka pamilya niya, mameet ko na, hahaha.

Ang nangungutang daw ay maituring na isang alipin ng inutangan.
Hmmmnnn;

Sorry folks, may pag mental disorder tong post ko.
Good night.Itulog ko muna to, baka bukas matino na ako.

Even in laughter the heart may be in pain; and grief is what rejoicing ends up in.
ZZZZZhhhhhh!!!!

Visiting Chateaux des deux rois Park

2011-08-28T21:05:00.018+02:00

Bonjour!
We had picnic in a park in Nice, France called chateaux des deux rois" or castle of two kings".
I didnt see the two kings though, lol.The park has playground, showers/sprinkle of showers to cool us, restaurants parking space for cars.

We brought what we can to eat and drink,and we played games, dice, football.Or just blah blah,blah, passing the time...
Why? The heat at home was unbearable, 35° waaahh, so we went up the hills to get some fresh air and enjoyed our stay there from 13H to 18h. We were around twenty french nationals, and Im the only Filipino. Dinalhan ko nga sila ng spring rolls... I became their favorite, lol.Lolo made his famous cream caramel( and tiramisu.I sneak in the bag a bottle of Lambrusco and watermelon, which was heavy.Michel didnt expect it all. And I brought coffee in a thermos, lol.
On the whole it was not perfect, but effecient day out in the park.

August 28 was the last Sunday of Summer in France, as we all be going seriously to work start Monday, SEPTEMBER.
(what work? who 's working?)sabi ni Lolo.

Ah oui, September in Europe is like January in Philippines as ,all business opens after long summer vacation .Back to school also will be next week, olalahh, we must look for new books for KIkay and Chico our cats.
Joke.

Bon, here are the photos.Please allow me to give a bit of my glory, lol.
Credits goes to my sister ANALIZA in UK who is my fashion "critic",and who gave the dress to Marghie,my daughter and I wore the dress,in going to the park.
Nakaw na damit, lol.Hahahaha.

7th year wed anniv

2011-08-26T19:59:00.010+02:00

We went to the beach, resto, malls,parks,perfume factory, resto again.
While working 8to4 Monday to Friday.
Saturday Sunday home, my being a Jehovah's Witness.
Bon, busy busy, that I have to delayed my posts.
Hope you are not bored and vow not visit my blog again. lol

If you want to update me, my FB account is same name of this blog.

Work is very busy, Boss and GF are around, but they are quiet.
They dont bother me, so I dont bother them.
Meanwhile salary kept coming.
Afte all, life and work should be like that!
Less complicated.
Soon I will update you with all the silliness of being FrancescainFrance.
I just post photos on the quick here, hope you like it.
Aug 17 was our 7th year of marriage, lolo and i.
We went to a seafood resto and ate oysters, lol

Di bale, soon naman Canada/New York kami ni Lolo via cruise ship.
Ibang adventure naman.
Eskayted ako, kasi the cruise has 3000++cabins, so imagine the guests in dining rooms, waaah.
Anyway, give me your tips when there. Should I take a photo with boat captain ala Titanic, hehehehehe.
Catch with me on FB,please dont forget.
CIAO, to all the bellas.
All the hombres and mujeres;
Les femmes et les hommes.
The Ladies and gentlemen.
HASTA LA VISTA!

Reruns

2011-08-08T10:33:00.001+02:00

Bonjour!
busy me talaga,so ito muna basahin nyo ha?

here

Hope you enjoy it.

Thanks!

pagbili ng second hand property

2011-07-28T10:55:00.003+02:00

Bonjour!

Medyo mahaba eto, but hope you continue reading.

The good thing about buying foreclosure properties, are, the price given was last two years ago or more (needs to be discussed with the seller see the contract)
There will be a waiver issued from seller to buyer concerning the transfer, then present it to the developer.Then they discussed it with themselves(seller, buyer, developer) the options of payments.

Some good points here are ;in buying the unit from a seller, it is in original price two, three years before.We all know how these condo units goes up high quickly like quicksand.

Take this as an investment. Have it rented from abroad, daily, weekly, monthly. Those who work abroad have more potentials to pay than local rentors.

In Three Years, the property increased its value.
Put your money in the bank for 5% interests,or put your money in properties, for 100%. Take your choice.
Property lasts. Money can be withdrewn and spent easily.
Property is an investment. Thatw how I believe.

When we all retires, we have a roof over our head, we are not in the street, because the rent of a property is sooo high after ten years, that our pension might not able to rent one.

Imagine, abroad for ten years and still renting own flat? Merong ganung kababayans dito ba.

Bon, I am not an agent. I just inform you all how to invest your hard earned money.
300€ is nothing monthly,really, if you think about it, especially if you earned 1500€ (my estimation)and it goes all to PADALA, PADALA PADALA.
AND CAPRICE.
Isang balikbayan box lang worth na minsan isang linggong sahod ba.

We all buy stuffs and we never get satisfied.That's a fact.

After a month ,the gucci bag we bought will be out of fashion, we put it away in the closet. It will gather dusts.

Instead, we could have bought a nice small studio for rent.
Start from small investments first, baka hindi kayanin kung bigla ba.

Ask ourselves, how long have we been abroad and how much is your incoming and outgoing?
If we sacrifice a bit,on our spending habits, eventually, we will become investors also. Like,condo rentals we bought 5 years ago will sustain us on our old age.
Remember, 12 million people lives in Manila, what more after ten years.

Now, here is a unit from one of my guests in this blog, she's offering us, this condo unit.
I could have bought it, but I did sign already one, marghie one, and anjo one unit each.
Et oui, we want to beat the ayalas and the lopezes, lol.
Joke lang.

If interested, and wants to invest, click the

site .

It is FOR SALE and if you are interested to buy it back from the owner,it is a ood investment, because it is a good property, but she cannot continue anymore the payments because she is retired.

She one of my readers.

She paid more than P800,000.00 (P818,192.00 last July 15, 2011 to be exact) already for DP and MA (no penalties whatsoever) but is willing to settle for a lesser amount (bid starts at P650,000.00) if paid in cash.
Total unit cost is P4,959,101.76.
P20,662.92 for 36 months.
The rest is cash or bank loan.
Turn-over date is December 2012.
Sm North Edsa.

You can email me,amyenson@yahoo.com I will direct you to her.

Note: I am not an agent. I just help readers through my blog.

Kasi kung hihingi ako ng commision, hindi nila kakayanin ang fees ko.True yan.

Libre na lang, retired na si Inay eh, hindi na natin pwede hingan ba.

Dinner na lang siguro ,Nay.
Mang Inasal.
Joke.

You can use this post also if may gusto kayong i post na benebentang property.
Malay.You will have a good buy.
Libre lang dito.
Happy hunting po.

if may typo error, mamaya ko na e edit.Ok, again, ito na ang property ni Inay.

site .

At work

2011-07-27T10:49:00.005+02:00

Bonjour!
I am being exploited.
No employer since 4 months, and I am complaining.
If the Boss arrived, I will tell him,it has been a boring 4months, so I need a salary increase because in those months, I get fat, and I have to enrol in a gym to get those fats off my body.
If I get fat, Sir, I do not represent you properly.
And getting fat is not healthy.
Its not also maintaining a good mood .

It should have been salary day,today, but the salary is late.
We called the bank, they said, it had been transferred since two days.
Bon, driver and secretary and me immediately checked our online banks, and there, the salary smiles.
Fiesta na naman!

Then the telephone rang.
Boss in the line said, I will be in Monaco, if Driver could meet me at Hotel de Paris restaurant, to bring some of my clothes and papers to sign from the office.

I screamed: HE DOES NOT WANT TO GO HOME!

Thats why, I said, I am exploited haha.
For keeping a boring work that gets me fat.

Working like this is not good for our mood.
I need to ask some salary increase again.
Hoping I will not get sack.
Hehe.

ps, may nagtext, kaibigan ko.
"Sabay na tayo uwi. Pinapaalis na ako ng employer ko."
"What? she fired you?"
"No, she meant, I can go home!"
"Ah. Ayusin mo kasi Tagalog mo! Sus!"

How to find work

2011-07-24T23:12:00.006+02:00

Bonjour!
I found this at a website for our children how to find a job, even without experience.

Sample Résumé for Those
Without Work Experience

Your Name:

Your Address:

Your Telephone Number and E-Mail Address:

Objective: Seeking entry-level position in manufacturing.

Education: Graduated from Hometown High School, 2004.

Courses: Language skills, mathematics, computers, woodworking class.

Skills and Abilities: Work well with my hands. Regularly service the family car. Made wooden chairs and a table in my home workshop. Enjoy using my math skills while making furniture. Installed roofing material on a volunteer building project. Can use most types of computers and enjoy learning new programs.

Personal Information: Reliable—missed only two days of school in senior year. Honest—returned a lost wallet that contained money. Friendly—regularly engage in volunteer work in the community and enjoy assisting the elderly. Athletics—love playing basketball. Hobbies—enjoy repairing automobiles and woodworking.

References: Available on request.*

* Reference contacts could include a schoolteacher who knows you well or a family friend who runs a business. By making these names available on request, you can get an early indication that a prospective employer may be interested in hiring you. Be sure to obtain the permission of those you list as references.

Questions You May Be Asked During an Interview
Why have you applied for this job?
Why do you want to work for this particular company?
What do you know about the job/company/industry?
Have you ever done this type of work before?
What kind of machines can you operate?
What experience have you had in this area of work?
What skills can you bring to this job?
Tell me about yourself.
What five words would you say best describe you?
Can you work under pressure?
Why did you leave your last job?
Why have you been unemployed for so long?
What was your last employer’s opinion of you?
How often were you absent from work on your last job?
What are your plans for the future?
When are you available to start work?
What are your greatest assets?

Where to get the job?
From word of mouth.Ask friends, relatives, former co leagues,concierges.
From construction site.

Even they say no, today, visit again,in a week, or in a month,they might need accountant, secretaries, auditors, managers,if it is a future hospital, they will surely need warden, nurses,they say no, today,go back again and again, until they realize your seriousness to be hired.

Or Put ads at internet, or newspapers.
Send CV's but please hide personal details like bank accounts.Some crooks sells your personal datas.

Agencies:

Employment Office in France
here
Or Monaco Employment...
here
All the best!

Hirap na magulang

2011-07-22T13:53:00.002+02:00

Bonjour!
Eto experience ng ina na nasa abroad.

1. Ang anak ko,21 years old na, pinapunta ko sa France, para magkasama kami, pero nung dumating dito, napasama sa ibang kabataan, ngayon ayaw na magpadisplina, kasi, malaki na raw siya, ayaw na niya pinapakialaman ko.
Ayaw mag trabaho.
Ayaw mag aral.
Gigising sa tanghali, iikot sa loob ng sala, nood tv, tingin sa pc,silip sa ref, kakain, hindi mahugasan ang plato, itambak lang sa tabi.

Babalik sa bed, get bored, dadampot ng celphone, hanap kausap, biglang ligo sa banyo, bihis,labas ng pinto, bye.

Ni hindi nahugasan ang plato.
Ni hindi nilinis ang kuwarto.
Ni hindi nilinis ang banyo, maraming kalat, may buhok pa sa shower.

Darating ang nanay sa gabi, wala pa ang anak, luluto, hintay ang anak, sabi eh, nasa gf ko ako, hindi na ako uuwi.Si Ina, ligpit dito at doon, laba, luto, plantsa. Galing sa trabaho yan ha?
Kung kayo ang ina, ano gagawin nyo?

Eto ang tips:

1.Pabayaan.
2.Kausapin at mag deal, aral?, work?, or go out?.
3.Daldalan, hanggat magkainitan, magkasigawan, bagsak pinto, hindi maguusap until kinabukasan.

Alin ang inyong susundin sa taTlong halimbawa?

Ako at si Lolo nyo? ganito,

Si Lolo ang head ng bahay So siya nag iimpose ng batas.Ako lang ang second the motion.
Ang sabi niya:
Ang hindi nagtatrabaho, hindi dapat kumakain.
Kung walang employment, at least tumulong sa gawaing bahay, kapalit ng board and lodging.
Kung ayaw sumunod, bukas ang pinto.Meaning, hanap ka matirhan mo.
Kung decide ka na , na kaya mo sumunod sa batas, saka ka na lang bumalik.

Epektib ba? Oo;

Natakot na walang matirhan, walang pc, tv, pagkain, malambot na higaan, kaya, deal! Susunod sa batas ni Lolo.Hindi ka naman tinutulak na palayasin, pero share ka naman sa bahay.
You see, blackmailingis not our cup of tea.

Once si Anjo ko, wala work, kinausap namin. Ano ba ang plano? Aral work or go back to Phils.
Kasi if aral, we sustain it.
Kung work, ihanap ko sa ads, or sa mga kaibigan.
Kung go back sa Philippines, at least peso ang gastos.

Work daw.Pero aral muna ng french language.
He did.
Laters,
Nag apply sa mga agency. Kahit ano, basta marangal.
Coffee shop, department store, nag cleaning villa,cleaning swimming pool, until nagka chance na mag training sa restoran , and now, meron na experience sa kusina, nag ka long term contract na as assistant chef(commis de cuisine) sa french restaurant.

Ano ang encuragement ng magulang sa ganung nag sisimula pa lang?

Ingatan ang work, tiisin kung nag sisimula pa lang, honest lang, humble kung kelangan, get serious, get the experience and save the hard earned salary.

Ngayon si Anjo ko, nag start na mag invest.Bili siya ng isang condo para paupahan.
After five years, hintay na lang siya ng kita sa condo niya.

Si Marghie ko, nag wowork na rin sa Novotel as chamber maid.
Masaya siya sa work kasi may tips, at may uwing mga food.
Mag iinvest na rin siya, if maka long term contract na siya.
Pinagaral ko sil ng french language para may start up sila how to go about.

Magsisimula sila sa mababa,plano nila, i invest ang sahod nila sa real estate property, utang na condo ba, at kung tuloy tuloy ang sahod, bili ulit ng isa pagkatapos ng isa, until age 50,siguro naman, meron na silang lima.
Eh 21 years old at 22 years old pa lang sila.
Wala muna plano mag asawa.

Mag eenjoy daw muna sila sa kinita nila, bago sila mag asawa at mag kapamilya.

Retire man sila after 40 years, may pension na, may kita pa na paupahan nila.
Ang retirement nila, sa holidays nalang niya ihanda.

Kung kayo ang magulang nila, ano pa ba ang magagawa nyo para sa kanila?

Kundi ang matuwa.

Kung ano raw ang mga magulang, ganun din ang anak.
Teach lang daw yan the children how they should walk.
Hindi naman kasi namumunga ng bayabas ang mangga.

Noon, si Lolo, na meet si Anjo sa doorstep ng apartment. May kasama na classmate, isang kababayang lalaki. Tanong ni Michel, sino ang kasama mo?
-Kabigan ko po.Papasok kami sa bahay.
-Im very sorry, your mother is not around, I will be out,so you do not have the right to bring anybody inside that we do not know.
Umuwi na lang yung pinoy na classmate ni Anjo.

2. Lolo: I do not accept that the children are still in bed at 12noon in their pajamas. Any guest coming in, they might think they just woke up. So they must wash their face, have breakfast and do household work if on day offs.
Et voila. Kung ayaw daw nila, they are free to move out.
Yan ang disiplina.

3.Eto pa, ayun kay Lolo: No one is allowed to put unwashed plates or glasses in the sink. Put it straight in the machine or wash it , dry and put in cupboard.

At marami pa. Hindi man sila sanay,nung una, eventually, naintindihan nila.Maganda pala ang may disiplina. May harmony at order sa loob ng bahay.

Ang tanong sa sarili;

Ilan sa mga anak nyo ang sumisigaw sa inyo ng walang respeto?
Do you allow it?
I dont. They did not come out of this world para i disrespect ako.
If nag start na sila na sigawan ako, I ask in a calm manner:

"Is that your most INTELLIGENT thing to say? Why do you treat me as your enemy?"

Proverbs 14:20
A wise son is the one that makes a father rejoice, but a stupid man is despising his mother.

Comment here, Im sure you have a lot to say too.

"horror" stories

2011-07-12T09:23:00.003+02:00

Bonjour!

Eto yung pag bili ng condo sa Pilipinas. Etong post na to is not to scare you sa pagbili ng condo, sa halip, eto ay to warn, /no, warn is a big word,/ inform you ,/ thats a better word,inform you/ about buying one. In Philippines or abroad.

There is no such perfect place, Paradise was in Garden of Eden, but not anymore in our generation.Even in Monaco, you may experience peace and security and prefect place, but it comes with a price.

1.Sa Pasig, may bumili na taga France. Hindi ko na imention ang lugar. Nag down payment na siya ng 360,000 pesos sa isang unit. Hindi na niya binisita ang location. Nakita niya sa brochures, flyers, matamis na dila ng agent, na kaibigan ng kaibigan ng kamaganak ng manugang niya.
Kilala daw niya yung tao. Good. So buy na niya, pirma ng contrata, bayad, down, ang saya niya, nangarap na ng mga ilagay na decoration, pintura na kulay terracota. Italian style dapat.Padala siya ng flat screen, pakabit ng internet, telephone, aircon.
Total paradise na. Sana.

Dumaan ang normal na bagyo, yung condo unit niya, nasa second floor, inabot ng baha! Hanggang ceiling waaahhh.
Nag backout siya after three months na hulog. Narefund sa kanya, 50,000pesos na lang out of 360,000pesos.
Good business ng developers eh?

2.Eto pa, kumuha si taga France ng unit sa The Fort Global City, nag dp ng 500K, hinulugan ng 80K a month for three years contract, after a year, hindi niya nakayanan, nawalan ng work, nagkasakit, mareremata ang condo, eh nakahulog na siya ng 1.5million pesos.
Ngayon, she tried na ipatapos sa akin ang bayad, saka na kami usap ng hatian in the future, hulugan ko raw ng 500K muna, then ipatuloy na niya ulit kasi may work na siya.
Eh, ano kayang usapan yun, bigay ko 500K ng ganun na lang?
Libre tira daw ako if uuwi ako. Eh sa hotel, di ako gagastos ng 500K ah.If sa akin siya makipagdeal, si Lolo mabusisi, hindi ako nyan pabibitawin ng just just. Idadaan pa raw sa abogado ang terms ng 500K pesos ko.
Wise Lolo eh?

3. Bibilhin ko na sana ang isang TOWNHOUSE unit sa Paranaque. Yung may ari, patay na. Anak ang nag inherit. So ask ko titulo, pakita ko sa bank, maayos daw. Pero, hindi niya pangalan ang titulo, ipagawa pa niya eto,in three weeks publicaton, at if nagawa na, saka two years pa wait, bago ma clear na pwede niya ibenta, baka kasi may maghabol pa na tagapagmana.
Ngeeek.
Saka, Mam, sabi ng loan dept po ng bank namin, dapat sure na bayad niya ang amelyar at document taxes, bago niya ebenta sa yo, kasi pagnalipat na yan sa yo at hindi niya bayad , ikaw babayad nun.
Another ngeek.
Pano ba process nung pag palipat sa name?
Eto advice ng lawyer ko:

Please take note of the following:

1. First step is gagawa ako ng extrajudicial settlement of estate.
2. Next is publication sa newspaper once a week for 3 weeks.
3. Third is payment of estate tax, transfer tax, real estate tax deficiency and registration fees.
4. Fourth is registration sa Registry of Deeds. Title will be issued in the name of the inheritor. In the title that will be issued in the name of the inheritor, may nakatatak dun na yung property will be answerable for a period of 2 years, sa claims of any and all unknown creditors and heirs ng namatay na di naisama sa extrajudicial settlement This means na for a period of 2 years, pwede habulin ang property.

Ano, bibilhin ko pa ba yung property, if ikaw si ako?

4. Eto matindi. Bumili si OFW ng condo, by brochure ulit.Yan ang kagandahan ng brochure, well taken ng profesional photographers yan, kaya, attractive sa presentations.

Habang look mo ang ganda ng mga designs, furnitures,area, location of the bilding, sumasabay ang pangarap mo. Dito ang room ko, dito kami kakain ng breakfast ni Lolo, dapat hindi ako piprito ng tuyo, bago furnitures ko, saka sino kaya una kung imbitahin?
Mga ganun ba...

And look again sa brochure:

May dagat sa harap ng building,WOW, pwede pala yun? pero nasa maynila eto ah. Bah, nilinis nila ang Manila bay?
Pero ano ka, man made beach front! walang dagat pero may beach!???
Pwede na rin yun, manila eh.
Biyahe ka to Batangas, mahal upa ng FX!

Nag downpay si OFW, 245,000pesos. Nag pa Special Power of Atty sa kamaganak si developer, aayusin daw papales ng loan, kasi nag down na.

Kamukat mukat, hindi ma process ang loan kasi wala papel si OFW kasi TNT sa abroad, eh wala contract of work, wala payslip, ni wala assurance kung madeport or hindi.
Eh nag down na.
Eh hindi naman sinabi ng agent na wala papel si OFW.
Eh hindi rin sinabi kay OFW na hindi siya pasado.
Kasi nag downpay na.
I hocus focus na lang nila siguro ang papeles para makapag loan sa bank.Ewan?
Basta daw kasi abroad, approve, passport lang at downpayment.
Ganun?

Eto na, si OFW, nag decide umuwi. Kasi may bahay na raw siya,may cash siya na konti, ihulog niya ulit, para 50% na lang ang utang niya sa condo.

Deretso siya sa office ng developer, ask siya susi ng condo niya.
Anong susi?
Wala ka condo!
Yung binayad mo, natutulog pa sa bank ng developer waiting ng for FURTHER DECISION.

Nasira pangarap ni OFW!Umuwi , hindi na makabalik ng abroad, wala pa bahay.
So hanap siya way na kung pano mabawi ang pera, tinakot pa siya na hindi na niya makuha ang full downpay niya.
Nagulat siya na hindi mabalik ang buong pinagpaguran niyang pera????!!!

Sinabihan niya ang taga opisina, na ninakawan niyo na ako ng pangarap, pati pera ko nanakawin nyo pa????!!!I abogado ko kayo!!!!

Sagot ng abogado:

Tanggapin nyo muna refund. Alam mo most developers, di mag rerefund kagad. Katwiran nila, demanda nyo kami and gumastos kayo ng filing fees and other court expenses. In the meantime, magagamit namin money nyo ng ilang taon and kung matalo kami, papabayaran lang sa amin ang refund plus interest na di naman malaki. Di naman nag aaward ng malaking damage ang HLURB.
Kaya ang advise ko lagi, pag nag offer ng refund, grab it.

End of story, nakuha niya ang refund niya bawas ng 25% nga lang ng na downpayment niya.

Ano ba maadvice natin sa mga kababayan natin about condo or property buying?
Any experience?

Thy Will Be done

2011-07-11T09:31:00.021+02:00

Bonjour!

I attended our 3 days District Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses in PARC CHANOT, Marseilles France.

We stayed in Ibis Hotel, Prado.

All Jehovah's Witnesses gathers every summer to attend this special event, three days of religious association with other members. In France, there are 250,000 baptized witnesses in different race, nationality and languages.

Once a Kababayan asked me where is the Church that I used to go for Mass?
I answered: which language?
She was surprised when I added, there are 236 languages used in Jehovah's Witnesses Organisation , and in Philipines, we have 6 others, hiligaynon, cebuano, tagalog, ilokano, kapampangan etc etc.
In Nice, we have vietnamian, tagalog, english, french, german, hungarian, wolof,russian, cambodgian, italian, etc etc.

Bon, back to the assembly in Marseilles.

Usual greetings were:

"çava?"
"çava, et toi?"
"trés bien".
(after a lot of blah blah in french...)
"Bon, ecoute, bon assembly, a toute a l'heure."
"Toi aussi, merci".

The session started Friday at 9h45 with praises to our Creator, then a prayer followed with some symposiums, dramas and bible readings.

There was a pause break to have lunch at 12H and started again at 2H until 4H.

After the first day, we stayed the night in Hotel Ibis in Prado,Marseilles, Lolo and I only, as Marghie and ANJO were working in Nice.
Anjo in restaurant, Marghie in Novotel Hotel at Nice Airport.

We had dinner in a restaurant at Castellan, and they gave us full meal,might mistaken us being Americans, they gave a lot!!!!see the meals.

Slept at Hotel at 9pm;

A bit groggy because it was a long day, we drove from 6am to 930 to Marseilles, groggy with food, beer, and also because I took cough medicine, that doesnt go along with the beer.Waaahhh!

Note, that alcohol is not ban to christians, as the first miracle, Jesus did was to turn water into wine in the feast of the marriage. What is not right is to be alcoholic, drinking without limits at yung gumagapang na ba, kasi hindi na dignified ang hitsura at pananalita pag lasing.

Just to inform that IBIS Hotel Prado is a nice clean and comfortable hotel, huge bed, and the resto inside is not that bad. The breakfast is buffet.
I stuffed myself as usual. LOL
Parking fee for a day is 10€.We parked our car outside to economize and put the car at Parc Chanot parking during the day. We saved 30€. Pang kape at gasolina din yn ba.

Saturday, again a second day of our assembly. Guess what? We met people we knew of looooong time ago. Ten years the most.
How funny, we are in same english congregation before and we met again after ten years, and seems life didnt change....Photos again:

Saturday night, we ate at hotel resto with green salad and confit de canard(duck).

Sunday lunch we have Pan Bagnat from a local sandwich shop and water.

Then concentrated on the programs, we have 45 baptized new ones.

They were the ones that study the Bible, knew the basic principles, applied these principles in life, vow to do the will of our Creator Jehovah and ask His forgiveness and vow to witness His name to all the nations.
Opo, yan po ang personal na relation ng isang saksi sa Diyos.

And people accused us of being a sect. Hehe.

France govt were condemned by European Convention on Human Rights because of charging THE WITNESSES OF JEHOVAH, the sum of 57.5million of taxes.
The verdict was last July 6 2011 in Strasbourg.

If we are sect as some accused us to be, we had been banned all over the world. But no,we continue as a religious organisation recognized by the States, and we won the fight about taxation of donation in France.
Imagine, the charges of 57.5million euros??? Ow!
God is Great.He look after His People.

I was baptized last Oct 30,1999 in Marseilles,France, and I try to keep my behavior as acceptable as possible, or else... i'm out.

Silly people must not represent the name of God, you see.

Opo, there's a High standard to keep. We must have a minimum of Bible knowledge,and principles to practce and the motivation of the heart is to serve and do the will of God and His Organsation.

Natuwa naman mga resto, hotels, bread shops, groceries,gasoline stations,coffee shops, because for three days, 6800 JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES became their clients.

Ow, that's a lot of money to the business.Imagine for three days,the cost to feed and shelter us?And we paid it with our own resources booked hotels 6months in advance.
And, Parc Chanot is well cleaned every after meetings We have brothers and sisters who were assigned to clean the areas, toilets( theres a change of cleaners every 30 minutes to each toilets ,cleaners to parkings, rooms, before and after renting the place.Even the windows and walls were sparkling clean, done by volunteers.
Daanan yan ng ibang assemblies, sus, makikita mo ang kalat, kelangan pa magtawag ng cityhall ng mag hahakot ng tons of basura.
Pero if the Jehovah's Witnesses rent the place;

Walang kalat sa paligid, as good as new. Or better.Pati mga chewing gum, inaalis sa kalsada ng parking lots...
Wala rin security personnel to maintain peace and security.
We do not need those.

We are not loved because of the preaching work we do, but we are love because of giving business to them....giving back the rented place as it is clean as before we rented it.

What makes Jehovah's Organisation a true religion for all of us?

We are the only ones that magnify the Name of God.

1.We are the only ones who preach door to door, parks, public, by letters, mails, telephone,in organized manner, same topic of magazines all over the world, every month same subject every week, in all lands.
Mind you sone religions tried to copy our preaching work but not as good, because Jehovah's Organisation has Theocratic Ministry Schools for free to all members,on how to be effecient.

2.We are the only ones who teaches the truth based on the Bible.
3.We are the only ones who have love among brotherhood worldwide.
4.We are the only ones who do not mixed with politics and war.
5.We are the only ones who have high regards to MORALITY and DECENCY;

(No to fornicators, drunkards,cigarette smoking,men who sleeps with men,ladies who sleeps with ladies,no tattoos ,no foul language allowed. The manner of dressing ouselves must reflect decency and respectable.No short skirts and plunging necklines.)
How can one say, this is what God says in the Bible that we should do if we do the opposite? Di ba?

Walk what you talk, ika nga.

We are not little angels, but we try to carry the name of God with dignity.
I just want you to know...With pride.

If you met one in your area, ask them,ask a copy of their books and magasines,it is free, as we members donate for the printing costs ourselves, they have a lot of encouragements to tell you, sans engagement. You can study the Bible for free at your convenient time, without commitments.

God is inviting everyone to be His friend.

In life,each one have their own choice to make.
Quality life depends on our personal decisions.
If you do not own a Bible, we provide you one for free.
In any language you choose.

Bon, ang dami ko na nasabi.
Sana maintindihan nyo na ganito ang buhay na pinili ko.
And blogging will still be a part of it.

Nasaan ka na Sir?

2011-06-28T19:40:00.003+02:00

Bonjour!

Since two weeks that I returned to work, hindi pa rin nagpapakita ang Bossing namin.
Nag alala tuloy ako kung me damit pa ba yun?
Two months na na hindi bumabalik ng Monaco.
Pero he can afford naman siya bumili ng new clothes...

Then yesterday, tumawag, paki sabi daw sa bank niya na mag prepare ng mga 50K euros.Si Secretary ang nakausap.Dadaan daw sa bank niya , para kunin ang cash.

Sagot ko: "Para sa atin yun hehehehe?

Scretary:"Hindi, ano ka ba? Ihanda natin ang apartment, baka uuwi na siya, pero walang sinabi na uuwi eh, basta ganun lang, tawagan ang bank prepare the cash then come and go lang siya without passing by the apartment???Nag alala ako, baka nag kikita sila ni GF, at nagogoyo na naman, nakuartahan ba?"

"Ano naman sa atin, we are not his Mom.He is a free man, he does what he likes!"

"Hindi mo na get eh, pag nagkabalikan sila, tiyak ibalik yan dito sa bahay.Eh di ba pinalayas na nga niya yun?"

"Eh, mas magandang balita!"

"Ano ikaganda nun?"

"Pwede tayo ulit hingi ng salary increase, kasi si GF nakaka stress, makulet, complicated pag andito.So if hingi tayo increase bigay yun si Sir, kasi matakot siya na mag resign tayo."

"Eh, sa yo lang yun takot na iwanan mo, sa amin ni Driver, he doesnt care. Mawalan na si Bossing ng secretary at driver, wag lang mawala ang mag mamanage sa pamamahay niya."

"Ganun?"

"Oo, ganun."
(Later nag suggest si Lola Francesca kay Secretary)

"Ganito na lang,Secretary, para hindi madala dito ni Sir si GF, palitan natin ang kandado, kunwari nawala ko yung aking susi sa Philippines so para ako makapasok ng work ko dito, pinalitan ang kandado.Hindi na ngayon makapasok si Sir ng apartment niya,pag wala tayo! Ganun na lang... yun na, good idea yun, wag natin hayaan na pumasok si Sir , unless andito tayo... Para wala siya ligtas, malalaman pa natin if dalhin niya gf niya dito!"

(tawanan kaming tatlo sa idea,hahahaha! Imagine, bossing namin hindi mabuksan bahay niya, hahahaha...Sorry Sir, dito ka ba nakatira?....Sabay ganun eh. Hahahaha.)

Ask ni Secretary:"Eh kung ganun gawin natin, at hindi makapasok si Sir, mag tatanong yun sino nag utos na palitan ang mga locks?"

Me: "Eh di, si EX WIFE niya! Kakasabi lang, "Nawawala" ka raw Sir eh, so pinalitan ang door locks"

(tawanan ulit- hahahaha).

So in the end, si Driver ang more stressed kasi nga di sila magkasundo ni GF.

Bakasyon si Secretary July 1 to 18.
Ako July 8-10
Si Driver July 6to 26.
Alam ni Sir na babakasyon kami.
Pero balak namin i cancell, kasi baka biglang iuwi si GF habang wala kami.
Hahahaha.

"Sir, sorry sir, but you have no right to bring anybody in your apartment.Batas yan Sir na implemented ng mga employees mo Sir. In case you dont think about it, Sir, but we think about you, Sir. Our advice to you,Sir, is
No GF allowed in your apartment.Or, mag rarally kami sa harap ng building mo, Sir."

Isip lang namin yun, pero kung bumalik si GF, waaah, tapos na ang happy days naming tatlo sa work.
Si Driver mag reresign daw talaga.
Si secretary, hanap na (NOW NA) ng ibang work.
Baka in a month's time, resign na rin ako!

Dear Sir,we are in trouble,kung nasaan ka man..
Sana mabasa mo etong blog ko...Sir...

Ang status sa buhay, importante ba?

2011-06-24T09:56:00.009+02:00

Bonjour!

Pag sinabing abroad ka, ang tingin sa Pinas, malakas ang arrive(dating), kasi maturingan/branded kang investor sa bansa, or amoy dollar.

Napapansin daw nila ang isang galing abroad (at hindi), pag nasa Pilipinas ka. Kasi ang pag kikilos, ang pag dadamit, ang choice of shopping naiiba.

Umaalingasaw daw ang paging "amoy abroad" or amoy dollar.
Kahit low profile ka pa.

I stayed in manila for three weeks, hindi ko napapansin na amoy "dollar" pala ako.
I didnt even notice, basta ako, I go and do what I should and thats it.

Nag ask pa nga ako, how they spotted me as such?

Low profile daw...
Hindi show off.
Pero may dating, ng walang halong "being a snob".
Ang lalim.
Pano ko ba nagawa yun?
Ang alam ko, I widen out a lot, meeting various nationalities, kaya siguro ganun.
Nasa ugat ko na ang walang shame shame, basta say hello, kahit ayaw ka kausapin...

Meron lang siguro akong galaw, or kilos kung saan ako pupunta. Being trained sa FRANCE, ready na damit ko for resto, mall at appointments sa offices.

For embassy purposes may suot din akong iba dyan, kasi sa embassy, ang tingin sa ating pinoy, eh, sorry for the word (we look like parasites) sorry pero ganun ang na feel ko when I saw the french embassy people last June 6.

Akala nila pinoy passport ako, looking for some tourist visas desperate to go out of the country.

Ang tanong sa akin, ano raw purpose ko.
Sinabi ko, in french, that I would like to ask for information about working visa;
Hindi muna ako pinatapos ng tanong ko!
Sinagot nila ako agad na: "its not here, you should go to the visa section."

Mataas ang tono na akala bata akong grade one, eh polite naman ang pagkatanong ko.
May please pa yun as trained french cultured of saying "s'il vous plait".

So na arogantehan ako, I asked "him", why doon sa visa section eh, this is the embassy of my country, France!

"Ah so you are french."

"Yes, Sir, I am french, other wise the guard will not let me in!"

Can I have your french identity?

Binigay ko, nag mellow ang boses.

Dinala ako sa office nia, pinakita sa akin how to get informations sa pc niya,ang forms how to apply and the procedures.So polite when talking to me , biglang proud ako ulit being french!!!
Him:" Do you speak english, because the website is in english."

Which, sa iba, it is like an insult, "do you speak english?", pero between french people, it is a polite question to ask kasi NOT ALL FRENCH SPEAKS ENGLISH;

Opo, may pagka patriotism (and pride) sa europe when it comes to speaking own language.

Nang makwento ko kay Lolo, sinabi niya, you cannot blame them, they saw different people every day in the embassy looking desperately for a way to go to France.

Which I do understand, but I dont agree.

Kasi, he should ask my ID first, then he knows whom he is dealing with.

A visa applicant or a french resident or a french national.

Or The Lady of... Penafrancia, pray for me... baga...
Mga ganun ba.

Hindi lahat ng "pinoy looking" na pumapasok direct sa office of embassies eh, have the same purpose: ASKING VISA!
Di ba nila na get yun?
Buti na lang decent and presentable looking ako.If I dressed in skinny jeans and tshirt, what more ma experience ko.Olaaah!

They should know.But, even I dont agree, I understand na:

(Maybe, hindi pa naka bakasyon mga tao sa embassy, kaya na bo bored...hehe.)

Anyway, I always make it sure that when I go out of the house, I dressed presentably.
One never knows, whom we will be meeting...
Malay, mapagkamalan tayong anak ni ayala zobel,or aquino, haha.

I never wear skinny jeans or jeans skirt with a t shirt.
Its not my style.
I have to maintain the "french flair " to dress respectably.Yun bang ang dating eh, Madame, kahit walang pera, haha.

At hindi yung aura na pwede holdapin kasi tipong takot, kundi tipong papalag at tatawag ng connections sa Phil Marines, haha.
Courageous, but calm...confident...my style...

Dapat dressed properly. Para naman kapag nagtaxi ka, may "pambayad looking" ang dating . Hindi ka i refuse ng taxi driver.

Once, nag taxi ako mas gusto ako ng driver kesa yung 4 na bata at 2 magasawang kasing laki ng elepante. Sus, kawawa naman ang taxi.

Dress properly.
Na kahit galing ka sa isang condo unit, eh, looking homeowner or tenant ka, hindi ka empleado, or worst pagkamalan kang isang "inday" or "dodong".

Althouhg wala naman dapat yun sa status.

Pero how you present yourself counts on the respect you will get.
Dyan lamang ang french with flair.
Low profile pero may dating...

Hindi rin kelangang pang party ang suot.
Hindi kelangang naka rebond ang hair, at naka higlights ang hair in gold.
Basta ba pag pasok mo sa Mall, you deserve to be called Ma'am.

It is very important that people look at you as human being, not a cowboy or worst a pig.
Although, pigs are cute with their little pink snub nose.

I think na train lang ako ni Lolo. He wanted it that I represent him the way it should be.

Basta may collar ang blouse, looking decent na.
Kahit yan ay galing divisoria, kesa wear ka ng jeans na butas butas,Looking Like a tramp, kahit eto ay DIESEL pa.

Ang tingin ko kasi sa nag susuot ng jeans, lalo na may butas, kahit na worth 5,000 pesos pa, eh,parang pupunta sa palayan at gagapas ng damo.

I feel that way. If some think there's class in it, I dont.
Remember, French Flair... Elegance... bye bye butas butas...

If you wear a slack pants,skirt, or a dress, lalong lady looking ka.

Meron kang flair. Meron kang dating. Meron kang respectable personal style.

Thats my point of view lang. Kasi a person's first impression is how she or he is dressed.
Then comes how she or he behaves.
And in the end, how is he or she when she opens her mouth.
Meron dyan, class looking, pero panay mura, kala mo napaka elengant niya, eh baho pala hininga niya,kasi ang choice of words, panay ang mura, haha.

Once we decided na kumain, ang invitation eh sa Serendra. Maganda sana, kaso ang ganung resto, sawa na kami sa Europe. Gusto namin, pinoy na pinoy. At kung maari, typical probinsiya.

Nagdecide kaming kumain sa Bacolod Inasal.

Sabi ng nag imbita sa amin,, bakit dyan, pang student yan.Nawawala ang paging galing nyo ng EUROPE!

Na sinagot ko naman, sa France, walang BACOLOD INASAL, so we took avantage.

Naintindihan ko naman na kelangan tikman naman ang elevated pinoy standard na pang sosyal, pang executive, pang professional na restaurant sa Serendra.Para naman ma fell na, uy, hindi pahuhuli ang Pinas ha?

Kaso, ganung taste na missed namin, in reason of : WALA KASI NYAN SA EUROPE!!!

Kaya, go kami ,kasi merong batchoy, isol, sago gulaman, pitso, at balunbalunan.
Saan ka pa?
Libutin mo man ang buong Paris at London, wala nyan ba!

May kwento ako, na once offer ko kay Lolo,to sleep in Hotel Sogo.
Gusto ko lang ba iprovoke si Lolo, haha.
Okey lang ang Sogo. Kasi malinis din siguro dun.

Pero kung ikaw ay galing sa abroad, with your luggages wag ka na dun!
Over na yun sa low profile!

Lalo na , may puti kang kasama, ano ka na pickup sa Ermita, kaya nag Sogo ka?
Hahahaha.
Hindi sa minamaliit ko ang Sogo ha.
Pero come on. Alam mo yun...?

Minsan kasi i bagay mo rin sa sitwasyon.
Kaya, sige, doon ka sa Mariott Hotel.
Bongga.
Uy, joke lang yan. Sa Dusit Thani naman... Hehe.
Mind you, never pa ako nag book sa ganun.
Gusto ko rin sana. Saka na siguro.
Kung may mag libre, hehe.

So, ang status, there's a must and there's not .
Nasa taste mo talaga, saan ang convenience mo.
Kung kaya ng bulsa, goooo.
Kung hindi, wag ka mangutang, sus.
Thats super snobism na , bongga bongga, major major...
Lalo na ang pocket money mo, utang, haha.

Mag credit ka ba to be a snob?

Be like french. Pag nagbakasyon, handa.It doesnt go with being a snob.It goes with their way of living. Spend when you have IT, But dont if you are on a tight budget.

Photos below were taken in ARYA RESIDENCES IN "THE FORT".

The country's first residential building working towards healthy living within the city.Courtesy of Senior Project Construction Manager.
He gave me the privilege to sit and pose to ONE OF THEIR LUXURIOUS UNITS, just for my blog. It shows daw sa photos, na I have "it", the french flair.
Ow,ganun? Ang komontra, pala patol...
Maybe I just do not deserve these privileges...
Salamat.

Ang shopping ng property sa Pinas

2011-06-21T12:47:00.006+02:00

Magaganda ang condominium.
Magaganda ang lifestyle offered.
Maganda rin ang Presyo.Below are some photos during my shoppings...

Sa condo, if loan, kelangan maganda ang sahod ng buyer.
Depende sa presyo, meron monthly na 35K pesos for 15 years.
Kaya, ang target nila ay ang mga OFW or yung taga abroad.
Kasi kung local employee ka lang sa Pinas, baka ang 35Kpesos monthly mo sa 40sqmters condo unit, isang hulog ka lang, rematado na.

Pero maganda yang offer ng ibang condo, RFO (ready for occupancy) Kaya kung wala la matirhan, pwede na yang 35K at least naka tira ka na.

Eto pala ang experience ng isang OFW sa pag bibili ng condo unit.

Hindi ko na sasabihin ang lahat ng detalye, pero meron akong lessons dito na ma i share.

Ang mga agent, kunan ka ng downpayment, ten or twenty thousand pesos.
Bigay ka naman, kasi nga sa pag asa na ibigay ang susi sa yo, kasi nga RFO.

Pero hindi kasi ganun, kung mag down ka ng kahit minimum lang, 100K pesos, pwede na yun. Pangakong RFO pwede na raw. Ayun sa agent at sa executive ng developer.

Hindi na nacheck kung magkano sahod, mo , ano status mo sa abroad, ang hawak lang nila, basta may pang cash down ka.
Tiwala sila?
Noo!
They have your money, the rest, bahala na kung mapunta sa yo or hindi.
Kasi hawak na nila ang required pera mo, at lalakarin (kuno) take note (Kuno!) ang papeles, para sa RFO mo.
Wala naman sila hawak na requirements mo, kung papasa ka sa bank loan or not.
I financing loan daw sa developer, eh, ganun din yun, may contact na bank yun na magpapautang sa yo, at pano ka pauutangin kung wala ka contract of work, payslip, etc etc?

Eto na, si OFW nag downpayment ng 245Kpesos, para sa isang condo Unit, kasi nga RFO daw. Binigay niya ng buwan ng March ang pera. Pera lang, wala requirements to process the contract to sell.
April, May, June, wala pa ang RFO susi niya.

So sinabi niya sa agent nya at sa developer.
Nag tataguan sila.Ang daming dahilan.

Bank Check yung binayad, na encash ng office ni developer May 2011.
Ni wala pala na lakad na papeles sa developer para maprocess sa loan para ma RFO (ready for occupancy) na.Kesyo, hindi pa raw na finish touch yung bahay... Wala ang signing officer ng developer...
Meanwhile yung na downpay na 245,000 pesos, sitting na sa banko ni developer, at tumutubo na.
Si kawawang OFW, hahagilap ngayon ng paraan para mabawi, kasi ayaw na.

Kasi ang lakad pala niyan, complete papeles muna, sahod mo, pagibig loan mo, mga ek ek requirements mo, bago ipasa sa developer with the check ng finanching bank, para bayad na ang condo mo, ikaw naman babayad monthly sa bank who releases the loans.

Eh kinuha na ang 245K ni OFW, wala pala si agent developer na lakad na ganung loan, kaya JUne 2011, wala pala RFO (ready for occupancy )letter si OFW.

Nagwala si OFW, nag demand ng balik na lang downpayment.Sinagot ni executive developer na, hindi na mabuo ang downpayment nya kasi meron na sila na kontak na bank to finance the loan, kaya hindi na ma cancel ang contract to buy .
Komuntak sila ng financing bank nung nakareceive sila ng LBC letter mula kay OFW na back out siya dahil PANGAKO SA YO lang pala sila.

Eh si OFW , nakilala ako. Kinunsulta sa akin. Kinunsulta ko sa lawyer ko.
Nad advice si lawyer na padalhan ng LBC letter na demanding a refund, kasi the promised RFO didnt materialized.Yung pangako kasi hindi natupad.

Pero si developer marketing sales rep, biglang nag tawag ng financing banks, so may PNB na,may Allied bank pa na komokontak kay OFW na ibigay ang requirements para ma process ang loans.
Biglang nagkaroon ng finncing banks, kasi natakot na umurong na si OFW;

Eh nag LBC letter na si OFW, signed na ayaw na niya. Ang LBC letter is a legal paper, na hindi ma kontest ng pinadalhan kasi consideryung legal decision, signed na back out si ofw.

Ang resulta, HINTAY ng mahabang panahon ang buyer ngayon to have it refunded.Kung may bibili siguro sa unit niya saka nya makuha ang refund niya, meanwhile, nangungutang siya para mag hulog ng 24,000 na two months upa para may matirhan siya at ang pamilya niya.
Bumalik siya sa bansang banyaga, dala ang himutok na wala pa rin pala nangyayari sa pinagpaguran niya.

Ang lessons ko kasi dyan, DO NOT GIVE A DOWN PAYMENT;
Kung sabihan kayo na mag down na ng 10 or 20K, do not in a hurry to do so.

Kahit sabihan ka pa na if hindi mo i down, baka mapunta sa iba.
If I were you, I dont care.
Basta mag downpayment lang ako, kung, meron ako nakikita na naapprove ng bank ang loan ko, at ako mismo hahanap ng bank na mag pa loan sa akin hindi ang developer, kasi if I go direct sa bank, sila na mag ask ng requirements, at kung wala ako nun, hindi ako papasa, hindi ako makaloan, wala ako na downpayment na hindi ma refund, sa developer agent .
Di ba, wise?

Maiiwasan mo kasi mag downpay kung alam mo na sa bank pa lang, hindi ka approved.

Once, may developer agent nag offer sa akin, downpay ko na raw, sabi ko, ni hindi ko nakita ang property, mag da down ako. Pano kung hindi naman pala pasado papeles ko, kasi EU citizen ako, pano kung ang laki pala ng interes ng bank na bigay nyo, eh pwede naman ako mag hanap ng sarili kong bank to finance the loan?
Pano kung hindi naman pala sapat ang source of income ko, sa loan, nag down na ako sa inyo? Eh hindi naman pala kayo nag rerefund!!!!

Mga ganun ba.

Never put a downpayment kung hindi ka sure na aaprobahan ka ng bank sa loan.
Kasabihan, hindi piso binabayad mo dyan. Milyon.
Hindi yan pandesal ang binibili natin, bahay yan.

So ilan na ba ang nabalitaan nyo na naremata ang condo, kasi wala na pala panghulog?
Kasi ang monthly amortization dyan is: example yung monthly 35Kpesos mo na hinuhulog, 5,000 lang yung nabawas sa total contract price mo na 3.5M

Yung 30K, tubo ng bank!!!!!

Hala, kakatakot kaya ang ganun, lalo na 15years mo iloan????!!!

Ganyan ang condo unit, may drama. Tiis ka kababayad or handa ka na maremata?

Sa pagbili naman ng house and lot...eto:

Marami ako na tripping. May 1.5M pesos, touwnhouse,merong 4.5M pesos condo unit 165sqmtrs, may 2 parking pa. Merong 3Mpesos, 60sqmtrs lot, townhouse, flush subdivision na may pool.

Suma total, mahal ang condo, kasi may maintenance fee pa,nasa hangin siya, walang lupa, ang mayari ng lupa, buong homeowners na kasali pa ang developer, at meron na 3000pesos a month, ke tumira ka or hindi.The more the amenities like swimming pool, guard, school van service, lalo malaki babayaran mo.

Sa direct buying naman sa private owned house and lot, walang monthly dues, kasi walang association.Bahala ka sa maintenance.

Pero kung subdivision ang bilhan mo, merong monthly dues.
Depende rin sa location. Kung pangmayaman area, mas malaki ang monthly dues mo.
Meron naman sobra tahimik, para ka naman nakatira sa sementeryo.

Ang suma total, may napili akong property to buy. Sana.
Ang mostly na naging sagabal sa bayaran ng property kasi hindi kanya pala ang titulo, sinangla lang sa kanya. Or, inheritance nga niya, hindi naman pa nalipat sa pangalan niya. Or kanya nga yun, hindi naman pala niya nabayaran ang capital tax gains for years, kaya pag nalipat sa name mo, ikaw na babayad nung mga utang na taxes niya. Eh kung 100,OOO PESOS yun. Talo ka, di ba?

The best to consider buying the property pala ay:

Look mo ang titulo, orig dapat.
Hingi ka ng kopya, kung desidido ka na na yun na ang bilhin mo.
Visit the property two or three times, baka may hidden flaws.

Ipakita mo ngayon ang title sa bank, kunwari, mag lo loan ako sa inyo, Mr Bank Manager, eto ang icollateral ko sana, pwede ba ninyo ma check kung ok eto?
Dabil sa bank ka ask ng loan, bank will check it, kasi sila muna ang indirect buyer niyan.
Uutang ka sa kanila, its their interests to get profit from you through loans.

Kaya si bank mag aadvice sa yo, okey to ang titulo, sige go tayo.
Or sabihin ng bank, sorry Madame, nakalagay dito sa titulo na binigay sa inyo, naka sangla, kaya hindi namin maaprobahan loan nyo.
Mga ganun ba.

Meron pa dyan sasabihan ka ng seller, ako na bahala sa titulo.Kwidaw ka, baka yang titulo na bigay sa yo, peke.

The best is to deal with them through a bank and a lawyer.
Hindi sa kakila ni kakilala ni kakilala, kaya ako na bahala sa yo.
Hehe.
Pag nag kabuliyaso dyan, sinong kakilala ni kakilala ang hahabulin mo?

Gaya sa FRANCE, nung nabili namin ang property sa Nice, France, si Lolo as buyer, at ang seller, humarap sa abogado.Nag bayad si Lolo ng notary fees kay abogado, I think 12% ng price ng property,im not that sure, kasi si lawyer mag aasikaso ng lahat ng papeles, transfer etc etc.

Then, bayad ng downpayment check si buyer, pero hawak ni lawyer. Pag na approved na ng financing bank ang loan ni buyer,(took a month lang) saka i release lahat ang payments, downpay at loan approved checks ni financing bank.So pwede na pirmahan ang papeles na ginawa ni abogado na contract to sell.

At, hindi pa tapos.... Meron pa.

Merong 7to 14 days palugit si buyer to back out, even nag kabayaran na ng total price, kasi baka may nakita si buyer na hindi kanais nais sa bahay na binili niya.

Ano ano mga yun?

May hukay sa ilalim ng bahay, naging well pala daw yun, eh nabawasan na ang lupa.
May nailibing palang patay dyan ten years ago.
Maingay pala sa gabi ang mga kapitbahay kasi may bar sa katabi.
Ay, mga kapitbahay ko mga drug addict, may putukan ng baril gabi gabi.
Pwede rin sabihin na ayaw ko, di ko pala gusto.
Ganun lang.
Rights ni buyer yun to back out.

Kaya kahit nagkabayaran na, hindi muna ginagalaw ni seller ang pera.
Fifteen days pa muna bago masabing legal na kanya na ang pera.
At kung galawin niya before 15 days at nag ka solian, at nagastos na niya, aba eh, bayaran niya or ikulong siya.

Sa ganung mga paalala ko dito sa inyo,sa pagbili, handa ka na ba?
Happy shopping po.

OFW or Visitor, the story

2011-06-18T12:55:00.009+02:00

Bonjour!
Its been five days, since I posted my last kwento(story/histoire)

Here is the continuation ng episode, ang experience sa Naia Airport.
OFW or Visitor.

Emirates airline landed at NAIA Airport. Exact time as promised schedule.Thats what I like with Emirates, they are true to their promises. Some EU airlines, you can expect 1 to 2 hours delays. Which I understand, there's no snow in Manila, sa EU meron, hehehehe.

Some passengers clapped their hands upon landing. My sister asked me, what for?
I said, it is not only because they are eskayted (excited) of going home. It is for appreciation to the pilot and crews of the safe homecoming.
Ah, so, palakpak din ako?
No need , its late...mag isa ka na lang kaya...

She wanted to stand up but I told her, not yet, as the plane is still running.

And when the plane stand still, she wanted to get out from her seat, but I told her, let those excited get excited to go out, we still have fall in line later to the immigration booth, and we will take out luggages too, so the time to go out, its nearly an hour after landing.

"Ganun?"
"Oo, ganun."
"Sige na nga, sus, nawawala na excitement ko!!!"

We were in queue to the VISITOR (immigration booth) she asked questions again...

"Are we in proper queue? There's visitor booth and ofw/filipino booth to follow..."
"Yes, we are in correct queue"
"But I am a filipino, I am not a visitor??! The man inside the booth might refuse me!"
"Yes, you are a filipino, but a visitor so you stay with me in this "visitor" queue!"
"You are french passport, you are a Visitor!"
"You are a resident of UK so you are a visitor too!"
"Ay, ganun?"
"Yes, ganun!"

Then, its my turn to show my french passport, the immigration did not understand my details, so I showed him my phil passport.

He said, if it is alright he stamped my phil passport and not the other passport. I said, it is okey.
"Madame, please show both passports when you leave the country."
"Okey..."

Bait ni Sir!!! Yan ang pinoy, polite!
When they want!

Later its my sister's turn to give her passport.

Easy, she was let off.Hindi siya OFW, why fall in line to OFW booth...

We went to get our luggages, there were full of passengers as five airlines arrived at the same time, Singapore, Japan, China,meron galing Doha, at kami galing Dubai.

There's this service at Naia that ladies are helped of their luggages...Men were not.
Discrimination to the men, hehe.
Bad for the badings, because they are considered men...
Ay, sori po, just my insinutations, thats it is like that, which, its not hindi naman exactly ganun, hehe.

Later, again we must passed the tax declaration booth...

Lady asked us: "Anything to declare?"
"No, nothing to declare."
"When was your last exit in Manila?"
Me: "2009"
My sister answered "2003."
Thats 8 years, Madame, why?
Plane ticket is expensive LOndon to Manila , I cannot afford....

(an honest answer, mind you, without saying the truth na, wala ako papel Miss, kaya hindi ako nakakauwi, ngayun meron na, so i can afford !)

Mga ganung sagot baga, pero hindi na sinasabi...Mas complicated pa yun, then series of questions pa yun...

Which, Im surprised what is the point to ask such questions?.WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ENTRE
If my readers knows the answer, please use comment box, I want to know, hehe.
Kelan ka huling umalis ng Pilipinas...I would like to answer, why do you ask?
Ikaw alam mo?

Paglabas ng gate, deretso ako sa letter A, as year 2009 kong uwi dun kami meet ng anak kong si Loraine.

Ngek, nawawala na mga ganung letters.

So tawag ako sa anak ko via my french celphone, na ang tawag i dadaan pa sa operator ng Phils, to operator ng France and back to Phils to contact my daughter's number.

Opo, ganun. Buti may ganun. pero mahal nga lang ang tawag na ganun.

Di bale ,minsan not all comes in cheap, mas importante na makontak ko sila, kesa mawala kami.

Sinagot ng anak ko, "Beh 16 Mama, andito ako sa BEH16" which pag kakaintindi ko, B16 kasi baka besaya na ang anak kong si Loraine, sus!
So balik ako sa loob, sabi ko sa guard, Sir, saan yung B16?
Mam, BEH 16 dun po sa left nyo.
Isa pa tong mamang guard, BEH 16 sinabi, bisaya din?
Yun pala BAY 16 sus!
Nagaya sa BAY WATCH????
whateverssss...

Anyway, andun na nga si Lorraine. Photo photo muna.

Dami tao pero na siksik pa namin na lumabas at punta sa sundo namin.

Eto na naman si sister ko, nag ask na naman, kung ilang oras, to bahay na niya, sa Hagunoy Taguig.
Sabi ng anak ko, baka nasa 30mins if traffic.
Dadaan daw sa Jolibee, kasi na miss niya ang chicken joy.

At last nakarating na kami ng condo niya sa Rainbow Ridge.
Ayaw kami papasukin ni guard.
Sabi ng anak ko kay "XXXX" anak ng siser ko pupunta.
Sabi ng guard, tatawagan ko po.
Sigaw kami sabay: Hwag, kasi surprise!
Ayaw ng guard: walang surprise surprise dito!
Labas ng kotse si sister ko, at sinabi na sa Guard:
" hindi alam na dumating ako from London, ako nanay niya."

(Tinarayan na si guard! Loko ka ba guard, excited na nga makita anak niya sirainmo pa ang moments!!!!!HAHAHA)

"Ah sige, pasok na lang po kayo."
So pag baba, handa na ang 2 video camera.
Puso ng nanay, tsug tsug tsug tsug, ano na kaya hitsura ng anak ko?

Ako nauna, sunod anak ko, sunod ang bf ng anak ko holding the other camera.
Yung ina, si sister ko, nahuli muna kasi nga surprise eh.Nagtago sa likod ng pinto.

So, pagkatok ko ng pinto, sinabi ko na :good evening sa lahat.
Sabi ng anak ng sister ko: "Hi Tita, musta po."

Sabi ko lang kumusta, and then bumulaga na ang nanay nya!
Yun na.Yakapan na sila. Mother and son drama!

Eto video.

Yung guard nagulat, gusto kami batuhin ng tinapay, sa ingay.
Sinabi namin, Sir, 8 years, kayo naman.

Ang pagbabalik after 8 years

2011-06-12T06:24:00.008+02:00

Bonjour!
Eto ang kwento ng sister ko. Nasa Uk siya naka base and na grant ang residence niya, indifinite stay sa UK after long 8years. Ang bait ng Diyos sa kanya. Lahat kaming magkakapatid natuwa nagalak,, pumapalakpak, feel namin halikan ang paa ni Queen for such a kind "gift" for our sister.
So of course, next plan, uuwi sa Lupang Hinirang.
Nag pa book ng ticket sa akin.
Binook ko naman.
Send ko confirmation.
Nag sisigaw si sister sa akin, BAKIT IN FRENCH!!!

Then the time na na book ang ticket until the day she depart to Manila, panay bukas sara ng maleta, kung ok na ba ang laman, wala ba nakalimutan, 30kilos lang allowed niya, sasapawan pa ng ibang padala na sa sobrang bait niya, hindi na siya nagdala ng damit niya, para maisaksak lang ang mga padala.

Sinabihan ko nga eh, bakit mo ginawa yun, sino ba bayad ng plane ticket mo, sila?

Anyway, hinatid na siya sa airport, sa excitement, pumasok siya sa arrivals.
Buti may mga kasisters na umalalay sa kanya, na sa departure ang pasok niya.

Habang pumapasok siya sa scanning ng luggages, naiiyak mga nag hatid sa kanya. Sa pasasalamat na sa wakas, makatuntong na rin siya sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Of course, dadaan siya ng Dubai Airport. Magkikita kami dun. Sinabi ko sa kanya, Gate 200 kasi sabi ng anak kong si Marghie, dun ang daanan namin pareho.
Eh wala pala ang Gate 200, meron gate 201, kaya kami nag round about like teddy bear, until nahanap ko rin siya, eto photo niya;

Ang una niyang tinanong, pwede ba tayong mag hotel? Sabi ko what for, we have only 6ours left to stay here, flight na back to manila.
She said I want to freshen up, take a shower and sleep.
Okey, we go up the hotel lounge and ask a room.

137€(10,OOO) pesos.
Must be Paid in card only.
No card, no confirmed room.
Taray na hotel. lol!

Mabuti may card ko. Ayoko pa sana, kasi namamahalan ako.

Pero insisted niya, kesa naman dun tayo sa tabi tabi matulog.

Even mga hotel staff, Pinoy, nanghihinayang.
Pero business business.
Ask nila kami ng passports.
Buti naman impressive naman passports namin.
Hindi kami TNT, lol
Kami ay isang french passport holder and UK resident indifinite.
So kumbaga, mga "can afford" naman pala kami, sige bigyan na ng room mga yan.
Mukhang hindi naman madudungis mga mukha, pwede na i allow baga.
(isip ko lang yun ha)

So enter na kami ng room. Kal kal nanaman siya ng maleta, kasi daw, tinago niya mga shampoo niya sa gilid gilid ng maleta.Sabi ko may shampoo sa toilet. Saka na yan, labas tayo, shop tayo ng relo ko at external drive for pc.

Labas kami, kulit na nman siya, kano yung 137€ sa pounds, kasi siya daw bayad nung hotel. So sabi ko hati tayo.
Wag na, ako nag decide eh.
Sige, kesa mag sabunutan ba.

So naka shop kami ng relo.Eto yun automatic, sieko, nasa 60£ lang isa.Sa France ko bilhin, doble presyo.
Bili din si sister. Ater daw 8 years, nagka relo siya ng matino.
Dafat lang noh!

Then back na kami sa Hotel, shower, then sleep na. Sabi ko i alarm mo ang cp mo baka maiwanan tayo ng eroplano. After two hours, nag alarm. Bangon na kami, kasi mag breakfast pa kami. So yun , maktol na si sister, "alam mo hindi ako makatulog, while ikaw sarap ng hilik mo!!!!Tapos ayaw mo pa mag hotel!"
Na sinagot ko:

"Ganun kasi pag hindi ako nag babayad ng hotel ko, sarap tulog ko, hahahaha."

Dahil lalabas na kami, nag finalize kami ng hand carry namin, kuha namin mga shampoo, pati kape dapat bitbitin namin, sabi ko wag na yan, instant, yoko niyan.Yung unan gusto ko bitbitin, saksak ko kaya sa luggage?????? joke lang, lol

Sabi ni sister ko, wag, baka sa emirates airline na tayo i page tayo:

" Miss Enson, passenger Miss Enson, pakibalik po ang unan na dinala nyo, Miss Enson..."

Ay, oo nga sige iwan na yan.

Pag baba namin sa lobby, sinabi ko sa girl, sarap ng hotel nyo, pwede ko ba hingin unan nyo?

Pwede Madame, bill na lang namin sa card nyo...
Ehhheeeek, wag na, Miss.
Wala po ba kayo na touch na drinks sa bar?
Wala po. If you like i check nyo room bago kami alis.
Hindi okey na po.

Haays ang bait ng mga kababayan natin sa Dubai.saka bawal mananakaw dun, putol kamay mo bago ka pasakaying ng eroplano, sige ka.Joke.

Breakfast at EMirates Restaurant:

Meron free Breakfast dun, buffet, so so lang siya, pero okey na.
As long as may juice, toasts, egg omelete, kape, fruits oks na yun.

Eh si sister, ayaw mag hagdan where andun ang pila. Hindi niya kaya dalawang handcarry pa ang dala.

So sabi ko, sige ako pipila, ikaw mag elevator to go up.

Eh ayaw siya pasakayin ng Pakistani elevator boy.

Being "British trained" she insisted:
I want to go up!
Pakistani said, this elevator is not in service.
"No, I want to go up!!!
So as she is ala Madame, pinaakyat na lang siya ang join me sa pila.

Mabait naman yung Pakistani, kasi akala sisingit sa pila si sister, but nong nakita niya na polite naman and wait ng turn, nag help pa si Pakistani where to put her luggages.

Oh di ba, yan ang Service ala Emirates....Palakpak naman dyan o!

After breakfast, baba na kami to go to our gate to manila.

Use na naman namin elevator, pero sabi ni Pakistani by stairs na lang daw kami. Sabi niya hindi eto for service.
Sabi ko, "you know, Sir, she just got an operation. She gave birth to sixtuplets last month."

Oh, really,(naniwala!haha) then the elevator is on service, sabi ni Pakistani.
Sakay na kami, with two other passengers.
Nag apologize ako sa mama, na it is not true, na she gave birth but she is operated sa tummy, gusto nyo makita?
Na shock ang poor pakistani.
Bawal daw mag strip tease dito.

(Ay, sinayang niya ang opportunity, di ba?)

Bah, gusto ko iinsist just to prove na we are not lying....

Hehehehe.

Mahaba na to.Di ko pa maedit, saka na. May mali man dyan na typo or grammar, sensiya na.

Susunod kong i blog, yung airline trip until Naia na.
"OFW ba pila or Visitor?"

Abangan. Gagala lang kami sa mall, pa aircon...
Happy reading.
Uy comment ka ha?
Like
Ano ba funny escapades mo when traveling with emirates dubai....

Francesca is in Town, and gliding....

2011-06-08T03:33:00.014+02:00

Im now in Manila.
And when the going gets tough, Francesca goes shopping...Olalah!

But first, to start my vacation,I must get THAT appointment to hair rebonding and foot spa.
Oy, the beauty and youth must be well preserved before anything.
Besides,there will be some picture takings soon ,as the famous blogger is in town. I might end up interviewed by Miss Cristy Fermin, or ma Paparazzi?!
You kno, be presentable. And dignified.
If I can...

Here some tips of my soon to be Blog post topics...

Francesca's account of the following chronological sequence of events:

1. Meeting of two sisters at Dubai Intl Airport
2. Looking for Gate 201
3. Demanding for a Five Star Hotel for a two-hour freshening-up, Dubai Airport.
4. The elevator scene- " I want to go up!"
5. Explaining she's just given birth to a sextuplet;
6. The dizzying queue at NAIA, OFW ? or Visitor?,
7. The Rainbow Ridge Condo Guard; He didnt let us in!!!
8. And, with heartbeats... tsug tsug! tsug tsug! Going up the condo... To surprise someone...
9 The poignant meeting of the mother and the son after eight long years...with photos/videos.

All that being recorded in memories and in my camera, soon to reveal.
Please stay online.It has to be you, the first to know, hehe.

Meanwhile, I still continue to do some real estate property shopping, as it is one of the reasons I gave to Lolo to let me go to Manila. If I do not find one, he will surely "scream"(lovingly of course) at me:

I TOLD YOU IT IS A WASTE OF TIME and MONEY to go back home!!!!

I must prove to him, It will not be...Amft!
I should have those succeesful portfolio/proposals in hand.

Photos, of course:
1.At home in Nice France

In one o our condo shopping:
Adelfa:"Mura lang pala dito ano?
Me:Oo. Ganda ganda pa. Kuya Edgar, how much downpayment do we need to avail one unit?"
Edgar: "For the 6Osqmtrs,9M it will be around 10,000 euros DP..."
Adelfa and me: "Oh, its nothing..."
Edgar: I like that answer.

Oh di ba, bongga????!!!9M php lang. Hindi kaya atakihin sa puso si Lolo if yan ang napili ko?
(Will Lolo get a heart attck if that price of the condo is what I want him to buy?)

Best deals ???

2011-05-29T10:02:00.002+02:00

Bonjour!

Ive been searchng through net how can I spot the best property for Lolo and me.You see, tatanda na kami, kelangan na namin mag ka hideout sa Pinas, in case naka wheelchair na kaming dalawa.
Naisip namin Pilipinas. Second option Thailand, kaso, baka mahirapan kami dun sa language, isa pa, Budhism ang religion dun, eh kami pa naman ay Kristyano( Jehovah's Witnesses).Hindi namin pwede pabayaan ang aming tungkulin sa Diyos.

Bon, eto na, may mga mails na dumarating...

Interesting yung foreclosures, kasi sure ko sila ay hawak ng banks, so banks are scrutinizing these properties already. And kainaman dito, they are on bidding, you might get a good price kasi the banks are ready to discard these properties.
Sa ongoing prices ng new flats and condos and houses, half the price almost ang foreclosures.
Ang catch lang dyan eh, you buy it as it is, meaning, baka wala na doorknob, pagawa mo pa, or baka old paint and dilapidated (going to rot) papaayos mo pa.

Interesting din yung sa direct buyer ka na bibili. Hindi naman problema ang bayad, kasi gaya ng foreclosures, pwede mo sila i loan sa bank and mag down ka lang ng 10 to 15% of the price sa bank, then the rest bayaran mo na in terms, of 5,10,15 years.

Of course, if mag loan ka sa bank make sure na kaya mo bayaran, may work ka, may tax revenue ka, titingnan din kasi ng bank yun.May mga mails na rin ako sa asset managers ng big banks sa Pinas, to have an appointment how to process a housing loan. 10.5%ang proposed nila for safe presentations only, and it can be lower depends on my documents and capacity to pay daw.

Interesting din ang condo. I asked sample computations, like 2 bedrooms 51sqmtrs.
Which reklamo si Lolo, ang liit daw, hindi daw kami pygmies. Pero pinadala pa rin ang computations: saying, Mam, please see us when you arrive, or if not, have a sign SPA( Special Power of Atty) for your trusted person in Philippines. Meaning, sila, sus!

Example sent!
Condominium eto:

Price 4M
RESERVATION FEE 10Kphp
DOWN PAY 612K
Downpay scheme: 185K spot down pay
205K in 5months
205K discount if bank loan approved
Loan will be paid in 15 years at 10.5%(safe presentation only, can be lower)
at 39K monthly.(800€ a month!!!!)Ang laki,upa na yan dito sa Nice!!!!

Yung condo, bare pa, ikaw na mag furniture. May monthly charges pa yan, depends sa amenities.Kung flashy, may beachfront(daw???!!!) may mall, may swimming pool guards and golfclub,( GOLF CLUB!!! mama mia)lalo lalaki ang monthly charges.

Bago pipirma sa Kontrata, ang advice ni LOLO, do not decide on the quick. Calculate the costs and if we can able to pay that "hole" without pain.
"AMALIA, I dont want to live in Prison Cell!!!"
Im old now!!!!

Bon, yun na. Ang mga French, gaya ni Lolo nyo,takot sa utang. Kahit na okey ang financial standing nila to take a loan, takot pa rin sila...

I was thinking, kung uupa na lang kami,if nasa Pinas na mag retire, siguro mas mura. Wala pa gaanong attachments, kung aalis, madali na...

Ewan.Kayo, any tips?

airport blues

2011-05-26T08:42:00.002+02:00

Bonjour!

This is Margie, my daughter's experience at the Airport of Manila.

She checked in her 30kilos luggages, the scanner personnel asked her, what is inside your luggage?, the one with huge 2.5liters bottle.

-Mango Pureé. Do you want me to open my luggage?
-No, its okey.

(Kasalanan ko, sabi ko anak, wag ka bumalik ng France kapag wala ka dalang biggest bottle ng mango purée...Hehehehe.
Kala ata ng nag scan, zonrox, lol.

Passing by the airline check in, two hundred passengers were in queue.She went to the Business class counter.

-Miss, Im supposed to have an online checkin but I do not have a rebooking ticket, so , pwede ba ako dito?
-One moment, please.(airline personnel checked her name, and, found that she have a rebooking)
-Here, you may go to the airline office and pay 150€ fine for rebooking, pass by the travel tax, and come back here...

Marghie went out for the airline office...emirates;
then passed by the travel tax office...
Travel tax officer:
-How long have you been in France?
-Five years;
-Your residence is temporary,Miss, but you have been in France for five years, why is that?
-I have my renewal for ten years on process, so they gave me temporary card for three months. When I arrive in France, I will claim the ten years card.
- Ah okey. I could have charge you 200php for travel tax, but the boss is around... So you must pay 1620pesos...

-Okey lang po. Next travel maybe then...

Marghie passed the door to immigration booth to pay the airport tax, a security guard stopped her...

-Miss, May I see your papers?
(Marghie showed her passport and residence card, the security guard flipped it back and front scrutinizing it).
-How long have you been in France?
-Five years.
-So you know who is the Queen of France?
-Queen of France????!!
-Yes, Queen of France!

-Im very sorry, there's no Queen of France.Carla Bruni, maybe but she is the "Queen"(wife) of President Sarcozy, not France, lol...

-Are you sure there's no Queen of France?

Me, soon...(but marghie didnt say that)

-Sir, you made a mistake, there's the Queen of England, of Spain, of Belgium of Holland, but there's no Queen of France...
-Okey, you may go...

(Hahaha, ang tawa ko. Panahon pa ni King Louie xiv meron Queen. It doesnt exists anymore the royalty in France)
Baka MOnaco, pero Princess sila lahat. Princess Grace, Stephanie, Caroline, but not Queen.

-Ewan ko ba dun Ma, akala ata takas ako, kasi young looking ako hehe.
-Nag pa rebond ka kasi ng hair sus!

-Ma pag dating ng immigration, hindi na tiningnan ang residency ko, passport lang.

-Anak, pag pinasok nila name and birthday mo sa computer, andun lahat ng records mo, travels mo, address mo.If first travel mo yun, duda yan sila.Tanungin ka ng tanungin hanggat umamin ka na at baka peke papeles mo.

-Ma, ang dami dun nakikipag bangayan sa airlines, kilo kilong papeles hiningi!
Pasahero lang yun until Dubai ha.

-Ganun na kahigpit ngayun bumiyahe. Mas malala pa sa iba, iniiscan pati kaluluwa!

Dito sa Nice, hindi mahigpit, hindi nga lang sila ngumingiti, haha.

Eto naman kay Lorraine sa Manila Airport din.

She was about to exit Manila airport DEC 16 2010, she was called to enter the immigration office and interrogated for one hour and a half!!!!
Why?
She went to Thailand for a month and she brought full luggages of stuffs. Accused siya na nag buy and sell!!!

Lorraine said, I was there for a month, alangan naman hindi ako mag shopping!
Mga tanong:

-Ano purpose mo sa Thailand?
-Eto, nag aral ako dun, eto diploma ko, eto hotel bookings ko, eto airline boarding pass arrivals ko.
-Sige, tingnan ko ang luggages mo.

(Binuksan.May 2 kilos dog food, dog squeaking toys at 2 dog matress, puro damit niya at mga chokolate galing ng France kasi nga nagkita kami sa Thailand)
.
-Are you sure di mo eto paninda?
-No. Sa mga aso ko yan...
-Ilan ang aso mo?
-Pito.
-Buti pa aso may pasalubong...
(Hindi na sinagot ni Lorraine...)

-Sige, labas ka na.
Sus, ki tsismis lang pala ung mama sa bagahe niya!

eto lang naman sila...first and last in the photo.

Ano akala nila sa anak ko, nag pa sex change sa Thailand? Nagparetoke?

Good. Kayo any experiences in traveling "better" that these? lol

Foreclosures

2011-05-24T08:32:00.002+02:00

Bonjour!

I do not understand what is it means by adverts "selling foreclosure properties in Philippines"?
Any idea?

francesca invests, courageously

2011-05-18T14:07:00.003+02:00

Bonjour!

I your Francesca is again on blogging. After two weeks from London, I never stopped clearing things in the house.

Marghie is coming soon from Philippines, and her room is full of whatevers, so I have two bags of clothes to throw away. Hers of course.

Then our house was renovated. For ten years we paid the mortgage, it ended last September 2010, and voila, we can able to spend a bit for new paintings, new wall papers, new decorations, etc etc.

Happy to see the effect.

My good news to you is that, my sister in UK just received her long term residency to remain in UK. At last after 8 years of waiting, she is now a legal resident of UK and can able to go back home to Philippines.

I booked her plane ticket immediately to Manila on June 2 and back June 19;
Makikita na niya ang nag iisa niyang anak.
She is a single mom and it has all joys and laughters, nag barbeque party pa sila sa likod bahay ng sister ko sa Greenich London with "lasingan" ng juice and coca cola, haha.
Feel ko tuloy lumipad to join them kasi sa webcam ang saya nila celebrating it, mga nguso nila nag mamantika, peluka at patilya ng bayaw ko, laglag na sa saya kakasayaw at kaka ihaw ng pork barbeque!!!!

Anyway, I am sooo happy for her, she can soon visit us to see me, marghie, anjo and Lolo.
Nice eh?
Makalanguy languy na rin siya sa dagat ng Cote d'Azur!

What else;
Ah, baka bibili ako ng condo sa Pinas. Wala ako magawa sa pera (ni Lolo) not mine, so I have to invest in something.Real estate.
Yabang ano, lol.

Yung bibilhin ko yung mga rematado na ng bangko, at least hindi taga sa tubo, kasi hapit na na mabili kesa matiwangwang.
May nagsabi naman sa akin take a touwnhouse.Okey sana, pero prefer ko sa Manila near the airport kasi hindi naman ako titira, it is for rent.
Bon, bahala na.
Anjo suggesting, na sige ma, meron dyan rent to own na, and then pag uwi ko, uupahan ko sa yo, basta ma may internet ha?

Sus, sa unang hirit, mukhang bagsak na negosyo, anak ko ang uupa, magbabayad kaya?

Any ideas about buying condos or house in Manila.

life is so.. so...

2011-05-09T21:06:00.009+02:00

Ano ba ang gusto ko iblog today?
Maraming kwento sana, pero hindi ko alam saan sisimula.

Sige, sa work na lang kaya:

Eto ang scene sa apartment ng bossing ko.

Driver: Now that the gf is gone, there will be a big change here.
Me: You will resign, Driver?
(Hinabol ako, heeelllp!)

At home:
Michel: The cats knows where is the best comfortable areas to sleep.You should learn from them, my wife...
Me: If I learn from them, I tell you, you will not able to sustain...
(Lolo sinakal ako, haaakk! haaakk!)

Sa office:
Secretary: Oy, libre na ulit si Sir, maghahanap kaya siya ng bagong gf?
Me: Malamang, oo, kesa solo...
Secretary: What if ligawan tayo ni Bossing?
Me: Im married! Besides, if Madame na ako, lalong magwawala si Driver, lol!
Galit nga yun na Governante na ako, lalo na kung Madame pa haha!!
Secretary: Sige just for the sake of Driver,(to resign soon), hanapan na lang natin ng ibang gf si Sir.
Me: I can start interviewing girls thru my blog...
Secretary: Okey, me I will search thru facebook.

(Sabay appear at tawanan, lol, kami po ang mga walang magawa sa buhay, pero na tatrabaho yan ha...)

In Philippines:

Lorraine; Ma, si Marghie nag extend ng holiday dito, 3weeks more!Pauwiin mo na to Ma balik ng France!!!
Me: Eh ano naman, kapatid mo naman siya, hayaan mo na!
Lorraine: Ma, ubos na bigas ko, lakas lumamon!!!!
Eh?

Sa UK:

Sister: We will go to eat in Chinese Restaurant, eat all you can...
Me: Ok, how much we must pay each?
- 5£
-How many plates of food?
- 5 plates and five different desserts!
(Okey okey, yes, yes, kelan, kelan?)
(So we went and eat as much as we can...)
Later, my sister said: I cannot move from my seat.
Me: Why?
- Im full.
-You are already full when you enter, so whats the difference...

(Ngeeeh)

UK Magazine/Tabloid:

Lady UK 1: Remember, Kate Middleton is not from the royal family...
Lady UK 2 : Even better...

In France:

My french GF: You went to London? I never been there...
Me: Why? You are French, you can visit there without a visa.
French GF: You dont understand. We do not speak English, so it is a problem to communicate there...
-Oh, okey. One day, I come back to London, you come with me?
-Yes, yes! when? when?
(bah eskayted ang bruhita!)

We as Filipinos, our problem is to how to get a visa to go to UK.
The French have the problem , not the visa but the language...
Haaysss...each one have their own problem to solve...

good night folks!!!

The royal wedding

2011-04-29T20:58:00.023+02:00

I arrived at Gatwick Airport around 11pm. Its been my 5th visit to UK.
I normally take the Gatwick Express train to Central London, but my sister promised to pick me up, as she was off at work.
She was late.
I spotted Mark and Spencer Simply food shop and grabbed a sandwich and mineral water.
I sat in a waiting area,when a young man sat next to me and offered me to share his sushi.
I thanked him politely, and told him, Brits are always polite and friendly.He said,I am French from Lyon!
-Oh, You live in the town of the Best French Chefs!
-Yeah, Paul Vaucuse.
Later he said, he had a gf a filipina but left him.
I wanted to answer but my sister arrived and I have to go.
I waved him for a nice holiday.
What a start of the UK trip.

The next day, I visited Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey where the wedding of Prince William and Kate will be held the next day.
We even had a photo with the Metropolitan Police.
I tell you, the Brits are more accommodating than the people in France when it comes to photo taking.

Photos below are the crowd and tv stations including TV5 Philippines...
So many story to tell, but I leave it to the news in the net.
Basta I was there, and Im one of those na bumuhay ulit sa Monarchy ng Kaharian ng Englatera.
And you noticed, no Presidents of the World attended.
Because it is an event for all people from Kingdom Land.
Ang saya, feel ko rin tuloy maging prinsesa;hehehhee.
Kahit isang minuto lang baga.

My sister even asked the Police, "can I be your girlfriend?", kasi kamukha ka ni Prince William....
Sinaway ko na, baka may asawa yung police at katabi lang niya, hahaha.

Basta, to William ang Kate, you both made United Kingdom, Alive again, and shows to the world the country is not only for Pakistanis and Muslims as people think it is.

UK is also for Monarchy.
May class, may elegance, may style, may naiibang kultura.

See the photos, ang saya.

Bonjour!

My photos when in London UK to feel the feel of the royal wedding last April 29 2011.

Naghiwalay na sila

2011-04-25T21:39:00.003+02:00

Bonjour!
Opo, ang apat na buwan na sila ng amo ko at ang kanyang fiancée,nung mag start magsama sa isang bubong , nagkahiwalay din sila after nila maging mag karelasyon ng katorseng taon.

Nakakakapagtataka.Nalungkot ako, akala ko sila na forever...

Ano ba ang naging problema ng mga couples pag sila ay nag simula na na magkasama sa isang bubong?
Maaring nangyari na rin sa inyo eto.

Walang iisang desisyon.
Hindi sila nag kukunsulta pareho sa iisang desisyon , yung isa lang ang kumikilos, ang isa ay taga sunod lang...bossy boots either si babae or si babae, at nauwi lagi sa samaan ng loob.

Walang pag galang lalo sa pananalita:
They both have some shortage of good and bad customs, it is hard for them to adjust DIVERS temperature...

"Where I come from,(europe) people tend to be tactless.
I am the same. My blunt way of expressing myself often upset my wife. I had to learn to be more gentle.Its diffcult.

Learn to adapt to new role.
Hindi na kasi sila thrilled sa on and off na pag de date.Four months, na araw araw na sila nag kikita, nawala na sila ng space sa isat isa.Madali sila nag sawa, mas gusto na nila na mag isa muna.
Kung may problema pa sila, instead of attacking the problems, they attack one another...
Ey voila, nauwi sa hiwalayan...

Ang paging mag asawa or in a relationship,ay parang isang pagaaral ng pag sakay sa bisekleta. We can stumble, we can make mistakes, but if we maintain our humor, and take seriously the relationship to have it last, even if we sometimes we would laugh at our own blunders...

Likewise,we all expect to make some embarrassing mistakes, it is the period of adjustment, and as we go along, WE gain experience to keep the relationship.

Happy days to all who prefer to stay in love!

APRIL BUSY DAYS

2011-04-24T19:33:00.019+02:00

1.I was in Marignane, France last April 2.A two hour car ride from Nice.
Eto yung mag gagather kaming lahat na JWs, sa Nice Cote d Azur Area to have our spiritual assembly, programs and symposiums about God's Words in the Bible.

Worldwide, gawain ito ng mga Jws having the same topic and the same program in 235 countries. Nasa French speaking Assembly ako at si Michel.

2.Last April 5 to 10, we had a special week , it is a visit pastoral by our Overseer. He was sent by the Bethel Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses from Louviers , Paris to encourage us through the principles in the Bible.

3. I still kept working in Monaco, but in evenings, Michel and I would attend meetings to accelerate our ministerial work.Here we have our auxiliary and permanent pioneer meetings.I have the chance to be with honest, sincere humble servants of God Jehovah.

Eh oui, I do not have time to get busy in "other" matters(like bars, discos, affaires of politics, etc etc. My work in Monaco is important, but my being a JWs is the center of my existence.
Thats why, I am not afraid to resign from work,if I feel to, as I have a better work to do.More satisfying, more fruitful.

You may not understand that, but one day you will.

Here, I am with a nice friendly french lady, she is my "La Contessa".She is so sweet to me.I sometimes joked at her to be a fiancée for my son Anjo,hehe.

"My husband and I might speak and think differently, it is because we are Jehovah's Witnesses in France.Being one,is not just a label you see. Our faith is the heart of our existence. Our faith forms our opinions, our objectives, and our way of life re: morality.We try to live by examples in the Bible.We might stumble many times,being imperfect, but we stand up again and move on walking with our God.
I just want you to know our position."

Bon.I m not doing bad, after all.

If you one day, encounter a JWs knocking your door, its part of our work, and I assure you, if you do not want to listen to what we say, we understand you. In Jesus times, the people did it to Him, people will do it to us too.No regrets, no remorse.

We just move on to another door that might have a humble heart to listen to our message: "We would like to encourage people to know their bible and live a quality life."

After all we do not want to convert you or convert the world;each one of us has the decision or choice to make...

Oh,In my experiences with the door to door work, people are indifferent,because of the blood issue.
We are the only God's followers who abstained in blood, it is a command in Acts 5:29.
If people do not want to follow it, we do.click this for more info

4.Last April 17,2011 we had a Memorial Assembly(worldwide celebration among 7million JWs with the invited guests,again in French language at HOTEL ASTON in Nice France. We hired a place because our Kingdom Hall is limited, 100seats only and we were 3 congregations using it in different hours and different languages.
Its is not true that drinking wine (moderately) is banned to Christians as some of the tradition dictates.

The Memorial last April 17,is to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ in Jewish Calendar(as He was a Jew) on Nissan 14, and must be at sundown, 8pm in Nice when we celebrate it.read this
We differently celebrate it from other religion. We do not follow any tradition and we follow this in (Luke 22:14-20)

5.April 24, I invited our french co JWs to have dinner with us . I cooked salmon with curry sauce and Michel made some tiramisu.The photos below are my busy dinners with kababayans and French friends.
Thats today.

Ecclestiastes 2:22,23
"What does a man come to have for all his hard work and for the striving of his heart with which he is working hard under the sun? . . . During the night his heart just does not calm down. This too is mere vanity."

Good night, Thanks for reading.
ps:(Hope I do not upset you with this post.)

Kwelang kwento... Eto na...

2011-04-12T22:35:00.006+02:00

Bonjour!
I was just putting the titles for the next post last week, until
today April 15, naisipan kong dapat na i publish...hehehe!

1.SFR Telephone company recorded answer,
May isang kababayan natin, nasa Paris, first time sa abroad, tumawag sa isang kababayan na nasa Paris din. Dahil busy ang line, recorded french message ang sumagot sa call niya, (na busy pa ang tinatawan niya, she can leave a message daw after the bip sonore.)
French language ang pagkasabi.

Sabi ni Kababayan natin: "Wow, ganun na pala ka class mga Pinay dito sa France? May secretary sila to answer their phone, at sosyal, french speaking pa!"
hehe, naimpress ba?

Trabahong kwela as kasambahay ala saudi.
Ganun daw ang trabaho ng iba, taga alis ng excess hairs ng Madame. Pati daw dun sa ibaba kasi buntis, hindi daw maabot.

What? sabi ko, over na yan, thats private di ba?

Hindi daw, normal na raw yung pati balahibo nila, "sa doon", kasambahay pa ang gagawa.
Once daw tina try din nila, kasi nga, uuwi ng Pinas, para pag mag meet kay loving husband pag dating sa maynila, walang sagabal.
Ganun?
Aba eh,explain ng bidang nagkwento na: GANUN DAW PALA KA SAKIT YUN! Pano daw natiis ng employer nila yun?
Buti daw na imbento na ang cream. Ipahid daw yung cream then wait few minutes,malalagas na lang yung excess hair.Sa super impress, Eh nag try din silang limang kasambahay.

Eh biglang tumawag daw si Madame na dalhan sila ng tea. Walang gusto umakyat kasi lahat sila naka cream nga "dun". Pero dapat silang lima mag dala ng tea sa guests, naka long dress naman daw sila ala Saudi style of dress ba.

Hala! sa white carpet daw, pag balik nila, panay balahibo na na nalaglag, kaya Tanong nila sa isat isa, hala kaninong b_l b_l to, walisin na agad!!!
Baka makita ng mga guests!!!

Nagturuan daw silang lima ng "uy, hindi akin yan, mas mahaba yung sa akin... Yung isa naman daw ang excuse eh, uy, sa akin manipis, so hindi akin yan...
Hahahaha.
What a discussion! Pang Parental Guidance 18 lol!

Takas sa Paris,
Mga kasambahay galing Middle east,pag nakarating na ng europe, at may makameet na Pinay, bigayan agad ng celphone number yan, at nag paplano na how to escape from present employer.
Which is normal, kasi how can you live in 200€ salary a month, eh kung nasa Europe ka na, 2000€ na ang sahod with the same work as kasambahay?

So si Kababayan natin, pinatulog lang ang alaga and planned to escape na sa Madame, hawak ang pag asa na gaganda na ang buhay ng pamilya sa Pinas.

At 4 am, lumabas ng hotel entrance, eh yun pala naharang siya ng concierge, bawal pala sila lumabas kung walang advance notice kay Madame.

Ang wise nating bida, dumaan sa likod, dala ang labahin kasi hahanap daw siya ng laundry machine, at 4 am!Hindi man kapanipaniwala, nakalusot naman siya sa antuking concierge. Dumaan siya sa likod.

Eh May Pulis!Kasi may wang wang siyang narinig!

Ay hindi pala pulis, ambulansiya daw pala narinig niya, kasi kasing tunog eh.Sus, pati ako na nakikinig sa kwento nya, nasuspense, akala ko nahuli na siya at nadeport, lol!

Then lakad takbo siya para matunton ang champs elysee,kasi duun daw siya sunduin, nang narinig niya wang wang ulit, tago siya sa mga basurahan, ngeeeh, truck pala ng basura,at hinahakot na siya!

Buti nakatakbo siya palayo.Until natawagan niya ang kontak niya, pupungas pungas pa, kasi nga alas singko ng umaga, in cold winter.
Ang suot na damit daw ng Kababayan natin limang doble,kasi nga para wala na maleta.
Grabeh noh, hindi ko naranasan yan, but natakot ako para sa kanila.
Pero buti na raw ganun sila, kesa kulong sa middle east , yung passport nila hold, ang sahod hold ng employer at kung magpadala daw sila ng pera, hatid sundo ng driver at body guard at naka burka pa sila.
Ewwww....

dinner with french and Pinay from Pangasinan

Naimbita ako sa dinner.eto ang mga tsika over cocktail drinks...Mas nahilo ako sa kwento kesa sa drinks, lol!

Ayaw ni Pinay ng luto ng french. Steak Tartar daw eh hilaw na mince beef YUN, kakainin?
Or cheese bacteria sandwich (roquefort cheese yun, lol) Or Green Salad lang na may kuto eh black olives yun, haha.

So sinabi niya sa asawang french, meron akong pinoy food, mas masarap dyan sa gawa mo.
What? tanong ng french.
Eto. Bagoong isdang Pangasinan, nilagang okra at steam rice.
Yum yum, wanna try???
Kamot ulo french fry niya, haha.

Then, one day daw, naimbita siya to dine with the french friends.Sabi niya sa asawa niya,yoko, daldalan lang kayo ng daldalan, tapos konti lang food nyo.Pero sige sasama ako, pero dala ko bagoong isda ko at kalamansi....at rice.
Nag try daw kumain ng nakakamay mga french na naimbita, para lang mag pinoy culture, hindi daw nila kaya.Haha.
Sinabi ni Pinay, uy, eating with hands is the best and clean than naka zonrox nyong kubyertos!!!
oo nga no?
Nagtry kumain ng tuyo (sardinas) mga french,weird daw, bulok daw kasi, lol;pang vultures lang daw yun;
Nag try ng dried pusit, inamoy pa nila sabay tanong, ano to? Bahong baho ? NASUKA pa daw sila...

LABAN KA? Hahaha.

ang monggo na naging sabaw, bow!.
Tumawag daw si Pinay sa asawa. Sabi nya, ilaga mo yung monggo, lentilles yun in french. Pano ba gawin yun? Tanong ni frenchman sa asawang Pinay.
Basta ilaga mo lang sa tubig in one and half hour, okay na yan.
Ah ok, madali lang pala.
Pag uwi ni Pinay, sumigaw pagkakita ng nilagang mungo.
Naging sabaw. Nasaan na raw ang mungo?
Sabi ng asawa niya, andyan,teka salain ko, ang lumabas puro balat, iyak ngayun si Pinay, waaah, wala na ang mongo ko, explain ni frenchman: sabi mo one and a half hour lang, so ayan, luto na ah, di ba okey???

Sagot ni Pinay: "Tange naman, bakit mo nilaga sa pressure cooker???? waaaahhh!"

Good night folks....
Anong kwento ang tuloy tuloy ang tawa mo? Ha ha ha.
Yung pinay na yan siya yun bida natin sa kwentong "tuwalya ng baka".

Keeping the appearances....

2011-04-09T18:27:00.008+02:00

Bonjour!

May tumawag sa apartment ng bossing ko at ang sabi, ready na raw to pick up ang Mercedes car .
Sinagot ko na, at the moment, wala sila, so by Monday pa sila babalik, I will pass the message. Sige daw.

Dumaan ako sa office, kay secretary and told her the call.She called the Mercedes Car company, if they need anything for the Boss.

The car seller sabi eh, kung sino mag aasikaso ng car insurance kasi ang kotse, bayad na and bago kunin kelangan ang insurance policy. Eto raw ang plate number.

Sabi ni Secretary, kung walang instruction mula kay bossing, hindi siya pwede para ikilos ang insurance.
Sagot ng car seller, di bale daw, kasi nga darating naman daw si Buyer (bossing namin) today and i discuss na lang ang insurance.

Hindi na nag insist si secretary, kasi nga she did not want to put her nose about it, pero binalita sa akin na BUMILI ng bagong kotse si Sir!!!!
Sagot ko, - eh so what? Normal na yun.Di na bago!
-Bakit hindi sinabi sa akin eh ako secretary niya?
-Eh hindi ka naman wife niya, so why bother?
-Hindi mo na get eh, parang may mesteryo ang pagkabili, hindi phone number sa office ang binigay , AT!!!!!,DARATING DAW SI BOSSING TO PICK UP THE CAR!!! Eh Boss natin nasa London!!!!!
-Ah bon, may pag ka mesteryoso nga!
-Puntahan mo kaya ang shop ng mercedes, to look kung sino andun?(sabi ni Sec sa akin.) Feeling detective lol!
-Ngeeh,baka makita ako dun, ano ginagawa ko dun, dapat sa apartment lang ako mag stay!
-Mag helmet ka, merong helmet dyan sa cupboard, hindi ka makilala!
-Helmet??? Wala ako motorbike, mag hehelmet ako? Init init pa ng panahon?
-Ay Oo nga, haha,mukhang di kapanipaniwala nga yun. pano kaya natin malaman sino ang nag pick up ng bagong kotse?
-Si driver kaya!!(eskayted ako haha)Call natin si Driver.Pwede yun mag look out!
Sagot ni Driver: wala daw siya paki.
Sinermunan pa kaming dalawa na wag makialam sa buhay buhay ng bossing.

He is right, pahiya tuloy kami ni Sec, kasi naman eskayted kami, lol
NOsy Nosy Parker....

Laters, tumawag si Bossing...
Nagrelate si secretary na may mercedes car dealer looking for him.
Sabi ng bossing, ah wala yun.

Yan ang kwento.Tama si Driver. Walang pakialaman dapat. Sige na nga. Pero i blog ko na lang, na super 'poor' si Bossing namin... Panay bili ng kotse, eh may pito na siya sa garage niya!
Feel ko hingin yun isa, haha! yung ferrari baga!

The photo below, are cars in our parking area.

Napansin ko, hindi naman mayamang lugar ang area namin,gaya ng Monaco, pero ang mga kotse ng kapitbahay ko, mga latest models.May kaya! Kayabangan,haha!
Na sense ko lang,we do not fit in our area, anymore, haha.

Eto naman photo latest ni Lolo nyo with ako and some french friends.Busy ako kaka entertain sa kanila, or invited kami to dine with them, kaya minsan wala ako time to blog. Ganun daw pag asawa mo français, i must integrate and see the "other world".Or,w can say, I am just keeping the appearances....Haayy, buhay, parang life. C'est la vie!

April na

2011-04-03T19:35:00.004+02:00

Bonjour!

I have many things to blog, pero ubos ang time lagi.Sisihin natin yan telenovela at films in the net.
Sisihin daw o!!!LOL!

Its about work again.

I cannot believe it, nung mag resign ako, then, they wanted me to stay, they gave me a bit of power.
Ganun pala yun.

Ask ko pa nga si Michel, whats going on?

He said: "They cannot pressure you anymore, or else, mag reresign ka. And thats power.They are afraid you will quit if they upset you."

Ah bon?(Ganun ba yun)

So, dapat March 31, end of work ko na, pero stay pa rin ako, after few modifications ng salary ko at working condition.

Meanwhile si Tsu , ang bida natin, , pasaway, ayaw gawin ang mga dapat gawin na nakatoka sa kanya, like the terrase at ang mga salamin. Wala siya halos ginagawa, pero ayaw mag seryoso sa work.

Sinabi ko kay Bossing na siya na mag utos kay Tsu, kasi lagi siya nag sasabi ng:
Au jour d'hui peut etre, ou alors demain....(Today or tomorrow na....)
Eh, three weeks na, hindi pa rin nagagawa!

Sagot ni Sir, "Basta sabihan mo na gawin niya".
"Ayaw sir eh, hindi daw ako Bossing dito."
"Tawagin mo."

Tinawag ko si Tsu. Iniwanan ko na sila, kasi dami ko pa gagawin.
Kinausap siya ni Sir, then later,tinawagan ako.

Sabi ni Bossing sa akin, "From now on, ano man ang iutos mo kay driver, parang ako na rin ang nag uutos...Clear ba sa yo yan, Driver?"
Sagot ni Driver: Oui, Monsieur
Sagot ko: "Ah, eh, o-okey Sir, okey. Thank you sir."
Umalis na si Sir.
Tinanong ko si Driver.
(In French kasi hindi siya marunong mag english.)

"Ano raw sinabi,di ko ma get?"
Sabi ni Driver:" Ang UTOS mo ay para na rin si Boss ang nag uutos."

Olaaahh, shock ako!
"Ganun? sure ka?"
"Oo nga, kulet mo. Ayaw mo ata eh?"
"Hindi, gusto ko, hehe."
"So, ngayon ano ang iutos ng La Contessa?" paasar ni Driver.
"Eh, pwede mo ba ako i drive around MOnaco sa Ferrari ni Boss?"

Umalis na si Driver, syempre nasa cloud pa rin ako.
Hindi na pala ako housekeeper lang, kundi Governante na!
Weeeeehhhhh!

Bago ako umalis that day, kinausap ko si Driver, na wala naman bossing bossing between us, kundi si True Boss lang namin.
Kung gawin niya work niya, wala kami problema.
Kung hindi niya gawin, i note ko ang date when did I told him, and after a week, I will ask again, and if hindi pa rin, time na to report to the Boss.

Mabait naman si Driver. Kaya lang, he didnt play his card well sa work niya.Kung wala si Bossing, nawawala din siya. Pag tumawag si Bossing ako lang ang tao sa apartment.Nasaan siya?
Hindi ko alam,and when I ask driver, di rin niya ako sinasagot.
Meaning, wala akong right to ask.
Which is alright.
Paki ko what he wants to do with his life.

After all, I JUST NOTE IT ALL! hahahaha.

Ano ba mali, si Driver 7 years na kay Bossing, hindi napagkatiwalaan to manage the household...
Na resume ko, baka eto:

1.He should lead by good example.
2.He should be honest.
3.Trusted.
4.Punctual.
5.He should also have a fine testimony from colleagues.
6.Qualified.

And what counts most: Attitude.

Bawal ang sip sip!

We all get rewarded according to what we deserve...
Ano man daw ang itinanim natin....
Yun ang ating aanihin .

French cuisine

2011-03-30T23:22:00.004+02:00

Bonjour!

I watched the series of French edition of TOP CHEF;It would be interesting for you also to see how crazy it is in the kitchen when they do the meals when we enter the restaurant.

My son Anjo left his work in Monte carlo Restaurant because of the "stress" in the five star restaurant. He is a "commis de cuisine" (chef helper).

He is now working in a restaurant in same position in Nice. But more quiet or calm.
Same salary, declared full time 39hours a week, and just nearby our area.

In this video,you will see diff kind of prepared meals a la française...

Malapit na ang Holy week

2011-03-24T23:05:00.004+01:00

This is from my mailbox, wish ko lang i share ang email niya, please read...

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "It pays to be wise...":

"They say you will learn about a person just by reading (or listening) to her/him. Someone's choice of words clearly reflect who she is, what she is, and how she lives her life. I read most of your blogs not because I was impressed... it is more because I am intrigued by your sense of entitlement. That arrogant personality and strong words. I can tell you feel superior and that you say or write things without thinking. Just simply babbling around does not mean you are wise. Now, like you, I too am an author. Just like the way you answered my fellow Igorot comment regarding on one of your post, it is not my intention to be nasty and disrespectful. rather, i want to open your eyes to what the real world is not only from your point of view. Your ignorance is NOT an exception if you claim to be wise. And comparing yourself to whites saying derrogatory comments to black (or the other way around)won't justify your mistakes. As consistent as you seem to be as as proud as you sound like, I expect this comment not to be deleted. This should be part of your experiences, right? Your learning experiences."

Me:I didnt delete her comments, someone did, must be her. But as i found her comments in my mailbox, ayan na copy paste ko para dito. She accused me of deleting, sino kaya nag delete ng comments niya sa blog ko.
Eh hindi ako?
Meron pa bang ibang magdelete nun?
Haaays...

This is my message to all my readers...
Forgiveness...How to apply it?

Old wrongs left unresolved can produce layers of resentment that accumulate to the point where forgiveness seems impossible.

What if others sin against us in a way that inflict the deepest of wounds, and yet there is no repentance, and no apology on the part of the offender? The Bible clearly indicates that God does not forgive unrepentant, hardened sinners. No Christian who has been a victim of extremely unjust detestable or heinous treatment should feel forced to forgive or pardon a wrongdoer who is not repentant However, recall that holding on to resentment can be very harmful to us.

Waiting for an admission or apology that never comes, we may only get more and more upset.Being obsessed with the injustice may keep the anger seething within us with devastating effects on our spiritual, emotional,and physical health.

In effect, we allow the one who hurt us to continue hurting us.

Wisely, the Bible speaks these words:Let anger alone and leave rage.

Kay anonymous,THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.
You are courageous.

It pays to be wise...

2011-03-20T10:37:00.008+01:00

Bonjour!
A man has rejoicing in the answer of his mouth, and a word at its right time is O how good!Proverbs 15:23

This is the story.
The day the Boss received my RESIGNATION letter, nag damage-control-effect.He told her GF to talk to me.
Kesyo daw mahirap ang maghanap ng work, wala ako makitang employer na hindi maarte, walang luto, walang bata, and two hours lang nila ako makita everyday, kasi lumalabas na sila after breakfast, gabi na bumabalik, so the apartment is mine to do what I want;

Sagot ko, -Eh kasi Madame, My service fee is more than my present salary...
-Bahala daw siya, kasi she can ask for me.
-No, Madame,there are LADIES,that can work to less salary than mine.
-No, because we have confidence in you.
-I will think about it, Madame,please dont ask Monsiuer.

The next day, si Bossing na nakipagusap.
Sinabi ko -I found a new job, Sir, with better salary and benefits.
Sabi ni Bossing, -I can give what others can offer...
-Oh , no, Sir, I told them already I start this coming month of April 2011!

The next day, usap ulit,third nego sus, non stop nego, ano bayan...siguro di sila makatulog na aalis ako, haha...

-Ano pa daw ba ang kelangan ko to stay with them...
Sagot ko: -Sir, aspirin,I have a headache.

Tawanan, lol
Ganun ako ka drama sanay ata eto ke Lolo Michel nyo, lol

Then seriously, I told them, Sir, tomorrow I will call my new Boss, to look for someone else, because Im staying here.
Aba, niyakap ako ng bruhang GF.Ewwwww!
Sabi ko, hindi dahil sa inyo Sir, that I stay.Because of this thing-> your persian cat!

Tawanan ulit.

So stay ako sa present work, with my increased salary and plus plus benefits.

Tanong lang ng Bossing ko, if hanggang kelan daw ba ako pwede mag work sa kanila.

Sus, those type of "lines", shows, sila pa worried na alis pa rin ako.
Haaays!
Sinabi ko na lang, as long as you need my services, Sir, I stay.

So maligaya din si driver opm ang loko,(,(hindi daw niya ako aasarin),
si Secretary,( yeheey tuloy ang tsika,)
si Gardener,(may flowers daw ako every summer),
pati si Persian Cat tuloy laro namin !!! next week turuan ko sia mag Poker, haha

A joyful heart has a good effect on the countenance.
Ganun mag nego sa Bossing.
Sabayan ng resign (kuno) while trabaho pa rin ng seryoso.

at the market

2011-03-19T23:30:00.005+01:00

Bonjour!

Michel and I went to a multicultural market here in Nice France, and we spotted some appealing stuffs, from sunglasses to computer bags, to whatever you can find under the sun, like antiques or not so so antiques.

We scrutinized some handbags, and the seller is "of a certain race".
The buyer is a young man of "the same race" and they speak french with each other.
I try ko i translate ha?-

Combien les lunnetes de soleil?(How much are the sunglasses?)
-Cinque euros(Five euros).
-Et les sac a main?(And the handbags?)
-Dix euros, bien imiter , bon qualité,monsiuer(Ten euros, good imitation , good quality,sir.)
-Je les prends, si tu me promis ta soeur!(I take these, if you "promise me your sister ?)

(Ang tawa ko, haha)
If di mo ma get, bahala ka, haha.

2.I stopped again to another stall.
Without Michel, as he was at that time, interested to antique books about JERUSALEM and the Jewish Laws.
Lolo nyo ang hilig sa historical affaires....

I stopped at stall that sells men's briefs.
3-for-5€(350pesos)Hmmm, mura lang. Yung last na nabili ko kay Michel, my husband, sus, 9€ (600pesos) each!!
These ones, mura na,in dollar and euro designs pa, ewwww!

Guess, who wears those type of briefs ,haha.
Brief ni B-tler!!!
Remember him? Lol!
Shhh...
Di ba parang pang bading??? Euro and dollar designs! Yaiks!!
Fell ko bilhan si Lolo, kaya lang baka ako i divorce, haha.

Pero intriguing ha...pano ko ba alam na ganun ang briefs ni B-tler....
Guess...

jan jan

2011-03-14T18:17:00.001+01:00

Bonjour!

just in case you want to laugh, haha.
Saka na mga story ng buhay ko, kasi etong video mas nakakatawa.

Nawala pagod ko today Monday, March 14!!!!

PARTY AT LEVENS

2011-03-08T21:20:00.010+01:00

Bonjour!
The area is here. 30minutes from our area in Nice.The road south from Levens towards Tourrette-Levens goes along a high plain, then winds down a deep, thickly forested river valley, making it difficult to remember that you're less than 20 km from Nice.

We were invited to a retirement party of a friend and his children organized it.

How?
For two months, the invitation was sent with a message, do not tell anybody that we will have this party and you are invited.If you can come, pay 3€per person for the rent of the place, and bring something in the list that is convenient to you.

Apperitif, drinks, wines,desserts.

Michel and I offered to bring first course and dessert.
Spring rolls(fried shrimp lumpia) and Tiramisu.

Sus, when my spring rolls arrived, kanya kanyang tikim, isa lang, until the host of the party said, please stop, we should start later...

When they saw Michel's Tiramisu dessert, lumuwa din mga mata.
Haays, mga french, sawa na sa cuisine nila, love na love nila ang spring rolls!
And Italian dessert Tiramisu, made by Lolo.Remember Lolo is a chef pattisiere,(cakes, desserts)

Of course, all guests tinawag na at nagtayuan na kasi in 2 minutes papasok na yung bida, yung mag reretire na kaibigan namin with his wife.

Aba,when they entered, nagulat sila, 100people kami inside and singing to him!
Happy retirement.
Michel said, we all know you are OLD!
Tawanan!

Ahay, napaiyak si Monsiuer, also his wife, iyak tawa.
Akala daw nila, lunch lang with 5 people ang pupuntahan nila sa resto, yun pala, 100people ka dinner nila!

They are very lovely couple and they will be leaving our congregation soon to another one, so we just cannot let them go with out our souvenier party.

His children did some numbers in programs , ang saya.

Laters, it was eating time,and when it is a french party, unahin muna ilabas ang LAHAT na apperitif...

Then after 30minutes, LAHAT ng first course.....

Then after 30miutes, ang menu principal...Chicken with herbs ,sautee in potatoes in french wine, etc etc. Ang sarap!

Then program ulit, showing diaporama ng mga photos ng couple with their children.
Then dessert time,ten sorts of cakes,with of course, the coffee time!

Aba, yung tiramisu ni Michel, naunang naubos!!!
Hahaha.

Well ito na photos. Masaya, pero, hindi ko kaya kainin lahat ng food!
Kasi when the french dine, more on pica pica...more on blah blah blah, less eating!
Four hours....

Kaya nyo yun?

tsu tsu

2011-03-07T20:04:00.003+01:00

Bonjour!

The one guarding his mouth is keeping his soul. The one opening wide his lips—he will have ruin. -Proverbs 13:3

Matindi ang problema ng ating bidang si Tsu tsu.
Mukhang matetegok.
KInausap ako ni Sir, kung si Tsu Tsu ba, ano ang ginagawa pag hapon na?
Of course alam ko, minsan pagala gala, tsika ng tsika sa mga kaibigan niyang concierge at mga building employees.Minsan, nag lalaho, aapear, ewan kung saan, but there it is.
Pero ang worst, tanong ni Sir sa akin kung nagtatrabaho ba si Tsu Tsu sa iba pag wala sila ni Sir...
Dear, mabigat na paratang, ang sagot ko para safe is:
"Sir, I have no idea, but why not ask him directly. The guilty ones even when lying through their teeth can be caught by their mouth....After all, abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks!"

So pinatawag sa akin si Tsu Tsu...
Direct ang tanong ni Bossing:

"Nagtatrabaho ka ba sa ibang tao?"

Sagot ni Tsu Tsu na hindi makatingin...

"Nnnn-nOOooooh,Sir."

If a question had been asked, maybe, because there's a disturbing issue, di ba?
Basta ako may alam...pero di ko sasabihin... pero kung ako ay pipilitin...

HINDI KO PA RIN SASABIHIN!

Malay ko sa buhay ng may buhay, noh!

Di bah?

resignation letter

2011-03-02T21:50:00.006+01:00

Bonjour!
Pano ba gumawa ng ganun?
Ganito yung sa akin, na nareceive ni Secretary kasi siya taga open ng all mails ni Sir.

Una, of course,
Date
Name ng Boss
Address ng Boss,
Subject (optional, pwede wala na)

Then,eto na ang res letter ko:

Dear Sir,

Following our discussion in the presence of Mr Manager, it is clear that you do not need my services anymore.
I am informing you this letter of my resignation effective March 31,2011 as my last day of work.
I thank you for all the opportunities you have had given me. If there is anything you need during the transition, please let me know.
PS.
Do you know, Sir, why I resign? Because since working with you,I cannot blog anymore.If I cannot blog, my readers hate.When they hate me, they dont visit my blog anymore, my hits drop. And if my hits dropped,I am not happy. If I am not happy,I eat a lot, and if I eat a lot, I get fat. If I get fat, it a bad image for the company.If the image is not good, the business is not good.When the business is not good, you become unhappy.When you are unhappy, you eat a lot. And if you eat a lot, you will become fat like me.
You see, Boss, it is a vicious cycle.I did everything for you, Boss, because I care for you, Boss.
So the conclusion is, I want to resign. April 1, 2011, I want out.Please let me go.

Yours, cheesyly,
Francesca

(Please dont copy that resignation, its a joke, lol)

Seriously,
Of course, dahil sa France kami, I have to do it in french language also, in a another letter.
Wag ko na ilagay dito in French, mahihirapan lang tayo intindihin, lol!

Then Send ko via registered mail.
The next day, nasa kamay na ni Secretary.
Tinawagan ako, kung baka pwede na lang wag na, she can give it back to me, kasi wala pa alam si Sir, na mag reresign ako.
Sabi ko, no, it is official start the day you received it, kaya April 1, wala na talaga ako.
Ano daw ba nangyari?
Nangako siya, 200€ more salary increase, ayaw??? Nagbago ang ihip ng hangin,sabay deny, di daw siya nangako.So I kept quiet, but send him that letter the next day.
I'm looking after his household worth 30million€ ayaw ako i increase, eh, peanuts lang yun sa kanya!

So si Sec, nag message kay Sir sa celphone, kasi nasa holiday si Bossing;
Sir, she is resigning her post, I'm surprised. Please advise.

Lunes, Tawag si Sir, kay Sec, nag explain, sa naging usapan namin...Martes, Miyerkules, iniwasan ako ni Bossing!Umaalis ng bahay bago mag 8am!!!!
Olaah, kaladkad si GF! Ano yun, takot ako makaharap, sus!

Tuloy lang work ko, bah sa isip ko, hindi ako married sa yo, WHY DO I CARE KUNG I DEADMA MO AKO!
Si gf, tahimik if nasa bahay.
Si Driver, iniiwasan ang topic. Pakwela, pero plastic.
Si Secretary, nakikiusap.Baka naman daw mag bigay, patience lang????

Yoko, kasi kung ibigay sinabi na, eh ang pagkasabi, hindi pwede, on top, sabi n GF di naman daw ako marunong mag linis ng apartment.So sila na linis, para alam nila ang hirap noh!

Thursday, Tumawag si Sir,kay Sec, hanapan daw ako ng kapalit, bago mag 31 ng March.At last, siguro naka recover na sa shock, lol
Specified ang ads, daw!
Filipina, french speaking,english fluent, experience in high standard apartment with legal papers, possible french citizen.
Kano sahod?
Mas mababa sa bigay sa akin.
Ang tawa ko, lalo na ang qualities, over sa exagge...

Sa Pinay pa, kung marunong ng fluent french and english, hindi nag wowork as housekeeper, ako lang..!

Then afternoon, kinausap ako ng GF, na bakit ako aalis.Sabi ko Madame, my service fee is above than usual fees, because I work in details, I WORK QUALITY. The apartment is high standard, it needs excellent maintenance;

Mahirap daw makahanap ng work, mabait naman daw sila, hindi sila nangungulet, no cooking, no serving, no kids to look after, bakit daw iiwanan ko pa. May nahanap daw ba akong iba?

-None, I will look for a new one, maybe not, dont have plans yet, Madame.

-Then if not sure, dont leave, you have a family, you are the only one working, why leave if you dont have a new one?

Sus, gusto ko na sagutin ng: I dont care, im not renting. But, hindi na lang baka mayayabangan sa akin, hehe.

So para matapos na kami, sinabi ko if hindi pa kayo makahanap, extend ako pero one week lang. Kasi uwi ako ng Pinas(pero shhh, kunwari lang)
Besides, We can leave all the work to Driver, Madame, wala siya halos ginagawa, hahaha.
Nakikitawa din si GF, about Driver doing the laundry and iroing, lol!
Naka apron at bandana, hahaha.

Laters...

Its my choice daw, baka kukuha na lang sila ng partimer.
Gusto ko matawa, partimer?????,

Eh 360Sqmtrs apartment, up and down, with 200sqmters terrace all around, partimer ang mag maintain, for 32hours a month?
Sus, Im sure si Bossing ko, nakikinita na ang alikabok after two months, maitim na uling ang lga silvers,tambak ang mga Chemise to wash, baka wala na sila magamit ng tuwalya, maisipan na lang nila mag hotel,lol!

Shocking revelation yun, 8hours a week, eh 8hours everyday nga ako, nag babacklog pa ang work ko, Madame,ano ka!
But, they do what they like, kasi, Im not there anymore.

Sabi ni Sec, kung ibibigay ba ang 200€ increase, papayag ka na?

-No,style ko lang yung 200€ increase, baka papasa, but, I never work with an employer that smokes cigarette.What ever work I do, as if I didnt do anything, mabaho ang usok, maalikabok ng upos ang basurahan, ang bahay when I enter its like pugon, di bale na.Decided na ako, I'm out!

-Saan ka hanap work?
Dito: shhhhh!

CLICK
Click "candidate service", then "Job search."

Basta may legal papers ka sa France, and you comply the position required, pasok ka na, after interviews... They have an office in Cannes...And in London,UK!!!

Ow, di vah, mataray ang sahod?????

Its in Fashion...

2011-02-25T21:11:00.007+01:00

Bonjour!

C'est la tendance! Yan sabi ng GF ni Bossing nung malaman niya na si Driver, nag split na sa wifey. SUS! Feel ko rin makiuso, lol!

Once, tampo ako kay Lolo nyo, hindi ako umuwi, sabay off ng celphone, wala sina Bossing so sa studio ako natulog! Si Lolo, halos mabuang buang, inaway sina Marghie kung hindi daw ako makontak, paalisin niya ng bahay mga anak ko!
Kasi alam niya, sinasagot ko tawag ng mga anak ko.
Bigla tuloy ako ng decide na umuwi, sus!
By calling Lolo: Please pick me in Monaco!
Oh di ba, kadramahan!

Sabi ni Lolo, oist, wag mo gagawin na hindi ka uuwi, dito sa France,oy, kala ng mga taong kakilala natin may lover ka na!!! Kaya ka tumakas sa akin!

Sagot ko: Oy, sa Pinas, uso ang tampo, uwi kay Inay, magsusumbong, bukas na balik, noh!
"Hindi nga ganun sa France eh. Pag ayaw mo na umuwi, wala na balikan!"

Ganun?!!

Lolo nyo must integrate sa Philippine culture!
Tampo is a sign of getting what a Pinay wants, di ba?

2. Nag resign ako sa work. Boring! Besides, the new GF insulted me, na hindi daw ako marunong mag work???!! Bah bah bah, ako pa! Sinabihan ako na dati siyang governante, she knows the work. Nagpanteng tenga ko. Sabi ko dati akong Reyna ng Englatera.Laban ka?
Pero di ko sinabi, lol! Baka mag sabunutan ek ek kami, lol
Nairita talaga ako. Hindi ko na i detalye, pero,I never insulted her, tapos ako insultuhin niya??? KAYA, Ayan Bossing, resignation letter ko, stay na lang ako sa bahay ko and ituloy ko blogging ko.
Ps;
Sir, pakisabi kay GF kalabanin na niya ang makapal, wag na wag ang menopausal!

Or,ano kaya,hanap ako ng ibang work na may action baga, like being a nanny, pa travel travel, bah, french na ako, pwede na anywhere in the world!
Pwede rin sa UK, bah pounds sahod dun, patak 2000£ daw sahod dun a month, nanny lang!!! Live in, meaning with free food and lodging++s...
Apply kaya ako kay Prince William and Miss Kate Middleton,titira siguro kami a Buckingham Palace... pag nagkababy sila, ako na aalaga, lol!

Basta, anywhere strike ako.Wag lang sa Li-bya, ban ang beauty ko dun!Baka ma mer-cenary ako dun!lol

3. Si Secretary, nag break sa bf niya kasi married. Nainfluence ko siya na, iwanan mo yan, married yan, crumbs of his time lang makukuha mo dyan! etc etc... Bah,Sinunod ako lol!

Eto na, naka meet si Secretary ng isang single pero divorced, willing to marry her. Natuwa na sana siya, kaso, si Married BF, nangungulet. Idi divorce daw ni EX BF si Wifey niya, by September pakakasalan si Secretary.
Nag panic si Secretary... she asked my advice again!!!
Libre, as usual....Haaay, walang kita, lol!

I told her to tell her ex bf this:" show me you are filing a divorce within March 2011,because if you have it,by April, I drop by present fiance!"

Sagot ni EXBF," you are getting agressive! I cannot do the divorce now?????"
Sagot n Secretary: Its up to you, I will not stop my self marrying someone!
Yan ang turo ko.Word by word!
Sinunod ni Secretary.Haha!
Nag iiyak si ex bf!
It is hard daw.
Sagot ni Sec (utos ko ulit) hehe. "It is hard to be branded a mistress" Go back to you wife!!! Leave me alone!"
Sagot ni EXbf, "Ganito na lang, we can sign both a business partnership, but it is my business,will you drop Your present bf?"
Sagot ni Sec: I am not for business. I am for marriage!!!

Hindi na sumagot si EXBF LOL!
Sabay apir kami ni Secretary.
I'm her conscience, you see!
Ha ha ha!
I always tell her this:

"Look after yourself, because no one will".
""Look after your own interests first, not theirs."
"Look after number one, first, YOU!"

And if you marry him, no prenuptial as part of the deal!

Apir ulit, lol

This weekend, my friend , the secretary will enjoy her holidays with present bf to PISA, and Florence, Italy!!!!!!!
Yeheeey!

After all, huh,if you are a beautiful girl like the secretary, what are you doing with a married man????

BON, yan muna ang tsika.Tatlong kwento yan. Hope you all have a nice weekend too!

If may aawayin kayo, let me know, may free advice din kayo, lol

In the box...Francesca reveals...

2011-02-19T08:46:00.002+01:00

Bonjour!

Updates...

At work, grabeh ang mga kwento.Si Driver, nag decide, after two years daw na walang "flame" ang kanyang marriage, he decides to quit the house, take a studio and seperate lives with his wife and three children.
Shocking!!!????
He is married for 17 years!!!!

If I dont know him, I dont care. He is a responsible husband as far as we know. He admires beautiful ladies, but thats it. He explained, that at home, he arrives, he eats with the family, but after that, each one got his own things to do,tv, or computer, and go to sleep.Another day, another work, back home, eat and sleep.

The wife is around, doing the household, she works also, but no time to, you know do her wifely duties.She is okey, she is a good mother.But...
The spark is gone. As Driver calls it.
17years.

We ,the secretary and I were sorry for him, and it is his birthday today.
February 19.
What can we do? We have our own lives (and problems) to look into also.

If only Driver could realize the impact of getting divorce.
1.There are children and their survival of seperate parents must be considered.

2.The cost of financial and legal proceedings. He has still to pay the alimony. And his own expenses...getting a studio... run a small flat, do the things alone...

Divorce inevitably robs each spouse of a certain amount of income and property, some comforts, and maybe a much loved home.

3.The changes of relationship to wards inlaws or closed friends.

Not many understand why couples divorce, but even as a victim, people looked at the wife as at fault, etc etc... Some of the close friends start to greet her cold, or worse, avoid her.
Some even closer friends became rare.Some do not understand and will call to see if she wanted to be accompanied anywhere, want something done or just feel like talking.

Et oui,(oh yes) its hard to get into trouble of divorce.

Hopefully, my readers will look into it.
What ever the problems,it is part of marriage life.
Have patience,as things will gonna be alright...
If there is no spark, take a match and restart, lol
(Okey, I m mean, hehe. But really, is divorce the answer?)

We all wish for Driver to be open minded. 17 years might not be that bad memories with a loved family he had, to consider quitting.
Just think of the good old days....

Di ba?

Francesca on the run.... Blogging updates....

2011-02-11T21:35:00.003+01:00

Bonjour!
Balita lang to, madalian pa.

1. Kakainis si driver, nag travel to Luxemburg, hindi nag iwan ng pang grocery. Ask ko si Secretary, wala rin daw siya petty cash. So text ko si Driver, walang makain sina Sir pag uwi ng weekend!!
Sagot ko daw muna, bayaran niya sa Lunes.
-Ayoko,its not right, di ko sagot pagkain ng Bossing, mas mayaman sila, ako wala ako pera, katulong lang ako...(padrama ko, lol)

Ang ginawa ni Driver, tumawag sa suking Palengke, nag padeliver ng lista ko, lol!
Text ako ulit kay Driver na HINDI KOMPLETO, walang ganito at ganun!
Text si driver sa suking palengke, bilhan daw sa Carrefour yung wala sa lista ko.

Loko ba siya, kung nagiwan siya ng cash, di siya makikiusap sa kakilala niyang palengke. Tyak nun,ang presyo double charge... Bahala siya.

2. Usap kami ng Boss ko about sa work ko sa Italy. Inexplain ko na; Sir, I dont mind, once pero if every week andun ako, it is not right, my sss does not cover me. Sagot ni Sir, No problem, i insured daw ako. Ngek....Gusto ko mag resign waaahhh!!!!

3. May nagoffer sa akin ng isang card, parang pyramid ang dating, bili ko, hanap ako ng mabentahan, may kita ako, may bank account ako sa america na andun ang tubo, ipadala sa akin ang debit card para makuha ko ang mga tubo ko after collecting some clients or sales.
Sagot ko: Is it legal to operate the business in France? Look ko daw sa website.Nakita ko, walang liscense to do business in France. Sa Uk, yes, they have an office.
Tinapat ko, na, hindi ako mag jojoin kasi, if I earn big money from that, I should declare it to France taxes, if that business do not have liscence here, IM DEAD!

(Eto yung card na gives you discounts daw when booking hotels in America. I checked the names of their Pinay buyers, ngek, meron walang papel, pano yun makatravel sa america? I checked yung website, walang declared assets... Parang culorum...I check the rules, hindi ka empleyado ng company, freelance ka, pero tinitinda mo products nila....Ano bang klaseng business to???? The card cost 250€ (20,000 pesos). Kung maka 100 pinoys sila dito as client, thats 200,000 pesos. Oks na raket.)

Gusto mo alamin, email me... Yoko naman sila e expose dito sa blog ko. Bahala na mga ma goyo... Basta, iniingatan ko ang papel ko dito. Mahirap na mabawian ng papel or citizenship for fraud or moneeeey laundry...

3.Kakainis, pinanonood ko yung tv series na Babaeng Hampaslupa sa internet, sa TV5Pilipinas. Naiinis ako for no reason but, naiiyak ako sa kwento. Cheap ko talaga!

4. Sakay ako ng bus, inaway ako ng isang Itim. Sumingit sa pila ko, aba aba aba, gusto mauna!! Sinabihan ko nga: French Speaking ko siya,which, ako nagulat, pag nagagalet pala ako deretso ang barok kong french!!!

Sinagot ako ng bading na itim na magtatanong lang daw siya , hindi daw siya sisingit. Sabay: Ow, Madame, impossible ka, blah blah blah...
Nagtaray na din ako:

-Sure, sure!! Kung di kita sinita, tiyak na sa bus ka na!!!
So talo sa taray ko, napunta siya sa huling pila.
Nakaupo na ako, pag daan nya sa upuan ko, sabay niya ako inasar; mga babae, these days , mga palaban na, wala na raw yung mga desente, etc ect...

Sa isip isip ko: Pakialam ko sa yo, basta nakaupo na ako, thats all that matters...

5. May nakatabi akong Kababayan, nag kwento. Sa loob daw ng bus, katabi niya isang A, umubo, tumalsik daw yung plema sa pantalon nya: Yay, kadiri.
Tapos yung Mama, dead ma, hindi man lang nag excuse. Ginawa ng Pinay, sinabunutan yung A, LOL:

(Bisaya pala!)

Mabuhay mga taga Bisaya, (Cebu, Negros, Aklan, Iloilo!!!)
Rah rah rah....

Okey, tulog na ako, bukas ulit....

Over sa Utang?

2011-02-07T21:22:00.005+01:00

Bonjour!
Tagalog to, para safe.

I have a call from a Kababayan. Pwede raw ba makahiram ng pera? Uuwi na siya, hindi pa nakarating ang Balikabayan boxes niya from Sea Freight,Marseilles France. Mauuna pa raw siya, eh andun yung pang wedding events (food and attires of the whole clan) niya.Nag strike daw ang mga pahenante, kaya three months delayed yung BOXES niya!

Sinagot ko: Sino ikakasal?
-Anak ko.
-Saan?
-Sa Manila.
-Wala ka bank na magpa loan sa yo?
-Wala eh, tadtad na ng loan wala na ma piga!
-Ganito na lang gawin mo:
-Ano?
-I cancel ang wedding ha ha!
-Ikaw na man... Pwede ba yun?
-OO, kamo nag ka stranded na lahat,nag strike sa Marseilles,France so delayed muna ang kasal.Hintayin na lang dumating ang balikbayan boxes, saka ituloy...Or i huwes mo na lang, saka uwi ng bahay. Oks na yun, nakasal na, maligaya na silang mag sasama nun!
-Ay, kakahiya naman sa magulang ng babae?
-Bakit ka mahihiya, eh, sa wala eh? After all, hindi ikaw ang bride, hehe...
-Kung si Anjo mo ba papakakasal, hindi ka gagastos?
-Hindi. Kinasal kami ni Michel sa Pinas sa judge, 6,000 pesos lang gastos ko! Why would I spend 350,000 pesos gaya mo, eh di nga ako gumastos ng ganun kalaki sa wedding ko... sa kay Anjo pa?

-You dont understand...Napasubo na ako.Lalaki ang sa akin...
-Eh so what? Gusto mag asawa, sila gumastos...Kung wala, ba walang kasal na engrande, uy!
-Ganun talaga.Hindi mo naintindihan...Nanay ako, galing France, gets mo?

-Hindi ko talaga ma get. Bakit ako uutang ng malaking tubo sa bank para lang ihanda sa engrandeng kasal, eh mga walang trabaho yung ikakasal?
Ikaw pa rin ang papalamon sa kanila nun, until mag ka apo ka, until tumanda sila, ikaw ng ikaw...
(nayayamot na sa sinasabi ko si kababayan, hehe)

-Wala ka ba talaga mapahiram sa akin?

-Wala.Purdoy din ako...Ganito na lang, Ikaw na lang sasahod ng paluwangan etong Feb 15. 2000€ yun.Akin sana yun, 200€ a month hulog. Wala tubo.Okey na yun?

-Okey na yun, kesa wala.
-Kaya mo hulugan?
-Kakayanin...
-Mahigpit yung humahawak. Nag rerequire ng post dated checks...
-Okey na yun... Sige abutan kami, cash niya and checks ko.
-Ayoko maipit ka sa utang at sa banks mo, baka ma ban ka sa Bank of France.
-Okey lang, kayanin ko, french asawa ko, kupitan ko na lang...

-Ilan ba imbitado ng kasal?
-Huuuu, 100guests.Sagot pa namin pamasahe nila sa Cebu Pacific mula Samar to Manila,round trip buong pamilya ng babae...

-I Jolibee mo pa yan sila pag landing ng Manila...Araw araw na pakain, kasi happy family na nga kayo...Baka mag paparlor pa sila, kasi alam mo na, BIG EVENT yan. Mga 20 silang entourage, manicure, pedicure, make up and hair do..

-Hindi na manicure pedicure, ako na lang gagawa nun, manikurista ako dati...

-Tiyak,ayaw ng anak mo nun, kasi galing ka abroad!
France!
Tapos, kutingtingin mo mga kuko ng mga hilaw mong inlaws! Parang nakakahiya naman...

-Oo nga. Kaya, nga nangungutang na lang ako eh...Sakali nga na mag paparlor ba. Kasubuan na talaga to!

-Malay mo, sila na bayad ng mga ganun...

-Sana. Tapos honeymoon sa Bagiou, tatlong rented van kami, waaaahhh!

-Kulang nga ang 2,000€ (120,000pesos) mo...

-Di bale, bili na lang kami buong baboy... Ilagay sa freezer, tapos kuha na lang unti unti.
-Eh, baka nakawin ng mga kapitabahay mong kamaganak,unti unti, hala ka?

-Hindi, yung freezer, may susi.
(ang tawa ko, haha)
-Eh kung bitbitin ang freezer,ha ha, wala ka, nasa Mall ka...Bah, may alam akong umuwi galing France, ung bote ng kape niya one day lang, ubos. 20katao pala nag kakape sa bahay niya oras oras! Meron pa, dati rati daw, pandesal i saw saw lang sa kape, ayus na almusal nila, nung dumating galing abroad si Kamaganak, may coco jam na sa pandesal, may bacon eggs at hotdog pa!Yung keso de bola at ChizWiz na malaking bote, ubos!!!Para daw may lamay sa bahay nya araw araw sa dami ng tao!!!

-Totoo ka. Alam mo, may isang isang kwento dyan,(hehe, nag tsika na, nakalimutan na ang inuutang,hehe) isang Pinay, umuwi ng Pilipinas, baon 10,000€!(600kphp) Hala, gastos dito at doon, bili lahat reseta ng may sakit na kamaganaks, tubos lahat ng lupa, palayan, at alahas na nakasanla... Sarado ang jolibee pag nag agahan sila... Nong pauwi na ng France, daan ng Manila Airport, siningil ng 3,200 pesos travel tax, walang pangbayad! Tumawag sa kamaganak,walang tumulong!!!
Naiwan tuloy ng eroplano!

-Ollaaah, ano ginawa?

- So tawag sa kaibigan sa France, padalhan daw ng 300€(18,000php) kasi may 200€(12,000php) penalty sila sa eroplano,for delayed boarding,pinadalhan naman kaagad, at naaawang hindi pala makabalik!!!

-So nakabalik ng France si Kababayan... Simot. May utang pa.
Eto na, highlight...
Nakwento pala nung inutangan ang nangyaring anomalya na walang pambayad sa travel tax kaya naiwan ng eroplano.
Nagalit si nangutang, nag banta: "Dahil tsinismis mo ako, di kita babayaran....!Hindi nga sya binayaran, galet galet sila until now!

(ang tawa ko, hahahaha!)
Pero ano ka, di talaga ako tinantanan until makuha yung paluwagan... Sus!

Yan ang tsika, sa blog na to, mga dear readers ko.

Ano ba mensahe ng kwentong ito?
"Over sa utang ng di naman dapat?"
"Snobbism?"
"Keeping up with the Joneses?"
"Major major Bongga ka day?"
Or "sobrang "kabaitan" lang talaga???"

Haayy, Im glad , Im back to full blogging... Next isshhh ulit. Night!

PHOTOS IN UK

2011-02-05T10:58:00.014+01:00

1. Ripleys, at Picadilly Square...
2.My niece.
3. Again, my niece, she is as lovely as me, hehe.
4. The five sisters... In our bests... At Westfield mall.
5. Inside the bus of London,1day unlimited is 5£(or ticket one trip is £2.20(150pesos)Kamahal ano? I always take one day trip unlimited...
6.Me at Canary Wharf, business center also in London...
7.Inside Science Museum , where you can find all diggings and findings...
8.Kensington Station, the underground tube.
9. Wala lang, pa cute, hehe.Also in Canary wharf...
I tried to book Mme Tussauds full, London Eye, ride, full.
So next time, I book early, para masaya ang pamilya, On April 29, I will be back, as Im invited to the Buckingham Palace, for the wedding of Prince William to Miss Kate Middleton...
Masaya na magastos, kasi mahal sa London, in compare sa France, but its worth it, especially ang shopping, super bargain, kaya di na rin mahal,lol.I have four coats on sale, buy one take one pa, those I wore in photos...Super sarap...

Less people, less mess when going out...Plus ang mga pinoy, mababait, says hello and hi always sa amin, and willing to help us where we should take the bus or tube...Meron pa one Pinay, Ate Barbara, she cooked the best Pansit for our dinner.
Unforgettable.
Going back to Nice, I was over luggage, its normal,and charged of 20£. The most heavy in the luggage are the bottles of spices from NANDO'S, lol.
I avoided checking my bank online at the moment... Para namnamin pa muna na masaya muna ang holiday, lol

Arriving Nice Airport,the immigration asked me:

Immigration: What origin are you, Madame?
Me: Philippines, Sir...
Immigration: Married?
Me: Yes,Sir sorry,BUT VERY MUCH MARRIED...
Immigration: Aw, c'est dommage...(what a pity daw)
Tawanan kami pareho, haha.

I told Michel when he picked me up, he said jokingly:"Tell me where is his post, I must speak to him....that cheeky lot!!!..."
Bon, ayan na photos, I add some videos soon...
Happy reading...

PATIENCE LANG PO

2011-02-01T12:48:00.001+01:00

Bonjour!

SALAMAT sa tiyaga nyo to visit this blog.
I will post soon a lot of histoire AGAIN!

working in Italy

2011-01-22T08:26:00.003+01:00

Bonjour!

Monday, driver gave me the "good news".
Good news sa kanya, bad news sa akin.

Sabi daw ng GF ni Sir, linisin at organise namin ang apartment nila sa San Remo, Italy.

I refused!!!

Kasi, wala ako permit to work in Italy. My permit to work is in Monaco.My SSS is in Monaco.
Monaco is not France, nor Italy.
So bawal ako mag work sa Italy.
If I get an accident, or fall out of a stair,in ITALY, my insurance will not cover me.

Nagagalit si Driver. Hindi naman daw hard work yun, i look after lang little details. Sasama pa nga ang gardener.

I said no, pa rin.

Nag dare si Driver, baka matanggal daw ako if I refuse.May pahabol pa, ayaw daw niya na ininfluence niya ako, pero I should consider daw.

HA HA!

Sagot ko:
Look,Driver, I appreciate their trust to me about that work, but...
If they sack me for refusing , I will see the Inspection Labor Office of Monaco, what they say about it.
If they still sack me, they must pay indemnities, then Im out of work , take an allowance from SSS (which is 75% of my monthly salary) and I will go have holidays in Thailand!

Hirit ni Driver:"But you are french, you can work in Italy without getting caught by immigration???!!!"

"Yes, driver, but No, I dont want to work there. It is out of my duty , out of my responsibility, out of my contract, out of my insurance, IF I WORK THERE!!!!(sinigawan ko na , ang kulet kasi!)

Sumingit si Secretary: "She is right, what happened to her there, she is not covered. Even to drive over there, it is two hours, she is not covered for any accident in the road."

Umalis na nag mamaktol si Driver.

You see, pumapapel si Driver, eh di siya uubra, haha.
Two girls against him, united, lol.

That day, when I went to buy some food for the fridge, I cannot find him, so I paid the gtrocery of my own money and I gave to him the reciepts for refunds.
What he did, he checked one by one, ONE BY ONE!!!! all the items, if Im really honest on the reciepts!!!!!!

Oyyyyy, Driver, natempt na ako ng 15,0000 (Imillion pesos)euros na naiwan sa akin ng makakalimuting last employer ko, hindi ko ginalaw, yun pa kayang barya baryang grocery????!!!!Ano akala niya, bibili ako lipstick at ipa refund sa kanya, lol!

(Mind you, baka gawain niya, bili siya ,chocolates, isama sa bills of grocery, haha)

So after ma check up ang resibo, binayaran ako.
Napahiya, he found me honest, nag refund!

Sinabi niya na baka gusto ko raw i refund yung nabili niyang kurtina for the house, kasi ayaw ni Madame ng kulay.

"Malay ko sa yo. Problema mo yan."

Inoffer nya kay secretary, sabi ni Sec.
" Ayaw ko ng kulay, I like fushia...not beige..."
(Taray ni Sec, haha)

Wala magawa si driver kundi itinabi sa garage yung kurtina, haha.
Let it rot! Boing!

Actually, mabait naman si Driver, may pag ka bossy boots lang. Feeling Boss siya, eh di naman siya designated as one.Taga hawak lang siya ng 2000€ funds a month kung may needs to buy sa apartment and office.

Basta, ayoko mag work sa Italy. Ano sila. Pag na tambakan ako ng work sa apartment sa Monaco , ako kawawa, at sisisihin na:

WHAT DID YOU DO? BAKIT TAMBAK WORK MO????

Di ba?
Flexible ang Lola nyo, but there are limits!
Wala sa contract ko ang travel, so wala travel!
And if they really wanted me to travel with them, papayag ako.
Kung Pinas ang dayo, lol!

Girls, know your rights and stick to it. It protects you and your work.
Sa dami ng pasaway sa paligid...
With looks as sweet as lambs but in coats of wolves, haha.*
Agree?

(Ps. Mag comment ka, otherwise, hindi mag move on ang post na to... Please lang. Kahit ano, basta may masabi, haha...)

shopping

2011-01-20T17:22:00.002+01:00

Bonjour!

Alam nyo ba how the french goes shopping when it is SOLDES(huge sale)?

Ganito:

1.Its all sale everywhere in France, for three weeks,kaya bisita sa shops,
looking looking, Taga SUCAT paranaque,(oo sukat ng damit, pero di bibili)
lalabas, ikot ulit sa ibang shops, then babalikan ang nagustuhan.
Kinuha sa display, bitbit to fit sa fitting room, take out her celphone, take a photo and pag uwi sa bahay, hahanapin ang kapareha sa EBAY at oorder,kasi half the price, lol!

2.Or gaya ni Lolo Michel nyo, tingin tingin lang, knowing knowing ng quality, sukat sukat... Pero hindi bibili.
Okey na raw sa kanya na na try niya, lol
Marami pa naman daw siya damit.
Lolo, pabusog mata lang pala!

Pero ano ka, pag sa antique shop mo siya dalhin, ang vow for not buying niya, violated na,lol

3.I dont fancy na yung dining table namin, bulky, eh wala na ako space for my own "business" sa sala, kaya i went to Basika with Lolo.
Ayaw niya, kasi home furnitures shop, tiyak laki gastos!
After BASIKA may nakita kaming magandang table, extended, na LAQUER ang material.
Then compare namin sa isang shop, sa FLY.
The same table meron sa katabing Conforama.
Then akala ko ma decide na yung nagustuhan namin-> BOTH<- sa BASIKA.

No. Next week daw balikan namin, baka bumaba pa.
Umuwi akong luhaan, nag mamaktol.

After a week, binalikan namin, same process, hipo, looking looking, ikot ulit sa three shops.
Verdict:
Ayaw pa bilhin, ayusin daw muna namin ang sala kung bagay nga sa mga ibang gamit, bago bumili.
Next week daw ulit.

Dumating ang third week.
Bisita ulit sa Basika, sa Fly, sa Conforama.
Wala na yung gusto namin out of stock na!!!
Waaaahhh!

Ganun ang style ng Lolo nyo.
He is french.

I tell you, there's no glory in being french!!!

Kayo , anong experience nyo to avoid spending? Gupitin ang credit card?

Crumbs

2011-01-14T21:42:00.005+01:00

He is married.That is what I always said to our Kababayan.
And she would answer, "I know, but what can I do, Im in love."

Allow me to analyze, girls, that having a relationship with a married man is the worst position a lady can get.

The priority is always the wife, not the mistress.
In special events of life, like birthdays, christmas, valentines day,monthsary anniversary, its an occasion with the family(wife and kids).
On weekends too.
Where is the position of the mistress?
Under the "table" waiting for crumbs...

Ganun ang position ng kababayan natin...For seven months now.
Waiting for the spare time from the married man.
Waiting for crumbs...

Last discussion we had, she confided, the bf will go home to Philippines with the wife. And she do not accept it.
I forced myself not to laugh.
You see, some mistress think and feel that they belong to their bf as "the wife".
Talking about "Ownership".

I told her, if she listen to her heart, she lose.
If she use her brain and get out of it quickly, she wins. She will gain self respect,morally, she avoid commiting fornication,and dreaded diseases like hepatitis or aids.
One never knows if the man sleeps with other women plus the wife!!!

In France,couples, before having sex, by principles, should have an aids test before deciding to go without condoms.
If they sex with two or three partners, imagine the tests they have to pass!!!
Nakakahiya namang every month na lang, nag papa test ka, di ba?

Back to our story...
If she allows her heart to dictate, the heart is always desperate and tricky.
It can blackmail her to slavery (in love).
She will bound to accept whatever spared left overs(time) of the boyfriend.

Our kababayan allows her heart to governs.
She is not realistic.
She doesnt up value herself.
She just sink in to the hope, maybe one day he will leave his wife and they can be together.
She is in dreams.
And afraid to be alone.
Thats for me is desperation.

When she will be 60 years old and the competition is stiff to find a husband, then she realize, she wasted her time.
She is only 33 years old.
27 years more? Before she wakes up?
Mama mia.
What an intelligence.
Mind you, she is very intelligent in some aspect of her life.
But I cannot understand, why with a married man?
If he is rich, then there might have a solid ground.
But no!
Mama mia.

Bon, she does what she likes.What ever I say, it does not register to her anyway.

Is there no decent man around anymore?

Michel answered:"Yes there are, but either they are married, or "bakla"!
Ngek.

Honestly,na ooffend ang pagiging feminine ko pag nakakita ako nang isang matalino at magandang dalaga na pumatol sa may asawa...
Ako ang nanghihinayang.
She deserves a prince charming, not a... whatever...

Girls around the blogsphere, would you go with a married man?
Loving daw and handsome?

Soon to UK

2011-01-11T22:59:00.003+01:00

Bonjour!

To London ang 4 days vacay ko.
Holiday sa Jan 27 sa Monaco, so I will take advantage to see my sistahs that I didnt visit last season's greetings.

I grabbed the cheap plane tickets,offered, round trip for 62€ Nice to London Gatwick.
Mga sisters ko, di pa informed, haha.

I just commute and bang at their door when there, lol!

Baka pag alam nila na darating ako, i red carpet nila ang Gatwick airport and sarado ang streets ng Downing, haha
You know how Philippine culture is, stay close as family, whatever happens.
Baka nga magsi absent pa mga yun sa work, para tuloy ang gala.
Wag sana mag snow!
Bon.

About work, my Boss is complaining, he stayed 18days in Monaco without moving anywhere.
In 20years daw, 18days was the longest ,he stayed in Monaco.
Dati rati, uuwian lang ako ng labahin and for drycleaning, lalayas na naman.
Matagal na ang two days!

Sinagot ko:
Sir, there's no place like home...
Home Sweet Home...
Kasi, shhhh, may new girlfriend na si Sir, Model!!!!sus, blonde, kagandang girlie, 20years younger his age!!!

Pero ano ka, reklamo ako, dami ko work!!!!
Waaah.
Bye bye na yung once a week lang ako nag serious work since I started with them Oct 2009;

I told Driver that the Boss cannot believe he stayed in Monaco for 18 days.
Driver said!

Oww!!! HE SHOULD LEAVE!!! HE JUST DONT COMPLAIN!!!NO ONE IS HOLDING HIM HERE TO STAY!!!

See the different reactions? SI DRIVER MAY GANANG MAG REKLAMO, eh halos wala nga siya ginagawa kasi si Bossing nag da drive anywhere Sir goes!!!

Walang ka tact tact si driver.Pwede ba naman na sabihan ang bossing ng ganun?

"Sir, walang pumipigil sa yo dito, why dont you leave????"

Minsan ang Bossing, would see how we, employees react to it.
They are testing if we are understanding of the changes or happy of them around or not.

Honestly, I am not happy, but thats work.
Diplomacy.
Alangan naman we are hired just because we have blonde hair and blue eyes!
Naman!

Some days we are loaded, sometimes we are bored for not doing anything...
C'est la vie.

Bundok na ang bed sheets na labahin,ubos na pati nasa guests rooms, nagamit na, pinadala ko nga sa dry clean!!!!

Hinihintay ko na mag travel para naman ma relaks ko gawin ang trabaho, aba ayaw!
Hayan tambak ang Laundry.
Solution, ipadala sa dry clean, para pag balik, i deposit na lang sa closet!
Super talaga ang work ko since Jan 3 MONDAY.

Babawi na lang ng holiday sa UK...

NO internet at home

2011-01-09T19:08:00.002+01:00

Bonjour!

Thats why, I cannot post a new one. Please bear with me. It will give you time to visit other blogs, or create your own. Oh di ba?

Basta, 2011 seems a good year for all of us, thats all that matters.

Tuesday the technician will see the problem, and then Im back to blogging.

The question I will leave to all who wants to answer is:

Does infidelity can save a couple's marriage/relationship?

Lolo said, it doesnt. It would break difinitely the marriage instead of saving it.
The trust is gone.
The infidel will always be an infidel.
He or she does it once, he/she will do it again.

Conservative si Lolo nyo. He doesnt believe a third party in a couple.
Better daw to finalize the end of the relationship(by legal means if applicable) before going(sleeping) with another one.

Okey, got to give back the 3G internet connection of Anjo.
Back to blogging Tuesday.

Bisous at tous(Kisses to all)

of shows and show offs

2011-01-01T22:12:00.009+01:00

Do you like to LAUGH?
Grabeh ang saya dito.
Mga reality shows.
1.Yung hapon na gusto na tumira sa Pinas
2.Mga kakulitan ni Willie kay Shalani.
3.Suot pa ni Shalani ang special ring, kanino kaya galing yung ring....
4.Mga buking isyu about the dancers...
Basta,sa dami, mapupuno ang blog ko. Click and enjoy nyo na lang.

Ako, tawa ng tawa...may gulong gulong din ng aking mga paa, nagugulat aking mga pusa, hahahaha!

Here it is,

this

Kung ayaw mag link, search nyo na lang yung Dec 31 Willing willie show.

Ang nag click and nanood, (at tumawa), magaganda...
Kagaya namin...

Isingit ko na, 2011 na rin lang, ahihihi!

Our car, frozen when we went out from our hotel room...
Marseille France, grabeh ang hangin, nasisira coiffure ko dun!!!

Michel has to re heat the inside, or else we cannot see where we are going!!!

Another photo for the year 2010 with mga ka Frenchships.
Ala United Colors of Benetton
or We are the World...
Wala kayo nyan... Ako lang...Wink!

And naka pang ginaw ako na coat, bought from Thailand.
Faux Fur, but better imitation, Shhhhh!

warning

2010-12-27T18:39:00.003+01:00

Bonjour!

This post is about unwanted bills, na kung hindi tayo maingat, doble ingat at major major na ingat, we pay a hefty price.

1.Last December 24, when I called the secretary about the Boss' appointment sa doctor, she was surfing her Ipod, while driving!

In the Highway!!!!

She was following a slow van, and she overtakes!
Voila, a flash!
Radar fine.
Speed limit of 90kms per hour, she was driving at 93kms per hour.
The extra speed of 3kms/Hr cost her 90€(5,000php).
Only.
Aray!

2.Then when I saw her today, she wanted to buy an IPAD with her celphone points, with a subscription,COST 149€, she was banned by her celphone company to have it.

She asked why?

Because:

She was once working in a French Territory in Martinique, and resigned,left Martinique, to go back to France;
She sent them a registered letter that she would like to cut her monthly subscription, because she do not need the line anymore.

No, the cellphone company did not received any registered letter.Her line was still open and she must pay the monthly bill of so many months!!!!

Now, they have a go at her for some euros.
She was annoyed.

3.Anjo my unico hijo, had a bill of €17.60(1000php) from Hospital Princess Grace, Monaco when he went to have a check up of soar throat,last November.

He was billed, in Nice andwhile he is presently living in Monaco due to his work in the restaurant. He didnt check his mails.

The hospital is suing him to court in Monaco!!!!

17.60 EUROS ++, lol(atty, paperworks, etc etc)

I told him to see the hospital Treasurer, asap, and he did, today, and he was saved of paying the judge, the lawyer, the etc etc...

Ayan, kapabayaan, nasanay na si mama lagi dag dadala ng mails niya, eh nasa thailand ako nun!!!!

Eto nakakatuwang, maiinis ka!

3.Michel sent a registered letter that he doesnt want to continue the service of Neuf Telephone.
He sent a registered letter also to his bank to stop the payments.

An answer letter from Neuf Telephone arrived that Michel owed them 1€ and they gave a warning that if Michel will not pay it within 15 days, Michel will find himself before a judge in Nice.
Ha ha ha!
What a joke.
Michel phoned them how they want the 1€(57pesos) to be paid.
They wanted a check.
Busines business.
"Okey, I will send you a check of one euro by post!Ciao, bye!"

5.Ako naman, nag hohold ng paluwagan for a year, talo ako kasi i called them for collections, nauubos ang load kong two hours monthly kaka singil sa kanila, wala naman ako kita dyan sa paluwagan na yan, besides,

GLORY!

Hummmpppffftttthh!

My December 24 2010

2010-12-24T21:44:00.005+01:00

Bonjour!

I woke up that day, ala zombie to go to work at 6:10 am, ready to out in the rain!!!
Three days non stop na ang ulan dito sa Nice, di na nakakatuwa!

Driver is off, the secretary is off, im the only one working, snif snif!

8am to 4pm December 24,2010.

I saw my employer, Im expecting an envelope,... wala!

Meanwhile Driver kept on calling:

-Did the Boss already open my card?
-No.
-Waah, where is he?
-Reading his newspaper...
-He didnt ask who gave the card?
-He asked me, I told him, its from you.He just said: Ah ok.
-Later, if there's an envelope for me, can you send me an sms?I come to fetch it.
Ok. If it is a letter of dismissal, I call you too, hehehehe!

The Boss, went out at 12noon, the card was still lying on the table begging to be noticed...

Afternoon, 3pm, the Boss called me, if I can find his doctor's phone number, he wanted to pass by his clinic for an appointment.
Hinanap ko, walang ganung name ng doctor, and the Boss kept on calling;
Do you have now the number????!!!
Grrrr.
"Sorry Sir, there's no such name in your address book. I called the information desk in Monaco, they said, no such doctor in Monaco, so I will look in the yellow pages,and will call you back.
Ok daw, salamat daw.

Sus, kabagal ko maghanap sa yellow pages, if may PC lang dito, madali na i google!!!

At last, nahanap ko rin.

I called the number, off daw yung doctor.
Tawag ako kay Sir, na "off na si Doc", its Christmas Eve, what does he expect!!!!
Boss cannot accept no, told me to call the secretary.
I called the secretary, while the Boss kept on calling the apartment, sus:

Mabuti, si secretary, nag sabi, I will look in the net via my Iphone, maybe the doctor have a celphone number.Nasa Galleries Lafayette siya, nag sa shopping ng perfume for BF!!!
She called back screaming: Meron!
Galing galing ni Secretary!!!
Naka holiday off yan, pero sige support sa akin, hehe.

Sinabihan ko si Secretary;
"Can you call back the Boss, hirap na ako mag french, how to explain to him na open ang clinic, but in two hours, sarado na sila.He better be hurry, kung nasaan man siya."

Ok daw.

Balik control ako ng bahay before leaving...

Nag ring na naman phone ng apartment!
Boses manly. Speaking in French.Serious tone...

Hinahanap si Sir.
Sinagot ko na wala dito.
Pwede daw ba mag leave ng message, na he must call fraud section of american express, someone seems using his card, this is the number....
xxxxxxxxxxxxx(Paris)

Tinext ko kay Sir, bahala na siya;

Uuwi na ako ng 4pm, I even called Michel to pick me up, because we do some shopping, kasi every 24th December, if medyo late ka na sa pag grocery, naka half sale na mga pagkain up to 50% kasi sarado na shops for two days.

Opo, ganun si Lola nyo, at last minute shopping na ako na lang hinihintay na customer before the shop closes, haha.

Oh di ba, be wise crisis yata ngayun bah....

Eto na at 330pm tawag si Bossing, may guest daw sila, pwede daw ba i set ang table.
Ngeeh, di ko naman gingawa yun dito, pero sige na nga.

Lagay new table cover, with runner, mga wine glass at kubyertos, mga table napkin, chandelier, bulaklak sa salon, ilagay sa table...etc etc, and when Sir saw it, he was impressed, bakit ko daw alam mag set ng table.

Sus, Sir,dati akong stewardess, alam mo ba?Gusto mo mag serve pa ako ala fine dining...
Pero di ko sinabi, baka mag pa serve nga.
Prefer ko na umuwi na!
Natapos na ang table setting, say byebye na ako,eh tinawag ako.

May gift daw siya sa akin. Dahil sa tulong ko.
Sa isip ko, wow, may envelope(with cash) na ako!!!!

Nang binigay, ngeek, True love perfume! Elizabeth Arden

Mas gusto ko ng peraaaa!!!!

TEXT MESSAGE

2010-12-23T21:58:00.003+01:00

Bonjour!

Itong si Driver, holiday tomorrow, until Jan 2, and nakakatawa kasi he suggested, mag sign daw kaming tatlo ni Secretary ng christmas card.

I said no.
I dont want the Boss to think, we are asking for some bunos, or xmas gifts.

I told him: "Ikaw na lang mag send ng card, signed by your family, para personal mo, para ikaw ang bida.Oh di ba? Charing charing ko si driver, haha.

Sabi ni driver,sige, ako na lang, if may bunos ako, kayo wala! Ang aarte nyo!!!

For ten years now, I saved a lot of money,for not joining the crowd about Christmas lol.
Save ko pa ang faith ko, as a JW, because Jesus Christ was not born on Dec 25.
In the history of Christ birth found in the Bible explains:

How else do we know that Jesus was not born in the Winter?

1.Luke 2:8 speaks about the shepherds near Bethlehem who were in the fields, watching their flocks at night.

Shepherds in that region did not keep their sheep out at night during the Winter because it was cold and sometimes even snowy, but they did keep them in the fields during the Fall, after the end-of-Summer harvest.

At that time, the sheep could eat the stalks of grain left over after the harvest, and they would then fertilize the ground prior to the late Fall planting.

2.Also, Luke 2:1 says that when Mary was just about to give birth to Jesus, she and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem to fulfill their obligation to be counted in a Roman census by Augustus Caesar.

They did not travel in the Winter because it would have been much too hard.

Rather, people traveled in the Fall, between the heat of Summer and the cold of Winter(September/October. And at that time of year the grain, and also some fruit, were ripe, and travelers were allowed to eat some of the “gleanings” as they passed by (Lev. 23:22).

Dec 25 is the celebration of Sun God, not of true worship to true God.

Sorry na lang po, if I dont wish you Merry Xmas in my blog.

But if you enjoy celebrationg, I wish you all to be happy.
Thats all that matters.
Not me, but your happiness.

After all, it should not be only on December 25 that we should show our love to one another.
If we can do it the whole year through, our Creator will be happy.
It is the motivation of the heart that counts.
Through the years...

Mahaba na tong post ko, baka ma bored to tears na kayo, so eto na ang text ni Driver, kasi wala talaga siya bunos this year from the Boss.
Last year daw kasi naka 2000€(140Kpesos) siya, and nasanay, akala every year ganun, lol

His text in French:

Oh! Oh! Oh! Le Pére Noél lève sa robe,si 4 fois ce sms tu envoie,chaude année du sexe tu vivras! Ne casse pas la chaine,sinon nul au lit, tu seras et mal au cul tu auras.A envoyer a tous les petits cochon et cochonnes, que tu connais. Pour ma part, c'est deja fait! Joyeux Noél!

Translation ko, ewan kung tama.

"Oh Oh Oh, Father Christmas(Santa Claus) took off his clothes."If you send this text 4 times, a lot of hot sex will be yours to live for a year. Do not break the chain, or else, you will be zero(or dumb dumb) in bed,and you will have bad "bottom moments"... Send this to all young "piggish" boys and girls,that you know. I already did! Merry Christmas!!!

I showed it to Michel, haha.
He said, "Thats very encouraging!!!
But erase that text.Its undignified."

Anong i erase? I blog ko nga.
Lolo nyo KJ, nag jo joke lang eh...

Ganun ang mga french, you can find all sorts, haha.

Credit Cards

2010-12-19T21:02:00.004+01:00

Bonjour!
This is the story of: COME TO THE DARK SIDE... WE HAVE COOKIES...

I subscribe for a credit card kahit di ko kailangan, kasi may options na, no interests sa purchases, no fees if avail the card,ten percent discount to all purchases, the only gain of the credit card company is, to give exclusive clients sa partners nila.Yun bang they pull together to get consumers kesa pumunta sa iba.

Like FNAC. Partner nila ang Finaref, a credit card or loan institution.

Ako naman, na french na, pinagkatiwalaan na mag avail.
Why not, sabi ko.Hindi ko na binasa ang "small prints" ng application forms.

Eto na, nagpabili ng new pc si marghie, at si anjo.
May mga work naman sila, so go ako with the card.
Ten monthly payments, no interests.
After 5 months of payments, nagtaka ako why, tumaas ang payments ko, eh sabi , no interests yung purchases ko.

I checked dun sa Finaref dept.
Yung balanse ko, na 660€ may revolving fee daw.
Ano yun?
Na pag nag use ako ng card nila to pay the items, may patong, 24%!!!!!
Anooooooo????!!!

So, I told her, I want to pay all that NOW so that I avoid "revolving ek eks".

She said, I cannot, I have to wait daw, in a week kasi they billed me already the months' bill through my " bank/debit card",so they must wait to make it sure how much is the balance.
So, okey, wait ako ng one week.

After one week,I visited them sinabi sa akin na ang balance ko daw is not 660€ but 908€ kasi pumasok na raw ulit ang revolving amount for the month....

Inissss!!!!!

I insisted to pay them ASAP while trembling with anger, and after issuing them a check, I went home fuming mad, and cut the card, never to use it again.

Dagdagan pa ni Lolo, na:
"I told you,if you have cash donot get any on credit. They always promise something but have hidden charges..."

Had you experience the same???

"COME TO THE DARK SIDE...
WE HAVE COOKIES..."

Miss Congrats!!!

2010-12-19T20:17:00.004+01:00

Bonjour!

I always watched Willing willie show in TV5 phils, via internet.
When I said that to Kababayans here in France, they immediately would say:
" Oh, he is soooo mayabang, I dont like him."

Bon, each one has its own favorite...
Pero...
I watched it, because I enjoyed watching the kwela guests , (seaman, labandera, mga bading, machos, mga dakilang nanay, mga ulila, mga apat na beses nag asawa, at mga anak na tatay ay foreigner).
And yung Japanese na contestant na iniwan ng pinay na asawa, dahil sumama sa batang pinoy na bf.

Ang tawa ko talaga.

Plus, pa, masaya ang tuksuhang Willie at Shalani, na in my opinion, never naman mag ka totoo, kasi si Ms Shalani, hindi niya style ang mag pa showbiz, she is a true filipina.
Siya ang nagbigay kulay sa show.Magaganda ang damit niya, simple at elegant.
Mga style 1930s, ala Breakfast at Tiffany's film of Ms Audrey Hepburn.

Panay pasaring ni Willie, na kung magkagusto ba si Ms Shalani sa isang 50years old na si Willie.
Why not, eh 50years old na rin naman si Pnoy, at si Ms Shalani, 30years old lang.
And good, nag break na sila ni Pnoy, when he took office as President of the Philippines.
I dont understand why. When a man loves a woman, he never exchange her for anything, ke career pa ito or govt position, di ba?
Ewan.

Oo, pinanonood ko ang mga ganung balita at palabas.

Wala lang, kesa ma stressed out ako sa buhay sa France.
Dito, marami pera. Pero marami din stress.

You see, after our vacation in Thailand, when we arrived, we found out, may gas gas ang one month old brand new car namin.
Inis, ha.
Sinabi ko na lang sa sarili ko, welcome to the country of (stress, jealousy,competition, silliness and ignorance.

After mo ma enjoy ang mga kabaitan ng Thailand, here comes the pasalubong na problema.
Mabuti na lang, naka insured ang kotse sa Volkswagen, full damages, kaya di kami nag bayad sa repair, but then, nakakainis pa rin.

Sa shocked ko, wala ako masabi.
Ganun ata when you experienced injustice.
Nakaka shock!
When na set in ang shock ko,after one hour ,nangatog ako.
The damage although not that much sa side ng kotse ang yupi, it is still annoying.
Inacceptable.
Nasa Parking namin for three weeks, binangga.
Wala naman ibang mag da drive nun,kasi nasa amin ang susi.
Malay naman ni anjo at marghie i drive yun, di ba?

Bon, kaya siguro ako nanonood ng mganakakatuwang pinoy shows, dahil nga, to escape reality, that in France, life is not always rosy.
If not at work, na kaka stress, mga na me meet ko sa bus,sisikan, traffic,stress sa tram, mga nag babangayan,dukutan ng wallet sa public, natutulak ka sa walkways, kasi dito pabilisan ng lakad, or yung lamig ng panahon, na tatlong stockings na suot ko,naka pants, naka bonnet, naka guwantes, kulang pa.
Sisipunin ka pa...

Kaya, sa mga makikipagsapalaran dito or sa ibang bansa man...
CONGRATS!!!!
...and BON COURAGE!

The french are stingy?

2010-12-10T10:05:00.005+01:00

Yes and No. And I tell you why...

There are french who are frugal. There are french who look after their money as if there's nothing coming the next day.
There are french who do not depend on anybody's pockets but their's in their bank account.
There are french who think 100 times before deciding to spend.
And there are french who would save for their holidays , a year ahead.

In France, their pockets are theirs. The word "helping someone" is the responsibility of the govt. The social services in France are the ones looking after their citizens, and the citizens pay back through taxes.
A french national must have work,get a salary,and a bank account. Without these, the individual might be branded as a "parasite"(dependent of govt funds).

Helping a family's needs is not the cup of tea of a french. They believe, each one should carry his own load and if one cannot, c'est domage( its a pity) you are french, you should know how to look after yourself.
Find work, get a salary.
Get a life.

If someone is sick here, it is the responsibility of social health service. Depends on each personal records, one can have a 100% free medical services. Even an HIV patient here gets full coverage.
But if your SSS card shows you are "bulle" or "can afford", its you to pay.
The rich gets less SSS benefits than the less priviledged.
Because the rich can pay "mutuelle" private health insurances.

There's Govt Housing for less earners. But they still have to pay the rent. A three bedroom Govt flat cost 500€ rent monthly, +electric bill and water etc etc.
A private flat costs from 1000€ to 1500€ rent a month.

Education is free until college, but not until University.Students avail loans to get their degree.

There's Chomage. Its an out of work salary provided by SSS.
1. Can be 75% of your previous salary of 1 066 euros monthly, sans deduction social. ,

or if salary is between 1 066 et 1 168 euros per month,26.93 euros per day, sans
deduction social.

if salary is 1 168 et 1 928 euros per month, allowance is 40,4% du SJR + 11,17 euros per day, with 3% deducted sur l'ancien salaire pour la retraite.
if salary brut (without deductions) is 1 928 et 11 092 euros per month, allowance is à 57,4% with 11,37% de retenues sur l'allocation (CSG-CRDS et retraite).

Bon, haba na explanations, wag nyo na lang pansinin to, hehe.

To get the chomage (cash allowance) is, when an employer terminated you due to crisis or bancruptcy.
If an employee resigns voluntarily, chomage is out of question.
You decide to leave work, go, its your hard cheese...no money...

An employee must at least work 80hours a month to be covered by SSS benefits (health, insurance,chomage)
A full time work is 169 hours a month of 35 hours a week or 7 hours a day, Mon to Friday.

13 days bank holidays with pay.
32days holidays with pay in a year.

What else...

Oh, back to french being stingy. Its always an interesting topic...
Why are they like that... Stingy. KURIPOT in Tagalog!

They hold (tightly) their own money,as reserve, because they have their own personal pride NOT to ask money as loan from anybody.

Try to beg help from them, they would tell you:" Cant you ask a loan from your bank???? The banks are for that noh!"

Another personal pride is:
"They do no want to have trouble with the bank".
A french without a bank account in France is regarded as a person who is nothing despite he have loads of cash.Your assets must be in a bank, not in your piggy bank or in your empty coffee pot.

If one issued a check and rejected, one will be banned for five years without any bank account by Banque de France. FIVE YEARS!

Also everyone in France must have a bank account for reimburse purposes of their sss money, sick leave money,retirement money , to pay their bills etc etc.

If only a resident of France with a one year renewable residency card, does not have the priviledge to have a check book. And the debit (blue)card has limits, only to be used locally, but not abroad.
Madukutan ka sa kalye ng Rome, end of the day mo na, your card do not give you cash to continue your holiday.

But if already a ten years resident or a French national and have a full time declared work, the banks, credit institutions, grocery shops, are sending you application forms to subscribe to their credit cards.

They know whom to fleece and who can pay back.

The tax is 21%of your salary monthly.If earning 1000€ ,210€ goes to your taxes.
Employees must also pay SSS contributions.
Employers pay SSS conributions for the employees, 46%of the monthly salary.
Employer that hire you for 1000€ a month must pay more of 460€ to your sss account.

HAPIT!

Also there is tax habitation to pay (en plus)which means once a year, each taxpayer must pay the govt for street lamps, garbage collector, road repairs....Etc...etc.We are paying 700€ a year.

There is tax foncier, a tax if you have a property (flat or house or villa)
Even one slot of parking has tax.
Another big whack of bill coming this Dec 15.

If you own a flat, there's syndic charges. We pay 100 to 200€ monthly for the maintenance of the building and its surroundings (cleaners and gardeners, hall lamps,plants,new flowers...)

More bills coming every month.

Insurance for the house.
Insurance for the car.
Insurance in case of health problems (as govt sss covers only 70% of the bill.)

(Celphone, telephone fix, internet, electric, water, gas,)
Plus;
Monthly grocery,
weekly gasoline for the car,
weekly food for the pets,
train tickets,
bus tickets)
if you have to buy pampers and infant milk on top.
And school expenses and clothes ; field trips to switzerland, US or Canada.

Time to time eating outside (Flunch, KFC,Mcdo, french dining, pizzeria)

We can add Kebab and chinese noodles too.
Plus going to asia store to buy rice and sinigang broth.
And mama sita's toyo at suka.

With all these bills piling up your/our mailbox everyday, no wonder the french is branded as STINGY to some.

As they cannot keep up!

They saved their salary in the bank for future financial crisis that arises, than showing off to people and spending the whole lot.

Oh, by the way,Christmas in general is not that lavish here.Deepends if that french has better finances.

Not because they are not much for religion.
Its because tax bills arrives every DEC 15 and must be paid before 31.
Ni 13th month, nothing...its optional, not obligatory to employers.
Saklap,huh!

Dont worry. If the french stayed to live in France, than in Thailand, it is because they can afford to.
While suffering.

Or they cannot find work in Thailand. Hahahahaha!

ps, this is personal opinion based on experiences, and doesnt mean all situations are generally the same.
For filipinas who will be "a venir et vivre en france" Find yourself employment asap. To help your family back home is not your french husband's responsibility.
Its yours.
His family is only you, and your minor children if any.
The rest of your "tribe" is yours to shoulder.

Unless the french agrees and he can afford, of course.
But prefer to work for your family back home.
Or you will have the sermon of the mount every month about WU...

They believe that when enter marriage , for them is to lead a successful life together as husband and wife sans les autres famille in the middle.

AND IF THEY SPOT YOU ARE ADAMANT TO HELP YOUR FAMILY IN PHILIPPINES,
They pushed you before the marriage an:

AGREEMENT PRE NUPTIAL.

Wise eh?

Hati hati;

Bili siya ng orange juice for one euro, 50cents bayaran mo.
Yung bills, i aaccount, at the end of the month, bayaran mo kalahati.

Ay oo. Nag sign ka ng prenup, kaya ganun.

Maraming Pinay divorced their french husband because of that.

Because here in France, in case of divorce and there's no prenuptial contract to cover, the husband who divorce the wife, the wife gets the house and kids until their children gets 18 years old.

Meaning the husband will leave the house with just his toothbrush...Hahaha.
Loko ka, divorce ka dyan, wala ka tuloy bahay...

Unless the wife remarries. Sige, isoli ko na bahay mo....says the wife, as my new husband is richer than you....
(nya nya nya na naaahh....)

Pero pag may pre nup, ba, wala obligation si french husband mo sa yo.
You go out the door.
Sasabihan ka pa, iwanan mo anak sa kanya, libre sila tira.

See? The children are "the family" but the wife, no.

But dont get scared, the french are usually romantically obssesed with Asiatics.
If he leaves the wife, its because she must be an aweful one, lol.

Here is another experience of a filipina with her french husband.
She was 40 years old when she met him;
After a year of courtship, he found out when they went to bed that she was a virgin..
He decided to marry her, and he told his family he met a virgin girlfriend.

His mother was shocked ,asked her son:

Is she normal???!!

Yes, in France, thats how it goes.
C'est la vie...

Khum Khan Toke Dinner et al

2010-12-05T15:31:00.017+01:00

PARK VISIT

Khum Khan Toke is dinner and thai cultural dance show.Its a 9menu meals with rice dessert and tea, non stop. See the videos below.Click also the photos, the costumes are made beautifully. Its a must see in Thailand.

There will be more surpises here, but, snif... snif...tommorrow is our flight back to Bangkok and our flight to France.

Arrggghhh, I miss Thailand already...

Heat and fun in Thailand

2010-12-01T05:54:00.017+01:00

Its cold bitter cold in France.
Marghie reported to us.
Kikay and Chico fight over the place near the heater.

Meanwhile, in Thailand...

We got bored, we asked the hotel reception how to go to Camp Elephant. He advised us to take a red bus, half day tour , for 600TB or 15€ round trip for three persons.
If we include visits to Tiger Kingdom , Handicrafts, eat all you can buffet meals,Gems Jewelry Factory and Soi Duthep Temple, it will be a whole day trip.
for 1200thb (30€)...

If we take it from travel agency, the charge us 3000-5500THB each or more.

I prefer to pay the low earner people than these agencies.
Besides,the locals are more honest, I feel.

We confirmed our trip the next day.
We have three schedules of elephant shows to choose
8:30, 9:40,13:30.
We must be at lobby at 8am, as chiangmai center to the camp is 45 minutes ride.

Red Bus is like a fiera VAN in red color, converted into a jeepney like in Philippines.
Our driver is Boy, a small size thai.
He knows the way.
He explained the trips;
He brought us first to Elephant Maesa Farm.
He even provide us bottled mineral water to drink.
Nice thai people, it shows, foreigners here are well taken care of.
Genuinely.
A trait to ponder di ba?
Sana ganyan din all over the world.
Thais are not silly. They know where is good business.
With the foreigners...Where else.

Here are some photo and video shots inside the camp.
Elephant camp entrance is 120THB (3€) per person,includes feeding them with bananas, for 1€,
football game,
basketball games,
penalty kick to the goal,
race,
embarking logs,
balloon putukan with a dart contest against an audience, which panalo ang elephant, ha ha.
Massage of elephant to his master,with a thai bow by clipping his toes...
elephant as painters( talo ang painting ni Renoir and Cezanne, ha ha)
and many more.
Pwede rin visit sa elephant nursery where young ones are kept.

Masaya sa elephant camp, pampamilya at barkada.

There were three ballons left that the elephant did not blow up, the elephant angrily popped it with his trunk, lol
Silly ballons!They should pop out! says the elephant.
An honest drama, mind you.

Some of the audience gave cash to the elephants and the elephnts pick it by their trunks and gave it to their masters.
What a class idea!
If you give them fruits, they chew it. If bills, it will be for their masters.

We learned that elephants represents the Thai People, submissive, but can be tough!
I say that because of an incident:
We went to a computer plaza and bought a computer bag, and when it fits to my computer, I joked to the Thai girl, "Byyeee", bringing out with me the bag without paying...
She grabbed Michel and proudly told me: "I take your husband!!!"
Hahaha.
Michel said to me:"Ewww, she is not silly!You cant blame her, Im more interesting than a bag!"
(Well, next time I must be careful what to bargain eh...hehehehhe) I paid the bag for 150bath, than she takes Michel, ha ha.
Okey, now the photos, dal dal ko!

Even elephants offer THAI massage!!!

Here, the thai contestant was beaten 2-0 by an elephant in dart contest. She should grow her trunk to win.

PAINTING SESSIONS:

My personal comments:

1.The wifi is good, but not that fast as in France. Took me an hour to download a file video....Maybe because it is free???

2.We stayed in our hotel because, nearby, we can have meals for 25THB per person and a mocha/ tropical fruit shake for 20tbh.Ang mura talaga, masarap pa. Lahat ng foreign students dito kumakain.
Tiis lang sa tooo spicy, haha.

3.We will transfer from our present hotel to another one for 15€ a night includes wifi, aircon coffee/tea with a hot water boiler. Our present hotel is fully booked, due to massage/spa school students, they cannot accommodate us for any extension. Its peak season!!!

4.Lorraine is doing great with her Thai Massage and spa lessons.She practiced to us before her weekly exam and she PASSED her first week, and was graded 98%.
She managed, haha.
She have friends internationally here now.Half of her classmates are coming from France!

Sus! We cant escape from the french. Some vendors here even speak french already, mama mia! Epicé (spicy)daw ba ang order namin or no. Marunong na rin sila mag greet ng Bonjour(hello or good day)

Bon, thats the update.
If plan to visit chiangmai thailand, there's a 30 days visa free to all filipinos.
Good deal eh? Di gaya sa UK, bitter ako sa kanila, amft!

We still have 8 days to go before returning to Nice France.
Meanwhile the weather in France is:
As of today, Dec 1 2010.Brrrrrrr! This is the moment to bring out from closet the bonnet ,gloves and scarves. Plus the wool socks!

MORE MORE MORE IN THAILAND

2010-11-28T13:52:00.010+01:00

Sawasdee kahhh!HELLO!

The trip to Chiangmai is for us to relax.We visited Tiger Kingdom, elephant camps(photo soon) eat Pad Thai for lunch and fruits shakes on afternoons, and meals again at dinner.

We just did the thing without pressures, appointments, and commitments.

Even a tuktuk ride,is enjoyable.
I do not think of work back in France, nor of my employers , neither of the bitter cold weather in Nice, it is 4° daw!!!!!!
My worries would be, Kikay and Chico.Miss na namin sila, thats why we visited the tiger kingdom.

Im worried also,my euros keeps disappearing because,bunot ako ng bunot,haha !
The stuffs here are sooo cheap, nang gigil ako kaka shopping!

Cotton dresses, jewelries,
jade pendants ,and necklaces,purse,thai silk dress,table runners, bed covers, blouse and skirt,tshirst, signature dresses, scarves, mouse for pc, usb for pc,headset for pc,wacoal underwears,silk pajamas,silk bathrobe...

Kakagigil! Naging shopaholic ako, waaaah!

Yung trip namin to Krabi and Phuket, kinansel ko na.I love to stay in Chiangmai.Totoo pala ang sinabi sa net, Ladies will love chiangmai.
Lolo agreed naman, we will not go to islands and beaches here, kasi tiis na lang daw muna kami sa beaches ng Nice, France.

Tomorrow, di muna kami lalabas. Mag babasa muna ako ng books ko. Kasi I found second hand shop books here."Innocent" by Scott Turrow!

Here in Thailand, two ways, we were treated.

1.They speak to me in thai!!!
(sawadeka,tapontahhhh) ewan!

I said, "no thai", natatawa sila, kasi kamukha!

If I ask the price, mababa ang bigay kasi akala thai din ako.Pag si Michel and mag ask, presyong kano, kasi naamoy yata nila euros ni Lolo.haha.
The downfall of being European.

Ganun din pag nag ask kami ng tuktuk service, mahal singil kay Michel.
Pag ako, mababa, kasi akala thai ako, hahahaha.

2. We ate in a street restaurant, I was snobbed, kasi akala thai ako.Inuna kinausap si Lolo!
Michel joked: You should print your french passport in your forehead.
I answered: Even then, Michel, they will not believe it is true, haha!

3. We shopped pala sa department store, and the girl told me, may vat refund ako, kasi one day shop ko cost us 5000thb.
How much is refund?
My reimbursement daw sa Airport na, when I exit the country. They told me to file a vat refund form, then asked my photo of passport.
Binigay ko naman.
Asked ako ni Lolo, how much is the refund?

300THB!

Reklamo si Lolo!
With all the hassles, 10€ lang ang refund, babayad naman daw kami ng 700THB each as airport fee each pag na exit.

Still, it is something noh!
Important is the relaxation(of shopping, hehe, I get before going crazy again to work when in France!
Must grab that massage...TUK TUK please...

TukTuk brought us here...Irrisistible offers below.
Why not?