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3 months to be a Filipino again during COVID-19 Pandemic

2021-09-19T19:04:00.005-07:00

Consular Office in Washington, DC

I thought I could apply to be a dual citizen around March 2020, few months after becoming an American citizen. Closure of offices and pandemic made me decide to delay my application to be a Filipino citizen again. To have a good start of 2021, I’ve decided to apply in January since I did hope that everything will be better within a year.

Globe's International Roaming 2020

2020-10-14T09:19:00.005-07:00

I haven't traveled internationally for many years. I got the screenshot from my father's phone. Last 2013, I did a review that Globe's international roaming didn't work here in the United States.

Concert: Twice at Newark

2019-10-05T19:18:00.003-07:00

Twice Lights was my first ever concert that I’ve watched in the U.S. I and my friend decided to watch Twice’s concert last July in Newark. It’s great and would love to watch their another concert in the future.

Planning: 1st TWICE concert

2019-07-19T21:31:00.001-07:00

Ticketmaster

This will be my first ever concert that I'll watch here in the US. CN Blue's Blue Moon(2013) was the last concert that I had watched in the Philippines.
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Downtown San Rafael 2019

2019-07-04T20:16:00.001-07:00

Falkirk Cultural Center

I stayed for few days in San Rafael, California last March. The weather was better than my Los Angeles' trip. I and my family also visited San Francisco, but we spent more days in San Rafael. Since my older brother had work already, we had to plan our tours by ourselves (I and my parents).
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A Rainy Day in Universal Studios Hollywood

2019-05-31T19:54:00.002-07:00

It's been almost six years since I’ve been to an amusement park, I finally made it to Universal Studios in Los Angeles. This was unexpected because I, my brother, and parents decided to go there just the day before. Our first choice was Disney.

The White House Tour 2019

2019-04-27T21:41:00.006-07:00

The White House

I and my parents went to The White House last March. Thanks to our kind neighbor who became our tour guide and helped us to have a reservation on a Saturday visit.

2019: Southwest Airlines

2019-04-13T21:57:00.001-07:00

Screenshot of flight tracker

The last time I reviewed Southwest was 2014. For the last five years, I chose Southwest when I went to Chicago, California, Missouri, Georgia and Louisiana. Last March, I went twice to California (Los Angeles and San Rafael.)

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Planning: 1st Hiking

2017-08-16T18:21:00.003-07:00

This will be my first hiking ever. I don’t have relatives and friends that enjoy hiking, so I haven’t tried it. Thanks to my God mother because she invited me last June. She lives in Florida, and I live in Maryland. Even my God mother lives in Florida, we will meet in Atlanta airport this weekend. She’s with her relatives. I invited my younger brother, but he’s not interested. This trip will be my first time to travel via airplane by myself and will be my first trip to Georgia.

Southwest Airlines

2014-09-05T18:32:00.003-07:00

I and my family went to Las Vegas, Nevada last May via AirTran Airways, which was acquired by Southwest Airlines. However, we went back to Maryland via Southwest Airlines. It was the fifth time. The first one was on 2010 when we went from San Jose, California to Baltimore, Maryland (vice versa). I don't remember well how long our travel back then because it's not direct flight. We had to stop in some states like Nevada (Las Vegas) and Utah (Salt Lake City). The third was April 2012 when we went to Florida.
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First Time to Hong Kong: Day 4

2014-08-22T16:05:00.003-07:00

Ngong Ping

Our fourth and last day in Hong Kong was for Ngong Ping. Also, we needed to go back to Philippines in the evening. All I can say that this day was a rainy one.

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First Time to Hong Kong: Day 3

2014-08-16T11:56:00.001-07:00

We spent our third day in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Thank you so much Meego Travel for I won two tickets/vouchers via raffle. They sent me the vouchers the day before our trip to Disneyland. Good thing, Rambler Oasis, our hotel printed the vouchers. Then, we took it to ticket booth to exchange with the real tickets.
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First Time to Hong Kong: Day 2

2013-09-22T00:46:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Ocean Park

Our 2nd day in Hong Kong is for Ocean Park. I and my sister decided that we should spend our day here. That's why we decided to not go back to our hotel with other tourists at 4PM. I and my sister extended till 6PM. It's worth it because Ocean Park is too big, and it has many adventures that should be experienced by tourists like us.
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Define Korea: Unforgettable

2013-09-21T09:59:00.000-07:00

Enjoying Nami Island

Introducing Korea as my unforgettable travel story is very easy. Once you go there, you will notice a lot that makes her unforgettable. There are reasons why I mentioned that Korea is unforgettable. For me, all of these are memorable experiences in Korea.

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Globe International Roaming

2013-06-05T08:50:00.001-07:00

I am Globe prepaid user since grade 4. That's like for almost 12 years. Therefore, it is a must for me to take my globe phones every time I'm traveling outside the Philippines. The first time I went abroad was 2010. I didn't encounter any problem for roaming my globe. The second time was 2012. My globe international roaming worked perfectly fine. However, during my third and fourth time, my roaming didn't work. I don't know why, but I followed and registered 24 hours before my flight. I also had enough load balance.

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First Time to Hong Kong: Day 1

2013-05-05T09:32:00.000-07:00

Avenue of Stars

Finally, my most awaited trip for this year had come. For this spring, Hong Kong is my out-of-country trip. This is my first time to travel here.

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A Guide to Hong Kong

2013-04-24T08:45:00.003-07:00

Avenue Stars

Hong Kong is friendly to foreigners like me who can understand English. It has English sign boards that can guide you.

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Travel Tour Expo 2013

2013-02-16T08:02:00.000-08:00

2nd day of Travel Tour Expo 2013

This is my first time to attend a travel tour expo. I learned about this last year because my classmate posted a photo of deals in her facebook account. In other words, I really looked forward for this event.

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First Time to South Korea: Day 4

2013-01-27T05:55:00.001-08:00

This is our last day in South Korea. Each day is a treasure that we will always remember. I am very thankful to my mom for granting my request to travel.
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First Time to South Korea: Day 3

2013-01-06T07:56:00.000-08:00

Han River Cruise with Buffet

We enjoyed our buffet at Ramada Seoul Hotel. I love their food because they are a lot and delicious. It is really comfortable to rest there.
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First Time to South Korea: Day 2

2012-12-30T06:44:00.000-08:00

at MBC Dramia

We got good sleep in Daemyung Resort. We had our buffet breakfast. There are lots of food and drinks. We could always go back whenever we want. We left Daemyung Resort after our breakfast. Then, we headed to Seoul.
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First Time to South Korea: Day 1

2012-12-01T07:40:00.002-08:00

At Nami Island

We safely arrived to Seoul Airport around 4:00 KST. Thanks to Jeju Air. We had to walk for 5 minutes to the Immigration after riding a subway/train(had to walk for few minutes to go here). Seoul Airport is really big. Stamping passport is one by one. It is different in Philippines because it could be by group. Then, we went to get our luggage. I'm so strong that I can carry my heavy luggage. Of course, I helped my mom to get hers. Thanks to my extra weight that I become stronger. After that, we went to exit. While going out, I said in my mind that "Wow! This is the exit where Korean actors go out. I watched it in some Korean Dramas. I'm so happy." We had to wait for other travelers of "Hallyu Korea", our tour package. I quite wondered why it is called Hallyu Korea. I realized it later on. The reason is that we would go to MBC Dramia, a shooting location of historical dramas in South Korea, and Star World on the 2nd day and 3rd day, respectively.
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Jeju Air with Bigbang

2012-11-14T07:24:00.000-08:00

my boarding pass from South Korea to Philippines

My first time to board Jeju Air was last November 1. I just noticed that delays are inevitable when your departure is from Manila. I didn't understand the cause of delay. My first flight with Korean Air was also delayed last March 2012. There was also one-hour and 30 minutes delay when we went back here in Manila via Jeju Air. The reason for this was the heavy rain in Seoul. It's good thing that it rained after our tour in Seoul.

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Daemyung Resort

2012-11-10T06:48:00.000-08:00

Gangwon-do Goseong-gun Toseong-myeon Wonam-ri 403-1

This is the place where we spent our first night in South Korea. I like the room assigned to us because it's big and clean.

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A Guide to South Korea

2012-11-09T07:15:00.000-08:00

A view from N-Tower

South Korea is a must visit country. I am very happy that I was able to travel there with my mom and my sister. We really enjoyed traveling.

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