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[Tagum-N.B.]

Hi Gooner it's 2 bags of roughy 50 pounds which I guess is 23 kgs. It's quite a big baggage allowance sometimes I feel bad not being able to use it up on my flights there

yes but you would pay dearly flying to Mindanao 125 pesos /kg

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

Thanks steph... My wife will definitely use it up...just see how much she shoud send.

if she startsd in mindnao she will pay a lot to get the luggage to manila,,,,i brought 20 kg for her on my last trip,,,and I have lots of little boys cvothing so she can use his 20 kg too

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

I think 20 kg is the max from Mindanao on Cebu pacfic,,,,you might ship it to manila as freight,,,for about 20 pesos /kg but its 125 peosos.kg over your weght

 

[GoonerClank]

I think 20 kg is the max from Mindanao on Cebu pacfic,,,,you might ship it to manila as freight,,,for about 20 pesos /kg but its 125 peosos.kg over your weght

Yep.... She will be flying from Cebu-Manila-Vancouver-Toronto... All on pal

 

[GoonerClank]

Hi Gooner, here's what my wife said to me. Its in Cebuano-English but I translated it below

Donna: Hunn, tried to call you sa magic jack but no answer
PaulChanPanes: Sorry hunn, was at the nursing home nag eucharistic ministry
Donna: OK
Sent at 7:14 PM on Saturday
PaulChanPanes: Hunn, just wanna confirm that sa Digos paingon ang CEM visa package
PaulChanPanes: ??
Donna: Yeah, sa Digos daw. But wala kabalo ang DHL kung spousal or other visa ang sulod sa package. Kabalo lang sila nga visa ang sulod
PaulChanPanes: oh ok. Can you tell me what number imong gi gamit pag call?
Donna: Hang on babee
Sent at 7:23 PM on Saturday
Donna: hunn
Donna: HUNNY!!
PaulChanPanes: Yo! Sorry hunn, vince dropped by. He returned my lenses
Donna: OK lang.
Donna: Yeah sa DHL along JP Laurel between SM Premiere Lanang and DMC
PaulChanPanes: and the number? Someone in the forum wants to know the num
Donna: Oh yeah, (082) 222-2131 or (082) 221-5364
PaulChanPanes: Thanks hunn. when gani ka nag call?
Donna: Friday nako dire sa Davao
Donna: Friday PM
PaulChanPanes: Thanks

Translation (starting 3rd line)

Me: Hunn, can you confirm that the CEM visa package was going to Digos?
Wife: Yeah, for Digos. But DHL doesnt know if its a spousal visa or another type. They do know its a visa
Me: Oh ok. Can you tell me the number you called?
Wife: Hang on (lines skipped) .. yeah its the DHL along JP Laurel between SM Premiere Lanang and DMC (Davao Medical Centre)
Me: and the number? someone in the forum wants to know the phone number
Wife: Oh yeah, (082) 222-2131 or (082) 221-5364
Me: Thanks hunn. When did you call?
Wife: Friday here in Davao.. Friday afternoon

My wife just got hold of dhl, the visa belongs to a Belanger or something like that in Digos. So if you are out there, your visa is at dhl in Davao. Call the above number.

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

Yep.... She will be flying from Cebu-Manila-Vancouver-Toronto... All on pal

how does she get to cebu

 

[Steph C]

yes but you would pay dearly flying to Mindanao 125 pesos /kg

Not if you book it all on one ticket through on PAL from the Visayas to Canada. That's why I paid a bit extra for Moose's ticket from DVO-MNL-YVR all on PAL, to avoid the huge cost of extra baggage on a discount carrier or even a separate ticket on PAL. That way he didn't have to worry about fetching his luggage in Manila either.

Yeah, that's why I never filled up my bags going there in the past.. the cost is way too high to get to Davao on Cebu Pacific. Plus I'm sure their scales are rigged to be 10 pounds over because every single time they weigh my bags they had miraculously gained weight since my departure in Canada.

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

Not if you book it all on one ticket through on PAL from the Visayas to Canada. That's why I paid a bit extra for Moose's ticket from DVO-MNL-YVR all on PAL, to avoid the huge cost of extra baggage on a discount carrier or even a separate ticket on PAL. That way he didn't have to worry about fetching his luggage in Manila either.

Yeah, that's why I never filled up my bags going there in the past.. the cost is way too high to get to Davao on Cebu Pacific. Plus I'm sure their scales are rigged to be 10 pounds over because every single time they weigh my bags they had miraculously gained weight since my departure in Canada.

I thought gooners wife was in Mindanao,,,how does she get to Cebu

 

[Steph C]

I thought gooners wife was in Mindanao,,,how does she get to Cebu

Anyways Cebu - Hong Kong or Macau is a nice flight, better fly internationally out of Cebu and avail of cheaper airfare from HKG.

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

there the tandauay is bought AND THE RIM OF CIGGARETTES,,,,,,,,SHE IS BROKE NOW,,,,,,,,,SEND HER THE FINAL ALLOWANCE 25,000,,,,10,000 FOR THE TIME SHE ENTERS DAVAO AIRPORT AND SHE CAN SPEND THE OTHER 15,000 AS SHE PLEASES,,,,,I QUESS 2000 FOR REBOND,,,,2,500 SACK OF RICE FOR HER MOTHER,,,,, DOWN TO 10,500 FOR HER FINAL 5 DAYS IN tagum,,,,,IM SURE THAT WILL BE EASY TO SPEND 9DAYS 8 HOURS 15 MINUTES

 

[Steph C]

there the tandauay is bought AND THE RIM OF CIGGARETTES,,,,,,,,SHE IS BROKE NOW,,,,,,,,,SEND HER THE FINAL ALLOWANCE 25,000,,,,10,000 FOR THE TIME SHE ENTERS DAVAO AIRPORT AND SHE CAN SPEND THE OTHER 15,000 AS SHE PLEASES,,,,,I QUESS 2000 FOR REBOND,,,,2,500 SACK OF RICE FOR HER MOTHER,,,,, DOWN TO 10,500 FOR HER FINAL 5 DAYS IN tagum,,,,,IM SURE THAT WILL BE EASY TO SPEND 9DAYS 8 HOURS 15 MINUTES

I hope she spends it on jeans and shoes and a new bag! Plus clothes for the little guy in the next year. She will save a lot if she gets her clothes there.

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

I hope she spends it on jeans and shoes and a new bag! Plus clothes for the little guy in the next year. She will save a lot if she gets her clothes there.

she has too much luggage now,,,,i have a mountain of clothes for the little guy remember I have a 7 year old boy

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

wow the price of rice is getting crazy there 48 peoso/kg for Tanner #7,,,,,my first trip in 2007 it was only 25,,,,in march it was only 38peosos,,,,,must be hard times for the really poor there

 

[Steph C]

wow the price of rice is getting crazy there 48 peoso/kg for Tanner #7,,,,,my first trip in 2007 it was only 25,,,,in march it was only 38peosos,,,,,must be hard times for the really poor there

I know, Moose's family will make a killing off this upcoming harvest.. 6K I think. Good coz they need it badly... it's good for the farmers.

 

[callasandra]

I'll give you my personal take. I moved to Canada when I was 14 back in 1998. I was at first in disbelief weeks prior to our move. Yeah it didnt sink into me that I was leaving Pinas behind until 3 days before the move, when I finally saw our house empty (all furnitures and appliances were either given away or shipped to my grandparents). I felt both sad and excited. Days after we landed, I was still excited. We moved to Toronto that time. There was always things to see, do and there were well wishers visiting us all the time. Culture shock didnt hit me until I started school. The way school is run here is different than in Pinas. Even the Filipino kids in Toronto were all Gangster wannabees, so I didnt fit in that crowd either. I began feeling homesick a month after we moved. It lasted for six months. I missed my family and friends back in Pinas. When Winter arrived, I was excited at first but after I felt how cold it can get, I felt homesick again. Christmas in Canada is quite subdued compared to Pinas. We were by ourselves instead of being surrounded by family; not to mention the cold. But after six months, I began feeling at home, and it got better from that point on.

Back then, although I had email, none of my friends in Pinas had email. Skype didnt exist and the only way I kept in touch with my friends in Flipland is via snail mail. There was no TFC and there was hadly any Filipino food available even in Toronto. Now, its so much better. Technology does make the world a smaller place, so I guess newcommers to Canada wont feel as isolated. You might have to adjust your diet though; get used to eating taters instead of rice, haha. Language shouldnt be a problems for Filipinos, though it does take a while to get used to the english here. Filipinos tend to be wordy and we tend to make english grammar more complicated than it should be. Thankfully the english here is more upfront. Goodluck again in your move. God Bless.

awww thank you Pauluz