VFS Global - Manila, Philippines It's been three years this month since I last set foot in the Philippines. The pandemic has been mainly the reason for this. My husband and I wanted to go on a holiday in the Philippines but decided against it and invited my mum instead to come and visit us... Continue Reading →
I’ve Passed My UK Driving Test
Finally, I was able to prove to myself that I would be able to conquer my fear of something, just like learning how to drive in a foreign country, if I believed in myself and learned how to stick to the LEFT side of the road. 🤣🤣🤣 After waiting for over a year for a... Continue Reading →
My Shiny, Freshly Renewed Philippine Passport 😍
I’ve got my PH passport! 😍 I am so stoked! Exactly 25 days yesterday after I had my biometric for my Philippine passport renewal, I finally received my shiny, freshly renewed Philippine passport. It’s got a 10-year validity and most importantly as my husband pointed out, I am carrying his surname at long last.🤣🤣🤣 A... Continue Reading →
My Personal Experience Renewing my Philippine Passport at the Philippine Embassy in London
My Old Passport Being an immigrant is not a walk in the park as some would think. The hurdles we have to go through to be able to stay afloat in a place so alien to us sometimes feel insurmountable but we do what we gotta do: SURVIVE. Imagine the culture shock we experienced as... Continue Reading →
COVID Second Jab Experience With Astra Zeneca
Excuse the face 😀 I was not really looking forward to my second COVID vaccine jab as the first time I had a nightmare effects with it. Don't get me wrong though. I am very thankful that I was given the opportunity to have the vaccine ahead of the others. It's just that the side... Continue Reading →
MY ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE EXPERIENCE
CTTO COVID! COVID! COVID! I have enough hearing it all the time! Seriously! Holiday! Holiday! Holiday! The inner me is screaming for this! Tough luck! You know what I really miss right now from the old normal? It's not grand or something that requires a large sum of money. It is the ability to go... Continue Reading →
My Own Perspective of 2020: The Year That Was
Life is like sunrise and sunset. I am sat in the lounge at five o'clock in the morning in my favourite attire of the year, pyjamas with matching fluffy bed socks, cup of coffee for company and staring out the window into the seemingly endless abyss of uncertainty. As the whole Britain is still asleep... Continue Reading →
My Personal UK Theory Test Experience
As I sat in the couch staring at my laptop screen and listening to the wind howling outside as we were in the middle of experiencing storm Ciara battering the UK, I was quite not sure where to start. Writer's block? Nah! I think I was just being overly dramatic! (lol) Anyway! So I took... Continue Reading →
WAYS TO SUBMIT UK SETTLEMENT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Middle of last year, 2019, when the changes on how to submit supporting documents for UK settlement visa applications took effect. Chaos and confusion ensued amongst those affected, as expected. I was quite 'fortunate' enough not to get embroiled in this 'mess' as my own application, though straightforward was a bit of a stress-laden one.... Continue Reading →
Freddy's Musings 