Thanks everyone for the warm welcome

At the moment though my current predicament is that im planning to travel to the uk this october...however i went to some visa assistance firms and they told me that its better if i just get a tourist visa and not include my bf

because my bf doesnt have a job and he cannot sponsor me in any way and they might think that i want to get married in the uk and not come back the philippines

so im thinking when i apply for a tourist visa...ill just book a hostel in london for about 3 days

anyway if there is anyone out there who can give me tips or advice... i hope we can email/chat coz i cant put in all the details here