What is your current status ?

[aposhark]

Interesting to see that some of us met our Mahals by a chance meeting in Phils or elsewhere.
The ones who did meet face-to-face should count our lucky stars that we were fortunate to do so.
It just means that our romances started earlier.

Not long for me and Rochelyn to meet in Cebu Airport!

[aromulus]

Not long for me and Rochelyn to meet in Cebu Airport!

All the best, mate........

I would only suggest that on arrival you carry your own luggage, and kindly decline help from the porters...

[aposhark]

All the best, mate........

I would only suggest that on arrival you carry your own luggage, and kindly decline help from the porters...

Thanks for the idea Dom.
I've been working overseas for 22 years, I'm a bit of a sod at saving my money AND keeping my bags in MY hands

[KeithD]

....keeping my bags in MY hands

Ball bags!

[cruisingkerry]

Feb 2007 Bert and I met on the Sapphire Princess, I was a nurse he was the barman in the Officers Bar, spent 3 fantastic months together on board.

may 2007 I went home, Bert stayed on board.

June 2007 I went to QM2, Bert went back to Phils, regualr contact by telephone

Oct 2007 Met in Venice for 3 days when he joined the Emerald Princess

Nov 2007 I joined Emerald Princess, another amazing 3 months together, got engaged during this trip, were going to get married in March but I had to come home cos Mam wasn't well

Feb 2008 I went home to the UK,

May 2008 Visited Venice again for 3 days, stayed on board with Bert

June 2008 Visited venice again for 3 days, Bert left to go home to Phils

And thats that at the minute. I'm visiting the Phils in Sept but Bert goes back to sea on the 4th Aug so it'll be a visit with his mother and family - YIKES!
Hopefully he'll get on the Grand Princess which is in and out of Southampton so I'll be able to see him quite regularly, keep your fingers crossed for us.

Busy getting 2nd and 3rd jobs so I can save enough money up to have in the bank so we can get married when he comes home again and we can apply for a visa.

Good luck to everyone whos in a simialr position and thanks for the inspiration to all of you who have successfully, met, married and settled together.

K xx

[ca143]

my QUICK LOVE STORY.....................

Aug,06 met online after 6 hrs of knowing each other he ask me if ok with me we chat again next day.........
starting that time we spend 3 to 6 hrs everyday chatting
sharing story,jokes and laugh
Sept 30 he send me the email of his e-ticket
and he bought me a plane ticket as well going to manila to pick him up on airport.LOL
Dec met in real
we travel several places in phils
spend xmass and new year 2gether.
Jan 02,2007 he fly going back in cold UK
night time on JAN 01 he give me loads of paper
w/c i really wonder whats that for
coz i really dont knw what is our real status on that time.LOL
the big enveloped contain his b-cert,photo copy of his driving license,land tittle of his house,pays slip,bank statement,fiancee visa application form and of course paper from thise forum that helps my visa application very quickly.April 2007 i lodge my application after 3 weeks send back to me its because my payment is excess so i change the amount of my cheque then then sned back them again......After 2 weeks they send it back to me VISA approve no interview,Then JUNE 06,2007 fly went here hubby pick me up on airport that is our second meeting,we get married then feb thise year give BIRTH that is our baby on my avatar.LOL 4 mos old hehehehe

[vbkelly]

Hi vbkelly

Isn't it nice how the right things work out in unusual ways
Great story

thats we called FAITH and DESTINY of LIFE

[aposhark]

Ball bags!

[aposhark]

Feb 2007 Bert and I met on the Sapphire Princess, I was a nurse he was the barman in the Officers Bar, spent 3 fantastic months together on board.

may 2007 I went home, Bert stayed on board.

June 2007 I went to QM2, Bert went back to Phils, regualr contact by telephone

Oct 2007 Met in Venice for 3 days when he joined the Emerald Princess

Nov 2007 I joined Emerald Princess, another amazing 3 months together, got engaged during this trip, were going to get married in March but I had to come home cos Mam wasn't well

Feb 2008 I went home to the UK,

May 2008 Visited Venice again for 3 days, stayed on board with Bert

June 2008 Visited venice again for 3 days, Bert left to go home to Phils

And thats that at the minute. I'm visiting the Phils in Sept but Bert goes back to sea on the 4th Aug so it'll be a visit with his mother and family - YIKES!
Hopefully he'll get on the Grand Princess which is in and out of Southampton so I'll be able to see him quite regularly, keep your fingers crossed for us.

Busy getting 2nd and 3rd jobs so I can save enough money up to have in the bank so we can get married when he comes home again and we can apply for a visa.

Good luck to everyone whos in a simialr position and thanks for the inspiration to all of you who have successfully, met, married and settled together.

K xx

Hi cruisingkerry
It is great to read your story.
It is also good to see a British lady on here. One who has fallen for the same Filipino charm that most of us have enjoyed.
You are cetainly in the minority on this forum for being female, but part of the "family" of Filipino UK'ers
If your gentleman treats you with the same love and affection that the Filipinas lavish on us, you will be one happy woman

Hope all goes well for you dear.
I am off to Phils to tie the knot soon, and can't wait.
The problem seems to be the wait for the spousal visa, and I am not looking forward to that at ALL
It is great to read of other's success after the arduous wait.
How NICE that must feel.
Well, for us it is step by step to our goal of sharing every day with our special one.

[jencha8569]

hi all , thought you might be interested in hearing our love story lol
if not, tough luck you gonna hear it anyway hehe .

we met online in may 2007.we began chatting on messenger and sending each
other e-mails etc.
then we swapped phone numbers and love letters awww (cheesy i know lol).everyday we on webcam discussing life.
after a couple of months she had to go visit her sick aunt in manila for a while.we stayed in contact while she away .
when she got back home to TC we realised we had missed each other alot.

we knew we both had feelings for each other.our friendship had developed into the start
of a relationship.we fell in love with each other.(get the violins out lol)
we clicked together.
we could talk about anything.i knew i had to meet her face to face
in her hood in phils.

so after ten months of contact online i was on a plane flying
out to meet my love jen .(march 2008)
when i met her for first time i thought she just as beautiful person as i had known online.
luckily she thought same of me .
bingo lol we stayed together 24/7 for 3 unforgetable
best weeks of my life.we are made for each other. she so lovely and i couldnt imagine
being without her.

anyway had fantastic time in TC met her family and close friends who were so nice and made my visit welcoming.but time was up had to go back home boooo!
i felt like i had known jen all my life.now we had to plan our future together.
we want to be together and we love each other.
so something has to be done lol so we discussed everything and we gonna get married in phils in nov/dec this year.

then she will apply for spouse visa so she can be with me here in england by march
2009.
then start our rollercoaster of life together hehe.

chad

P.S. mahal kita jen.

[Tish]

• Jan. 1990 arrived in UK
• 1991 Our son Jack was born
• 1995 Our daughter Mel was born
• 1999 Our daughter Chloe was born
• At present - still together and happy