And thus, the adventure begins!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
How Much Money Can You Bring Out of Philippines?
Currency Export Regulations:
Residents and Non-residents: local currency (Philippine Peso-PHP): up to PHP 10,000.-. Exceeding amounts require authorisation from the Central Bank of the Philippines. foreign currencies : up to USD 10,000.-, or its equivalent. Amounts exceeding USD 10,000.-, or its equivalent must be declared.
Information must be furnished on the source and purpose of the transport of such amount. Violation will be subject to sanctions under Philippine customs law and regulations.
Residents and Non-residents: local currency (Philippine Peso-PHP): up to PHP 10,000.-. Exceeding amounts require authorisation from the Central Bank of the Philippines. foreign currencies : up to USD 10,000.-, or its equivalent. Amounts exceeding USD 10,000.-, or its equivalent must be declared.
Information must be furnished on the source and purpose of the transport of such amount. Violation will be subject to sanctions under Philippine customs law and regulations.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Panic!
Just a quick post to tell everyone that I'm starting to panic! Hahaha! My flight is this Sunday, and I've started packing some of the stuff that I will be bringing. :-)
I'm told that the weather will range from 30-12 degrees Celsius; so I'm packing for cold weather. :-D Woot!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Visa and Office Despedida
Last Friday (August 14, 2008) was a very eventful time for me. It was officially my last day at work, (Freedom!!) and it was also the day I finally got my 180-day Visa for Taiwan. Yaay! I'll try to take a picture of my passport (soon) to show everyone how happy I am.
So what else happened last Friday? Well, I've been a huge pain in the butt to my officemates because I've been bugging them for more than a year now to do a photo exhibit just for the heck of it. It finally pushed through because of two awesome and very hardworking peeps, Cip and Carol. You really made it happen!!
So what else happened last Friday? Well, I've been a huge pain in the butt to my officemates because I've been bugging them for more than a year now to do a photo exhibit just for the heck of it. It finally pushed through because of two awesome and very hardworking peeps, Cip and Carol. You really made it happen!!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Dinner and Newspaper Happiness
Dinner at Mey-Lin's
Last Thursday, (August 6, 2009) the TECO scholars were invited by Director Wei to get together at Mey-Lin's Restaurant in Jupiter Street. We were treated to a yummy Chinese dinner; the patatim was S-U-P-E-R among the other great dishes! Director Wei even ordered bao fan (泡飯) when I told him how much I loved it from when I visited Taipei last year. (Thank you, Director Wei! It was very good!)
Standing from left to right: Diet, Shar, Ms. Happy, JP, Joel.
Seated from left to right: Me, Heidi, Riza, Director Wei, Paolo, Rinka.
The venue was also used to collect the contact information from everyone (Thanks for initiating this, Heidi!) so that we'll be able to keep in touch with each other. We plan to have regular meet-ups with each other so we can get updates on each other's Taiwan lives.
PS. We missed you, Jen!
Newspaper Happiness
While partaking on the delicious dinner, Ms. Happy mentioned that the scholarship awarding was announced in a couple of news publications! So cool, right?
Here's a news-clipping sent to us by Ms. Happy from Malaya on August 7, 2009:
There was another newspaper that featured the awarding prior to Malaya but I can't seem to remember the name of the newspaper. (If anyone knows, please tell me. hehe!)
We also got a space in Manila Bulletin yesterday (August 9, 2009);but I don't have a scan of it yet. I'll update this entry as soon as I can to include the Manila Bulletin clipping. Thanks for sending this to us, Ms. Happy!
13 more days before I leave for my Taiwan adventure. I can feel the panic and the excitement escalating as the day draws nearer and nearer to my departure. Woot!
Last Thursday, (August 6, 2009) the TECO scholars were invited by Director Wei to get together at Mey-Lin's Restaurant in Jupiter Street. We were treated to a yummy Chinese dinner; the patatim was S-U-P-E-R among the other great dishes! Director Wei even ordered bao fan (泡飯) when I told him how much I loved it from when I visited Taipei last year. (Thank you, Director Wei! It was very good!)
Standing from left to right: Diet, Shar, Ms. Happy, JP, Joel.Seated from left to right: Me, Heidi, Riza, Director Wei, Paolo, Rinka.
The venue was also used to collect the contact information from everyone (Thanks for initiating this, Heidi!) so that we'll be able to keep in touch with each other. We plan to have regular meet-ups with each other so we can get updates on each other's Taiwan lives.
PS. We missed you, Jen!
Newspaper Happiness
While partaking on the delicious dinner, Ms. Happy mentioned that the scholarship awarding was announced in a couple of news publications! So cool, right?
Here's a news-clipping sent to us by Ms. Happy from Malaya on August 7, 2009:
There was another newspaper that featured the awarding prior to Malaya but I can't seem to remember the name of the newspaper. (If anyone knows, please tell me. hehe!)
We also got a space in Manila Bulletin yesterday (August 9, 2009);
13 more days before I leave for my Taiwan adventure. I can feel the panic and the excitement escalating as the day draws nearer and nearer to my departure. Woot!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Visa Application
WARNING: This is a long read. Sorry! :D
I'm now in the process of applying for a Student Visa for Taiwan. Last Friday, after the scholarship awarding ceremony, my visa application was not accepted because I was missing some documents. (The DFA certified ToR and Diploma, to be exact.) I'm sure that a lot of the grantees also had slight problems during their application so here's me trying to help consolidate the requirements (even though I'm still not finished with mine, yet. Hahaha!). :-)
I'm now in the process of applying for a Student Visa for Taiwan. Last Friday, after the scholarship awarding ceremony, my visa application was not accepted because I was missing some documents. (The DFA certified ToR and Diploma, to be exact.) I'm sure that a lot of the grantees also had slight problems during their application so here's me trying to help consolidate the requirements (even though I'm still not finished with mine, yet. Hahaha!). :-)
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Scholarship Awarding
The scholarship awarding happened two days ago, last Friday July 31, 2009 at TECO; and I finally have a face to go with Ms. Happy's name. I also met fellow scholarship grantees and the scholarship grantees from last year. Food was also over-flowing; where can you go wrong with that, I say? Yum!
Found out that two of the six Huayu Scholarship grantees are taking their Mandarin Education in 師大, as well! That means I'd have some homies to talk to when I feel lost or homesick.
Another awesome thing is that one of last year's grantees also came from 師大 (Hi Trixie!). She was able give some tips on housing, money and, most importantly, food! I feel more prepared now because of her talk.
I don't have any pictures with me on the event because I didn't bring any camera with me. (Blegh! Need to remedy that soon.)
Here's the group picture of all the grantees. Ambassador Lee (in the black suit) and Director Wei (in gray suit) gave awesome speeches that made me more excited with the 6-month trip. I'm the one with the red shirt; and the two girls on my right, Jen and Heidi, are also going to study in 師大. Thanks for sending me the pictures, Ms. Happy!
Found out that two of the six Huayu Scholarship grantees are taking their Mandarin Education in 師大, as well! That means I'd have some homies to talk to when I feel lost or homesick.
Another awesome thing is that one of last year's grantees also came from 師大 (Hi Trixie!). She was able give some tips on housing, money and, most importantly, food! I feel more prepared now because of her talk.
Here's the group picture of all the grantees. Ambassador Lee (in the black suit) and Director Wei (in gray suit) gave awesome speeches that made me more excited with the 6-month trip. I'm the one with the red shirt; and the two girls on my right, Jen and Heidi, are also going to study in 師大. Thanks for sending me the pictures, Ms. Happy!
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