A Life Less Than Ordinary

On July 28, 2006, I married my Knight in Shining Armor from USA, after a three-and-a-half years of getting-to-know-each-other. What started as a casual online friendship turned out to be a beginning of a lifetime commitment of mutual trust, love and respect.

A little flashback…
All I ever wanted is to have a flourishing career in information technology and a bright future for my then 1-year old daughter, Amber. My daily routine is all about work and home. I enjoyed my job because it gave me the opportunity to travel alone in Cebu City, Camiguin Island, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte and the most challenging (for a small-town gal), Makati City. I am a very career-oriented and achievement-driven person. Even when I was sick, I still opted to go to work because a day absence made me feel so left behind. I worked for this local IT company for four-and-a-half years. In May 2004, I transferred to a new company, a power generation plant. I enjoy my work and my space (working here means financial stability and prestige). During my stint here, I meet the greatest people in my life.

A realization came…
At the end of the day, whether I am successful or a failure in my career, I yearn for a family to go home to. I yearn for somebody who loves me for me. I found him on December 31, 2002, without even knowing it. After numerous 1,200-1,500US$ of phone bills, LQ’s, intimate talks, we fell deeply in love. The next thing we knew, we can not live without each other. We are soulmates. Then, we took our relationship to the highest level. We sealed our vow. I married the man I long for. Same date a year ago, I became a wife.

A wish came true…
Having a smart, talented, caring, good-looking man for husband, who could ask for more? I asked God for an apple, He gave me the whole basket full of it. Isn’t it great?

But you see, our marriage is not complete if we are physically apart, and so our visa journey begins.

A vision….About November of last year, I and my husband decided to start the immigration process. Actually, our original plan is for him to relocate here in the Philippines, but he chickened out. So the journey begun.. I am proud to announce that we went through the whole process without the help of an immigration lawyer (well, I had to convince him not to do it and promised that I would do all the research..I messed up sometimes). I spent all my weekends and week nights jumping from (immigration) forum to forum. Of all forums I have been to, VisaJourney.Com is the best. This is where I got all info needed to start the ball rolling for my K-3/K-4 quest. I found new online friends too. I want to say, the posters in the Manila Sub-forum rocks!!!! Also, my greatest gratitude to Mr. Ray Bacon (an Immigration lawyer) of Mag-Anak forum for answering all my emails. Thank you, Sir.

Now that I and Amber are done with the process, I want to share and help others by sharing my experiences. Below are the links.