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Driver came so late

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 27 Jul 22

We went to the airport early at four in the morning expecting our relatives from the arrival area. They already arrived, but the process took a few more hours. When they finally got out, they had some isses with a foreign...

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They are finally home

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 18 Nov 21

After one week of being quarantine, we finally fetch my aunts out of that hotel. It was horrible experience from the story. From the time they arrived at the airport they were totally ripoff shamelessly by airport personnel until...

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We can't open them

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 12 Nov 19

My aunts will be visiting the first week of next month but before that they sent repatriation / balikbayan box. But after the third box came, once more we were told not to open them until they arrive. I understand but these...

repatriation box

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Got tons of Boxes full of stuff

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 13 Jan 17

The day after my birthday, we received some expatriation box from my Dad. He already told us but were supposed to get it last year. We got all five of them in less than a week. I got myself TV, some fans and 4 set of radios.most...

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She Would Show Up Unannounced

hereandthere @hereandthere (45628) • Philippines 25 Aug 16

I heard that a cousin who lives abroad would just show up at her mother's door, catching my aunt and the rest of her family by surprise. I thought maybe she's just being practical since the house they grew up in was near the...

filipino hospitality

special treatment

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Relatives from Abroad

ayeeesha @ayeeesha (1127) • Philippines 7 Apr 13

Last night, my uncle from the US came home in the Philippines after 9 years. We had a welcome party at home with other relatives where we cooked Filipino dishes that he surely missed - mostly grilled fish and pork. We're also...

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I'm excited

mimm45 @mimm45 (168) • Australia 19 Oct 11

I'm excited! I'm going home for a vacation. I love going back to the Philippines. To see my family and friends. To eat Filipino food. To hear everyone around me talking my dialect. Yehey! You must be thinking that I haven't been...

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How much to send balikbayan box from Philippines to USA?

oyenkai @oyenkai (4394) • Philippines 10 Sep 10

I want to send a care package to relatives in the US. - How much to send a balikbayan box to USA? - What services would you recommend? (link please!) - What experience do you have on the matter at hand?

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