HI Gilaine!
I'm from Cebu and got to book an appointment sa DFA next week for my passport renewal. I just want to make sure that you only need your old passport to renew and I don't have to bring my NSO and other stuff? lol Sorry ikaw jud ako pangutana. Since you have firsthand experience I don't have to worry on getting back and forth and just go through the process without delays. ^^
I've been to Dumaguet years ago, the one that really stood out is their huge puso! You should visit the boulevard at night. :) But murag naa najed ka siguro sa Cebu!
I look forward on seeing your future travels, :)
Awww, @dawnsheree, you're from Cebu too! It feels like there's a lot of people from that city! But also some of the nicest I've met on Steemit. It's a bit strange, meeting so many people from one city, yet pleasant to know that your primary export is nice Steemians. 😂
I think that's one of the pleasures of this site: getting to interact with people from so many parts of the world. It feels like an inter-cultural party, an exchange of exoticisms. I hope you solve your passport thingy; travelling is the best thing that has happened to me. It has drastically changed my life, no exaggeration here.
I'm a pure Cebuana Sharon! lol. Yes, there are a lot of people here that are from my place but I only know those who are my friends in reality. While @purepinay is someone I just followed recently. Just proud how a fellow Cebuana has been doing great here. :)
Wow, maybe you could go to one of Gilaine's Cebu meetups. I don't know how social you are but I would certainly enjoy meeting all these friendly people and hanging out with them. Sometimes I feel a bit away from home while I'm on this site, a bit unfamiliar. That's why I was trying to set up a community for my country but people here are too filled up with crises and problems. It's not easy for Venezuelans to dedicate themselves to the Steemit community.
You, however, have this potential. Let me know if you guys ever hang out together :P Although since I follow both of your blogs I don't think it'll be that hard to find out!
I'm sorry to hear that about your country Sharon! They might just need a little bit more awareness and more proof. Maybe you can do that in the future! :)
I'm too shy to do that. She's too super! hahaha I'm not sure if I can describe it correctly. :) May be in the future! Aja!
Hahahahaha, yeah, I get it, I get it! But there's also a lot of people in these meetups, from what I have seen. Whenever I hang out with a group of people I tend to find at least a couple friendly ones with whom I talk a lot and they make my day so worth it! I'm not shy, though. I'm as eccentric as they come, even though my day-to-day is very solitary.
And you're right about the people in my country. A lot of people have already started online projects and this brings them a lot of safety since they don't have to leave their homes (crime!) and it also brings in much more money to their homes than they could make by working day-to-day jobs. I've talked to a lot of people and they think that the main problem for them is that they don't speak English. They think that every monetary opportunity on the Internet can only be attained if one speaks English.
While it's true that English speaking people have the best opportunities here on Steemit, I've seen that there are many blogs that earn in the hundreds and are in Spanish and other languages. Maybe the key to bringing them here would be to show them the opportunity and emphasize the possibility to be successful in their own language.
I think I'm not the best representative of that, since my "best" language for writing is English (I think better in English, and I'm more accustomed to writing literature in English than in Spanish), so maybe I can't be the one to bring them together to Steemit. I hope I can find a way to entice them without having to change my language.
It's not so obvious that you think better in English Sharon! I just left for a bit and you've written a diary. Not a bad note just find you so bubbly (that's a good thing).
Don't underestimate yourself, your talent can get you wonders, especially on your tinkery and your fiction write-ups. :)
We will never know. I do hope that everything would go well for all of us. ^^ Aja!
Hahaha, I looked that up! (bubbly) I wasn't sure about your intentions. :P I guess I am. I'm very outgoing and likeable. A bit of a drag sometimes because I talk too much and don't understand deadpan sarcasm.
I'll try not to underestimate myself :P Although many times I instead overestimate myself and end up accepting tasks that I can't really undertake.
I hope as well that everything goes super well for all of us :) This is such a dreamy place, so nice. I'm really looking forward to being able to call myself one of the successful early-comers to this land of opportunities.
It's pretty impressive that with all of Venezuela's problems...YOU'RE on steemit and able to dedicate time to it. Debes estar orgullosa de ti misma. I'm sad for all of the problems in your country...because otherwise, Venezuela would be such a great place.
I'm a really lucky one hahaha. I have my parents to feed me, my grandma to give me a roof, Steemit to give me money, friends to bring me out of my home every time I'm starting to feel a bit lonely.
I still feel sad for all the others who are not as lucky as me. Unfortunately my luck is not enough to have the resources to help others. I'm barely able (but able) to be here.
Proud? Of my luck? Perhaps. I have things to be proud of. I'm sure many do. You do, for example. :P I already left you another comment about that somewhere else.
And yeah! Venezuela was a great place before, and I'm sure it will be in the future after this "bad dream" is over.
No, proud for taking action. Not just luck. You are lucky you know Steemit exists, and you can share that knowledge with others. But you also took action to get on the platform...write...put yourself out there...interact with others. Give yourself credit!
I know what you mean...my biggest goal is just to help others. I don't really need a lot to be happy.
Just wandering out on the street and having an interesting conversation with someone is enough...or seeing something pretty in nature.
But having resources to help others would be the best. I have a non-profit in the Philippines (not just me by myself)...so far we just do fundraising to raise money. But it's never enough.
That's so cool that you have a little Steemit community right there in Cebu :) I wonder how the embassy's are over there. Maybe I shouldn't try to get a visa for another country while in the Philippines (I'm coming to visit soon)...hmm...I'll have to research that now
@nomadicsoul not active within the community. lol But I've seen there posts all around here on steemit.
hi ,there, @dawnsheree! thanks for dropping by. How are you doing?
Oh good for you... I had to check the online website every single day and it was really frustrating!
Yes, you only need your old passport and a photocopy of it and the print out of your appointment.
I understand it's really stressful when you don't get the right information, but so far that's all they asked if you only need to renew your passport same thing in Cebu.
I just got back last night, we didn't see the boulevard at night coz we went back to our hotel after going to the beach and we're dead tired :D
Oh yeah, "the city of gentle people" as they call it, I hope not to forget to mention on the next blog ;)
Thank you again for visiting my blog. I hope you'll have a wonderful weekend!
XOXO!
They had their slots open the first week of January so was able to insert for this month!
I forgot about that too! I'm glad you arrived safe and well.
Thanks for letting me know, hopefully, everything will go smoothly and no delays. Wish me luck! lol.
You have a great weekend as well! So happy to find a fellow Cebuana here. ^^