I miss home

[shining_angel 0]

I have been washing some clothes by hands today and it reminded me of home - where laundry means a basinful of "bula", a pang- kuskus on one hand and a friend or a sister to share a story with on the other hand. I will be looking for Perla or blue wheel later in the nearby filipino store ( ihope they have some).

In the mean time, i want to share some youtube videos that made me miss home all the more.

thanks to you tube, i can now have access to pinoy tv ads sayang wala kami tfc

Edited June 30, 2008 by shining_angel

[Kiv 32]

I found a web site that forecasts the local channel in my town. Thanks god for today's technology.

I watch the news there and I enjoy the local comercials more than any show.

We split our hearts in 2, we just have to get used to it.

[PJB 0]

When I lived in Russia I had no internet so I could only catch glimpses of home on the TV in American made shows and commercials (all translated into Russian of course). I had secret stashes of peanut butter and jellybellies. Now that I am stuck in the US I feel like an alien and crave anything that reminds me of my Russian home and husband.

Cross cultural marriage changes both partners into halfbreeds..........

[fitzee21 0]

If you have DirecTV, you can also subscribe to the Filipino TV networks:

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/conte...008899175448180

[KGSodie 0]

Missing Russia is definitely what Natasha feels most acutely. Some days are pretty rough, but I do agree it is the price that is paid.

[shining_angel 0]

When I lived in Russia I had no internet so I could only catch glimpses of home on the TV in American made shows and commercials (all translated into Russian of course). I had secret stashes of peanut butter and jellybellies. Now that I am stuck in the US I feel like an alien and crave anything that reminds me of my Russian home and husband.

Cross cultural marriage changes both partners into halfbreeds..........

does PJB stands for peanut butter jelly bellies I understand how u feel. I feel like an alien sometimes too. My hubby takes me to asian market on sundays, we eat asian food and he makes me meet filipina friends to at least make me feel at home. There are times though that my brain just "lock" it self and dont understand english and just crave to speak in my native dialect...Hubby is doing his best to learn my dialect too.

It is really true that no matter how humble our home maybe - there is really no place like home Shaun told me that is home is where i am at. Well, he is my home too, but my country philippines is my home - home.

[shining_angel 0]

Missing Russia is definitely what Natasha feels most acutely. Some days are pretty rough, but I do agree it is the price that is paid.

Surprise natasha with a russian song

I know how ur natasha feels - because i miss my country too

If you have DirecTV, you can also subscribe to the Filipino TV networks:

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/conte...008899175448180

Thank you

[iya 0]

oh, I miss home as well. I get homesick a LOT. Last year, it was so bad that 6 months in, my hubby actually let me go on vacation in Manila. FOR TWO MONTHS! Heh. We missed each other terribly, but it was very difficult for me to be away from my family (we're very tight-knit, even compared to other Filipino families) and my husband is very, VERY understanding. He knew what I was giving up in coming here, even more than I did, and I guess he was prepared for the homesickness.

This coming August, I'll probably be going to Chicago for a relative's wedding, and I'm betting I'm going to be very homesick then as well, what with all the relatives around, but only a couple or so people who are close to the nuclear family. But then, knowing is half the battle, and I'll be prepared

I'm so envious that you have Filipino stores, though! There's none in my area, and that just makes it all the more difficult to make Filipino food..

[regholdsworth 0]

This site offers 5 stations, don't know what they are, it one of the links I use to watch soccer on the net, noticed they do some Filipino channels...

http://wwitv.com

[macutelit 0]

I understand how you felt. There is no place like home, sometime I am thinking that saying but now I am here with my own family and having a little angel all I have to do is to think that someday I will be home (pinas) again even for a while because I have my new home now my MY OWN FAMILY that I love, but it doesn’t mean I don’t like pinas now I missed my family in the Philippines but this is the path that I chose and no regret. I am happily married with wonderful little angel…

[edp333 9]

It is natural and expected to miss home.

[shining_angel 0]

I understand how you felt. There is no place like home, sometime I am thinking that saying but now I am here with my own family and having a little angel all I have to do is to think that someday I will be home (pinas) again even for a while because I have my new home now my MY OWN FAMILY that I love, but it doesn’t mean I don’t like pinas now I missed my family in the Philippines but this is the path that I chose and no regret. I am happily married with wonderful little angel…

Godbless u and ur cute baby

It is natural and expected to miss home.

yes it is natural and expected especially that i came from a closely knitted family circle

[shining_angel 0]

oh, I miss home as well. I get homesick a LOT. Last year, it was so bad that 6 months in, my hubby actually let me go on vacation in Manila. FOR TWO MONTHS! Heh. We missed each other terribly, but it was very difficult for me to be away from my family (we're very tight-knit, even compared to other Filipino families) and my husband is very, VERY understanding. He knew what I was giving up in coming here, even more than I did, and I guess he was prepared for the homesickness.

This coming August, I'll probably be going to Chicago for a relative's wedding, and I'm betting I'm going to be very homesick then as well, what with all the relatives around, but only a couple or so people who are close to the nuclear family. But then, knowing is half the battle, and I'll be prepared

I'm so envious that you have Filipino stores, though! There's none in my area, and that just makes it all the more difficult to make Filipino food..

wow! 2 months of vacation.galing naman yes we do have filipino store and an chinatown market that sells pinoy items. Ang saya saya

[fitzee21 0]

I'm so envious that you have Filipino stores, though! There's none in my area, and that just makes it all the more difficult to make Filipino food..

Look around a little bit more. Usually, even if the store says "Chinese" or "Thailand", they have Filipino items, or at least something that you can use to prepare your dishes.

I see, you're from Kent, OH. There's an Asian food market in Cuyahoga Falls:

2603 State Rd

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

(330) 928-1969

I found that by typing in "kent, ohio asian market" in Yahoo!

The other option is to try something like "kent, ohio chinese market", "kent, ohio filipino market", etc.

Considering you live where Kent State University is located, there have got to be more locations for Asian markets. You could always ask people at the Asian restaurants too.

[iya 0]

I see, you're from Kent, OH. There's an Asian food market in Cuyahoga Falls:

2603 State Rd

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

(330) 928-1969

I found that by typing in "kent, ohio asian market" in Yahoo!

The other option is to try something like "kent, ohio chinese market", "kent, ohio filipino market", etc.

Considering you live where Kent State University is located, there have got to be more locations for Asian markets. You could always ask people at the Asian restaurants too.

I have been there, and I saw some things like lechon sauce and sardines in tomato sauce, but not much else in terms of Filipino ingredients. They do have a lot of Japanese food, though, which is a comfort in itself (not a lot of Japanese restos here, unlike in Manila where there's Tokyo Tokyo, Teriyaki Boy and all that). I plan on going back one of these days in the hopes of finding tocino, but if they don't have any, I'll have to get some (or a LOT) from Chicago when I visit relatives