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One of the victims was from Indonesia. Deepest condolences for the families...

Another one that keeps her maiden name here. I do this mainly for practicality purposes, I have some diplomas and documents from my country under my maiden name that I will use here in US and it's just too much trouble if I change my name. I like my maiden name and I do like my hubby's last name, but keeping my name as it is makes more sense for now. It doesn't mean that I don't love him as much nor that I don't want people to know that we're married. Hell, people can know that you are married and flirt with you anyway... everything depends on the individuals IMO.

I also got denied for B1/B2 visa prior to my K3 application. During my K3 visa interview in Vancouver, the officer didn't even look at it and didn't ask any questions pertaining to this denial. I did check the box indicating that I was denied a visa before and didn't encounter any problems. My advise is just try to relax and be honest. Good luck !

Another "Hopeless Romantic" here...

Southeastern Minnesotan here... terribly cold yesterday although we didn't get the -24 around here, just close to 0... haha... Now we have winter storm watch until Monday, send all the snow here folks ! We need it !

Good to hear from you again and glad that everything went well for you guys. Oh, and Chantix is very popular nowadays, the only thing is that you have to get prescriptions for it. Congrats for being smoke-free !!

Root canal for which tooth ? Molars cost more than the ones in the front because they have two roots instead of just one. I got one done for my molar, the dentist charged me around $600 for it and insurance covers 70%. Crown is more expensive and also covered less with our insurance.

Your $4000 estimate is bit high I think, but I guess as you live in CA, everything there is more expensive than here in MN Try shop around and see what other dentists say.

No day off here. I can take it off but no pay... sucks ! LOL ! Oh, and happy birthday Christina !

another 6 right 4 wrong here

When I had my interview, the officer was more interested in proof showing both of us live in the same address rather than pictures. And good thing we didn't give her any pics as she just shoved everything into her big thick binder without even looking at them.

Other option is send the stuff using USPS. More risky, but almost no charge to the receiver. Hubby sent me webcam using USPS when I was still back in Jakarta, it arrived safely in 10 days and I only had to pay around Rp 4,000 (40 cents USD).

Sending package using FedEx, UPS, DHL will always cost the receiver a fee. I think they called it "importation" fee, the amount depends on what type of things that you send. Cost me around $4 when hubby sent stuffed animals (3 of them), I believe more valuable things will cost more.

When did this earthquake happen ? I just called my mom in Indonesia last night and phone connection was fine. I tried to call my friend on her cell but couldn't get through. Wonder if they also get affected ...

Cannot wait to see the last book released !! I like the fifth book the best (yes, it's the thickest one of all so far ), I like the way she depicts battles between wizards and how they threw spells at each other I wish I could do that to my boss once in a while, that would be funny ...

Dental insurance can be "tricky". Hubby has Delta Dental through his employer (and I believe Delta Dental doesn't cater to individuals), pays about $15 a month for family coverage, we get $1000 max per year per person. It covers 80-100% for basic treatments (teeth cleaning, fillings, root canals, etc) providing we use in-network dentists and only 50% for major thing such as crown. It's quite a good deal I think, considering my teeth are bad

Starting this month I get coverage through my employer who doesn't charge me anything but only give $1000 per year for the whole family.

If it costs you $50 a month, then I agree that it isn't worth it if you only need routine procedures. It might worth it for major things.

get a air horn for a boat mounted outside your door...when shes out there yapping a single blast will undoubtedly send her scurrying for some dry undies...

My neighbour upstairs often throw cigarette's butts down into our deck, very irritating especially since neither my husband or I smoke ...

Hmmm... yummy !! They are absolutely beautiful !

In Indonesian: Selamat Natal

Willie has lymphoma. We will be putting him down in a matter of days or weeks.

So sorry to hear that.

You have to consider the source...World Net Daily....aka World of Nuts Daily

That guy should just write for The Onion and get it done with.

Coming from Asian country myself and having a brother who eats lots and lots of tofu and other soy products, this article makes me LOL !!! Hilarious !! Oh and BTW, my brother is straight... and so are lots of my male friends from home.

JMHO, but from what I can see, it's a lot easier if you're a white immigrant.

Agree with that also. As an Asian myself, I've never had any problems with neighbours, people at work, etc, but I've heard some of my ex-coworkers cursing about the "mexicans" and that "they are all illegals and trying to steal our jobs", etc. I've also heard of some places that don't want to rent/sell to "non-white" people, and we did get some "reactions" from our prospective landlord once when hubby was exploring other job options in another town. He made the calls and everything, then we both went there to see the place and you can just kind of tell that the woman was a bit "allergic" to immigrants, non-white one to be exact.

I believe the biometric fee is for AOS. EAD requires fingerprinting and there is no fee for that. If you file for both AOS and EAD, you can do both AOS biometric and EAD fingerprinting at the same time.

That's why I don't donate to charity organizations... i'm cheap ...

My employer asked me to use IERF. Cost about $80 to evaluate my degree. Another resource is WES (World Education Services). Just type in those names in google and it will take you to their websites.