Lɪᴠʀᴇᴛ Dᴇ Fᴀᴍɪʟʟᴇ

After the wedding we were advised by the consular representative to compile our requirements for the Livret de Famille (Booklet of Family or Family Booklet) and to submit all the necessary documents as soon as possible to make the Visa process sooner as well. This is a French legal document which somehow is the same as our Marriage Certificate in the Philippines.  We were told that it's gonna take about two to three months for the transcription to be done and here are the requirements:
Original Marriage Certificate issued by the NSO and duly authenticated by the DFA (Red Ribbon)
Photocopy of Marriage Certificate issued by the City Hall or City Registrar

Note:  This list of requirement will be handed to you together with your Certificate of Legal Capacity to Marry and consular representative will actually advise you what to do next.


Since we had our wedding done at the City Hall which was celebrated by the Mayor we had to be the one to submit our papers (Marriage Certificates) to the city registrar.  So, about six days after the wedding we forwarded our documents to the city registrar.  It's important to do it as soon as possible because there's actually an "expiration date" for these documents to be forwarded to the city registrar which is about 10 to 15 days from the celebration of the wedding.

When we forwarded the documents to the city registrar we were advised to come back three days later to get our copy and also to submit a request for the NSO electronic endorsement of our marriage certificate so we can get a copy of it faster than usual. Indeed, after three days we received our personal copy of the MC from the city registrar and then we submitted a request for the NSO electronic endorsement and we had to pay ₱200.00 for it and again we were asked to come back after ten days to submit another request, this time, for the actual NSO authenticated copy.

As advised, I came back after ten days (had to do it alone coz my husband already had to go back to French West Indies to work) and then I had to pay ₱190.00 per NSO copy of our MC and I decided to request for three copies since I know I will need this document a lot for my passport, the embassy etc..  After I paid the ₱190.00 per copy i was advised to come back within five business days for the releasing of the document..at last!

The moment I received the NSO copy of our Marriage Certificate I went directly to a travel agency where I could pay for DFA authentication assistance or better known as "red ribbon" and I paid ₱2,500.00 for the service and again was told to wait about twelve business days but thankfully there were no delays and I actually got it within just eight business days.

So, at last our requirements for the Livret de Famille is already complete I'm just waiting on the date to forward it to the French embassy in Makati which will actually be soon.

The MC from the city registrar should look like this.

NSO Authenticated Marriage License should look like this.

DFA Authenticated Documents should look like these.

Note: The compiling of documents for le livret de famille should only take about a month and a half if you process everything right away.

STEP FIVE: Filipino-French Wedding Procedure in the Philippines

Now The Philippine Process

After we received the Certificate of Legal Capacity we headed to Cebu right away to start the Philippine side of the wedding process.

First we went to the city registrar supposedly for the pre-marriage counselling/seminar only to find out that we had to register first.  We got scared because the woman told us that the seminars in the next few weeks are already fully booked but thankfully she was considerate enough to insert us on the nearest date since my fiancé is not a Filipino citizen and might need to travel back to France soon.

PMC or Pre-Marriage Counsellings are only done every Wednesdays and Fridays so we had to wait for the next available schedule which was a Wednesday.  We had to pay ₱100.00 for the registration and we had to bring a valid ID for me and a passport for my fiancé.

The seminar only lasted for four hours and it's done in a mix of the Cebuano-English languages so I had to translate a few parts to my fiancé.  Some topics were pretty interesting but thankfully it was not so long.

After we did the seminar we had to wait another ten days for the publication of banns at the city registrar.  After the ten day wait time we came back to get our marriage license and our marriage certificate which the solemnizing officer will require on the day of the wedding and we had to pay ₱1,050.00 for that.

We had chosen to let the mayor of Cebu City, Honorable Mike Rama solemnize our wedding because we were told that if we ask a judge to do it we will have to pay an amount between ₱10,000.00 to ₱20,000.00 which we'd rather spend for the reception, it's just ridiculous and if the couple are both Filipinos they will only have to pay ₱300.00.  See?  It's just ridiculous!!  And besides, the Cebu City mayor's office is incomparably nicer (more presentable) than most offices of a judge, which is another very good point to consider.

But it's not that simple and easy to let the mayor do your wedding since he's a pretty busy man.  We contacted and went to the mayors office weeks before our chosen date to make sure he can include it in his schedule and we kept on calling his office to check and make sure that his schedule hasn't changed with any kind of out-of-town/country emergencies.  

When we had all the papers ready we went to the mayor's office the following day for the wedding.  It was very quick and Mayor Rama never failed to make some jokes and sing a few lines from his favorite songs....it was not the usual boring ceremony :) and we had a simple yet perfect wedding!!!

With Mayor Rama

STEP FOUR: Filipino-French Wedding Procedure in the Philippines

Release of the Certificate of Legal Capacity:

Weeks after I submitted all our papers to the French embassy in Makati my fiancé sent an email to Miss Audrey HUI BON HOA-CHAN to inquire about our paper and she replied it's ready for pick-up and that he could send someone to get it. We were very surprised but in a good way. Initially she told us that in September when he arrives in the Philippines she will have to conduct an interview before they release the Certificate of Legal Capacity but apparently the interview's not necessary in our case (we heard these interviews aren't really nice). Anyway, we're thankful we did it.

My fiancé arrived on the tenth of September, for a very special trip...to tie the knots with me! Yayyy... The following Monday after my fiancé's arrival we went directly to the French embassy to meet Miss CHAN and the certificate of legal capacity to marry was indeed ready. At Last!!

It's the other side of the coin this time...the Philippine process!

Note:

Follow the link for the next procedure: http://thoughtsofagoddess13.blogspot.com/2011/11/5-filipino-french-wedding-procedure-in.html

STEP THREE: Filipino-French Wedding Procedure in the Philippines

Submitting the Required Documents to the Embassy

After having all the documents for both me and my fiancé I went to the French Embassy on the 6th of June, 2011 at the following address which I previously mentioned:
16th Floor, Pacific Star Building
Corner Gil Puyat and Makati avenues
1200 Makati City

I submitted my documents to the one in-charged for wedding procedures: Miss Audrey HUI BON HOA-CHAN.  She reviewed the documents with me, taking the ones needed and giving me back the excess documents like the numerous "Proofs of residency" for me and my fiancé (we wanted to be sure so we produced a lot).  Then she asked me a few questions about my answers to the questionaire just to confirm what I wrote there.  She confirmed my address, my parent's information, my profession and my job.  After receiving all the documents and asking all the questions she then told me that they are going to publish our names/information at the embassy for ten days and then send them to my fiancé's city hall in the French West Indies and publish it there for ten days as well.  The city hall will issue a Certificate of Non-Opposition and send it back to the French Embassy in Makati and that's when they CAN issue the Certificate of Legal Capacity but before that there has to be another interview (a long interview) again with Miss Chan for me and my fiancé.

This time we just have to wait for all the publication of banns and the sending of documents to and from the Philippines and hope everything will go well.

Note:

Follow the link for the next procedure: http://thoughtsofagoddess13.blogspot.com/2011/11/4-filipino-french-wedding-procedure-in.html

STEP TWO: Filipino-French Wedding Procedure in the Philippines

Compiling My Requirements for the Certificate of Legal Capacity

As I have mentioned on my previous post STEP ONE I have my own list of documents to compile for submission to the French embassy for the issuance of the Certificate of Legal Capacity to marry.  Let me present these requirements again as follows: 

• A duly accomplished questionnaire from the embassy
• Authenticated copy of the full text birth certificate (NSO and DFA)
• Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) issued by NSO
• Copy of CFO certificate (Commission on Filipino Overseas) Update: this is no longer in the list of requirements for marriage but you'll need it in exiting the Philippines with a spouse visa.  Hence, I've decided to keep the details on how to get this certificate on this post.
• Proof of residency in the Philippines
• Photocopy of 2 ID cards
• (If previously married, mention of annulment decision on duly authenticated marriage certificate and certified true copy of judgment of marriage annulment; If widow/er, authenticated copy of death certificate of the spouse, Copy of birth certificate of illegitimate children duly authenticated.

HERE'S A DESCRIPTION AND THE PROCESS ON HOW I GOT EACH OF THESE DOCUMENTS:

A duly accomplished questionnaire from the embassy:

You will get this from the "Marriage" section in the French embassy or from their website. It is a questionaire of three pages for each of couple (French for the French national and English for the Filipino, unless the latter speaks French too) and each second page has to be signed by both.  Thankfully my fiancé noticed it when he was filling out his questionaires (in french) so he printed my page and sent it together with all his papers as well via FEDEX since he is working in French West Indies.  

Authenticated copy of the full text birth certificate (NSO and DFA)

It was very easy for me to get this document from NSO because I just orderd it online through their website: (http://nso.citizenservices.com.ph/chat/index) and it only took two days for them to deliver it.  It is amazing how effecient the online service is.  Everything was almost ready however the birth certificate has to also be authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and they don't have an office in Cebu.  So I went to a travel agency called Ultimate Visa Corporation and it costed me  ₱2,500.00.  They were the one who had the document authenticated by the DFA.  It's expensive yet it is still cheaper and better than going to Manila myself but the discouraging part is that they told me it would only take around three to seven business days for them to process it and eventually I had to wait fifteen days.  Thankfully I still got it on time before my schedule at the embassy for the submission.  For sure there are other travel agencies that can do it better but I'm still thankful I got it. 

Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) issued by NSO

Same with the birth certifate I just also ordered it online through: (http://nso.citizenservices.com.ph/chat/index).  It took longer though than the birth certificate, around three or four days.  Still very efficient and time saving because you don't have to go and line up for the whole day at their actual office, it will be delivered in your doorstep.

Copy of CFO certificate (Commission on Filipino Overseas) 

Thanks to the world wide web again for making almost every information accessible, I researched on this said document and I have come across a blog writing about this same process by someone who got married to an American, I have used her information as a reference.  I have also found the official website of CFO but I won't note the link here because it might change in the future, just do a quick Google search and you'll find it.  I prepared the documents mentioned in both websites so I won't have to keep on coming back.

Now here is my own list of the documents the CFO asked from me: 

• 1 photocopy of my passport, bring the original for checking
• 1 photocopy of my Birth Certificate issued by NSO, bring the original for checking
• 2 valid IDs, each with 1 photocopy
• Photocopy of my fiancé's National ID
• Photocopy of my fiancé's passport (just the first page with his personal information)
• Few of our pictures together
• A registration fee of  ₱250.00 (subject to change, verify with CFO first)

Apparently, you have to go to two different offices to get the certificate.  First at an NGO called SMEF-COW  (St. Mary Euphrasia Foundation, Inc - Center for Overseas Workers) which will consume most of your time then later in the afternoon OR the next business day you will have to proceed to CFO (Commision on Filipinos Overseas).

In case you wonder what CFO is, it is a government office providing assistance and/or programs for the Filipinos Overseas.  This Commision in association with SMEF-COW will be the one to issue the Certificate required by the Philippine immigration officer at the airport on your departure day.

SMEF-COW is the one to initiate the group seminar and individual counseling to the spouses/partners of foreign national.  Usually the first impression when it comes to government required seminars is that "it's only done for money and it's nonsense".  Well, corruption is such a broad topic so let's leave it at that, let's focus on what this organization does, what is this seminar all about?  It is actually all about awareness and empowerment.  This is done to prevent Human Trafficking and many other possible problems to be faced by the Filipino planning to live in a foreign country.  In the group seminar they would educate the attendees about the various kinds of abuse that can possibly happen and what to do when these ugly things happen.  They also present a guide for first time travellers, what to do at the airport, rules in travelling etc...  

In the individual interview you will be asked many personal questions, most of them based on the answers you've provided with the form you've filled-out upon registration.

So here are the information of both offices: 

SMEF-COW (St. Mary Euphrasia Foundation, Inc - Center for Overseas Workers)

Address: 60 3rd floor, Ayaay Arcade, Gen. Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City, right across University of San Carlos North Campus.

Monday to Friday (8:00 am - 5:00 pm)

Tel.No:             32 2353745       

Email address: cowcebu@pldtdsl.net

CFO (Commission on Filipinos Overseas)

Causing-Lozada Building, Osmeña Boulevard corner  (Besides DFA Cebu)

MJ Cuenco Street, Cebu City, Philippines

Telefax: (032) 255-5253

Email: cfocebu@cfo.gov.ph

First I went to SMEF-COW.  Got there at past eight in the morning so there were already some people ahead of me but it was ok because they have a limit of twenty people everyday, I was number ten which was good enough.  Once you get inside the room you go to the first window and ask for the registration sheet, sign it and wait for your name to be called.  Once you are called you will be asked some basic information like for example the purpose of the certificate (wedding, travelling etc.) then you will be given a form that you have to fill-out and will be asked to make a payment of ₱250.00.  Make sure you know the mother's maiden name of your fiancé or husband because that's VERY important.

While you are filling-out the form your name will be called again and that time it will be for the picture, you go to window #2, face the camera and at the count of 3 smile...(do your own counting, the person in charge will just tell you to bow your head and my picture was awful)lol...

After a while someone will collect all the forms being filled-out either done or undone but don't worry because you will be given the chance to finish it later and you will be instructed to go to a room for the group seminar.  After the seminar and the travel breifing you can proceed completing to fill-out your forms and you will be asked to come back after lunch for the individual interview.  If you are not able to present all the above mentioned requirements make use of your lunch break to complete them (photocopies, picture, additional information of your fiancé or husband etc.) otherwise you will be asked to come back the next day.  They WILL NOT issue the certificate if your requirements are incomplete.

During the individual counseling session the counselor (most of the time it's a nun) will ask you some basic but VERY IMPORTANT information of your fiancé/husband.  Examples of the questions you will be asked for are as follows: 

• How did you meet each other?
• When did you meet?
• When did you start your relationship?
• Have you already seen each other personally?
• How long or how many days did you share together?
• What is your  fiancé/husband's mother's maiden name?
• What is your fiancé/husband's job?
• What is his/her work address?
• Is he/she already introduced to your family?
• Describe his/her personality.
• Have you already fought?  Among what issues?
• What are your future plans?  
• How often do you communicate?

Now these are just example questions, they may vary in your case.  They just want to make sure that you know your partner well and that you are not getting into a "fake marriage" or marriages that are done for wrong reasons like "just to be able to go to another country" or marrying just for money.  As long as you love your partner with all your heart then there's nothing to worry about.  

After the interview, if everything goes well you will be given the "Certificate of Attendance" which you will have to present to the CFO office located in the address noted above.  Upon the presentation of your Certificate of Attendance you will be asked to pay an additional 400 pesos for the actual CFO certificate and if you already have your visa you will also be given a CFO sticker which will be checked by the Immigration at the airport on your date of departure.  If like me you also don't have your visa yet then you will be asked to come back once you have the visa so they can attach that sticker to your passport.  It is very important to note that the CFO Guidance and Counseling certificate does not expire, it remains VALID UNLESS the emigrant has a new petitioner OR is bound for another country, so better keep it, losing it would cost you another 400 pesos and 1 week to get a new one plus the hastle that you don't wish to go through.

Proof of residency in the Philippines

I thought that it is the community tax certificate or CEDULA.  Thankfully I trusted my doubt and consulted my friends as to what this could be.  This is commonly known as "proof of billing".  So I used my land line phone bill, my cellphone bill, my bank statement and still included my CEDULA just in case.  But only my land line phone bill was taken by the embassy, I apparently presented more than enough, well, better safe than sorry!

Photocopy of 2 ID cards

I used my SSS ID and my Voter's ID for this but the embassy also requested a photocopy of my passport.  Good thing I brought my passport with me when I went to the embassy even if it's not "noted" in the requirements.

If previously married, mention of annulment decision on duly authenticated marriage certificate and certified true copy of judgment of marriage annulment; If widow/er, authenticated copy of death certificate of the spouse, Copy of birth certificate of illegitimate children duly authenticated.

This is not applicable to me or to my fiancé so I don't have much information about this part.

SUGGESTION: 

If you are going to process the papers it would be better to get the CFO Certificate first because it is the most time consuming.


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Bᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Cᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ Wᴏʀʟᴅ

Long vacation's over, I'm glad to finally start working in a new company and the best company I've been with by far.  I was so glad to meet my big bosses who are all very down to earth, they made me and the rest of us "new ones" feel so welcomed.  I'm enjoying the feeling of being new in a company....seeing new faces, getting amazed with everything that I see (I'm letting myself enjoy this as much as possible because I know by experience that this won't last long).  But so far I have a very good feeling about the company!! Wohooo!!!!  

There's a HUGE difference in the culture between my current and my latest work places from the simplest details like "coffee vends" to the most important details like "salary and benefits".  Here I feel more valued, I work here because they need me to work for them.  They don't just hire "anyone" you got to be "someone" first before you become a part of the company but not literally "someone" who's in a higher position, just "someone" who believes in herself/himself, someone who proved them to have something good to contribute to the outstanding growth of the company.  I feel so blessed to become a part of the chosen few.  

Next week it's gonna be another start for a two-week long training WITH pay...oh boy don't I just love it!!!!  Let's get it on even if it would mean liters of black coffee ツ 

I hope this good feeling I have now will be kept and if this company is really as good as it seems then I hope I'd be able to either keep it for a long time or if under certain circumstances I really have to leave then I hope it will be something that I can come back to.  

✈ Lᴏɴɢ Dɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ Lᴏᴠᴇ Aғғᴀɪʀ ✈

I know a lot of people having a long distance relationship.  My father went to Saudi Arabia and to Malaysia for years before I was born, giving a four-year gap between me and my elder brother.  And now one of my brothers works at a cruise ship travelling to The Caribbean seas, Europe and America and comes home only every eight or nine months.  My fiancé who is from France now works at the French West Indies and every time he pays me a visit he has to travel more than 24 hours all in all.  This arrangement is not easy at all.  It takes a lot of courage, patience, strength and faith on both parties.  I have a lot of friends and office mates who are also in this kind of relationship, some didn't work but most are actually doing great despite the distance.  

When you are far away from the one you love you both have many challenges to face.  The fact of missing each other is one of it.  When something goes wrong to the other you utterly wish you are next to him/her to say "everything's gonna be okay".  On special days you also wish to be with him/her for the celebration.  No matter what the situation is, we always want to be together but all we can do is wait.  Something good about this kind of arrangement is that even if you are already five or ten years together, when you see each other after months or even years of waiting you can still feel the spark!!!  You will both feel so rewarded thinking what you've gone through and a simple hug will make both of you feel better.  Everyday together is a promise to make-up the lost times.  

Alas!! There's "technology" making the world a lot smaller than it actually is.  I can say we are so lucky now because when Papa was away Mama had to wait weeks or even a month for a single letter.  I can't imagine that, I can't imagine a day without an sms or a week without an e-mail.  Yes communication can be costly but relationships are "priceless".  It is very important that we remind our loved ones how much we love them and that we are reminded of how much they love us.  

Being apart momentarily is both very challenging and very rewarding.  The months of waiting is nothing compared to a shared joy once you're together and the lifetime to share in the future.  To all those who can relate to this post, cheers!!!  

Mʏ Fᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ Sᴛᴀᴛᴜs, ᴀ Sʜᴏᴡ Oғғ?

When I opened my Facebook account back in 2007 I only had around 3 friends.  Filipinos barely know this social networking site back then and I never thought it would become as famous as it is now.  It's crazy how people get so crazy about it.  Since it became a trend many of the people I know would post anything they want, status updates, personal videos, pictures...anything.  I myself do these things too.  I remember someone even commented on the number of pictures I post on my Facebook account saying it is too much but I can't help it, I love sharing my photos and my account is set to "private" anyway.  There was a time though that I got connected to strangers, people that I didn't really know personally just because I got hooked with some game applications of the website, in order to play the game I needed to add the other "players" as my friends so we can all have fun..lol.. But it's over, now I'm only connected to those people I really know like family or relatives, friends from school, from work and from the neighborhood.  

When I go online I always open my Facebook account, it's automatic for many people (lol) and I do enjoy the fact that I can get to read many updates from my friends.  It's a nice place to share many things but I have also observed some things that I don't really appreciate so much like some pictures that I find "offensive" or videos that I think are nonsense but the world is not about me and it's a fact so I just have to bear with it.  Status updates though are really something that bothers me because when you post something as a status it is just like saying something to the "world", it's a community out there and there are just some status updates that annoy me.  I don't know why people are not being extra careful when they post something.  Some will post the ordinary foods they ate or they're about to eat, some will post their schedule like "it's 7 o'clock in the morning and I'm still in bed, will be in the office at 10 and then at the mall at 3pm", what the heck?  I mean, you think the world has to know all of it?  Come on!  I have also read some status updates about the "brand" of the milk of her baby or the price of a new gadget.  It's crazy how a person's character is shown on her "Facebook Status".  No wonder why some companies go to this website to do a background check of a prospective employee.

I am not saying I am perfect when it comes to "facebooking" because like I previously mentioned someone is even against the number of albums I have in there.  I guess it's just a matter of perspective and you can't expect everyone to be like you or to use the website like you do.  I just wish that when it comes to "saying" or should I say "posting" something everyone will be more careful.  I am an English teacher and even if I don't have a license yet I am sure that I do still know the "basic grammar rules" and it's funny how many times I've read grammatically wrong posts from a "licensed" teacher for crying out loud.  If you're not sure how to say it in English then might as well say it in the vernacular, after all it's not against the law to use your local language...(just saying) ツ 

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STEP ONE: Filipino-French Wedding Procedure in the Philippines

Initial Step

It's very hard to live away from your loved one.  I've known my soon-to-be husband since over two years ago.  He is from France but is currently working in Martinique Island (French West Indies). We first met personally in 2010 and now we have finally decided to tie the knots this year God willing. 

We know that it is not going to be easy to get married to a foreigner.  It's not even nearly possible for us to get married in France so we decided to do it here in the Philippines because it's easier but it's not really that easy at all.

We have done the first step on our long vacation at the beginning of this year.  We both went to the French embassy which is located at:

16th Floor, Pacific Star Building

Corner Gil Puyat and Makati avenues

1200 Makati City

Thankfully we didn't have to wait for a long time.  We waited just a few minutes before my fiancé's name was called.  We met the lady in-charged for wedding procedures, Miss Audrey HUI BON HOA-CHAN.  She explained to us the wedding procedure.  She gave us some forms to fill-out, my fiancé's in French and mine in English. 

One of the most important requirements for a wedding with a foreigner is his/her Certificate of Legal Capacity to marry which will be issued by his/her embassy.  Miss Chan gave us the list of required documents to compile so that my fiancé will be issued with the said certificate.  She advised me to forward the documents personally to her at least three months before our planned wedding date. 

These are the following documents required for the Certificate of Legal Capacity to be issued:

For the French National:

1. A duly accomplished questionnaire from the embassy
2. A recent (less than 3 months) full text of Birth Certificate
3. Copy of National Identification card or Certificate of Nationality or Biometric passport
4. (If previously married, a court decision of divorce; if widow/er, a certified true copy of death certificate of spouse)
5. Proof of residency or copy of consular certificate if applicable

For the Filipino National:

1. A duly accomplished questionnaire from the embassy
2. Authenticated copy of the full text birth certificate (NSO and DFA)
3. Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) issued by NSO
4. Copy of CFO certificate (Commission on Filipino Overseas)
5. Proof of residency in the Philippines
6. Photocopy of 2 ID cards
7. (If previously married, mention of annulment decision on duly authenticated marriage certificate and certified true copy of judgment of marriage annulment; If widow/er, authenticated copy of death certificate of the spouse, Copy of birth certificate of illegitimate children duly authenticated.

My fiancé will compile his documents and I'll do the same for mine and then hopefully we can have everything flowing smoothly.

The rest of the procedures will be posted in the next posts.  If this topic interests you, feel free to follow.

Gratitude...

Three years went rather fast....a lot of things happened and i met many beautiful people and good friends/colleagues and yet just like any other parts of a story, this chapter of my life officially ended today. I wanted to give my appreciation to those who gave my stay at the company a memorable one and this is the least i can do. A BIG thank you to the supervisors i had who supported me, listened to me and showed appreciation to my efforts (you know who you guys are). I wasn't really a "Saint" at work, I talked back to "some" of my superiors, somehow guilty of not giving them good stats at times and even showed attitude too....I'm really sorry but I took the chance I was given (which I am very thankful of) and I won't forget my experiences. It's been a very colorful chapter of my life's story, many ups and downs, many unforgettable conversations, arguments and laughters that still even resound in my head. I've been really busy lately but i took this moment to lay these things down while they are still fresh and while i still have the gusto to let it out :)

To my dearest friends who listened to my stories that are sometimes even repeated, who comforted me and shared with my joys and supported me with my decisions, who made me laugh and sometimes cry out of laughter....thank you guys, I got a long list :) And to those who didn't like me and still don't like me, CONGRATULATIONS you won't see me again but your life won't be the same anymore, damn I'm not there to make your day "MISERABLE"!!!! ***evil laugh*** I'm sure many will miss my red lips (lmao)! Oh! I'm gonna miss the PCM's, SCM's and AU's too and even the persistent TP's, especially those who say "I'm not a happy camper" right at the start of the call!!haha...

I still love Chase!!! and i'm doing its slogan, Chasing what matters!!!!

Thank you everyone!!! See you when I see you :) Hasta la vista!!!