| IF THE JOURNEYS OF YOUR LIFE HAVE BROUGHT YOU HERE, BE GLAD. FOR I ALSO WAS SEARCHING AND FOUND MY DREAM GIRL. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO HELPING GOOD, MORAL, AND GOD-FEARING MEN IN FINDING THE TRUE LOVES OF THEIR LIVES. IN ADDITION, I CAN AVAIL MYSELF TO ANSWERING SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS, ( I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY, I AM AN ELECTRICIAN BY DAY, AND APPARENTLY A MATCHMAKER BY NIGHT ), I CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TELEPHONE PROVIDERS, MONEY TRANSFER COMPANIES, AND HELP WITH CULTURAL DIFFERENCES. I HAVE TRAVELLED TO THE PHILIPPINES 4 TIMES AND LIVED THERE FOR A TOTAL OF 10.5 MONTHS.. MY FIRST TRIP THERE WAS FOR 2 WEEKS, TO MEET MY FUTURE WIFE IN PERSON AND TO GET PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FOR THE FIANCE PETITION. (THIS IS THE ONLY TRIP WHICH IS REQUIRED BY IMMIGRATIONS). AFTER RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES, I BECAME SO MISERABLE BEING WITHOUT HER, THAT I SOLD MY HOUSE, QUIT MY JOB OF 11 YEARS, PUT ALL OF MY STUFF INTO STORAGE AND FLEW BACK TO THE PHILIPPINES. I STAYED THERE FOR ANOTHER 9 MONTHS WAITING FOR THE PETITION TO BE APPROVED. ( I DID THE PETITION MYSELF AND MADE 2 MISTAKES WHICH COST US 3.5 MONTHS ). WHEN THE U.S. EMBASSY IN MANILA CALLED US IN FOR OUR INTERVIEW, THEY FREAKED OUT WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THAT I HAD BEEN LIVING IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR ALL THAT TIME. THEY INSISTED THAT I RETURN TO AMERICA, GET A JOB, AND RE-ESTABLISH MY RESIDENCY, WHICH I DID. MY 3RD TRIP WAS TO RETURN FOR OUR 2ND INTERVIEW AT THE U.S. EMBASSY IN MANILA, (WHICH WENT ALOT SMOOTHER) SPENDING ANOTHER 2 WEEKS IN THE PHILIPPINES. AND MY 4TH TRIP WAS FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS TO ESCORT HER BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES. SHE HAD NEVER FLOWN ON AN AIRPLANE BEFORE, SO NATURALLY SHE WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT THAT. AND IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR HER TO ARRIVE IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE AT A PORT OF ENTRY ( IN OUR CASE, THE LOS ANGELES AIRPORT ), AND HAVE TO GO THROUGH CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION ALONE.
| | ONE DAY I AWOKE TO FIND MYSELF 45 AND TWICE DIVORCED. THE DREAMS OF MY YOUTH REGARDING MARRIAGE HAD BEEN UNFULFILLED. ALL OF MY FRIENDS HAD BEEN DIVORCED 2 OR 3 TIMES. MOST OF THEM HAD GIVEN UP AND NOW WERE PERMANENT BACHELORS. BUT I FELT COMPELLED TO TRY ONE MORE TIME. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2001, ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND. I DROVE DOWN TO THE NEAREST STORE AND PURCHASED MY FIRST COMPUTER. I HAD DECIDED THAT AFTER TWO DIVORCES WITH AMERICAN WOMEN, I WOULD SEARCH THE ENTIRE WORLD. I WOULD KEEP SEARCHING UNTIL I FOUND HER. THIS BECAME THE DRIVING FORCE IN MY LIFE, AND I WAS COMMITTED TO SEARCHING FOR HER FOREVER. I SPENT MORE HOURS SEARCHING ON THE COMPUTER EVERY WEEK THAN I DID WORKING MY FULL TIME JOB.. I WOULD COME HOME FROM WORK AROUND 5:30 OR 6PM, AND BE ON THE COMPUTER TILL USUALLY 2AM (MONDAY - FRIDAY), AND THEN SPEND 12 TO 14 HOURS ON SATURDAYS, AND ANOTHER 12 TO 14 HOURS ON SUNDAYS. I DID THIS FOR MONTHS. I SEARCHED EVERYWHERE, OR SO I THOUGHT, UNTIL ONE DAY I WAS CHATTING WITH A LADY AND SHE ASKED ME WHERE I WAS LOOKING FOR A WIFE. I TOLD HER, AND SHE SAID TO ME "WHAT ABOUT ASIANS". I TOLD HER THAT I HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT ASIANS. SHE SUGGESTED THAT I TRY THE PHILIPPINES. SHE SAID THAT FILIPINO WOMEN ARE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE FAR EAST FOR MAKING THE BEST WIVES. I TOLD HER I WOULD START CHECKING OUT THE PHILIPPINES. BY THIS TIME I HAD OWNED THE COMPUTER FOR 6 MONTHS, AND ALTHOUGH I WAS BECOMING QUITE WEARY OF ALL THE HOURS I WAS SPENDING ON-LINE, I STILL WAS DEDICATED TO MY MISSION. YET AT THE SAME TIME, I FELT THAT I NEEDED SOME EXTRA HELP. SO I TURNED TO GOD. IN MY LIFE UP UNTIL THAT POINT I HAD NEVER PRAYED VERY MUCH, I ALWAYS FIGURED THAT GOD WAS TOO BUSY WITH ALL OF THE STARVING PEOPLE IN AFRICA, EARTHQUAKES, FLOODS, VICTIMS OF WARS AND ETC. THE LITTLE PROBLEMS OF MY LIFE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE VERY NOTEWORTHY. CERTAINLY NOTHING IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO BOTHER GOD WITH. BUT THIS TIME I PRAYED. I PRAYED A LONG HEART-FELT PRAYER. I PRAYED IN GREAT DETAIL. I PRAYED ON MY KNEES AND OPENED MY HEART TO GOD. I PRAYED FOR A GOOD, MORAL GOD-FEARING WOMAN (TO NAME A FEW). NO ONE CAN EVER TELL ME THAT GOD DOES NOT ANSWER PRAYERS. BECAUSE THE VERY NEXT DAY, I MET HER. GOD WAS LISTENING, HE HEARD, AND HE ANSWERED.. GENTLEMEN YOU CAN TRY TO DO THIS ON YOUR OWN, BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU, IF YOU ALLOW GOD TO HELP, EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT MUCH BETTER.
| | AFTER 5 MONTHS OF INTERNET AND TELEPHONE COURTSHIP I TRAVELLED TO THE PHILIPPINES, PROPOSED AND GAVE HER AN ENGAGEMENT RING. UPON RETURNING TO THE USA, I PETITIONED THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FOR HER TO COME TO THE USA AS MY FIANCE, AND IN 2004 MARRIED HER. THE REASON THAT I CREATED THIS WEBSITE WAS TO BE A GUIDE FOR YOU, SHOULD YOU ALSO DECIDE TO FOLLOW IN MY FOOTSTEPS. BACK IN 2002, I KNEW NO ONE WHO HAD EVER DONE SUCH A THING. PEOPLE TOLD ME INTERNET HORROR STORIES, AND ALMOST EVERYONE TRIED TO DISCOURAGE ME. BUT I FOLLOWED MY HEART AND NOW I AM THE HAPPIEST MAN ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH FOR HAVING THE COURAGE OF MY CONVICTIONS. WHEN GOD IS ON YOUR SIDE, WHO CAN BE AGAINST YOU? HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES. #1 ENGLISH IS A REQUIRED FOREIGN LANGUAGE. MY WIFE COMPLETED 14 YEARS OF SCHOOL BEFORE GETTING HER BACHELORS DEGREE. AND EVERY YEAR THAT SHE WAS IN SCHOOL SHE WAS REQUIRED TO TAKE ENGLISH. IF 14 YEARS TO GET A BACHELORS DEGREE SOUNDS WEIRD, IT IS BECAUSE IN THE PHILIPPINES THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AFTER THE 10TH GRADE, WHEN THEY ARE 15 OR 16 YEARS OLD. PLUS 4 MORE ADDITIONAL YEARS FOR A BACHELORS DEGREE, SO IF YOU MEET A WOMAN WHO IS 20 AND SHE SAYS SHE HAS A BACHELORS DEGREE, BELIEVE HER. ALSO IF SHE SAYS THAT HER GPA IN COLLEGE WAS 1.2, DON'T THINK SHE IS A DUMMY. BECAUSE IN THE PHILIPPINES AN A IS EQUAL TO 1, AND B IS EQUAL TO 2 ETC.. SO A 1.2 GPA OVER THERE IS EQUAL TO A 3.8 GPA HERE! #2 FILIPINO WOMEN MARRY FOR LIFE. THERE IS NO DIVORCE IN THE PHILIPPINES. OH SURE, A FEW OF THEIR MOVIE STARS GET DIVORCES, BUT FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION IT IS UNHEARD OF. #3 YOU CAN MARRY A MUCH YOUNGER WOMAN IN THE PHILIPPINES THAN YOU COULD EVER MARRY IN THE USA. I HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS NOW WHO ARE ALSO FIL-AM COUPLES (FILIPINO-AMERICAN), AND IN ALL BUT 2 CASES THE MAN IS OLDER.. IN MOST CASES THE MAN IS OLDER BY 10 TO 20 YEARS. WITH ONE COUPLE HAVING A 25 YEAR AGE DIFFERENCE AND ANOTHER A 30 YEAR AGE DIFFERENCE. FOR EXAMPLE I AM 16 YEARS OLDER THAN MY WIFE, A VERY TYPICAL AGE DIFFERENCE. #4 LIGHT SKIN IS CONSIDERED BEAUTIFUL IN THE PHILIPPINES. IT'S RATHER AMUSING SOME OF THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN THE WORLD. BECAUSE IN THE PHILIPPINES, MANY OF THE WOMEN USE SKIN WHITENING LOTIONS. ON BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS, YOU WILL SEE SOME WOMEN USING UMBRELLAS TRYING TO SHADE THEMSELVES FROM THE SUN. JUST THE OPPOSITE OF AMERICAN WOMEN WHO GO TO TANNING SALONS AND LAY OUT ALL SUMMER LONG TRYING TO GET DARKER. #5 TO ELABORATE UPON CHARACTERISTICS, THAT ARE COMMONLY FOUND AMONGST FILIPINO WOMEN, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY: BEAUTIFUL, PETITE, SWEET, SHY, ADORABLE, HARD-WORKING, FAITHFUL, MORAL, RELIGIOUS AND DEVOTED TO FAMILY, JUST TO NAME A FEW. YOU CAN SEARCH THE ENTIRE WORLD, (LIKE I DID) AND PERHAPS YOU WILL FIND YOUR SOUL-MATE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, BUT I HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT YOU CONSIDER TAKING A GOOD LOOK AT THE PHILIPPINES. THE WEBSITE THAT I RECOMMEND FOR YOU TO USE IN YOUR SEARCH IS CHERRYBLOSSOMS.COM, THEY HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1974, LONGER THAN ANYONE. CHERRYBLOSSOMS IS EXTREMELY DILIGENT IN PROTECTING YOUR SAFETY AND SECURITY. SPAMMERS AND SCAMMERS ARE VIGOROUS SOUGHT OUT AND REMOVED FROM THEIR WEBSITE. THEY HAVE A MAGNIFICENT SEARCH ENGINE WHICH CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ONE COULD ASK FOR. THEY ORIGINATED IN CEBU, PHILIPPINES AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE WOMEN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, THE MAJORITY ARE FROM THE PHILIPPINES. YOU CAN EVEN SEARCH FOR FILIPINO WOMEN IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY. FOR STARTERS YOU MAY WISH TO LOG ONTO CHERRYBLOSSOMS AND MERELY VIEW THE SITE FOR FREE, BUT IF YOU WISH TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE LADIES, NATURALLY YOU WILL HAVE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THEIR SERVICE. GENTLEMEN, I HAVE ALREADY DONE WHAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING. AND WHEN I DID IT, I HAD NO ONE TO TURN TO. NO ONE TO ASK QUESTIONS TO. I KNOW HOW THAT FEELS. AND THAT IS WHY SHEWAITS4U EXISTS. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS ALONE AND BE TOTALLY IGNORANT OF EVERYTHING (LIKE I WAS IN 2002). ASK ME QUESTIONS. MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS: shewaits4u@yahoo.com IF YOU HAVE COME THIS FAR, YOU KNOW THE ONLY ANSWER IS FULL SPEED AHEAD. THE ONLY THING TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF, AND I WILL BE YOUR GUIDE. GENTLEMEN SHE IS LITERALLY WAITING FOR YOU TO COME TO HER. HAVE THE COURAGE TO GO GET HER. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SEARCH. MIKE http://www.cherryblossoms.com | |