delayed rant---but justified

my mind is about to explode.

this week is the hardest of the weeks im in this placement.

plus, there were so many worries hanging over my head.

i had so many stressors this week, and slowly, i tried getting rid of them one by one..


-the worry of grades from the two assignments i handed in on April.

this is now resolved.

i rang the college today and i got my grades over the phone.

pheww!!! not bad considering i had to travel to cebu in the middle of assignment handing in week.


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plus this....THE BIGGEST STRESSOR--


-the worry about visa's for my family to visit me.

my Mama now has a visa to visit me(multiple entry!!!whoopee!!).

unfortunately, Roi and Ana have been denied because according to the refusal letter, "being a student and dependent on your spouse Mr. Cezar (roi) Aviso, with no children, deems you as having no social ties in the Philipines, to guarantee that you will return to the Philippines"...

same spiel on Roi's refusal letter. apparently, having no children with his spouse Ana Aviso, they will have no social ties to come back.


How could they get this wrong??? the aplication form and letter,says both are of single status..

there were numerous documentations to prove they are both single,a nd that they are brother and sister.

and there were parts of the letter that asked : "who are you travelling with and state relationship"...

so Ana put on hers:

1)Helen Aviso--Mother

2)Cezar Aviso-brother


and same with Roi's application...she put Mama's name and Ana's name with the relationship clearly written..


Ana had to ring the embassy call centre and told them the error. the lady on the phone apparently was shocked and was asking Ana to send back the documents + appeal form to be filled up and sent to their Taguig office instead of the UK office so they can overturn it "quicker".

the hassle is in the waiting (apparently, another 30 working days or more), the effort of running back and to fedex (for Adrian and I because were both full time workers),the money to correct their errors, the phone calls...everything, all because the entry officer did not read the application properly..


but surely, why would anyone assume, two people applying with the same surname for a visitor's visa as married couple.

did they even read the birth certificates that stated Ana and Roi have the same mother and father?


Adrian today, (on his lunch break) delivered (another) sponsorship letter, via Fedex, because we want it to get them as soon as possible. and this is no mean feat as Fedex is quite a long travel from his workplace...he had no lunch today (that is a big sacrifice in Adrian's terms), and be late in his afternoon lectures (Adrian is a stickler to punctuality,so this one is another big blow).

hopefully, they (ana and family) will get it on Wednesday afternoon.

hopefully, Ana could send it back to the Taguig office ASAP.

hopefully, the officer who will process it this time, will read whats written. and NOT IMAGINE what nots there, and assume.


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alot of martyrs died on wrong assumptions.


..as well as stress.



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(last night, i was so busy doing research about my final presentation for my final grades, i could not sleep even after midnight...i had to take a break to put me to sleep. facebook,is a wonderful tool for initiating shut-eyes. my eyes get tired looking at something unfamiliar and difficult.)