Its 02:30 and the sun just shone BRIGHTER than ever!!!!
Thursday 21st July 2011 So it’s been a while since I have had anything of interest to post, but today is the day I have been waiting for it just feels it has been so long coming.
When I first mentioned I was coming back to the UK in 2007/8 somebody asked how long would it be before I returned to the Philippines permantly and I somewhat optimistically said within 3 years was my goal so to that end I guess I failed, that said I have been back 5 times and I believe in living for today as we never know what hand we will be dealt so memories of times spent together are important.
After my last trip home in June 2010 we both decided the best course of action would be to apply for Roxanne’s visa to come here, the first thing she needed to obtain was an English competency certificate, this was done at an agency where she sat an exam and passed with distinction (never in doubt) and regardless of all the horror stories I had heard of agencies charging extortionate fees the exam cost 10T peso (£143) and for another 10T peso they made sure she had all the necessary paperwork and arranged her appointment in Manila at the UK Border Agency.
On May 19th Roxanne duly attended the Border Agency and handed in her application with the fee and returned home having been told it would take approx 3 months to process IF all was in order.
At 02:30 today I received a call from a very emotional young lady to say her papers had been returned to her
and the man from Manila he say
YES The plan now is I will go home at the end of August in time for my 50th birthday and return to Guernsey around September 12th with my exceptional wife by my side.....................................
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