A quick observation I’ve made during both of my trips to the Philippines: the bathrooms are different. I won’t even get into the tabos. I’ll save that for Jenny to explain sometime. Instead, let me briefly explain about the difference … Continue reading Privacy in Filipino Bathrooms vs. American Bathrooms
Loving someone from half a world away is painful at times. True, I wouldn’t change a thing on how my relationship with Timmy evolved. I believe that falling in love with someone living more than 8000 miles away has been … Continue reading Love is Patient…Until it’s Not
I don’t have much to say here. I just thought the title was great. It’s a play on the song Killing in the Name by beloved soft folk artists Rage Against the Machine. Except, as you can see, I’m missing … Continue reading Kilig In The Name Of
For the last two or three weeks, which have felt like a lifetime, the first thing I’ve done as soon as I got home from work was call the National Visa Center hoping to get confirmation that Jenny and my … Continue reading The Interview
It’s been 2 months and 12 days since I last saw Timmy/felt the tip of his fingertips brush against mine as he walked away from me towards the airport gates. But I am not going to write about sad, gut-wrenching … Continue reading Real Men Wear Flowers
While waiting for our case number from the NVC, I regret not submitting our petition earlier. I miss Jenny lots these days. More than two months have passed since I’ve plucked a piece of dandruff from her head. No man … Continue reading On the Plus Side…
I was really nervous when I proposed to Jenny last October. We talk about it often as it was very clear from the way I presented it that whatever I was about to say to Jenny was big. My nervousness … Continue reading How to Meet Your In-Laws and Sweat Off 10 Pounds During One Meal
When was the time you laughed the hardest? I’m guessing you were standing in front of a mirror naked, you monster. Seriously. You call that a human body? For me, the hardest genuine laugh I ever had was with Jenny … Continue reading The Hardest I Have Ever Laughed
I miss Timmy all the time. Sometimes even when we’re chatting on Facebook. The longing to be with, to touch your sweetheart gets stronger everyday. It’s like poop that is continually building, growing in size that you are just not … Continue reading Love is Hiding Together from the Rest of the World
In the Philippines one of the main forms of transportation is the jeepney. Basically, it’s like a jeep and a person’s knee mated; as the name suggests. Then the offspring looks like a jeep, but it’s the size of a … Continue reading A Review of Jeepneys from an American
In all aspects of life we want approval. We want approval at work, from our family, from our classmates who we realize far too late in life are dicks, etc. Approval is great. Even better is approval on your I-129F … Continue reading Approval
Why do they call it a goodbye? When it’s someone you care about there’s nothing good about it. It should be a badbye or a shitbye. Anything but good. Jenny and I have now had two really hard goodbyes. I … Continue reading Saying Goodbye in a Long Distance Relationship Never Gets Easier
Jenny and I love desserts. Sometimes Jenny says the worst thing in the world when eating a dessert, which of course is claiming the treat is too sweet. Absurd, I know. How is something too sweet? Is the sky too … Continue reading How Much Mango Float Do We Need for Our Wedding?
If there is one thing Timmy is way better than I am at (except buffets), that is ice skating. During beecation last April, he showed me how it was possible to glide across the ice without injuring someone/dislocating a little … Continue reading What It’s Really Like to Ice Skate for the First Time
Blue eyes, blonde hair, and skin as white as snow was the way I arrived into this world. Of course, this came after the blood was wiped from my body. My eyes have since grayed, hair has darkened, and skin … Continue reading Experiencing Racism in the Philippines
The question most people will ask when they’re trying to get to know you and you’re all adults is what you do for a living. Unless it’s competitive gambler or mall Santa, the response is usually pretty lame. Let’s face … Continue reading So What Do You Do for a Living?
No beecation is complete without watching at least one movie in the theater. Beecations are the only time Timmy and I get to do this so we go out of our way for it (as in get up from bed, … Continue reading Old People Would Rather Watch Batman vs Superman than Jungle Book in the Philippines
DISCLAIMER: This is only guaranteed to work if wife is a bee. Tire yourself out the day before so you could sleep early and wake up early on your special day. Make sure to have a beautiful view to wake … Continue reading How to Give Your Wife the Best Birthday Ever
If you didn’t read the first part of my dangerous adventure through Manila, shame on you. This is the story of why I hate traveling. Nothing ever goes my way. To recap, I’m stuck in Manila trying to transfer terminals. … Continue reading Traveling Two Miles Through Manila Takes Forever: Part 2
I was well aware of the reputation Manila has. The capital of the Philippines is known for its dense traffic and I got to experience it this time around on my way home from visiting Jenny. The unfortunate thing about … Continue reading Traveling Two Miles Through Manila Takes Forever: Part 1
Not too many white people visit the Philippines. At least, not too many people leave white. Most humans have a skin tone that’ll either tan or turn red when under the Filipino sun, which I have heard is actually the … Continue reading Three Things I Look Like to Filipinos
Puso is the Visayan word for rice. Puso is also the Tagalog word for heart. Jenny Bee speaks Visayan, an off-branch of the Filipino language. I guess it’s basically the English equivalent of Jive or just mumbling everything you say. … Continue reading Show Me Your Puso: Rice is Close to the Hearts of All Filipinos
The second half of April was a special one for Jenny and me as we got to spend a full two weeks together. Practically nonstop, other than breaking for poop sessions, we were together. Our love is stronger than ever … Continue reading Love is About Watching Each Other Barf
(Timmy: You could write a preface, too. Write “This is what Timmy Bee and Jenny Bee wrote at the airport…” Jenny: *Death Stare*) P.S. But really, what Timmy said above. They entered the airport and found the most convenient, closest … Continue reading Airport Musings Turd Butt Poop (A Love Story)
TWO BEES in a BLOG 