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PUTO Cake

My First Attempt and Turn Out Great!
I will try the Rice Flour Next Attempt!
Rice Flour Cake (PUTO)

I have been wanting to make PUTO (Rice/Flour Cake) for quiet sometime and I am inspired by Maria Samuelson. She makes a very tasty PUTO Cake. So I went to Youtube to get information on how to make it and what are ingredients. My mix-n-match on my ingredients. I don't follow what the book says! lol. I guess that's just me. So here's the ingredients I got from you tube.

INGREDIENTS:
  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour(replace Rice Flour if prefer the rice puto)
  • 1 Cup of Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Baking Power(some use Baking Soda)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 3/4 Cups of Water ( I used Almond Milk)
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla for flavoring
  • 1/4 Cup Melted Butter(You can use real butter or can't believe it's not..)
  • Food Coloring (this time I didn't have one available, so my puto are colorless)
  • Any Cheese to your liking( I used Peanut Butter Reese's Chocolate Chips for decoration)
PROCEDURE:
  • Mix all dry ingredients.
  • Then add water(or milk if you prefer), melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and color to your liking.
Mix it well making sure it is smooth and no lumpiness. 

Now brush your muffin pan with melted butter so that your puto will not stick to the muffin pan. Fill it up half way to give space when it's flop up!

Now set your filled muffin tray over steam pot.
Wrap the lid with clean cloth and close the lid.

Set the timer for 10 minutes.

You should have a nice floppy Puto. Enjoy!

An Eye-Opener for Both Western Men and Filipina Women



(HOT TOPIC OF ALL TIME)


What I am about to emphasize here is based solely on my own experienced. My only intention here is to give full and honest reviews on both sides. You can drop your comments at the bottom of this page if there are things that I forgot to mention or you want your opinion to be heard. I am not siding on either; I will try to be neutral on my voice about why some Western Foreign men choose to marry a Filipina and why Filipina chose to marry western men. I have heard so many BS about Western men and Filipino women. Some can be true to either and most of this nasty feedback for both foreign men and Filipino women are just basically generalizing in whole.








You have heard and probably met and maybe you have some friends who are married to Filipina. You see them being a very happy couple. You heard how amazing their relationship is. You may have also heard how wonderful Filipina can be as a wife. They are very attractive, loving, loyal, sweet, cute, and responsible; overall they are one of the best wives a man can have. You as a Western man might have negative experiences with Western women, so you decided to give a Filipina woman a shot. But wait a minute; you need to do some research. Knowing Filipino culture can save you time and money in the long run. Do not rust in just because you are lonely or just because you fall in love with that cute little girl on the Internet that you just met who have told you that you are the most handsome man in the world and that she loves you so much. Do not fall for it.


You as an individual need to get to know this person well. There is so much stuff for you to learn about the culture of Filipino women. Filipinas indeed are very loving and loyal to their husband. Filipinas main focuses as a wife is to provide a happy life for her family. But take note, marrying one is not an easy task. For one thing, it is going to cost a few thousand dollars from the time you started communicating with her to the time you decide to bring her over to your country. If money is not a problem then you are one of the lucky ones. For those foreign men who are living paycheck to paycheck, know that it can be quite costly to bring her back to your country. If you feel marrying a Filipina is your best choice, then you have so many years to save up even before you can go and meet this girl in person. But if you think you have found that unique, lovely, sweet and honest Filipina woman, every penny that you spent is worth it.


MONEY SUBJECTS:


There are so many honest Filipina out there. Even in the middle of the crisis, they will not utter the words to their foreign men "I need money because....my little niece is sick, my brother has cancer, etc......" They survived before you came into their life, so why can't they survive now? Sure we all need money. But an honest and decent Filipina woman will not beg for help or demand money from their fiancée or spouse. This is very typical for those Filipina women who are highly respectable and virtues. If in any circumstances that some Filipino girls will beg you for money, you better run. A Filipino girl should never ask for money in the early of the relationship. After a while, if finances allow, then she may ask to have money sent home to the family. Meanwhile, if this occurs too soon in the relationship this may be a red flag that she is after your money more than your love.

If you are really serious about getting a Filipina wife and bring her over to your country, you should BE AWARE! Okay, let's fast forward. You have met your Filipina girl in person. You came back to your country and you continue on communicating with her. You finally said to yourself that she is the one. Before you even begin the petitioning process, here’s the list that I have compiled that might help you along the way.

You like the idea of having a Filipino wife but you don't want kids in the future.

Solution: You better make sure getting the Filipina to understand you and who can accept you for not having kids with her because if you don't say so beforehand this can leads to misunderstanding and worse yet divorce in the future. Better solution: Get the ones who have already kids who are unmarried.

Take note: It is very expensive to get an annulment in the Philippines. So do not ever get married there. This is for your benefit and hers in the future just in case your married does not last. That way, she does not have to go that expensive long drawn out annulment route and you don't end up spending a lot of money to annul your marriage in the Philippines.


You don't like the idea of her sending money every month to her family.

Solution: You better have a nice long talk with her making her understand that money is not growing on the tree where you can just pluck. If she really wanted to do this, make her understand that you two will have your own life and your own bills to pay first. Tell her about the mortgage because they don't have that in the Philippines or let me take it back. The majority of homeowners in the Philippines are mostly renters. To some who owns one are those who can afford. Tell her about your car payment, a student loan that you are still paying up to now, or child support. Make her understand that this is your first priority that you two need to pull your money together and take care of your household bills first before she can even send money to her family. Or she can work something on the side to help out both her primary family which is you (husband) and your future kids, then she can help out her immediate relative from the Philippines.


You don't like the idea that she might turn into American spoiled rotten if you bring her over.


Solution: If you are ready to retire, just stay in the Philippines and have a life there with your newly Filipina wife. It will be much better off there for her anyway. She will be close to her parents. Some Filipina will have to go through homesickness and culture shock being in another country.



You like the idea that someone like Filipino can do household like cooking, cleaning, etc. for you.


Stop there, you boy! Filipina is great in household chores but just because they came from a third world country it doesn't mean you can treat them like a slave wife. If you are thinking of this, better think twice. Filipina girls are very caring, neat, organized but you cannot take advantage of them. You as a husband should contribute 50/50 on household chores if you want her to contribute on finances to pay half of your household bills. It only serves rights for both of you. But if you can afford to have her not to work and just take care of the household chores then that's a different story. Even then still you as a husband should not expect to be serving all the time.


So You Still Want to Marry a Filipina and want to bring her over to US?


(Base only you petition her alone with no kids)


Here's the time frame and how much it cost you roughly from the time you petition her to the time she will set her foot on your country.


Immigration related Expenses: (Approximate only)Form I-129F= US$340Visa Fees when Approved= US$240 Saint Lukes Medical Exam for her= (approx.) = US $225 (may varies)


Miscellaneous Expenses:


Your round trip ticket to meet her (approx.) =$1500 plus pocket money (approx.) =$ 2000 minimum


Her Philippine passport= $60


If she is from Mindanao/Cebu South of Manila. Round trip ticket to manila for visa interview $ 150. (With chaperon double and even triple.)


Hotel and food =? Who knows! (Ask her to stay with family in Manila if they have that option)


Her one-way ticket to the US could cost you up to US $1000.


So Save up save up save up!


P.S.

Once she arrives in the US, your expenses for immigration-related does not stop there. You have to get married within 90 days. Then once that happens she will have to apply to register for permanent resident which could cost you a total of $1070. ($985 for that application plus $85 for bio-metrics.)

Please note that government fees can change at any time. 

Apply for work/SS= Form I-765= $380

After two years/removal of conditional status= Form I-751= $590.
r Women: So You Want to Marry a Western Foreign Man?



FYI: Bring your
 fiancee over to US is faster way. If you want to marry her in the Philippines this kind of visa can take from 1 to 2 year. So If you can't wait that long Fiancee Visa (K1) is faster.


So you are looking for love outside your country? And you have found him. Do you know him well? Does he promise you the world? Do you really think he is the person you think he is? Don't fall for it. Get to know him well. Like I said, both parties need to get to know each other well.

If that Western man said that he would come to the Philippines to meet you. Don't think that he will come here just for you. Only a few Foreigners would come and meet only one woman. Many Western men who go to the Philippines and will meet several Filipinas even before he will meet you. Some would tell you so and some would hide this from you. So do not get hurt or discourage. Do not be afraid to ask if he comes just for you or if he comes to meet a few. Being straight forward and getting an honest answer from these Foreigners will help you determine whether you want to meet a guy who wants to meet you but you are one of the few. I don't blame these Foreigners for doing such because they want the best of the best. They want to make sure that they will have the right woman because this Filipina woman that they are going to choose is going to be their lifetime partner.

Now, if he chooses you over his top 30s or so of the list, Kudos to you! Now, he promises he is going to bring you over to the United States. Just because you are now engaged with him, he is now responsible for you financially. I don't think so, lady! Unless he offered that he would support you financially by monthly while he is preparing for your immigration a document that’s perfectly fine. My suggestion: Please do not beg for money. Save your face and any other Filipina's face. As it is listed above, you see how much it is going to cost your future husband just to get all the immigration-related expenses just to bring you over. Not to mention, the miscellaneous expenses. Remember the quote "Money doesn't grow on the trees".

You Still Want to Marry a Western man?


You better ask your man if he ever laid his hand on his exes. I know it is a tough question but you would want to know what would be his reaction on this. If you are going to the United States to live with your man and marry him, you better gather all your family's contact address and as well as you give yours to them. So in many cases, when you need help you will have someone to run to. It is better safe than sorry. There are so many abuse cases here in America. There are tons of women who are being abused by their spouse/live-in partner. They can't leave due to kid’s situation or they have no family to run to. You do not want to be in this situation. Trust me it is ugly.


Your Man is Telling You that HE Doesn't Want Any more Kid because he has kid/s already from previous marriage.


If you are okay with it, be honest with yourself. Just because he loves you it is not going to change his mind in the future. Most of these Foreigners when they say NO it means NO and they mean it. If you are young and you think you deserve to have a kid/s then DO NOT waste your time and his time. Move on to the next candidate who would provide you to having a kid/s in the future. This is what is going to happen, he said so, and you said you are okay with it but deep down inside you want to change his mind in the future. Now you are married to him, now you are bugging him to give you a child he said NO. You know what is going to happen? This relationship is never going to work...D.I.V.O.R.C.E. is the result.

He Explained to you that once you get to America He will Not Let you get a job.

Really? If he is financially well off and he can provide you with whatever you need fine! But you are thinking, how you are going to send help to your family back home if he does not want you to work. Let him understand, that this is your culture. As a Filipino, we always have a golden heart. We always look back and try to help our parents as much as we can. Ask him, if it is okay to work part-time and that you would love to help him out paying your household bills as well as helping out your parents back home. Talk it out! But one thing you need to know. Not all foreign men are okay with Filipinas sending money to the Philippines. Especially, if you want to do so by monthly. Remember, you and your foreign man will have your own life. You will have bills to pay, food, car note, mortgage, etc. You have to understand that your household bills come first. Take note also, that if you just arrived all of that money your husband was spent on you on immigration-related expenses might come from a lender which in this case, from the evil Bank and he might still paying it back with high interest if he has a low credit score. So, take it easy when you just arrive. Study on how to deal on your finances situation. Do not think that your husband or husband to be would have an infinite cash flow. Nobody does!

Stay tuned...I will have more to say about this subject but for now, I got to stop. I will update this list soon. Please add any comments!

Also, please visit this popular entry from John Korondy a Foreigner who is married to beautiful Filipina. In his blog, he describes how it is like being married to a Filipina. Pls visit John's site here ===> The Filipina Wife (update 5/16/2013)



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Top 5 Reasons Why Age Differences Are Not An Issue




I have struggled with this particular issue for years. The issue is age differences between couples. In particular, can  2 individual of vastly different age groups from a successful long term relationship? The term May/December relationship come to mind, but that is too simplistic.  The span could be 10 years, 20 years, or 30 years. I hear of 65 years old man who married a 17 year old Filipina, but that would be the extremity. More realistic would be age differences of 15, 29, or 25 years. More like May/September, or June/October. I heard someone argue once that people are in different stages of their lives with respect to age differences. Where does love fit into all of this, and will it have a chance to develop?

My wife and I have 20 years difference in our ages. We met 6 years ago online one day, and never parted since.  This is by far the best relationship I have ever had with any woman, with no regrets whatsoever.  I don’t at all believe that life or people are that simplistic that 2 people of different age groups can’t develop common bonds and at the same time appreciate their differences and find ways to enjoy life together. That would be along the same lines as the quite beautiful woman and the not so handsome man getting together because they ‘like’ each other and develop bonds which transcend societal norms of ‘sames’ getting together. Therefore, I feel the need to strike the argument that age is not an issue via my top 5 reasons.

1. Common ground is easy to find in life regardless of age differences.

Common ground between people needs to be developed in any relationship. People also change and grow as time progresses. Where two people start in a relationship; their likes and dislikes activities, never remain the same. New things are discovered, tastes change. Two people committed to a long-term relationship have the opportunity to grow and experience together. When I first met my wife, she listened to Brittany Spears, I listened to Mahler. We go fishing together, that is our common ground. I make her bacon and eggs every morning, she washes the clothing. We have learned to fit together-through the common activities of every day which everyone must do regardless of age. The cultural tendencies of different age categories are so easy to blend away.

2.  Age is just a number!

As your doctor assuredly told you; eat well, get plenty of exercise and rest, and you have a good chance of living to a ripe old age. There are some physical impediments that do crop up over time. I am in my lat 40's and I have noticed slight slowdown in my physical abilities over the past couple of years. My wife and I have often talked about doing some jogging together, something which would probably be good for both of us. However, I expect that i have at least a couple more decades before I start to really slow down. People do tend to age at different rates; people often confuse my age guessing it to be about 10 years younger than I actually am. My wife has a few back issues which might put about 10 years on her life. Maybe that puts us at the same age! As for pure physical stamina, my wife tends to run down about 30 minutes before I do. Overall, the physical age factor is not even a factor.

3. Differences in age can be cherished

Dealing with a person with a different vantage in life is one of life’s great learning experiences. There are many times that my wife and I have treated each other with a greater respect because of the age gap. I do understand that she is younger, and without the greater track record in life that I have. I therefore have given her a lot of leeway when her emotions are a bit irrational and might have the intention of playing ‘the cold shoulder’ for a bit before opening up with an issue she is having. She, on the other hand, has learned that I have little time, energy, or patience for ‘emotional games.’ I have a directness and sincerity with my emotions toward her – she need not look for ‘cues’ or anything else to understand how I am feeling. In
our 6 years together this format has served to strengthen a bond of understanding between us. I can definitely say that it has been a long time since we have had harsh words between ourselves. I will directly attribute this to the age differences, and each one of us bringing to the forefront the best each has to offer. 4. Cultural boundaries and age In many different cultures throughout history age differences between couples have had little relevance. Furthermore, differences in age tend to blend away when cultural differences already exist. Marry a Filipina and she must accustom herself to a new climate, new surroundings, and new ways of doing things. The cultural differences aren’t too extreme – besides Filipinas tend to be very adaptable.

5.  Love doesn’t care about age

Life is far too short, and can turn cold far too quickly. We don’t know how long each or any of us has in life. Many of us live to a ripe old age, but a lot people for one reason or another have much more truncated life spans. It is my personal opinion that when you do meet someone and you begin to share something wonderful, don't let anything impede the journey of loving another, sharing with another, and experiencing intimacy with another, especially not a minor factor such as age. Love transcends age. It is the one emotion that makes life worth living. It propels life into the stratosphere. Remember your first love how and intense that was! The greatest aspect of love, however, is that if two people show their 'love' a great deal of respect and caring, their love matures and creates a strong bond between the two of them. this defines the constructs of culture, religion and age.


Curerntly my wife is 29 years old, and I am 49 just about to turn 50. Our personal experiences is that our age difference was never a factor. Any relationship takes hard work. Divorce rates are very high in the western world. But I do feel that two people committed to a relationship can build a strong bond. My main argument here is that age differences are completely irrelevant in a relationship.


Author: Wayne Ast, owner of Cebuana Sweethearts!
About the Author: Wayne Ast, is the owner of Cebuana Sweethearts

Cebuana Sweethearts! is a full service dating service in helping establish long term relationships between Philippine women and men from around the world. We are a small community and a closely monitored community - we feature serious minded individuals only. Membership is free for Filipinas, but we charge a nominal fee for men. In all cases we strive to ensure that the intent of all members is true -to establish long term relationships.


The Difference Between CR1 Visa and IR1/IF1 Visa

Ladies, take note and be aware what category visa you would get once in US. Either you will come to US as Spouse Visa or Fiancee Visa, 

"The deciding factor on which visa an applicant is issued (IR1 versus CR1 visa) is the amount of time that they have been married at the time the visa is issued. If an applicant has been married to their US Citizen spouse for a period of two years or greater they will be issued an IR1 Visa. If they have been married less than two years they will be issued a CR1 Visa. A CR1 Visa will result in the applicant obtaining "conditional" permanent residency within the US and after a period of two years the applicant can apply to "Remove Conditions" 90 days before the conditional permanent resident card expires and they will be issued a regular 10 year green card".

My case:
I came here in US and married my fiance in June 1999 and did not get my green card until after July of 2001. Take note: I got my green card after 2 years of being married  to my US Citizen spouse which supposedly I should be getting a category IF1 not CR1. As stated above "If an applicant has been married to their US Citizen spouse for a period of two years or greater they will be issued an IR1 Visa(if you came as spouse visa and IF1 if fiancee). My greencard was considered as ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR. At the time category didn't mean anything to me. Until I tried to remove my conditions that's when I realized "OH Shoot!" I should have called USCIS to replace my greencard from CR1 to IF1 category. I thought filing I-751 (Removing Conditinal) after 2 years was the right action since my visa was conditional. Oh boy was I wrong!
My Attorney insisted that I shouldn't file I-751 since it was USCIS fault for giving me the wrong category on my GC.. Instead, my attorney insisted to file I-90 to replace my greencard due to USCIS Administrative error. Took one year for USCIS and my attorney to work on my case and I got denied. There's my US 3k down the drain. That's how much I paid to have an attorney fights for my case. When I got the denial  noticed, my attorney ask for another $3k to reopened my case which is called MOTIC plus the Application for MOTIC itself was $600 dollars at the time, I do not know how much its cost for MOTIC now.

While my attorney were working on my denial case to appeal, I contacted Pensacola Congressman at the same time. To make it short, I didn't know if the Congressman help speed the process of my approved green card or it was just an extra red tapes and money for the applicants. I got my IF1/10 years green card in the mail one month after filing the MOTIC.

You ladies really need to get this category check before putting this GC on your wallet.

Got CR1 Visa Instead of IR1 Visa, Worse I had to File MOTIC


What is MOTIC? Keep reading...

This was my case and I spent over $6k with attorney fees for Immigration Administrative Errors!


This might happen to you so watch out and check your Green Card once you receive this in the mail and check right away if it is printed as to your appropriate case either for IR1 or CR1.


Here’s what to look for:

If you come to US as K1, you got married and received your GC before the second year anniversary of your wedding, that Visa is called CR1 (Conditional Residency). This means you have to remove your conditional status 90 days prior to your Green Card expiration. Take note, that If you haven't receive your GC and it is already 2 years lapsed after your marriage, this means you will received your GC as IR1 or IF1(Permanent Resident/10 years residency).


My case:


I came here in US with fiancé visa in my hand and I got married in June 22, 1999. Take note, I got my green card in the mail July 09, 2001, which means it has over 2 years since my marriage and I should be getting my Green Card printed as IF1(Permanent Resident/10 years). Guess what I got? CR1!  Being I am not keen of immigration procedure back then. IF1 or CR1 doesn’t mean anything to me. There was no library closer to me and for sure Internet has just started out.


So, 90 days prior to my Green Card expiration's, I submitted I-751 to remove my conditional status. I did not hear from immigration for 3 months, exactly the day of my Green Card Expiration. Oh No! I was freaking out! I do not want to lose my privilege to stay and work here in US.


I went to work that day and HR lady came to ask of my unexpired Green Card. I have nothing to show to her. I was then told that I can no longer work for them until I have the necessary papers to show that I am legal.


I took advantage of the day that I was not working and went straight to San Francisco Immigration which was the closer to me at that time.  When I got to the window X, I was told that I have no case to follow up on. I book a pass online to get another schedule to talk to immigration officer. To make it short, I was told the same thing again that I had no case. They were not helpful and I was left no choice but to hire an attorney.


I called Atty Gurfinkel and their consultation fees were $300 for 30 minutes and if I was to use their services, I would have to come up with a tremendous X amount of money.  So I shop around and found a cheaper one that I could make a payment.


My first consultation went well. My Attorney explains to me why this happened. I finally understood what IR1 and CR1 meant.


My green card was an administrative error since I received my Green Card 2 years after my wedding. USCIS should have sent me IF1 GC instead of CR1. My Atty said that I should have called USCIS right away the day that I have received my GC to report the administrative error on my GC but at that time like I said I know nothing what CR1 meant on my green card.


He then went ahead and cancelled my 751 petition and instead submitted Form I-90 (replacement of GC) to USCIS to have my green card corrected. While my case is being investigated, USCIS stamped my passport with one year validation extension so that I may be able to continue to work and stay legally in US. Take note also, I was already divorce at the time and I was doing this immigration stuff on my own.


One year later, I moved to Pensacola, Florida and still have not heard from the Immigration about my case status.  I constantly pestered my Attorney’s personnel with telephone calls about my case until I got my question answered. Going on 14 months exactly since my Atty submitted my petition to USCIS, I got a mail from USCIS on September 29, 2004. It stamped with big bold red letter “YOUR PETITION WAS DENIED.” If you want to appeal please file a MOTIC. (MOTIC, MOTION TO REOPEN BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER). Huh huh huh, I was physically numb of the news. What do I do now? Do you see! Even I hired an attorney they were not able to help my case at all! Mind you, I already spent on immigration attorney just for this case total of $3500 plus.


My Atty called me out the same day I got the denial notification, asking for more money to file MOTIC. I had to bleed another 3k for this case plus $600 for the MOTIC petition itself. I was hurting badly financially. I had no choice but to give them that much amount. While, I was not sure with my attorney’s reputation after I got denied, I contacted Pensacola  Congressman's office to get some help. I got so lucky to get through and I got help right away. The personnel were very polite. She gathered all necessary documents from me and I was told to wait for 2 days. They said they would contact the US embassy for me. 


So couple days later, the Congressman's personnel contacted me that the Supreme Court were currently investigating my case and that I should hear from the USCIS in just a matter of days. I was so delighted to hear about it.


October 4th, 2004, Green Card arrived in the mail just after 6 days from denial noticed. it was a super duper BIG Celebration Day for me! I got my 10 years green card in the mail. This time I made sure that it has the right code IR1 and it was right. Woohoo! So happy that day.

I booked a flight that day to visit my family. Mind you, 2004 was my 5 year anniversary being in US and have not had any chance to go back to Philippines. This time I was going to stay for 3 months.


What is lesson to learned here? If you came to US as K1, and you receive your GC after 2 years anniversary, make sure that it is IR1, not CR1.

You would not want to go through what I did because it is going to drain you financially. 


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