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Sending Balikbayan Box in Time of Pandemic

Pwede Padala Gal — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:08:37 +0000

After settling in my new apartment and dealing with some tasks (installing Wifi and buying a dining table), I decided not to wait and sent a small balikbayan box in the Philippines. I said before that I would refrain from sending balikbayan boxes to save and invest more. So why now? Why during a pandemic […]

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I Need a Break: Balikbayan Box Shopping Ban. Should You Too?

Pwede Padala Gal — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 23:50:12 +0000

Don’t be alarmed. There’s no recent absurd policy change about balikbayan boxes. It’s just me challenging to change my habits of sending stuff in the Philippines. The balikbayan box (medium size from Forex Alberta) in my room is well wrapped and waiting to be shipped in the Philippines from Canada. I plan to have it […]

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Balikbayan Box Shipping Review: Forex Alberta

Pwede Padala Gal — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 05:33:42 +0000

When it comes to finding the right freight forwarders, I guess I’m lucky to get recommendations from the pioneers, the people who came before me in Canada. The first freight forwarder company that I’ve tried was Forex Alberta. Second was Jenrich Fast Cargo. I’m availing the service of the latter for a long time and […]

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How I Pack Balikbayan Boxes in Canada

Pwede Padala Gal — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 19:15:37 +0000

There’s the art of paper folding called origami and kyaraben is to the art of packing lunch. For OFWs there’s the art of packing balikbayan boxes. I know it’s not that artistic or traditional. But it’s part of the Filipino culture that we OFWs have to learn; the sooner the better. Have you seen the […]

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Move Stuff Across Canada with Greyhound Package Express

Pwede Padala Gal — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 02:34:24 +0000

When I went to Vancouver in British Columbia, I thought of moving there someday because of the warmer weather. Their winter is like fall in Calgary. It often rain but not as much as in the Philippines. Vancouver is a perfect place for someone who comes from a tropical country. Then I thought of the […]

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Why I’m Switching to Small Balikbayan Box

Pwede Padala Gal — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 23:40:26 +0000

While I wish to help manong in putting the balikbayan boxes in his van, I can only watch from not-so-far distance. My balikbayan boxes are bound to go to the Philippines and leave the Canadian ground. After all the time the boxes have been waiting to be filled, all I see now is the empty […]

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