A Star is Born Hits Me Hard

 I was just alone today at home. Well, that's the case normally since my husband is 6000 miles away. Anyway, it is a habit of mine to look at a movie or a series every time I eat dinner. I got used to having my husband talking to me when we eat, so now that he's not there, I just make myself entertained by things I find on Netflix or Youtube.

Today, I bumped into this Top 10 list on Netflix and saw the movie "A Star Is Born". It has been a long time since I watched a drama/love story film. In the beginning, I was like, ok, I just prep my dinner then just sit once I'm done but continuing it playing in my background. When I finally finished making food, I ate, then was stunned by the story. It made me stop, I held my chest and started crying for no reason. I felt it was hurting inside of me.

Is it because I miss my man so much? Or the songs from the movie just added up to the fire of sadness and homesickness I am feeling? It was not easy. The movie hit me hard.

I continued listening to the song and clip excerpts of the movie and my tears still are falling. Would you believe that I did not even realize that the girl is Lady Gaga? It was so different and beautiful at the same time. Maybe this is the reason why I do not watch these kinds of movies, I am a hardcore crybaby.

Well, yeah, that's it.

My Basic Intergration Result (Basisexamen Inburgering) Result Finally Came! MVV Journey 2020

Hey all! Thank you for coming by! You may have read from my previous post about the exam I needed to take so I can stay in The Netherlands for a longer period of time. It took me quite some time to finally be able to have everything ready because of the virus. But happily, when I got back to The Philippines, everything went smooth, we just needed to wait for a little more time because of the mandatory quarantine and all.

After waiting for 6 weeks, the result finally came. I thought that my husband will be the only one who'll receive it, but no, they have sent it to my email as well. When I saw a message from DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs/DepEd), I was stunned and I actually do not know what to do. It was nine in the morning in The Philippines and my husband on the other side of the world is still sleeping. I needed to wait a little bit more.

Finally, when he woke up, we started with a video call and opened the email at the same time.

We were so ecstatic to know that my hard work just paid off and getting the full mark!

Speaking: 10

Reading: 10

Knowledge of Dutch Society: 10

I cannot say if the exam is easy or not. It depends on the person and the range of materials he used to prepare. I cannot shaer the questions from the exam either.

Anyways, this is an important requirement for the MVV application. I will definitely make a vlog or a blog post about the requirements on how you can obtain a 5-year visa for family reunification.

Thank you for reading!

And because I want you to pass the exam as well, here are some tips while self-studying! I know you'll pass it in one take.