Updates, more LBC and Japan Travel

It has been a long long overdue post for me to start updating my WordPress page again.

Work and life has taken over most of my free time, but I am still able to manage still updating videos on my Youtube channel. Over the years this channel has vastly evolved from posting about Anime and gaming Conventions from almost 10-12 years ago to guides in travel mostly focused on Japan and Philippines.

So what have we been up to. Well since the pandemic, travel plans really slowed down for us, but I kept my free time updating ways to send balikbayan boxes via airmail to the Philippines, I did several series which I will post here even though the vides are filmed last year as the information are still standing to this day.

We finally got to do a proper Japan travel last year which I was able to film a few stock footage for video guides. I was in luck to cover the Narita- Shinjuku Airport shuttle route and even feature a new hotel opened in 2023 called Groove Hotel Shinjuku.

I will be honest most of my post for the WordPress page will be more of recaps of whats going on with my Youtube page. I dont upload as much as I only film as I go and only create content either no one has made yet or others has made but lacks crucial or more detailed information. But the goal is still there to provide informative ‘How to guides’ in travel and all Filipino Living when I can.

I have yet to decide if I want to do TikTok or other platforms…because I am exhausted and lazy. I have yet to play any PS5 games and my poor console is just sitting gathering dust while my gaming PC is a dedicated excel spreadsheet machine lol.

It’s great to finally re-activate this account and do updates. Good information exposure is always been a goal for me. So heres to 2024 and what life may bring.

How to ship over the counter meds and vitamins from US/Can/UK to Manila under 7 day via LBC

Today’s balikbayan guide is about shipping over the counter medication like Tylenol, Advil and even vitamins to the Philippines via airmail.

The simple and spoiler free answer is YES!!!! Yes you can. And I did this via LBC Air Cargo.

Affordable and Fastest way to Air Mail Iphones and Electronics from US to the Philippines via LBC Air Cargo

I forgot to make this post a few months ago when I did the Youtube video guide in shipping from US to the Philippines electronic devices such as smartphones, laptops, tablets and even computer accessories.

I’ll keep this short and sweet. The most affordable way to do this is via LBC’s Air Cargo mail. And when I mean affordable. I mean HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS Less than Fedex and UPS.  Plus, if it’s arriving in Manila, your family gets it in 5-7 days.

LBC Pouch fee was $20 . Iphone Tax was $30. Total shipping charge for everything = $50. I did not ship my Nintendo switch haha

There are some requirements. You can only send 2 electronic items at a time.

Each electronic you pay the electronic shipping tax fee on top of your shipping fee- which is not expensive. The etax fee is the same on the product regardless if new or old.

• An iPhone and Ipad is about $30 etax fee
• A laptop is about $30-40 etax fee.

A small size box under 5 pounds to ship to Manila is about  $42 dollars (as of January 2022 update) so if you do the math and want to send a laptop to the PH you are paying  $75-ish dollars including the tax.

Some smaller electronic items will not be charged. Stuff like charging cables, wired earphones or a USB flash drives will be considered are just your regular parcel items.

Tracking is easy. Once you drop off the item in LBC, you are given a tracking number which you can track on the LBC Express website or LBC app.

Best of all, your family or friend receiving the package does not need to pay LBC any receiving or delivery fee- you already prepaid for it. But I still highly suggest to tip the driver!

So there you have it. Easy breezy and affordable way to ship electronics to the Philippines from US to the PH.

Air Delivery of Ghost Pepper Sauce from California to Davao City, Philippines via LBC.

I often post blog articles on sending balikbayan boxes from California to the Philippines. In the last 3 years. I have been using LBC for their fast and reliable air mail services.

The most common question and request I got is how to and how much it is to ship to places other than Manila.

For this I have recruited a good friend and colleague of mine from Davao -Mr. Don, to help me out with a Vlog experiment. I shipped him a 6 pound or 2.7 Kg box of assorted spices and a surprise Ghost Pepper Sauce for him, as a way to track how fast does it ship via airmail from California to Davao City.

US Passport Renewal during Covid Shutdowns- a 5 week process

Passport Book

This is the story of how I was able to renew my US passport during COVID-19 season.

This journey began back at the start of the COVID Shutdowns back in March 2020, my passport and California ID were due to be renewed and sadly every major local and district government offices went on shut down or limited office hours.

It was sometime end of November 2020 that the Travel.Gov started accepting Expedited passport services with an estimated processing time of 5-6 weeks.

$15 LBC Airmail Delivery US to Manila during COVID – Review & Guide with Electronic shipping guide

It’s another LBC Padala update. It seems now I sound like a major promoter of LBC due to how many posts I made on this company. But given the how close I live to one and it’s the only affordable, and I MEAN AFFORDABLE air delivery option I have for US to Philippines, especially during these difficult times amid COVID. Plus they offer a really good rate to mail electronics such as iPhones and laptops as long a you pay the E-Tax fee

The update today is the $15 LBC air pouch I sent to Manila. Normally the starting price of the pouch is $10 at 1 pound or .45 kg. But Since I went over the weight, I paid the extra $5 fee per pound fee. The container is a plastic pouch about 12×15″ in size.