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<p>MANILA – It’s been a year since actor-turned-fashion blogger AJ Dee last saw his wife and two sons, who are currently residing in Norway.</p><p>However, Dee is left with no choice but to wait for the results of his visa application before moving permanently to the European country.</p><p>“Last time, it was supposed to be this month na lalabas &#x27;yung result [ng application]. Unfortunately, may bagong update na next month na naman daw so hintay pa rin ako,” Dee told ABS-CBN News during the Watsons Men event on Tuesday.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/nation2/06/08/060816_aj.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">AJ Dee. <em>File Photo</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Despite this, Dee makes sure he gets to talk to his family every day.</p><p>“&#x27;Yun nga lang nahihirapan na ako. Hindi ko na naiintindihan kasi Norwegian na &#x27;yung salita nila. Kailangan ko pa mag-aral. Pu ro lang ako name nila. Hindi ako makapag-converse ng maayos,” hesaid.</p><p>Dee said his heart breaks every time his eldest son, four-year-old Maximus James, asks where he is.</p><p>“Sinasabi lang na nandito pa pero malapit na pumunta. Lalo akong na-heartbroken kapag naggaganun ang eldest ko. Akala ko okay lang kasi bata pa. Wala pa namang alam. Nakakaiyak,” he said.</p><p>According to Dee, his visa application is also one of the reasons he cannot accept any acting project at the moment.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/1L_4NXQWmI/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by AJ Dee (@ajdeeiii)</a> on <time dateTime="2015-04-07T20:40:44+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Apr 7, 2015 at 1:40pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>“Ang hirap mag-commit kasi ang hirap to start a new thing na alam mong any moment aalis ka. Kung may opportunity and then ginawa ko, I have to finish it. Siyempre it’s my responsibility rin na gawin kung ano man ang in-offer. Medyo hesitant din ako gumawa ng something kasi mapo-prolong na naman ang waiting ko. Ngayon, ang ginagawa ko mga guestings lang. Hindi na rin ako makapag-soap,” he said.</p><p>Dee said all he wants now is to be able to fly to Norway to be with his family.</p><p>“Now na tapos na &#x27;yung mga obligation ko, gusto ko na umalis talaga kasi ang daming naghihintay sa akin. Kumabaga, &#x27;yung purpose ko, kailangan nandoon na ako,” he said.</p><p>According to Dee, the last time he saw his family was in June last year. His wife and two sons visited the Philippines for two weeks, one month after they met up in New York where Dee’s younger brother Enchong took part in Vice Ganda’s concert.</p>

It’s been a year since actor-turned-fashion blogger AJ Dee last saw his wife and two sons, who are currently residing in Norway.

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Why AJ Dee is not with his family in Norway

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Published June 08, 2016 02:47 PM PHT

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