Pot of Gold In Abroad

hmmmmmmm..

it was only then when i am already here abroad that i realized the true lot of most of the OFW's

life abroad is never easy than what others have thought it to be

one thing i dislike about us wayback home is the attitude of being demanding and demanding and demanding!

that is what we are!!!

that is how we act!!!

it's as if that when an immediate family member or a relative of ours had gone abroad, they're turned into an instant genies from where we unceasingly ask our flooding favors..like: to buy us with this or to send us with that or to deposit money of this much!!!

i feel for those OFW's whose families in the philippines do no have anything to do but to extravagantly spend what they are earning here.. salary here is surely relatively higher than what's earned in the country but it does not mean that the nature of work here is easier!!

to whom more is given more is expected and even worse is, more risks are involved..i often hear from announcements after mass, stories of fellow filipino's accidents.. some lost their fingers because of the machine they operate/handle in the factory and some even got insane..

just imagine life being far from family? the opportunity cost seemed to be alluring but it is not always the case..

i have also known some others who intentionally miss one of their meals in a day just to save for their family back home..some even say that their family still clamor with the amount they send in the philippines! again can you imagine that?!!!???



i did not go out abroad to work unlike others,

i am here to study..

these things i have shared may not be the exact experiences i have here but i bet i can relate to some of which..

i am deeply thankful for the family i have..

so far they are not demanding (oh well, they knew i'll study here) :)

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i can relate to the stuggles of homesickness and being away from the comforts of our home and of that so-called family within reach..

i am also skipping some meals..because i have to save for the possible rainy days..my family is not that easy to bother, or maybe it is just me who is thinking that way.. well, i do not want to bother them, that is the very reason why everytime i am asked by my parents "are you ok?", i've got a consistent answer.."yes, i am ok", even the fact is.. i am not.:'(

and i am so damn tired of those people who think that we are leading a great life because we are basically in abroad!!! who said so? ok, i cannot and i am not in the position to generalize but most likely it is not true!!

that is maybe one notion or stereotyoe we have to change..

life abroad is not that rewarding in the truest sense of the word..you are away with your family, and it is so hard to long for them almost everyday..again, it depends on one's values and priorities..

actually the place does not matter but your perspective and choices do!! so wherever you are in the philippines, you can make things happen.. money, if that is what you are after for is not only abroad..actually we have it there..

and finally my point is, especially to those people who are exhausting much (materially/financially) from those loved ones who are abroad..may you guys learn how to tone down with your demands!!! give them a break even for once..they are also humans like you who feel tired and who deserve to be happy..

kudos ofw's!!! :)