" Ang Pag-iisip ng Pinoy! "

Sa panimula ng pagsulat kong ito, gusto kong sabihin sa inyo na ako ay purong pinoy at isang OFW din... At, ipinagmamalaki kong ako'y isang Filipino!

Tayong mga Pinoy ang likas na matatalino, masipag, madiskarte sa lahat ng bagay, at higit sa lahat madali tayong makapag-adjust sa lahat... mapa-personal man yan o mapa-trabaho man, etc...

Kya lang sa bansa natin madaming walang trabaho, bakit? Kse ang mentalidad ng mga kumpanya satin eh dapat mataas ang pinag-aralan at may bracket pa ang edad nyan ha... Kapag lumagpas ka na ng edad 40-45 sa Pinas mahihirapan ka nang makapag-apply kse kahit nakapagtapos ka ng kolehiyo edad mo naman ang titirahin dahil yun ang company policy...
Pero bakit sa Amerika pwede ang may mga edad magtrabaho? kahit nga 60 yrs. old na basta kaya pa ay pwede pa sa knila di ba?

Aminin man natin o hindi, paatras ang patakbo d2 sa Pilipinas.
Kahit nga sa mga government offices nga natin luma pa rin ang policy nila... isa na dyan ang OWWA, bakit ko nasabi kamo? Sa ating mga OFW, ang sabi ng gobyerno natin tayo daw ang bayani at maeron silang hinandang magandang policy sa atin para sa pangka-buhayan.. pero ano?? meron ba? wala nman eh! bakit ko nasabi? Pumunta po kyo sa OWWA at subukan nyo po mag-tanong tungkol sa Livelihood project nila para sa OFW at magtanong po kyo ng Loan para dito.. isa lang po ang isasagot nila dyan.. maghintay daw at naghahanap pa sila ng affiliate na bank para sa pautang ng OWWA sa mga OFW.
Ibig sabihin walang pera ang gobyerno para sa atin? Saan napupunta ang mga Dolyar na remittances natin monthly??
Ni wala tayong mapakinabangan na tulong galing sa gobyerno, pero sila malaki ang pakinabang sa ating mga OFW... isa lang yan...

Eto pa ang isa... Ang NBI natin luma pa rin ang gamit na database sa pagkuha ng NBI Clearance, mula nang kumukuha ako ng NBI nuong binata pa ako may HIT na akong lumalabas dahil may kapangalan ako; hanggang ngayong tatlo na ang anak ko ganun pa rin?? Eh, mula pa yta sa mga magulang natin hanggang sa mga magiging anak natin ay magiging ganyan na yta talaga ang gagamitin nilang database?? Ibig kong sabihin, bakit di man lang nag-improve sana di ba? Ok, granted kapangalan ko nga, ka-bday ko na rin, kamukha rin ba ng address ko at ng mukha ko yung may kaso na yan? Ano ba yan!? sana nman... HOY GISING!

Kawawa naman ang Pilipinas, kinukurakot ng buwayang opisyal ng gobyerno ang kaban ng bayan!
Sana nman po ay may makitang pagbabago na tayo sa Pilipinas..

LET US JUST HOPE!!! BOW!

In My New Company Now!

This is how we spend our freetime to overcome our homesickness...

" Hindi Mayaman Ang Mga OFW's "

MGA KABABAYAN PLS READ, LALO SA MGA OFW...

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Sa may asawa, kapatid, anak, kaibigan, at kamag-anak na OFW.
At lalo na sa mga gustong mangibang-bansa...
Nais ko rin ibahagi sa inyo, ang natanggap kong email na ito.
Maaaring makatulong ito upang lalong maintindihan ng bawa't isa ang tunay na ibig sabihin ng pagiging isang OFW (Isa ako sa milyun-milyong kababayan natin). Tiyak na may mapupulot tayong aral dito.

Hindi mayaman ang OFW - We have this notion na 'pag OFW o nasa abroad ay mayaman na. Hindi totoo yun. A regular OFW might earn from P20K-P30K per month depende sa lokasyon. Yung mga taga-Saudi or US siguro ay mas malaki ang sweldo, but to say that they're rich is a fallacy (Amen!).
Malaki ang pangangailangan kaya karamihan sa amin ay nag-a-abroad. Maraming bunganga ang kailangang pakainin kaya umaalis kami sa Pinas. Madalas, 3/4 o kalahati ng sweldo ay napupunta sa tuition ng anak at gastusin ng pamilya.

Mahirap maging OFW - Kailangan namin magtipid hangga't kaya. Oo, masarap ang pagkain sa abroad pero madalas na paksiw o adobo (hindi kc agad nasisira ito) at itlog lang tinitira para makaipon. Pagdating ng kinsenas o katapusan, ang unang tinitingnan eh ang conversion ng peso sa dollar o rial o euro. Mas okay na kami na lang ang magutom kaysa gutumin ang pamilya.

Kapag umuuwi kami, kailangan may baon/pasalubong kahit konti, kasi maraming kamag-anak ang sumusundo sa airport o naghihintay sa probinsya. Alam nyo naman 'pag Pinoy, yung tsismis na OFW ka eh surely attracts a lot of kin. Kapag hindi mo nabigyan ng pasalubong eh magtatampo na yun at sisiraan ka na.

Well, hindi naman lahat pero I'm sure sa mga OFW dito eh may mga pangyayaring ganun.

Magtatrabaho ka sa bansang iba ang tingin at trato sa gaya nating mga Pinoy, kahit na masipag at mas may utak tayo kaysa sa kanila. Malamang marami ang naka-experience na nang pang-gugulang o discrimination to their various workplaces. Sige lang, tiis lang, iiiyak na lang namin kasi kawawa naman pamilya 'pag umuwi kami sa pinas.

Besides, wala ka naman talagang maasahang trabaho sa Philippines ngayon. Mahal ang bigas, ang gatas, ang sardinas, ang upa sa apartment. Tiis lang kahit maraming pasaway sa trabaho, kahit may sakit at walang nag-aalaga, kahit hindi masarap ang tsibog, kahit pangit ang working conditions, kahit delikado, kahit mahirap. Kapag nakapag-padala na kami, okay na yun, tawag lang, "hello! kumusta na kayo?".

Hindi bato kaming mga OFW - Tao rin ang OFW, hindi kami money o cash machine. Napapagod rin, nalulungkot (madalas), nagkakasakit (na-endoscopy ako), nag-iisip (nakapag-adjust na) at nagugutom (palagi). Kailangan din ang suporta, kundi man physically, emotionally o spiritually (especially ito) man lang.

Tumatanda rin kaming mga OFW - Sa mga nakausap at nakita ko, marami ang panot at kalbo na. Most of them have signs and symptoms of hypertension, coronary artery disease and arthritis. Yet, they continue to work thinking about the family they left behind.

Marami ang nasa abroad, 20-30 years na, pero wala pa ring ipon. Kahit anong pagpapakahirap, sablay pa rin. Masakit pa kung olats rin ang sinusuportahang pamilya sa Pinas - ang anak adik o nabuntis/nakabuntis; ang asawa/gf/bf may kinakasamang iba; ang kapatid nakuntento na lang na umasa at tumambay. Naalala ko tuloy ang sikat na kanta dati, "NAPAKASAKIT KUYA EDDIE!"

Bayani kaming mga OFW - Totoo yun! Ngayon ko lang na-realize na bayani ang OFW sa maraming bagay. Hindi bayani na tulad ni Nora Aunor o Flor Contemplacion. Bayani in the truest sense of the word. Hindi katulad ni Rizal o Bonifacio na kalayaan ang ipinaglaban. Mas higit pa dun, mas maraming giyera at gulo ang pinapasok ng OFW para lang mabuhay.

Mas maraming pulitika ang kailangang suungin para lang tumagal sa trabaho lalo na't parang mga ahas at parang mga amag ang mga kasama sa trabaho. Mas mahaba ang pasensya namin kaysa sa mga ordinaryong kongresista o senador sa Philippines dahil sa takot namin na mawalan ng trabaho at sweldo.

Matindi kaming mga OFW - Matindi ang pinoy. Matindi pa sa daga, o cockroaches which survived the cataclysmic evolution.

Maraming sakripisyo pero walang makitang tangible solutions or consequences.

Malas naming mga OFW, swerte ng mga buwayang pulitiko - Hindi umuupo ang OFW para magbigay ng autograph o interbyuhin ng media (unless nakidnap o na-maltrato). Madalas nasa sidelines lang ang OFW.

Kapag lilisan ng bansa, malungkot and on the verge of tears; Kapag dumadating, swerte 'pag may sundo (madalas naman meron); Kapag naubos na ang ipon at wala nang maibigay, wala na rin ang kamag-anak. Sana sikat kaming mga OFW para may boses kami sa Kamara.

Ang swerte ng mga buwayang pulitiko nakaupo lang sila at ginagastusan ng pera ng Filipino. Hindi nga sila naiinitan ng matinding araw o napapaso ng langis; napagagalitan at nasasampal ng amo; kumakain ng paksiw para makatipid; nakatira sa compound with conditions less than favorable; nakikisama sa ibang lahi para mabuhay. Ang swerte ninyong mga buwayang pulitiko kayo, sobrang swerte ninyo.

Matatag kaming mga OFW - Matatag ang OFW, mas matatag pa sa sundalo o kung ano pang grupo na alam nyo. Magaling sa reverse psychology, negotiations at counter-attacks.

Tatagal ba ang OFW? - Tatagal at dadami pa kami hangga't hindi pa natin alam kung kailan magbabago ang Philippines , kailan nga kaya?... o may tsansa pa ba?

Masarap isipin na kasama mo ang pamilya mo araw-araw. Nakikita mo mga anak mong lumalaki at naaalagaan ng maayos na kasama ka.

Masarap kumain ng sitaw, ng bagoong, lechon, inihaw na isda, taba ng talangka.

Back In Philippines by an OFW

Im back! Yeah! that is the only thing I've said when I arrived in Manila , its good to be back in my own country again...It was a big relief really...whew!!
Now I have time to spent with my family here, and enjoy it while im still in the country coz time will come i'll be going back abroad and work again for our future...
Huh!...yeah, i'll be going back abroad again maybe after a month; its good to stay in the country with my family but the fact is I have to go back abroad again...
Well, let's face it folks...Its been hard earning a good digit here in the Philippines since the government doesnt care with there fellowmen...
All they care is how they will earn more money and rob us with our taxes; correct.?!
So, many of our fellow countrymen sacrificed being far from there love one's just to have there dream fullfilled and I'm one of them; a OFW with dreams of there family's future...
This is just a deceased without a cure, let's admit it...politics in the country gets worse and worsed unless one head of the country which is our President will clean up all those corrupt staff / politicians in the government and changed it with a new one! Well... just maybe, just maybe it will come out just fine...and remove all those hungry in money of the people who have paid there taxes but corrupted by this politicians...
But anyways, I'm back and I have to enjoy first my moments with my family...yeah!
When the time comes for me to go back abroad again, all I do is work...work...work...that's all we do and that's all we have to do and the reason why become an OFW...
People that has money here in the Philippines are very lucky because they have everything here; money, pleasure, there family, materials things that they can buy easily...wow! if that opportunity will be given to each and everyone that would be a great moment for all of us...imagine that..? wow!!
So, I tell you my friends that are here in the country and don't need to go out there and work abroad...enjoy the moment that you're with your family...enjoy it! that is what we OFW missed a lot while in abroad...life there is full of sacrifices, we don't go there to have fun but to build a dream that we plan to give to our families...
Single or Married its all the same; we have dreams that we like to achieve in life and that is why we have sacrifice to be alone and far from our love one's...
To all my fellow OFW... "MABUHAY TAYONG LAHAT"
God Bless Us All...
Thank You and till my next Blog...keep on visiting my blogsite yoh people in the house! yeah!

NEW PIX AT JUBAIL KSA MARAFIQ PROJECT

This are what's happening here at MARAFIQ PROJECT JUBAIL KSA (POWER PLANT AND DESALINATION).

This are some freetime moments that we spend here, yeah!!!!!

The Life in Abroad

This is how OFW's abroad spend there vacant time while at rest.......

At times like this..... have fun!! yeah!!!!!!! hehehehehehe!!!!!

Having Fun

This is how Filipino's have fun and enjoy there life while in abroad, just to fight the homesickness and in exchange of daily workloads.... Relax and Enjoy!!

This pictures will tell the story untold.....

This pictures are taken from the Half Moon Beach in Dammam, KSA.

We enjoyed this outing, and we are planning for another one on Haj Holiday...

This happened during our Eid Mubarak vacation; we started AT 7am and finished at around 10pm; bcoz we have some different scheduled location on that day.

First schedule is at the beach and around 3pm we transferred to Al Khobar city to stroll down the street and mall, and around 6pm we transferred to Al Rasheed Mall up to 8pm.

We enjoyed it and have lots of fun, yeah! we are exhausted but its worth it..!!!! Yeah!

Till next time friendz...

Thanks for browsing....

Make it a habit to visit my site.... ;-D

Working Habits

This is an actual experience recently in the company I am working with right now; im a OFW.
Its been four ( 4 ) months since I arrived here, and as I observed.... working here is a different ballgame.

Here, you will encounter different types of nationality, different languages use, different working habits, different food, different time, in short..... all are different...
But, i am use to it anyway b'coz i have worked before in abroad.

Unforetunately, its my first time working in a construction environment... I've worked before in big companies, big logistic firm, big warehousing, even in a big hauling company in the Philippines and abroad.... but, the way of working here in my recent company spells a lot different from my previous one's....

To start with.... almost all my colleauges here are Engineer's b'coz obviously this is a construction firm but a big one as well....

Here, you will encounter people that has no sense at all, acting like no education as an Engineer or something, not working at all but just playing around (received high salary), people with no manner's, people that are barbaric, people that believed too much to themeselves, the people that knows all bad habits, everything is right here.... just like joining a big circus of clowns (with attitude! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!)

For a start.... I encountered the first clown act for this show, I will call him the "Clown The Hitman"....
Clown The Hitman, is always telling stories that you will hear only from him HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

First, he will tell about his working experiences from different companies & different countries; like how he handled all working scope assigned to him....that he know's everything even a liitle bit of it..... but if you will analyze it, it is very impossible b'coz you see him how he works daily and how he is handling his job and his position.
A very different way of doing and handling it, very strange b'coz at first you'll believe him but as the time goes by you'll find out that all that he has said is the other way around... all of it....
He will tell that.... nobody can tell him what he will do daily even his boss.... and, if his boss will assigned some work for him & if he don't agree his boss cannot do anything.. that is according from him.....
But, one day..... he made a mistake in interfering my scope of work... and one boss asked who interefered in our scope, so I told him who.... that is the exact time that he is coming & the boss shouted at him & he did nothing but swallow his mistakes...
Where is the Hitman that he is saying he was before?? That, nobody can shout at him nor speak at him aloud...???? he just stood there like a brunch of a tree.... hahahahahaha!!!!!!
And, im not the only one who witnessed this my friend... Bwwaahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

Second, he will tell stories about his daughter getting married...
The problem is.... in the way he will tell you the story is very un-ethical at all; b'coz the words & the terms he will use could not be found in any dictionary....
He will cursed his daughter, using bad languages, obscene words about his daughter... like the guy fucked his daughter, he can't accept the guy in his family, what he can do if his in the Philippines when that incident happened... blah! blah...!!!! blaahhhh!!!!!.....
The thing is.... that is his daughter and same blood flows from the vains of his daughter and him is the same... you got what i mean..? Where do you think her daughter inherit such habits or even his other children? Ofcourse from there parents, and the way they are cared for..correct?
According from him, he got his wife when they are young then and the same thing; his Father In law doesn't accept him aswell.. So, why repeat it to your daughter.?? Am I correct?
It's been done, just accept what had happen....finished... and help the couple and teach them to survive and how to run there own family now. For me, this is the only way that he can help his daughter and her husband.

Also, he will tell about there sex life of his wife... wow!! grouse!!!!!
Everything what they are doing he will tell you, and very detailed my friend.... as in everything they are doing as husband and wife; all about there sexcapades...
Sex with my wife is very personal my friend; this is not to be told nor share to other's, it is sacred between me and my wife only.
For me, this is very intimate and private between me and my wife.... that is only for the two of us.... but this guy, huh! he don't care at all in what he will tell... true or false? He just didn't care at all... and without thinking, he will just delivery the unforgettable words that he will use......

Third, he will smoke wherever he likes.... even though there are areas prohibits smoking, especially in the office....
But this guy, Clown The Hitman doesn't care and one day his time comes.... one boss of our sub-con catches him smoking in there office, he shouted to clown the hitman and very, very angry...that boss called his boss and complain regarding the menace of this so called hitman....

After that incident.... stories evolve that this hitman resigned and going home b'coz of family matter's..
I don't believed that this clown the hitman resigned at all, maybe he is forced to resigned better than terminated as his boss talked to him after he is caught in the act doing such violation.
But, of course.... this guy is built telling such stories so that in the eye's of other's he will come out innocent and no.1 in his field of scope.... but i don't get that, every bit of it.. why?
How can this clown resign while he is receiving good salary doing nothing?? can somebody explain this to me.... pls...! I can't get the logic... unless he is forced to do it, correct...?!

Anyways.... the second clown.... Clown the I know Everything.....hehehehehe!!!
The company right now have this kind of clown and plenty of it here I tell you......
This is the kind of clown that know every bit of information and scope of work......

Also, the Clown I like It All.... this clown like things that he haven't had one even before and only now they have a chance to buy it...
Like buying laptop, mobile phones, sunglasses, etc... etc...
They will tell, they have all those material things b'coz they are working in abroad eversince....
But, why the hell now they are trying to buy those material things here.... there is a saying that you will catch the robber in his/her own mouth... correct..?! hehehehe!!

This is what I heard... it comes directly from there mouth...
People here buying things bcoz somebody bought that product or item, not bcoz they need it; its bcoz they like to be like the one's who bought it....
For me, its not practical at all..... But, of course all of us have that certain ego and ambition...
That is there ego... hahahahaha!!!

Here, many types of nationality, habits, attitudes, way's, religion, ETC...
It's part of our life... we have to survive... we have to earn money for our family or love one's... So, we have to sacrifice and go with the flow whatever it takes....

In my experiences in all of my past job's... I've learned now that whichever, whatever, whoever... just play along and you will survive... ;-D

That's all folk's.... till my next blog...

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