A country run like hell by Filipinos

[pinoybrusko]

^ yung mga pinoy na tipong kahit anong trahedya o kahihiyan man ang danasin ng bansa.. eh taas noo pa ring ipinagmamalaki ang pagka-pilipino at taas noong iwinawagayway ang bandila ng pilipinas.

you will see that here in middle east like me    I just don't know to ofw's in US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand where people are dying for a green card and citizenship 

[ctan]

Ako naman, I choose to work for my country. I won't leave the Philippines for good. Perhaps I'll get some training abroad but definitely I will be back to help Filipinos especially sa rural areas. :-)

[pinoybrusko]

Ako naman, I choose to work for my country. I won't leave the Philippines for good. Perhaps I'll get some training abroad but definitely I will be back to help Filipinos especially sa rural areas. :-)

that's nice ctan   kudos for you. very few who believes in this and I salute you for that.

Lahat ng pinoys ganyan din from the start pero when they are already working, hinde pala sapat ang magwork lang, you need to survive also and aspire for the things you want to have. Siguro, if you're coming from an elite family and well off family, masasabi mo yan kahit sa pagtanda mo, pero like me, an ordinary poor citizen whose parents struggles to finish my college  also aspires to experience to feel comfy in life. I don't feel comfy working sa pinas, pera ko nauubos lang sa pagkain at transport minsan abono pa. it's like i'm working to survive and not having the benefits of a quality life. (for sure yung mga nagdodoktor may mga kaya sa buhay, expensive ang tuition + other things kya nga hinde ako pinagdoktor  ) Sabi ko sa sarili ko, paano na ang future ko at yung umaasa sa akin? wala naman ako malipatan na mas mataas ang sahod sa dami ng walang work sa pinas. twice a year meron nagiging board passers for every course pano na yung ibang walang work?

The only solution that comes to my mind, try my luck outside the country, just like what the others did. after 4 years working in pinas and 2 years struggling applying work abroad nabigyan din ako ng chance yun nga lang sa middle east (least of my expectation  ). First 2 years was a nightmare, napuntahan ko palang company ay mapagsamantala mababa pala na sahod iyon which i dont know kasi feeling ko mas mataas kesa sa pinas plus walang bawas for the taxes hahaha, tapos i work overtime but i was paid half of it only. 2 years struggle yon and after that contract i look for another company, eto medyo ok na ako ngayon. I've been 3 years with this current one and counting. Flashing back the years, I don't regret any of it. If I stayed in pinas, I don't know kung ano kinahinatnan ko baka isang levis na pants binabayaran ko pa ng hulugan at puro utang. No offense to people working sa pinas, i'm just stating my experience.

I don't blame other filipinos who work abroad and applied for permanent residency/ citizenship lalo na sa US, UK, Canada, etc mas magaan ang buhay nila sa ibang bansa kesa sa pinas, why suffer di ba? pero when they retire from work babalik din nman sila sa pinas para maenjoy naman ang kanilang konting ipon at benefits yung iba hinde na talaga umuwi kasi nagkapamilya na abroad and yung mga matanda na hinde na makapagwork nasa home care for the elders na financed by their children. I realize life is so short, magugulat ka na lang magreretire ka na din pala kc everyone is busy working and everyone is busy putting up their own family, their kids schooling, etc.

my point is, it is not necessary na pag nag-abroad ka, you're turning down pinas or you're not being nationalistic. Dahil sa remittances abroad, nagstable ang economy ng pinas. Ewan ko ha pero dito sa mideast compared to other countries, mas mataas ang rate ng nationalism ng pinoys dito. sa US, UK, Canada, etc lahat ng pinoys na nandun are vying for citizenship. Loan ng bahay for 30 years, magarang sasakyan di makuntento sa isa kundi dalawang BMW pa loan for 5 years kaya nakatali na sa ibang bansa   it's hard to work in a place you know you don't belong kasi ibang lahi ka, iba ang culture nila, iba salita nila, iba ang religion nila and you're here because of your expertise at work that they can't do. They are using us here para lumaki ang profit ng company nila at lalo silang yumaman. parang unfair di ba? ang kunswelo or in return of my services ginawang thrice ang salary higher than sa pinas pero malayo pa din sa loved ones.

remember the tagline, mas ok na din yung kahit maghirap basta sama sama ang pamilya. I just don't buy this one kasi lahat kayo magugutom afterwards. Tama na ako yung magsacrifice for them. Naks! para maenjoy naman nila ang comfy life. simpleng ngiti at tawa nila kapalit ng sakripisyo ko dito. masaya na ako for them. dito na ako hanggang retiring age and uuwi na lang sa pinas pag di na nila kailangan ang services ko dito  that's life. kahit papaano nakakauwi sa pinas every year for a month ok na ako dun sa ganung routine. so boring! what motivates me to stay is ayoko makitang nagugutom o nagsusuffer family ko lalo na matanda na parents ko 

what i suggest. yung mga araw na wala kayong pasok, enjoy nyo with your family and have quality time wag kayong matulog lang sa higaan maghapon hehehe. Kasi kami dito nakakasama lang namin family namin every year. yung ibang contract dito every two years worst, meron pa nga every 3 years. Mas nakakalungkot pa yung nandyan na sa pinas pero wala pa ding time sa family kasi may overtime, may deadlines na dapat tapusin, wala masyadong tulog tapos yung makukuhang sahod ibabayad lang sa mga gastusin sa bahay. There's no difference na din sa mga nag-abroad para din kayong wala sa pinas hehehe 

[ctan]

I appreciate your "reflection" brusko. :-) That was nice.

Hopefully, I would be true to what I aspire to do. So far, in all my exposures, nothing compares to helping out fellow Filipinos here in our country.

[carpediem]

This thread makes me sad, especially pinoybrusko's reply.

There are millions of Filipinos like pinoybrusko, yet many people in the country still take it for granted. Government officials continue to live their extravagant lives, partying in the government like politics is just a playground. 

[pinoybrusko]

pinoybrusko's very reflective reply made me remember about a major decision i made seven years ago...after finishing my masters in mathematics, a friend invited me to apply for a teaching job in california...out of curiosity, i submitted my documents and was interviewed by a school principal from california..in short, i was technically hired but i decided to not to pursue the "american dream" after i realized that despite my financial difficulties, im still happy with my life here in the philippines

pero ano kaya kinahitnan mo no kung natuloy ka? nakatikim ka siguro ng puti 

[pinoybrusko]

^^^ carl, i have nothing against foreigners but im not turned on even if i watch M2M movies with foreign
         actors...pero pag pinoy actors, naku wala pang five minutes yung movie, game na ako 

hahaha nationalistic ka nga fox

[carpediem]

Sometimes I can't help but think Filipinos need to be governed by a foreign nation.

[maykel]

Sometimes I can't help but think Filipinos need to be governed by a foreign nation.

pumasok na din to sa isip ko.. what if naging ika 51st state ng US ang pinas. ano ang possible na mangyayari...

[pinoybrusko]

Sometimes I can't help but think Filipinos need to be governed by a foreign nation.

pumasok na din to sa isip ko.. what if naging ika 51st state ng US ang pinas. ano ang possible na mangyayari...

e di hinde na problema ang visa going to US. Bili na lang agad ng ticket at punta na ng USA 

[pinoybrusko]

yes, at yang advantage na iyan ang hinde ko palalampasin hehehe.

[joshgroban]

maganda yung sinabi mo pnoybrusko....yun nga lang nalungkot ako dun sa pag nagsama sama  kahit naghihirap e magugutom din eventually...sana  lang nga huwag humantong sa ganun... kasi alam ko pag nag sama sama at nagkaisa at sasamahan mo pa ng pagtawag sa Poong Maykapal.... pasasaan bat maabot din natin ang ating mga pangarap dito sa ating lupang tinubuan

[Ryker]

I would rather have a country run like heaven by the U.S./other Foreign Nation than a country run like hell by the Filipinos. Period.- RYKER

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