Friday, February 06, 2009
OFW truths or fictions
You may or may not believe it but these are what I think of OFW's:
1. Every salary period, we hold in our hands a minimum of three different accounts where we send most of our salaries to. One of those accounts we hold secretly from our missus or parents.
2. Most of the salaries we remit in the Philippines go to expenses. A little or maybe none gets saved.
3. None of OFW children are enrolled in the same public school that the OFW went to.
4. We have been belittled, once or twice, by an OFW kabayan. We have been discriminated upon, more than once, by other nationalities.
5. All OFW's have been invited or have attended at least one bible study even in countries where bible is deemed illegal.
6. Visit an OFW house and you'll likely find any or all of the following in their bedside table: a bible, a rosary, a prayer book, even in countries where non-Islam religious materials are banned.
7. Most OFWs are devout TFC or GMA Pinoly subscribers but when on vacation in the Philippines, they rarely watch Channel 2 or 7.
8. We are more updated about the political and showbiz happenings in the Philippines than our family in the Philippines are.
9. OFWs, while abroad, all learned to cook out of necessity and we are never without Mama Sita flavorings.
10. OFWs are health conscious while abroad but devour pork crackling without a second thought while on vacation.
11. While abroad, OFWs savour tuyo, tinapa and itlog na maalat with kamatis but we don't want to eat them while in the Philippines. (Courtesy of Azel). It's true and I wonder why?
Nauuso ang mga facts about OFW sa blogosphere ngayon. Marami na rin kasing mga bloggers na OFW.
Sa number 4, napansin ko rin 'yan, at madalas hindi lang ang Filipino ang minamaliit, pati ang kanyang minamahal (?!) na bayang Pilipinas.
Sa number 6, meron din ako. Sa unang bagay na binaggit dyan dalawa ang sa akin dito; sa pangalawang bagay na 'yan tatlo ang nakasabit sa buong bahay ko, at sa pangatlong bagay na 'yan may apat ako kung saan ang pinakamaliit ay nasa pitaka ko.
Sa number 8, tatlong beses talaga akong tumango. Hahaha! Nagkataon lang sigurong madalang na rin manood ng balita ang nanay ko kasi raw magkakaprobelema pa siya kapag marinig nya ang kadalasa'y di naman magagandang mga balita.
Nice one, Kuya Nebz! Three thumbs up for this. (,"o
Hi Nebz,
Here are my thoughts:
1. Yes, at least 3 accounts - 1 here and 2 back home (dollar & peso para kung saan mas mataas ang xchange rate doon ipasok). Yung dito, hidden treasure na yun kung hindi ma sequester ng PCGG.
2. 100% true pero magsisimula ng mag save ngaun...crisis na eh...hehehe.
3. No, we encouraged our kids to appreciate the public school system and most of them attended the public schools na pinasukan namin kahit na gusto nila sa mga S as in sosyal na school.
4. Sometimes.
5. Aiwa!
6. Medyo maingat ako, nakalagay na sa PDA and Pocket Bible ko...hehehe.
7. I'm not a TFC or GMA Pinoy subscriber cause I'm not a "potato couch"
8. Mafi.I only get to know the Phil. political situation from either my Pinoy staff here or from home.
9. I don't cook here. I cook at home kaya napagkamalan ako ng anak ko na chef daw ako dito...masarap daw kasi ako magluto..
10. Tumpak ka dyan!
Nebz, agree ako halos lahat except sa No. 7, hehe, nagkabit ako ng Satellite at bumili ng receiver pero ayaw ni Mrs/ Thoughtskoto ng Tagalog, lalo lang daw sia nahohomesick.
Thanks for the OFW thing, mukhang halos lahat ng tema sa KABLOGS ngayon about OFW.
This is great! Sometimes when we strengthen ourselves and others, we are more confident to succeed!
Nebz, thumbs up! kulang lang ng " Ang mga OFW sarap na sarap sa tuyo, tinapa, at itlog na maalat w/ kamatis while abroad! Pero ayaw kainin nung nasa Pinas pa!"
hehehehe...
im hungry!
hahaha
i dont mama sitas in my stock here..
but i do have lots of century tuna and ligo sardines stocks hahaha
in the philippines, hindi ako kumakain ng sardinas, maarte ako eh pero dito gustong-gusto ko sya..
i miss taho and balot..
wala alng
aba uu nga noh,pag dito sa lupang buhangin,ang sarap ng kain ko pag may tuyo at kamatis.pag sa pinas bihira akong kumain nito...ang galing noh.!
yung sa tv naman,ayoko rin manuod ng palabas satin,kasi nahohomesick din ako gaya ni mrs. thoughtskoto.:)
i dont have tfc or orbit at home kaya di ako updated sa political or showbiz happenings..
I think i need to open 2 other bank accounts na hahaha... salamat sa tip.:p
I believe, all of these are true to most OFWs if not more than half of it are true to all OFWs.