tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069743859278753397.post5703300102457046573..comments2023-08-20T22:48:24.675+08:00Comments on Barangay OFW: An OFW Daughter’s PerspectiveReadMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493071955206823653noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069743859278753397.post-65365968538222458612008-08-01T18:39:00.000+08:002008-08-01T18:39:00.000+08:00Best Wishes po to your Daughter sir Fred...=)Best Wishes po to your Daughter sir Fred...=)Rizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087521690471645047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069743859278753397.post-47394432164225932582008-08-01T15:01:00.000+08:002008-08-01T15:01:00.000+08:00I returned to my work location this week, after tw...I returned to my work location this week, after two weeks of vacation leave... But just like day 1, the pain of leaving my family is the same..... Yes, I boarded the plane without anyone of them na naghatid sa airport; to lessen the pain.... My choice....<BR/><BR/>My only consolation? That I can provide them financially, nothing more, nothing less, with the hope that the every penny I remitted is transmitted and accepted with love..... <BR/><BR/>Yes, I will take that chance when my employer gives me the option to upgrade to family status; as Rizza said, it is worth the price, kahit mahal ang cost of living abroad..... <BR/><BR/>My best wishes to Sir Freddie's daughter and son-in-law.... Kapulutan nila nawa ng aral ang ating mga pinagdaanan.TonyOFW71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16785907557027249511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069743859278753397.post-68437432136473691922008-07-31T17:01:00.000+08:002008-07-31T17:01:00.000+08:00This is one of the many sad stories I have heard, ...This is one of the many sad stories I have heard, especially from broken families of which the Mom or the Dad or both are OFWs.<BR/><BR/>Lucky us who had the option to bring our family with us. Yes, the cost maybe, 2-3 times much more than spending what you're earning in the Phil. But being not together is a sempiternal struggle. We'll never know when will we be satisfied of earning big and settle for something less in the Philippines. 5? 10? or 20 yrs? It is too much time lost.<BR/><BR/>Would you also bring your family with you should you have this kind of choice? Like I quoted: "It would be a lot riskier but it was a risk I was most prepared to take."<BR/><BR/>Saving maybe less and slow...but when I am able to share to them the heater in my shower, the comfort of no mosquitoes to bite you, and the absence of noise pollution...it is an unexplained happiness that a family can feel being together, despite the fact that we are an OFW.Rizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087521690471645047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069743859278753397.post-77333263874292703072008-07-31T07:05:00.000+08:002008-07-31T07:05:00.000+08:00@ freddieCongratulations and best wishes to your d...@ freddie<BR/><BR/>Congratulations and best wishes to your daughter and future son-in-law. That is the best gift you can give -- to advice them to spend together every single day of their married life.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps, it isn't too late to go home and make up for lost time. Let us make simple plans for a simple life back home. Let us trust in God's faithfulness. He always provides!Dr. Carmelita C. Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061004285450258133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069743859278753397.post-53348147570978812482008-07-31T06:58:00.000+08:002008-07-31T06:58:00.000+08:00@tony tokyo japanYes, it is ironic that we OFWs le...@tony tokyo japan<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is ironic that we OFWs leave our families behind because we love them so much that we want to earn more money for them. And yet while we are able to earn more money for them, we are unable to give them time or spend time with them. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps, we should open our hearts to our families. Perhaps, we should tell them how we yearn to go home and be with them. Are they willing to accept a pay cut? Are they willing to accept us without the big, fat remittance?Dr. Carmelita C. Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061004285450258133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069743859278753397.post-26787896841442176102008-07-30T19:01:00.000+08:002008-07-30T19:01:00.000+08:00Time passed. If I have to start again, I will nev...Time passed. If I have to start again, I will never ever leave my family. Yes, there is no substitute to being together as one family, caring, loving each day and living together. The void that is left behind will never be filled up with any of the material things, no cost can match the lost time being together. I feel hurt whenever I try filling that emptiness. I have my daughter who's about to marry another OFW and I can't wait to advise them to stick together everyday of their married life. FBReadMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493071955206823653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069743859278753397.post-2126524281551719892008-07-29T10:03:00.000+08:002008-07-29T10:03:00.000+08:00Predominantly grabbed previously by Dads/Tatay/Ama...Predominantly grabbed previously by Dads/Tatay/Ama to take their chances to work abroad, away from their wife and kids, just to earn a higher earning, is not anymore true. Even moms/nanay/inay took their chances to work abroad and leave their siblings behind either with their husband or kamag-anak.... <BR/>But to select which of them should really go away to work, Dad or Mom? I always thought it was better for Dad rather than mom, but the efect is both devastating to kids, either Dad or Mom.....<BR/><BR/>No wonder, kids left behind tend to replace the love and care and attention with other materials things which now Dad or Mom can provide during remittances.... How ironic!TonyOFW71https://www.blogger.com/profile/16785907557027249511noreply@blogger.com