well, you'd be surprised to know that most people claim that they don't pero ask them again when they start receiving about 50K pesos for OT pay alone. Di pa kasama monthly salary at tax refund and you'll see what I mean. Basta pera asahan mo magbabago ang tao nyan, mga tipong nag aaway na ang magpapamilya dahil lang sa hindi napamaskuhan ni ofw, yung mga dating kuripot pero todo painom halos every weekend lalo na pag uuwi pinas at masaklap pa, kung sino yung mga dating nakilala mong mababait sila pa ang nagiging ogag talaga kahit pa kamag anakdeathzero23 wrote:being shopaholic is never good. I agree on that. But may mga kilala rin akong sobrang sinop na laki rin naman sa hirap.
I guess its safe to say anybody would definitely go through that phase given the chance to do so. The point here is that having an extremely good pay is a good motivation to become an ofw pero do not let it become your only drive to leave your family. You really have to know for yourself na handa ka in all aspects kasi flying abroad actually dims your success rate and that is something not all people can willingly accept in them - kahit pa anong pagpapasa-diyos ang gawin nila.
I am just here trying to give the right mindset sa mga interesadong mag abroad kasi madaming unspoken rule about becoming one. Ang lagi mo lang maeencounter na info is yung mga nakapag-pundar ng ganito, ganire - halos puro materyal na bagay ang nakatali sa concept ng pagiging ofw pero wala pa yata ako nakitang nag discuss na about sa anong totoong nangyayari sa kalooban ng gusto or mga naging ofw na. Akala ng karamihan masarap dun pero ang totoo, kaming mga naging ofw ay hindi maituturing na bayani kundi mga alipin lang din pinagkaiba lang sa ibang bansa ay halos wala nang pantay na karapatan pantao tulad ng tinatamasa natin sa pinas....
and when you're on a foreign soil, kahit gaano pa kadami ang maging friends mo or magparamdam na kesyo they will always be there for you, deep inside, you will always be on your own. I have learned this the really hard way myself.