Life abroad is not paradise.

[gikapoy]

na sakto jud... lisod jud ang mag puyo sa gawas.. but if dili nimo na hunahunaon you can say it is a paradise... you earn what you work for equal man gud didto dili pareho diri.. bisag mura na kag kabayo nga naa sa basakan ga work ang sweldo perting gamaya..

naa ko kaila diri nga 8am to 11pm ang shift then wala OT pay

heheeh
kahinomdom man ko sauna nga nag apply ko sa agency diha sa cebu.
12k pesos daw ako sweldo para saudi hehehe.
wala lang jud ko money pa medical hehehe wla pud ko sugdti sa ako mama

[Dorothea]

to say PARADISE is something relative and subjective.

it may not be paradise for some because they tend to be pessimistic about things.

mao ng dili paradise.

if you're just optimistic about life, then life abroad can easily be a paradise.

but i'd still say for those of you who plan to go to the US, forget about it... hold off on your plans until, say, 2015...

Chad, there won't be a 2015 kay matapos naman daw tanan karong 2012.

Life abroad is nice. But it's not paradise.

[Dorothea]

back to paradise

@jenesse is paradise helping you get into a good mood...sometimes? heheh

anyway, how's life now in the U.S., fellow istoryans?

The only thing I can think of that might be looked at as a factor of life abroad being a "paradise"...

is the fact that antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood-stabilizers and anti-anxiety meds are fairly affordable.

You can eat Prozac for breakfast, lunch and dinner without damaging your bank account.

LOL

[istoryaaah]

LOL i agree. My teacher in Philippine School Bahrain used to tell me, "Kung mayaman kayo sa inyo eh di sana di nagtratrabaho ang mga magulang nyo dito."

Naa man siya point diba? kung dato mo sa pinas, you don't need to work abroad. Naa ra jud ang paradise sa Pilipinas...

[gikapoy]

LOL i agree. My teacher in Philippine School Bahrain used to tell me, "Kung mayaman kayo sa inyo eh di sana di nagtratrabaho ang mga magulang nyo dito."

Naa man siya point diba? kung dato mo sa pinas, you don't need to work abroad. Naa ra jud ang paradise sa Pilipinas...

agree
hehehe
mao mo abroad para maka hatag ug maayong kinabuhi hehehehe

[kugtong777]

Some years ago, naka uyab ko ug blonde, arang guapaha..., ang paa murag bani....... maka-ingon ko... hmmm this is paradise...

[jennesse]

Exactly!
Let me explain.

Hypocrisy and Arrogance indeed can be passed on to generation to generation. Why?

In case you have not noticed, a lot of posted thoughts here connotes some ideas one way or the other, infectious and can contaminate. It can be interpreted in so many ways. Well I did not let it affect me. For when I came to America I have no intention to squander my hard earned money, nor I will be inclined to hoard the blessings i will gain to my poor families and relatives, and perhaps neighbors back home. For I believe anything in this world can be shared no matter how small it looks, for only in sharing you will feel the real meaning of joy of what you achieve or accomplish. This is :Paradise" to me. If one needs my help I dont mind sharing be it a stranger or a very distant relative. If I have some thoughts, I dont mind blurting it out, and yea, I know when its offensive and when its out of topic.
Translation: Could you imagine what would the world be like if you agree that ones excitement could lead to destruction? Because I will be slapped with a high interest rate out of my auto loan? (which is not the case). That I dont know about credit scoring?(I am well versed on this). That my relatives will just show up because I have money> or I came from America? What a pity.
Life is what you can do and how you can help, if this practice is witnessed by the younger generation be it relatives or neighbors, chances are, this is passed on to generation and the next. A WORLD THAT IS GIVING, is not a bad reputation.
You and Me, and the generation prior to us, was and in some ways being helped and received blessings used by God as instruments mostly from another individual and if you believe otherwise thats HYPOCRISY.
My arrival here in America and the Job I got out of nowhere is a blessing, and I have no plans to squander it and hoard it ALL to myself, I dont see my neighbors who never bother to invite in their yearly party as my enemy, I dont find my relatives whom I dont know exist come to me all of a sudden and beg to have their kids be sent to college a pest, I dont find it wrong to give a rice and food to a neighbor who once plastered our names in the bulletin board because we were not able to pay the yearly dues in our village, or who spread rumors against us because we had a blackout since we can not pay our VECO bills.

I just cant believe my thoughts who is very fresh from the Philippines become "off topic" wherein my excitement to land a job in a place where everything is foreign to me became more than a challenge, rather some warnings and threat and some are "demeaning" that you did not pay attention of? why? because you believe no one get offended? or your thought its not offensive or Off topic. dont read it again because you know what I mean, being a moderator i understand you have a broader knowledge and understanding about this, and I believe you have it.
If you did not noticed you are the only one who believes that I am out of topic-well, because you are the moderator, and you can scrape or stamp someones thought as unacceptable because you think so?. But come to think of it, you are carrying the name of "istorya.net", your deeds reflects the whole "istorya.net", you should take stride (not pride) on the responsibility that is bestowed upon you.PM?, You you should have done it so? why didn't You?

[ej___]

IMO, living or working abroad will be a paradise if you are living in luxury.
> employed ka sa dako nga company
> dako kag sweldo
> accomodation nimo kay provided sa company
> naa kay service vehicle

But, if it is the opposite. I think it not.

Just my opinion.

[BUTANGIG KA USA!!!!]

Correct ka diyan!!!!

[raleigh_joan]

life abroad is not paradise, though i'm quite grateful for the good job that i have and yes, i'm contented with all the salary & benefits it provides me.. i'm very much comfortable and well taken care of - i travel to different countries within asia as part of my job and my company provides a very good accomodation for me at an executive floor in a good business hotel then all other things are also well provided for. i'm quite grateful for all that. however, material things and worldly affairs can never put one in a paradise state coz there are a lot of factors to consider too, like homesickness, loneliness, boredom, etc..

so it's not really paradise for me inspite of the comfort i am enjoying here coz i miss my loved ones back home.. i feel lonely sometimes coz i miss the company of my closest friends.. but i chose this coz i wanna pursue my dream career and i'm happy where i am now and with my life now.. but then again, it would be so perfect to have my family and best friends closeby.

btw, spending time only with my family and barkada when i'm back home doesn't mean that i would say no to relatives who needs help and it doesn't also mean that i miss them out on presents when i'm home.. i just simply prefer to spend time with family and hang out with barkada coz they are a lot closer to me and they know me better than my relatives..