What does Friendster mean to a farmer's daughter?

[fosing]

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FRIENDSTER...order your mail order bride now. no return no exchange policy applies.<====slogan!?

[atemoc]

kalooy sad......... gusto moasenho sa buhay pero shortcut ang pamaagi......

[casablanca]

I don't have Friendster myself, but I never thought of it as a tool to meet foreigners. Murag mga pinoy ra man kasagaran naay Friendster accounts. LOL

I don't know how I feel about this story, I am conflicted. Motuo man gud ko gyud anang ka Maslow's hierarchy of needs. When you're at the very bottom rung, when all you are able to think about is how to put food on the table from day to day, the last thing you'd be worrying about is your rights as a person or as a woman, in this case. When hunger is a very real threat to you, all you think about is food. That is your immediate need. And a person will go to any lengths to alleviate/remedy that need. Mao intawon atong mga dalagang Pinay mangandoy maminyog foreigner kay mao ilang pagtuo nga makasulbad sa ilang problema sa kapobrehon. Marrying a foreigner means freedom from hunger, it means they will never have to worry about getting hungry, or if they can afford to buy food for the next day.

I don't advocate marriage to foreigners but I don't discourage anyone from doing it either. To me, it is a calculated risk. Murag 50-50 ba, it can go either way. And it is no different than marriage to a Pinoy. Marriage is risky in itself, whether you're with a foreigner or a pinoy.

this is true. most especially karon, nga lisod na ang panahon, you can't blame our Filipina women wanting to marry foreign nationals. they have pressing needs that they have to address, and this is an easy way out. they just have to be willing to take the risks. sad, but our government has reduced us to gambling and taking chances.

[excon]

hahayz kafaet... unsaon mana nato nga sagot sa kahirapan man para sa ila...saonz

[ursoman]

nganong babaye ramay halinonon sa mga kano oi..di man kaayo sa mga lake..unfair kaayo..hehehe

bitaw daghan napod ko nasaksihan mga ingon ani, mismo mga ginikanan ang mo encourage sa mga anak tabla ra silay nag bugaw.. trabaho ko sa french baker sauna mga foreigner diha mga batan-on tirada kasagaran mga estudyante sa UROT hi-skol.. mo kuyog pa ang ginikanan sa anak..niya pirmi ra yes or no ang itubag sa amerkano..hehe

[emb_ventures]

nahan ra ko ug foreigner kay nindot ug liwat.....bahala ug pobre....heheheh

[Tin_Tin]

ana na lagi jud na ang trend karon sa...

[anachronox]

abi ninyo kanang mga friendster, multiply, my space, hi 5, and the likes are one of the many ways para mag advertise one's idea, goods, service or making friends and some end to good while others suffers to the worst.

ang naka nindot ana gud kay daghan ta nga makaila o di kaha ma amiga o amigo. maka kontak, makakita, maka relate o di kaha makakita ug partner(s)...

ang bati lang kay himoon man gud na ug front like corrupting minors o di kaha pang daot sa uban kay maka post, upload baya ka ug pic, messages.

it is another way of communicating via the hi-tech wires.....nga makahatod ug kaayo ug kadaut nato.

[arahdior]

this is an eye opener and truly this is alarming..

[raleigh_joan]

this is sad.. how can u imagine urself marrying a foreigner u don't even love? worse, in the scenario given, there are even a lot of issues surrounding it - cultural background differences, communication gap, one's maturity, emotional aspect, etc..

so sad that a lot of filipinas resort to such kind just to save their families from poverty. i just hope they are aware of the risks they are taking while doing that sacrifice for their families. true that marriage in itself is a risk but being with someone u only got to know online and with whom u will be living with in a foreign land while coping up with so many issues on top of a typical married life issues is a lot riskier..