REALITIES OF BEING AN OFW
Source: Anonymous
Hindi mayaman ang OFW - We have this notion na ‘pag OFW o nasa abroad ay mayaman na. Hindi totoo yun. A regular OFW might earn from P50K-P300K per month depende sa lokasyon. Yung mga taga-Saudi or US siguro ay mas malaki ang sweldo, but to say that they're rich is a fallacy (amen!).
Malaki ang pangangailangan kaya karamihan ay nag-a-abroad. Maraming bunganga ang kailangang pakainin kaya umaalis ang mga pipol sa Philippines . Madalas, 3/4 o kalahati ng sweldo ay napupunta sa tuition ng anak at gastusin ng pamilya.
Mahirap maging OFW – Kailangan magtipid hangga't kaya. Oo, masarap ang pagkain sa abroad pero madalas na paksiw o adobo at itlog lang tinitira para makaipon. Pagdating ng kinsenas o katapusan, ang unang tinitingnan eh ang conversion ng peso sa dollar o riyal o euro. Mas okay na magtiis sa konti kaysa gutumin ang pamilya. Kapag umuuwi, kailangan may baon kahit konti kasi maraming kamag-anak ang sumusundo sa airport o naghihintay sa probinsya. Alam mo naman ‘pag Pinoy, yung tsismis na OFW ka eh surely attracts a lot of kin.
Kapag hindi mo nabigyan ng pasalubong eh magtatampo na yun at sisiraan ka na. Well, hindi naman lahat pero I'm sure sa mga OFW dito eh may mga pangyayaring ganun. Magtatrabaho ka sa bansang iba ang tingin sa mga Pinoy. Malamang marami ang naka-experience ng gulang o discrimination to their various workplaces. Sige lang, tiis lang, iniiyak na lang kasi kawawa naman pamilya 'pag umuwi.
Besides, wala ka naman talagang maasahang trabaho sa Philippines ngayon. Mahal ang bigas, ang gatas, ang sardinas, ang upa sa apartment. Tiis lang kahit maraming kupal sa trabaho, kahit may sakit at walang nag-aalaga, kahit hindi masarap ang tsibog, kahit pangit ang working conditions, kahit delikado, kahit mahirap. Kapag nakapadala ka na, okay na, tawag lang, "hello! kumusta na kayo?"
Hindi bato ang OFW - Tao rin ang OFW, hindi money o cash machine. Napapagod rin, nalulungkot (madalas), nagkakasakit, nag-iisip at nagugutom. Kailangan din ang suporta, kundi man physically, emotionally o spiritually man lang.
Tumatanda rin ang OFW - Sa mga nakausap at nakita ko, marami ang panot at kalbo na. Most of them have signs and symptoms of hypertension, coronary artery disease and arthritis. Yet, they continue to work thinking about the family they left behind. Marami ang nasa abroad, 20-30 years na, pero wala pa ring ipon. Kahit anong pakahirap, sablay pa rin. Masakit pa kung olats rin ang sinusuportahang pamilya – ang anak adik o nabuntis; ang asawa may kabit. Naalala ko tuloy ang sikat na kanta dati, “NAPAKASAKIT KUYA EDDIE!"
Bayani ang OFW – Totoo yun! Ngayon ko lang na na-realize na bayani ang OFW sa maraming bagay. Hindi bayani na tulad ni Nora Aunor o Flor Contemplacion. Bayani in the truest sense of the word. Hindi katulad ni Rizal o Bonifacio. Mas higit pa dun, mas maraming giyera at gulo ang pinapasok ng OFW para lang mabuhay. Mas maraming pulitika ang kailangang suungin para lang tumagal sa trabaho lalo na't kupal ang mga kasama sa trabaho. Mas mahaba ang pasensya kaysa sa mga ordinaryong kongresista o senador sa Philippines dahil sa takot na mawalan ng sweldo.
Matindi ang OFW – Matindi ang pinoy. Matindi pa sa daga, o cockroaches which survived the cataclysmic evolution. Maraming sakripisyo pero walang makitang tangible solutions or consequences.
Malas ng OFW, swerte ng pulitiko – Hindi umuupo ang OFW para magbigay ng autograph o interbyuhin ng media (unless nakidnap!). Madalas nasa sidelines lang ang OFW. Kapag umaalis, malungkot and on the verge of tears. Kapag dumadating, swerte ‘pag may sundo( madalas meron). Kapag naubos na ang ipon, wala ng kamag-anak.
Sana sikat ang OFW para may boses sa Kamara. Ang swerte ng mga politiko nakaupo sila at ginagastusan ng pera ng Filipino. Hindi nga sila naiinitan o napapaso ng langis, o napagagalitan ng amo, o kumakain ng paksiw para makatipid, o nakatira sa compound with conditions less than favorable, o nakikisama sa ibang lahi para mabuhay. Ang swerte, sobrang swerte nila.
Matatag ang OFW – Matatag ang OFW, mas matatag pa sa sundalo o kung ano pang grupo na alam nyo. Magaling sa reverse psychology, negotiations at counter-attacks. Tatagal ba ang OFW? Tatagal pa kasi hindi pa natin alam kailan magbabago ang Philippines , kailan nga kaya, o may tsansa pa ba?
Masarap isipin na kasama mo ang pamilya mo araw-araw. Nakikita mo mga anak mong lumalaki at naaalagaan nang maayos. Masarap kumain ng sitaw, ng bagoong, lechon, inihaw na isda, taba ng talangka. Masarap manood ng pelikulang Pinoy, luma man o bago. Iba pa rin ang pakiramdam kung kilala mo ang kapitbahay mo. Iba pa rin sa Philippines, iba pa rin kapag Pinoy ang kasama mo (except ‘pag kupal at utak-talangka), iba pa rin ‘pag nagkukwento ka at naiintindihan ng iba ang sinasabi mo. Iba pa rin ang tunog ng "mahal kita!", "day, ginahigugma tika." “Mingaw na ko nimo ba, kalagot!", " Inday, diin ka na subong haw? ganahan guid ko simo ba". Iba pa rin talaga -- “aprusam man ti likod ko baket.”
Sige lang, tiis lang, saan ba’t darating din ang pag-asa.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
The Secret Video
After watching the video, I became more empowered to pursue my life's goals.
Tip 1: If the video is "breaking", let it finished 'til the end while you continue whatever you are doing on the net (ex. checking emails, browsing another site). After few minutes, go back to the video and see if it has ended. Then play it again and this time it should now run smoothly. This is so because the buffering has completed into your computer and it will run even you are offline. You can add it to your "Favorites" if you wish.
Tip 2: While watching, read the phrases that appears on the video. You may feel the positive energy comes to your mind.
Tip 3: Whenever, "negativities" come to you (you know that it'll always will), go back to the video and watch it again plus read those phrases again and you'll be positive again.
Wishing you success in everything you do...
Saturday, January 10, 2009
How To Make This Your Best Year Ever
How To Make This Your Best Year Ever
by Michael S. Clouse
The ball in Time Square has dropped, and brought to a close yet another year. Sadness for some—an ending, a conclusion, a finale. For others 'tis just the opposite... The beginning. A New Year. And indeed, one more chance to see if they can put it all together...
How about you? Were you able to kiss your true love as the clock struck twelve, or has life somehow left you wondering somewhere along the way? Wherever you find yourself, this can still become your best year ever. Even if you've broken a few New Year's resolutions in the past—even if you've broken them all!
Below you will find eight simple steps you can take to build a better life. And the good news is, that by investing about an hour per day—over the next 365 days—you can invent your own living masterpiece. After all, last year is history, and tomorrow without any planning will be a mystery... However, if you will go to work on the present, the future will be an incredible gift.
Design Your Year With The End In Mind
Your first order of business is to take out pen and paper. Next, go find your watch or some other timing devise complete with second hand in tact. And when I say "Go!" start writing everything you have ever wanted in life. For this exercise you're limited to just three minutes. Therefore, speed is your only concern. Try for 25 to 50 separate items like: the car you desire, that perfect home to call your own, perhaps some new friends, how much money you have in the bank, an amount of free time available to enjoy life, your contribution to society, church, or a foundation, the size of your organization, how many new business-builders will be joining you this year, etc. Now remember, keep this to exactly three minutes. Ready... Set... Go!
Welcome back... Now take a good look at your list, and by circling those items, choose the ten most important to you. Next, take out a clean sheet of paper, and rewrite each goal in present-tense language—as if it already were your reality. For example: "I drive a Crossfire. My car is jet black with gray leather interior, and is equipped with every dealer option available." Keep in mind that every detail you leave out must be filled in by someone else, so unless you want to "drive a different car someday" be specific. Complete this exercise for each of the ten goals you've selected, and then move on to step two.
Set Aside 15 Minutes to Dream
We've all heard the sayings: "Crystallize your thinking." "We become what we think about." "Visualizing is realizing." And on it goes... Because nothing is stronger than a dream that pulls you right into the future. And what's the best way to add that absolute feeling to your dreams? You guessed it. Actual photographs, with you taking center stage.
Take your camera and go find your dream home, car, and life. Come up with your own way of uniquely placing yourself into the picture, and then have the photo lab print out some 8x10's. Plaster a wall in your home with this compelling vision of your future. And from that moment forward invest 15 minutes daily in front of your wall seeing every detail. Focus on what you desire. Discover, and then rediscover every dream, allowing them to entice you, mentally moving you forward with each passing day.
Read Ten Pages of a Great Book
Take your ten best goals, and decide which is the most important to you. Then go acquire a book that by its very title suggests it will draw you closer to the new vision of yourself. Consume ten to fifteen pages daily, until you have devoured and absorbed the author's knowledge. And immediately apply everything you possibly can, enjoying all the success this brings into your life.
Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
The Quakers have a saying "When you pray, move your feet!" How true. Having a written plan, and even possessing the knowledge to carry it out, won't necessarily take you where you desire to go. You need to apply the "all out massive action" principle. You need to set up your calendar with the days and times you will plan your future, then read, dream, and work your business. Because sometimes it's easy to get faked out—always busy, busy, busy. But we must constantly be asking ourselves, "Busy doing what?"
Therefore, each night before you retire, decide in writing the six most important things you will do the following day. And in the morning ask yourself this question, "What is the most important task I can accomplish today?" With your answer in mind, go to work. When you have finished that assignment, move on to the next most important item, and so on, and so forth.
Spend Less Than You Earn; Invest The Difference
Pick up a copy of The Richest Man in Babylon and discover why "Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple rules of its acquisition." The seven principles revealed in this classic include: Start thy purse to fattening. Control thy expenditures. Make thy gold multiple. Guard thy treasure from loss. Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment. Insure a future income. Increase thy ability to earn. Because the simple truth is, it's not how much you earn, it's how much you keep. So if growing your financial portfolio is of interest to you, go get the book.
Invest Your Drive Time Wisely
As a society, we spend far too much time in our cars. And for most people that time is sadly wasted. In order to make this your best year ever, select your second most important goal and pick up a set of CDs on the subject. Commit to listening, applying, and growing as this new knowledge becomes a part of the very fabric of your mind. If you desire to earn more, you've got to learn more, and there is no better place to invest in your most valuable asset—you—than traveling up the road of life.
Always Move Towards Your Dream
With every decision you make this year, ask yourself two questions: "Will what I'm considering push me further from, or pull me closer towards my goals?" Only do those things that will draw you in the direction you've decided to go. And if your first answer is a resounding "closer towards," try asking this powerful follow-up question, "How would the person I desire to become, do the thing I'm about to do?" Deciding to act as the person you want to be will elevate your decisions to greatness.
Believe In Your Future
In 1948 Claude M. Bristol wrote an amazing book, The Magic of Believing. With a forward from then Editor and Publisher of The Denver Post, Palmer Hoyt, Bristol's work remains to this day as timeless as it is profound.
In the author's own words you will find this commanding revelation: "Just believe that there is genuine creative magic in believing—and magic there will be, for belief will supply the power which will enable you to succeed in everything you undertake. Back your belief with a resolute will and you become unconquerable." And yet it was Eleanor Roosevelt who may have said it best when she uttered these now immortal words, "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Indeed it does....
All the best,
Michael S. Clouse
P.S. If you're ready to make 2009 your best year ever, then Building A Better Life is an absolute must-have CD training program! Learn More >>>
by Michael S. Clouse
The ball in Time Square has dropped, and brought to a close yet another year. Sadness for some—an ending, a conclusion, a finale. For others 'tis just the opposite... The beginning. A New Year. And indeed, one more chance to see if they can put it all together...
How about you? Were you able to kiss your true love as the clock struck twelve, or has life somehow left you wondering somewhere along the way? Wherever you find yourself, this can still become your best year ever. Even if you've broken a few New Year's resolutions in the past—even if you've broken them all!
Below you will find eight simple steps you can take to build a better life. And the good news is, that by investing about an hour per day—over the next 365 days—you can invent your own living masterpiece. After all, last year is history, and tomorrow without any planning will be a mystery... However, if you will go to work on the present, the future will be an incredible gift.
Design Your Year With The End In Mind
Your first order of business is to take out pen and paper. Next, go find your watch or some other timing devise complete with second hand in tact. And when I say "Go!" start writing everything you have ever wanted in life. For this exercise you're limited to just three minutes. Therefore, speed is your only concern. Try for 25 to 50 separate items like: the car you desire, that perfect home to call your own, perhaps some new friends, how much money you have in the bank, an amount of free time available to enjoy life, your contribution to society, church, or a foundation, the size of your organization, how many new business-builders will be joining you this year, etc. Now remember, keep this to exactly three minutes. Ready... Set... Go!
Welcome back... Now take a good look at your list, and by circling those items, choose the ten most important to you. Next, take out a clean sheet of paper, and rewrite each goal in present-tense language—as if it already were your reality. For example: "I drive a Crossfire. My car is jet black with gray leather interior, and is equipped with every dealer option available." Keep in mind that every detail you leave out must be filled in by someone else, so unless you want to "drive a different car someday" be specific. Complete this exercise for each of the ten goals you've selected, and then move on to step two.
Set Aside 15 Minutes to Dream
We've all heard the sayings: "Crystallize your thinking." "We become what we think about." "Visualizing is realizing." And on it goes... Because nothing is stronger than a dream that pulls you right into the future. And what's the best way to add that absolute feeling to your dreams? You guessed it. Actual photographs, with you taking center stage.
Take your camera and go find your dream home, car, and life. Come up with your own way of uniquely placing yourself into the picture, and then have the photo lab print out some 8x10's. Plaster a wall in your home with this compelling vision of your future. And from that moment forward invest 15 minutes daily in front of your wall seeing every detail. Focus on what you desire. Discover, and then rediscover every dream, allowing them to entice you, mentally moving you forward with each passing day.
Read Ten Pages of a Great Book
Take your ten best goals, and decide which is the most important to you. Then go acquire a book that by its very title suggests it will draw you closer to the new vision of yourself. Consume ten to fifteen pages daily, until you have devoured and absorbed the author's knowledge. And immediately apply everything you possibly can, enjoying all the success this brings into your life.
Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
The Quakers have a saying "When you pray, move your feet!" How true. Having a written plan, and even possessing the knowledge to carry it out, won't necessarily take you where you desire to go. You need to apply the "all out massive action" principle. You need to set up your calendar with the days and times you will plan your future, then read, dream, and work your business. Because sometimes it's easy to get faked out—always busy, busy, busy. But we must constantly be asking ourselves, "Busy doing what?"
Therefore, each night before you retire, decide in writing the six most important things you will do the following day. And in the morning ask yourself this question, "What is the most important task I can accomplish today?" With your answer in mind, go to work. When you have finished that assignment, move on to the next most important item, and so on, and so forth.
Spend Less Than You Earn; Invest The Difference
Pick up a copy of The Richest Man in Babylon and discover why "Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple rules of its acquisition." The seven principles revealed in this classic include: Start thy purse to fattening. Control thy expenditures. Make thy gold multiple. Guard thy treasure from loss. Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment. Insure a future income. Increase thy ability to earn. Because the simple truth is, it's not how much you earn, it's how much you keep. So if growing your financial portfolio is of interest to you, go get the book.
Invest Your Drive Time Wisely
As a society, we spend far too much time in our cars. And for most people that time is sadly wasted. In order to make this your best year ever, select your second most important goal and pick up a set of CDs on the subject. Commit to listening, applying, and growing as this new knowledge becomes a part of the very fabric of your mind. If you desire to earn more, you've got to learn more, and there is no better place to invest in your most valuable asset—you—than traveling up the road of life.
Always Move Towards Your Dream
With every decision you make this year, ask yourself two questions: "Will what I'm considering push me further from, or pull me closer towards my goals?" Only do those things that will draw you in the direction you've decided to go. And if your first answer is a resounding "closer towards," try asking this powerful follow-up question, "How would the person I desire to become, do the thing I'm about to do?" Deciding to act as the person you want to be will elevate your decisions to greatness.
Believe In Your Future
In 1948 Claude M. Bristol wrote an amazing book, The Magic of Believing. With a forward from then Editor and Publisher of The Denver Post, Palmer Hoyt, Bristol's work remains to this day as timeless as it is profound.
In the author's own words you will find this commanding revelation: "Just believe that there is genuine creative magic in believing—and magic there will be, for belief will supply the power which will enable you to succeed in everything you undertake. Back your belief with a resolute will and you become unconquerable." And yet it was Eleanor Roosevelt who may have said it best when she uttered these now immortal words, "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Indeed it does....
All the best,
Michael S. Clouse
P.S. If you're ready to make 2009 your best year ever, then Building A Better Life is an absolute must-have CD training program! Learn More >>>
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
MAHALAGANG PAALALA SA MGA OFWs
Maaaring mangyari sa isang OFW:
1) Matanggal sa trabaho
2) Magsawa na sa trabaho
3) Hindi na kaya ang magtrabaho dahil sa katandaan, karamdaman o parehong
kadahilanan
4) Nalagutan na sa pagta-trabaho (S.L.N.)
Resulta sa maaaring mangyari sa isang OFW:
1) Na-bankrupt at nabaon sa utang
2) Walang panggastos sa pang-araw-araw sa sarili at pamilya
3) Nakakaisip ng hindi magagandang gawain
4) Hindi nakuha ang mga pangarap sa sarili at pamilya bagama’t naging OFW sa mahabang
4) Nalagutan na sa pagta-trabaho (S.L.N.)
Resulta sa maaaring mangyari sa isang OFW:
1) Na-bankrupt at nabaon sa utang
2) Walang panggastos sa pang-araw-araw sa sarili at pamilya
3) Nakakaisip ng hindi magagandang gawain
4) Hindi nakuha ang mga pangarap sa sarili at pamilya bagama’t naging OFW sa mahabang
panahon
5) Iniwan ang pamilya sa hikahos na buhay
Posibleng solusyon ng isang OFW:
1) Ipagdasal na lang ang kinabukasan at walang gawing ibang paraan. (“Bahala na ang D’yos”, sa madaling salita)
2) Ipagdasal ang kinabukasan, mag-isip at gumawa ng paraan sa lalong madaling panahon bago pa mahuli ang lahat at magsisi sa bandang huli. (“Nasa Tao Ang Gawa, Nasa D’yos Naman Ang Awa”, ‘ika nga).
Kabayang OFW, ano sa solusyon ang pipiliin mo? Ikaw na ang bahala.
Walang pagbabago sa buhay kung walang pagbabago ng aksyon. Ulit-ulitin man ang ginagawang pagsisikap buwan-buwan, taun-taon man…bakit kinakapos pa rin?
Kabayan, kung ikaw ay naghahanap ng sigurado at lehitimong paraan, tumawag ka lang sa amin at maaaring makatulong sa ‘yo ang kaalaman naming marami na ring buhay-OFW na binago. Ikaw man ay may pinag-aralan o wala, basta lang positibo ang pag-iisip, magiging masagana at maunlad ang iyong buhay.
Walang anumang babayaran o kahit na anong pabor, ang gusto lang namin ay maisama ka sa isang kapaki-pakinabang na kaalaman na maaari ring makapagpabago sa iyong buhay. ‘Ika nga, “Kayang-Kaya Kung Sama-Sama!”
5) Iniwan ang pamilya sa hikahos na buhay
Posibleng solusyon ng isang OFW:
1) Ipagdasal na lang ang kinabukasan at walang gawing ibang paraan. (“Bahala na ang D’yos”, sa madaling salita)
2) Ipagdasal ang kinabukasan, mag-isip at gumawa ng paraan sa lalong madaling panahon bago pa mahuli ang lahat at magsisi sa bandang huli. (“Nasa Tao Ang Gawa, Nasa D’yos Naman Ang Awa”, ‘ika nga).
Kabayang OFW, ano sa solusyon ang pipiliin mo? Ikaw na ang bahala.
Walang pagbabago sa buhay kung walang pagbabago ng aksyon. Ulit-ulitin man ang ginagawang pagsisikap buwan-buwan, taun-taon man…bakit kinakapos pa rin?
Kabayan, kung ikaw ay naghahanap ng sigurado at lehitimong paraan, tumawag ka lang sa amin at maaaring makatulong sa ‘yo ang kaalaman naming marami na ring buhay-OFW na binago. Ikaw man ay may pinag-aralan o wala, basta lang positibo ang pag-iisip, magiging masagana at maunlad ang iyong buhay.
Walang anumang babayaran o kahit na anong pabor, ang gusto lang namin ay maisama ka sa isang kapaki-pakinabang na kaalaman na maaari ring makapagpabago sa iyong buhay. ‘Ika nga, “Kayang-Kaya Kung Sama-Sama!”
Thursday, January 1, 2009
DXN Reishi Powder (Ganoderma Lucidum)
DXN REISHI POWDER (Ganoderma Lucidum)
is the 100% concentrated extract of Ganoderma Lucidum, which gives all the benefits that Ganoderma offers. Long term consumption of this powder will DETOXIFIES TOXINS, STRENGTHENS IMMUNE SYSTEM and subsequently improves our health in general.
Suggested IN-TAKE for first timers and for sickness prevention = 1 – 2 – 4 – 6 (at least 30 minutes before ANY meals.)
WHAT IS "1 - 2 - 4 - 6" ?
1st week - 1 teaspoon a day
2nd week - 2 teaspoons a day
3rd week - 4 teaspoons a day
4th week - 6 teaspoons a day
5th week onwards - 1 teaspoon (as maintenance) a day
Third Party References:
http://www.reishi.com/
http://www.cancure.org/ganoderma.htm
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