Most OFWs, One Day Millionaires?

**rey_rya** · November 6th, 2007 09:05 PM

....Sad but true.............

**badkuk** · November 6th, 2007 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Flagg

Why feed piranhas? Diba bawal mga pirnaha sa Pinas?

i think leech, parasite, or vulture is more apt

**srbogoy** · November 6th, 2007 09:27 PM

Totoo nga 'to pero not most,,,,,parang galit sa pera kung gumastos

**chrisboy** · November 6th, 2007 09:48 PM

siguro yung mga anak na lumalaki, alam nila na nasa abroad yung magulang nila.. and pinapadalan sila parati ng pera para sa mga needs/wants nila.. so yung mga anak, sige lang, bili lang ng bili ng kung anu ano.

being away from the family, the only form of "affection" that some ofw's show is through "providing" what the family needs. parang ang nangyayari eh money factor lang ang napupunan ng attention... not really the emotions of the family members.

**DonT** · November 6th, 2007 10:26 PM

I have some co-workers. lagi na lang kulang ang padala sa pamilya. lagi na lang reklamo sa baba ng sweldo..wala increase..wala overtime..

Dami niya pa mga pinapagawa at utang daw sa pinas..pero nung may nagbenta ng 2nd hand na High end Phone at High End Laptop..bili agad...kahit na meron pa siyang old phone at Laptop....pati pa kung anu anu tools..mura daw kasi..kaya ipon daw siya..mag maganda daw tools dito compared sa atin..

Di ko talaga maintindihan. Pinagsabihan ko na nga kahit mas matanda sa akin..pero hala..sige pa rin. Mali talaga ang priorities.

Ako pagumuuwi ako..dala ko lang is chocolates at pistaccio. Yan laman ng maleta ko till umabot ng 25kgs.

**DonT** · November 6th, 2007 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by chrisboy

siguro yung mga anak na lumalaki, alam nila na nasa abroad yung magulang nila.. and pinapadalan sila parati ng pera para sa mga needs/wants nila.. so yung mga anak, sige lang, bili lang ng bili ng kung anu ano.

being away from the family, the only form of "affection" that some ofw's show is through "providing" what the family needs. parang ang nangyayari eh money factor lang ang napupunan ng attention... not really the emotions of the family members.

This is really what I am afraid of. I know a lot of former OFW's na ang gulo gulo ng buhay nila. Meron nga sila magaganda bahay and kotse etc..pero di maganda ang relationship ng mga anak nila sa kanila.

Sometimes, it defeats the purpose of being an OFW. I do not want to find out that after all the long years of working abroad, parang meaningless ang paghihirap at existence ko.

Madalas ko nga iniisip....if my parents had to choose between being employed locally or as a OFW's...I think that I will never in my life complain kung mahirap or wala kami pera...but...I would definitely hurt deep in my heart kung wala ang parents ko sa tabi ko when I need them the most. Money cannot buy happiness and peace of mind.:cry:

What do you think?

**theveed** · November 6th, 2007 10:47 PM

If there's one guaranteed thing that OFW phenomenon creates, it's a parentless society...

**b1rken5tock** · November 7th, 2007 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by theveed

If there's one guaranteed thing that OFW phenomenon creates, it's a parentless society...

not exactly parentless, it is more of a less parent society..

**the_wildthing** · November 7th, 2007 07:48 AM

I guess I am lucky then... there are no leeches surrounding me, and I have relatively modest purchases such that I can still save.

**chrisboy** · November 7th, 2007 08:31 AM

yes sir Dont. agree with you 100%.

being away from home takes its toll on the person that is away, and the ones he/she left behind. and when they get to meet up again, parang nangangapa what to do and what to feel. worst case is that the ofw parent get treated like he's not there.