Peace To All

mahirap mag peace lahat sa pasko na to, hurting lahat

For old time's sake only.
Happened to me before, mate. Was a bachelor and earning in $. Friends in Phil wanted to borrow money to venture into business which were by no means certain. I declined and nagmasama ang luob. One reason friends disappeared.

Slowly but surely, you're drifting away from them.
Only a matter of time, you'll identify yourself with the rest of us - the o/seas Pinoys.
Nothing you can do about it, really. Except let event take its course and get on with your life.
One day, when you'll be as old as I am now, mark my words, you'll be confronted with ungrateful bigots.
As a Pinay here said, "Gisayonan lang na sila. Mas maau sa ato naai daghan masugo. Dinhi, kita pai mokanta, kita pai mogitara, kita pa jyoi mosayao".

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Now, I remember. Dawg was the first target. Vaguely recall him jumping up and down. Kicking and bucking like a mad bull. Then, shied away for a looong time. Hehehe.

I became next. Had quitted the forum. Used a poor girl as bait to entice me back. Thought they could make me change my style. Hehehe.

Now, it's your turn.

Understand now why I'm having the fun of my life?
The Three Stooges.
Or, should I say, Three Blind Mice?
 

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Cutting that entire bs, what they really want is for us to remain as Pinoys. But we're no longer Pinoys. We're o/seas Pinoys. Have to put up with a lot more crap than them - descrimination, walang katulong, etc. Consequently, this has created a diff culture. Which I'd coin as the 'fiddler on the roof' culture.
Note one mark diff between o/seas Pinoy and Pinoy - he's sending money home.

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Plan was to live in Aus 5 yrs max. Jus to have something to brag about.
Then, join family business. Diversify into elec. Was a licensed elec engr in Phil. Take night classes in MBA. Next mech, civil. Etc.
In '83, Sen. Aquino was murdered. Nation was in turmoil. Expected to fall into communism anytime. Many fled country. Tnt & fm surged.
After Marcos left, economy was bankrupt. People's power. But no peso power.
Later, children became deeply rooted here. Not a good idea to uproot them and go back home. Also, na-uso ang kidnapping. That's why, 'til now, still living here.
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"The life we lead is almost always not the one we want to live but the one we are forced to live in order to survive".

i can relate to what you have said in paragraph 1. as a kumpare, i helped him to start a business.

Supported a less fortunate relative's schooling so that he could have become an o/s seaman. Walang nangyari. Money sent was used to support his abs. Hehehe.
Another, a girl, started nursing school. 2 yrs later, nabuntis. Minyog ahat. Hehehe.
Bad investments.
The joys of being an o/s Pinoy supporting people back home.

i hope mausab na ang trend

You reckon? Hehehe.

You say it best when you say nothing at all!

Supported a less fortunate relative's schooling so that he could have become an o/s seaman. Walang nangyari. Money sent was used to support his abs. Hehehe.
Another, a girl, started nursing school. 2 yrs later, nabuntis. Minyog ahat. Hehehe.
Bad investments.
The joys of being an o/s Pinoy supporting people back home.

In another site, a Pinay, who’s been in US for 3 decades, commented about “busting her a$$” to support relatives’ schooling back home. Can’t ask her puti(?) husband ‘coz his income was for household expenses, e.g., paying bills.

Replied with, .....

“The 1st time, imagination triumph over intelligence;
Supported one so he could've become an o/s seaman. Money sent was used to support his ABS, instead. Hehe

The 2nd time, hope triumph over experience; 
Supported another so she could've become a nurse. Not long after, nabuntis -- naminyog ahat. Hehe

The 3rd time, ..... bad memory;
Don't remember anymore what happened to that and to every other time afterwards.

The sad reality is that we, o/s Pinoys, never learn. ”

Gi-delete ang iyang posting.