"It ain't easy, so lower down your expectation"

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Being an OFW(Overseas Foreign Worker) is isn't easy. Working in a foreign country needs a lot of adjustments, courage and sacrifices as well, and if you weren't brave enough, surely you're going to live your life in hell.

Beforehand it also takes a lot of courage to leave your own family, and taking some risk outside your country is quite difficult and scary. Your happiness, your safety and even your dreams are currently at stake, and it was because your taking a huge risk for the unseen future.

However some people don't understand the sacrifices and difficulties of an OFW, as all they care was the magic word Dollar and the branded gifts they could ever get from the person.

I've been there and so I know.

Life abroad is isn't easy, and the work is not an easy peasy. Yet the person's is also not pooping and picking up money.But the way how people think are funny, and even far from the reality, as they don't know that sometimes the treatment is also less of humanity.

Perhaps some people also don't understand, and when you said you don't have, they won't believe and will gonna hate you instead! Throw you some accusations like your selfish and arrogant as for them you already forgotten your old way to poverty . Because they stick to the fact that your earning dollar's and so why your declining their favour?

It ain't easy, and yet people's expectations you're earning a wealth without getting any sweat as they thought your living under heaven of Money.

What kind of perspectives is that?

The worst part is the undeniable high expectations from the OFW's own family as well. They sometimes also forgot all your sacrifices, and only cares about the money, the branded gifts, and their favourite pairs that you can give and share. Never thought about your happiness and freedom.

Sometimes it is the painful facts about OFW's Diary. Nobody knows the real story behind their smile. Nobody cares the real story behind those photos. But everyone has almost have the same expectations that actually far from the reality.

Somehow when you tried to explain your side, people's response is quite unbelievable and crazy. Lol.

They would say's, how they won't expect that way if they keep on seeing the person keeps posting a photo of her/him eating in a fancy restaurant? If they see from the photo that the person is having a great day with their friends outside while laughing and enjoying the day.

My God! So what they wanted to see? Seeing the person eating in the street alone and crying just to justify that she/he is also struggling abroad? Lol. That's funny!🤣 Can't the person also treat her/his self for sometime? He/she deserves it as well.

Anyway, I came to this topic because of my partner's current situation. I really felt so worried about him, because they keep on working overtime and yet they don't have a proper rest and don't have enough food to eat. He already lose some weight because of that. Actually they already asked their boss to send them back home, as the three of them already felt so tired with the way their boss treat them. Inside their company, only the three of them are Filipino's and the rest are Egyptians.

They don't have permanent place to stay too, as the company don't have accomodation for their newly hired workers. Sometimes their boss let them stay inside the hotel, and sometimes their boss send them to the garage as it don't like to pay for their rent. I really feel so sorry for them. And this is the kind of situation in abroad that people don't know, and sometimes can't be avoided for an OFW.

Closing thoughts;

To those who have family members working abroad, please spend their money wisely and take some time to ask about their daily life, about their work and about their current situation, don't forget to show some care, because their life abroad is hard and yet it is full of toxicity, but they are just hiding it through their smile as they don't wanna give you some worries.

Risking some luck abroad is not easy. Sometimes you failes, sometimes you have your luck, and things will go well in your side, but sometimes it is also so challenging and so tiring.

Anyway, this is all for today and I'm sorry for this nonsensical rant's again. But thank you for dropping by.

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Leaving your comfort zone is totally not easy, it makes you work harder

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1 year ago

You are absolutely right. It's not easy staying away from family and working for the happiness of the family. Inspite of the meagre income one has to suffer a lot in an estranged land.

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1 year ago

Absolutely, and only OFW's can understand and relate the struggles.

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1 year ago

Very true

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1 year ago

How horrible to hear. When I was in the military I seen lots of OFW when I was overseas. It's a shame how there treated and wages aren't necessarily paid to that countries standard either. It's a shame another human would do this to another.

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1 year ago

Exactly, that is why most of the time, it is really hard to work in a foreign land.

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1 year ago

Ooh sorry about that. I pray that your husband comes back home in peace. Working in another country is a lot. Working where you have no one to call your family, you're not familiar with anyone... I pray God blesses people who are working abroad. It's not easy

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1 year ago

Indeed, it's really takes a lot of courage to survive in the foreign land.

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1 year ago

This mindset of humans kinda suck, they doesn't know what's the sacrifices that an ofw does just to provide for their family, tapos porket sumasahod na ng dollars kayan na nyang ganyan ganyanin, grabe swertihan talaga sa pangingibang bansa, try to ask for OWWA for help sis, di dapat pinapalagpas ganito.

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1 year ago

Truth sis, anyway nakontak ko na partner ko kanina and he says okay na naman daw sila yun nga lang wala pang internet.

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1 year ago

That thoughts and attachment on people living is something that gets me worried sometimes. For God's sake, they don't pick money on the ground there. I've outgrown the stage where I'll be expecting things from anybody because they have their worries and challenges to battle with

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1 year ago

Indeed, people who are not standing with the same shoe don't understand that.

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1 year ago

Agency ba sya sis nag-apply? You can report direct to OWWA para magawan bg action

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1 year ago

Nakikipag transact naman sila sa agency nila sis, pag di magbago yung trato ng boss nila mag report na agad sila sa owwa.

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1 year ago

It doesn't only happen there alone but everywhere. When people see you are working especially earning dollars, they believe you have everything and you must not decline their requests. They do not want to understand what you as a person is going through and that is wrong.

All they ever care for is to receive from you always and not even ask if you are managing yourself.

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1 year ago

Indeed, their expectations is quite unbelievable as well.

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1 year ago

Mahirap nga talaga ang maging ofw lalo na ang nangangamuhan. Swertehan lang kung mabait ang amo. Saan bansa si hubby mo sis?

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1 year ago

Oo nga sis, swerte swerte lang talaga ang pangingibang bansa.

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1 year ago

Grabe naman yung boss nila sis. Kung ganun man lang pagtrato niya sa mga workers niya pabalikin na lang. Grabe walang puso.

Dami talagang struggles pag magtatrabaho ka sa ibang bansa sis.

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1 year ago

Oo sis, naku ranas na ranas ko yan.

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1 year ago

Hindi pala madali pag mag trabaho sa ibang bansa sis.

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