My Son my Love
Working abroad is one of the best things happened in my life. If you are getting older your plans changes after I failed my application going to Canada I choose to left Hk to have my family in Philippines. My friends always told me your not any younger anymore you need to have a family of your own Hk is just here if you want to work and comeback someday you can. Everyone of my friends go back home to have their family at first im worried what if im quitting my job is my bf can afford our daily needs. Im hesitant at first but after a months I decided to go back home. I talk to my employer and they said they will wait for me after 2 years.
I get married when I cameback home our life is so simple my husband has a regular work but since we are living in province his earnings is just enough for our needs. I bought a land and build a house in our town proper after how many months I get pregnant we are very happy that we didnt wait for a long time to have a kid. In order to help my husband I go back to our Barangay to look after the store of my sister because she went to manila for a vacation. At first my situation is ok I can rest I eat well but the days passed by I can felt that my body is so tired exhausted because it was my first pregnancy I dont have any idea whats happening. Until one morning I have a spotting and I am worried too much I immediately go back to town and called my husband my situation. He make an appointment immediately to a pedia she advice me to have a bed rest. The next morning when I went to the toilet I have a big blood come out and I cried so loud coz I saw a sac.I picked it and called my husband and he is so sad. We know that fetus is our baby it is still a blood coz it is exactly 2 months when it came out. We call our pedia and said told us what to do. I cried for that whole day and didnt eat I even question why it happened. Im just thankful to my mother in law my mother and my husband they are at my side at my hard times.
After a days our pedia give me a medicine to let all the blood come out and she said after that I know you will get pregnant again. Yes she is right after 3 weeks I find out that I got pregnant all the sadness was sweep away I didnt asked but He give us that fast. When I know that I am pregnant I have a total bed rest from first till 5 months. I just lie down for the whole day coz my pregnancy is at high risk. Im lucky I have my own house and I can do whatever I want I will lie down in the whole day no one cares. Only me and my husband live on that house. My pregnancy was not that easy I was diagnosed with hypertension and maintening my sugar label due to my pregnancy. I make a thorough and strict diet I drink the okra water to lower my sugar count.
At 7 months when I went for ultrasound the doctor find out that I only have a few water label left or panubigan. I was rushed to emergency and need to admitted. After how many days of staying in the hospital my pedia decided me to have a force labor its not yet a due date we are only waiting for how many weeks so that the baby will come out. I give birth through cesarean coz after 19 hrs of labor my son didnt came out. They rushed me again to the operating room. Im just lucky I have 4 doctors and all is my husband boss. My husband is working in a diagnostic and even the director of the hospital is his boss. Our hospital transaction and experience is so smooth and easy.
The marked of the CS section in my tummy will always remind me of my struggles and difficulties during pregnancy I pass through it with faith that God Bless us with only son. To all the people supported on my journey my family my husband who didn't left on my side they are a blessings to me. I love my son so much that I provide everything for him. We give him a comfortable life that we have never experience before.We are lucky to have him and he is lucky for us too coz we give him a true and pure love that everyone kid deserves....
Thank you everyone for reading this story of mine dont lost hope God has a perfect plan for all of us.
OFW in Hk my everyday routine
Hi everyone I'm not that active for how many weeks coz the school in hk is back to normal already. Im busy for my everyday routine this is what I will share to you how and what is our work for the whole day. Since Im working as an ofw not everyone has the same work if your lucky you may have a very light job. If unlucky I tell you your everyday routine is mesirable.
I woke up 5.15 in the morning to start my day. Cook the food for their lunch box for my madam and her two children. Everyone in their school need to bring the food because of the pandemic there is no food delivery in school and they cannot go out to eat in outside. Ready their school bag and water they woke up too early too coz their school started at 8 and they need to travel for 1 hour. Their home is very far from the school. My boss sent them to school and I stay home.
After they left I start all the household chores cleaning the everywhere,go to market to buy food and preparing food for dinner. I can say since they are growing big already I have a very light job im not that busy anymore I can rest for awhile coz im alone left at home. I pick up the youngest in school in the afternoon . I travel for 1 hr they dont have the school bus coz they are teens already. I pick him up for his safety he need to cross 3 or 4 pedestrian lane so he still need guardian.
When we reach home thats the time Im very busy in the kitchen preparing food for dinner. I need to think 6 to 7 dishes for the whole day. So streesful but Im happy serving this family. After I finish in the kitchen thats the time I can rest and sleep. My work finish early now compare when they still young . Im happy I surpass those times when Im struggling on my work. God is really good after all the hardwork I made there is hope in everything I do.
Working as an Ofw is you need to save, control your salary from spending your wants be wise after all you will be the one to reap if you have savings someday to go back home. Im thankful to my family they understand the nature of my work. Im not stress how much money I am sending to my family as long as I will send them the budget for the whole month and they happy for it...
When Loneliness Strikes
Being an ofw is a great struggle we need to be strong if sadness or homesick strikes us. Friends are there for us but not all is loyal. Sometimes they will spread to others what you confess to them. Base on my own experience what I did is I write it in the book every sadness and frustration in my life. Every difficulties I experience heartaches for my family,friends, my boss or to my husband.
My Notebook is the greatest witness of everything even while writing my tears drop down but I dont mind it. I can say what ever I want to say from top to bottom. Without hesitation I spill out everything what I felt. It so weird but I dont want to share to my friends. Sometimes I can open up but only few things. Even my family or husband I just kept it myself and I dont want to bother anyone.
What I did if I felt Lonely...
Church
Every Sunday I went to church to thank God. I ask guidance and help to overcome sadness. Sometimes I cry also while praying that He will answer all my prayers for me and my family in Philippines. I trust and have faith that every struggles I encounter I will overcome it. I have a very strong faith that every sadness will fade if you believe.
Beach
Sometimes I spare some time in here if Im very sad. Me alone will stay here in the afternoon especially during sunday my day off. Ill just sit here and spent some hours to enjoy swimming or picnic. In hk you can go alone on the beach if you want peace away from the toxic environment.I just sit down and look very far and I will enhale exhale to ease my problems.
Seaside
The best time to go here is in the afternoon. While watching the sunset walking and sitting down on the largest stone. So peaceful and you can release the pain in your heart watching the people around some kinds is biking back and forth you will realize that life is precious. Some is enoying with their families so i must overcome sadness for my family.
Thank you for reading this article this is base on my experience and I felt lonely I cannot go back home because of this pandemic. Its been 3 yrs im longing for a vacation but Im very sad it didnt happened I miss my son so much and its heartbreaking ti a mother like us who wanted to hug our kids.
It's been a week im using read cash but im happy what I recieved here. Yesterday I write 1 article I dont know what happened why it disappear. Maybe Im just careless of not saving it. I am confident that I have finish 1 article and was posted it yesterday, but when I woke up this morning I wonder why I didnt recieve any like. When I chek OMG only 3 sentences was posted. 😅 A lesson for me if your busy dont publish an article check it before you click....
Sister's of Mary School
Do you ever heard this school? I just wanna share how and when I entered this school without any tuition fee from our parents. After grade school we took the exam we are from different school. Then we took the interview they are finding students who are clever, average IQ and those children cannot afford by their parents for secondary. Luckily I passed the exam we are 4 in our school and only the 2 of us went there to studies.
That school is located in Cebu and I am from Iloilo. We ride on the ship for 12 hrs we did not bring anything only the clothes we wear and food to eat on that day. When we arrive in Cebu Port the school bus is already waiting for us. We are stil very happy excited but when the gates school opened I know I will miss my family my life would be very different that school was ruled by a nun and our founder is Monsignor Aloysius Schwartz, a missionary priest who dedicated his life to helping poor children, founded the Sisters of Mary on August 15, 1964 to serve the poorest of the poor. The Sisters of Mary owe their name to the Banneux pilgrimage site in Belgium, where the mother of God is honoured as the benefactress of the poor. The motto of the Sisters is 'Let us serve the Lord with joy!' https://www.worldvillages.org.uk/about_us/meet_our_founder_father_al
The Sisters of Mary are recognised as a congregation by decree of the Catholic Church, and have the consideration of the Church as well as the State. They are headquartered in Biga, near Manila in the Philippines. We have also branch in other countries like Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Honduras and Tanzania. In each country, the Sisters are devoted to giving the impoverished children they help a better future by providing a safe roof over their heads, food, healthcare and education.
Under the care of the Sisters of Mary, the children enjoy a value-led education which provides a sound framework for the learning and development of capable and independent adults who, in turn, are able to support those in their local communities, extending the humanitarian aims of the Sisters' programmes.
A lot of students came from different places in Visayas. They offered high value of education it is there I learned sewing,typing, dressmaking,programming, electronics and swimming. We are exclusive for girls we are from different mothers but in inside we consider each other a sisters. We have the other branch also in Minglanilla thats boystown. What we do everyday is study,pray,eat and play. Thats our daily routine for 4 years. We are the one sewing our clothes or sometimes the elder sisters will sew it for us. The food we eat is free from top to bottom the clothes we wear ,Our school supplies the food we eat is all free. We some benefactors from other country helping us. But now some of the graduates gather some cash to give back to the schools for the younger sisters too.
Im one of the lucky students who have the privilege to finish my studies my experience is very unforgetable that I will keep in my heart. In every place there will be scheduled of exam and dont hesitate to take it if you have some family members who really want to continue their studies for free.
How We Spent Our Salary as an OFW...
Where does our money go? How did we spent our money? A Lot of question coming in our mind. We work but we are not wise on how we spend our salary. Base on my experience this are the common thing we do as an ofw in hk. We have a higher salary compare to the other country. Why some coming home without savings or without an investment...In this topic I will share you some of the tips or ideas where does our earning goes....
1. Family
Family is the main reason why we work abroad to help our family. To provide the needs and wants give them the best that we can almost half of our money we sent back homes.
2. Loan
This is the common problem we encounter is borrowing money on the lending company. Why? If we have project like we build the house,buy the land or any property we need to borrow money to get the big amount. Which can help you also but one thing to be remember you must be resposible on paying it monthly.
3. SSS
Remember we are working our work here is not lifetime its just temporary so we are paying our insurance if we going back home someday we enjoy the benefits monthly. This will help us a lot especially if will get old.
4. Allowances
Every sunday is our holiday we spent money to buy foods for a day. Four to five times a week is our off to be with family or friends. Sometimes we are buying foods for a week if our boss is not generous enough to provide our food.
5. Savings/Investment
If how much money left on our salary thats the only thing we will put for savings. We save even a little amount incase of emergency we have savings to help us.
Handling a salary is difficult to budget but its your own technique on how to manage it. Dont spent too much more than what you earn always save 10% from your income. Dont go shopping always buy gifts for yourself if you have extra money on your pocket. This is how we budget our money as an OFW....
Ofw in Hongkong
Hi my name is dhanicakyle 38 years old married with 1 son. I started working in hk at a very young age Im 22 when I came in and started my work as a caregiver. My life is not that good as everyone expected I have my worst employer but I manage to finish my contract and renew again after 2 years. That time I dont have idea that my boss is pregnant everyday is a worst day for me. We always quarrel and argue with each other but I never give up. I trust the Lord that I can finish my second contract every sunday Im praying that the God will touch the heart of my boss that she will be good and we will be ok. I have a weight lose but still im fighting for this job I want this and i want to earn money which I couldn't earn in Philippines. My friends is always comforting me im a fighter in every trials coming my way I surpass every problems blocking my way. When I almost finish my second contract my boss talk to me that she will end my contract I was very happy that time atleast I dont have a bad record in immigration. She give me a very good release letter which I deserve too after serving her family for almost four years. I found another employer who is very educated and soft spoken till now im working with them. I stay in my current employer for 11 years already. Im happy that God listen and give me this job to fulfill some of my dreams.Working in hongkong you need to have patience, determination,faith,hope and courage to finish your job....thank you for reading my life story and to be continue soon...It's my firts time to write this article and hope you get some lesson on it. Hongkong is a very nice place and a safe place to work..
Hello Everyone I'm new here and its my first time to post. Im an ofw in hk working for 14 years I want to inspire everyone who is not lucky finding a job in Philippines, try your luck in hk and you may achieve one of your dream through working as a caregiver.
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