OFW Story -True Or Not?
By HULYO
@julyteen (13252)
Davao, Philippines
December 8, 2010 6:49pm CST
Somebody shared me a documentation in a video format through my facebook account, it's all about the life story of all OFW around the world. I am one of the OFW who working abroad for the sake of my family and relatives. Being an OFW I observed that most of the points mentions in the video I experience already. It is not easy to live a life away from your family. You sacrifice everything, instead you encouraging yourself not to quit even in a very difficult time and thinking only the brighter future that you can give to your family. How many time I want to go home but when I imagine what my life would be if I were in my country and the life I can give to my family so I force myself to stay and continue working. The worst thing, most of the families who have a member working abroad they might thinking that the life abroad is easy and enjoy. If you watch this video you will be touched and maybe you can shared also some points that before you did it to your loveone's working abroad. To know more please watch this: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=153946197959879&comments&ref=mf
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@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
9 Dec 10
I can understand this very well. I joined new company in last april after coming back from my marriage vacation and got to know that I need to go to US for 3 months. I tried hard to remove my name from the list to go US and failed to do so. I went US for 3 months and realized in just 15 days that want to go back, I started asking my manager to call me back but that did not happen. I came back after 3 months and it was like an year for me.
It was such a great moment for me to come back in my own space. I missed my family and friends badly and cried sometimes. I spend my birthday evening alone there and missed my wife's birthday too. On my birthday evening I felt very bad to be alnoe.
I never tjought that will miss my family and friends so badly but it did miss all a lot, I realized that when went away from them.
I love my family and country.
I could not watch the video in office and will watch for sure from Home.
Thank you for sharing this.
@churchill1980 (764)
• Philippines
9 Dec 10
hello my friend!thank you for sharing the video here in mylot.while,it is really true that most of the family of ofw's who are left here in the Philippines live a very comfortable life, doesn't mean that the one who work abroad get's all the sacrifices. my husband is also working overseas, he left when i was 6 months pregnant and i have to go through giving birth without him at my side. the story i think is that the couple, or the one who receives allotment and the ofw should know the limitations when it comes to expenses. needs first, wants only when the OFW is already home. i understand and could really feel the loneliness of the one who works afar, it is not already easy to be left here and far from our loved ones, how much more for the worker himself, when he needs to get along with people not of his own race and deal with his tiresome everyday job. most ofw family doesn't have financial management, so that the hard earned money would end up with nothing. SAVINGS SAVINGS and SAVINGS should always be on the top of priority list so that when the OFW wants to take rest and live the life near to his family, their is always something to use to start with life here in our country.
