THEY are leaving…
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
January 3, 2019 4:33am CST
...tonight at 7:30 PM. Yes, my niece and her father (my kid brother), are leaving tomorrow. My niece who had her Christmas vacation here is going back to United Arab Emirates on January 5th. My brother is quiet while fixing their baggage.
He is already feeling sad because his favorite daughter is leaving him again. Well, she is his favorite daughter and his oldest child is also his favorite son, because they are only 2 siblings.
My sister is the one calling for a tricycle where they will ride on going to the bus terminal. They prefer to ride on a tricycle because my brother knows neither any of us will see them off since it is raining.
I hope my niece will arrive to UAE safely. She and her father will stay in a hotel before they proceed to the international airport where my second older brother who is an airport captain police will meet them.
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@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
3 Jan 19
@ridingbet I am glad that her mother and brother are also there, at least she is safe there.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jan 19
she works in an office. her mother and brother are there in UAE too so she is safe there.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Jan 19
@LadyDuck every now and then, she posts pictures on Facebook about what she is doing there in UAE.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
3 Jan 19
@ridingbet It must be so hard on him. I hope he gets to see her again and soon.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jan 19
yes. my brother was so quiet and irritable as well, knowing that his only daughter is leaving him again.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Jan 19
@DianneN my brother wishes that his 2 kids will come together, but their schedules cannot bring them both here.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
5 Jan 19
I hope and pray for her travel to be safe.
This is the sad part here. I witnessed such when my brother and his wife went to Abu Dhabi. It was saddening and not to mention they left their baby.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jan 19
yes, leaving a small child here while the parents travel abroad is so sad. good thing there is skype and face time now, they can see and talk with each other. when i went to Kuwait, snail mail and telegrams were our means of communication. internet and computers were not yet 'discovered'.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Jan 19
my brother messaged us that they arrived safely in the capital city.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Jan 19
yes, but i believe my brother feels good having his daughter home for the holidays.
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
3 Jan 19
Does she work as a maid for a wealthy family in the UAE? I have heard that many young women from the Philippines are badly exploited, so are you sure that she will be OK?
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jan 19
no, she works in an accounting office and was promoted as an accounting assistant. she is a bachelor of science in accountancy graduate here in my country.
NO, SHE IS NOT A MAID!!!
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
3 Jan 19
@ridingbet That`s good - you can see why I was concerned, though.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jan 19
@indexer thanks. Since UAE is a Muslim state, there are uncertainties as to the safety of overseas workers. But we here are glad the family of our kid brother (wife, son, daughter) live under one roof.
