December 9, 2003

  • it seems that back home they are fielding contractual workers to help rebuild iraq. one of my friends is already there. it took only a week for his papers to be processed and he was sent off right away.


    his cousin, a very close friend of mine, wants to go, too. he is excited that there won't
    be a lot of fuss in the processing so he's pretty sure that he can go. he said the contract
    is for two years and he will be getting about US$600 a month.


    i remember the last time i was home early this year. he told me then that he doesn't have any plans yet of leaving the country to work abroad. he wants to be there until the time when his sons, who are now aged 4 and 3, are in grade school because he wants to be sure that he can guide them during those first years of school and sow the seeds of  good habits before he leaves.


    i have seen how much he loves his sons. he really takes pride in them. i have seen how much they enjoy being together. i can still hear their laughter in my head.


    and now, for $600, he will miss their growing-up years and i know they will miss each other a lot.


    separation in exchange for a small sum. it's the price that our families pay.


    for what? i don't really know. for our poverty? for a government which doesn't have a more viable way of curbing unemployment? for cultural flaws which have been blamed for our seeming inability to improve our national situation?


    i don't know. i will leave the analyses to those who still have the passion for it.


    all i know right now is it makes me want to cry.

Comments (5)

  • Did you cry?

  • that's really sad....but w/ the looming poverty plus some corrupt officials there's no other way but to go outside our country and earn dollars.....

    abt ur question..... nagdi-dwindle kc weight ko dati sa 118 - 121 ..... i tried everything, from the 3-day diet to following the fit for life book (by marilyn diamond).....then i have a friend who introduced me to scarsdale diet, it somehow did the trick....i lost 3 lbs every week (nandadaya kc ako minsan, pro u can lose 7 lbs a week daw like what happend to my officemate)...... here's the link..... http://lowcarblisa.tripod.com/thescarsdalemedicaldiet/id18.html

    ...nasa maintenance na ako ngayon, they call it "keep trim"..... one more thing, i think my playing tennis also helped too......... :)

  • Is Ramil leaving?

  • hello its been a long time since i visit xanga. thanks for dropping by.

    there are many people today who risk their lives just to have a decent meal everyday. its so sad and it seems so unfair. however, dont be discourage maybe in our own way we can help those people:) lets pray for their safety and for better work

  • I have been in the place where I worked away from my family in order to provide for them. It wasn't a great time but I did what I thought I had to do to take care of my own. I wonder if there are any similarities in this situation.

    Steve

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