Drizzled EMOTIONS ! ! !

working abroad is excruciatingly difficult. being alone in a place without anybody to console you in times of trouble and tribulations could drive you mad, in arabic "maginum" or "karban." the only source of your strength and inspiration would be your family, which is the primary reason why you went to work abroad in the first place. oh yeah, the family…

a hypothetical question; "so what if your family, whom you so devotedly love, sacrificed for, your primary reason for all the difficulties and trials you try to battle along alone in a foreign land — would only look at you as the "feeding bottle", "wallet", "piggy bank", (tell me more) … as many OFWs here are experiencing. gruesome isn’t it??? that’s right! a lot of OFWs here in KSA say that! their families look on them as "money" … like we are mining gold in KSA. but that is not the reality. most of us here are "bleeding to death" just to make sure that we give whatever our family wants, just to provide them with enough comfort and forsaking our own. that is the truth! we are alone, no friends, no family, no one! who would come to our rescue when we feel the weight of the world is upon us? who would aid us in our hours of tribulation? who would come to comfort us when we are sad, hurting, and lonely?  who would be there to take care of us when we are sick? alas! so many whos! but a single answer remains — nobody!!! alone we are, and so shall we be for the rest of our working saga in the land of the Arabs.

i feel so sorry for those who in the midst of this hypothetical question, gave up, gave in, lost their minds - literally, and succumb to the trials. oh yes! name whatever you have in mind and you’ll find out for sure that it is a reality. thank God that for the past five years, i have been so blessed with a wonderful family that has been my sole strength and inspiration amidst all these trials. thank God, al hamdu lilah! for my wonderful daughter and the best partner ever - Harly H.

oh yes! friends! i almost forget. friendster is just wonderful that for a decade, i am beginning to get in touch with my buddies in college. how wonderful it is to see your good ‘ol friends again after so long a time. i am delighted that most of them are MDs and accomplished professionals now. how time flies so fast nay? there’s this one lady in particular that i just recently got connected to. she was a good friend back in CEU college of Medtech, a memory of her makes me smile for the one heck of stupidity i did that made her so mad. one day after our classes winded up, the three of us talked about watching a movie at a nearby FEU movie house. but unfortunately the other guy friend didn’t show up for some valid excuse, and the two of us proceeded as planned ‘nyways. was it "the other woman" ??? i guess it was the title or so … while in the middle of the movie, suddenly the building shook, an earthquake!!! well, that was 1991 when Baguio was dilapidated. stupid as it was, I hardly thought that I was with a lady, I hurriedly lifted myself out of the chair and went along with the others out of the movie house only realizing halfway that I left someone in her seat. voilah! she was furious! i was no gentleman in that instant. was it fear or what!!! well, that is too good a memory to reminisce a good ‘ol friend. tell me if you still r’member. hehehe!

peace!!!