From: maridai@ecs.comm.mot.com (Marida Ignacio)
Subject: Re: Homeward Bound
Organization: Motorola Land Mobile Products Sector
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 22:08:33 GMT

   In article <1287@bridge2.NSD.3Com.COM> dannya@ESD.3Com.COM (Danny Alvendia) writes:     
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   >	I have been noticing an increase of Pilipinos wanting                                 
   >	and deciding to go back home.                                                         
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   >	In my circle of friends, 2 have gone home with their                                  
   >	families and 1 is considering the idea. I have 3 co-workers                           
   >	wanting to go home and they have friends that have already                            
   >	done so.                                                                              
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   >	My friends have good jobs here and so do my co-workers, and                           
   >	yet they are willing to risk it all and try their luck in                             
   >	the Philippines. One Pilipina dentist here who makes lots                             
   >	of money has decided to go home and practice her trade in                             
   >	the Philippines. Her family leaves next month.                                        
   >	The US has lots to give and in this country you can get most                          
   >	anything you want. Luxuries abound in this country, unlike                            
   >	the Philippines where it is confined and limited to the rich.                         
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   >        I am sure my friends and others that go home have jobs or                      
   >	businesses planned or in place; most of them will not earn                            
   >	as much as they do here. Still they go home, my friend told                           
   >	me, "Pare, bata pa naman tayo, gusto ko subukan sa atin." (                           
   >	We are still young, I like to try my luck back home.) I admire                        
   >	his resolve and enthusiasm, he will succeed.                                          
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   >	I guess there really is "no place like home". One day soon,                           
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   >	one day soon....                                                                      
   >                                                                                       
   >/Danny                                                                                 
                                                                                           
   In article 5534, conrad@Ingres.COM (Conrad Landicho - Data Ctr Ops x2583)               
                                                                                           
   TOTOO 'YAN, PARE....in fact, my wife's cousins had decided to go back home              
   after spending 14 years here; they had to sell everything (house, cars, etc...)         
                                                                                           
   I guess money isn't everything, too...Sabi nga nila "MONEY CAN'T BUY                    
   HAPPINESS".  According to her cousins, they're tired of the hustle and bustle           
   here in the States; mabuti pa raw doon 'laidback' ang buhay.  Napansin nila             
   'to 'nung umuwi sila last year.  Napuna nila na kahit walang pera ang mga tao,          
   masaya pa rin sila.  'Yung mga nag-oopisina nga sa Makati, may time pang                
   mag-relax (bowling, sine, etc...) pagkatapos ng trabaho.  Kahit daw mahirap             
   ang buhay, nakakaraos din...                                                            
                                                                                           
   Siguro naman napansin n'yo rin 'to 'nung huling umuwi kayo, ano fellow                  
   netters ?                                                                               
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
   conrad                                                                                  
 

My sister and her husband have been here for ~22 years now.  
My parents have been here for ~9 years now.  I have been here
for ~4 years now.  During family gatherings, ako pirme ang 
kontrabida when it comes to ipagtanggol and ka-igihan ng 
kalagayan sa Pilipinas.  All of them (family) are pessimistic
about the conditions of our economy, our traffic regulations,
the corruption in our country, the weather, the eruption of
Mt. Pinatubo, etc.  All of them complain about the langaw and 
lamok (miski na alam nilang meron din dito) in the Philippines, 
the terrible traffic conditions.  Ako kasi ang bunso at napakalaki
ng agwat ko sa kanilang lahat, kaya minsan hindi upholded ang 
mga views ko by the whole.  Since they have been used to the
comforts here, they have this thinking they will not be able
to tolerate all the discomforts there anymore.  Maybe it's their
age.  Maybe, it's their length of stay here.  They have become 
prejudiced in time.  Well, at this time, I do not think I'll 
change my optimism about the Philippines.
There is still hope and who cares if it is more difficult.
I'll take the challenge again...anytime hopefully, soon.
-Marida