hugh hefner Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 yumaman na at maginhawa na ang buhay hindi kagaya dito sa 'Pinas. Pag galing naman sa gitnang silangan eh maraming bling bling ang suot, nakajacket at naka shades... :cool: Quote Link to comment
SNAKE05 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 pag balikbayan ang tingin ko libreng gimik Quote Link to comment
miguelandal Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 From a balikbayan point of view: You think we're mayabang? I just think we're more confident in the way we act. To survive abroad, dapat malakas loob niyo to do whatever it takes....di pwedeng hiya-hiya o tatahimik ka lang....everybody will just take advantage of you. Pasalubong and money matters. There's this expectation that we support evrybody that has been left behind.....why is that? Diba dapat when you wnat something, you should work for it? Bakit biglang, there's this sense of entitlement that I should be supporting other people...mukhang kaya naman nila trabahuin iyon......In my opinion, one of the reasons kung bakit di masyadong umaasenso Phil, is that more and more ppl are just living off the padala $$$. Just like kids, if you keep giving them allowance, they will never learn to get a job. this guy is a f#&king genius!  cheers! Quote Link to comment
PapaFresh Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 this guy is a f#&king genius!  cheers! Ditto. Quote Link to comment
balotolab Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Rich, powerful and Heroes as well Quote Link to comment
detective kyuu Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 milking cow.... before leaving i knew what other people say it is away from home... well its different wen you actually experience it though... Quote Link to comment
LYCHEE Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 ...as those whom relatives and friends at home always depend on during hard times. Quote Link to comment
masternikki Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 naka black jacket kahit mainit na puno ng alahas Quote Link to comment
Taz36 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 From a balikbayan point of view: You think we're mayabang? I just think we're more confident in the way we act. To survive abroad, dapat malakas loob niyo to do whatever it takes....di pwedeng hiya-hiya o tatahimik ka lang....everybody will just take advantage of you. Pasalubong and money matters. There's this expectation that we support evrybody that has been left behind.....why is that? Diba dapat when you wnat something, you should work for it? Bakit biglang, there's this sense of entitlement that I should be supporting other people...mukhang kaya naman nila trabahuin iyon......In my opinion, one of the reasons kung bakit di masyadong umaasenso Phil, is that more and more ppl are just living off the padala $$$. Just like kids, if you keep giving them allowance, they will never learn to get a job. You can't deny na marami rin naman balikbayan na akala mo kung sinong hari pag-umuwi ng Pilipinas. Pagbalik naman kung saan sila galing, hirap din naman to make ends meet. Sa akin lang, kahit may pera ka o wala, you have no right to show off to your friends and relatives. You are just feeding your ego. With regard to pasalubong and money matters, people think that since balikbayans are earning $$, they have more money to spend because of the exchange rate. You have to admit, balikbayans earn way more as compared to if you were doing the same work in the Philippines. It's just natural for people to expect some pasalubong pag-uwi. I think this is a trait common to filipinos. Tayo lang ang gumagamit ng balikbayan boxes, instead of luggage, pag-nagtra-travel pauwi. Kung kaya mo magbigay and maluwag sa loob mo, then share what you can. Quote Link to comment
LYCHEE Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 they laugh their way to the front seats at EB and Www. Quote Link to comment
complicated8 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Ewan ko ba, pero madalas ang tingin ng mga kababayan natin sa mga balikbayan mayayaman... Siguro kasi the ones here at home cannot afford airfare to go overseas. If you can afford the expensive airfare, baka nga mayaman ka. Doesn't hold true for everyone though. Quote Link to comment
carlito's_way Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I am a first class citizen here int he US pre! Even my PhD coworkers (Harvard, MIT graduate call me SIR). Hindi yabang yun ha? Fact lang po! Well, I guess your PhD education did not teach you how not to be mata-pobre. 1st, 2nd class citizens? Wow, that's a new categorization of people. What do 1st class citizens do for any country aside from looking down at 2nd class citizens? I am going to be a balikbayan too but I am coming back from an Asian country. I am going back because I got a better offer in the Philippines and it's an opportunity for me to maintain my family's comfortable lifestyle and at the same time help out our less fortunate countrymen - you know the so-called "2nd class citizens" by these pretending-to-be-elite idiots. Quote Link to comment
bitterxsweet Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 IMO, mas humble pa yung mga anak sa magulang na pinanganak dito. Â when they visit, they actually make an effort to know what it's like to be Filipino. they come to the motherland as foreigners and leave more Filipino than their parents. iba... i don't know why... Quote Link to comment
ecnop528 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 ano pa....eh di $$$ and lots of it $$$$$$$$$$ Quote Link to comment
TX Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Depende kung saang bansa galing Worked with The Filipino Channel at na met ko na ibat ibang klaseng balikbayans so far mababait generally (or dahil sa media ako, kaya pabait effect)  and now, im an OFW na rin kaya nkakarelate na i want to change the impression na lahat ng balikbayans ay mayayaman,, libreng pa party gimick pasalubong at dala yung isang maletang dollars at mga ginto  may meron tlaga na maswerte na nakaka luwang at kayang pa pyesta sa buong bayan meron naman na oki lng at kayang i treat ang pamilya lang at meron naman na luhaan dahil hindi pinalad.. siguro filipinos who never been an OFW or worked abroad for more than a year ay magbago ang impression na lahat na nasa abroad ay mayaman yes mlaki ang sahod pero somtimes cost of living (LIKE IN SINGAPORE) pag coinverted sa pesos mlaki pero pag dollars na wala naman gaano mabibili...  pero ayun sa wiki 11 per cent ng mga PILIPINO ay nasa abroad, 11 million yun population! Quote Link to comment
rallie17 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I enjoyed reading the comments on this post, as I have observed most of these situations while either here in the US or back in Manila. When I moved to So Calif over 25 years ago, sabi ng friends ko sa Phils, wag kang makikibarkada sa mga pinoy sa US kasi most of them are the proverbial "filipino crabs", meaning they'll backstab you and pull you down kung umaangat ang buhay mo compared to them. (likely because of "inggit").  (If you've seen crabs sa palengke, when one tries to climb out of the bucket, the rest of the crabs on the bottom tries to pull that crab down.) I work in an office of almost 1000 employees with over 150 pinoys. A dozen of those filipinos work in supervisorial and managerial duties. Guess what? Each of us are very supportive of each other. In fact, in the years I have been with most of them, I have not met a "filipino crab" yet. Most of them love the Phils. and in fact, bring some of our coworkers from other racial groups to vacation and party in the Phils! And each tries their best to hold up our reputation of being smart, good hardworking people. I feel fortunate being with the group. Quote Link to comment
speedo10 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 They think that you have lots of money and lots of presents/gifts for them ... Quote Link to comment
kempaf Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 they think they have lots of money and have a change of attitudes... depende pa rin Quote Link to comment
LYCHEE Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 suckers for clubgirls Quote Link to comment
Shermane Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Pre kung babasahin mo uli ang last post ko, malilinawan mo na wala akong PhD...mga co-workers ko merong PhD, pero Sir ang tawag nila sa kin. Maybe I misspoke but my main point here--the notion that Filipino immigrants here are second class citizens in the U.S. is wrong... nasa diskarte mo lang yun pre. Quote Link to comment
fiestygurl228ph Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 maraming pera :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
nonex Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 isang malaking balik bayan box Quote Link to comment
nonex Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 isang malaking balik bayan box Quote Link to comment
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