How Do Filipinos View Balikbayans?

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

Opportunity to make some easy money.

[nolz]

...sex prisoners...

[Edmund Dantes]

Hmmm I see marami dito ang inaakala na basta nakapagabroad may pera.

 

Totoo may pera abroad kaya nga lumilipad dun eh. Pero hindi naman pinupulot lang ng basta pera dun. Kelangan kayod kalabaw ka talaga para kitain bawat sentimo. Lalo pa kung yung pinasukan mong bansa ay ibang klase ang work ethics. Sad to say, sa personal kong karanasan, medyo tamad nga talaga tayong mga pilipino kaya di tayo nagiging progresibo. Halimbawa na lang satin, pag break time, di ka pwede gambalain kasi karapatan mo yun. Dito kung may trabaho pa, hindi ka talaga magbre-break muna. Kasi mas importante magawa mo trabaho mo bago ka kumain. Kaya naman maganda ang costumer service nila dito kesa satin.

 

Isa pa, isa kasing maling akala ng marami kapag sinabi mong 1 dollar = 40 pesos, na yung nabibili ng 40 persos sa pilipinas mabibili mo ng one dollar sa US. Sa pilipinas may 100 pesos ka lang makakakain ka na ng burger combo, eh dito 5x halos yung katumbas.

 

Dapat talaga sa nagtratrabaho abroad may maayus na pinaglalaanan yung perang pinapadala. Hanap dapat ng investment para kung di marenew kontrata o kelangan ng umuwi, may magagamit

[Viao_Win8]

mga bagong bayani ng bayan

[stiff stick]

Family Bank.

[boyegoy]

modern day heroes

[sonnyt111]

Personally, I enjoy it when balikbayan friends and relatives visit. I like catching up about what's been happening in their lives since they left Manila. Of course, they're also interested in finding out how I'm doing over here.

[paddy]

Lucky to have been working overseas and earning big dollars... and everyone here envies them!

[ms.frenchkiss]

Kala nila namumulot ng dolyar dun. My partner has to do menial job to survive.

[dodo]

Welcome to USA

Dear Diary,

 

 

 

Dec 14

 

Finally arrived in America for the first time. News about the possibility of White Christmas!!!

 

 

 

Dec 15

 

Wife and I sat by the window all day watching the snowflakes gently drifting down, covering the trees and the ground. Like the Christmas card my sister sent me. Oh, how beautiful!!!! (Nicer than the ash fall of Mt. Pinatubo).

 

 

 

Dec 16

 

Awoke to a lovely blanket of crystal white snow covering the landscape. What a fantastic sight! I really enjoyed shoveling my sister’s driveway. It was really FUN!!! A snowplow accidentally covered up the driveway. He waved. He reminded me of Santa Claus. I waved back to this nice citizen and shoveled again…. no problem.

 

 

 

Dec 17

 

Wow! 5 more inches of snow! The temperature dropped down to 5 degrees. The snowplow covered the driveway again with a compacted snow. I guess I’ll have to shovel again. It’s quite fun though. But it is really cold out!!!! BRRRRRR………..

 

 

 

Dec 18

 

The temp went up a little and the snow on the street turned into a slush mixed with dirt and became brownish-gray. Then at night, the temp went down again and became icy. A tree limb snapped and fell on my sister’s new car. WOW, HASTLE!!!!

 

 

 

More snow and ice predicted. Sho-shovel na namn ako?!! Ah leche, suma-sakit na ang likod ko!!!! Whew…. I miss my houseboy so much!!!

 

 

 

Dec 19

 

Putang-ina, and lamig!!! The snowplow came by twice today. First, he covered the street with “sand”, then came back and pushed the snow and ice mixed with dirty sand on the driveway again. Eh, tang-ina, ako NA NAMAN and mag-sho-shovel noon eh!!!!!! Ang hirap pala kung araw-araw mong ginagawa!!! Kung nasa Pilipinas ito pinag-mumura ko na yung tang-inang driver na yon!!!! LECHE!!!

 

 

 

Dec 20

 

Power went off due to weather and cold. Sinisipon na kaming lahat dito. Used kerosene heater which tipped over. Putaragis, nasunog yung mga kilay at pilik mata ko. Hindot!!!! Buwisit na bansa ito!!!

 

 

 

Dec 21

 

More snow predicted. Wind chill –7 degrees!!! Nag li-leak na yung bubong ng utol ko. All the plumbing pipes are frozen. Naku hindot, wala pang katulong! Mukhang ako na naman ang gagawa!!! Tang-ina, ang hirap ng buhay na walang maid!!! Pagbumalik pa yung hayop na snowplow na yon, sa-salubungin ko na siya ng pala at palakol!!!!

 

 

 

Dec 22

 

Anak ng p#ta, ang ginaw! Inabangan ko yung snowplow, hinabol ko ng itak at ina-tempt kong saksakin yung driver, pero nakataas ang kupal. Hindi ko mahabol dahil and sakit ng mga daliri, toes, at likod ko, at luma-labo and paningin ko. Nabubulag na yata ako!

 

 

 

Dec 23

 

Lumalamig na naman!!! Dumami na naman ang SNOW. Sabi sa tv na a-abot hanggang Abril daw ang winter season!!!

 

 

 

Ano?!!! Ayoko na!!!! Inyo na!!!

 

 

 

BUWAKA-NG-INA! KAYO NA LANG DITO.

 

 

 

UUWI NA AKO SA PILIPINAS!

 

 

 

LECHE NA BANSA ITO!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bugatti Veyron]

Welcome to USA

Dear Diary,

 

 

 

Dec 14

 

Finally arrived in America for the first time. News about the possibility of White Christmas!!!

 

 

 

Dec 15

 

Wife and I sat by the window all day watching the snowflakes gently drifting down, covering the trees and the ground. Like the Christmas card my sister sent me. Oh, how beautiful!!!! (Nicer than the ash fall of Mt. Pinatubo).

 

 

 

Dec 16

 

Awoke to a lovely blanket of crystal white snow covering the landscape. What a fantastic sight! I really enjoyed shoveling my sister's driveway. It was really FUN!!! A snowplow accidentally covered up the driveway. He waved. He reminded me of Santa Claus. I waved back to this nice citizen and shoveled again…. no problem.

 

 

 

Dec 17

 

Wow! 5 more inches of snow! The temperature dropped down to 5 degrees. The snowplow covered the driveway again with a compacted snow. I guess I'll have to shovel again. It's quite fun though. But it is really cold out!!!! BRRRRRR………..

 

 

 

Dec 18

 

The temp went up a little and the snow on the street turned into a slush mixed with dirt and became brownish-gray. Then at night, the temp went down again and became icy. A tree limb snapped and fell on my sister's new car. WOW, HASTLE!!!!

 

 

 

More snow and ice predicted. Sho-shovel na namn ako?!! Ah leche, suma-sakit na ang likod ko!!!! Whew…. I miss my houseboy so much!!!

 

 

 

Dec 19

 

Putang-ina, and lamig!!! The snowplow came by twice today. First, he covered the street with "sand", then came back and pushed the snow and ice mixed with dirty sand on the driveway again. Eh, tang-ina, ako NA NAMAN and mag-sho-shovel noon eh!!!!!! Ang hirap pala kung araw-araw mong ginagawa!!! Kung nasa Pilipinas ito pinag-mumura ko na yung tang-inang driver na yon!!!! LECHE!!!

 

 

 

Dec 20

 

Power went off due to weather and cold. Sinisipon na kaming lahat dito. Used kerosene heater which tipped over. Putaragis, nasunog yung mga kilay at pilik mata ko. Hindot!!!! Buwisit na bansa ito!!!

 

 

 

Dec 21

 

More snow predicted. Wind chill –7 degrees!!! Nag li-leak na yung bubong ng utol ko. All the plumbing pipes are frozen. Naku hindot, wala pang katulong! Mukhang ako na naman ang gagawa!!! Tang-ina, ang hirap ng buhay na walang maid!!! Pagbumalik pa yung hayop na snowplow na yon, sa-salubungin ko na siya ng pala at palakol!!!!

 

 

 

Dec 22

 

Anak ng p#ta, ang ginaw! Inabangan ko yung snowplow, hinabol ko ng itak at ina-tempt kong saksakin yung driver, pero nakataas ang kupal. Hindi ko mahabol dahil and sakit ng mga daliri, toes, at likod ko, at luma-labo and paningin ko. Nabubulag na yata ako!

 

 

 

Dec 23

 

Lumalamig na naman!!! Dumami na naman ang SNOW. Sabi sa tv na a-abot hanggang Abril daw ang winter season!!!

 

 

 

Ano?!!! Ayoko na!!!! Inyo na!!!

 

 

 

BUWAKA-NG-INA! KAYO NA LANG DITO.

 

 

 

UUWI NA AKO SA PILIPINAS!

 

 

 

LECHE NA BANSA ITO!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:lol:

[nolz]

walking ATM

[eside1]

:lol:

hahaha

yan ang totoong buhay sa the land of milk and honey

pinas pa rin, sarap buhay talaga dito

[alsoliman]

Kawawa mga sakripisyo ng balikbayan

[sonnyt111]

Many Filipinos think balikbayans are loaded. While some are, many are also struggling to make a living to support their families back in the Philippines.