AI have a friend a Filipina au pair who called her father just before christmas just to greet them and tell them about her plans to get married to non Filipino guy and I was shocked to overhear their conversation which goes like
Daughter: Hello, How are you there?
Father:…?
Daughter: No, I don’t have money. I’m not marrying a rich guy…..
I asked her what was it all about and she told me that her father wa asking money from her because they want to move to Manila from her province and will rent an apartment in Manila. I’m felt sad for her because instead of greeting her Merry Christmas they ask her to send money right away.
My parents send us money for more than 20 years and although we did all finished college and able to buy properties but we if we knew better we could have invested those remittances in worthwhile investment. When I came home for the first time and they know I’m married to a Dane I got a lot offers to invest in properties and a lot more but I said no. That’s the dilemma of an OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker), are always bombarded by financial request from family and relatives and get a lot offers to buy properties and engaged in business without even basic knowledge of running a business. Sometimes they thought that an OFW has a lot of money and they are just picked up from the streets.
Unmarried Filipinos especially the girls are dutiful daughters who work so hard just to send money to help their families. Sometimes they forget to save for themselves for their future and makes their families depend on them most of the times even when you tell them that’s a hard earned money from cleaning etc. if they are au pairs or house helper their families don’t know how hard it is unless they themselves will become OFW.
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2 comments
Marlene
Friday, May 22, 2009 at 14:27 (UTC 1)
It’s always a misconception when a Filipina works abroad or married to a foreigner. They thought it’s easy money outside Ph. Once I said to my family that it wasn’t snowing with money here. The worse is when friends take advantage us, too. Now, I stay away from those friends who asks nothing but money. It’s a dilemma.
filipinamom
Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 23:37 (UTC 1)
@ Marlene
OO nga buti na lang dark haired asawa ko hindi masyadong pansin hindi overprice pag bumili lol.
Just when you enter the airport in Manila that’s when they start to extort money. I was actually got pissed because those porter who wants to help you push the trolleys but you know naman here you everything by yourself but he will ot stop then I said I’m not rich he said you can just give any amount. Just to make him disappear I agree to help me just to push 10 meter away ha but I gave him 100 DKK I thought it was 100 pesos (that was almost 100 0pesos that time) I’m not angry because I lost 100 dkk but angry because they make us Filipinos so nasty offering help but you have to pay as in we just picking up money from the streets.