Comments on: Working overseas http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/ personal blog of a Filipina mother of 2 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:51:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: ApplesH http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-807 ApplesH Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:48:52 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-807 Noreen - Yes. And come to think of it, it doesn't matter where you are really as long as you know how important your family is. People can be in the same place and feel miles apart. Noreen - Yes. And come to think of it, it doesn’t matter where you are really as long as you know how important your family is. People can be in the same place and feel miles apart.

]]> By: Noreen http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-806 Noreen Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:57:09 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-806 Nothing can replace the "moments" that you will share with your fam. I live in the US and do not have any plans of ever living in Pinas again...but all my family's here na...so there's really nothing over there to hold me back... I think a lot of people dream of working overseas to earn more money, but you just have to weigh what's more important and check if the sacrifice is worth it in the long run. Nothing can replace the “moments” that you will share with your fam. I live in the US and do not have any plans of ever living in Pinas again…but all my family’s here na…so there’s really nothing over there to hold me back…

I think a lot of people dream of working overseas to earn more money, but you just have to weigh what’s more important and check if the sacrifice is worth it in the long run.

]]> By: ApplesH http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-506 ApplesH Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:16:49 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-506 marshi - I think its only tempting to go overseas because of the thought of a better life as a result of all the money we can potentially earn. However, I too believe that many times when family is involved, it would not always be about the money. marshi - I think its only tempting to go overseas because of the thought of a better life as a result of all the money we can potentially earn. However, I too believe that many times when family is involved, it would not always be about the money.

]]> By: marshi http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-505 marshi Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:12:07 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-505 i can't see myself being away with my daughter for such a long distance and a long time. though at times when i think about how much money will i earn overseas but the thought of being away from my family makes me think a hundred times, yah money is such a big factor in life but there are still a lot of things that money can't buy ie time being with my love ones. i can’t see myself being away with my daughter for such a long distance and a long time. though at times when i think about how much money will i earn overseas but the thought of being away from my family makes me think a hundred times, yah money is such a big factor in life but there are still a lot of things that money can’t buy ie time being with my love ones.

]]> By: ApplesH http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-499 ApplesH Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:07:08 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-499 GloriaMC - I am afraid the opportunities I was faced with were those that did not allow for me to be accompanied by family without cost. And it is not that easy to come up with the money to uproot everyone and live in another country. I agree that we (as parents) are supposed to sacrifice for the sake of our children. I would die for them. I will do anything for them but never at their expense. I have no doubt that better education, higher standard of living is what we should aim for, but if I am not there to ensure they get that... then what good will more money be? GloriaMC - I am afraid the opportunities I was faced with were those that did not allow for me to be accompanied by family without cost. And it is not that easy to come up with the money to uproot everyone and live in another country.

I agree that we (as parents) are supposed to sacrifice for the sake of our children. I would die for them. I will do anything for them but never at their expense. I have no doubt that better education, higher standard of living is what we should aim for, but if I am not there to ensure they get that… then what good will more money be?

]]> By: GloriaMc http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-493 GloriaMc Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:27:31 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-493 Do these job opportunities not allow for family to emigrate with you? If not, then I would definitely stay with my family. That lost time can never be replaced! But, if family can accompany you, I think you need to consider what benefits and lifelong opportunities your sons may gain as a result. Will they have more financial security, better educational opportunities, higher quality and standard of living, more worldliness? Aren't we, as parents, supposed to sacrifice for the sake of our children? Isn't our strength and self-confidence in the world part of the legacy we leave our children? Today's world is fast-changing. I don't expect my daughter to live in the same world we do now. Whether or not we want to believe it, they will have different ideas from us, different priorities and certainly different VALUES! What is the best thing you can do to prepare your sons for a world that you can only try to imagine? Do these job opportunities not allow for family to emigrate with you? If not, then I would definitely stay with my family. That lost time can never be replaced!

But, if family can accompany you, I think you need to consider what benefits and lifelong opportunities your sons may gain as a result. Will they have more financial security, better educational opportunities, higher quality and standard of living, more worldliness? Aren’t we, as parents, supposed to sacrifice for the sake of our children? Isn’t our strength and self-confidence in the world part of the legacy we leave our children?

Today’s world is fast-changing. I don’t expect my daughter to live in the same world we do now. Whether or not we want to believe it, they will have different ideas from us, different priorities and certainly different VALUES! What is the best thing you can do to prepare your sons for a world that you can only try to imagine?

]]> By: ApplesH http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-490 ApplesH Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:24:13 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-490 Inkblots - I know how it is when you say "pluck yourself out of your home and start anew". Sometimes, I think the fear you mention comes with age... not that I am hinting...hehe. But there comes a point in our lives that you just want to stay put and settle down... not because you have no dreams or ambitions but because your dreams are have changed. Inkblots - I know how it is when you say “pluck yourself out of your home and start anew”. Sometimes, I think the fear you mention comes with age… not that I am hinting…hehe. But there comes a point in our lives that you just want to stay put and settle down… not because you have no dreams or ambitions but because your dreams are have changed.

]]> By: Inkblots http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-487 Inkblots Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:47:48 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-487 I am giving it a thought. But then at my age, I have been deeply rooted in the confines of my career and family. It would not be easy to pluck myself out from my "home" and start anew. Perhaps it is the "fear" that engulfs me, or what? I do not exactly know. Now that the US economy is down, I am having second thoughts again. I would always tell my wife, I would earn here in the Philippines that money. I am giving it a thought. But then at my age, I have been deeply rooted in the confines of my career and family. It would not be easy to pluck myself out from my “home” and start anew. Perhaps it is the “fear” that engulfs me, or what? I do not exactly know. Now that the US economy is down, I am having second thoughts again. I would always tell my wife, I would earn here in the Philippines that money.

]]> By: ApplesH http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-480 ApplesH Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:42:34 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-480 analyse - Im sure a lot of others feel the same way we do. It would probably be easier for me to live in a foreign place if my husband and family were with me there. analyse - Im sure a lot of others feel the same way we do. It would probably be easier for me to live in a foreign place if my husband and family were with me there.

]]> By: analyse http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-478 analyse Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:25:45 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2008/04/12/working-overseas/#comment-478 i agree with you completely. i couldn't imagine life without my family now.. i mean my frenchguy and my daughter. i agree with you completely. i couldn’t imagine life without my family now.. i mean my frenchguy and my daughter.

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