IN or OUT?
While walking home I pondered on the idea of leaving the country for greener pastures. This has not been an overnight decision, nor its going to be an immediate one. Its not like I'm leaving anytime soon..still got a wedding to attend to =) but the fact of the matter is, the country is in bad shape, the government is in bad shape, and if nothing happens that will better the situation then I think its pack up and head for the hills, or Canada, or wherever.
What made me decide to open the doors to the opportunity abroad is our own country. They rant that we are loosing nurses, skilled workers, doctors and blame them for not being so patriotic like there's still something to be patriotic about. I don't mean to sound so leftist, but the plight of the country is enough for the ordinary Juan to say "tang-ina naman oh..".
I just had a conversation with my fiance about our future. Is it IN or OUT? Countless times we have been talking about leaving the country, then staying becasue we have a good job with a sensible pay and good benefits. But will this be enough for us when we finally get married and have kids and start a family? I mean if the prices of oil and gas and goods increase by the millisecond, will our salaries be enough to still have that simple life we always wanted? One thing we are afraid of when leaving the country is the life that we will live. A very good friend of mine is now a successful expat in dubai. He's one of the lucky few who, just in the nick of time, grabbed the opportunity and then settled in on a good position. They said (he's with his girlfriend) that their lives were not a walk in the park, but rather a journey into a madhouse. They had to endure trials and tribulations, the real OFW life, but now after all those hoops along the way they finally got where they wanted to be.
I dont know if I could do that. Well maybe I could, but, is this the plan God has drawn out for me?for us? We alwasy wanted the simple life. Not too many complications, just a normal, simple, cntented life. We could see that our lives will be that way, up until the oil and rice "phenomenon". I mean maybe there is a problem, MAYBE there is shortage, MAYBE the government is finally (and unbelievably) correct in their claims. But, maybe they're not. Who knows. Nobody does.
Juan dela Cruz is left to nod and agree and say "nanaman..."
Im digressing...
Right now I'm left with utter confusion. Should we leave, should we stay. Should we wait for the solution, or create one. We will keep the option abroad open, for now.
Wherever God wants us to be..
Amen.
What made me decide to open the doors to the opportunity abroad is our own country. They rant that we are loosing nurses, skilled workers, doctors and blame them for not being so patriotic like there's still something to be patriotic about. I don't mean to sound so leftist, but the plight of the country is enough for the ordinary Juan to say "tang-ina naman oh..".
I just had a conversation with my fiance about our future. Is it IN or OUT? Countless times we have been talking about leaving the country, then staying becasue we have a good job with a sensible pay and good benefits. But will this be enough for us when we finally get married and have kids and start a family? I mean if the prices of oil and gas and goods increase by the millisecond, will our salaries be enough to still have that simple life we always wanted? One thing we are afraid of when leaving the country is the life that we will live. A very good friend of mine is now a successful expat in dubai. He's one of the lucky few who, just in the nick of time, grabbed the opportunity and then settled in on a good position. They said (he's with his girlfriend) that their lives were not a walk in the park, but rather a journey into a madhouse. They had to endure trials and tribulations, the real OFW life, but now after all those hoops along the way they finally got where they wanted to be.
I dont know if I could do that. Well maybe I could, but, is this the plan God has drawn out for me?for us? We alwasy wanted the simple life. Not too many complications, just a normal, simple, cntented life. We could see that our lives will be that way, up until the oil and rice "phenomenon". I mean maybe there is a problem, MAYBE there is shortage, MAYBE the government is finally (and unbelievably) correct in their claims. But, maybe they're not. Who knows. Nobody does.
Juan dela Cruz is left to nod and agree and say "nanaman..."
Im digressing...
Right now I'm left with utter confusion. Should we leave, should we stay. Should we wait for the solution, or create one. We will keep the option abroad open, for now.
Wherever God wants us to be..
Amen.
posted by A Page in the Life... | 11:24 PM
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