Ang mga OFW na nagbabakasyon sa Pinas ay nangangailangang magbigay pugay sa templo (POEA) upang kumuha ng kaukulang dokumento na tinatawag na OEC. Ito ay clearance na hinahanap ng mga opisyales ng immigration bago ka palabasin at tuluyang paliparin sa bansang iyong pinagtratrabahuhan. Nitong aking nakaraang luwas sa Manila inabot ako ng pagpapalit ng hugis ng buwan sa pagkuha ng aking OEC.
4 January 2010
Lunes 9:00 ng umaga basa pa ang aking buhok nuon dahil ako ay bagong paligo, mula sa over pass ng Ortigas ay tanaw ko …

It really pays to have an uncommon sounding surnames nowadays because you will never know what the government do should you become an OFW in the near future.
Bakit kamo? O heto ang great example!!!
Inquirer reported that:
AUTHORITIES IN QATAR HAVE ARRESTED Jason Aguilar, the National Bureau of Investigation said yesterday.
But the bureau was quick to clarify that the man who was picked up by the police was not road rage suspect Jason Aguilar Ivler.
Ivler was tagged as the suspect in the death of Renato Victor Ebarle Jr., the son of a …

The following phone conversation took place on December 25, 2004, Christmas Day.
Nanay Luisa (Novaliches, Philippines): Hello anak?
Tracy (Phuket, Thailand): Hello Nay, Merry Christmas po!
Nanay Luisa: Tracy anak, Merry Christmas din sa’yo. Kamusta ka naman diyan?
Tracy: Okay lang ako Nay. Medyo busy nga dito sa resort eh dahil marami kaming bisita ngayon. Andaming foreigners Nay. Kakatuwa ang mga batang Amerikano, ang kukulet namiss ko tuloy ang mga pamangkin ko. Ikaw Nay, kamusta ang Pasko sa atin?
Nanay Luisa: Mabuti naman anak at nag-eenjoy ka rin diyan kahit nasa malayo ka. Naku, …

Happy Birthday!
OMG, how old Ka na nga ba, gosh, You’re so old na noh. You are like forever years old. Kamusta Ka naman diyan? Well, if You ask me, I had a wonderful year salamat sa’Yo. So far, so good and kahit na struggling sa buhay at least maganda pa rin and I thank You for that.
Alam Mo, marami akong sasabihin sa Iyo.
Una sa lahat, I want to thank You for everything. Oo, for everything kabilang na ang mga trials and problems. Kasi naman it made me stronger and a …

Another truly sad day in America. True, recession might be ending because the last quarter of this year will probably show another growth. If that happens, that would be 2 successive quarters of positive growth officially ending the recession.
The bad news? Employers are just reluctant to hire. And the meager recovery for the last quarter could be in jeopardy. The news said:

“The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows …

Napakaraming kwentong sa dami e nalimutan ko na, mga kwento at mga pangyayari.
Malungkot, masaya, nakakaiyak, nakakatuwa, nakakainis, nakakapikon, nakakagalit, nakaka bad trip at nakakabuang minsan.
You must admit na lahat tayo ay may topak kung minsan, dont tell me na ev’rytime e friendly ka? na never kang tinopak sa buhay mo? na minsan gusto mong mapag isa? there’s a time na lumalabas din ang pagka bitchy mo, aminin mo, natural yan sa normal na tao…. or else di ka tao.
Pag sa airport, busy ako magbasa, nililibang ko nalang …

Amando M. Rama hails from Rizal, Escalante, Negros Occidental. Growing up in the Visayas, he finished high school with the combined support of his parents, grandmother and uncles and aunts. He took up Accounting in Lyceum of the Philippines in Manila. He supported himself with two jobs which eventually helped him earn a BSBA degree.
Mang Mando, as he is fondly called by the Northeast Ohio Filipino Community started his career as a janitor for EG Aguilar Accounting Firm in Bacolod City. He rose from the ranks of janitor to messenger …

In New Orleans, I was on a hunt. Hunting for a Filipino store. That hunt would bring me to Slidell, Louisiana. Across the bridge, across the lake, on a very rainy day. I’m sorry, I lost my camera so I don’t have a picture of this Filipino store in Slidell. She told me that there was another Filipino store, right near the New Orleans Convention Center in the City.
So, one Saberdey, my goal was to find this Filipino Store in the heart of the city. I took out my hard-headed …

Ano nga ba meron sa mga produktong PInoy at hinahanap hanap natin kahit nasa labas na tayo ng Pinas? Andyan ang mga spanish food natin na kung tawagin eh De Lata na Ligo, Hokkaido, Maling, Argentina. Saranggani bangus, tinapa, GG(galunggong) at Tuyo.
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