"Without tradition, our lives will be like the fiddler on the roof."

Unsung heroes.
 

Looking back through all those years, was the sacrifice worth it?

Looking back through all those years, was the sacrifice worth it?

"some people live with the fear of a touch,
And the anger of having been a fool.
They will not listen to anyone,
So nobody tells them a lie."
- excerpt from Billy Joel's "An Innocent Man"
 

Exiles.
 

Unsung heroes.
 

We, the overseas (o/s) Pinoys, packed up our few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life; toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth. Time and again, o/s Pinoys struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that people back home might live a better life.

This is the journey we, o/s Pinoys, continue today.

But, after long hard years of struggle and sacrifice, when he goes home to retire, he is treated as 2nd class to the white. Subjected to abuses like being called dom with lecherous inclination. 

Looking back through all those years, was the sacrifice worth it?

Filipinos Working abroad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At1OVpefZus

Exiles.
 

"OFW" Theme Song...Ang Kantang Nakakaiyak at NakakaTouch (PUSONG OFW)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvkwGWSeqyA

Published on Jul 19, 2013
Hindi porket OFW mayaman na. Hindi porket nasa abroad marangya na ang buhay. Marami silang dinaraanang mga pagsubok. Hindi ko sinasabing lahat pero may mga ilan o karamihan na inaabuso ng mga ibang lahi kung saan sila ay sinasaktan physically, emotional and mentally.

Minsan sa kabila ng mga ngiti ay may mga nakatagong luha sa kanilang mga mata. Tinatago nalang nila ang sakit, poot at hinagpis na kanilang dinaranas wag lang malungkot ang kanilang mga pamilya sa Pilipinas. Proud ako sa mga OFW dahil hindi lang sila bayani ng ating bansa, bayani sila ng bawat tahanan sa Pilipinas.

Mahalaga at naaapreciate nila ang bawat dasal at simpleng pangangamusta. Mahalagang malaman nila na inaalala mo sila hindi dahil sa pasalubong kung hindi dahil mahalaga at mahal mo silang talaga.

Maraming OFW sa buong mundo ang nagsasakripisyo kahit malayo at malungkot ang kanilang mga buhay. Bawat OFW ay may malulungkot na storya, hindi man natin ito nakikita sana ay pasalamatan natin at ipaalam sa kanila na proud na proud tayo sa kanila.

Unsung heroes.
 

"As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration."
- Laura Nyro
 

Looking back through all those years, was the sacrifice worth it?

Gotta constantly remind kababayans back home not to take us, OFWs, for granted!
 

im not a traditional type of person...but i believe it as impt..