Ang hirap pag nasa abroad ka!

Quote from: juan on May 22, 2012, 12:21:12 PM

“Adventure is a path.
Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world.
The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it.
Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness.
In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both.
This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.”
 – Mark Jenkins
 
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Been browsing this thread and .....

It's true malungkot ang buhay sa Australian mine but still a lot better than working in the middle east or in other Asian countries. No reason kababayans back home shouldn't take advantage of the myriad of job opportunities. 

hindi na ako nahihirapan, naka adjust na rin ako, thanks Juan

In general, hindi mawawala ang homesickness.

Like in my case, longing to retire in the Philippines and to marry a young grass. There's no place like home.
Apart from that, sarap ang buhay as a world class prostitute.

Been watching youtubes on OFW working in Asian countries and the middle east. Ang hirap tlga ng buhay doon. No doubt about it. Can understand why RG and Felix gave up Saudi.

But, speaking of working in Australian mines, things are a lot different from when I was working there 30 odd years ago. Women are now encouraged to work in this predominantly male industry.
So, if hordes of Pinoys and Pinays are working in a mine, hindi na masyadong malungkot. On FIFO, won't be away from home for a lengthy period at a time. And, monetary wise, certainly much better off than working in the Philippines. Not to mention accumulating frequent flyer points quickly.

But would recommend refrain from going to Philippines during week off. Go to Bali instead. Kai sugaton mo ni RG&Co sa airport ... charter a plane to Baguio ... nightly at the casino. Before the end of sojourn, ubos na ang pera. Come mining bust ... busted rin ang OFW.

Oh, how I wish I could wind my time clock back to my 20s!

mag Thailand ako ulet next year

Lucky you,  mate!

Late last month,  bumped into a group of o/s students (m&f) of varying nationalities in a park outside the campus. They were chatting about holidaying around central Europe -- former Soviet satellite states. Yeah,  'twas so good to be young, then.

Have many travel plans. But boring without a lovely travel companion -- one worth the money spend on. More than that -- one worth all I have.

But, so far, ang imong gipanghatag nako kanang mga losyang imong gi-dump!

hindi na ako nahihirapan, naka adjust na rin ako, thanks Juan

My Fellow Filipinos
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When I was small, the Philippine peso was P7 to the $dollar. The president was Diosdado Macapagal. Life was simple. Life was easy. My father was a farmer. My mother kept a small sari-sari store where our neighbors bought sang-perang asin, sang-perang bagoong, sang-perang suka, sang-perang toyo at pahinging isang butil na bawang. Our backyard had kamatis, kalabasa, talong, ampalaya, upo, batao, and okra. Our silong had chicken ­ We had a pig, dog & cat. And of course, we lived on the farm. During rainy season, my father caught frogs at night which my mother made into batute (stuffed frog), or just plain fried. During the day, he caught hito and dalag from his rice paddies, which he would usually inihaw. During dry season, we relied on the chickens, vegetables, bangus, tuyo, and tinapa. Every now and then, there was pork and beef from the town market.

Life was so peaceful, so quiet, no electricity, no TV. Just the radio for Tia Dely, Roman Rapido, Tawag ng Tanghalan and Tang-tarang- tang.. And who can forget Leila Benitez on Darigold Jamboree? On weekends, I played with my neighbours (who were all my cousins) - tumbang-preso, taguan, piko, luksong lubid, patintero, at iba pa. I don't know about you, but I miss those days.

These days, we face the TV, Internet, e-mail, newspaper, magazine, grocery catalog, or drive around. The peso is a staggering and incredible P47 to the US dollar. Most people can't have fun anymore. Life has become a battle. We live to work. Work to live. Life is not easy. I was in Saudi Arabia in 1983.. It was lonely, difficult, & scary. It didn't matter if you were a man or a woman. You were a target for rape.[ Was the rape consensual? ] The salary was cheap & the vacation far between. If the boss didn't want you to go on holiday, you didn't. They had your passport. Oh, and the agency charged you almost 4 months of your salary (which, if you had to borrow on a '20% per month arrangement' meant your first year's pay was all gone before you even earned it).
The Philippines used to be one of the most important countries in Asia. Before & during my college days, many students from neighboring Asian countries like Malaysia , Indonesia , Japan and China went to the Philippines to get their diplomas. Until 1972, like President Macapagal, President Marcos was one of the most admired presidents of the world. The Peso had kept its value of P7 to the US$ until I finished college.

Posted: 9/12/2014 5:00:00 AM by Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
Filed under: Construction, Job-seekers, Mining, Oil-and-gas, Career-resources

In a recent controversial statement, Mitsui's chief of Australian operations, Yasushi Takahashi said the “inconvenient truth” of Australian mining is that wages are too high. Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, he said that it is a “good thing we are seeing high wages in the most liveable country in the world... If that's sustainable that's fine. But one concern is, is it really sustainable?”

The average annual wage for someone working in Australian mining is $138,000, more than double the US average. This has been a point of pride for the industry, but while the commodity sector is engaged in an enormous efficiency drive, thanks largely to a slump in global commodity prices, many bosses such as Takahashi are seeing such high labour costs as prohibitive. Roughly 25% of the cost of running a mine in Australia is comprised of labour, compared to 15% on average worldwide.

His concerns were preceded by a 2014 report by PwC that found Australia's high wages weren't matched by productivity: “Mining equipment in Australia runs at lower annual outputs than most of its global peers”, attributing the shortfall almost entirely to labour.

Of course, this begs the question – would productivity increase if wages were cut? Further, as recognised elsewhere, while some in the industry are seeking work overseas – unable to find employment in their speciality; exploration work in particular is not as available as it was as Australian mining has transitioned from opening new mines to operating those mines – high wages are arguably what brings people back down under.

It's also important to note that even in the wider economic context, mining remains the largest contributor to Australian economic growth, making it essential for us to attract and retain the best people we can. And if that means keeping wages high, that means keeping wages high.

Whatever side you come down on, salaries in Australian mining are higher than elsewhere. That's an issue that won't be going anywhere soon.
Australian mining salaries are the highest in the world. See what you could earn here

- See more at: http://www.miningoilgasjobs.com.au/our-blog/december-2014-(1)/its-no-secret-that-the-australian-mining-sector-pa.aspx#sthash.vIC36bSl.dpuf

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Best of luck to kababayan aspirants for Australian mining jobs!!!!!