Mabuhay ang katulong!

First of all I would like to say hi and hello to all readers of my latest blog… I had a nice life in the Philippines four months ago, but all of the sudden it changed when I came to U.A.E. I know that the culture here is different but I never thought that working as a servant is very much hard. The first nightmare I experience was still at the agency office. There were many servants that came from different countries like Euthopia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri lankan and of course Philippines. The manager is very cruel to the servants. He shouted and even beat the servants as if those people not giving him money for his business when sponsors come to get their servants.I stayed in the agency for 13 days waiting for my sponsor to come home get me. I’ve been very sad there in the agency because sometimes we don’t have food to eat, they only give us tea .When I got sick I gave money to the kabayan secretary but then she did not buy me medicine and the manager took my money. At long last my sponsor arrives and their driver came to get me. The driver took me to the hospital for medical examination. At the house of my employer I was introduced to Sir, Madam, to their four children – two girls and two boys. Sir is concious to his body while Madam is the opposite, she is very fat. The eldest boy in the family is always in front of his laptop playing world of the warcraft. The second is a girl, who loves to eat noodles and eggs tomato, no wonder she is fat because all in her mind is to eat intead of making her homework. The third child is a boy same like my eldest child who is thin and don’t like to eat too much. He just love to play with his skate, bicycle and computer games.The youngest is a two year old girl who is very naughty. One thing I like in the family is that they speak English to me and that we understand each other. From this time I learned a little bit of Arabic language and in due time I hope I would be able to speak and understand their language as well. During my first month, it’s been very difficult for me, the work the food, the family most especially. The firts time I cleaned the comfort room I had a cut on my hand, when I ironed cloths I burned my hand again! Oh what a mess I did to my self. I was crying almost everyday, every night. How I miss my family in the Philippines. But I have no other choice but to leave them. I need to earn for their future. I’m very thankful that I have a very supportive family who made the effort in finding money for me to come and work here. To my friends who are still there for me through thick and thin, I owe you all a lot! For the person who are bitter to me, am very sorry if ever I’ve done wrong, I’am only human and we are all not perfect. Sometimes we commit mistakes. To my love, thank you very much for coming into my life. I just hope and pray that you won’t change “I love you." To the family whom I working now, please bear with me because it’s my first time to work as a servant. I may commit mistakes but I’m trying to learn for the better. Please pray for me for those who will read this epistle of mine that I continue to be strong and fight whatever problem may occur. To my fellow Filipino servants be proud to our country. Continue to work faithfully and diligently. Mabuhay tayong mga katulong!!! Myrnah A. Maligayang Pasko at Masaganang Bagong Taon mga Kapusong Pinoy! Marami kaming natatanggap na papuri at pasasalamat mula sa ating mga kababayan sa abroad dahil sa ating Kwentong Kapuso. Nagpapasalamat sila dahil nabigyan sila ng puwang sa Pinoy Abroad section ng GMANews.TV na marinig ang kanilang saloobin. Ang iba naman na hindi nagbabahagi ng kanilang kwento ay ipinapahatid ang kanilang pasasalamat dahil nakakapulot sila ng aral at kaalaman sa mga Kapuso natin na nagpadala ng kanilang kwento. Mas marami ang nagsasabi na ang kwento ng iba ay kwento rin nila. Dito ay nalalaman nila na hindi lang sila ang dumadaan sa ganoong mga sitwasyon. Mga kwentong humaplos sa kanilang puso at nagpapatatag sa kanilang kalooban. Nais po naming ipaalam sa inyo mga Kapuso sa abroad na kami ang dapat magpasalamat sa inyong pagtitiwala na ibahagi ang inyong kwento. Ang bawat pagbubukas nyo ng inyong puso - malungkot man o masaya - ay nagbibigay sa amin ng kaalaman kung papaano ang buhay ng malayo sa bansa, lalo na sa mga mahal sa buhay. Hindi kami magsasawa na basahin ang inyong kwento, maigsi man ito o milya-milya ang haba. Kahit ang laman nito ay naglalabas ng sama ng loob, nagbibigay ng inspirasyon, gustong magpayo, nagsusumbong, nais lang magpatawa o kaya naman wala lang, dahil walang magawa. Ang effort nyo na magbukas ng computer o laptop, at bisitahin ang ating GMANews.TV ay malaking pasasalamat na - papaano pa kaya ang maglaan kayo ng panahon na magtipa ng inyong kwento at ipadala sa amin - ay talagang nagpapataba ng aming puso. Kaya hihintayin pa rin namin ang inyong mga email sa Pinoyabroad@gmanews.tv para magkaroon ng pagkakataon na makipag-ugnayan sa ating mga kababayan saan man dako sa mundo. Saludo po kami sa inyong pagsasakripisyo mga Kapuso. At maraming salamat sa inyong walang tigil na pagtitiwala.