it's been months....

Hi my friend. Nice to hear from you. It seems you are not enjoying your stay there but at least you are safe. I just hope you will be able to finish your contract and anyway and would be able to find new job in a better place. Meanwhile just do your best there and take care.

[i]Hi chechuva, Nice hearing from you again! I know it's not easy really to adjust but I know we can do it. We are very flexible and tough! LOL! When I first got here, I was so sad. I can't drive and makes me very dependent which I really don't like. Busses are too far from the house and places are too far from each other! It's not like our Country where I can just walk going to downtown etc! But, This is it! We have to adjust and continue to pray to God to guide and bless us! That is good about looking on the positive side, just enjoy with other "pinoy" friends and new friends![/i]

Of course there's no place like home. I guess you have really don't have a choice in there but stay there and just feel blessed that you are there with a work and a salary that you can send to your family here in the Philippines. I guess you already know that there are a lot of OFW that are being sent home because of the economic crisis that is haunting the whole world. consider yourself lucky you are not one of those that went out but suddenly sent back home because the company they worked for either downsized their employees or just closed.

A wise woman once said, if life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I suppose you will find your bearings soon and get back to being happy. Cheers!!

I am sure that many people know where Riyadh is but I don't and I also wonder what you are doing there. It sounds like you might have a very interesting life?

well...i am at home. i have never really stayed away from home,but i know that home is really something else,there is no place like home. i feel sorry for you,i think if you aren't comfortable and are so annoyed then you should seriously think about packing your bags and going back..depending upon the conditions of course. Life is short,so live it to the fullest. Take care!!

hi chechuva... nice to hear from you again... so sorry to hear that you don't really like the place you are in now... hopefully you will be able to adapt to the new situations soon and the bright future will be with you... take care and have a nice day...

chechuva, Home sickness, missing out on friends, missing the food and life we use to have and enjoy are just some of the things we will experience when we need to be in other place for a period of time. Whether it is for leisure or work, it is all the same. As for me, I am presently working in China and would not be going back for at least a year from now. To me I have learned to accept it and acceptance is the very first step to adapting. This mentality actual helped me put away the familiarity and comforts of home and opens up my mind and attitude to accommodate all things around me. It also teaches and tells me how to make the best of it. China, is a very big country and very diversified. It isn't as backdated or backward at all and you can see that it is catching on fast. The very first shock I had when I first stepped in was cultural shock and that I think this is the very first thing everyone will experience when one comes to a new place. It is just not like the way we'd do things when we are back home and etc.. So, yes adapting would be the order of the day for me. I just hope that things will work out for the better for you in Riyadh. Take care and be positive minded.

I am here in Manila temporarily. I was sent here from my beloved Zamboanga City to prepare for an interview. Well like Riyadh, food, people, culture are a little different compared to my hometown. It takes a lot of adjustments for me since i am only living with my aunt and cousins. We're not that close so it's pretty hard to establish rapport with them. I hope it will be over soon too because i miss home.

hello chechuva! what is your work there? i am glad that you can still spend time online. I heard you really have to work hard there for hours .. anyway, don't worry too much, as time flies really, really fast! Before you knew it, the time to go home is already there facing you. :) For the meantime, since you can be online, Philippines is like very near to you now. There's also a cellphone, wherein friends and family members are just a text away! But that may be costly! Being online is more inexpensive i think. You can chat with your friends, or your family members. I am here in the Philippines now and i am very comfortable being here. I mean no plans of working abroad, so far. :) Feel free to share with us your hopes, dreams, and life experiences there!

Well i know how you must be feeling.I was born and brought up in a very open environment and in a big city.My parents had always been very liberal with me.I had achieved everything in life i had aspired for.I got high education,worked in a top company,wore clothes according to latest styles,ate what i enjoyed eating.Life was fully under my control and i was very-very happy but after i got married i had to move to another town.My in laws are very-very conservative.The neighborhood is not good.I am not getting good vibes here but somehow i will have to manage with the environment. I sometimes feel very disgusted but slowly and steadily i am making myself up.I am trying my level best to settle myself down here with positive approach.This is what life is all about i guess.Keeps on examining our patience. Happy mylotting.