I am a third-generation #OFW. My grandfather worked in the Middle East. My father worked in Saipan, Guam, and China. Now, I’m here in Singapore. We don’t have generational wealth, inherited businesses, or properties. We inherited the conviction to leave. In this episode, I reflect on what it means to […]
As an OFW, you are not allowed to get tired. They say, “You’re lucky you’re already abroad.” Or, “Your salary is so big, why are you still complaining? Why can’t you just be thankful?” I’ve heard those lines so many times. Sometimes you get used to it. But even if […]
When you’ve been an #OFW for a long time, you kind of stop being a normal tourist. You can’t just simply enjoy the views… without even trying, you suddenly find yourself comparing it to the #Philippines. My wife and I took a short vacation break in Taiwan from Singapore. But […]
In the last video that I posted, I shared the reality of building our dream house as an OFW. But during my recent vacation inside that exact house, I felt a strange discomfort. I realized that my body was fighting the environment, and my brain didn’t know how to turn […]
As an Overseas Filipino Worker, one of our most common goals is to build a house we can call our own. It sounds simple and achievable, right? But in the Philippines, it’s never that straightforward. In this episode, I share the painful reality of building our dream home while working […]
Since moving and working abroad over 15 years ago, my wife and I have moved houses nearly ten times. We’ve probably lived in almost every corner of Singapore. In this journal, I want to talk about the quiet exhaustion that comes with having no permanent address abroad. Beyond the physical […]
All your savings will mean nothing if they just disappear into hospital bills as you get older. It’s hard to get sick abroad, but we often forget that when we are caught up in the daily grind of working overseas. Being an #OFW is not always glamorous. In this episode […]
Like many Filipinos, I realized early on that it’s expensive to dream in the Philippines. I knew that if I stayed, I would just be stuck in a cycle of struggling because my family wasn’t wealthy. So I took a leap of faith. But I thought the good life would […]
I never dreamed of becoming an “Overseas Filipino Worker” or “OFW” for short. Like many #Filipinos, I didn’t grow up dreaming of working abroad. But at some point, I had to ask myself: If I stay in the Philippines… what will I really get out of it? In my first […]
