Weekly Question 5
Posted by Adie on June 22nd, 2008. Filed under: Old Memes.What lies ahead for me (and my family) during these tough times? Do we know where we are heading?
When I think about it, and this is often, I get scared. That’s the truth. With the increasing prices of basic commodities, fuel costs, and just about everything that has a tag price, well, there are days when I wonder if my income (and my sisters’ contributions) will still be enough to make both ends meet. Also, with what happened to China and neighboring countries, I have this fear of natural disasters. There are just too many things that can go wrong these days. Not just for me and my family but for everybody.
BUT I do pray. Our family prays a lot. And I know that if we put our collective efforts to good use, there is hope for the nation, for the world.
Anyway, we are planning to take our chances abroad. Maybe this year, or the next one. We want a better future for the whole family. Abroad, when you retire, you get benefits from the government. You cannot expect that in this country. When you suddenly keel over abroad, chances are someone will pick you up and a hospital will take you in, even without a deposit. In this country, if you keel over, chances are someone will come near you, people will speculate as to what happened to you, when they think you are already losing a lot of blood or going as pale as the pavement beneath you, a good samaritan might call an ambulance. But the hospital will not accept you because you don’t have money to deposit. They will probably put you on a wheelchair or let you sit down on one of those plastic chairs only to make you wait until you die. We don’t want that. Abroad, there will be better chances of being taken cared of by the government, that’s for sure.
Hopefully, we will head that way. Abroad. But so many things can still change over time. We never really know what will happen in the future. We can only do so much. We can only pray that things will go the way we plan it.
Have a safe week everyone! Please pray for the victims of the typhoon Frank.
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June 22nd, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Thanks for doing this
Re grocery, totoo yan. We don’t buy some of the things na nga like cookies, softdrinks and chips. These are not really good naman, kaya more juices and milk and sandwiches.
You know,I have been trying to get a teaching position in the US for like 4 or 5 years already but I haven’t been given a chance. Like you, I want to have some sort of retirement to fall back on when I am too old to teach. I can’t be a teacher forever.
Thanks and you know I am teary-eyed writing this. Such hard times and this natural disaster that came upon us. Kaawa-awa talaga.
Be safe and have a great week.
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June 22nd, 2008 at 9:22 pm
[...] Weekly Question 5 With the increasing prices of basic commodities, fuel costs, and just about everything that has a tag price, well, there are days when I wonder if my income (and my sisters’ contributions) will still be enough to make both ends meet. … [...]
June 22nd, 2008 at 9:59 pm
i, too, am not sure where we’re headed … but I have faith that the Lord will help.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 12:23 am
I’m also concerned about the inflation happening recently. I try to remain hopeful and positive that things will improve. Prayers are very helpful during hard times.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:37 am
I live abroad but I still don’t know what lies ahead for me and my daughter and of course my parents..we all live in uncertainty Adie.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 5:58 am
I worry a lot about retirement. I’ll be 46 this month. I can’t even believe it. With the way things are going in the U.S. right now, I’m not sure there will even be Social Security. I think I’ve just resigned myself to the fact that short of winning the lottery, I will probably be working until I die.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
this was the reason why i opted to accept my present job though it’s farther from home than my last. mas malaki kase magiging net ko kahit na ang kapalit e kailangan kong isacrifice ang time ko dahil sa mas mahabang oras ng byahe. dahil lahat na nagtaasan kahit mga basic needs na lang ang hirap magbudget talaga. kaya nga kahit na gusto kong magfulltime mommy, hindi pa pwede sa ngayon. ayoko naman iasa lahat sa husband ko lalo na mga personal na needs ko din.
mas okay na din kesa mag-abroad ako. ayokong malayo sa family ko lalo na sa anak ko. i just hope and pray na sana nga hindi ko na kailangan pang umalis ng bansa para lang mapunuan yung mga pangangailangan namin. kahit husband ko, ang dami na din opportunities na pinalampas nya to work abroad. pero katulad ko, ayaw din nyang malayo samen. pareho kasi kameng nag-ofw ang mga tatay… mahirap, malungkot… sa ngayon, konting higpit pa ng sinturon at patuloy na panalangin na sana malamapasan din natin lahat itong krisis ngayon. basta wag lang tayong mawawalan ng pananampalataya.