Anyways, after my failed application sa communications area, i try another, sa semicon, though i had an offer, sobrang malayo naman, i'm a city guy person kasi (hahaha! feeling! ) ayoko kasi ng malayo sa pamilya at hindi ko pa kayang mag-solo nun, baka kasi mareyp lang ako. hahaha! So I tried another, this time, pinatulan ko na, anything kahit out of my studies, basta hindi magpapatigas at magpapatindig ng ano... ng bakal at hindi maabuso ang mura kong katawan. Lol!

After a month or so, i was accepted sa Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, malayo man sa pinag-aralan ko, i took the job, after all, its still a job that can support my needs and besides thats the reason naman kung bakit tayo naghahanap ng work, di ba? Lol! Sa Astra iyon yung masasabi kong first serious job ko aside nung estudyante ako, mga part time, part time, ganyan! dun ko naexperienced ang lahat, ang makasama ang ibat ibang klase ng tao, mga sosyalera, chismosa, mga nerd, tahimik, at mga feeling sosyal, in short, naenjoy ko ang trabaho ko. Pero, ganun pala talaga ang tao, kapag nagiging routine na lang ng ginagawa mo at nararamdamn mong walang kang growth, hahanap at hahanap ka pa rin ng iba. So i applied again, this time, gusto ko out of the country naman. Gusto kong maranasan ang makasakay ng eroplano. Takot ako noon sa mga news about sa mga Arabo, kaya middle east is not my option. I went to an agency somewhere in Malvar, near PCU, wherein Pepsi Singapore is in need of Technician, at dahil yung criteria nila is something about bottle blowing and some sort, i applied, since sa Astra im doing the same naman. Kinunsider naman nila yun application ko but then, after two days they said na they needed those who had 3-5 years experience. Imba lang! 

Mahirap magjob hunt for aroad noon lalo pa't kulang pa yung experience mo, but sa kabila ng iyong pagtitiyaga at the end you will find one naman. So sa madalit salita, may nagopen ng pinto, pinto ng opurtunidad sa bansang Taiwan. I was interviewed sa isang agency somewhere in Project 8. Sabi nila, a Semicon company is in need of engineering graduates. So nagexam kami, nagulat ako sa exam, akala ko tapos na pagiging estudyante ko, kasi ba naman ang exam is, from Boylestad's book, pinasolve kami ng common emitter biasing ng walang calculator. Kamusta naman! But kahit na mahirap yung exam, i passed and was selected. 

At dun na nagsimula  ang lahat lahat sa buhay ko, bilang tao, at bilang OFW....

....itutuloy

The Migrant Empowerment Network in Taiwan(MENT) in cooperation with Hsinchu Catholic Diocese Migrants & Immigrants Service Center (HMISC) and other legal organizations are inviting every OFW  to support the Migrant Workers Rally this coming December 11, 2011. The main objective of this gathering is to secure the right to rest and leisure to migrant workers. 

From the article posted on http://tw.migrant-workers.org/ the Council of Labor Affairs finally responded to hear the cry of many Migrant Workers especially the Domestic Workers by proposing the official Protection Act of Domestic Workers. This Act will determine the rights to have rest as well as restriction on maximum daily working hours through negotiations between the employee & the employer.

In response, everyone is invited to gather at the heart of Taipei's entertainment and shopping center in Xinyi District to alert the general public the real situation of our Domestic workers. As everyone is enjoying the weekend away from work, the thousands of our domestic migrant workers are still working, struggling and even dying under extreme labor conditions.

Once again, to all OFW here in Taiwan they need our support.

(The photo & program schedule are courtesy of http://tw.migrant-workers.org/)

2011 November 24 is Thanksgiving Day. An American holiday that have a big roasted turkey on the banquet as what I saw on the Smallville Series. Lol! Anyways, it is a holiday wherein the American give thanks to Lord for guiding them safe & making their harvest bountiful & productive, that is according to wiki.  Eventhough its not customarily observed in the Philippines and not one of the Filipino tradition and  even not in the calendars lists of holiday, I wanted to share, what I am thankful for this year. 

1.  LIFE. For another year that past, though its been a rough road journey, I'm very much thankful for everyday's breath that's coming out on my mouth. Everytime that I opened my eyes from the whole night sleep means another hope, goodness & knowledge are going to share to others.

2. LOVE & SUPPORT. For those peoples who believes, respects & trusts me. From my family, friends, everydays companion, everyone that I met, & even those who hated me. With you all, I still continue learning lessons in life & still continue forgiving. Even in our differences I know we are still connected.

3. HEALTH. As I celebrates an almost a decade living abroad of being an OFW. Good Health never left me. Though sometimes I felt weak, it doesn't mean that I am not healthy & fit. I'm sorry if sometimes I overused or overheaded you with some not worthy lifestyle, I'm just experimenting. :)

4. ASHIN & JARED. You two little angels brings hope & joy to my family. Thanks to the both of you for making my parents happy. May the both of you adopts the goodness & humbleness of JESUS. 

5. IMPRISONED MIND & ITS FOLLOWERS. When I was in high school, I wanted to be a writer or lets say even a contributor in our school paper, but since I'm a transferee student, it never happened. I dont know whats their reason of being from other school & being on the 1st section in joining the school paper. Until now I'm asking why only those students who belongs from SSC(Special Science Class) are the one among the 20 sections, must be in the school organ. Anyways, my blog fulfilled my dream and it is like my journal, where I can share what's inside my naughty mind & anything what my brain spilled (lol!) both non-sense & have sense. I would also like to give my gratitude to my countless & million followers...uhmmm, 53 lang naman sila (lol). Thank you to your awa to follow me, hehehe.

6. BEAUTIFUL PLACES/WONDERS & PEOPLE. I'm always amazed & fascinated of seeing wonders that are created by nature or people then preserved through a very long  span of years. Because of that, I have a time to bulakbol/travel places. And while I'm on travel, I always tried to compare whose better, people of the past of people of today, though I believed that us, the present inhabitant are far more better than before, yun nga lang.... we abused our powers so much.

7. COFFEE. I love coffee very much. That's it! Thank you!

8. MY COUNTRY. In this cruel world, YOU Lord Almighty still blessed my country with good people, eventhough in this moment of time, the world saw us differently. Well, I'm happy to say that I was born in this country full of happiness & talented people. No further explanation.

9. CHOCOLATES. My felicitation goes to the inventor of making cocoa seed to a wonderful, delicious & enticing cube-that-taste-good called chocolates. For that, I want to have an OOMPA-LOOMPA (Mr. Wonka Employee from his chocolate factory). Lol!

10. And last, I would like to express my gratitude to the LORD ALMIGHTY for all the blessings I have received and all I have lost. 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Sa loob ng mahigit na limang taon kong pamamalagi sa ibang bansa, bilang isang buhay na bayani o mas kilala sa tawag bilang isang OFW, marami na akong nakilala, nakasalamuha, at nakasamang tao mula sa iba't ibang parte ng Pilipinas. Ilan sa kanila, mga bago pa lamang, mga luma o taon na ang bilang ng pamamalagi  at ang iba naman ay yung mga tinatawag na mga beterano, sila yung mga OFW na ginagawang bakasyunan ang Pilipinas. 

Iba't ibang istorya ng buhay, merong malungkot, masaya at merong puno ng pag-asa ang kanilang mga kuwento at dala. Pag-asang makabangon mula sa kahirapan sa bansang kinagisnan at pag-asang mapunan ang pagkukulang mula sa bansang kinamulatan... ang Trabaho. 

Hindi lingid sa ating kaalaman na sa araw-araw ay may libu-libong pinoy ang umaalis ng bansa, upang makipagsapalaran. Libu-libong Pilipino, bilang Inhenyero, Guro, Caregiver, Salesman, Nurse, Doctor,  at iba't ibang uri ng mga blue colored job. Mga propesyong sana ay sa Pilipinas ginagamit. Subalit dala ng kakulangan ng trabaho at liit ng suweldo sa ating bansa ay napipilitang gamitin upang manilbihan sa iba.  Libu-libong pinoy na ang tanging dala-dala ay ang pag-asa para sa pamilyang maiiwan at takot at kaba sa bansang daratnan. 

Libu-libong Pinoy na hindi alintana ang homesick at hirap ng kalooban, para lang mabigyan ng magandang buhay ang ating mga anak, mapag-aral ang ating mga kapatid at masuportahan ang ating mga magulang. Mga Pilipino na patuloy na naniwala at umaasang may pag-asa pa. May pag-asa pang naghihintay sa bansang sa atin ay kumalinga. 

Ngunit kung anupa't anuman ang dahilan ng ating pangingibang bansa, ng ating pagLIPAD, lagi nating iisipin na may naghihintay sa ating pagbabalik, tagumpay man tayo o bigo......

"Well im going home, back to a place where I belong

And where your LOVE has always been enough for me

I'm not running from, no, think you got me all wrong

I don't regret this life I chose for me

But these places and these face are getting old

So i'm going home, well i'm going home."

-Home by Daughtry-

Namiss ko lang ang unang kumpanyang pinaglingkuran ko dito sa Taiwan, ang LEAD DATA Corporation. Sa loob ng tatlong taon kong pamamalagi kasi, hindi ko lubos akalain na darating ang punto na magsasara ang kumpanya. Dala na rin siguro ng mabilis na pagbabago ng teknolohiya, at dinagdagan pa ng trahedyang naganap sa Japan nung Marso (SONY, JAPAN ang pangunahing customer namin), tuluyan ng bumigay ang kompanyang nagpasuweldo at tumulong sa akin, at sa aking pamilya. 

Lead Data is a professional optical disc manufacturer for SONY,Japan, CD-R King, IMATION & MELODY.