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catherine

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #40 on: October 20, 2009, 04:21:32 pm »
^I meant "looking differently/looking down"  I don't mean to distance myself from Pinoys, heck, I don't see them very often, in fact, I've only seen those people from the oriental store (there were 3 of them) story I narrated above and another one just last week a lady from our parish who is married to an American (my first time to see her), she was a bit standoff-ish but she was just probably trying to prove to me that she made it good considering she's also living in the island (there's only a handful of non-whites probably not even 5 of us, and 2 lang kaming Pinoy). I noticed too that she looks at me when I was not looking at her, I am amused more than annoyed, really :) 

akthung

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #41 on: October 20, 2009, 04:26:43 pm »
we all have our reasons. yun lang yun.

blueshadow

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« Reply #42 on: October 21, 2009, 11:56:56 am »
Hi mga kabayan, kumusta? agree ako sa mga sinasabi ng iba dito. yung ibang pinoy porket mataga na sa abroad ang yayabang. Nung mag 6 months pa lang ako dito sa US me nakilala akong mga pinoy na andito sa Us more than 10 years, 90 percent isnabero. yung  iba tiningnan pa ako head to foot talaga

lyrahs

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« Reply #43 on: October 21, 2009, 06:58:10 pm »
Yung iba naman pag chinika ka, ang sunod na tanong 'magkano sweldo mo?' ...ngorrrrk

akthung

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« Reply #44 on: October 21, 2009, 09:46:43 pm »
yeah buti pa mga puti, most of them usually pag magtanong,

"would it be alright if i ask you what do you do for a living? You don't need to answer it"

blueshadow

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« Reply #45 on: October 21, 2009, 11:18:19 pm »
korek ka diyan. bakit parang pera ang basehan nila sa pagkatao mo. Hanggan ngayun naiisip ko pa ring [textspeak!] mga tingin nila nung umattend ako ng filipino gathering.That time wala akong work,bagong salta.I tried to start a conversation, my God hanggang yes,no at nod lang nakuha kung response.Kinikilabutan talaga ako. Tapos naririnig ko sila ha,payabangan talaga. Pabongahan ng suot at kong anong nabili blah blah blah. Buti pa yong presidente mabait.pero wala akong nafeel na warmth sa members.Buti pa yung mga puti,nung malamang bago ako,tinatanong pa ako kung anog nafeel ko,san magang mamasyal etc etc. di ko na feel na outside ako. But with the filipino community,ngek para akong outsider
« Last Edit: October 21, 2009, 11:20:32 pm by blueshadow »

akthung

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #46 on: October 22, 2009, 03:36:28 am »
meron pa ngang pahumble na mayabang. lol but with pinoys, pag may nakausap ka...expect it within the first few seconds or questions yung "anong trabaho mo?" hahaha

bihira ka lang makakita ng puti na magtatanong agad about job. ako noon, nung innocent pa, nang tinanong ko yung ka gym kong puti, nagalit pa. hahaha. pero noong nag apologize ako and we became friends, maganda naman pala job niya eh. no reason na ikahiya niya.

Vera

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« Reply #47 on: November 08, 2009, 01:34:49 am »
Hi mga kabayan, kumusta? agree ako sa mga sinasabi ng iba dito. yung ibang pinoy porket mataga na sa abroad ang yayabang. Nung mag 6 months pa lang ako dito sa US me nakilala akong mga pinoy na andito sa Us more than 10 years, 90 percent isnabero. yung  iba tiningnan pa ako head to foot talaga

Sis, same here. I've been here since July and I don't have any  Filipino friends. I don't bother meeting or greeting them coz the first time I did, though it was obvious that I'm a Filipina, they were still trying their darndest to speak to me in English with American accent. And when I introduce myself as a Filipina, they'd say, "Ah ok," as if it's not big deal. Like, "So what kung pinay ka?" yung na feel kong response nya.

The only nice Filipina I met was the cleaning lady in one of the rest rooms at Hyatt, San Francisco.
« Last Edit: November 08, 2009, 01:38:12 am by Vera »

akthung

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #48 on: November 08, 2009, 05:53:15 am »
just ignore. people will always have reasons and some of them valid. maaaring hindi natin maintindihan ang mga reasons nila kasi kakamigrate lang natin.

Vera

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #49 on: November 10, 2009, 03:24:42 am »
^Yeah true. I guess I learned to ignore but I was wondering at first.

laey

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #50 on: November 24, 2009, 07:32:02 pm »
So far, saken yung food at church. Food, pag di mo sinabi na di maanghang, mga 99%, ise-serve sayo maanghang. Church, dahil scheduled ang mass na ingles, isang beses pa lang ako naka-attend. At yung language na din pala.

Wala naman akong problema sa mga tao dito, sobrang friendly at mataas kasi tingin sa mga Pinoy dito. Mga magagaling at Masisipag. So akala nila, ganon din ako. Hehe. ;D

blush_blush

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #51 on: November 24, 2009, 08:28:13 pm »
i like this thread.

mystella

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #52 on: November 30, 2009, 06:33:05 pm »
So far, saken yung food at church. Food, pag di mo sinabi na di maanghang, mga 99%, ise-serve sayo maanghang. Church, dahil scheduled ang mass na ingles, isang beses pa lang ako naka-attend. At yung language na din pala.

Wala naman akong problema sa mga tao dito, sobrang friendly at mataas kasi tingin sa mga Pinoy dito. Mga magagaling at Masisipag. So akala nila, ganon din ako. Hehe. ;D

sis, saang country ka ngayon?

nadialicious16

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #53 on: December 01, 2009, 09:54:01 am »
sis laey,nakakatuwa naman kung ganoon.at least kahit papaano mayroon pa ring lugar na nirerespeto nila tayo ng todo. :)

laey

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #54 on: December 01, 2009, 11:22:53 am »
sis, saang country ka ngayon?

Sa Jakarta, Indonesia dear.  ;)

laey

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #55 on: December 01, 2009, 11:31:09 am »
sis laey,nakakatuwa naman kung ganoon.at least kahit papaano mayroon pa ring lugar na nirerespeto nila tayo ng todo. :)

Yeah, dito sa Jakarta.  Halos lahat kasi ng mga Pinoy dito, expats. Mga CEO, Directors, Partners, mga teachers, mga finance people at I met some IT consultants. Mababa kasi wage ng dh dito, at mahal ang rate ng mga Pinoy DH kasi ingglesera tayo.  :D

Di din pala bongga Christmas dito. Another Ugly fact. December na, pero kahit mga malls, walang dating yung mga decors. Haay. Di pa naman ako makakauwi.

mystella

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #56 on: December 01, 2009, 06:04:33 pm »
boring ang christmas pag hindi sa pinas.

mameejhy

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #57 on: December 02, 2009, 01:15:04 pm »
^ boring talaga! :( dito sa qatar, may pasok ng 24

laey

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #58 on: December 02, 2009, 02:53:10 pm »
Ay sinabi niyo pa.   :( Lahat pa naman ng mga kakilala kong pinoy, uuwi sa pinas. Nalulungkot talaga ako.  :'(

sweetubeng

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Re: The Ugly Facts about Life Abroad [Round 2]
« Reply #59 on: December 03, 2009, 09:03:16 pm »
yun nga lang ang isa pang di maganda pag pasko iba pa din talaga ang pinas i remember 2 yrs na xmas at new year ang dumaan na naka duty ako ang lungkot buti na lang kaming mga pinoy nag handa ng konting salo salo nung breaktime namin sa pantry pero still malungkot pa din parang ordinary day lang doon.

 

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