Just a few days ago I got an interesting email from a person in the Middle East. He had a Filipina employee (Domestic Helper) at his house. Somehow early this month she went missing. He was trying to reach out to the family of the employee here in the Philippines and he couldn't get any response. He also tried to call and emailed the Philippine Embassy in his country and got no reply too. He also emailed the agency where the lady was associated with but got no acknowledgment from them too. Here's the email that I got. I just edited the name of the girl because I just don't want to invade her privacy. Plus, I don't really know the real reasons … [Read more...]
A Bruneiyuki?
November 25, 2008 By 20 Comments
Back on the OFW topic now... Rebecca and I went to Brunei a couple of weeks ago. She joined me on a business trip, and we were being given a tour of Brunei by my colleague there. Rebecca said that she noticed many Filipinos working there. My colleague said, "Oh, yes. Lots of Filipinos come here to work. The wages are decent and it is easy for them to visit home." Rebecca then informed him that the slang term for an OFW in Brunei is "Bruneiyuki". My colleague started laughing very hard. You see, it really is a funny-sounding term... Bruneiyuki... Sort of like when you say "Kalamazoo", "Uterus", or "Cucamonga". How did the term come to be? Well, … [Read more...]
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