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This time it�s not only in the form of abuses and maltreatment by the employers but kidnapping with possible torture or execution.
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OFW aspirants should really heed the government�s ban against working in troubled places, like Iraq.
Another serious problem which our overseas workers overlook, in blind pursuit of the almighty dollar, is that of broken families.
Although many OFWs get what they want and regularly send home money to buy decent houses and ensure a good education for their children, they do so at the risk of family breakups.
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For instance, it�s not uncommon that a spouse working abroad has an illicit partner there and the spouse left behind has also one.
One wonders if the dollars earned are worth it when one�s family is in shambles. To paraphrase the Lord�s words: "What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but suffers the loss of his family."
We can only hope and pray that our economy will prosper soonest so that our poor kababayans will not be forced to work in foreign lands, exposed to a lot of dangers.
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Joke of the Day. It was the stir of the town when an 80-year-old man married a 20-year-old girl. After a year of marriage she went into hospital to give birth.
The nurse came out to congratulate the fellow saying, "This is amazing. How do you do it at your age?" He answered, "You�ve got to keep that old motor running."
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The following year the young bride gave birth again. The same nurse said, "You�re really amazing. How do you do it?" He again said, "You�ve got to keep the old motor running."
The same thing happened the next year. The nurse said, "Well, well, well! You certainly are quite a man!"
He responded, "You�ve got to keep that old motor running."
The nurse then said, "Well, you better change the oil. This one is black."
