Wednesday Walk - Walk of Life With Two Friends

Sometimes life is so unfair not only for me but for my friend too who sacrifice 16 years without going home and she is now planning to go home for good but still no money in her hand as saving because every month we are the same sending money back home. Lately , her employer have wedding to the eldest daughter so I went there to help her.

My Pitiful Friend

We are both working here in one family and she is the reason why I need to helped her in so many instances of her life. I could not tell you everything. She knew what I did and how I treated her since first day of her life until now. She is working in the youngest sister of my employer. It had been 16 years ago and she never had a single vacation to the Philippines. It's not the problem of the boss but it is her will not planning to come home. She has no day off and never go outside unless with me going to embassy or traveling to renew our contract in Jeddah Philippines Consulate every two years. The reason why she didn't like going home because her son wouldn't let her come back. Being a mother of three sons, her feelings divided into different reason.

Before she decided going abroad, she had two bigger sons. When she gave birth to her younger one, she wanted to give good education. When the child was 6? months old, she decided working abroad and we met here. She is a beautiful and tall woman. She told me that she was just an elementary graduate. She is doing well and of course life had some ups and down but her sacrifices for her children is the main root for staying here until now.

Her two sons have 5 kids she never see in person but they have online communication. Everytime I spent my vacation, she want to go with me and come back but every planned there were so many hindrances so all of this planned were not realized.

This is just a part of her life story and to be continued next time. At this moment, I just want to share our time together last other night I attended bridal shower party of the eldest daughter of her boss. We are both 55 years old and we never know what tomorrow brings to us. Our missions are still not complete. We want to be with our family but we don't want to rely our lives to our children to feed us. As long as we still have enough strength to work, we will do the best for everyone not for us only. God is watching us. We believe there will be a turning points after these.

Her husband died two years ago and mine died since 2004. Two different stories of an #ofw who love our family more than anything else. May God bless us.

The Gardener

Before the sunset yesterday, I saw the gardener of my boss walking. I was walking going to the grocery when I noticed someone at my back. He is our gardener long time ago but he also work for another source of income. He have 7 children in Yemen and he is illegal worker but my boss helped his eldest son Riyad to come with complete papers. His son is a legal worker now.

I am not talking with him inside the house. It's forbidden and not good talking and we have cctv around the house. We can talked when I have extra food I give him with his son. I can talk with him when I want him to do in the Garden.

So we talked yesterday while going to the grocery and he was going for his job nearby. I was surprised why she walked barely on the street. He is no longer afraid with the police. That is why I talked him to be careful. Only Arab can understand what I said to him. He is just like my son. My son saw him before last 2017 too. I appreciate this man an even called me Mama. He look older but too young like my son. He got married too early that is why he has a big son now. I am so happy that he came here legally.

They are all my old friends here . Aman is too young like my son and respect me like mother. Lilia respect me like a sister of me. Two amazing life story worth to share and remember. We later be apart to each other but friendship will never fade

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@olivia08