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  Official Entry to the 2nd Annual Pinoy Expats/OFW  Blog Awards *** SALUDO AKO SA 'YO! two years and 3 months na pala ako dito sa saudi. ang bilis! nakapagbakasyon nadin ako ng dalawang beses. masarap talagang umuwi lalo na pag first time, nandun yung kasabikan sa mga mahal mo sa buhay! ‘di naman talaga biro ang mag abroad at wala din namang nagsabing madali ito, naalala ko pa yung unang text ni basti ‘tol may hiring kami dito, email mo sakin resume mo .. nasa side strip kami non medyo gabi na sa pilipinas kasi naman 5 hours ang time difference, sa kagustuhang kong malinawan yung mga details tawag ako agad kahit overseas yon, yun pa yata ang unang beses kong nag call sa kanya sa saudi. kinabukasan, ayos agad ako ng resume ko update at scan ng mga iba pang kailangan at send.. marami pangyayari at hindi rin naman naging mabilis at madali ang pag ayos at paghintay.. hanggang sa na approved at makarating na nga ako dito. welcome kingdom of saudi arabia. hindi ko din naisip na sa dami ...

it always gives me a good feeling to know that i am a filipino. looking back, i spent my elementary days in a public school, regulated by the philippines' department of education culture and sports (yeah, for the youngsters, it was DECS before, and i think prior to that, it was MECS - during Marcos regime, and now it’s DepEd).  after all these years, it feels good to recall and be thankful for the free education provided by our government, which we still get up to now.  and i still remember the free buns (nutribun) provided to us as well as the free feeding programs of the school canteen nationwide.