Hi Ms. Ley:
The story is actually true that most migrants has to start from scratch... that is a fact regardless where you go - Canada, USA, Australia, GCC etc. You have to first prove yourself, establish your connections before you get anywhere. Coming from the GCC, enjoying the tax free salary, and the other perks of the gulf hospitality, I somehow understood his sentiments, pero hindi ako in agreement sa mentality at point of view nya in general.
Just my two cents, minsan kasi we have to compare ourselves to a bamboo, no matter how high it stands, it can bend with the wind without breaking. Masyadong mataas tingin ng writer sa sarili nya kaya sya dumanas ng ganon. Life is all about sacrifices, majority ng nagtatagumpay has to work hard to reach where they are now. I know that most of us ay nag-aral (nagsunog ng kilay) para maging professional at ung iba nag-aaral pa para ma-upgrade ang knowledge nila. In my opinion, we just have to face reality .... to reach the top, we have to start from the bottom. To learn to walk, a child has to crawl first and make baby steps. (Although may ilang lucky few who's born with a golden spoon and influence kaya nasa top agad
you know what I mean.) We just have to learn to live within our means... kailangan tayong matutong mag-adjust... change is the only thing permanent in this world anyway.
We can just consider the write up as an eye opener. We should be prepared for the worst case scenario, so when it happens (God forbid), we are prepared.
It is all in the mind set