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17/06/2024

Normal ba na mahirapan sa pagiibang bansa?

Sa totoo lang, oo.

Maninibago ka sa klima, kultura, salita at marami pang iba.

Pero kaya mo ba? Natural!

Paano? Simple, maging matatag at masinop ka katulad ng mga magulang mo.

Let me share mine.

My father is an undergraduate, who was given the opportunity to work overseas for years juggling four jobs, 16 hours a day and 7 days a week. No rest day in between, Para lang makapagpadala saamin.

My mother was left responsible for taking care of the house; inside came four of their children, and she took care of them all on her own.
When my parents started living together. They were both poor, undergraduate, and young. However, as little as they had, they made sure to give more to the family.

Our easiness in life today became possible because of them. They made the next generation better than they were.

Kaya kung ikaw, nahihirapan o hindi sigurado sa kasagutan.

The answer is just one call or a tap away.

Sino ba ang magulang na hindi magsasabi ng totoo sa anak nila?

Therefore, during tough times of living abroad, starting your own family through solitary, heartbreak, homesickness, hardships, and negative circumstances in life. Be persistent and strong like your parents.

Our parents can quit, but never once did.

Our parents could just walk away, but it wasn't their moral.

Our parents could have just left us on the streets, but it's just not who they are.

Our parents had suffered, conquered, and endured life more than we can imagine.

Have you known them enough to mimic what they did to overcome?

Kung hindi pa, umpisahan mo na kasi kakailanganin mo sa pagaabroad.

More of this topic is on my upcoming book.

"I'm sorry, I beg you pardon?"

Malapit na!

Mabuhay ang lahat ng Pilipino.

17/06/2024

Sino hindi takot tumanda?

Ako, oo. Lalung-lalu na kung wala akong pera sa pagtanda.

Ikaw ba?

Oh baka naman iniisp mo, "Okay lang yan, andyan naman ang mga anak kong susuporta sakin"

Lesson learned as an OFW.

We have the ability to change the course of our lives and the next generation after kaya itinigil na natin ang Filipino mentality na maging "Gatasan" ang mga magiging anak natin.

Pero paano?

To learn how to save for retirement.

Work to enjoy what's today without forgetting that there is tomorrow.

Tatanda ka. Hindi ka habang buhay bata. As always mentioned by my father to me.

Matuto na tayo ngayon pa lamang kasi mahirap matuto bukas kapag huli na ang lahat.

Kung nagtataka ka kung kanino ko natutunan to, sa mga matatanda din.

Nakarinig na ko ng hinaing nila na;

"Kung naisip ko lang noon na magipon"
"Akala ko kasi..."
"Hindi ako makaalis ng trabaho kasi walang ipon"

At marami pang iba.

Iwasan natin ang pagkakamali ng nakaraan.

Be a responsible human being to yourself.

Be a thoughtful parent, too. Let your children sole responsibility is to follow their God given gift.

Be confident enough, na ngayon pa lang alam mo na, na bukas siguradong may katatandaan ka.

More of this topic is on my upcoming book.

"I'm sorry, I beg your pardon?"

Malapit na!

Please share this content para malaman din ng iba nating kababayan.

Mabuhay kayong lahat!

17/06/2024

Figure out your own life's puzzle then everything will start to make sense.

17/06/2024

Lesson of life..

Read books > copy what works > sort out according to your identity > read more and the cycle goes on.

Until what you know becomes fitting to your OWN identity.

Knowledge is power yet only if use accordingly.

Happy Friday!

17/06/2024

Alam mo ba na may dalawang types ng workplace bullying?

Anu-Ano nga ba ito?

Overt at covert workplace bullying

Overt bullying

Examples:

• threats, intimidation, standover tactics, and coercion

• verbally abusive or degrading language or gestures

• shouting, yelling, or screaming
• unexplained rages
• unjustified criticism and insults, nit-picking, and fault-finding without justification
• constant humiliation, ridicule, and belittling remarks
• unreasonable threats of dismissal or other disciplinary procedures

Covert bullying

Examples:
• deliberately overloading an employee with work and imposing impossible deadlines
• sabotaging someone's work by withholding required information
• hiding documents or equipment
• constantly changing targets or work guidelines
• not providing appropriate resources and training.
• isolating or ignoring someone consistently
• malicious teasing, practical jokes, gossiping
• excessive criticism on a regular and systematic basis
• malicious freezing out, excluding and/or not speaking to someone

These examples are all given by New Zealand Nurses Organization (NZNO).

if na-experience mo to, please ask for help.

At kung may bagong nurses kayong kasama
na sa tingin ninyo kailangan ng boses, Speak out for them.

Dahil hindi madaling mag survive sa ibang kultura dagdag pa ng bagong trabaho.

More of this topic is on my upcoming book.

"I'm sorry, I beg your pardon?

Malapit na malapit na!

Please share this post to your nursing friends o kung sino man kailangan matutunan ito.

Mabuhay ang Pilipino!

17/06/2024

Happy Father's day sa mga ulira ninyong ama.

Mabuhay ang lahat ng tatay.

17/06/2024

As you age, your mind says different than what your body does.

Meaning?

Lahat ng tingin mo na kaya mo pang gawin bukas, madalas hindi na.

I learned this lesson from my surgeon when he decided to retire as early as 55 years old.

Hindi dahil hindi na niya kaya, pero as he said it best:

"There’s more to life than working. I had missed a lot of journeys behind. I don't want to lose another more in the next years ahead. I had enough money stored; I can work more, but what for?”.

He added, “I can afford to pay for any adventure/activity in my life today, but given my physical condition, I am old. I cannot risk it anymore.”

Many of us thinks na "Gastos lang yan o bukas nlng pag nagkapera"

Pero natutunan ko na our health and time is more valuable.

Hindi ka pala talaga magkakaroon ng sapat na pera na hinahangad mo. As a human being, we always wanted more.

Kaya ngayon pa lang baguhin na natin, kung kaya mo na isingit ang pagiging adventurous gawin mo na habang kaya pa ng oras at katawan mo.

Dahil hindi habambuhay nasa same situation ka, season ang buhay kaya make the best out of it.

Learn to appreciate being single, being married, and having kids.

Now, I am on the stage of being recently married.

I am not adventurous myself. Yet, I am thankful to be blessed to have a wife who is.

Ikaw, saan parte ka ng buhay mo ngayon?

More of this topic is on my upcoming book

"I'm sorry, I beg your pardon?"

Malapit na malapit na!

Mabuhay kayong lahat!

09/06/2024

Taong puro pasaya sa kasalukuyan at walang pakielam sa kinabukasan?

Meet nurse Kyla aka "The YOLO"

Yolo meaning You'll Only Live Once"

Mostly known to sa mga kabataan.

YOLO” is a now-or-never attitude, to live life like tomorrow never existed.

Gastos dito, Gastos doon.

Swipe here and there

Nurse Kyla is willing to risk her finances and life for that worthy experience, the feeling of getting a new purse, the joy of tasting an explicit cuisine at an expensive restaurant, or the rush of doing life-threatening activities.

Her instagram posts is everyone's bucket list ika nga.

Basta magawa niya ngayon, bahala na ang bukas.

Until one day, na gusto niyang tumulong sa tatay niyang newly diagnosed ng cancer. Ngunit dahil mas mataas ang expenses niya sa ipon niya.

It's not possible. So, she cannot do anything but to have faith.

Another life lesson as an immigrant.

Don't be like Nurse Kyla.

Tama nga naman that You'll Only Live Once, pero live responsibly.

Enjoy the present and prepare for the future mishaps, katulad ng emergency fund topic na I posted recently.

Hindi lang para sayo pero para sa mga mahal mo sa buhay.

As an nurse immigrant, nabigyan tayo ng opportunity to help and less likely the reciever of help. So, kailangan natin to make use of the blessing na binigay saatin ng Panginoong Diyos.

More of this topic is on my upcoming book

"I'm Sorry, I beg your pardon?"

Please share this content so others would be aware, too.

Mabuhay kayong lahat!

07/06/2024

May kakilala ka bang pinoy nurse na dinaig pa ang Western Union sa lupet mg convert ng pera from dollar to peso?

If wala pa, then meet my friend Carlos (not his real name)

Carlos, AKA the "CURRENCY CONVERTER" ang tawag ko sakanya. Sobrang lupet neto, promise!

Bakit?

kasi every time he buys something, he first negotiates and calculates the price conversion from the dollar to the Philippine peso.

Ang bukang bibig niya lagi ay, "Ang mahal naman niyan". Another excuse is "Wala akong pera," kahit kakakuha pa lang ng sweldo niya ah.

No one knows how much is expensive or cheap for him since he treats everything the same. Ang matindi gusto niya palaging libre.

He only wants to get stuff unless it is free. He likes Netflix, but only if the account is borrowed from someone paying for it.

Sino ba ayaw sa libre hindi ba?

But, I don't mean to judge. Wala akong pakielam sa buhay niya. Pero lesson learned to sakin as an OFW.

Why?

Apart from enjoying what you earned, which is tumaas ang sweldo natin as an migrant nurse. Another is, you attract what you are - Law of attraction concept.

Kung tingin mo palagi wala kang pera, the mindset stops from there. Rather than, okay wala akong pera pero paano ako magkakapera?

Living and working outside the Philippines gives us more opportunity especially as registered nurses. You are way more capable now than before.

I say this, because when I reflected myself. Somehow ganto din ako and something has to change.

Natuto akong gumastos sa tamang paraan on my necessities and wants. I invested on myself kasi wala naman gagastos para sa sarili mo kung hindi ikaw lang.

walang libreng edukasyon, walang libre sa mundo. So use your money para sa ikauunlad mo.

Never be like Carlos.

Gusto mo pa ng tips for spending habit as an immigrant abroad?

I got you. Nasa libro ko na "I'm sorry, I beg your pardon?" ko na book yan.

06/06/2024

Pano nga ba maging registered nurse sa New Zealand?

The most reliable source to find the answers is on the link attached below.

https://www.nursingcouncil.org.nz/IQN?WebsiteKey=fa279da8-a3b1-4dad-94af-2a67fe08c81b

Any questions just put on the comment section.

In the future, I will discuss the steps through a video, pagka hindi na busy. 🙂

See you all soon, future

06/06/2024

Ano daw ang sinabi?

Oo nalang, hirap magets.

06/06/2024

Di ko na alam pano sasagutin eh.

06/06/2024

Anu-ano nga ba ang most common Kiwi (New Zealander) slang?

Tara! Alamin natin.

1. All good – Signifies ‘everything’s fine’ or ‘no problem’; it can also translate to 'you’re welcome’ when someone thanks.

2. Heaps - Signifies ‘a lot’ or ‘very.' Example: He owns heaps of toys.

3. Sweet – signifies 'no problem’ or "OK."

4. Aye/Eh – The meaning is dependent on how it was delivered. So, look out for the user's mood, pitch, and perspective.

a. It can mean the person is seeking agreement and is similar in meaning to "Don't you think?" or “Isn't it?"
Example: The weather has been good today, eh?

b. It is also a way to express disbelief and/or surprise. Similar meaning to "Really?"
Example:
First-person: Dom, Died yesterday!
Second person: Eh?

As per their Enunciation, New Zealanders deliver their short vowels as:
1. A’s are E’s.
• A in “Accent” sounds like “Eccent."
• A in “Hands” sounds like “Hends”

2. E’s are I’s.
• E in “Ten” sounds like “Tin."
• “Best” can sound like “Beast," and "Bed” like "Bead."
• “Deck” can become “D*ck," so listen carefully before you respond.

*Don't believe me? Click the link.

https://youtu.be/tbazGVrbN-g?si=9XR675vYEo766WKa

04/06/2024

Nurses when due for vacation or resignation.

03/06/2024

Ako si Gene, isang RN in New Zealand for 6 years na.

What: Ako ay nagsulat ng libro tungkol sa buhay ko bilang isang migrant nurse - The book is entitled "I am sorry, I beg your pardon?"

TUNGKOL SAAN: Ang libro ay perspective ko bilang isang migrant nurse sa New Zealand. Lahat ng mga expectation vs reality ko na gusto ko ibahagi sa mga nagbabalak magibang bansa o nasa ibang bansa na.

Dito nakasaad din sa libro ang lahat ng natutunan ko sa buhay pagiibang bansa. Ako ay nagbabakasakali na matuto ang bawat PH nurses sa mga pagkakamali ko.

LIBRE BA: Oo on the release date (TBA).

PURPOSE: Gusto ko na mabasa ng maraming PH nurses, ng lahat ay matuto sa katotohanan ng pagiibang bansa at para magkaroon ng kaalaman ang bawat isa kung anu-ano ang dapat gawin bilang bagong salta.

RELEASE DATE: Bago matapos ang June 2024

NEXT STEP: Share it to your nursing friends.

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Stay updated po.

https://www.facebook.com/Guerrero.PaoloGene?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Gene Paolo Guerrero

Mabuhay kayong lahat!

02/06/2024