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OEC 2.0 (2016 Version)
So, last year I have created a blog post entitled Exit-OEC. This was about how to create your online OFW data and the process of logging in to bmonline.com where you have to register your details as an OFW and be able to request for an appointment in getting OEC (Overseas Employment Certificate). This year as a prep for my January 2016 (unplanned) vacation, I have gone through the same process but with a little bit of improvements. On this post, I am sharing you my experience during my 27 Dec 2016 – OEC Appointment schedule. I have logged in to my account, schedule the appointment and after completing…
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The Fear of Losing Jobs
As many of you know, I am an OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker) – one of the so called “Bagong Bayani”. I am in Abu Dhabi UAE for the past 8 years and 2 months (never thought I’d go this far…) Like many OFW I have gone through the ups and downs of this life which many of the people in the Philippines especially those who haven’t been abroad don’t know, understand and realize. It pains me to hear and see family, friends and relatives (or even Facebook friends who are not that close) thinking that someone who is abroad is “rich”, that money is effortlessly gained. That if “naka-abroad…
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2016 – Year-End Review
Another year is about to close and a New Year is about to unfold. I struggled how to structure this year’s year-end review that it took me only 2 days before 2017 to complete it. Thanks to Arriane Serafico! – a new personality/mentor I have followed for a while who has inspired me in some ways. She has given this worksheet where I could easily use to complete my 2016 year-end review. So, in this post, I will divide it into 4 major topics as I look back what this year has been according to the worksheet guide. 3 Things I’m Most Proud Of Accomplishing in 2016 This year, aside…
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SRI LANKA Day 3 – Galle
Welcome to day 3 of our Sri Lankan adventure. If you enjoyed Day 1 & Day 2, well there is more! See the summary below. Day 3 – Galle – Left hotel at 9 am – Turtle Farm – River/Mangrove Tour – Buddha Statue – Moonstone/Gem Factory – Dutch Canal – Galle Jewelry Street – Skills fishing (missed) – Head home, dinner on the way @ KFC – Arrived hotel @ 10 am Turtle Farm @ Arun & Aman Turtle Conservation and Research Center Entrance Fee – 1000 Rupees (27-30 AED) Tip – Expected Kokobear holding a 5-kilo turtle. Sri Lanka has 5 out of 7 (in the world) species of…
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#RelationshipGoals
Social media has highlighted many #RelationshipGoals photos and videos. In a recent blogpost from one of the bloggers I follow – Kryz on ThirstyThoughts , she wrote an open letter to the millennials… inside that blogpost are beautiful photos of her, but then what happens behind the scene is something not many know. . . which makes a superficial/shallow #hashtags of #WhateverGoals! In this blog post, I have asked some friends of what are their #RelationshipGoals (in all aspects) many have seen it but only 2 brave souls were keen enough to give me a respond. So here are 3 #relationshipgoals + explainations (I have added mine too.) Read on! #1.…
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Another 8! – My Blogging Journey so far . . .
My Blogging Journey so far . . . If not because of LinkedIn, I won’t remember that during this month (November) in 2008 right before I arrived in Abu Dhabi – I have started my little steps to the world of blogging. . . . It has been 8 years! . . . To date, I still enjoy doing so. Five (5) years ago I dreamt of having my own website during our SFL DISCOVERY WEEKEND – 2011 activity. I wished to use www.beinspired.com – but it has been taken already. This year I come to realize that it culminates that five (5) year plan we had in one of…
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SFL Love Forum 2016 – My Take Home
SFL Love Forum 2016 Backdrop and the 111 SFL attendees It’s my 4th SFL Love Forum in my 7 years of community life. To many – they might say “ay tapos na ako so di na ako aattend”. But what I realized, attending the sessions/talks over and over again allows you to gain more ideas, teachings, lessons etc. · At first, I was a participant, · second I was a service team, · third I was a guest, · And on my 4th time, just this Friday – I became a speaker. What’s common among all 4 is that I keep myself interested…
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Book Review : Tuesdays with Morrie
Photo taken from the shelves of Abu Dhabi Mall’s book store :) Among many writers, Mitch Albom is one of my favorite! My first ever book review published in Zee – Cebu’s Lifestyle Magazine was another book of him entitled For One More Day. This one is the second book I get to read from this brilliant author! “TUESDAYS with MORRIE“. From the title alone, it gives you an impression of a regular meeting (on Tuesdays) with a person named Morrie. What is the compelling story behind these Tuesdays will make you re-think about how to approach life. Many would say that “Tuesdays with Morrie” (TWM) is a dying…
