OFW TIPS

Money Making Tips - Peoplestring

2010-04-21T02:44:00.000-07:00

Another money making tips.. Just bumped into Peoplestring, a friend invited me to join. Well so far I think it's a legit way to earn money online. Been reading reviews about PEOPLESTRING and it's fairly positive :-)

So try it yourself and get back here and tell me what do you think about peoplestring ?

Convict an anodyne with passion

2010-04-17T23:16:00.001-07:00

Convict an anodyne with passion

Baby James: Hello, Villar!

2010-04-06T10:32:00.000-07:00

Video of Baby James saying: "Hello, Villar"....

BABY JAMES AQUINO YAP IS PRO-VILLAR?

2010-04-06T00:59:00.000-07:00

I've seen this on TV Patrol last night, and I could not help but to laugh out loud! Maybe I'll post some reference video but as of now I'm backreading to other blogs about Baby James saying Vi-yar words..

My own conclusion is that Baby James did not actually say "VOTE VILLAR" but a plain VILLAR or VI-YAR only. Maybe he's just irritated or just simply tired because the kid's all over places these days being pulled by his mom everywhere. Maybe it was only one of those "SUMPONG" times.

So no big deal. After all, he's just a kid. And kids don't tell a lie. LOL.

And more thing, I think Bimby Michael ( Baby James) is cute and bibo!

Adam Carolla's Rant Against All Pinoys Pacman In Particular

2010-04-04T21:35:00.000-07:00

Adam Carolla's Rant Against All Pinoys Pacman In Particular:

"Because he's from the Philippines, because he's praying to chicken bones, you got to respect him for his belief system? No you don't! He's a fuc*in idiot!"

If He Had A Hammer...So called insult comic Adam Carolla has insulted Manny Pacquiao and entire country

"Here's when you know your country don't have a lot going for it. When it's all about Manny Pacquiao."

"What if Ray 'Boom-Boom' Mancini fights in the Philippines and that's what all the United States was about? .. the United States would close down when he fights. He'd come back here. He'd run for president and everything would be Ray Boom-Boom Mancini mania. . Get a fuc*in life as a country!”

“All you fu**in got is just an illiterate guy who happens to smash other guys in the head better than other people?!”

“Really, you want some guy with brain damage running your country? Why don’t you get your sh*t together?”

“All they have over there is Manny Pacquiao and sex tours.”

“What happens when Floyd Mayweather beats him? Does your country go into depression?” "It's okay to be proud of your countryman but that's it? That's all you got?"

"Jesus Christ! It really p!$$ses me off when other countries do that whole thing. There's one guy. He's 5 foot 6. He's a 147 pounds and he's good at punching other guys in the head and you're going to build your entire country around this guy?

“What happens when Floyd Mayweather beats him? Does your country go into depression? Jesus! You know you got nothing going."

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Manny Pacquiao or Adam Carolla: Who's the real idiot?

2010-04-04T21:32:00.000-07:00

To the best of this writer's understanding, comedians are supposed to be funny. Take Howard Stern for example...no wait, he's not funny. He's just controversial, belligerent, and vulgar.

Adam Carolla is a Howard Stern wannabe. He's given up on being funny, so he's decided to be controversial.

What better way to get some attention than by criticizing the greatest athlete in the sport of boxing, Pound for Pound king, Manny Pacquiao?

Throw some highly derogatory statements about the Philippines on top of that and, vuala! Your instantly infamous.

Carolla's recent slamming of Pacquiao and the Philippines came by way of his daily podcast. Now he's getting the attention he so desperately craves.

How's that working out for you, Adam?

In the opinion of this writer, the very worse thing he said was his ill-attempt at humor by stating that Pacquiao “...prays over chicken bones”.

Anybody that knows anything about Manny Pacquiao realizes that he prays in the corner of the ring before and after every fight. He never takes credit for his accomplishments. He instead gives all the credit to Almighty God.

Michael Mayo of Springdale said: “One thing is for sure about Manny; When you see him in the ring you will never forget his God given Abilities, and when you see him outside the ring you can see he truly knows where his abilities came from.”

Carolla doesn't know the difference between chicken bones and God. He's a self-proclaimed atheist. He has verbally attacked those who do believe in God on several occasions.

In another podcast, Carolla said:

"I am not agnostic. I am atheist. I don’t think there is no God, I know there’s no God. I know there’s no God the same way I know many other laws in our universe. I know there’s no God and I know most of the world knows that as well. They just won’t admit it because there’s another thing they know. They know they’re going to die and it freaks them out. So most people don’t have the courage to admit there’s no God and they know it. They feel it. They try to suppress it. And if you bring it up they get angry because it freaks them out."

Those who know God through His Son, Jesus Christ are not “freaked out” by death. Carolla needs our prayers. It sounds as though he's the one who is “freaked out”.

So Carolla thinks Pacquiao is an idiot?

Manny Pacquiao is a future hall of fame boxer. He's the only boxer to have won 7 titles in 7 weight divisions. He's the reigning WBO welterweight champion of the world. He's a successful musician, singer, actor, he's been named as the 2nd Greatest Boxer of All Time, and the Greatest Featherweight of All Time. Now, he's even running for congress.

What have you done lately, Mr. Carolla?

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HAPPY EASTER

2010-04-04T21:28:00.000-07:00

To everyone who celebrates, I’d like to wish all my friends & readers a very happy Easter Sunday!

OFW in UAE

2010-04-03T11:24:00.000-07:00

Dubai is very popular destination to many OFWs. They say there's a pot of gold in UAE, especially in Dubai. The truth is, the grass only looks greener, but not really green on this side. Life is not really that easy here. Except for those who's earning big bucks, they hit the jackpot. So what are the jobs here that mostly Pinoys grab? We have pinoy engineers, nurses, IT professionals, teaching jobs,executive secretaries, etc. Those jobs are quite good for pinoys, good enough to make 'padala' and sustento to relatives back in Pinas, plus some 'luho' and entertainment expenses. What about other jobs? The waiters/waitress, hairdressers, drivers,etc.. Some of them make big money coz they have extra jobs and they have unlimited services if they want. Plus customers' tips. But majority of us here with those kind of jobs are just earning merely AED 2000 or even AED 1500, which only equivalent to Php 1,500 if AED 1 = Php 10. Some of them are college graduate who have no choice but to take the job for their visa will expire anytime.

I remember when I exit to Kish in Iran 2 years ago, I had visit visa then, I met fellow pinoys there. Lucky for me coz I only waited 2 days to get back in Dubai because my visa arrived in 1 day time. But some unfortunate kabayan were there for 2 months already, some abandon by their employer, some were deceived by fellow kabayans. Every day spent in Kish means spending money, so nothing is free, even the food from the hotel. SOme of our kabayans worked to the hotel where they're staying, in exchange for their stay. Some stores there have DONATION BOXES for filipinos who stayed there for ages. Some met locals and got married just to stay legally.

This is just plain to say that life in abroad is not easy. You have to have the right skills, the right education, and the proper timig to succeed abroad, though there are factors to really succeed. The best time to go UAE is during winter season, it falls between November to March. By then you wont have to battle in UAE's humid hot weather, so applying and attending job interviews is easy plus employers stay in the country during this season. It's best to have the sufficient experience before coming here so that you will get better salary negotiations.

I bet this is just for now. Will update some more soon! :-)

The Two Towers

2010-04-02T10:42:00.000-07:00

I was watching TFC when Bea & John Lloyd's movie flashed to my TV screen. Sabi pa nga due to technical problem Miss You Like Crazy's screening blah blah blah.. And speaking of their movie, it was filmed in Malaysia, where the mighty Petronas Towers built. The Petronas Towers were the tallest building in the world until 2004. I haven't been to Malaysia and hope to visit there even just for a day.

Speaking of towers, UAE's very own shopping capital of the middle east Dubai, can't be left behind. The tallest building of the world today is Burj Khalifa ( Khalifa Tower), Dubai's new urban masterpiece.

Burj Khalifa

PSP GO: Is it worth it?

2010-04-01T08:23:00.000-07:00

PSP®go Specs:

Dimemsions : 1.65 x 6.9 x 12.8cm (thickness x width x length).
Weight: 5.6 ounces approximately 158g includes the battery.
Display : 3.8 inches full transparent screen, comes as 16:9 , good resolution 480 x 272 pixel using TFT drive tech, which allows display Approx. 16,000,000+ colors .
CPU : 1-333 MHz , with 64MB Main memory (PSP® CPU ).
Internal memory: 16GB Flash memory.
Power : In addition to the internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery, an AC Adaptor is provided, or USB power supply can be also used.
Software: Media GO ver. 1.1 (CD ROM is provided also).
Externl memory: Memory Stick Micro (M2) 2GB and 4GB.
Wireless connection: 802.11b WiFi, (in addition to Infrastructure mode / Ad hoc mode (allows to connect up to 16 consoles)).
Connector: USB Cable.
Inputs and Outputs: USB connection , Memory Stick Micro slot, Headset and Microphone connectors, Sound and Video Inputs / Outputs, DC IN / OUT.
Switches/Keys and buttons: On the left “+” shaped Directions control buttons (up and down/right and left), On the right the standard Action buttons (triangle, circle, cross, square), START and SELECT buttons are in the middle , in addition POWER/HOLD switch, WLAN switch, display button, sound button, volume buttons on the sides and on top.
Bluetooth: 2.0+EDR.
Sound: Built-in stereo speakers and microphone.
Access Control: Parental control and Region Code .
Multimedia capability: 1.Video: MPEG4, JPEG, AVI.

2.Sounds format: MP3, MP4, WAVE, WMA.
3.Photos : JPEG,GIF, BMP, PNG and TIFF.

Color : Two different colors are availabele, Piano Black and Pearl White.
What you get in the PSP®go system box:

             * PSP®go console (Piano Black, Pearl White)
             * AC Adaptor
             * USB Cable
             * Media Go software (CD-ROM)
             * Rock Band Unplugged™ Lite voucher

Ok ang style, magaan, very handy kay lang d ka pwedeng magshare ng games. Downloadable online halos lahat ng games, merong free pero demo lang... So for me the previous PSPs are much better parin. Lahat ng accessories of previous PSPs are useless to PSP Go...

What do you think? Will you buy one?

Philippine Flag

2010-03-31T05:02:00.000-07:00

3 Stars & a Sun

The flag of the Philippines is made of two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red, with a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side. Centered in the triangle is a yellow sun with eight primary rays, which contain three individual rays. A small yellow five-pointed star is found in each corner of the triangle.

The 3 stars symbolize Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao (the 3 largest islands). The white triangle symbolizes equality and purity. The blue stripe symbolizes peace, truth, and justice. The red stripe symbolizes courage, patriotism, and valor. The light rays on the sun symbolize the first 8 provinces to revolt against Spain. If the country is at peace, the blue stripe is on top.

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PHILIPPINE ELECTION: WASTE OF MONEY

2010-03-30T23:48:00.000-07:00

Manila - More than 31 million Euros in election posters and advertising on local TV and radio were spent between November and January by candidates in the presidential elections, also using public funds, the agency Agb Niesen Media Resarch reveals. Analysts say the exorbitant costs spent by the candidates to advertise before February 9 (official start of the campaign) are examples of endemic corruption in the country.

Geez! That's a big hell of a money!! Had they used our parents' hard earned money in a right way? I don't think so. No wonder there are people who loss trust in goverment cuz they themselves are not a good example.

OFW TIPS: PINOY ORGANIZATION (UAE)

2010-03-30T00:23:00.000-07:00

Hey! I know you're bored! Living on your own is no joke! So here's an organization and join them if you got the talent. Í've been following this group via Multiply, but lately there were no updates. I sent feelers, artworks to them, hopefully I'll get accepted! :-) Inshallah!

I will dig some more interesting PINOY GROUP soon.... Talented! Yan ang Pinoy!

Guhit Pinoy Group Site

Top OFW destination in 2009

2010-03-29T05:27:00.000-07:00

The POEA released its Annual Report on OFW Deployment. For the year 2009, SAUDI ARABIA tops the list.

Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Hong Kong
Qatar
Kuwait
Singapore
Taiwan
Canada &
Bahrain

Tips to OFWs

2010-03-29T03:56:00.000-07:00

How to Avoid Illegal Recruitment

Do not apply at recruitment agencies not licensed by POEA.

Do not deal with licensed agencies without job orders.

Do not deal with any person who is not an authorized representative of a licensed agency.

Do not transact business outside the registered address of the agency. If recruitment is conducted in the province, check if the agency has a provincial recruitment authority.

Do not pay more than the allowed placement fee. It should be equivalent to one month salary, exclusive of documentation and processing costs.

Do not pay any placement fee unless you have a valid employment contract and an official receipt.

Do not be enticed by ads or brochures requiring you to reply to a Post Office (P.O.) Box, and to enclose payment for processing of papers.

Do not deal with training centers and travel agencies, which promise overseas employment.

Do not accept a tourist visa.

Do not deal with fixers.
Are you a victim of illegal recruitment?

The following are considered acts of illegal recruitment as defined by RA 8042 and are basis for filing illegal recruitment cases:

Recruiting and charging or accepting fees without proper license or authority to recruit.

Furnishing or publishing any false notice or information or document in relation to recruitment or employment.

Giving any false notice, testimony, information or document or committing any act of misrepresentation for the purpose of securing license or authority under the Philippine Labor Code

Inducing or attempting to induce a worker already employed to quit his employment in order to offer him to another.

Influencing or attempting to influence any person or entity not to employ any worker who has not applied for employment through his agency.

Recruiting workers in jobs harmful to public health or morality or to the dignity of the Republic of the Philippines

Obstructing or attempting to obstruct inspection by the Secretary of Labor and Employment or by his duly authorized representative

Substituting or altering to the prejudice of the worker, employment contracts approved and verified by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) from the time of actual signing thereof by the parties up to and including the period of the expiration of the same without the approval of the DOLE.

Withholding or denying travel documents from applicant workers before departure for monetary or financial considerations other than those authorized under the labor code

Failure to actually deploy worker(s) without valid reasons as determined by the Department of Labor and Employment

Failure to reimburse expenses incurred by the worker in connection with his documentation and processing for purposes of deployment, in cases where the deployment does not actually take place without the worker’s fault.

File your complaints at:
Legal Assistance Division
Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch, 4th Floor, POEA Building or the nearest POEA/DOLE regional office; NBI, PNP, Police Authorities in your area

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Filing Welfare Cases

POEA provides the following assistance concerning welfare of overseas workers and their families:

Counselling on the following:

terms and conditions of employment contract

family relations

policies, laws

general information

Conciliation/Conferences: (for Name Hires processed to POEA and Balik-manggagawa workers

violation of terms and condition of employment contract

claim for medical/death benefits

Request for:

repatriation/for plane ticket or pre-paid ticket advice (PTA)

repatriation of remains/personal belongings

Indorsement to Adjudication Office of requests for watchlisting of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with warrant of Arrest and Hold Order issued by appropriate agency. (POEA Rules, Book VII, Sec. 4)

Watchlisting of OFWs for monitoring and conciliation

for breach of code of discipline for overseas contract workers (POEA Rules, VII, Rule VI

Obligations of overseas workers

Delisting from roster of watchlisted OFWs:

Request for assistance in maltreatment and detention cases, (withholding of documents), etc.

Referral

free legal aid (Integrated bar of the Phils. (IBP), UP Law Center, Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), Department of Justice, etc., UST, Ateneo, San Beda, Commission on Human Rights, and Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG)

Coordination with appropriate office: OWWA, DFA, NLRC, Labor Posts/Embassies

Indorsement to Pre-Employment Services Office (PSO) of requests for inclusion of principal/employers in the POEA watch list; request for delisting

Issuance of clearances to agencies, OFWs, principals, employers

Penalties:

watchlisting of principals

watchlisting of workers for monitoring and conciliation

suspension of documentary processing of agencies for non cooperation

Where to file:

Assistance and Welfare Division, Welfare Service Branch
2nd Floor, POEA Building
Tel. No. 722-11-96/722-11-82

Who may file :

Worker, family of contract worker, agency, employer

Documents needed:

Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC)

Employment Contract

Death Certificate and Affidavit of Succession of Heirs (in case of death claims)

Medical Report (in cases of medical disability benefit claims)

For cases of non-support:

Marriage Contract and birth certificate of the children

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Filing Administrative Cases

AGAINST RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

For violation of recruitment laws, rules and regulations

overcharging of placement fee

pre-mature collection of placement fee

misrepresentation

withholding of travel documents

failure to deploy without valid reason

failure to reimburse documentation expenses when deployment did not take place without the worker’s fault

substitution and alteration of employment contract

Where to get legal assistance:

Legal Assistance Division
POEA head office or any POEA Regional Office

AGAINST A FELLOW WORKER

For offenses while working overseas:

• misappropriation of property or money of fellow worker entrusted for delivery
• creating trouble
• theft/robbery
• possession of deadly weapon
• drunkenness
• drug addiction, etc.

Where to get legal assistance:

Legal Assistance Division
POEA head office

AGAINST FOREIGN EMPLOYERS

• Defaulting on their contractual obligation to the workers
• Violation of rules and regulations on overseas employment
• Grave misconduct

Where to get legal assistance:

Legal Assistance Division
POEA head office

Philippine Embassy or Consulate nearest the jobsite of the worker

AGAINST RECRUITMENT AGENCY AND FOREIGN EMPLOYERS

Money claims arising from employer-employee-relationship such as unpaid wages, breach of contract and illegal dismissal

Where to get legal assistance:

Migrant Worker’s Desk
National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)
NLRC Regional Offices where the complainant resides

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RED RIBBON AUTHENTICATION

2010-03-27T04:11:00.000-07:00

All OFW must be familiar I presumed with this RED RIBBON AUTHENTICATION thing. Based from my experience, I needed it because my employer demands me to sumbit my red ribbon authenticated by DFA Manila, Malacañang, Phil Embassy and lastly by UAE embassy, or where you happen to be.

The process is long so it's best if you already have it authenticated before you leave Philippines. It will take minimum of a month, depending on how many are processing at the time of your application.

So here's the steps on how to get your Red Ribbon Authenticated:

If you're processing your TOR (transcript of Records), go to your school and fill up your school forms indicating for Red Ribbon.
Your school will then process it directly to CHED, but they will give you a receipt or paper and advised you to pay or coordinated to DHL. You have to pay the processing fee to DHL, about Php 2000. So DHL will process it for you, instead of going to Manila.
DHL will give you claim stab, and just inquire DHL if your doc is ready to claim. It will take 3 weeks or more.

This steps were based on my personal experience 2 years ago :-)

LEAVING THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE FIRST TIME

2010-03-27T03:27:00.000-07:00

It's been 2 years since I first left Philippines, I was full of hope then, with 30 kgs luggage, P20,000 pocket money, passport, travel documents, attested degree I brought along with me. I was more nervous than excited, because I was only invited by my boyfriend at that time to come to UAE to work. I have only 2 months to look for work with a visit visa, making sure not to be so obvious that I am actually looking for a work.

Well, 2 years later I have paid my mother for the money she lend me. Thank God! I have landed a job, and still working under my employer, but still looking for a better opportunity.

I had been to the Philippines last year for my 1st annual vacation. But this year I'm not considering to have my vacation. I may have it cash in lieu of my annual vacation. Not so much excited this time coz I spent a lot $$$$ last year.

Anyway, this is my first post. If anyone out there in or near UAE area who wants to hook up, just give me a shout. And for any OFW aspirant, feel free to ask, maybe I can help to answer your query.

CIAO! :-)