I’m leaving for Dublin very soon. From today, i have only 41 days left to stay here in the Philippines. This will be the very first for me to be living alone away from home.

Why do I have to leave? Why do i have to leave my comfort? my loved ones? It really hurts me thinking I will be miles away. I will no longer be able to sleep in my bed, stay in my messy room, talk for hours with my family, spend time with Michael, get lazy all day, play with Lala. And I am that one person who hate change yet I am here now faced with this challenge.

You are a bully, Philippines. When will it come a time when Filipino daughters, sons, or parents no longer be aiming to work abroad because just by working in your homeland can already provide enough for a better living for their family?