Sentidokomon

By Joy B. Miranda

I was just consuming my free time by web-hopping today and there was this online conversation posted in OFW Guide Forum which had brought me a good laugh. Written in a very ‘unsoftened’ Tagalog, authors nevertheless were able to express their hearts out. I am sharing it with you by reposting it here, (unedited) with a hope that you will find what sense they were trying to make and hope you will have a great laugh as well! 

On  the subject: Modern Day Heroes:

Kawun said: Galing Abroad po ako, Sabi nila bagong bayani raw ako?!
kasi nagpapadala ako ng pera sa pilipinas. pero ngayon natapos na ang contrata ko sa abroad parang walang maetotolong ang goberno sa akin.sana naman bigyan ng governo ang mga OFW ng seminar tungkol kng paano magagamit ang pera para mag negosyo di ba??

Gudkisser replied: HIndi ka talaga totolongan ng gobyerno heheheehehe…. sa salita lang naging bayani ang mga ofw…… meron bang bayani na kinikotongan? alam ba ninyo na ang owwa ay walang pera? kse sabi sa owwa bago ako mag abroad eh may mga benifitts daw. ano ano ang benifits? pwede daw maging schoolar ang anak ng isang ofw.. kaso wag na daw asahan dahil wala daw pera ang owwa… ni hindi ka nga pwede mag loan eh anong benifits makukuha ng mga ofw na bayani daw?

ang tanong eh bakit tinulungan ng gobyerno si angelo sa irak? semple pogi points hehehehe baka hindi nila alam na mas maraming mas malala ang problema d2 sa abroad compare sa problema ni angelo… bakit di tinutulungan ng gobyerno? dahil walang camera hehehehe.

OFW Forum Editor said: To avail the programs of the government for OFWs like you we refer you to visit OWWA at:

Rm.401, 4th Flr, OWWA DEC Bldg.
7th cor. F.B Harrison St. Pasay City
Telephone Numbers: (02) 834-0124/804-0638/834-0148/891-7601 to 24 local 5401

or visit the Pag-Ibig website at: http://www.pagibigfund.gov.ph/index.asp 

Gudkisser again replied: anong program ba ang tinutukoy mo? yung tv program ni Gloria? Hehehehee. kahit san channel makikita mo yun……

yung friend ko galing d2 dubai eh pumunta dyan para mag loan dahil mag tatayo sya ng business…. pagdating sa owwa eh ang sasama daw tumingin ng mga empleyado sa kanya heheheehe kse alam ata na may balak sya mag loan hehehe joke…

ang sabi ng owwa sa kanya eh kailangan daw ng collateral para bigyan sya ng loan eh kaso ang pwede nya lang i collateral eh brip nya heheheehehe ayaw ata tangapin kse di kilala ang brand joke hehehehe peace mr editor…

ano ibig ko sabihin? kung kailangan mo mag loan eh kailangan mayaman ka para bigyan ka nila ng loan… natural kaya ka nga mag loan dahil kulang ang pera mo.. kung may pera kaman eh kulan pang negosyo kaya ka mag lo loan….. tapos hihingian ka ng collateral…

ang tanong eh bakit sila kumukuha ng collateral? para maka siguro na di mo sila susubain korek???? pero bakit sila panay ang panunuba sa mga ofw? sana kami din ay humingi ng collateral sa kanila… sa bibig mismo ng empleyado ng owwa galin na walang pera ang owwa dahil kinurakot na nila… sabi yun ng nag seminar samin sa PDOS.

sige dare ko mga ofw.. pakuhain nyo ng schoolar ang anak nyo… pustahan tayo di bibigyan ng 4 years na kurso ang anak nyo at kung bigyan man ng schoolar eh pag aaralin kalang kung paano mag kulot at mag pedicure hehehehe cguro 2 days course lang kaya ibigay ng goverment hehehehe…. bulok gobyerno dyan sa pinas ang katunayan eh maraming pinoy nasa abroad. Muahhh

Sentidokomon: Damned right they are, don’t you think? It has been a rotten, never-ending, foul-smelling system of the government which makes the people all the more helpless. Modern day heroes? Shall I term it:  Modern Day Heroes in Looting Industry! Laugh, dear fellas! Hahaha!

By the way, another guest in the OFW Forum who named himself ‘Mechanic400’, has this to say on the subject: A dream for OFWs:

Mechanic400 said: How about an OFW hospital for all of us and our dependents?
How about an OFW school, a university for which our children may go to?
How about a tax-free incentive of being able to ship-in a vehicle for the OFW on final contract? How about an OFW Legal Office to turn on to for legal matters?

Sana magkaroon ng katotohanan ang mga ito…. someday kapag ang mga gahaman at buhaya sa gubyerno natin eh naagnas na at napalitan ng bagong sibol na mga Lider.

Sentidokomon: I used to have a very close male friend who was fond of criticising erring government officials in their town. “I hate them! They are all corrupt!� were what he used to say to me. Few years had passed, and another election came, this friend of mine ran for a government seat and fortunately won. Let me tell you I eventually stop seeing him not because he became so busy being a government official. I did cease my friendship with him because I personally felt that he became like the same persons whom he once hated the most: Corrupt.

To Kawun, don’t despair if you are now being ripped off of that title as ‘Bagong Bayani’ after finishing your job abroad. Don’t despair if government is failing to meet your expectations. If you have money with you, try to get advises from business or financial experts, those whom you know are also once called ‘Bagong Bayani’ and became successful in their business ventures at home.  Good Luck!

To Gudkisser, I like your sense of humour! Speaking of sad reality in a jolly manner is something of a positive attitude which all of OFWs must possess. Get on with life with or without government assistance, that doesn’t matter to those who have good faith in their capabilities. Your future is in your hands. For those in the government, their future is likewise lies in your hands. Hahaha!

To Mechanic400: You suggested a very sound dream! Well, what can I say? If thousands of OFWs if not million? Would gather together and share even a single or two dollars each, perhaps one of those dreams will materialize. Expect that to happen from the government side is just a waste of our time and it would just be a bad dream.