Nov 15, 2010

Working out of the country for greener pastures

It is common knowledge in low income countries that working abroad indeed brings about a lot of financial benefits. For relatively the same (or most of the time, less) amount or degree of work, you are actually paid more (from twice to ten times) for labor. Not to mention strong labor rights in developed countries, greater respect for skilled workers and additional security due to the police's and judicial system's relatively high effectiveness.

Most people I know that has a special skill are thinking of leaving the country for greener pastures. I agree, but I resist the bandwagon.

I don't resist just for the sake of it or to be a cool rebel by being "against the flow" of the bandwagon, but simply because of my beliefs. I believe that financial abundance in the third world can be achieved even if faced by the handicaps present in a developing country. At the same time, i think that my working abroad contributes to the damage of both the country I left and the one I transfered to- my country experiencing brain drain, while the foreign land losing a job slot to an immigrant. The only positive aspect of this scenario is a personal financial gain, which is selfish. Of course, this perspective of mine only applies to skilled work and not on domestic labor, and likewise is not an absolute interpolation- just an observation by a non-sociology expert.

Anyway, despite the pressure of people around me telling me to go overseas to have a chance to quickly settle my problems (I could raise the money by working for 5 to 8 months in the U.S.), I chose to remain in the country. Maybe out of being stubborn, or maybe I just believe so much in my perspective about migration.

Unfortunately, given the scale of my liabilities, business capital needs, family financial responsibility, etc., it will take me around... errr... 50 years to finish off all my responsibilities! Fifty freakin' years!!! And that's not even factoring in inflation yet!

And that is exactly the reason why my family needs your help. The only thing I want to do in life is to start-up and manage a business. On the sidelines, I want to give my family a better future by providing my sisters with college education, and to provide an oasis of income for my future employees. And the highest chance I can do all that at the soonest possible time is through your donations. Unfortunately, my huge loan from my previous business attempt is dragging me down, eating up precious capital I could be using to start-up a new business.

Because of this, I personally appeal to any one of you who may read this, in this vast cyber universe, to donate any amount (of course, the more the merrier) you could spare via paypal. I guarantee you that your kindness will go a long way and that I will ensure the most efficient use of your bail out money. Many thanks to all of you in advance.

I really do hope you could bail me out.

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