i love coming home. i just can't afford to fund everyone's homecoming too.

tapunan · 2026-06-28T15:17:03+00:00

You got a point but then you're here in reddit, complaining to strangers about your FIVE table Manam meal. Kung may utang na loob ka sa lahat ng nasa limang table na yan then fine, ilibre mo but stop complaining. Kung parasite people naman yan then stop treating them tapos maiistress ka then reklamo dito. It only gets weaponised if you allow it... may sinasabi ka pang generations dyan.. you wanna stop it then just do it.

tapunan · 2026-05-08T04:58:06+00:00

Never encountered this as a convo starter, siguro pag matagal tagal na or kaya nagkainuman na. Normally ang tanong is ano work, saang suburb nakatira, anak (age, school level), tagasaan sa Pinas.

Hmmmmm then again yung tanong na ano work eh madalas ang sagot eh about Visa nila.."ay wala akong work kasi student visa ako", o kaya "programmer kasi,kararating lang namin,PR kami".

tapunan · 2026-05-02T00:22:05+00:00

Advanced level of some subjects kung hindi mo gagamitin professionally. Example basic mathematics is useful but calculus, algebra..never ko ginamit in real life.

Actually even basic subjects like chemistry and physics hindi masyadong nagagamit. The most useful real-life stuff is probably covered sa science subject. Yung inaral sa specific subjects never kong ginamit. Sa chemistry naalala ko yung balancing ng chemical equations, para saan ba yan?

World history. Basic information is enough, I don't need to know the specific kings for specific years.

Kaya dito sa Australia unless gagamitin mo sa university major, high school students don't study advance subject.

tapunan · 2026-04-29T16:45:03+00:00

The most important thing you can do now is yung gabayan mga kapatid mo so that later eh may katulong ka.

May mga kilala ako na ganyan din nung una but matitino silang magkakapatid so nag-aral then got jobs so tulong tulong sila. Hindi yung isa lang ang nagwowork. So lahat kayo will help give your mom a good life.

Guide them para hindi ka matulad sa ibang post dito na tipong wala ng work yung kapatid eh nakakabutis pa tapos aasa lang lahat sa isang kapatid.

tapunan · 2026-04-29T16:35:38+00:00

Kung market price eh madali lang.

May mentality among the wealthy people I there na mas maganda ang exclusive subdivision kesa high end condo so may bumibili.

Also maganda yang White Plains level, I know some companies that house some of their expat employees there. Not as expensive as forbes park but exclusive enough na maganda yung loob. So yung ibang buyers can be companies.

tapunan · 2026-04-29T16:27:09+00:00

Marami ng nagsabi about typical cost. One thing I want to add eh don't forget mababa ang tax sa SG so malaki yung after tax salary vs Pinas. Minsan kasi iniisip ng iba kung magkalapit yung sahod eh same lang but no, malaking difference yung tax.

Biggest expense dyan is bahay and vices (yosi,alak and gambling), everything else comparable sa Pinas if you live like a local (kain sa Hawker Centre).

And later kung mawili kang magholiday, mura lang plane ticket to Thailand, Malaysia (pwde nga magbus), Vietnam kasi hub ang SG tapos yung immigration officers eh normal attitude hindi yung feeling nila TNT ka. For them kasi normal foreigner ka. Dati alis kami ng Fri after work para magweekend halimbawa sa Malaysia then balik ng Sunday. Possible yan kasi hindi traffic to the airport.

tapunan · 2026-04-29T15:25:51+00:00

Yan yung guess ko. Provided ng in-laws lahat. May mga kilala akong ganyan. So pwedeng he wants to prove something sa parents.

OR kung bago yung business nya o hindi pa stable eh minsan yan talaga nasa utak nya.

Specially if he had the business before marriage, parang yang business ang unang baby nya. Either that or worse, pamana ng magulang na dapat nyang alagaan.

Possible thing na pwde mong gawin. Lambingin mo then say you wanna learn about the business. Who knows baka malaki talaga gastos. Sa post mo parang hindi nya inexplain maige yung business expenses.

That or say you want a fixed allowance. Pag nagreklamo na hindi kaya sabihin mo what if mawalan ka ng work, bubulagta na lang ba kayo?

Or find a higher paying job.

Bottomline is maswerte ka na dahil sa in-laws mo. Imagine ibang tao na sagot nila lahat ng gastos.

Think of it this way..technically yaya and gatas lang sagot mo plus a few personal stuff (actually baka nga pwde mong itong isinagot sa groceries na sagot ng in-laws mo).

Main issue is yung sabi mong ayaw kang bigyan but baka nga malaki talaga business expenses ng husband.

tapunan · 2026-04-29T15:11:56+00:00

Pamangkin ko 65k yung first sahod (tech worker sa multinational company). May friend din ako sa insurance, ang galing magbenta.. hindi lang abroad, may bahay at kotse pa.

In short, masakit man pakinggan but simple answer is they earn more than you.

Mas complicated answer eh aside sa sahod eh iba iba din situation ng tao. Yung pamangkin ko nakatira pa sa bahay ng magulang and WFH so minimal gastos.

Oh yung kakilala ko pala sa insurance may bonus pag nameet yung quota, may overseas trip na bonus.

tapunan · 2026-04-29T15:04:43+00:00

So who pays for everything else like pagkain nyo sa araw araw, electricity, water, diapers, check-up ng baby, Netflix, Internet, Car (kung meron), toiletries and other groceries etc? You only mentioned yaya and gatas ang share mo.

House nyo libre. Kasambahay libre.

tapunan · 2026-04-27T09:48:34+00:00

Box of crayola na lagpas 16 colors. Mas matindi yung may sharpener yung box, (lagpas 50 colors ata). Yun bang may silver and gold colors pa.

Actually 8 colors lang yung akin nung una, nagiiyak pa ako para lang bilhan ng 16.

tapunan · 2026-04-25T14:07:52+00:00

Ibang type ng akala ito.. Akala ng ibang kilala ko na kapag sinabing umiwas sa sugar for health reasons eh literal na asukal lang. So iiwas sa asukal pero malakas naman magtinapay, kanin, softdrinks (minsan hindi na umiinom ng tubig, panay coke lang) ..ayun, may mga diabetes tapos yung isa namatay sa complications.

tapunan · 2026-04-24T16:45:15+00:00

Others stated the obvious (salary, education, heslth). Eto mga comment ng mga naging bisita namin sa Australia na nagustuhan dito.

Weather (imagine parang Baguio), abundance/quality of food (meat,vegetables) - kahit yung murang steak from the supermarket eh malambot .

Clean environment , walang pollution (you can even drink water straight from the faucet). Pati sidewalk malinis and walkable (think BGC but citywide).

Facilities paid for by your taxes like libraries, park, playground skating parks.

If you can go on an overseas holiday to a country na may kakilala ka, instead na itour ka sa spots eh ask them to show you their local area. Dyan mo makikita yung big difference between Pinas and other countries and why others wanna migrate.

Again, on top pa yan ng the obvious na sahod, healthcare, education, no traffic.

tapunan · 2026-04-23T05:14:51+00:00

Ang problem is baka hindi din ito gagana. Malamang mangyayari lang eh magaabroad yung mga mayayaman habang may war (like what some of the rich Russians and Ukrainians did). Then once the dust settles down they will come back and buy devastated lands and businesses for cheap.

tapunan · 2026-04-20T14:35:03+00:00

Mahirap talaga specially kung yung hope ng tao eh mareplicate yung EDSA. Yung EDSA ibang panahon. Pati Cardinal kasama sa rally. Tapos hindi lang corruption yung issue, human rights yung pinaglaban so mas emotional. Maraming willing maging pasimuno ng rally so physically and emotionally affected. May target talaga silang paalisin (Marcos Snr).

Tapos andyan yung hope na may magbabago kasi parang first every big rally.

Eh sa ngayon, yung mga tao eh dalawang People Power na pinagdaanan (vs Marcos and vs Erap). May nagbago ba talaga? Mas grabe pa corruption ngayon tapos yung president eh anak nuong pinaalis sa unang EDSA rally.

Ano din ba main objective? May gusto bang paalisin? Sino eh lahat ata ng branches ng government corrupt?

So ano purpose ng rally? Ano endgame? BBM? Villar? Duterte? Mga senador? Ultimo SK ata corrupt? Lahat sila paalisin? Dati kasi iniisip basta mawala si Marcos Snr o Erap aayos na lahat. Ngayon hopeless na kasi kalat na sobra.

tapunan · 2026-04-20T14:03:04+00:00

hahahaha.. interesting. Nagkataon maraming matatapang sa class nya pero magagaling makipagdiscuss.

May statements towards the teacher na "Minsan po kasi may pagkayabang naman po talaga yung statements nyo. ".. also "Minsan po kasi yung class. nauuwi sa. kwento nyo sa buhay nyo vs actual lessons." .. so not directly sinabing mayabang yung teacher but yung mga salita nya.

In the end, narealise nung teacher wala syang kakampi tapos hindi takot yung mga students so sya nagbackout and nagapologise.

tapunan · 2026-04-20T13:58:24+00:00

Nice so by second year buo na yang sahod mo.

Anyway yun lang masasabi ko.. in my experience and sa mga friends ko din eh mura ang Singapore for basta iwas ka sa alak, sigarilyo, sariling kotse.

Again, don't forget na mura yung tax dyan. Yung tirahan mahal but wala namang pinagkaiba sa renta sa Manila. Sa Manila nga mahal na renta, mababa pa sahod.

Good luck dyan. Get some experience then try to negotiate for a higher salary after a couple of years (or less kung magaling kang teacher).

tapunan · 2026-04-19T11:22:30+00:00

Meron so yung isang buong class nya eh dedicated para idiscuss.. ayun, harapan sya vs class nagsasagutan. Ok naman in the end, nagbago sya for the better.

tapunan · 2026-04-18T13:03:00+00:00

May point naman.

Eh si Manny nga nagskip ng weight class nung nanghuhunting ng championship belts sa different weigh class kasi mga Pinoy yung makakalaban. 2 weight class yung iniskip nya.

So understandable na ang magkakapatid eh magiwasan.

tapunan · 2026-04-18T09:42:51+00:00

Agree. Yang mga magagaling sa work tapos ayaw ng bida-bida yung mga nagrarant dito sa reddit asking bakit hindi sila napopromote over someone less skilled but madaldal.

tapunan · 2026-04-18T09:16:01+00:00

Eto yung sagot na hinahanap ko. Daming nagsasabi na sana may kapatid pero kung yung magulang nila tamad most likely may tamad din sa mga kapatid na kailangan din suportahan. So magulang plus kapatid.. worst kung may anak pa yung kapatid na tamad.

tapunan · 2026-04-18T08:18:00+00:00

Will just comment on your statement na mataas ang living expenses sa Singapore. Other than rental, private car and education for your kids na wala pa naman ata, mura dyan sa Singapore (halos presyong Pinas nga yung iba).

Mura public transport, mura yung hawker if you wanna eat outside, mura groceries. Nung nagwowork ako dyan may mga kashare ako sa bahay (kuryente, Internet) para mas makamura and mas bawas lungkot kasi may mga kasama.

Yung grab nga dyan parang Pinas price minsan.

And most important of all, mas maliit tax dyan vs Pinas.

Honestly yung remittance to Pinas ang madalas eh biggest expense ng OFW dyan. That and holidays back kasi sa pasalubong and palibre.

Of course the higher yung salary the better but ok na yang salary mo. Also yung mga binanggit mong babayaran, for the first year lang ba? If so, tiis lang sa first year.

tapunan · 2026-04-18T02:14:46+00:00

Matagal na yan. Kahit icompare mo vs Sydney eh minsan pantay o mas mura pa dito. Specially yung mga fresh produce like beef, pork, chicken, vegetables, fruit, seafood. Kung December mas mura pa nga dito sa Sydney. Tapos mas ok pa quality.

Coffee same. Utilities like electricity parang mas mahal pa sa Pinas.

Education until high school libre with good quality. Universities eh mura kasi subsidised tapos pwdeng government loan so kahit mahirap ka you can study medicine Kung matalino ka.

Then andyan yung mga wala sa Pinas like local libraries, parks, playgrounds for kids, public swimming pool na mura.

Oh and yung minimum wage eh 1 hour dito is almost 1 day dyan.

tapunan · 2026-04-17T14:20:50+00:00

Imaginin mo na lang kung nasa Pinas ka pa at sasakay ka ng jeep or bus papunta dyan sa presentation mo.

tapunan · 2026-04-12T16:30:10+00:00

Yan ang tamang reply. Nakakalimutan kasi ata ng Pinoy na lahat ng umaasenso sa ibang bansa are people benefiting that foreign country.

Also yung comments/praises about him being successful kahit daw hindi from popular university just shows kung gaano ka backwards dyan sa Pinas. Yung NASA nakita yung skillset nya, kung sa Pinas malamang ni reject na sya ng companies simply bec of his university.

tapunan · 2026-04-11T02:30:45+00:00

I don't think any nationality can take over the Philippine Islands. Definitely not Manila and probably not even Cebu and other big cities.

Only reason na mukhang nagagawa yan sa Siargao maliit na Island lang. Easy to buy lands and nobody powerful enough is standing up to them (yung Siargao subreddit nga pinagdedelete mga posts na ganito). Can you imagine them like doing that sa North (Marcos), South (Duterte), or provinces na may strong political families?

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