Archive for May, 2007
Demand for OFWs remains bright in Asia
The demand for Filipino professionals and skilled workers in Asia remains bright due to the sustained economic growth in the region, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today said. A report reaching Acting Labor and Employment Secretary Danilo P. Cruz said that the bustling economies of many Asian countries have sustained the construction of [...]
Police in UK are testing Microdrone RC Spy Camera
The Microdrone RC Spy Camera is currently being tested by the local police in the U.K. Arial surveillance will be transmitted using the built-in CCTV camera as its electronic eyes through the special visor worn by an officer who is controlling the device on the ground. This is indeed a concept comes reality which we [...]
Kuwait’s change in Holiday and the Public Reaction
Ok here’s what I read in Kuwait news today.. Kuwait shifts to Fri-Sat weekendPublished Date: May 28, 2007 KUWAIT: Kuwait said yesterday it will change its weekend to Friday and Saturday in line with most fellow Gulf Arab states to have an extra working day with its major trading partners. Government employees, which make up [...]
OFW LIFE Blog as Blogger of the Week
In some period of our blogging career there comes a point where our morale is falling, When we feel that the path in achieving our BLOGGING GOALS is too dark to pursue. In other instances however, we encounter people who motivate us and appreciate what we’ve done. Be it their personal comment or public appraisals. [...]
In this cycle that we called LIFE
“Be happy while you’re living, for you’re a long time dead.” – Scottish Proverb Everyone says, “How the time flies.” The days go by and they are years, and the years finally become our whole life. Each daily portion can be wasted, or it can be a pleasure, before it is gone forever. If a [...]
More Jobs and Better Salary for OFWs in Taiwan
Many countries are realizing the need to recruit foreign workers because of the problem of labor shortage. This gives overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) more options to choose a country where they can work. In the light of the stiff competition from other labor-importing countries, the Taiwan government said that it would increase the salary of [...]
Filipino Food Longganisa
A Filipino Food – Longganisa. According to the Wikipedia’s definition of Longganisa:“Longanizas (Filipino: longganisa) are Philippine chorizos laced with indigenous spices. Longaniza-making has a long tradition in the Philippines, with each region having their own specialty. Among others, Lucbán is known for its garlicky longanizas; Guagua for its salty, almost sour, longanizas. Longganisang hamonado (Spanish: [...]
Are you a NUMERATE or LITERATE?
Salaswildthought published an interesting article about psychology research on how the hormone affect our performance. According to the article, you can identify a person whether he is a numerate or literate by measuring the length of his ring finger and index finger. The study shows that results in English and Math tests are linked to [...]
Tip in Starting a business
For our OFW business idea for this week I’ve grabbed the query of our fellow OFW Adrian to Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc (AFFI)asking some tip in starting a business given a 1.5M capital. Question:I am an OFW currently working in Saudi Arabia and will be retiring soon. I have focused my investment on agriculture [...]
The Birth of OFWLAYF BLOG and Why I BLOG
IntroductionIt all started when I read an article one evening of November 2006 on readers digest featuring the life of a pro-blogger (I’m trying to look up the link on the readers digest archive articles online but to no avail so pleasebear with me if I wasn’t able to provide you the stories’ link). The [...]