[pangyaw]

Hi Faith, got your point and I see exactly what you mean. No comment because its one of their mannerism.

[scarymary]

Originally Posted by lenjoy03

Hi... Is there any Filipino nurses here who wants to share your success, hardship, duty, adjustment stories?

I would really appreciate it...

I am not Filipino but have worked with quite a few over the years, all without exception have been hard working dedicated nurses.

[nursemanon]

Let me share my 2cents regarding Filipino pride.
I am a frequent visitor of this site (and youtube), and I have observed that other races are oftentimes irritated by comments from Filipinos about how they are "Proud to be Pinoy/Filipino" and how Filipinos should vote for a contestant (like in American Idol) because of skills and not because of race.
I want to foster understanding, so, to explain the phrase "Proud to be Pinoy".. and OUr NEED for this thread:
We Filipinos migrate all over the world mainly because we want to work and make better the situation of our (extended) families back home. We have close ties, we are sentimental people and we have the need to connect. We also experience a lot of discrimination, in the workplace, in school, in groceries, everywhere (we keep quiet about it because as you may discover we are very resilient, very patient, very respectful and tolerant of others. These are of course general "culture identifiers", but the fact that all of us want to be identified with what is GOOD, is a great thing). These hardships that we face as a minority compels us to reach out for inspiration. And whenever we find inspiration, we celebrate it with "I am proud to be Pinoy" so we can remember it. So we can remain strong.

I am very sure that these good traits are not exclusive to Filipinos. In fact if we only learn to look closer and get to know other races and cultures, we would know how similar we are with them, what we want as human beings transcends our origins.

And if we look a little more closer to these people who have lavish lifestyles, who have loud / unsupportive / "i am eating my young" attitude in the workplace, we would discover the hardships that they have experienced before and after they migrated. I'm quite sure we would then feel for them. It is sad, after all, to cover up loneliness and insecurities with cars and lousy attitudes.

I don't mind negative stories, we learn from them anyway. But then again, I am currently having a hard time and am looking for inspiration; so, please post success stories soon.