pink82

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as i've read djv's post about philippines... it really broke my heart... i am a true pinay! its unfair to generalize filipinos/philippines that way! you may have seen the negative sides of philippines unfortunately you haven't seen the beautiful side of philippines as well as filipinos... too bad you wasn't able to see philippines in a different perspective. well, its your opinion... i can't blame you for that... but i guess you should have sent that message personally to bluee so as not to give a bad impression to those who really don't know philippines/filipinos. nationalities have different flaws. there's no perfect country in this world. all of us are fighting to survive in this world. i can't deny the fact that child labor, prostitution, kidnapping is actually happening in the philippines. i believe that its every nations problem! our government is also fighting to eradicate that problem! it's not true that filipinos are not doing something to a better living... as christians we are not tolerating these immoralities! i don't want to compare other nationalities to filipinos... i just wanted to ask something... how do you call a single female (hot chic) who had sex with a guy she just met on a club ------> a liberated?!? if she's a filipina you would call her -------> a prostitute?!? whats the difference huh?! that is soo unfair! what's the difference between a kleptomaniac to a theft/burglar?!? however you wanted to call them, they still do immoral acts! stealing a dollar or a million dollar, its still taking possession that isn't yours! yes its true that a lot of filipinos are taking nursing education to be able to work abroad. why?!? because we value our family soo much and that we wanted to provide a better a living for our families. but not all filipinos wanted to leave philippines for good. a lot of nurses just wanted to earn to have a stable living. after earning that stable living here in the philippines... i believe that they all wanted to come back! our determination to provide a better living for our families is our key to be able to provide genuine nursing care to clients! nursing education here would probably easy for anyone who has a lot of determination and resources! if you have a heart in dealing with clients sick or well, i believe you'll be a great nurse! nursing is not a money making business!!! filipinos are known for hospitality for that we're just using our god-given talents to be productive! well, if you wanted to pursue nursing education here just to save money... its certaily irrational! you may have the wisdom to pass the examinations but it takes a lot of perseverance, determination, patience and a genuine heart to render care to clients to be able to survive nursing profession!!! try considering other state where your personality as an american would greatly fit in. you may survive here with ample amount of money for your nursing education but i don't think you could dedicate yourself rendering care to "poor filipinos" i am not discouraging you to pursue your studies here but its the reality! if you have a heart of a filipino nurse, you'll be successful here! if its gods will for you to pursue your nursing education here... i believe that whatever circumstances, hindrances that you will encounter will be easy for you... for its god that is working with your life. godspeed! from a true pinay! =)

Hi! I am a 23 year old BSN student from Manila, Philippines. Yeah I also want to work abroad, but in reality working here is really a fulfillment! I also graduated from a pre-medical course then I took up nursing instead of continuing to college of medicine primarily because I am excited to work as a health professional. With college of medicine it would probably take another 4 years to actually render care to patients. =)