Category Archives: Misc

How to Have a Fruitful OFW Career

Posted on January 28, 2011 by admin in Misc, Uncategorized, Work Abroad Tips

Work Abroad

Being an OFW is hard. You are working in a foreign land away from your family. But sometimes this is the best option you have because there is no good enough opportunities at home.

Unfortunately, not every OFW will stay family well after they retire. Some go home empty handed after working many years abroad.

What could have gone wrong?

I found two articles that could help us avoid this problem. If you are a Filipino who have just started working abroad or you are currently employed abroad, I recommend that you read them. They offer good suggestions:

How to Succeed as an OFW 9 Tips and Guides to Succeed as Overseas Filipino Worker

Some of the things you will learn in these two articles is the importance of saving, on educating your relatives to spend your remittance wisely, and that you should look to invest first rather than spending immediately for luxuries.

Evening Masses in United Arab Emirates

Posted on December 15, 2010 by admin in Industry News, Misc

For Filipino Catholics working in the United Arab Emirates, there will be evening masses in some of your local churches.

Atleast two Catholic Churches have confirmed. They are St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oud Metha, Dubai and St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Yarmook, Sharjah.

Mass schedule starts tonight, December 15 and will be until December 23.

It will be held every 7:30 pm at St. Mary’s and 8 pm at St. Michael’s.

7th Mega Balikbayan/OFW Expo at SM Megamall

Posted on December 10, 2010 by admin in Misc

You might be interested in participating in the 7th Mega Balikbayan/OFW Expo.

It started today December 10, 2010 and it will be ongoing until December 12.

The event is being held at Megatrade Hall 2 and 3 every 10am to 9pm.

The aim of the Expo is to offer OFWs investment opportunities and business opportunities There will also be conferences where speakers will offer tips on finance and livelihood.

The admission for this event is free.

How to Use Google as a Currency Converter

Posted on December 7, 2010 by admin in Misc

A currency converter is a very useful tool for finding out how much your earnings are in Philippine Peso (Php). You don’t need to go to any other website to find out the current exchange rate. You can just use the Google Search Engine.

How to Use Google as a Currency Converter

1. Just go to www.google.com 2. Type in 100 USD to PHP. USD is of course the currency code of the US and PHP is the currency code for Philippine Pesos. 3. Press Enter. Google will return the equivalent of 100 USD to Philippine Peso.

To do this with other currencies, just type replace the USD currency code with the currency code that you prefer. Then press enter again.

For example, Type in 50 HKD to PHP. HKD is the currency code for Hongkong Dollars.

Pasko ng Pinoy: OFW Christmas Gathering in Brunei

Posted on December 3, 2010 by admin in Industry News, Misc

Overseas Filipino Workers will be gathering in Brunei this December 5 for the annual Pasko ng Pinoy celebration.

This event is being organized by the Filipino Association in Brunei, Philippine Overseas Labour Office (POLO), and the Philippine Embassy.

It will be held at Rizqun Hotel in Gadong, Brunei. The hotel is 10 minutes away from the Brunei International Airport and Bandar Seri Begawan.

The aim of the event is to celebrate is to ease homesickness and to promote camaraderie among Filipino workers in the country.

Various prices will be given for the participants in the lantern making contest, best choir contest, children’s game show, and raffle draws.

One of the prices is a four Brunei-Manila-Brunei return air tickets that is being sponsored by Cebu Pacific Airlines. There are also cash prices to be given away sponsored by Western Union, LBC, Landbank, Baiduri Bank, I-Remit, IPHO, Jollibee and Tinkerbell Learning School

Filipino workers in Brunei are encouraged to attend to gain new friends and to learn more about the community.

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