2009-08-13

Last week, Friday, I visited the shopping capital of Asia, HongKong. We arrived around 10 in the evening. When I was in the airport, there was a long line for immigration check, one security guard approached me and my friend, they asked us if we are an OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers), and I replied no! why? I didn’t notice that we are in the line for OFW. Then the security guard told us “you’re in the wrong line this line is for Filipino workers only.” with a naughty smile. I was offended for his action and for his naughty smile. And I felt pity to those Filipina whose falling in line for immigration check. I felt the discrimination towards Filipino people specially filipina who work as domestic helper in that foreign country. While waiting for my turn to be check by immigration, I made a glance look to the filipina workers and I whispered to myself “this filipinas are the real heroes of our country who sacrifice to be far from their families and to be treated by Chinese people like a slave just to earn money for their families. We are all human, son and daughter of God, nobody has the right to insult or to be insulted by others. It doesn’t matter what is the life status or work specially in a foreign country. We all have the right to be treated well with respect and have pride and dignity of whatever nationality and status in life is. Sunday while walking on the street going to the shopping malls, I noticed there was many women who are lying and resting under the trees and near hotels or in the sidewalks. It’s their dayoff. I saw foreign women like Malaysian, Indian, and some young and middle aged Filipina, I wanted to approached them and asked if they’re okay but I was ashamed they might misunderstood me so I just go on walking while watching them. People have different problems and concerns in life, and have their own reasons why they choose to work in foreign country to earn money for their families. But we all have one rights, not to be discriminated by foreign people and country. Never judge people if you don’t want to be judge in return. Show respect and kindness to all people, we need each other to live in this world.

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