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    Monday, February 08, 2010
    tough life
    i told you so......


    isang pamilya na naman ang bumalik na ng pinas matapos na hindi nakahanap ng trabaho. oh well... hindi sila nagkulang sa paalala ko. matigas ang ulo. karay ang buong pamilya.

    ang paninimulang buhay ay puno ng sakripisyo. buti sana kung marami kang anda. kaso, inutang mo lang din naman ang pagpunta mo rito. ang pag-proceso ng papeles mo. wari ko, mahina ang limang daang libo na nauubos ng bawa't pamilya mula sa pag proceso ng papeles, lalo na kung bumayad ka pa ng consultant mo pati na airfare, pwera pa ang renta mo ng bahay, ilaw, tubig, telepono, pamasahe sa paglakad-lakad or kung bumili ka ng sasakyan, pati na pang-gasolina. yung iba ay either isinasanla ang kanilang ari-arian o binenta na ang kanilang natitirang ari-arian sa pinas. tas uuwi kang luhaan. paano na yan?

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    posted by kiwipinay @ 2/08/2010 10:54:00 PM   | |

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    Sunday, January 31, 2010
    Philippines to warn would-be job-seekers
    I told you so....


    This was in the news last Friday:



    The Philippines will place an advisory on its Foreign Affairs Ministry website warning its citizens about the perils of moving to New Zealand on the work-to-residence scheme.

    Under the scheme, applicants have nine months to come to New Zealand to seek skilled employment, and those who succeed qualify to apply for permanent residency.

    Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman says it is made clear to applicants that there are no guarantees of work, job offers or residence.

    But Philippines consul-general Emilie Shi says Immigration New Zealand is not doing enough to warn would-be applicants about the difficulties of finding a job or telling them that Kiwis will be given preference by employers.

    "Immigration New Zealand continues to say what a great place this country is to come live and work in, but they cover up the fact that it is very difficult to find a job here, or that they will be treated as second-class workers under the scheme," Ms Shi said.

    "The work-to-residence is a myopic policy, because even if these migrants prove their worth in their jobs, employers cannot renew their contracts when their work permits expire, and have to first offer their jobs to Kiwis."

    She said this made those who came on the work-to-residence scheme less attractive to local employers because they would not have "smooth continuity" in their business operations if they employed these migrant workers.

    Last year, a third of those who came from the Philippines under the policy failed to find skilled employment.

    Filipinos form the largest group making use of the scheme - 63 per cent of the 681 applicants.

    Many have sold everything to move to New Zealand in the hope of setting up a new life, and Ms Shi says her office in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore has been seeing at least one new case daily since September.

    She said the policy was causing a lot of grief and anguish among Filipinos because many had sold everything to come and now faced a situation where they could not afford to return home or even send their children to school.

    Ms Shi said desperate applicants were paying up to $40,000 to unscrupulous agents in her country who sold them hope of New Zealand residency, which was why many were prepared to sell their homes and belongings to come.

    "These people hope that once one person can get residency, they will be able to sponsor their family members to also come here under Immigration's family policy," Ms Shi said.

    "The embassy will be recommending to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to not allow any more of our citizens to come to New Zealand if they are not qualified, and we will be putting an advisory warning on the website."

    Dr Coleman would not comment on the proposed advisory, but defended the work-to-residence scheme and said there were no plans to discontinue it.

    He said that each month about 70 work-to-residence permits were issued and research by Immigration New Zealand showed that at least two-thirds of these migrants could be expected to gain permanent residence, despite 44 per cent who came under the scheme failing to find skilled employment last year.

    NOT WORKING OUT

    Work-to-residence scheme, 2009

    Top source countries for applications approved:

    * Philippines: 281 (74 per cent)
    * Great Britain: 25 (7 per cent)
    * India: 22 (6 per cent)
    * China: 11 (3 per cent)
    * Malaysia: 11 (3 per cent)

    * Total: WTR applicants: 681

    Top source countries of migrants who failed to find skilled employment:

    * Philippines: 150 (50 per cent)
    * Singapore: 43 (14 per cent)
    * Malaysia: 22 (7 per cent)
    * India: 21 (7 per cent)
    * Great Britain: 15 (5 per cent)






    Philippines is in the top list. I've heard a lot of stories of our kababayans who have to go back home for failure to find jobs in NZ. I've heard stories of pinoy families going back home but nothing to go back to because they have already sold their properties with the hope that they will start anew here in NZ.

    May this serve as a warning to all aspiring kabayans who are still planning to come to NZ. Life is not as easy as how you read them in their brochures.





    **new courtesy of nzherald
    **photo courtesy of madbong

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    posted by kiwipinay @ 1/31/2010 11:23:00 AM   | |

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    Wednesday, January 27, 2010
    cookin' na naman!
    pasensya na po. ang tagal na pala ng nakalipas. ang daming nangyari. ang daming kwento nguni't ang kaunti lang ng panahon.

    para po doon sa mga nagpa-plano pa ring pumunta rito sa nz, mag-esep-esep po muna kayo kung buong pamilya kayong darating dito. gaya ng lagi kong paalala, isa na muna ang dumating at saka na lang pasunurin ang pamilya kung kayo ay nakahanap na ng trabaho at naka-establish na kayo dito ng kahit paano. ang hirap pa rin pong maghanap ng trabaho.

    may nabalitaan ako, noon pang september dumating dito buong pamilya, hanggang ngayon, wala pa ring trabaho ang principal applicant. may dumating noong november, gang ngayon, wala pa ring work. buti na lang, mag-isa pa lang sya na dumating dito.

    may news nung nakaraang linggo, may magbubukas na isang malaking supermarket, 150 vacancies, may 2000 daw ang nag-apply. sus!

    you have been warned! nz is not for the faint of heart! sus! dami kong kwento dito sa blog ko during my first three years. ang mahal pa naman lalo ngayon ng mga bilihin dito sa nz kumpara noong dumating ako 7yrs ago.



    anyway, para sa mga naliligaw dito sa blog ko kahit na wala akong entry, kung kayo po ay taga auckland at naghahanap ng work, may alam akong vacancy sa penrose. please leave a message with your email address. I will email you the details. update your CVs now na! urgent po ito.




    yung somethin's cookin', meron po talaga. niluluto pa rin! marami pong salamat sa mga nadalaw pa rin.
    posted by kiwipinay @ 1/27/2010 11:38:00 PM   | |

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    Wednesday, November 25, 2009



    Somethin's Cookin'!









    p.s thank you for your well wishes and prayers








    **image courtesy from google images

    posted by kiwipinay @ 11/25/2009 11:00:00 PM   | |

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