lucky you hehhee...
well for most of us here, we just feel that somehow giving small amount to parents back home are like giving them a lil present... it's not a must, nor an obligation but rather way of saying thank you for everything (i dunno lol, part of customs & traditions)... money will never compensate the love & care that they have given us... just way of appreciation...
BUT HERE IN THE UK IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT:
we pay it forward etc... ie save for our future and our kids future (INHERITANCE ETC)
but in PI we have kids to pay for us lol (SUSTENTO)