There is something very special about Filipinas.
I mean VERY special. (but I don't want to preach to the converted)
When we are with them they make us feel like a king, so when we in some way cause them pain (whether intentional or not) we feel the pain too.
I have never met a woman like this, and I worked overseas in 45 countries.
When a Filipina tells you every day that she will be yours forever until the day she dies and that there is no-one else for her, well, you know the story.
This is a completely new world for me, where love for a woman means everything.
I know western women want to be loved but love is EVERYTHING for Filipinas.
I can see that the florist will be very important when she finally comes over after marriage and visa. The joy Filipinas can impart is a million times warmer than anything I have experienced but if we hurt them, their sadness rips your heart out.
I've only been back in the UK 6 weeks and it feels like 6 years.
Her laughter is the nicest thing in the world but her cry takes the legs out from underneath me.
Now where did these ladies get their love from?
We marvel at the overwhelming warmth we see and feel when we are in Barangays with all the children all trying to be in the photos and holding our hand.
This sense of family and community is something I have not experienced in any other place.
I remember going to work in Brunei years back and a colleague married to a Filipina asked
"Are you married?"
no
"Have you been to the Philippines?"
no
"That's why you are not married"
Never a truer word spoken.
Mike
