Bravo and well said Pete!!
And it is a never ending cycle of remittance to the family back in the Philippines for the majority of us (filipino) abroad.
I do feel like I've got a Mug written on my forehead when it comes to my family in Cebu, and all because I always share my "fortune" (or my hard earned cash here) to them. Because deep down, I always feel fortunate that I've escaped that land of poverty!
I may think like a westerner for most of the time, but in my heart I'll always be that abiding citizen of the Philippines where doctrinised into thinking that we must help them in the Philippines even if they cannot be seen helping themselves
And they will come a time that enough is enough for me, I just wish it'll come sooner for my own sanity
