<blockquote rel="lock_code2004"><blockquote rel="arrow1">Nag iisip din kaming pumunta sana dyan pero nag aalangan pa.
Engineer kaming mag asawa at maayos naman ang sahod, comfortable ang buhay at nakakaipon naman.
Tanong lang para sa mga nasa Australia na galing UAE...
Saan mas comfortable, dyan o dito sa UAE.</blockquote>
define comfortable? heheh..
very subjective po yan..
example..mas comfortable sa UAE, mabilis makahanap ng flat na uupahan, at pumara ng taxi sa daan.. maraming malls, shops na bukas kahit anong oras..
pero ang masasabi ko lang.. depende po yan sa kung anu ba ang gusto nyo sa buhay..
for your family and/or your kids in the future..
example, if ever, wala ng work sa UAE, babalik ba kayo sa pinas?
anung lifestyle ang gusto nyo? govt benefits? retirement? medical care?
ako kaya nagdecide na magpunta dito, gusto ko ng permanent na lugar (aside from phils)..
malinis na hangin.. magandang climate, wala masyadong stress.. etc..
maraming consideration.. pero think of one thing na gusto mo mangyari sa buhay mo..
kung okay na kayo dyan for the rest of your life...
maraming dapat isipin for migration.. gastos, prepare documents...at yung big move to find a job here..
malaking risk.. pero at the end, i can speak for my self na I did the right choice.. đŸ˜‰</blockquote>
@arrow1, like what @lock_code2004 have said… iba iba nag definition natin ng term na comfortable. we are also a couple working here in Dubai as architects and is employed in one of the best consulting firms in the UAE and I can say na we are earning good salaries. we are staying in a flat na walang ka-share, may sasakyan and is able to enjoy life like occasional travels, dining etc. but at the end of the day, napapaisip pa din kami. if we are to sum it up ang laki pa din ng expenses namin kasi nandito and mga bata nag aaral and i can say na hindi biro magpaaral ditto especially na may college na kami. like we are spending 43K dirhams for my daughter, buti na lang yung bunso ko nasa Filipino school kaya nasa 10K++ lang tuition fee lang. pero we'd rather have them here kesa pauwiin sa pinas kaya break even lang sa sweldo kasi ditto din namin ginagastos young sweldo namin. siguro kung ipapadala sa pin as ang para eh malaki talaga but that's not the case.
and one down side na nakikita namin here is since related and industry namin sa construction affected madalas ng crisis or recession. and common fear namin mag asawa is pano pag nag downsize ang companies like ng nangyari few years back although luckily hindi kami nakasali dun. siguro ngayon in the advent of expo 2020 baka mag iba ang path ng construction industry.pero it doesn't matter na to us… we are after good education for our children in oz and a better future for them. ika nag, we'll sac rice our good jobs here for our children's sake para when it's their time, they will not experience the hassles os visa application
so having all that as considerations, we have decided to risk our jobs and try the oz dream at least there, we can settle permanently without the fear na pay wala na laming visa eh papauwiin kami ng pinas.