My Second Home - Saudi Arabia 2024 National Day!
There's no place like home, but I considered this working place of me for almost three decade as my second home. Working here was not my dream. How I hate this place before for the negative image of this country and employment. Until I believed the saying that Do not judge the Book for its cover only. We need to open the pages and we can describe the content on it. Like me, I relied on the negative description of this place but the first touched down in my employer's home also touched my heart.
Reason Why I Suddenly Work Saudi Arabia
It was April, the first travel for this country. My husband forced me to go abroad for a certain reason after our business collapsed. It was the key reason, I need to work to pay some unsettled debts from my business. It was a quick decision that hurted me being away from my only child. I was only 18 years old involved in a business of my Uncle and the employer of my husband. Though I got married too young, I tried to be responsible. I worked harder most especially when I got my child when I was 20 and my husband was 19 years old that time. We worked until the boss of my husband trusted us to have a business managed by me. It was successfully done . I helped many people that time but jealousy was real. The family of our boss got mad on us and the neighbor of our store and also became a neighbor on us when I bought the house and lot. They were not happy on what I reached.
Our employer gave us capital and what we gained were the income . I made it for six years. The wrong moved I made was I forcibly bought house and lot because the house we rented was a flooded area. Actually, it was a good decision but when they knew it, they stopped supporting us and let their relatives managed the business again. The time it was not successful, they abandoned it but when they saw I was rising, it boiled their heart with jealousy. Business was connected with debts . Unfinished project which brought me to Saudi Arabia. In just a number of days the time I applied in the agency I got approved!
When I was on the Airplane, Emirates
Leaving my only child was the most hardest part of my life. It teared my heart into pieces most especially when I stepped up in the airport, I heard and saw him crying! When I was in my intentional flight via Manila to Dubai and to Jeddah Saudi Arabia, my weapon was my faith to God and I prayed asking Him above to provide me food and drink from my boss . It could be the sign I asked that they would be a good boss to me. He heard my longing because the old woman, the mother of my boss offered me food, drinks and money. She let me slept the whole day. I arrived Saudi Arabia in the evening at the airport 8pm but they picked me up at 1 am .
It was the beginning of my Saudi life until now with this family. Clan members love me. There were hurdle I encountered but it was me and I am the one who adjusted the situation.
2024 National Day Celebration
Wow! Since 1998 until now, I am here in Saudi Arabia! Sweats and tears are my companion but God dried it many times! I am grateful that every time they celebrated national day, I become a part on it. I am thankful for the opportunity this country given to me. Yes, I am just a maid, a housekeeper but the love the showed me enough to be thankful. My eyes was successfully operated from the governments hospital. Everytime I was sicked they treated me like their own people without discrimination. I remember when I had kidney stone stucked up in my renal way, the 911 ambulance with the medical staff visited the house of my boss to rescue me at the middle of the night. They stayed at home for how many hours until I felt better. I was crying . Imagine, my male and female employer with the doctors surrounded me in the room downstairs because of the abdominal pain I had. They brought me to the hospital for MRI and brought me back home. All those were free of charges.
Now, as I am getting older, I have free medicine and free consultation. Then a bonus came along the way, all doctors I met amazed how I stayed here for a long time. They showed me their love. I deserved this all because I respect the rules, the culture and traditions. I served their people in a right way. This country gave me much more than what my country gave to me. Yes, I love my country but without money our life could be more staying in miserable way.
I am so happy that I met @wakeupkitty before in steemit until now, we are friend.
It's not my dream working and living here but destiny brought me here!
The second home feeling.. In a way I know what you mean the only difference is I don't feel close to the country I was born. For sure this has to do with the you-are-not-welcome-attitude I had to face during my childhood although no one used the word 'discrimination' back then it was discrimination on a way higher level I hear people yell about today.
We met as I felt unwelcome and lost on Steemit and for sure that was a good thing. We had fun back then 😁
Just like those doctors I admire how you sacrificed yourself, your life, gave up on your child to give a demanding guy and family a good life. That is not me, I would never do that working myself to death while others fill their pockets and dump me in a country far away from home to make sure they will not see me.
On the other hand if I would go I would stop sending money. If people don't want, love and respect me the last thing I would do is secure their lives. No land, house, computers and studies paid by me.
I believe that a man too lazy to work is not only bad for the economy and family but his attitude is rewarded (exploitment of women/people is forbidden although slavery happens and everyone rather remains blind for it).
I hope one day, there will be a moment we can feel and both say that we had a good life, that the hardships helped us to survive and made all those dark hours easier to get through. By now we have a huge life experience unlike many. That must be good for something.
Don't forget to pamper yourself and remember a true friend stays and doesn't dump you for someone else.
Take care of yourself and if no one hugs you remember you have a friend not nearby but she's there if you feel the warm sunlight or a warm breeze of the wind and even the sand of the desert blows inside again and you clean it up (or not) you can smile because someone thinks of you.
Take it easy
🤗🍀♥️ to you
Blessed be
Tears are falling down . Thank you my dear @wakeupkitty for everything. I never thought that we could met again this time. I adore you you before and one friend of me, you knew her in steemit. She was my mentor too who guided me but she just passed away more than years ago. Hugs you back🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😍😍😍
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Thank you so much @steemcurator07