I am alive !

Just a quick post...

I am still alive!

I am still adjusting with the workload as 

everything here is impractical.

Even the way they handle endorsements etc.

I bought my own laptop two days ago,

and also sent around half my money back home

to pay for the bills.

I now have more or less 150 rials

to survive till next salary.

I already had my groceries settled 

so I would not starve.

Visa Woes

Paid the fees in full

because they told me they had already

filed my passport for

visa stamping even if I told them 

to hold it a few days

because I needed to secure the money first.

Isinanla namin yung memorial/burial lot

namin para mapunan ito,

bale good for one year at 6% interest per month.

This is a photocopy of the said visa,

I blacked out my details.

My passport is still at the agency.

I am posting all my experiences from 

my application onward so

that others may learn.

If I still have any readers at all hehehehe.

Voucher

These were the vouchers issued to me

by my agency instead of 

official receipts with their 

printed business name.

I paid for the documents

that were to be filed in the

KSA embassy for my visa.

Each document costs P1,200,

I passed 6 documents.

Western Union How-to

I received payment from a customer through Western Union services

I had to fill up this form and present a valid ID.

Instructions on how to receive money transfers

can be found here.

Answered all the checked fields.

This form is for sending money,

Good thing they had the DTI warning printed,

also had the number of NBI on it, very handy.

Instructions can also be found here.

You could even track your money transfers here.

After filling up the to-receive form, I had to wait a bit.

the teller was very masungit though, 

I transacted with her dati and 

she had this condescending tone when she spoke.

Anyhow, I received my money afterwards.

Their service is quick though their charges are quite expensive.

I think it is worth it if you want speed and security

in money transfers.

Proposed Terms

The details below are part of my job offer:

• Staff Nurse 2 Rank (I think this is the entry level rank)
• Housing accommodation is free as well as transportation
• 49 days of vacation leave per contract (only the ticket from the vacation area back to the hospital will be shouldered, sad, I thought it was a round-trip ticket but I guess they just want to make sure that you come back from vacation on time)
• Medical needs are fully covered
• Basic salary is 3,481 riyals
• 15% living allowance, that would be 582 riyals
• Total supposed earnings is 4,003 riyals or $1,067.5 (1Saudian riyal is = 11 pesos) so my total take home pay should be around 44,000 pesos.
• Work hours are 8 hours of duty, 6 days a week.  If we are required to do 12 hours worth of duty, the following day would be your 'off' day automatically.
• There would also be a specialty bonus for those who are going to be assigned in special areas.
• The contract is good for 2 years, if I am not mistaken.

I am quite happy with the job offer except for the airline ticket part, honestly I just want to get out of the country and be useful somewhere, anywhere!  As my mom said, now is the time to save.  I am just hoping that the magic age of 30 will bring me blessings for I am now only starting my career.  I am adamant that living independently abroad would teach me valuable fiscal skills because I am 'bulagsa' with money. :(

Campaign

Set to leave on Friday,

off to somewhere

to assist in a campaign for a

friend's father.

Do not know what to expect,

its a far-flung area.

Edit...
I have just been asked to be a godparent.
Got the gift ready but tradition dictates I shell out money.
Sheesh I need a job that pays!