I've been reading a book entitled Rich Dad, Poor Dad for the past several days. However, I'm not yet
done with it. The first few pages I've read was really interesting as I can relate to it. My family's
lifestyle belongs to what they called the 'rat race' (having a mother working for the government) and
where I wanted to get out from. The book simply explains how rich becomes richer and the poor
becomes poorer. It even mentioned some things on how to think business wise. In the Philippines, not everyone is lucky to have been born with a 'silver spoon'. Mine was an average living. I owe it to my
parents' hard work that allowed me and my siblings to live decent lives. In general, life in developing
countries including the Philippines are difficult. Most people leave their countries and most especially
their families to seek greener pasture. In my case, I just needed a new environment and a good
opportunity to work abroad came... Its like a lady wanting to breath new air, drink fresh water, etc.
However, since I've been living here for 10 months reality of how things are being run in the country
called "Land of the Rising Sun" are really SINKING IN... I firmly believe that I can be as FLEXIBLE as I
can be in everything but how long can that flexibility lasts? I can learn new culture but what if this culture is not acceptable to the ones I'm used to. So choice and decision comes in-whether to accept it or
not. I would like to believe I made the right choices in my life but did I??? There's more to life than just
the usual things. I WANT to learn new things that I can apply later on... This book taught me something that allows me to THINK...
done with it. The first few pages I've read was really interesting as I can relate to it. My family's
lifestyle belongs to what they called the 'rat race' (having a mother working for the government) and
where I wanted to get out from. The book simply explains how rich becomes richer and the poor
becomes poorer. It even mentioned some things on how to think business wise. In the Philippines, not everyone is lucky to have been born with a 'silver spoon'. Mine was an average living. I owe it to my
parents' hard work that allowed me and my siblings to live decent lives. In general, life in developing
countries including the Philippines are difficult. Most people leave their countries and most especially
their families to seek greener pasture. In my case, I just needed a new environment and a good
opportunity to work abroad came... Its like a lady wanting to breath new air, drink fresh water, etc.
However, since I've been living here for 10 months reality of how things are being run in the country
called "Land of the Rising Sun" are really SINKING IN... I firmly believe that I can be as FLEXIBLE as I
can be in everything but how long can that flexibility lasts? I can learn new culture but what if this culture is not acceptable to the ones I'm used to. So choice and decision comes in-whether to accept it or
not. I would like to believe I made the right choices in my life but did I??? There's more to life than just
the usual things. I WANT to learn new things that I can apply later on... This book taught me something that allows me to THINK...