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Tomorrow is never a promise!

This article was published on www.mindanews.com:  https://www.mindanews.com/mindaviews/2021/03/tausug-in-doha-tomorrow-is-never-a-promise/ Tomorrow is never a promise!  By   GAMSON JR MAWALLIL QUIJANO  - MARCH 21, 2021 4:30 PM Let someone you love know how grateful you are for having him/her in your life and how indispensable they are to you. When you are able, pamper someone valuable to you with material things which would make him/her overjoyed. When someone precious to you becomes ill and requires medical treatment, find a good way to do it. Value and compliment each effort by someone just to make you feel priceless. Tell someone who is valuable to you, like your parents, the most endearing words they would have heard from you. Forgive people who sincerely ask for an apology; likewise, those who didn’t ask. Remember to do these promptly because tomorrow will never be a promise! As times go by, everything gradually changes. The complete company ...

The greatest fear of an OFW

This article was published on www.mindanews.com: https://www.mindanews.com/mindaviews/2021/01/tausug-in-doha-the-greatest-fear-of-an-ofw/ The greatest fear of an OFW By   GAMSON JR MAWALLIL QUIJANO  - JANUARY 16, 2021 4:00 PM Being physically and distantly apart from your beloved family and those who are dear to you is one of the saddest things in life. What more if this separation is not only temporary, but forever? Isn’t that excruciating? One of the greatest fears of an OFW is to be forever separated from members of the family and loved ones by death. This is inevitable and everyone has to be ready because it could happen anytime. However, isn’t it more excruciating when this happens when you are miles away and oceans apart from them as in the case of an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW)? You cannot immediately go home and be with your family during your bereavement. “I was so devastated, depressed, and frustrated when my youngest brother from the Philippines informed me ...

Qatar’s OFWs promote health and friendship by cycling

This article was posted on www.mindanews.com:  https://www.mindanews.com/mindaviews/2020/11/tausug-in-doha-qatars-ofws-promote-health-and-friendship-by-cycling/ Qatar’s OFWs promote health and friendship by cycling  By   GAMSON JR MAWALLIL QUIJANO  - NOVEMBER 16, 2020 3:50 PM DOHA, Qatar (MindaNews / 16 November) — Cycling has now become a common hobby of many foreign workers including Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Qatar to stay fit and healthy, especially now that the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening. There are also people whose homes are right next to the workplace using bicycles for transportation when they go to work. There are many groups of OFW cyclists in Qatar that whenever they are free or off from duty, they take a ride as a group in many places across Qatar. One of the OFW cycling groups here in Qatar is the Gagandilan Bikers. Most of the members of this group are OFWs from ZamBaSulTa (Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-tawi). As a group, they go biki...