Hi there, ladies of the hive! This is my first time joining this community. May I let you know me first as @olivia08, a Filipina working abroad, away from the Philippines to boost the power of the women who are strong and even stronger than men sometimes? Proudly say that I am one of those ladies who fight for our rights. And here in hive blockchain, let us see if what we can do to prove that women are not weak. Thank you and have a nice day. Merry Christmas everyone.
The best celebration that I cherished and felt fortunate was Christmas Day with my family. It has been 26 years that I missed it. Maybe, you will be asking why?
I was leaving the Philippines my homeland April 21, 1998. I was already in Manila City before my flight to my workplace, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is a conservative Muslim country that didn't allow Christmas celebrations before when I arrived here. My destiny brought me here and there was no Filipino I found. Most expatriates that I met were Indonesian. This place is not my dream. It just happened
mysteriously and no question why but my heart was in pain.
I spent vacation but not during the Christmas season. I missed my grandparents who loved me tenderly. I cherished the moment when I was a child during Christmas when they bought a new dress. I cherished all the moments of being with them.
Even though if I go home to celebrate, our celebration won't be the same as yesterday's memory, since my grandparent on my father's side had already died. So sad, but we need to be strong.
This month is December, there are so many things that are playing in my mind. I hope one day, I can go and see them once again. It has been almost four years since the last time vacation. The way of my life is passing uneasy roads but I am still happy that I survived.
My wishes to all of you that you may have the best of everything. You are too lucky that you have your family beside you. Today, I am just here to cherish all those moments in my life. At least I experienced those memories. I am so fortunate that I did it before with my family. Here in my workplace, Saudi Arabia, Christmas day is not important. I celebrate alone in my room, while lying on my bed, keep rolling my eyes looking the walls and ceiling infront of my eyes. This is the way how I celebrate my yearly Christmas for how many ling years.
Thank you everyone and wishing you all the best of everything, Ladies in Hive!
I am inviting @jurich60, @sarimanok and @me2selah to join me here!
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You can celebrate Christmas in your heart, attend Holy Mass where it is celebrated!
Thanks for sharing, @olivia08.
Good luck with the contest.
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You're welcome, @olivia08
@olivia08 - first of all Welcome to the Ladies of Hive!
How sad that you haven't been able to celebrate Christmas with your family for the past several years. That mental image of you lying in bed, alone in your room, staring at the ceiling touched my heart.
And it sad to know even when you next get the chance to be with your family, not all the family members will be there.
This is where treasured memories come into play.
I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas and sending you a virtual hug from America!
Its really happened to me dear. There is no Christmas here.
!PIZZA
Wow! @olivia08 a total cultural change! applause to you who have taken the initiative to show that women are also smart, valuable and capable.
I hope that you will soon be able to visit your home and recharge your family and then return to your mission.
Merry Christmas!!
A big hug from Venezuela! 🤗
Yes, we are strong stronger than men. Thank you for dropping by.
!BEER
!PIZZA
Hello and welcome @olivia08, home is where the heart is, take time to remember those fond memories on the day. Buy a cake and celebrate quietly knowing family members miss you too.
Oh my dear, I love your words. Thank you for your support.
!PIZZA
!BEER
Enjoy the festive season there must be others in the region feeling the same as you.
Thank you for your concern.
Hello, everyone has their own past and destiny to follow. Episodes other than his life. They all pass us by, this is our life. Good post. Thank you! Be healthy!
Yes, I agree on what you said . Thank you and Merry Christmas.
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Thank you @pizzabot
One day Nay you will celebrate Christmas with your family in the Philippines.
Soon met kita tayo ano
Yes!! Very Soon!
pag uwi mu sunod ate itapat mu dec.
Sana dong
!BEER
!PIZZA
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Merry Christmas in your heart. I feel your sacrifices you did to your family, you are a heroine! Destiny gave you another family to loved.
Thank you sister
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Thank you so much.
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I'm sorry to see that you're not able to spend time with your family. That must be sad. But keep the spirit of Christmas alive. Soon, you'd see them.
One day soon. God is good.
!PIZZA
God knows your heart and He celebrates with you! Take care, and Merry Christmas!💜🤗
Merry Christmas tonyounand family
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Merry Christmas!💜🤗
It is tough to be away from your family on special occations.
It's a shame you won't be able to make it back this year, but I hope you will take the day the pamper yourself a little
Maybe a facial or something ;D
I hope I can do it to myself, What I have in my mind is to earn to give and no time to myself. But I fell the challenge now. Let us see how could it helps to myself.
I understand that Saudi Arabia has such harsh boundaries and practices against Christians, especially harsher for foreign women living there. Celebrate your Christmas in your heart. I hope you come to finish your duties there and be assigned to a more open culture or allowed to return to your family a while celebrate what you have missed.
Thanks for sharing @olivia08 🎄
You are so welcome dear. Merry Christmas
!PIZZA
Cheers to you Olivia, I hope you are doing well out there. It is difficult indeed to be far away from one's family. I wish you all the best and hoping you will be able to vacation during the holidays next year :)
If there is no problem with the pandemic, supposed to be this year was my target. Thank you
!PIZZA
Welcome to the community and I believe you will enjoy it here too. Let me tell you something. Even if you do not Celebrate Christmas, at least you are in your home feeling happy for the season and you can still be in your room, prepare the nice dish for yourself, play some music and appreciate God for another season.
Nice encouragement, it is a nice idea I will be looking for.
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Soon, one day soon.
Dear @olivia08. It is sad to celebrate Christmas alone and much more when that way of celebrating is repeated year after year. I send you a giant hug and invite you to enter Discordapp, so that you can follow the celebrations of some of the servers. Some have a translator for the different languages.
You can share with the Ladies of Hive Community, that will keep you entertained and improve your spirits.
Currently I cannot do it, but, for two years, sharing with communities in discord allowed me to win friends and live with greater joy.
I send you a giant hug and best wishes so that, despite everything, you live the joy of Christmas.
Thank you so much for the invitation
Welcome, dear @olivia08
I´m following you
Welcome to #ladiesofhive
It is a very nice community
I can imagine how hurtful and sadden it is celebrating festivals away from your families, I once had to celebrate Easter alone and I can tell you it doesn't feel thesame as being with your families, the merry, cheers and fun are all different. You're a strong woman and this is not the time to pull out, very soon you'll get to celebrate with them 🙂 Merry Christmas in advance 🤗
Hug you @oliviao8 and wish you a Merry Christmas 🤗
Thank you so much!
!PIZZA
Hi dear @olivia08. Welcome to the Ladiesofhive contest and it's great to see you here.
Women are strong and so you are. Honestly, I don't celebrate Xmas either. So let's make every day a holiday and enjoy the moment. Send you hugs and !LUV ♥️
Thank you for your warm welcome. It is far beyond my expectation how I met awesome women here.
!PIZZA
I can feel you Olivia. I don't celebrate Christmas but as a vietnamese I have Lunar New Year. Living in a foreign country meaning I don't get to celebrate it with my family and friends. It has been 5 years I am not with them. Send you lot of hugs from New Zealand.
Nice meeting you dear. Thank you for the support.
!PIZZA
Much !LUV my dear
Welcome to the community @olivia08. Ohh my dear it must be really so tough to live in this place. It's the most stringent place amongst the whole of middle east region and specially for women it is difficult. I wish you can celebrate Christmas soon with you family.
Thank you and soon everything will be okay dear.
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Sad that you haven't had a chance to have a real Christmas celebration in so long and I can't even imagine what that must feel like but I'm sure it's not going to be that way forever, keep the faith and stay strong sis 💞
Great first entry to the LOH contest 👍 good luck.
It's fine dear, one day I will.
!PIZZA
ana jd na ang life ate..naa juy mouna.. kay ang kamatooran, mamatay jd tang tanan.. sobo but mao jd ni ang truth...
maau kay naa kay good memories with them...
Salamat @junebride
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That must be difficult, indeed, working so far away from family. I hope you will be able to see them again soon! Blessings to you! 💜
Thank you dear.
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!BEER
Hello Olivia, it must be hard having to spend Christmas away from family and in a strange country. You may feel a little better if you remember that the date is not as important as the fact that our redeemer, Jesus came into the world to teach us the Father and to die for us. That can be celebrated at any time of the year. Thank you for sharing your story, God bless you.
Thank you for the beautiful words. Nice meeting you!
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!BEER
I'm so sorry you can't enjoy this special time with your loved ones. I can relate to that when I was aroad alone during Tet holiday (Vietnam).
Wish you all the best and reunite with your family very soon. 😀
Nice meeting you dear.
Merry Christmas
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!BEER