To Stay or not to Stay -- that's the question

I went to NSO in San Fernando this morning with my husband, his sister and her hubby.

I requested for authenticated copies of my birth certificate and marriage contract.

My sister-in-law requested for her and her sister's birth certificate. She also asked for her own authenticated marriage contract.

We all need those documents to request for our passports.

Both of them are in the process of "making plans" on how they could go to London as quickly as possible with P200,000.00 each.

I, on the other hand, am planning to go to Singapore for a study tour. Well, it's not sure yet and I don't want to think I'm going there. I'd rather stay here, actually, if I'm leaving the country for that purpose.

But I have a feeling I can go outside the country -- to work -- before my prospect passport expires.

Anyway, my sister just mailed necessary documents to her husband, James -- a British citizen. She's about to leave the Philippines to finally settle in the UK.

My mom is renewing her passport for she knows she's not staying in this country for long. And I think she has plans of travelling around the UK or other countries soon.

The question: WHY DOES EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY PLAN TO GET OUT OF THE PHILIPPINES?

I honestly don't see my family staying in this country for good. At the moment, I have no clear idea how I could bring all my family outside the country but I'd like to believe my kids won't grow up here.

The reason is plain and simple: I need a job that compensates for the kind of effort I exert and I'm not willing to leave my family behind. If I leave the Phils., my family comes with me -- at any cost...

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