There is another reason for unhappy people trapped by unfavorable circumstances due to residency issues, to be happy in the UAE. Another month is given to amnesty seekers to rectify their status so it means there is a period until 31 December 2018 to do so, making it a total of five (5) months.
The leniency is a clear mirror of walking the talk to celebrate the legacy of the founding father of the country, Sheikh Zayed, and in observance of the Year of Tolerance. This is a way also to reduce the number of law violators by addressing specific roots of challenges faced by individuals affecting families and communities.
This is a stimulus of the government to the concerned people to have the courage to step up and do something with the given chances, time and tolerance to achieve peace and happiness. True, according to Thucydides,
"The secret to happiness is freedom... and the secret to freedom is courage."How can one be happy when he is not free to do what he wants to do, to live his dreams? And he cannot be free if he always has fears inside him. Many of us get stuck in life because of fears. It is normal to have fears, but it not normal to live in fears for a long time. Something must be done to deal with it.
As of 29 November 2018, Gulf News reports that Philippine Consul-General Paul Raymund Cortes says that "the consulate is willing and able to assist and guide amnesty seekers with the bounced cheque or rental disputes". It is clarified that legal assistance can be extended, but debts cannot be paid from the Filipino taxpayers' money.
As per the same article, as of 29 November 2018, 7,398 Filipinos were granted amnesty, 65% of whom decided to stay on a job-seeker visa, valid for six (6) months, while 2,732 amnesty seekers were repatriated. For the latter, the Philippine government generously extended support in terms of paying exit fees, absconding fees, air tickets and cash assistance of US$100 each.
This 65% rate obviously shows that many overseas Filipinos who are amnesty seekers, still want to stay in the UAE, restart their lives and restore whatever is lost.
The honorable Philippine consul general encouraged those with problems including bank cases to consult with them so that workable strategies can be planned and acted upon swiftly.
I designed a simple infographics on how to clear bank cases based on the same write-up and just inserted other possible options to pay the banks (number 3 below) --
Can we do something for 62 days? It takes more than two (2) months to form a habit. I made it 62 to get a sum of my favorite number, 8, infinity.
Please get a blank notebook. The first page must contain your picture with your own handwriting:
"The secret to happiness is freedom... and the secret to freedom is courage. -Thucydides"
Identify what is blocking you to happiness. What are your fears and how will you strategize to conquer those fears? How will you have the courage to do so?
Write Day # and date on every page, draw a smiley icon, insert your favorite quotation on courage, and draw something related to that.
You deserve to be happy. Have courage, be free and be happy!
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