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Surely living abroad can be very expensive especially if you are migrating from a third world country. As for me, I started off as a student via the student visa. I am actually a Registered Nurse in my country before I decided to go abroad for a better living. I did enjoy my work as an Operating room nurse in the Philippines. However, as all Pinoy(s) know, nurses’ salary in our country is even lower than the minimum wage here in Australia. When I arrived in Australia as a student, with very limited pocket money, I would usually compute and convert the prices. I usually would not want to spend more than 10 dollars for a single meal. I also allot 40 dollars for a fortnightly groceries, 40 dollars for weekly transportation, then the heaviest part for me was the room rent which ranges from 120 dollars per week to 200 dollars per week for a room share or a single room. To convert, you may multiply that to 38 to 40 pesos per dollar. As a student, legally you can only work 20 hours per week with an hourly rate of 15 dollars to 22 dollars with the kind of work I first had (cafes/barista/kitchen hand/cashier, Assistant in Nursing-when I was not a registered nurse yet, I also tried distributing flyers-mailbox to mailbox, and tried housekeeping before.) To cut it short, I really had to be a bit more careful in spending my money. With very little money to allot for pleasure when I was still not stable at my jobs. To be able to survive, I learned about the cheapest shops, cheapest brands, cheapest fast food/ restaurants (I wonder how I still gained weight!lol). To share my tipid tips to people who are planning to go abroad and to people who are new here, here are some not-so-secret TINpid tips: 1. Make a list of the things you need to buy- I would usually not do this and end up buying the things that I don’t really intend to buy. So at home, I would plan in my mind what I need to buy and not make a list then end up buying more than I planned for. Like for example there was one time I was only planning to buy toilet papers then at the shop while scanning, I saw yellow tags (which mean those items are on sale) and bought them. At least if you have a list, you would most likely just stick to it and not spend more than 25 percent additional. 2. Decide if you need the item- First, ask yourself, “Do I want the item?” Second, ask yourself, “Do I need what I want?” If yes, then buy the item if the answer is no, ask yourself another question, “Will I be able to use that item that I want for more than at least 3 times?” If your answer is yes then you may buy it but always take into consideration the money that will be left in your account/wallet. 3. Take time- Take time to think and to think twice. It doesn’t matter if it takes you too long in deciding, it’s even harder if you run out of budget because you rush into buying things. Also allot time for window shopping or canvassing. I did this during my first 4 months in Sydney. With my previous roommate who enjoys the same thing: looking around and learning the price of a certain item and comparing it against store to another store to another store just so you know which store sells the cheapest with similar quality. Sometimes the quality does not differ too much; sometimes one item is only more expensive just because you are also paying for the brand name. 4. Cook at home- as much as possible, try not to eat out. Cooking is after all like a therapy in my opinion; it distracts you away from thinking about your problems if you do have one. If you don’t know how to cook, everything is “Youtube-able” now; Youtube your way to your favourite meal. You’ll discover that it’s actually that easy to make. If you cook, you’ll also be able to share it or have it more than once. Also, learn how much you really need to cook for especially if you are living alone so there wouldn’t be any wastage. I guess that’s about it. It’s as simple as that. Now that I am not a student anymore, I still do these. It is after all best saving more than spending more and to be able to send some money for your loved ones rather than spend too much just for yourself.

"Abroad Tipid Tips" by: Tin Diaz

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Soon you’ll realize that many people will love the idea of you but will lack the maturity to handle the reality of you.

Reyna Biddy  (via anditslove)

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'Coz you did not exist to try to be liked or please people... You exists to make a difference... You're supposed to be yourself... You're supposed to do the things you're comfortable doing (well as long as it's not going to harm others)... You're not supposed to worry about what other people are going to think about you... You're supposed to be beautifully weird and unique! ;) #shortAndPermedHair #RubberShoesAndDress

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Beautiful things start from some other beginning's end... ;) #spring #FlowersBlossom

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“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.” -Eat,Pray,Love <3

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sooo nice

"while sitting on brighton beach (UK) back in 2005 with my new girlfriend, verity, i thought the view of our feet pointing out to sea would make a nice photo. ever since then we’ve continued to document our travels in this way, resulting in a collection of over 100 photos. in 2011 the series took a new twist with the arrival of a third set of feet – our daughter matilda. you can already see her little feet getting bigger and bigger." - text and photos by tom robinson

photos: arbol de piedra, bolivia; nahuel huapi national park, argentina; machu picchu, peru; bâlea lake, romania; blue mountains, australia; ko pha-ngan, thailand; st. georges hospital, london; cabo de são vicente, portugal; voje valley, near stara fužina, slovenia; london, england

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Wish I never had let you go... I miss the YOU on that printed screen P.M. 3

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Haaay...

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Right in the middle of an ordinary life... Someone will come along and will make you feel loved again... Maybe it's too early to tell that he's the one who'll prove why it didn't work out with anyone else but there's no harm in risking to get hurt again... Take the risk... There's no assurance in love anyway... There could only be faith and that's more important!

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That Day You Went Away

I don't wanna sound pessimistic and all but seeing things this way makes me think that relationship is just a cycle. You fall, you become happy then one day you'll wake up and all that's left is pain. Eventually you'll be okay. You'll regain everything back. You'll get used to being happy "single" then someone will come along and will make you fall once again. For how long? We'll never know... We'll never know unless we try. We'll never know if we'll stay fearful. But there's faith and that will help us convince ourselves to try again. Cause maybe, just MAYBE it will be right this time. Love is one of the most unsure things in this world. Negative as it may sound but I know many will agree. If love is unsure then why should we take the risk of loving? As one line in a movie goes "If I'll stop trying then I wouldn't meet the one God has destined for me!" For every person who had been hurt... This one goes to YOU. Pain is temporary; it will pass. It may seem impossible at the beginning but for sure in the end all the pain will be worth it. ...for my dear friend who's in pain...;(

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Flowers wither, I just hope feelings don't <3

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Ice cream and movies<3

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Given by my youngest niece;) thank you Ice, you're so sweet.;) <3

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Waley lang... Natuwa lang ako kasi may dag-dag ID nanaman ako:))

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This is my room when I'm busy...;)) I know, I know...hehehe;))

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learned a lot!;)