Vacation takes another meaning

After a year of work abroad and prolonged homesickness, it is a must for one to hold back, come home, and loosen up for a while.

With all the demands of work becoming too competitive and the thought of re-integrating back at the home country after the touted period, vacation takes another meaning for all balikbayans and OFWs.

I just took mine last April, and what an exhilarating relief to see and be with families and old friends! Spending quality time together, while building dreams has never been so much fun and inspiring.

I still don’t understand people who keep on deferring their vacations, converting the-once-a-year chance to cash instead.

Labor laws around the world are unanimous in giving this little generosity to all employees. Employers know that giving their workers time for themselves as short as 30 days in a year is actually good for the business. It promotes productivity and boosts morale.

On the part of the employees, it keeps them healthy & stress-free, and maintains their sanity to say the least.

If one is really bent on hitting a mark in the Philippine business, then it is a necessity to come home every so often.

Listening or watching developments about the economy over the news channels will always be subsidiary to the first-hand information one gets from actually stepping on Philippine soil.

One needs to have a feel of the country’s environment to be able to tell what business he intends to build in the future.

Vacation then should be done as often as possible simultaneous with the idea of taking a break from work and the intent of conducting personal survey of the country’s business landscape.

Otherwise, come home and visit if only to help propel the ever promising tourism of the country.
Besides, basking in the sun and sand remains the best on that side of the earth.

There, a paradise still awaits.