MY PARENTS AND ME

One of the biggest obstacles in my life now is my parents. Please, do not interpret as I do not love them. I love them very much! I respect them. I get inspired by them. However, circumstances are that I do not get along with them.

As shameful as it is, at the age of close to 30, I live with my parents. Financially and personally, I am relatively independent. The truth is, my parents are afraid to let me go. One thing I do not understand is that they let me go when I was 17 to foreign country, all alone. I lived with a host family, but they were strangers, and my parents trusted them. Then at later stage, when I joined university, I lived on my own for 3-4 years. Yet, they still do not trust me. What can I do to gain their trust back? What have I done to lose their confidence, respect in me?

Maybe circumstances have changed and I have a child. However, I have proven to them that I can live on my own with my child. Yet, still they do not let me. I work hard. I think hard and try to be good mom, good daughter, good friend, good employee, and good in everything I can. In spite of everything, it is not enough for my parents.

One thing they do not realize is that they did not live my life. My mother did not have to suffer same as I did. They do not feel the pain and pressure of a single parent. When they were young, the apartment was ready for them. The job and salary was secure. They did not have to think hard about making a living. Education was free for their children. Only recently, after shift to market economy my parents struggled to make a living. I appreciate that my parents given me and my brother the best education and best things they could afford. How can I make them feel my pain? Will they be able to survive what I have gone through?

I think our parents should be thankful that they did not have to struggle to pay the mortgage, to make ends meet with monthly salaries, and pay for the good education for their children when they were our age.

Maybe there are many young people like me, who experience the same difficulty with their parents. I have a question to all of you. Why do they not realize the difference in their and our circumstances? Why they are so hesitant to understand? Whose fault is it?

Is Mongolia a trash bin?

Is Mongolian economy and society becoming a trash bin for foreigners? In last few years, the illegal immigrants, workers from China and other countries seem to be increasing substantially. It is estimated that 100-200 thousand Chinese illegal workers inhabit in Ulaanbaatar city. There are no accurate estimates for illegal residents in Mongolia. It is obvious that most of whoever comes here to reside are not rich and successful business people or talented and highly educated employees. Why would successful one want to work in Mongolia, where Mongolians themselves are reaching for UK or USA to work abroad? Sure, we do pay more to foreign specialists than to Mongolian professionals. However, these types of expats are sourced and invited to work in Mongolia. What about who voluntarily come to Mongolia?

There is logical report that Korean and Chinese business people that come to Mongolia are not successful in their home country. Usually they get low interest rate loans from Korean/Chinese banks and come here to set up their business. You can see Korean and Chinese restaurants and shops flourishing all over UB. I even would not want to start talking about Chinese construction workers that roam UB like cockroaches. Disgusting!

Are these businesses, workers helping Mongolian economy? I guess not, as the money pours into foreign businesses, and it is in turn bounces back to Korean/Chinese market through import of goods and services. Are these unqualified foreign workers bringing any value to our society and culture? I don’t think so! Foreign males, which are unwanted at their home, are using vulnerable Mongolian girls (however, I blame those girls too, for seeking easy money!)!

So, what can we ordinary citizens do? Try to purchase goods and services that are domestic and shave the hair off from those foolish girls? I think the main duty lies in the government. It should build policies that are domestic production benign, aids and supports domestic consumers, and also tighter residency and immigration policies are urgently needed.

The Government and the whole state now are in kind of recess for anticipation of upcoming elections. Jeez! They are in no state of bringing up policies, if this government could not do it, will the next one be able to do? Anyways, this was my brief thought, that usually comes and goes in my brain, J

So, my ultimate question is:

Is Mongolia a trash bin for unqualified, undeveloped foreign workers?

Don’t we deserve better?

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Just blah blah

Today I decided to write about nothing. I'm tired of being all academic and politically correct. Let's write something that is "Just blah blah." OK, here it goes.
So here are the 10 things that one must know about me. :)

1. I like "Friends," anybody else like it?
2. I have a dog, small and white one.
3. I'm interested in art, especially in paintings and photography.
4. I love psychology, and read lots of stuff on that matter. Someday I dream to be a psychologist.
5. I have a bad temper. I get easily angry and get excited fast, but that is just who I am.
6. I think Nokia and Sony Ericsson are the best mobile phones. Nokia is best for its functionality and SE is for its battery life.
7. I never been to the "real" countryside, except a trip to Ulaan Tsutgalan waterfall on Orkhin River. I was 16-17 then.
8. I am not good at budgeting. I spend too much on crap stuff he he.
9. I care very much about my friends.
10. I have been to 5 countries (if you count Hong Kong as a country hehe) and would love to see different ones.

Any questions and comments? Ke ke ke :)

Cheers!