As a person who have started in SQL server, I really like the succinct clarity of Postgresql functions and its lightweight installation on the server. Thanks for sharing, this could really help me in the future.

Almost everyone speaks the standard Filipino anywhere in Philippines because it is taught as a basic subject alongside English. However, Filipino is not the majority's first language here but the grammatical structure is the same most of time so it is easy to learn.

But today, Filipino as its own language is diminishing its own identity due to its flexibility to combine and replace using English words. As an example, you will rarely hear the Filipino word for sorry today, because "sorry" has been integrated closely in conversational dialogues as a word replacement because it is simple to say and short to write.

I hear "sorry" somewhat frequently in Munich now from Germans, I think because there isn't a simple direct equivalent in German; "Entschuldigung" is more like "excuse me" and "es tut mir leid" sounds kind of...stiff or overdone. At least that's what it seems like to me.

Filipino here. My father is a seaman and have been working for that job for more than 20 years. He does not have health problems and received a good pay that helped me able to graduate from college. Despite his age, he still continues to work because he still needs to sustain the family expenses.

Most of the Filipinos sees working overseas a special opportunity to bring good fortune to their families. But sometimes reality strikes hard for some and are lured into abusive employers. This is one of the reasons why we have a government body to handle such cases. Most of these problems happen on non-specialized jobs such as domestic helpers, waiter and care givers since they are the most vulnerable to abuses compared to engineers and nurses.