Money & Honey

If you don't have money, then you don't honey. The more money you have, the more honeys you will have. Honey, honey, honey! Money & Honey is the title of a pop song in the Philippines. Director Jasmine Lee borrowed the title for her documentary--a story about four Filipino women who worked as helpers in a nursing home in Taiwan. It took Jasmine 13 years to record the hardships and growth of these four Filipino women.
The Philippines used to be one of the richest countries in Asia in the 1960's. However, one tenth of their population is working in foreign countries, and  in Taiwan you can see these foreign labor workers everywhere. I'm a Christian, and as far as I know some churches even have English service to meet the needs of this population. Because of my dark skin, very often I am mistaken for one of them depending on who sees me. If an Indonesian sees me, she thinks I'm an Indonesian. If a Filipino sees me, I would be considered as one of them. How do I know? By the friendly smile on their faces when they see me. When I see them, I always smile at them. This is what I can do to make them feel "at home". But how can they feel at home in a place where their families are not around. I know I'll never feel at home in such a place!