Filipino star Maja Salvador on becoming an OFW

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Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2pEVJIV  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos  Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  Will the ‘Hinahanap-hanap Kita’ star consider becoming an overseas Filipino worker? Salvador recently visited Dubai to promote her latest digital series that was shot in the UAE.  #Filipino #MajaSalvador #HinahanaphanapKita

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00:00If I'm not an artist, I want to be a flight attendant.

00:04With my height, I can fit in.

00:11Yes, I can fit in with my cousins.

00:13If I'm not an artist, I want to be a flight attendant.

00:18With my height, I can fit in.

00:21I'll eat kebab or biryani.

00:25And hummus.

00:26After that, of course, I'll send all of that to my family.

00:32Of course, all of the products from Manila.

00:36I'll fill it up.

00:37And with love.

00:39For me, wherever I go,

00:41as long as I see the Burj Khalifa,

00:44because when I look at it,

00:47no matter how high it is,

00:49it's like a dream.

00:51Even if your dream is too high,

00:53if you persevere,

00:54you'll reach it.

00:57Dubai is special to me.

00:59Why?

00:59My cousins are here.

01:01Dubai is one of the places that fulfilled the dreams of my cousins.

01:06I saw their struggles.

01:09And now,

01:11I can't say that they're very rich or what,

01:16but their life is so big.

01:23My character here,

01:25I'll be the eyes of the Filipinos in Manila.

01:28I'm not an OFW.

01:30My husband is an OFW.

01:32He's missing.

01:33So I came here because I was looking for him.

01:36I saw the struggles of my friends and our other family members.

01:42Our other countrymen here in Dubai.

01:45We taped here for 10 to 12 days.

01:48But I was already anxious.

01:52I'm so far from the Philippines.

01:55What more for those who work here?

01:58They need to work.

01:59They have no choice but to stay away from their families.

02:01No matter where you work,

02:04Filipinos work differently.

02:05Filipinos are like that.

02:08They're hardworking,

02:09they're hardworking,

02:13they're generous,

02:15they love each other so much.

02:17We value our work differently.

02:21On October 5, my birthday,

02:24I'll fly to Busan.

02:25Because Wildflower was nominated

02:29for the Busan International Film Festival.

02:32Win or lose, I'm very happy

02:34that I represent the Philippines.

02:39It's a huge blessing.

02:40So I'm very thankful.

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