The Perfect Partner

Jack Trabajador is an OFW-overseas Filipino worker who has been employed as a construction engineer by reputable engineering companies in the Middle East for the past 20 years. He is in mid-40’s, a womanizer and yet remains a bachelor.

One afternoon, Jack and his Indian friend and fellow engineer were sitting in a café in Manama (Bahrain), drinking brewed coffee and talking about life and love.

“How come you never got married, Jack?” asks his friend at one point. “There are so many Filipina ladies who are single and working in places where you have resided and worked.”

“Well,” said Jack, “to tell you the truth, I spent my youth looking for the perfect woman for me…”

“In Al-Khobar (Saudi Arabia), I met a beautiful and generous woman – she looks like Francine Prieto - one of the actress in the Philippines. That woman was a head nurse, but she’s so generous that she had many boyfriends.”

“Then in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), I met a pretty lady – she looks like Joyce Jimenez – also another actress in the Philippines. That lady was a wonderful and generous soul – she’s a hotel restaurant manager, but we had no interests in common.”

“One woman after another would seem just right, but, there would always be something missing…”

“Then one day, I met another stunning woman in Doha (Qatar) – she looks like Carlene Aguilar – former beauty queen and now actress in the Philippines. She was beautiful, intelligent, generous and kind – she’s a chemical engineer. We had everything in common. In fact, she was perfect.”

“Well,” said Jack’s Indian friend, “what happened? Why didn’t you marry her?”

Jack sipped his coffee reflectively. “Well,” he replied, “it’s a sad thing. Seems, she was looking for the perfect man!”


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