00:00Sino nga ba ang ayaw mag-travel?
00:02Karamihan sa atin, siguradong may mga lugar na gusto mapuntahan
00:05at mga bagong karanasang gusto subukan.
00:06Pero kapag may trabaho at mga responsibilidad na dapat unahin,
00:10madalas na isasantabi muna mga planong ito.
00:13Kaya ang tanong, hindi ba natin ito pwedeng pagsabayin?
00:16Why not?
00:17Trabaho at travel?
00:18Yes.
00:18Very ideal.
00:20At para saguting po ang tanong na yan,
00:22makasama po natin ng isang pinay
00:23na pinatunayang posible pong pagsabayin
00:26ang trabaho at ang paglalakbay o traveling.
00:30Makakasama natin ng tinagurang Filipino digital nomad
00:33na si Catch Medina Umanda.
00:35Welcome back, Catch!
00:36Horizon China, Filipinas!
00:38Thank you for having me again.
00:39Thank you. Hello everyone.
00:40It's a pleasure to have you.
00:41Alam niyo po si Catch, nakapag-travel na ito
00:43sa 195 UN-recognized countries
00:47gamit lang ang Philippine passport.
00:49Ako parang di pa.
00:50Nakakailan na ba ako?
00:52Wala pa atang.
00:52Nasa 30 na ba?
00:54Wala pa.
00:54Well, looking back, Catch,
00:56dito sa journey mo,
00:57balikan lang natin ito.
00:58Ano yung greatest realization mo
01:00sa pag-travel dito sa 195 countries na ito?
01:03Well, after 13 years of traveling the world full-time,
01:06and I made like basis,
01:08like I made basis in US, Europe, Middle East,
01:12but at the end of the day,
01:13babalik at babalik ka pa rin sa Pilipinas.
01:16And now, in 2023,
01:17I've moved back
01:18and make Palawan my base,
01:20like my home base.
01:21And especially if you're earning Euro and,
01:24you know, like Euro and Dollars,
01:26living in the Philippines,
01:28then I have more opportunities to travel,
01:30like kahit saan ako pumunta.
01:32Pero mas masarap pa rin talaga ito,
01:34meron sa Pilipinas.
01:35But you need to have multiple sources of income
01:38in, you know, foreign currency,
01:41and that's only possible if you work remotely.
01:43Ang sarap naman o.
01:46Alam mo, hindi ko na gusto tanongin ko saan sa Palawan,
01:48feeling ko sa port bar dito.
01:49Saan ba?
01:50El Nido.
01:50El Nido.
01:52Tapos may laptop ka lang doon,
01:54ganagod tapos sumapasok ang mga income.
01:56Mga idea naman yan.
01:58And before kasi,
01:59I'm thinking if it's remote work,
02:00di ba yung mga scam, scam or whatsoever.
02:02It's different now.
02:03It's different.
02:04Well, Ms. Cash,
02:05correct us if we're wrong,
02:08you started this journey as an overseas worker.
02:10Yes.
02:11Kailan nyo po na realize
02:12na pwede nyo pagsabayin yung travel
02:14at yung labaho?
02:15Well, like,
02:16I left the Philippines in 2009
02:18to work as an OFW in Kuwait and then Iraq.
02:21And after four years,
02:23you know, like,
02:23you'll have like quarter life crisis.
02:25I was 24.
02:26And then I quit.
02:27But I was a backpacker.
02:28So, as a backpacker,
02:30like, your mindset was different.
02:32Like, how can I prolong
02:33traveling the world
02:34nang walang gasto?
02:35Syempre, hahanapin mo yung mga titas
02:37na pwedeng umampun sa'yo sa bahay,
02:39pakakainin ka, hugas na mo yung plato.
02:41But I was like traveling, right?
02:43But eventually,
02:44you realize that
02:45our Philippine passport
02:46cannot let you enter countries
02:48without the visa.
02:49And sa embassy,
02:51hindi naman ako pwede magsabi,
02:52maghugas po kong plato,
02:53can I enter your country?
02:54You need to have show money.
02:55And then you get addicted
02:57to the freedom of being
02:58wherever you want,
02:59whenever you want,
03:01without, like,
03:01going to corporate pa.
03:03Like, wala kang boss, di ba?
03:04So, I realized,
03:06and in 2013,
03:07I realized,
03:08kakastart lang ng mga social media
03:10and websites and all.
03:12And I was like,
03:12I was a writer.
03:13So, sabi ko,
03:14is there an opportunity for me
03:16to earn money
03:17while, like,
03:19that I can have,
03:20I can save
03:20and have show money?
03:21And that time,
03:22you can earn money na
03:23on Instagram
03:24by, you know,
03:25like, boosting your social profile.
03:27And at the same time,
03:28di ba may mga websites,
03:29kapag nagsulat ka ng article,
03:30then you can make money
03:31from ads
03:32or affiliate marketing.
03:34But what I did was,
03:35I started working,
03:37like, working with tourism boards,
03:39you know,
03:39I work with governments
03:42to ask them,
03:42can you sponsor me
03:43to go to your country
03:44and then I'll write
03:45an article about it.
03:46Ang galang!
03:48Then it evolved,
03:49you know.
03:50Kailangan talaga
03:50madiscarte ka rin talaga.
03:52At alam mo namang
03:53pwede ka makipag-partner
03:54and collab,
03:55usong-uso na yan.
03:56X deals!
03:57X deals!
03:58Ay, oo!
03:59Well, eto,
03:59sabi mo nga as a writer,
04:01or have this new book,
04:02itong career or travel,
04:03why not both?
04:05Tell us about this.
04:06Paano naging journey mo dito
04:07sa pagsasulat?
04:08Well, thanks to
04:08Penguin Random House
04:09for giving me
04:10this global opportunity
04:11to publish this book,
04:12which is targeted,
04:14like,
04:14with my experience
04:15as a Filipino,
04:16but this story
04:17is greeted
04:18for the entire
04:19global south,
04:20the Indians,
04:21Pakistanis,
04:22and everyone
04:23from the global south.
04:24And I wrote this book
04:25because
04:26this time
04:27and time na,
04:28generation,
04:28generation is different.
04:29You have to understand
04:30the global economy.
04:32Now,
04:32ang mahal-mahal
04:33ng bilhin,
04:33kung mahal ang bilhin
04:34sa Philippines,
04:35sobrang mahal
04:35sa Europe
04:36and sa Amerika ngayon.
04:37And with the technology
04:38and AI,
04:39everyone is adopting
04:40and at the same time
04:42are having ideas na,
04:44paano kaya kami
04:44mabubuhay?
04:46So,
04:47most of the Americans,
04:48I'll just give you
04:49an example.
04:49There's one American
04:50like working for Google
04:52or what,
04:53pero ang mahal
04:53ng bills nila,
04:54they are thinking
04:55of niche side hustle.
04:57Like,
04:58well,
04:58I have a full-time job,
04:59pero maybe I'll start
05:01selling t-shirts,
05:02you know,
05:02like,
05:02to support
05:04and to pay my mortgage
05:05or what.
05:06And when they start
05:07their side hustles online,
05:08AI cannot control
05:10or like cannot communicate
05:11to their clients.
05:12And niche side hustle,
05:13they don't sell globally.
05:15And in America,
05:15they're consumer,
05:16like economy
05:18and capitalist.
05:20So,
05:20they sell t-shirts
05:21in their hometown.
05:22Pero kailangan nila
05:23na magmamanage
05:23ng orders nila,
05:25magde-deliver,
05:27eh,
05:27hindi nila kaya
05:27ang gawin yun
05:28kasi may full-time job sila.
05:29And they cannot hire
05:30a fellow American
05:31to do it
05:32kasi ang mahal
05:32ng rates.
05:33So now,
05:34because of that,
05:35there is a booming demand
05:36for virtual assistance
05:38coming from the global south.
05:40And who are the best
05:40to do that?
05:41We Filipinos.
05:43And sabi nila,
05:44because of AI,
05:44nawawala na yung mga
05:45BPO
05:46and call center
05:47and what.
05:47Of course,
05:48because why would you
05:49pay rent
05:49if you can work
05:50with the laptop
05:50at home?
05:52Okay.
05:52Di ba?
05:52And now,
05:53I know that
05:54it's just getting
05:55really started
05:56na they will start
05:58to hire more Filipinos
05:59and more people
06:00from the global south
06:01to support the lifestyle
06:03of these westerners.
06:04But my question is,
06:06why work from home
06:07if you can work
06:07from anywhere?
06:08You're earning $1,500,
06:10$2,000 paying rent
06:12and di kung nagre-reklamo
06:13ka lagi
06:13nas pinapagalita
06:14ng kanang nanay mo,
06:15punta ka ng Siargao,
06:16punta ka ng Boracay.
06:17Then,
06:18then when you started
06:19to have more experience
06:20and lakas ng loob,
06:21then you start traveling
06:23in Southeast Asia.
06:24Then,
06:24you start going to
06:25more countries
06:26where it requires visa
06:27for us.
06:28Baka marami na mag-resign
06:29sa trabaho.
06:33When you talk about it,
06:35it sounds doable,
06:36pero ano yung dapat na
06:37attitude
06:37or ano yung dapat na
06:39mindset
06:39para pasukin to?
06:41First,
06:43I don't recommend
06:44that you quit your job
06:45just for the sake
06:46of quitting your job
06:47kasi awag
06:47mag-sales talk ni Ka.
06:49I'm not selling you
06:49anything aside from the book
06:51where you can run.
06:52Like,
06:53you need to upskill.
06:56You need to adapt
06:56with the technology.
06:58You have to understand AI.
06:59You need to understand
07:00which tools to use.
07:01Are you using
07:01Cloud, Chat, GPT, Canva?
07:03In my book,
07:05listed down
07:06which websites
07:07you need to understand
07:08to know
07:08based on your mental capacity
07:11and your interest.
07:12Magaling ka bang
07:13mag-drawing
07:13or what?
07:14Maybe you should learn
07:15Adobe,
07:16Canva,
07:17which certification,
07:19which courses.
07:19At the same time,
07:21next thing is
07:22you need to understand
07:24that you need to have
07:26you don't need
07:27a lot of money
07:28to travel around the world.
07:29you need to have
07:29a consistent cash flow.
07:32Okay.
07:32limbawa,
07:33kung kikita ka
07:34every twice a month,
07:35then maybe you can add
07:36another freelance gig.
07:38Okay.
07:39And at the same time,
07:40if remote work
07:41is not for you,
07:42then maybe you can earn
07:43from creator economy.
07:44Di ba?
07:45Yung mga vlogger
07:46and others.
07:47Tayo,
07:48storytellers tayo.
07:49Yes.
07:49Siguro maganda rin
07:50mag-upskill nga tayo dito.
07:52Mag-digital
07:54workshop rin tayo
07:55para makakumita na rin tayo
07:57at habang nagtra-travel.
07:58Pero ito ah,
07:59ngayon ilalunch
07:59ang iyong libro.
08:00Yes.
08:01Sa Manila International Book Fair,
08:03tell us about that.
08:04And also,
08:04invite mo rin
08:05ang ating mga cars.
08:06Well,
08:06today,
08:07today is my book launch
08:09at the Manila International Book Fair
08:11at 6.30 p.m.
08:12Thanks to Penguin Random House
08:13for this opportunity.
08:15And thank you guys
08:15for giving me the chance
08:16to promote this.
08:18And this is
08:19the new Filipino dream.
08:22You know,
08:22the old Filipino dream
08:23is go abroad,
08:25mag-OFW ka,
08:26mag-immigrate ka,
08:27then magpadala ka
08:28ng balikbayin boxes,
08:30magpatayo ka ng mansiyon,
08:31and then putirahan mo to
08:32pag 60 years old ka.
08:33It doesn't matter.
08:35Now,
08:35the new Filipino dream
08:37is to move to provincia,
08:38maybe leave off-grid
08:39with solar panel
08:40para di ka mag-reklamo
08:42sa kuryente.
08:42And use Starlink
08:43if you don't like
08:44to be on-grid.
08:45Earn online.
08:47And at the same time,
08:48save as much money
08:49that you have.
08:49Maybe have some chickens
08:50so para bilikan na
08:52if wala ka nang bibili.
08:53And then travel the world
08:55so no one can stop us
08:56in immigration
08:57thinking that
08:58we are going to work
09:01or still just why
09:02I earn money online.
09:04Ay, sarap niya.
09:04And then come back
09:05to the Philippines
09:06and kung dati,
09:07mas maraming Filipino,
09:09ang Philippines
09:10were dependent
09:11on the remittances
09:12of OFWs.
09:13Now,
09:14Philippines
09:14can be dependent
09:16on the remittances
09:17of these foreign employers
09:18to the digital world.
09:20Yon,
09:20that's one.
09:21Yes,
09:22dream life.
09:23And please,
09:24basahin natin itong...
09:25Ako nakabasa na ako
09:26nung first few pages.
09:27Andaming mga economic terms.
09:29May mga nakita din
09:30ako maglimps na.
09:31At saka,
09:32I loved yung belief mo
09:33sa mga Pilipino
09:34that we can really go global.
09:36We can go global.
09:38And thank you
09:38for sharing the insights
09:40from your book
09:41and of course,
09:41from your very inspiring journey.
09:43Salamat muli.
09:44Catch Medina Umandap.
09:45And again,
09:46na kanyang pong book,
09:46career or travel,
09:47why not both?
09:48Ilaunch na po ngay araw
09:49sa Manila International Book Fair.
09:51Thanks, guys.
09:52Thank you, Ms. Cash.
09:53Bye.
