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Philippine Postal Corporation launched the “Larong Atin! traditional games”
our special stamps to promote Philippine heritage and culture. the stamps showcases
Jolen (marbles), Piko (hopscotch), Tumbang preso (knock down the prisoner), and
our childhood favorite every end of October , the Saranggola (kite).
the COVID pandemic has really affected our working class citizens with quarantine
regulations strict enough to ban all public transportation, the only way to
get to your workplace is either owning a bike, or walking for kilometers just
like 80 yrs ago during the war.
If you have a bike that you have grown out of, don’t toss it, give it to another
friend in need! There are thousands of great organizations in other countries
collecting bikes for redistribution to families affected by the lockdown
all over the world.
and because a daily commute dictates the difference between keeping a
livelihood or not, a bicycle is the cheapest way to make ends meet, either
for delivery, to go to work, or to sell stuffs.
( 55) fifty five bikes(as of the moment), have come and gone through my friend
Robert Ferrer's life, all doated.
long before Gretchen Ho started giving away bikes. Robert has already started
this charity work during the start of the pandemic, he goes around his neighborhood
in Malabon giving away money to friends, then he started giving away mountain
bikes, for raffle, to those who dont have a house or a car. using his own money at
first, then friends saw his good heart and his love for helping the less fortunate,
and from there, donations of brand new from friends bikes started pouring in.
so they each donated bicycles for raffle. the simple joy of owning a raffle won bike
for his friends, is a luxury their families cannot afford, 45 bikes from sponsors
and the rest from his own pocket.
If he can put a smile on somebody’s face right now, that’s all that really matters,
how to join, first, you must be his friend, he must know you, he is a devoted Christian,
all you need to do is react, and type AMEN. then that is a raffle stub, if you win, the
bike will be delivered to you and this bicycle relief is the first in Malabon.
he believes that a bike can have a direct impact on a person's freedom, self-esteem
and mobility, his efforts had greatly helped in people living in low-income
neighborhoods. thank you to all the sponsors of his Bikes.
this is Robert's legacy. everyone he knows will remember the Bikes he raffled
for this pandemic. and that Robert and mountain bikes will be a household name
soon for years to come.
this is your LOVERBOY Dennis signing out
in a few more weeks I will again remember my dad's birthday, the day he had his first
stroke and after a week, died of complications, I will also remember the day when
my first business was established, Sept 5, 2005. I remember the job I had poured my
blood, sweat and tears into for nearly 16 years, almost to the utter exclusion of my
family, and friends. It was a job you would be happy to get stuck in for until you retire,
you will be hooked to the excitement, the fun, the joys and laughter of your customers
yes, I miss those days. it had shaped my middle age life, I thought until I retire.
I am single, with no family to feed, the 3 branches earn a beautiful sum, good enough
to maintain 6 souped up cars, 2 SUVs with 3 latest cel phones every quarter. and still
have enough budget to travel and have fun.
Who wouldn’t get addicted to this work? I was the person fellow LANSHOP members
consult if they wanted any of their sales to increase. I give tips, on how to operate a
successful LANSHOP business 16 yrs ago. when I started DEN-R , I’m telling you
this not to brag, but only to show you the height of the fall of the LANSHOP business
everyone here in my neighborhood knows about. I had competitors who tried and
failed. during reunions, gatherings, events, I thought nothing of taking out my CP and
checking how the sales are going, and wanted to go back in a hurry, in front of everyone.
friends know me, I dont attend events if its not important, because I open my 3 shops even
during the holidays, because not only had my work become my life, it had become my god.
No one was taking it away from me. or so I thought.....
when my dad had stroke and passed on, and the landlord told us that the entire lot where
my shops were will be demolished to give way to a big condominium. I had to move to
another barangay and transfer whats left to our garage, because there was no available
place for rent. everyone (200 plus tenants ) have to get a place in a months notice.
the new place was not fit for this business, its inside a private subdivision. kids are not
allowed IN. and in less than a year, everything went down. when the govt announced a
lockdown, I decided to close everything, sell everything, and fight another day.
Now this is the reality, because its true organizations close, brands fold, customers leave.
so, the calls from my friends became scarce. because I cannot loan them money anymore
Even former colleagues inexplicably avoided me.(yes the ones who had huge debts) .
It became clear to me that my relationship with many of these individuals was simply
based on my ability to sponsor , to loan, to help, and to give money when they needed
them. and that is the hard reality of life. those days are over.
and this COVID virus? it will stay. forever with us. look, this is the 2nd time the govt
made an effort to quarantine NCR. MECQ, 2nd strict quarantine level.
The covid is too widespread too transmissible. the pandemic may end at some point
if enough people have been either infected or vaccinated but the virus will circulate
in lower levels around the globe. And will cntinue, and not go away. Thats for sure!
Outbreaks will still pop up here and there. Even when a much-anticipated vaccine
arrives, it only suppress but wont completely eradicate the virus. Like the flu, its here
to stay. We need to learn to live with it.
this is your LOVERBOY Dennis signing out
