Comments on: paying it forward.

By: Mic Sirroe

Mic Sirroe — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:47:35 +0000

Well put and I will definitely hit that link to donate

By: Raaachem

Raaachem — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:12:40 +0000

Devon, you’re very welcome my dear. WTF?! is also throwing a fundraiser — spread the word! i sent the link to ur fb. =)

By: Raaachem

Raaachem — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:11:46 +0000

Eun Ji, hahaha. balikbayan boxes are a part of my daily living. lmao. my mom never throws anything away, it goes in a balikbayan box. swear my cousins, neices and nephews have been wearing my old shit for YEARS now. i used to just laugh, but… i get it, now. salamat sa inyong pakikinig. shit, is that right? lmao!

By: Raaachem

Raaachem — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:09:35 +0000

Ray, I dont think its being neglected, but the news’ job is to report whats new. the earthquakes in samoa and proceeding tsunamis were much newer than the flooding and posed threats to other islands. shit, even SF was on tsunami watch. so, not that the PI was being ignored, per se…. just a lil out of the spotlight. i’ve been a lil frustrated lately cuz the US Red Cross seems to be no help when i asked how i could shit shit to the PI Red Cross. gah. we gets no love. lol.

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:43:17 +0000

You couldn’t have said it any better.

Am I the only one who feels as if it’s getting neglected in
in the media? You hear more about the earthquakes that
recently happened than the floods that has been going on for weeks.

By: HaolepinoGirl

HaolepinoGirl — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:21:20 +0000

Hi Rach – thank you for this. I think a lot of us forget the lives our parents/grandparents lived. My family, my cousins, even me take it for granted all the time. and for the most part, I think our elders are okay with it because they have built a life here that they are proud to share with their kids…but I agree, we must never forget where we came from. Thanks for this link too.

By: Eun Ji

Eun Ji — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:18:16 +0000

I hear ya.
Growing up, I always wondered why the hell, year after year, we had to keep sending balikbayan boxes home, or why my mom would always say to me, ‘Huwag maging makasarili. Ang suerte ka’ whenever I’d insist upon getting rid of something that she’d want to hold on to.
When she passed, I never realised jsut how much she did, not only for me, but for the entire family. Definitely making more of a conscious effort to acknowledge it on a daily basis.
Will be keeping everyone in my thoughts and prayers, as well as trying to contribute in any way I can.
Thanks for keeping it real. =)