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I don’t know if there are surfers or bloggers near around Innisfil and Alliston City that stumble here, but if there’s any, I hope they will see this post. One or two people who will read this plead and will decide to chuck some old and unwanted children’s books in front of my uncle or my employer’s doorstep is huge enough for me and the kids who will benefit this little good deed
My nanay (mother) and I had both agreed that I am not going to send Balikbayan Boxes - full of canned goods, clothes and some necessities the Filipinos assumed relatives left in the Philippines needs and would love to have. We both know that they can buy all those stuff back home with lesser price, so I better send money than goods, I am okay with that.
But when I saw my uncle collecting some of my cousin’s books and tossed them in the recycle, I felt bad, and I needed to gather again the books from the bin. He told me if I want to keep the books and children magazines, I have to keep them to where he can’t see it. They were eyesores to him, well not the books, but he believed that those were no use anymore since his two sons don’t read them anymore.
That incident had sparked off an idea for me, to collect children books and send it to a friend who facilitates theatre acting workshop to children’s, victims of human rights violation in some provinces in the Philippines.
Not too long ago, my employer gave me one box of books she was planning to give to Salvation Army. She asked me if there’s any book that my daughter Aya will probably likes to read among those old books, and then I told her my plan.
Those that I already have are not enough for one Balikbayan Box and I earnestly wants to ask some people to give me those children books they are planning to chuck out. I always see some from garage sales, buying them in small prices will be fine to me too
And I am intending to write the Friday papers in our city to give me a little space for the ads too. Hope I can get them before the year ends These would be a very nice Christmas gift to Filipino kids who loves to read but no books to be read
Photo from Jana Kleitsch.
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Ipagpatuloy mo yang ginagawa mo, balang araw gagayahin kita. Titingnan ko kung may magagawa ako, magkaiba naman kasi tayo ng destino. Mabuhay ka Melai!
oks yan sis, di ba ang saya kung marami tayong gagawa nito kung saan man tayo nandoon
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this is a good deed you are doing here, you will get many blessing for this.
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threio,
Oh! I haven’t realized the blessing part yet
btw, I like your new theme. Seem like we both can’t sleep with the looks of our blog huh!
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The best thing a Balikbayan can do. I mean… eh sino namang gagamit nung makakpal na sweater na pinapadala nila no?
Mon,
hehehehe! nakareceived ka na ba ng mga makakapal na sweater?
yup. at pati na rin ng shampoo na isang litrong coke ang laki na amoy langis ng nyog.
Pag online ako online ka rin. haha
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Hehe, oo nga noÉ halata bang hindi natutulog lol! tanghali dyan madaling araw dito e.
brilliant plan/idea, manilenya!!!
wonderful!
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wow nice.
making a difference.
go go go!
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This is a very noble cause my prend. Ang daming walang mabasa dito sa mahirap nating bansa at itinatapon lang ang mga libro dyan. Hope other Pinoys will do the same.
musta na?
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may wento ako syo kpg ntsambahan kita s ym.
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I have these books I was going to give away during one of our Company’s charity events but I did not get the chance to give it on time. So now, I have this books in my cabinet at work. And yes, I have lots more. I’d love to give it to you. When are you planning to send your Balikbayan box?
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Ms. Leah,
wow! me nakapansin din ng pagbebeg ko lol! thanks ng marami
di ko nga alam kung sino pa hihingan ko kasi wala pa kong mga kakilala dito e, isang taon na ko dito ganito pa rin lol.
Can`t send the box pa kasi nga mag-iipon pa ko ng mga books e, may mga party yung mga pinoy na kakilala ng mga tito ko, lahat siguro yun pupuntahan ko para may mahingan lol!
girl, san mo pinapadala sa Pinas? Try ko rin magpadala.
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c,
wala pa sis, wala pa kong nakakausap na pwede kong padalan ng mga libro, siguro kapag nakarami na ko. Mahirap mangako kapag di pa sigurado yung papadala ko e.
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Good Idea. My husband sometimes called me a hoarder i collect or buy stuff put them in a box to send back home but so far i sent a money because same as what you say it’s more useful for them.
I really like your idea.
Ganun yata talaga mga pinoy sis!
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Magandang proyekto ito and I support you of course 101% all the way. Mabuhay ka at ipinagmamalaki kita dahil dyan!
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Salamat po Rino
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this is a brilliant idea. pero sayang wala akong lumang books. pinamimigay ko agad.
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Okay lang yan, pinamimigay mo naman pala e, at least di mo tinatapon
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wow! good luck and have fun!
bless you.
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Thanks Iya! God Bless You Too!
goodluck!
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Thanks Itots, Happy birthday pren
Wow, ambait mo naman. WHy not try putting notices on boards in places where people gather? Parks or maybe churches or community areas (kung ano ma ang tawag dun)
Galing!
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