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20 years of service to the community
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Time flies.
Exactly 20 years ago this month, The SUN shone for the Filipinos in Hong Kong. It was
the fulfillment of a dream that took shape years earlier, or shortly after I arrived here in 1987 and
realized there was no reliable information channel serving the community.
But turning that dream into reality proved to be difficult. Several people offered to fund
the publication of a news-paper, but everyone wanted a business model different from what we had
in mind.
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Pagpapabaya
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Nitong nakaraang buwan ay naging saksi tayo sa nangyari kay Manang Gloria Ortinez,
ang OFW na biktima ng tanim-bala sa Manila airport. Halos buong araw kasi ay naglagi siya sa
opisina ng The SUN, kasama ang mga naghatid sa kanya na sina Susan "Toots" Ople na tagataguyod ng
mga OFW, at ang abogado niyang si Atty Spocky Farolan, kaya nasaksihan namin siya nang malapitan.
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Nanay Gloria's journey to HK
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President Benigno Simeon Aquino III recently told the media that cases of tanim-bala
were sensationalized, citing figures to prove his point. As an OFW advocate, I respectfully
disagree. Looking at this from a purely numbers perspective could lead one to overlook the deep trauma
that such incidents have caused its innocent victims.
Had he met and spoken to 56-year old OFW Gloria Ortinez, our President would have
learned the following:
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The Mission
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This was the speech delivered by the Mission for Migrant Workers' general manager,
Cynthia Tellez, at the launch of the 10-year Impact Evaluation Report of the Mission's work held on
December 5, 2015 at the Li Hall of St. John's Cathedral.
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With at least one -- and possibly two disqualification cases in the presidential race --
the Supreme Court has assured the nation politics will not dictate its decisions.
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Staff and volunteers at the Mission for Migrant Workers had reason to celebrate when
they launched the non-government organization's 10-year Impact Evaluation Report at Li Hall of St
John's Cathedral on Dec. 4. Nearly all, or 97% of migrants who sought assistance said that they were
helped by the Mission, and more than half of them (57%) said they would recommend the NGO to others.
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The elderly priest, speaking to the younger priest,
said: "You had a good idea to replace the
first four pews with plush bucket theater seats. It worked like
a charm. The front of the church
always fills first now.''
The young priest nodded, and the old priest
continued: "And you told me adding a little
more beat to the music would bring young people back to
church, so I supported you when you brought
in that rock `n roll gospel choir. Now our services are
consistently packed to thebalcony.''
:Thank you, father," answered the young priest. "I
am pleased that you are open to the
new ideas of youth."
"All of these ideas have been well and good,'' said
the elderly priest, "but I'm afraid
you've gone too far with the drive-thru confessional.''
"But, father," protested the young priest, "my
confessions and the donations have
nearly doubled since I began that!"
"Yes," replied the elderly priest, "And i appreciate
that. But the flashing neon sign, `Toot `n
tell or go to hell' cannot stay on the church roof!
Teminology
Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on
the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9
or 12 Chicken McNuggets.
I asked for a half dozen nuggets.
"We don't have half dozen nuggets," said the
teenager at the counter.
"You don't?" I replied.
"We only have six, nine, or twelve," was the reply.
"So I can't order a half dozen nuggets, but I can
order six?"
"That's right."
So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets.
Unbelievable but sadly true. Must have been the
same one I asked for sweetener and she
said they didn't have any, only Splenda and sugar.
Shopping
I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just
a few items and the lady behind me put
her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those
"dividers"that they keep by the cash
register and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get
mixed. After the girl had scanned all of
my item "divider", looking it all over for the bar code so she
could scan it.
Not finding the bar code, she said to me, "Do you
know how much this is?"
I said to her, "I've changed my mind; I don't think
I'll buy that today."
She said "OK", and I paid her for the things and
left.
She had no clue to what had just happened.
But the lady behind me had a big smirk on her
face as I left.
Tewch-savvy
A woman at work was seen putting a credit card
into her floppy drive and pulling it out
very quickly.
When I inquired as to what she was doing, she
said she was shopping on the Internet and
they kept asking for a credit card number, so she was using
the ATM "thingy".
(Keep shuddering!!)
Emergency
A mother calls 911 very worried asking the
dispatcher if she needs to take her kid to the
emergency room, the kid had eaten ants.
The dispatcher tells her to give the kid some
Benadryl and he should be fine, but the
mother says, "I just gave him some ant killer....."
Dispatcher: "Rush him in to emergency right
now!"
Puppy love
What does Love mean to a 4-8 year old? A group
of professional people posed this question to
a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: "What does love mean?"The
answers they got were broader and
deeper than anyone could have imagined.See what you think:
When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't
bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his
hands got arthritis too. That's
love.--Rebecca, age 8.
When someone loves you, the way they say your
name is different.You just know that
your name is safe in their mouth.--Billy, 4.
Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy
puts on shaving cologne and they go out
and smell each other.--Karl, 5.
Love is when you go out to eat and give
somebody most of your French fries without
making them give you any of theirs.--Chrissy, 6.
Love is what makes you smile when you're
tired.--Terri, 4.
Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my
daddy and she takes a sip before giving it
to him, to make sure the taste is OK.--Danny, 7.
Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when
you get tired of kissing, you still want to
be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are
like that.They look gross when they
kiss.--Emily, 8.
Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas
if you stop opening presentsand
listen.--Bobby, 7.
If you want to learn to love better, you should
start with a friend you hate. --Nikka, 6.
Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt,
then he wears it everyday.--Noelle, 7.
Love is like a little old woman and a little old
man who are still friends even after they
know each other so well.--Tommy, 6.
During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I
was scared. I looked at all the people
watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.He was
the only one doing that. I wasn't scared
anymore.--Cindy, 8.
My mommy loves me more than anybodyYou
don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep
at night.--Clare, 6.
Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece
of chicken.--Elaine, 5.
Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and
sweaty and still says he is handsomer
than Robert Redford.--Chris, 7.
Love is when your puppy licks your face even is
you left him alone all day.--Mary, 4.
I know my older sister loves me because she gives
me all her old clothes and has to go out
and buy new ones.--Lauren, 4.
When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up
and down and little stars come out of
you.--Karen, 7.
Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet
and she doesn't think it's gross.--Mark, 6.
You really shouldn't say "I love you" unless you
mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it
a lot. People forget.--Jessica, 8.
And the final one,the winner, was a four year old
child whose next door neighbor was
an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.Upon
seeing the man cry, the little boy went
into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just
sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to the
neighbor, the little boy said,"Nothing , I
just helped him cry."
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