Comments on: Christmas Party at Agdao Market for the Children

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:58:39 +0000

Rubie,
Thank you for finding and enjoying my site. I try to write honestly and objectively. I enjoy when Filipinos agree with my views. I hope you will continue to visit and comment. Maybe sometime you might be willing to write a Guest article describing the differences you find moving to the U.S.
As for the kids at Agdao, as I stated in the article, they are not beggars but kids who should be playing on their weekends have to work selling Calamansi or carrying packages for shoppers to earn money for their lunches, school projects or help assist their families. We have gotten to know many of these kids and enjoy doing nice things and showing them they are appreciated. I am hoping next year, with assistance in support with donations, we hope to increase the number of kids and include in their give bag money to for them to bring the Christmas spirit home too.

By: rubie knapp

rubie knapp — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:16:23 +0000

I read you blog 2 days now its so nice of both of you to do all of this good things for those kids…Its nice to see there faces happy..I’m from Buhangin Davao City too but i got married to a loving and nice man here in Portland,OR i been here for 6 years now and we been blessed with one child she’s almost 4 yrs old..your doing great job keep up the good work..
rubie knapp

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:28:23 +0000

Evelyn,

Remind you what? hahaha

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:03:16 +0000

ok,bruce, letus remind each other..hahaha

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:13:55 +0000

Henry,
Thank you, as you have seen, Elena and I received as much pleasure or more doing it than the kids at the party. Donations will help and hope it will become an Annual Event that will grow larger each year.

By: Henry

Henry — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:45:25 +0000

Hi Bruce,

That’s a wonderful thing you did there. I wish I was there to offer my assistance. Keep up the good work!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:10:07 +0000

Evelyn,

The more donations, the better the party will be. We will increase the amount of kids until we run out of room and will improve the gift bags too.

If you remind me to remind you, I will try to remember to remind you.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:10:39 +0000

ok,bruce, just buzz me..sometimes i have halfzheimers disease..not allzheimers yet..just half…LOL..
i am calling to those who want to be members of my committee…
happy new year to you and to elena…

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:21:49 +0000

John,

Thank you for enjoying my site and commenting. As I put in the article and my replies, it was such a wonderful experience. I have gotten offers for donations for next years party so we can have more kids at the party and to improve their gifts.

Feel free to comment or contact me with any thoughts, questions or comments. I loook foward to meeting you some day and being at your wedding.

By: John Bailey

John Bailey — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:02:32 +0000

Hello Bruce my name is John .. I live in Michigan USA ..I have been reading your page for some months now ,and i enjoy it very much , Salamat …..The reason i am writing Bruce is that when i saw your Christmas page and the wonderful video at the Agdao market it brought a big smile to my face ,and also a tear to my eye.So nice to know you are fitting in so nicely in a strange land … I do hope to go to Davao one day … Yes i have been talking with some filipino there …Keep writing so i have something worth reading and maybe one day we will meet in Davao..