[off topic] Chloe O'neal Ronquillo wrote on August 23, 2009 at 6:11pm

I know this is off topic from my blog. I just want to share the sweet young girl's sentiments

Chloe O'neal Ronquillo wrote on August 23, 2009 at 6:11pm

Yes, I am the eldest daughter of Raymond Ronquillo, and I am a victim of tito Willie's hurtful jokes on Wowowee. Everything you read on the newspapers and internet is true (tito Willie's cars, the young girls, Aiko Climaco). I had a happy family before my papa became friends with tito Willie. I had a papa who took care of us and loved us so much. But now, we don't have a papa anymore.

I know tito Willie or even tito Willie's friends know about this group. If anyone who knows tito Willie please pass my letter to tito Willie.

Dear tito Willie,
I once had a happy family before you came into our lives. I had a papa who cared for us and loved my mama very much. I had a family. Now it's just my mama, my sisters Robbie and our baby Alex and me. It was because of you, your money and your girls why he left us. Sana may papa pa po kami. We don't see our papa anymore. He doesn't talk to us and doesn't spend time with us. Mas nakakasama mo pa po siya kesa sa amin. I miss my papa. We miss our papa. We miss going to church with him. Sa mall, sa restaurant, sa birthday po namin wala rin siya kasi mayo ang magkasama. Tito Willie, sabi mo po tutulungan mo maayos ang family namin. Pero bakit ganun po? Pinapahiya mo kami sa tv, pinagkakalat mo pa po yung sa kanila ni Aiko. People laugh at us in school. I am hurt. Nahihiya po ako. Nasasaktan po ako kapag nagsusumbong sa akin si Robbie. Mas nasasaktan po kami kapag si mama ang nakikita namin umiiyak kasi mahal nya si papa. You promised to help us. Ang sakit na po tito Willie. Sabi ni papa joke lang yung mga sinasabi mo sa tv, e tito hindi naman po nakakatawa yung mga sinasabi mo kasi ginagawa mong pagtawanan ang papa ko. Sinasaktan mo po ang mama ko, sinasaktan mo po kami dahil pinapamuka mo po sa lahat ng tao na si papa may babae. Ano po bang kasalanan namin sa yo? Wala naman po kaming ginagawang masama sa yo. Tapos ngayon sinama mo pa si papa sa Davao para magkasama sila ni Aiko. Sana po kami na lang ang pinasamahan mo kay papa para nakasama namin siya.

Tito Willie, please wag mo po kaming saktan na. Kasi naaawa na po ako sa sarili ko. You made fun of us 5 times already on tv. Sabi ni papa sinabi niya na po sa yo na wag mo na kaming pinapahiya sa tv, pero ginawa mo pa uli. Kung hindi pa kami pagtatanggol ni mama e sino pa po ang tutulong sa amin? Si papa pinabayaan na nga kami, tapos yung promise mo po sa amin na tutulungan mo kami maayos ang family namin lalo mo pong sinira.

Tito I may be young but I have feelings. I am very hurt. I don't want to cry anymore. Im hurt because you don't understand how I feel, how my sisters and my mama feel. I'm hurt because I lost my papa and you don't seem to care for us as my papa's family. Tito Willie, you're my papa's bestfriend. Diba po ang mag bestfriend nagtutulungan tapos sibasabi yung toto lalo na pag may ginagawa silang masama? Tito I'm only 12 but I know what's right and wrong. May asawa po ang papa ko, mama ko yun, bakit po hindi mo pagsabihan si papa at si Aiko? Bakit ikaw pa po ang tumutulong na magkasama sila?

I'm glad you're not my papa tito Willie. Kasi po kung ikaw ang papa ko baka po mas masakit pa yung nararamdaman namin ng mga kapatid ko. Ikaw ang papa namin pero papahiyain mo po kami sa maraming tao. Hindi po joke yung ginagawa mo kasi po ginagawa mo pong pagtawanan ang buhay namin sa tv. I hate you so much tito Willie. Sinira mo po buhay namin. Sinira mo po ang pamilya ko. Masama ka pong tao. Ang plastik plastik mo po. You will go to hell when you die. I hate you so much!!

Hate you tito Willie,
Chloe Ronquillo

I hope they put an end to his (Willie Revillame) incorrect attitude.

(a) twenty [20] pesos per day

A 20 pesos, this can go a long way!

I can still remember the first time that I got hold of a twenty peso bill for myself. It was Christmas season. A time for every child to earn money! The easy way. We just have to go to our ninongs/ninangs and viola! We now have something for visiting them, an "Aguinaldo" as what we call it here in the Philippines. One of my ninong gave me the famous “20 peso bill”.

We managed to go to several ninongs and ninangs and have an aguinaldo. At the end of the day, we counted our earnings. Lucky for me, I was able to have a fair amount of money. My mom told me then to give the money to her and she will open a bank account for me. This was the first time that I saved money. It was a nice idea from my mom to save the money, she told me that she’s doing it for future use.

After that Christmas, on the next school year, I had my first “baon”/allowance in a form of a cash! A 20 peso bill! Yey! I had baon before but it was in a form of food. I was so happy when I got my first baon/allowance, but before she handed me the money, she told me that I should learn to save it, because I still have my packed lunch and snacks so there is actually no need for me to spend my baon.

Can you guess when was the first time that I got that allowance? It was during my fourth grade in elementary. Yes, it was only until I reached my fourth grade. I only had 20 pesos per day. Thinking about it, 20 pesos is not that much for a child. Image what you can buy for a 20 peso.

Estimated price of items sold in school:

    Spaghetti (snack)    P 10.00

    Coke                     P  7.00

    Candy                   P  1.00/piece

    Lunch                   More than 20 pesos

    Biscuits                 P  5.00/pack

    Ballpen                  P  7.00

    Pad Paper              P 10.00

    Fishball                 P   5.00/10pcs.

    Kikiam                   P   2.00/pcs

    Tex                      P  2.00/pack

    Palabunutan           P  5.00/bunot

    Manga/Santol         P  5.00/piece

    And other miscellaneous items…

As a child, all of us wanted these things. But way back those years, I wanted those things myself. I try to think and think again if I need those things or if I just want it. I try get those things that I need instead of the things that I want.

As the market value of items rises, so does my allowance. I got an increase! I had my increase when I reached my First (1st) Year in high school. The 20 pesos then became the 50 pesos. My mom still reminded me of saving the money. I had a 50 peso allowance per day until I graduated my high school days. Did I mention that I still have my packed lunch and snacks during these days?

It was until I reached my college years that I had another increase in my allowance. The 50 pesos then doubled. It’s now called the 100 peso. A great increase if you will think about it. Not as much as you think because during these days, I don’t have(want) a packed lunch nor snack. I only have an allowance if I have school. So if I don’t have classes for the day, I don’t get an allowance.

Now, thinking of how can I say that a twenty pesos can “GO A LONG WAY”? Here’s how. I only spent 5-15% of the daily allowance that I get. I try to think and re-think if I need the item or if I just want it. Separating the necessity from the luxury. Imagine how many school days we have in a school year. Less a 5-15% for the expenses. That is what I have as savings. I did save a fair amount of money until I graduated from college.

Now, those savings are now called investments. I manage to put up a small business from the savings that I had since grade schools. It was a tough decision for me because I saved that money for almost a decade.

The twenty (20) pesos will go a long way… if you know how to maximize it! Start saving as early as now, think first before you buy.

(a) [filipino] millionaire's mind..

A good story worth reading.

A man walked into a bank in New York City one day and asked for the loan officer.

He told the loan officer that he was going to Philippines on business for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000. The bank officer told him that the bank would need some form of security for the loan.

Then the man handed over the keys to a new Ferrari parked on the street in front of the bank. He produced the title and everything checked out The loan officer agreed to accept the car as collateral for the loan.The bank’s president and its officers all enjoyed a good laugh at the guy for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a $5,000 loan.

An employee of the bank then drove the Ferrari into the bank’s underground garage and parked it there.Two weeks later, the guy returned, repaid the $5,000 and the interest, which came to $15.41.

The loan officer said, “Sir, we are very happy to have had and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi millionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow “$5,000″.

The millionaire replied: “Where else in New York City can I park my car for $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return”

I originally read this from an email forwarded to me, a Filipino/Pinoy as the main character or the protagonist. I got curious if the real story was about a filipino or if a filipino made this story. I then tried to search over the internet who is the real protagonist in it. Upon doing some research I found out that there were so many versions of the story with regards to the protagonist. There was one version for a Chinese, an Italian, an Indian, a Lebanese, and even a blonde.

Being a Filipino, I was inspired with the story. There are only few people that will have this kind of thinking. It may sound odd that the protagonist has a car worth thousand dollars, yet he does not have a house to park his car. He may have his own reasons for it.

There was one part of the story that he got laughed at. There are times that other people, even our relatives laugh at us with our decisions. It should not stop us. As long as you know that you are on the right track, move on! Move forward! I doesn't matter if people laugh at your decisions, the important thing is you are certain and firm with it and knows that you are right.

Though there are times that people laugh at your decisions, don't give up on it.

No matter who the protagonist maybe, he has a brilliant mind. This is one story worth sharing and I hope we have the same mind as he is.

(a) Lover's Prayer

In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.

Lord, in your most precious heart, we lift our love to you.We thank you for the blessing that you keep on showering us. Thank you for the grace and love that you keep on providing us. May our love stay unconditional, honest, understanding, and most of all true in your eyes. Though, there are times that we break your heart, you were still there. The times that we are not with you, you were still there to embrace us with your loving arms. When we are so deaf to hear each other talk to us that we may hear your tender voice, and quicken to its counsel. Stay with us and grant that we may feel your gentle presence in all we do. Be our strength when we both weaken, be the courage when we fear. Help us know that it is your hand holding us. Make us realize that your trials will help us hold on to each other and serve as nails for your house. Make us love You above everything and everyone else.Guide us in every step that we will make.
Amen.