That’s the words recently sent to me from someone on this web magazine, you see first I have to apologize to the readers of my column here on LIP but last week was a busy one for me and having computer and Internet issues didn’t help.
That’s what brings me to this article this week though, I thought I sent word to the editor of this fine medium, that I had company his week, my mother in law and some family members came from Leyte to stay with us and sell thier farm there in Maragusan. But the message never went out, I don’t know why.
So a week later our Editor sends me a e-mail asking if I am OK, not saying “hey wheres last weeks article” or anything like that but more of a, hey are you OK are you sick ? is there anything I can do for you ? so I thought to myself, yes this group of people that are in a foreign land far from thier original roots do have a genuine concern for one another. The same is to be said for those who are part of this community that are affected by the wrath of mother nature all of us LIP community members have a concern for you and your family and well being.
It really is a warm feeling that although we are not related and really have not spent any considerable time together, we as part of this community that our Editor had knitted together have each others back so to speak. This is just another facet of living here in the Philippines. I participated in many other forums when I lived in the US, mostly race related and not so many social sites but never did I once get a mail saying hey are you OK after not signing on for a week and I just wanted to say in public Thank You Bob and Feyma (the birthday girl) for caring enough to ask about my well being.
It really is wonderful to belong to this community. I will resume my regular articles next week and thanks to all of you for being supportive.
Mabuhay !
About Tommy
Well Tommy – I am looking forward to meeting you and your family next year. I didn’t know you did a weekly story. Shows how much I know about what is going on. So I am glad to know you are OK. Never thought a big strong guy would be down. Sorry! Have you started on your tricycle yet? Now that is something I want to see. C’ya in a few months.
Hi Tommy,
It’s not only the people in the Philippines that are concerned. It it is the vast readership that Bob Martin has created and his concern for everyone. It makes everybody feel like they are part of his community.
Hi John I agree we have a network of great people at the ready to help each other out and hey i have to say thank you to you as well for all the help you have given me locating my famlily members there in Austria no contact yet but i’m workin on it, thanks again !
Hi Tommy – Saw you had an article “in queue” on the admin side, so thought that there might have been additional company or internet problems keeping you from “print.”
Having “suffered” through both impediments you mention, I know it’s hard to get anything truly finished. Bob will always be there to check on your well being (while the more “bashful” of us lurk about for other, indirect signs).
Looking forward to your next articles, drafted and publish at your convenience on a trouble-free network.
btw, I’ve discovered that an internet outage in the early A.M. is a reliable indicator that a “rolling brown-out” is imminent!
Hi Paul, ya know I really have to commend daneco here in tagum because unlike alot of the metro area’s in the Philippines the electric service is pretty steady, I mean there are brown outs but not very many and when they occur they usually are pretty short in duration, now the internet I have other words for … and Paul it really is comforting to know someone cares but doesn’t have to, I love belonging to this community and meeting the people it attracts and for that I just had to mention in public to Bib & Feyma how much that is appreciated… and I am buttering him up for that 50K loan
Hey Tommy – Really, you don’t have to butter me up! If you are going to give me a 50k loan, I’d be happy to accept, whether you butter me up or not!
I meant Feyma’s other husband “BOB” now i think i am going to go make some popcorn
Hi EGW haha ya know theres differant and dangerous bugs in this part of the world ! and no i wasn’t really “down” just a lil pre-occupied.
No have’t had the chance to find the right project yet as I am going in a hundred differant directions and still trying to find time to spend with my family. I keep the coffee on for you EG !