Philippine Fiesta = Unlimited Solicits of Money???
I don’t understand. We’re a new neighbor on the area. And so, since there’s a fiesta here on our place, I have just discovered that Filipinos really has a very very very thick face!!! Sorry to the Pinoys reading this. I am a Chinese, and my heart is of the Philippines. But still, there are so many wonders Pinoy makes that surprises me.
It’s fiesta. Yesterday, someone early morning was knocking on the door. My husband said it’s the Barangay asking for some donation, because of the fiesta. My husband put 100 Pesos on the envelope. Then later, another one knocks on the door. My husband told them that he had already donated money.
Then it’s time for me to go to work. As I went out our door, someone was asking for a donation. I said we have donated 100 Pesos already. The girl said that this is a different one, for the gay who would be dancing. So I give 20 Pesos.
Then another one came. A tomboy!!! Okay, I don’t discriminate tomboys. But as of my experiences talking and dealing with tomboys, they are kind of arrogant and would do everything to get what they want!!! I told her that we had already donated 2 times. She said that this one is for the gay who would dance, a different group she said. She really insisted for me to donate of any value. What can I do?!?!?!!! I donated I think about 7 Pesos. The rest of my money would be for my tricycle and jeepney ride to office.
Today, someone again was knocking on the door, early morning again!!! I went down to check and ohhhhhhhhh a lady asking me for some donation. I said I have no money left. She really insisted so I told her that I’ll donate about 20 Pesos and that’s the last because there’s no money left. Actually, we got more money at the house. But should we give all our money to them????
As I told her that, she made a sign to someone far away. I was thinking that she’s signing that she got some donation. When I came back with the money on the envelope, I told her that it’s 30 Pesos and it’s the last donation we would do. But there are 2 gays with her now asking for donation!!!
I told them that there’s none. I had no money left for donation, that I need the money of the next days, and we would still need to pay for our bills for the next day (this is true). And I told them that they should ask for just one donation. They aren’t different groups. The gays’ faces were kind of upset. I closed the door with a frown on the face.
After a few ours, I was hearing drums on the street. I looked outside the window. What the!!!!!! There are about 3 gays looking up and asking for donation. I said there’s none left. Then one gay said that I can throw the donation from our window.
Then the whole afternoon, there are some individuals who have a drum, or a harmonica, played a little for about 5 seconds. Then they would ask for donation. And their reason??? It’s fiesta they say.
And so, this is the Filipino culture. If the Pinoys hate us Chinese for looking down on them. Then what the heck are they doing those things to us Chinese!!!
I say them not asking our Pinay neighbor for donation. Don’t they know? That Pinay’s husband is a Chinese.
So next year, it would be like this again.
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You’ve expressed your opinions bluntly but I’m not them and I don’t have a thick face. My advice to you: Next time you give donations, asked for a receipt. If the thick face came back, slap it on their face. Peace.
Comment by Angelita — January 16, 2009 @ 8:01 am
Pwede po ba makahingi ng konting donation? May fiesta kasi dito sa amin. Tumatanggap po ng Paypal payments yung baranggay namin nye he he he
Comment by Pastilan — January 16, 2009 @ 11:45 am
@Angelita That’s a nice one. I really don’t know how to handle such thing. So, they thought all Chinese are rich.
I’m just wondering. Why don’t they knock on our millionaire Pinoy neighbor? Is is because he’s a Pinoy, or they are afraid of that family. I wonder….
@Pastilan Dun ka sa Baguio, kay Gem humingi hehehe.
Comment by Berryblitz — January 16, 2009 @ 11:11 pm
Grrrr….
That kind of donation thing does not happen to the city. Maybe that’s something isolated in Manila- considering a lot of crimes had been going on in that area.
A P100 donation is too much. I would rather give it to an organization that I really know too well, not just anyone on the street.
Si Pastilan pa, dami na online earnings hehehe.
Comment by Gem — January 20, 2009 @ 3:43 pm
when people start asking for donations, we usually avoid giving money. we instead give food,like cookies, pastries, biscuits, native delicacies, etc. this will refrain them from asking for money and will tell their friends not to ask for donations from us except if they are hungry… hehehe
Comment by lemuel — January 29, 2009 @ 5:30 pm
@lemuel that’s a nice tip. but in our case, how would we not give money, those people were asking for “money”, and we’re new in the neighborhood. i don’t know, next year, there would be fiesta again! and oh noooooooo may is fiesta again!
Comment by berryblitz — January 29, 2009 @ 9:24 pm
haha..naku tradition kasi..pero ang panget eh ginagawang reason yun para kumita ng pero…katulad din ng pasko…kaya mas maraming anak..mas maraming pamasko..haha…tip ko lang…sarado niyo pinto niyo..kunyari walang tao..haha
Comment by gamzter — January 30, 2009 @ 1:34 pm
Great tip nanaman! Yan din kc ginawa ng mga kapit bahay namin na Chinese from China, and yung Pinoy na millionaire hehehe.
The prob is, half hour silang kumakatok ng napakalakas, eh tulog pa baby ko, so hindi na ako nakatiis and bumaba na ako, para matapos na.
nakakainis. ipinagtatanggol ko ang mga pinoy sa mga chinese, and i am a chinese, tapos ganun ganun lang.
hindi raw kc ganyan sa china kahit may fiesta, kahit mahirap ang buhay
Comment by berryblitz — January 30, 2009 @ 3:14 pm