I found myself at the Bonifacion High Street complex last thursday night. Why? Well it just so happens that my friend Charlie was having the formal launch of his newest store. What store is that? Crumpler!
Charlie has been selling Crumpler bags through his Digital Walker chain of stores. Now, he opened the very first Crumpler Boutique store in Bonifacion High Street. Crumpler is an Australian bag brand. They make stylish, rugged and durable bags for your books, computers, photography equipment and other digital gadgets.
The launch was awesome to say the least. It was held at the open area in front of the store. The theme of the launch was a street party. Food and beer was flowing. They served fish and squid balls, Burgers, Hotdogs, Fries and Krispy Kreme. How cool is that?
Hosting the bash was Gabe Mercado and Patti Laurel. Gabe is really funny and Patti, well… she’s hot. Hahahaha. I know Gabe personally and he’s one of the guys behind GeekChrous. He’s one of the most hilarious persons I know. You’ll always be entertained with him around.
It drizzled a little bit that night which prompted me to move to a covered area far from the actual party. I watched from afar not wanting to get wet. Jason and his friend stayed with us and we chatted a bit while watching the program from the distance.
We also saw some other people from PhilMUG there. We said hello to them and talked for awhile. However having some other things to do both Jason and I had to leave at 8:30 p.m.
To Charlie and company, thanks for inviting to the launch. It was a great bash. Congratulations on launching the Crumpler store. I’m sure that it will be a success. Crumpler bags are great products but more than that, Charlie’s a great guy, kind and generous and he certainly deserves all the success. More power Charlie!
When things are taken away, you then realize the importance of their worth. Such is the feeling of being hugged and hugging someone. Ever since I lost most of my upper body abilities, I haven’t been able to give someone a hug. I haven’t been hugged in a long time as well. My family is not the touchy type of family. Don’t get me wrong, we love each other a lot but we’re just not like that.
My dad and mom hug each other but that’s them. That’s normal for husband and wife.
I miss hugging someone and being hugged. So today was certainly a great day. I got not just one hug but two. Chris came by to visit today. We spent a few hours looking at pictures and talking. Before she left she gave me a hug. I asked her if she’d help me give her one too. She took my arms and put it around her, for a brief instant I was able to give her a hug. I tried to hug as hard as I could, I can’t say it was that hard but it felt good to be able to give her a hug. It’s hard to understand how it feels. It just feels great. There’s a warmth that is felt from a hug. Love, reassurance, a sense of home, comfort, etc..
The second hug I got was totally unexpected. Tina is from SFC. We became friends about a month back, although I’ve met her long before that. We became friends. Tonight we had a joint Household meeting here at my place. For the uninitiated, a Household is a core group in Singles For Christ. When we finished the meeting, she came up to me, sat beside me and we proceeded to chat. She’s a warm, nice and kind girl. When it was time to leave, she thanked me for hosting the meeting, gave me a hug and kissed me on the cheek. Now the kiss is not something uncommon. It’s a normal greeting here in Manila and Singles for Christ for that matter. The hug was a welcome surprise though. That was something I really appreciated.
Of course I got several kisses from the other members. But like I said that’s a normal greeting. However normal it may be, it’s always welcome. A kiss on the cheek is always good. :)
Yeah I know that this really has nothing directly to do with Pompe. However I just wanted to write about this. Why? Well all of us need something to brighten their day, something to make us smile. It just so happens that Apple products, especially their mobile computers make me smile. I loooovvveeee Apple computers.
Apple recently began shipping the Macbook Pros in two variants. The entry level 1.83GHZ and the 2.0GHZ both featuring Intel Core Duo processors. The Macbook Pro is the first mobile computer from Apple that features an Intel processor. Signalling the transition from the PowerPC processor.
Right now this is my dream computer. I’m the happy owner of a 15” Powerbook and I can’t wait to get my hands on a Macbook Pro. When? I honestly don’t know. Maybe never. Right now all my resources are channeled towards Fighting Pompe. So I honestly don’t know if I’ll ever be able to afford one. Well who knows, I might win the lottery. Till then, everyone is free to dream right?!?!?
Even if I don’t get to own one, seeing a Macbook Pro puts a smile on my face. In my situation wherein life is difficult as it is dealing with Pompe, every reason to smile is a welcome one.
It might not seem plenty but I’m quite happy that the Fight Pompe Shirts I made found their way to several people. To date 18 shirts have been sold to several individuals.
I haven’t actively promoted the shirts to my friends and family because I wanted to see the test shirt first. Since these are made on demand, I wasn’t sure how it would look. I ordered my own test shirt and I got my hands on it a week ago. There were some delays before I got my shirt. My dad was supposed to bring it home since he was in the U.S. a month ago. It didn’t arrive on time and he left before the shirt could arrive at my uncle’s home. I had to wait for several weeks till a relative of my uncle went to the Philippines.
I finally got my hands on the shirt. It’s a nice shirt. I got the Fight Pompe Ringer T. So far I only have 5 variants of the Fight Pompe shirt but I’m planning to add more as well as other items.
Thanks to all those who bought shirts to support Fight Pompe. I truly appreciate it. Any comments and suggestions are welcome. Leave me a message.
Fight Pompe!
