tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post7942301337994964205..comments2023-09-18T16:34:35.760+02:00Comments on MY HODGEPODGE: charity.Droomvlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-22171369233007703832009-09-27T18:06:56.068+02:002009-09-27T18:06:56.068+02:00How nice of you to volunteer to do collecting work...How nice of you to volunteer to do collecting work for this organisation! <br />I'm sorry it didn't work out as you had envisioned it. And yes, I agree that people can be very rude, if you don't want to contribute, just don't, but don't slam the door shut!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923613028048879472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-57315964327918845412009-09-27T12:24:06.885+02:002009-09-27T12:24:06.885+02:00I have grown tired instructing my father on how &#...I have grown tired instructing my father on how 'not' to be rude at the door. At times he will open the door, mumble something through the little crack of the door and slam it shut. I am left dumbfounded and embarassed. :oP I give up...<br /><br />I did my bit of volunteering yesterday. First official one for Welfare of Stray Dogs. Did an afternoon shift, partnered with someone else to Aristarkhoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665080022872264525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-76854527578930357522009-09-27T03:27:14.594+02:002009-09-27T03:27:14.594+02:00@Jesusa: si agom an presintado. Ako, nag upod lang...@Jesusa: si agom an presintado. Ako, nag upod lang. LOLDroomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-53136855549465680112009-09-27T03:26:35.923+02:002009-09-27T03:26:35.923+02:00@Anna: I think you're right. It was a bit frus...@Anna: I think you're right. It was a bit frustrating lang kay agresibo an iba. There was this guy who yelled at us, kicked and slammed the door. Sige pa an muda sa sulod san balay niya. Napatawa na lang kami na mag-asawa kay wara man kami hinimo, other than rang the bell.Droomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-37173681885106250712009-09-27T03:22:12.806+02:002009-09-27T03:22:12.806+02:00@Sol: If you're talking about slamming doors, ...@Sol: If you're talking about slamming doors, yes, I am glad that I was brought up and was taught never to slam doors on strangers no matter what. :)Droomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-78670116192408747212009-09-27T03:20:01.151+02:002009-09-27T03:20:01.151+02:00@Pinay: There is a schedule for this kind collecti...@Pinay: There is a schedule for this kind collection that is announced on radios, newspapers,television, and even the neighborhood newsletter. In fact, we were instructed (on paper) by the Organization to collect between 6 and 8 PM only, on specified dates. So, we did not just knock on people´s door at our own whim. We followed a schedule that was announced earlier. Besides, this collection Droomvlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320679838869362079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-65293522404441380962009-09-26T19:04:51.469+02:002009-09-26T19:04:51.469+02:00it's good to know that there are people like y...it's good to know that there are people like you who will take time out of their day to help out others. very comforting!Jesusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138358076106023611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-6721637161904005622009-09-26T16:43:00.613+02:002009-09-26T16:43:00.613+02:00sometimes it's not really a question of whethe...sometimes it's not really a question of whether one wants to give or not. most of us--and this holds true even here in sorsee--are averse to opening our doors to strangers kaya dili naghahatag. arog sadi san nagcarol kita san december. kita hinaratagan kay mga kakilala ta man lang an gincarolan ta. pero an mga batit na nagririlibot "patawad" lang an iabutan. :pAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609395980195523684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-52751345872069647082009-09-26T09:31:45.632+02:002009-09-26T09:31:45.632+02:00people by nature are like that... depends on how t...people by nature are like that... depends on how they were raised =).... i am just glad we are not like them. credits be to our parents :=)Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677051029889610244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025369007002849768.post-29970194863638679502009-09-26T08:55:54.734+02:002009-09-26T08:55:54.734+02:00the undutchables has a pretty interesting explanat...the undutchables has a pretty interesting explanation about that. in this country, you just dont knock at people's house and ask for donations. its like telling them what they need to do. which are not very dutch. on the contrary, the Dutch are very big contributors to charities.Pinay in Dutchlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348278851244898967noreply@blogger.com