In Part 1 of this series I discuss an incident in Marinduque, which showed an act of kindness of strangers by showing their home to us without an advance notification. In that article, Macrine ( RIP) and I were complete strangers, but were welcome to their vacation home without advance notification. This is Part 2 and I hope you will enjoy reading this posting also.
An Unexpected Help from a Stranger
Bright Future for Philippines' Younger Generation
During the first leg of our trip back home (Boac to Manila) from the Philippines to Northern California, after our 4-month sojourn from our vacation beach house, I experienced an act of kindness and thoughtfulness that was not expected from a complete stranger. This act of kindness that is unexpected is an omen that there is a bright future for the Philippines' younger generation.
I was carrying two hand carries boarding a Zest Air plane bound for Manila. Suddenly, a young man rushes in front of me and volunteered to carry one of my hand carry bags up to my seat in the plane. I was sort of shocked, since this was not expected. I gave him a look of surprise but gave him a thank you smile and appreciation of his thoughtfulness.
Perhaps, you are wondering why I had two "hand carry" bags. The reason why I have two hand carries is that Macrine is now using a quad cane and is not able to carry her own hand carry. She refused to use a wheel chair in boarding the plane, since it was just a short walk from the boarding gate to the plane.
The volunteer was a young and good-looking teenager named Carlo Yu. He is a student of De La Salle University in Manila. He is traveling with his mother and an older sister, returning to Manila after a three day vacation at the world-renown 5-star beach resort, Bellarocca Resort and Spa💚 in Buenavista.
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Thirty minutes later when we arrived in Manila, he and his sister again helped me picked up and load my three suitcases in my cart for check out.
Indeed what a kind and thoughtful young man. If most of the Filipino teenagers are like Carlo, there is indeed a bright future for the Filipino younger generation. Thank you again Carlo for your kindness. Perhaps someday our path will cross again, then I will have another chance to say thank you. Hep, Hep, Hurrah! for the Filipino Youth!
Meanwhile, here's the picture of Macrine as she waits for a visit from her sister Charro Jambalos Levine of Palo Alto, CA, February 17, 2020
Thirty minutes later when we arrived in Manila, he and his sister again helped me picked up and load my three suitcases in my cart for check out.
Indeed what a kind and thoughtful young man. If most of the Filipino teenagers are like Carlo, there is indeed a bright future for the Filipino younger generation. Thank you again Carlo for your kindness. Perhaps someday our path will cross again, then I will have another chance to say thank you. Hep, Hep, Hurrah! for the Filipino Youth!
Meanwhile, here's the picture of Macrine as she waits for a visit from her sister Charro Jambalos Levine of Palo Alto, CA, February 17, 2020
💚Today both Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and the Bellarocca Resort and Spa are closed. Chateau Du Mer had a 3 Star Rating while Bellarocca Resort had a 5 Star Rating prior to their closure.
1 comment:
Lovely and perspective-granting, as always: thanks so much, David. . . Dean
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