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“FROM ZERO TO HERO” A  “Watch Me Climb”  Story… 📈 I’m fascinated with  “Underdog”  stories. Nothing beats the thrill of seeing someone go from nobody to somebody. This is Emman. Officially, he is my little brother’s barkada (tropa)… Unofficially, he is our family’s errand boy… 🛒 He has been with us almost every day. He inherently resides in our home in Quezon City. And because of that, our regular visitors that come over the house started to notice him. They have been asking questions like… Who is this guy? Where did he come from? Does he have a family? How does he earn a living? In other words, our guests have this bad image of him that he is a  “Bum” . 🧔 They see him as a person who avoids work and sponges on others. They think of him as a loafer, idler, someone who leads an idle or dissolute life. But I don’t care what people think of him. For me, he’s family. And I find him very useful too. He used to drive for me when I need to go to...

Ever wonder why we Filipinos are so loving? Where do we get our “Warm Hospitality” on treating strangers as part of our family? For starters… Cariñoso is a Spanish word for Affectionate. Until now, we Filipinos still use that word whenever we converse or give compliments. So meaning to say, we inherited that trait from the people of Spain. I know some of you still view Spain as a bad image because of how they treated our ancestors during their 300+ years of colonization. But that was before and that was War Time. It’s a lot different now. Through the years we met a lot of people from different nationalities each carrying their flags and unique character. Americans are generous, French peeps are gorgeous, and Germans always remind us that not all of them are Adolf Hitler (Hitler is Austrian). But Spanish people are on the top of my list (sorry to my other foreign friends). ✌ Why? Here’s David, a local from Pamplona. He and his friend visited me here in Manila for a few days b...