Sonnie’s Porch

I was doing my usual Entrecard hopping when I bumped into two blogs that made me feel good as Filipino.

The first was an entry at Read My Mind blog where I came to know that the Philippines’ San Miguel Beer is the best in Asia, beating the best beer brands of Singapore, China, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan.

Afterwhich, an entry (presumably of a Singaporean) at Ten Forty blog wherein the Philippines was given thumbs up as shopping haven compared to the Great Sale of Singapore. The noted pluses were (1) Filipinos were conversant in English, (2) the Philippines is home to the 3rd (Mall of Asia), 7th (Megamall) and 11th (SM CIty Cebu) largest mall in the world, (4) Sale or not sale, price is affordable and (5) Filipinos are great in customer service. The only downside, according to the blogger, is the seemingly lack of urgency or slow payment process.

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I hope to blog about John Gokongwei’s life and inspiration in the future. Mean time, I hope this value adding quote will inspire you to excel and lift the Philippine brand everywhere.

“.. As a boy, I sold peanuts from my backyard. Today, I sell snacks to the world. I want to see other Filipinos do the same.. “

– John Gokongwei Jr. –
Nov. 21, 2007, 20th Ad Congress

“To minimize your risks when starting out, learn everything you can about the business. Read. Research. Get a mentor.”

-ROMMEL JUAN, Binalot–