PHILIPPINE PORTS

Shame they can't invest some funds in the port at Manila and come up with a logical rail based solution in which to serve it.
Common sense is not all that hard to achieve.

 

http://customstoday.com.pk/philippines-plans-to-build-new-port-in-cebu-worth-200m/

RAISING MONEY

FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE IT

Having mostly extracted myself from the hatred of the community here, I have found much more enjoyment  in going back to my roots.
No, not those roots that the gossipers would have you believe, but the hobbies and interests I once had.
Ironically, in doing this, I have found some new and great friends. One who know the value of loyalty, truth, and working together to help each other in times of need.
Certainly a foreign concept for the Eastlakes Filo community, which pains me as much as it SHOULD pain them.

Recently we had a fundraiser for one of our S*M*U*T (Strange Modelers of Universal Trains) members who had a bad accident. Thankfully he is now on the mend, but we aimed to help this along with some good books, lollies and a card.

~~ PHILIPPINE RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ~~

Above is the display during last weekends party.
Our society is in the process of changing it's charter and will now be raising money for poor kids living around Manila instead of for the railway museum that was being set up there.

The charity, Mission Ministeries Project, helps feed, cloth, provide medical attention, schooling and finding employment for these kids and was considered a more rewarding project to support.

Donations to this worthy project will hopefully be taken from July 2010.

Howdee one and all,

It has indeed been a long time since I last posted to this group.

Much has been happening in life and this has consumed much of the time I have had for blog site work. I am still in the middle of it, but need a bit of a distraction to ensure it does not drive me totally Eastlakes crazy.

Just recently returned from the beautiful Philippines for the second year running. This was our fifth trip and saw us travel on down to Bicol for a few days. Photographs from that trip will feature heavily here for a while as I share a lot of what we saw.

Our society, the 'Philippine Railway Historical Society' is busy legally changing where we send our help to. Previously this was to another railway group in Manila who were going to use it to restore old railway rollingstock and set up a museum.

Since my return however, the board has unanimously voted for my proposal to instead send donations to a Philippine charity set up to help the poor kids in Manila. This charity, which provides food, clothing, medical, dental, schooling and emloyment help has done so much for so many and we feel our help will make more of a difference in these peoples lives than our previous reason for being.

More details of the change and the charity will be forthcoming when we finalise it all.

Of course the usual work of the society continues, the magazine, the membership, the research - however on top of this I am trying to do a railfans guide to the Philippines.

Apart from this, I am just enjoying a far quieter life with the very few in the community that can really be trusted and, by very few, I mean VERY FEW.

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