Pinoys reign supreme in Dutch bowling league
By LOUI GALICIA
ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Filipinos in Holland once again proved that they are the royals of the bowling alley when they reigned supreme at the Tuesday Dutch Bowling league.
Just last March, Pinoys ruled in the biggest inter-agency bowling event held in The Hague. (see article: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=112569)
The 2007-2008 league, which is on its sixth year, is held every Tuesday, from September to May at the Dolfijn Bowling Center in Scheveningen and ends with a grand awards night when winners receive recognition and participants get tokens of appreciation for their hard work and effort for the whole season.
A total of 12 teams with four players each participated this season in the league. Among the 48 players, 10 were Filipinos.
Although outnumbered, the Pinoys swept all the awards.
In the team category, the first to third placers had one Pinay player each.
The Lord of the Pins team, with Brigitte Galura, bagged the championship, followed by Beer Frame with Cynbelle Cons on second place and Split Happens, with this writer, in third place.
Even the individual awards for the best season’s scores were dominated by Pinoys.
In the Men’s division, Leandro Bautista won the third-highest handicap game while Ener Gonzales had the second-highest handicap game series.
In the Women’s division, this writer won the third-highest handicap game and also the second-highest handicap game series.
The event's Dutch organizer, who has been playing with the Pinoys for six years now, could not help but salute the Pinoys for their bowling prowess.
"They’re very, very good bowlers, and they impress me every time, every year again. They’re really good players, very nice, very friendly, and I love their food," Frog vander Heuvel said.
The Pinoys said they seem to have a natural talent for bowling.
"Natural ata yang galing ng Pinoy sa sports eh, lalo na sa bowling kaya palagi tayong nananalo kahit na kokonti tayong Pilipino na naglalaro ng bowling dito sa Holland. Parati tayong nakakakuha ng award. So ngayong gabi eh ang dami nating napanalo. I think it proves na me talent tayo lalo sa sports," Joey Gonzales said.
There are only about 20 Filipinos who regularly join bowling tournaments and leagues in Holland, but they always outplay the Dutch and other nationalities and are feared in the Dutch bowling circuit.
"Sa ligang ito, madami ring mga puti ang magagaling, at kaming mga Pilipino, halos sampu lang kaming naglalaro pero nangi-ngibabaw pa rin kami sa pagkapanalo. Talagang likas na ata sa ating mga Pilipino kaya magaling tayo sa bowling," Galura said.
The Pinoys are now preparing for the biggest singles’ bowling tournament in The Hague this Saturday.
The Bintang Bowling Cup is organized by the Indonesian Embassy, and 150 bowlers are expected to compete for the best of the best awards.
SOURCE: WWW.ABS-CBNNEWS.COM
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=124141
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Megaworld woos Dutch Pinoys to invest in RP
Megaworld woos Dutch Pinoys to invest in RP
By LOUI GALICIA
ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
The Philippines’s second-largest property developer showcased the beauty of the country to Dutch Filipinos in a roadshow presentation held recently in Rotterdam, Holland.
Megaworld Corp. showed its projects and property developments through a slide-show presentation that featured how the Philippines look now and how it will look in the future.
Ambassador Romeo Arguelles attended the presentation as he also browsed through all the available leaflets and pamphlets and inquired about new property developments.
Arguelles himself was impressed at the sight of rising buildings and beautiful townhouses and condominium units that are being built which created a modern architectural landscape of a beautiful Philippines.
According to Arsenio Reyes, president of Shore Access Europe which is Megaworld International’s partner, this is the company’s first time in Holland.
Right time to invest in RP
Reyes said the company aims to woo and convince Dutch Pinoys that it is the right time to invest in the Philippines.
From the figures provided to ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau by the Philippine Embassy in The Hague, out of the 17,500 Filipinos living in The Netherlands, around 15,000 are Dutch Pinoys.
Megaworld said that it is precisely this stunning figure that prompted it to go overseas in order to reach out to those who have long been out of the country.
"Kung baga sa kasabihan natin na mga salmon eh bumabalik sa sariling pinanggalingan. Ganun din siguro ang mabibigay natin sa ating sarili. Nagpakahirap tayo dito. Pagbalik natin, makikita natin ang ating magandang kinabukasan ay nasa Pilipinas, ang ating bansa," Reyes said.
According to Megaworld, the Philippines is ready for the return of the Filipinos who left the country.
"Kung ma-dedeliver namin ang Philippines sa ibang bansa, why not? Because it’s a great honor for us to help the country especially sa mga OFWs na nagpunta dito sa Holland, sa Europe para makakita ng magandang kinabukasan at makatulong sa bansa," Reyes said.
Planning for the future
Even if there were only a few Filipinos who attended the presentation, the event was very meaningful to those who were there.
"I was convinced. Mag-iisip ako at gusto kong bumili talaga. Dahil maganda ‘yong explanation niya at saka para sa atin talaga ‘yon. Pag nag-retire na tayo ng trabaho at least meron na tayong investment," said Edith Benito.
The event also opened the eyes of the Dutch Pinoys to the reality that planning for the future is now and that it is time to think about what they want to do when they get older or where they will retire.
"Maganda ‘yan dahil once nag-invest tayo, malaking tulong ‘yan sa government natin, sa economy ng Philippines at isa pa, in the future pag tatanda tayo, of course hindi ito ang country natin. Ang country natin sa Philippines. Pag tatanda tayo, siyempre babalik tayo sa sarili nating bansa," Dutch Pinay Janet Suleyman said.
"At least in the future, meron tayong tinatawag na home sweet home," Suleyman added
SOURCE: WWW.ABS-CBNNEWS.COM
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=124090
By LOUI GALICIA
ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
The Philippines’s second-largest property developer showcased the beauty of the country to Dutch Filipinos in a roadshow presentation held recently in Rotterdam, Holland.
Megaworld Corp. showed its projects and property developments through a slide-show presentation that featured how the Philippines look now and how it will look in the future.
Ambassador Romeo Arguelles attended the presentation as he also browsed through all the available leaflets and pamphlets and inquired about new property developments.
Arguelles himself was impressed at the sight of rising buildings and beautiful townhouses and condominium units that are being built which created a modern architectural landscape of a beautiful Philippines.
According to Arsenio Reyes, president of Shore Access Europe which is Megaworld International’s partner, this is the company’s first time in Holland.
Right time to invest in RP
Reyes said the company aims to woo and convince Dutch Pinoys that it is the right time to invest in the Philippines.
From the figures provided to ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau by the Philippine Embassy in The Hague, out of the 17,500 Filipinos living in The Netherlands, around 15,000 are Dutch Pinoys.
Megaworld said that it is precisely this stunning figure that prompted it to go overseas in order to reach out to those who have long been out of the country.
"Kung baga sa kasabihan natin na mga salmon eh bumabalik sa sariling pinanggalingan. Ganun din siguro ang mabibigay natin sa ating sarili. Nagpakahirap tayo dito. Pagbalik natin, makikita natin ang ating magandang kinabukasan ay nasa Pilipinas, ang ating bansa," Reyes said.
According to Megaworld, the Philippines is ready for the return of the Filipinos who left the country.
"Kung ma-dedeliver namin ang Philippines sa ibang bansa, why not? Because it’s a great honor for us to help the country especially sa mga OFWs na nagpunta dito sa Holland, sa Europe para makakita ng magandang kinabukasan at makatulong sa bansa," Reyes said.
Planning for the future
Even if there were only a few Filipinos who attended the presentation, the event was very meaningful to those who were there.
"I was convinced. Mag-iisip ako at gusto kong bumili talaga. Dahil maganda ‘yong explanation niya at saka para sa atin talaga ‘yon. Pag nag-retire na tayo ng trabaho at least meron na tayong investment," said Edith Benito.
The event also opened the eyes of the Dutch Pinoys to the reality that planning for the future is now and that it is time to think about what they want to do when they get older or where they will retire.
"Maganda ‘yan dahil once nag-invest tayo, malaking tulong ‘yan sa government natin, sa economy ng Philippines at isa pa, in the future pag tatanda tayo, of course hindi ito ang country natin. Ang country natin sa Philippines. Pag tatanda tayo, siyempre babalik tayo sa sarili nating bansa," Dutch Pinay Janet Suleyman said.
"At least in the future, meron tayong tinatawag na home sweet home," Suleyman added
SOURCE: WWW.ABS-CBNNEWS.COM
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=124090
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