Why I Started This Blog?

I am more of a reader than a writer. It will take me at least 10 mins to write a paragraph as compared to 1 min of reading that paragraph. I am not sure whether you are the same person like me.

The reason why I started this blog is because of my friend, Edwin Serevo. Edwin had been working in Aryaduta, Brunei for many years. Other than working as a supervisor at Aryaduta, Edwin is also very active in basketball. He is actively involved in his church. Just recently on 22nd March, 2010, he was admitted to RIPAS after vomiting a lot of blood. He was diagnosed of lung cancer and had to go back to the Philippines for treatment. He was able to catch the flight to Manila with his co-worker, Kaka on Saturday (27th March). Since it was a full flight, his wife (Thess) and daughter (Anya) were unable to go on board and had to take the next flight back to Manila on next Monday (29th March). He is on Stage 3B Cancer and he had gone through the first Chemotherapy this week at Philippines General Hospital. Edwin had been losing a lot of weight and he needs to go through a lot of blood transfusion since his hemoglobin count is very very low.

Friends who were at Brunei Airport

There are many untold stories because there are no one to tell or write them. I believe there are many Filipinos who had contributed a lot to the Brunei community and I want to feature and highlight their lives no matter how famous or insignificant they are.

I will keep updating what is happening to Edwin while he is in the Philippines. His wife will be returning soon to Brunei since she needs to work and sustain Edwin for the medication cost. If you would like to extend some financial help to Edwin, you can text/sms Thess at +673-8179203.

I hope that this blog will be a source of encouragement and inspiration to all the Kababayans here in Brunei. If you would like to be featured in this blog, please send an email to bruneipinoy@gmail.com. Give me a brief introduction about yourself and what you do. Then I will schedule a time of interview with you. The only requirement is you must be a Pinoy.