Former neighbor, "kadaro" classmate, friend of wifey passed away yesterday

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A former neighbor in Poblacion, a kadaro  (being a neighbor) elementary school classmate, and lately bff of wifey passed away yesterday, after battling the big C.    She got it according to experts for inhaling fumes for preparing soil for planting.  She was popular for dragon fruit growing, vinegar and wine.  Leading the way for preserving and finding out various uses for excess produce rather than wasting them away

She fostered organic farming although it was more expensive.  Her farm had constant DA visitors, and we understand she was a constant awardee.  

Her farm is some 55 km away from our town, in the last town of the province

Thank you for company the wonderful years we spent together.   Vaya can dios

We will surely miss her company and a confrontation with reality that our batch is being harvested.   At 75 you are ripe for harvest...

Higher fuel surcharge will prevent me from travelling to Mindanao?

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CAB has allowed level 17 in November  fuel surcharges due to higher fuel costs.  This is one of the highest.  As of now air fares seem unaffordable.  I could not go to Visayas prior to November 1.  

I planned to visit a proposed future site in Mindanao.  Now I am not sure whether the plane fare is still affordable.   

Fuel surcharges for air travel rises in November

Visited a game fowl farm, and the owner and I shared commonality on 7 points

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Yesterday, I went with my uncle to visit the gamefowl farm of a colleague.  My uncle loves to raise game cocks and his friends are mostly in this kind of avocation.

His friend is from Marikina with a farm in Eastern Rizal.

His farm is about 6 km from the municipal hall, and mostly going up. (Just like a parallel road up to Marilaque)   But I was shared that we had  __ points of rapport

1.  He knew my daughter from a wake at a MP which this daughter is in charge of;

2.  A cousin who is into bonsai culture;

3.  A deceased family friend who worked in Meralco and from the same place;

4.  A shoemaker who specialized in bike shoes Boy Pepsi (Naval)

5.  My brother who was the classmate of his sis;

6.  Most of all we used to work as drug reps -  he in cold preparation maker, me at Unilab and the drug he used was promoted by this when still at pharma -  a beta blocker...Of course we shared stories about 

being a drug rep.  He covered Palawan,  I Cebu Bohol... The happy stories.   

7.  A business colleague, Martin  T.  is the husband of a relative.   (I initially failed to recall Martin;s name.  

A supreme example of rapport

What a coincidence.   What a rapport situation.   If we had a deal, 

My uncle says he sells about 2,000 game cocks a year estimated value of P4,000 each.   He nets about P4M a year  Nice place.  Slow life, Fresh air.  He served us suman and coffee.   Nice place to age in   

But initially my imprression for a busienss deal we  had in mind initially would not prosper because of steep elevation