Jamos the Explorer

Woodworks, furnitures and wood artcrafts are famous in Pampanga, particularly in the areas of Guagua & Lubao. However, in Angeles, small entrepreneurs of this class have also opened shops in the city. While waiting for Kuya who went out of his shop, an old lady came to talk to me and started a small-talk conversation. In that convo, she was able to tell me the jist of her entrepreneural journey, from her start-up to the challenges of having a family while running the business. From that short and simple conversation, I learned things from Ate who is a Bamboo craftswoman. But the best things do come last. Before we parted ways, she asked me our family's business, but was not familiar. So I spoke of my grandfather's business in the past, and she almost jumped when she heard the name of my grandfather's bakery. This experience emphasized the point that we don't have to talk and listen a lot, to know a lot. Sometimes, we learn more from deep, impromptu and personal conversations with other people. Here's my original post on Instagram.

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Woodwork & Sash Factory: Pampanga's Old Art & Craftmanship. Habang naghihintay kay kuya na gumagawa ng mga pinto, upuan, cabinet at iba pang muwebles...nakipagkwentuhan si ate na kapitbahay nilang gumagawa ng bamboo crafts. Kinuwento niya kung paano nya naitaguyod ang negosyo nya, kung paano siya niloko ng mga kamag-anak sa negosyo, naikuwento din niya kung paano sinayang ng anak niya ang biyayang binigay nya. Naitanong ko kung ilang taon na siya, 70's na daw...aba kasing edad ni daddyow ko. Tinanong naman nya kung anu negosyo namin, eh hindi niya kilala......dahil naman sa edad niya binanggit ko na ang negosyo ng LoLo ko dati ay ang GoldenCity Bakery....*boom*....."putragis!" sabi niya..."eh nung bata ako naglalako ako ng tinapay nyo!" ahehehe. Minsan sa ganung small talk, malalaman mong small world nga ang mundo.

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