Thursday, October 12, 2023

Q.C.S. Club

 The Discovered Secret

Sincerely, Tom Bentley.  
(If you have special needs, please write ) 

I was deeply elated to be given such an offer from the heart of, a person, I don't know. I received your letter, read its content, and was conquered by the profound message, of all things, the secrets. 

"Knowledge has a beginning but no end." 

Born in a town, spent life on a farm, and studied in a town and in the city, I discovered that knowledge is amazing. In High School, I checked the test papers in English and Literature. In College, I became a Literary Editor of a College paper. I befriended professors, classmates, schoolmates, newspapermen, and radio announcers. I also checked the essay test papers of my over 20 classmates on a Law subject. I was a member of the winning team of the College of Education Debate. That was the first for the College of Education; usually, it is the College of Law. Then I became an Editor-in-Chief and finally was elected as Student Council president. This paved the way to deploy my 6 graduating classmates including myself to teach at the Philippine Muslim College, Jolo, Sulu, Philippines.
 
Indeed, knowledge has a beginning but no end. 

I studied at five Colleges and one Seminary. Took 4 courses Taught at private and government schools. But the fire of hope and persistence keeps burning. During the Marshall Law of the Philippines, when the sun rises, my vision points to go west, young man!

 From the Manila International Airport to the Washington State Airport to the Chicago O'hare Airport. Yes, America, here I come to the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.

I worked as a stockman at Florsheim shoe outlet store, then at Montgomery Ward, and took night classes at the Chicago College of Advanced Traffic and took Transportation and Traffic Management and Loss and Damage courses for three years. Upon graduation, I was employed in a Carloading company and finally was accepted at the Joseph Ryerson  Steel Company of the Transportation and Traffic Department as an auditor. The Department is the bread and butter of the company as bills of lading are to be audited.

I am retired and want another income as my wife passed away and my special needs are my mortgage bills and to give aid to those who are in need, the reason why your letter was God-send. It is not what we gather but what we scatter that is essential to ease the life of the needy.  And I believe in Second Notice. That Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. That whosoever believeth in Him shall not die but have everlasting life.

Thank you, Tom Bentley

Sincerely, 

Greg Trabanca

Monday, October 02, 2023

The October Affair

 Of Four Decades

Ber's October Affair was good
The decor was remarkable
The music was in the Senior's mode
The attendance was admirable.

Lovely children: Riz, Buzz, and Ron
Sister Linda and wife Nilda came
They came happy like the rising sun
To celebrate a man's day of fame.