Comments on: Just Back from the Pink Kitchen…

By: solraya

solraya — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:46:46 +0000

MM, You know how sometimes you have to go over a book several times to digest it? I must have missed your question to me almost a year ago, if i sold my free range chickens to the public.

Branded as Sunshine Chicken, what we really sell are the day old chicks, to growers who raise them naturally and sell the dressed Sunshine chickens and the eggs from the grass fed, free ranged hens.

But yes, I sell them too in trade shows we join and at the Market at the Hills as part of our consumer awareness program and assistance in marketing our growers nationwide. We were at the Cebu Food Expo last week :)

At FTI, our booth sells the live ones, ready to slaughter. For dressed, at Market at the Hills.

By: 22

22 — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:09:56 +0000

https://mmmpressions.multiply.com/photos/album/30/Pink_Kitchen

By: 22

22 — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:43:57 +0000

i once went up to a Western general manager of a defunct resto in the greenbelt area, and praised him for the food. He said that most people who like it, don’t say anything, and what’s worse are those people who didn’t like it, and didn’t say anything.

Pink kitchen clicked because it was a fresh idea. congratulations to the organizers, but negative comments would help them if they want people to go to the next one. i don’t think the people with me would go to the next one. I think other people would go to an improved one, not same-same.

By: tina

tina — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:52:55 +0000

As a cancer survivor I have learned to overlook small things in life and not worry too much about them. As part of ICANSERVE, I am just happy that we got to do this event. If there were glitches in the event,so be it. Heck Iam just happy that I was alive on those two days in order to do my part for my fellow survivors. My energy is spent working for a living but for events like these to raise money in order help and raise awareness of our cause, I will crawl on my knees and do my part for the many Filipinas we can help through ICANSERVE. Iam very proud of the survivors and non survivors who volunteered for the event. We are very grateful for the many vendors who took time out to join our event to make it a success. It was a great day to celebrate life. And for someone whose time is limited on this earth, what you wrote may have dampened our spirits for a while but we still came out as winners. We had an idea and went for it. The most important part is that we got involved and didn’t turn our backs on the opportunity to help others.We will hold more successful events and will continue doing it until our last breath. So, see you all again soon!

By: eat ink

eat ink — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:54:15 +0000

To Baby Bem: Stop whining already. Almost everyone involved with the event were volunteers and am sure there were many others who donated far more in terms of time, money and energy to the Pink Kitchen and had far more important things (other than college midterms) that had to be set aside so they could be at the Aug. 11-12 event.

In my book, if you choose to volunteer, the choice should be pure in intent, without need of recognition or payback and is no excuse to give less than 100%. If some of those college students felt they weren’t adequately recognized for their “painstaking” sacrifice, they should realize that praise is not always forthcoming and, if recognition is so important to them, to sit down and have a long think before volunteering again.

By: baby bem

baby bem — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:37:49 +0000

Yes sir, i get your point about giving out constructive criticisms. But I would like to raise the question if you were aware that the servers who were there were volunteer college students who painstakingly gave out their time to help make the event successful, and someone even told me that prior to the said event, the week consequent is their midterms. Then again, let us not debate on this. Thank you for commenting back :)

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:30:46 +0000

baby bem, thank you for your comments, and I agree that overall for a cause, the event is something definitely to be supported. However, if you have read this blog over the past 2.5 years, you would know exactly what type of voice I tend to sound, and constructive criticism and constant improvement to everything that we engage in is a STRONG part of the content of this blog. If no one constructively criticizes and provides suggestions for improvement, few things will improve… particularly at an event where an exchange of money, even for charity, takes place. WE SHOULD always expect a reasonable amount of service and a logical set-up and adequate stocking of goods but IF the public response is greater than expected, then certainly there is room for understanding. The comments were mild, in my opinion, (read some of the other posts/rants to get a feel)and simply sweeping issues under a rug, which is more common as a national trait, is not going to make things better. If you have been to other benefit events in the Philippines, the U.S. and Europe, where thousands to millions of dollars are raised, you would be more aware of how put together some of these events are. As I said in the post, these were just glitches, but hopefully, the next time around things will get better. As you see in the numerous other comments of readers who went, some of them veterans to events such as this, they were more in agreement with the issues raised than not. Not all benefits mean that the attendees have to put up with poor service or planning, as you seem to suggest. If there were three benefits side by side and one of them was far more put together, who do you think would raise the most funds and greatest awareness from a limited group of donors?

By: baby bem

baby bem — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:56:50 +0000

I think the event went well, it was all for a good cause and I don’t think that any comments about how crowded the place was is necessary. Pink Kitchen is a beneficial event, thus we could’ve expected that for the people who came, not all would be seated. First of all, we did go there to help and support I Can Serve Foundation, and I don’t think we have the right to spread the word on how bad it was not to have seats or how the event lacked in food. Even if it is a constructive criticism, we can at least try to go a little mild on the comments:)
No offense sir, but I think that the event and the organizers also needed cooperation from us who went there. We should have not expected high level of service on the event-proper because it is after all at the end of the day, it’s for the benefit of all.:)

By: ken

ken — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:13:12 +0000

MarketMan! Went there last Sunday and it was less crowded…though it was quite hot/warm during the afternoon. Baba’s cookies and cakes are so good…

By: dhayL

dhayL — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:32:59 +0000

Anything for a good cause is always a hit, it’s nice to know that a lot came out to support the event!

On the other hand, you mentioned somewhere in this post that you’ll have a “puto recipe” coming up, oh i can’t wait for that!