LIKE the air that we breathe, the automobile is now part and parcel of our daily existence, especially in the metropolis. There is hardly a day that we don’t make use of a motor-driven vehicle to survive the daily grind and grunt, be it a car, bus, jeepney, taxi, train or plain motorcycle. And that’s only on land. In sea and air, the ship and plane, respectively, are both motor-powered, right?
This has been a motorized world all this time and if we dispute that, then we are either from Jupiter or Mars.
Now, in like manner, every wedding event today has also become a motoring event. There isn’t a walk-in-the-aisle today that isn’t aided/attended by vehicles.
Oh, well, royal weddings still use the horse-and-carriage ride for the newlyweds in keeping with tradition. But the guests that arrive in droves would come on board all types of motor-powered vehicles, as in the recent weddings in the British Empire and, yes, Monaco.
Thus, the wedding of Michael J. Magturo and Kristine V. Neri on September 10 in Batulao’s Chapel On The Hill in Batangas is no exception.
Major car players for the day of days of the son (Michael) of Saturnino R. Magturo Jr. and Ofelia J. Magturo and the daughter (Kristine) of Hernando T. Neri Jr. and Paz V. Neri will include a Lexus (bridal car), and an Isuzu Alterra and a Toyota Previa for most of the wedding entourage.
Others will motor to Tagaytay’s rustic Moon Garden for the wedding feast to follow on board other makes like a Hilux for Yugin and Donna Fernandez, Honda CR-V for Lian and Bing, Pajero for Jojo and Tess Fernandez, Navara for Mayor Louie Visorde, Grandia for Joven and Elvie Florido, Innova for Dante and Ching Fernandez and more types too many to mention here.
And, would you believe, that Mike and Kristine will proceed to Tagaytay on board a Montero a day before they exchange “I dos”—with Kristine behind the wheel? Ah, the world, indeed, is changing.
Best wishes Mike and Kristine!
EastWest’s new tack on car loan
I COMMEND the new tack on car loan recently unleashed by EastWest Bank.
With actor Derek Ramsay as its endorser, EastWest Bank, owned and founded on August 1, 1994, by Filinvest founder Andrew L. Gotianun, has introduced simpler and faster loan processing and low interest rates to those wanting to own not only brand-new cars but also preowned vehicles.
Now the country’s sixth-largest auto-loan provider, EastWest boosted its auto loans scheme by showering approved loan applicants with P50,000 in free fuel. The promo runs from August 25 to November 30.
Automobile loans have become major movers of growth, collaring 25.8 percent of the first-quarter consumer loans of P481.2 billion as reported by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
Here’s to Antonio C. Moncupa Jr., the EastWest president and CEO, for his innovative ideas that have made EastWest, not yet 10 years in the business, one of the country’s fastest-growing banks.
Open letter to Pacquiao
BELOW is a letter to Manny Pacquiao, whose one singular passion not known to many is to own cars, and his wife, Jinkee, an automobile buff as well. The letter-sender himself, a former Benz bug, has become a Lexus convert in LA.
“Dear Mr. Pacquiao,
You’ve been blessed with God-given talents like a boxer’s extraordinary skills and a leader’s profound keen sense of values and virtues. You’ve used them so well, attributing to your massive wealth in this highly competitive world.
“And with your astonishingly enviable financial standing, you can provide not only your peers but the youth as well the inspiration to gain undiminished success in the years that lie ahead.
“Modesty aside, I happen to be a licensed real-estate agent and an insurance executive in Los Angeles, CA, not to mention that I’m also a licensed notary public in California.
“Many major insurance companies today in America have instituted a government-supported program anchored on ‘investing in yourself’ scheme, an innovative approach to ensure that your investment is fool-proof. This is tailor-fit for successful citizens like you, who now have the financial power in their fingertips. The government is a partner to this program to ensure its fail-safe mechanism.
“Unlike simply putting your money in a bank, this program allows your savings to multiply through the growth performances of market indices. Only in a down or negative performance of market forces will the savings account earn, at the very least, a ‘zero’ or a guaranteed interest rate, thus preserving the principal and all its accumulated earnings from prior period. Never will your savings be invested in the stock market. So, if you save, say, $1 million in this program, you could haul in $150,000 per-year-for-life starting at age 34 as it could earn 10 percent or more during the ‘earning accumulation years.’
“The above are only some of the excellent financial security features of the program. In the end, your investment could only mean ‘financial security & better quality of life for our families.’
“Please let me know if I could be of assistance to you at your own convenience.
“Sincerely, Jun.
“P.S. I’ll be likewise honored if Ma’am Jinkee will allow me to explain further the program as she could also toss in her own investment as well to secure a stable future for the kids.”
Well, if you ask me, nothing wrong at all if Manny and Jinkee will have an audience with the letter-writer. I will be more than willing to arrange a meeting, should the couple decide to have one. As we love to say, nothing to lose.
And besides, isn’t a million bucks for the Pacquiaos a mere drop in the bucket?
Pee stop If it’s true that senior citizens can park for free at parking lots of all malls in Quezon City, then by all means let’s publicize it. At the moment, only Gateway in Cubao seems honest enough in openly complying with what is supposed to be a city ordinance benefiting our senior citizens regarding said ruling. Cheers!
