June 14, 2009, wasn't an ordinary Sunday for us, especially for my Dadi! It was World Volkswagen Day. My Dad's so excited just like a kid who will go on a field trip. =)
Though already informed, my dad received a text msg from the VW Club, Laguna chapter president regarding event info. Flyers were also handed to him a wk before "the day". There was last minute change in venue though. Since may issue na rin ng H1N1 sa Ateneo (it's ATeneo's 150 years celeb kaya ang saya sana isabay ang celebration ng WVW day), the venue was changed to QC City hall.
Saturday night, Dad oriented Francis and I about the changes and itinerary the following day. 6:00 daw kami aalis sa bahay. Ako naman was like, "huh?! bakit 6am pa e kala ko 7 am ang start ng program sa Manila?" hindi daw sabi ni Dadi. 7 am ang meeting time sa SLEX Caltex station. Francis suggested, "5:30 na lang po tayo alis, tito." And 5:30 it is.
I woke up Sun morning and saw dadi already bihis. While Francis is already taking a bath. past 5 na pala! I hurriedly took a bath after Francis and after dressing up found out that Dadi already left leaving all the staff we'll be selling. Yes, we have items to sell. Ganun pinagpreparan ang VW day, uhm, medyo kulang pa pala ang prep kase may items pa na d umabot. sayang!
D naman tlaga kami pareho ng gagamitin na car but i thought hintayin kami ni dadi at least. Dadi used his Volksie of course while Francis and I used Sportie (c Sportivo) where we stuffed all our items. Sabi pa ni Francis, nag-inarte pa si Volksie. ayaw mag-start! hala! tinulak pa sya. Okei naman sya at walang problema pero bakit naman sa araw nya nagpalambing pa c Volksie. tsk, tsk.
On our way, inabot pa namin ni Francis cla dadi. He was with his friend then. Dinaanan nya c Tito Hermie sa hse. Then we arrived at Caltex SLEX at 7am. At kami lang ang VW dun. Sabi ko, "Dadi, naiwan na yata tayo." Sabi nya, "Hindi. 7-8 ng usapan d ko lang cnabi sa inyo." hahaha! Anyway, it's good na rin kase pagdating ng iba nakapag-start na kami magbenta.
VolksWagen Club of the Philippines, Laguna Chapter ...member na 'ko!
Where's my volks? hindi sya kasama. still have some jobs pa na gagawin sa kanya.
Beside me, in blue tee, is Dadi.
Volksies of Laguna
photo taken while waiting for the others
It was almost 9am when we started our travel to QC. Syempre sa huli kami ng convoy kze foreigner c Sportie in the group of the cute wheeled toys. One cutie had a prob pa along EDSA but still made it to the venue around lunch time.
PeNDoNG!
lots of volksies here
...there
...and everywhere
We had a good time selling stuff. We've seen and had a chat with lots of different peeps. May Pastor, may Architech, may Lawyer who looks more of a body builder, my mag-jowa, may mag-asawa, mag-nanay, mag-lola, may simpleng Volks enthusiast, gf / asawa ng volks enthusiast na napasama lang at marami pang iba mapa-matanda, bata, lalaki, babae at iba pang sexualidad.
There was an Indian guy who bought a cap. We also had a small chat with him about, what else, Volks and then work. When he learned that Francis is connected with a company in Makati, he asked, "So this is just for fun?". Francis smiled. While I answer, "This is for Fun and for FunDS. We're getting married on Dec." The Indian guy laughed and wished us the best.
posted on Sportie are my handwritten ads
our mini-store
LoVeRs in Dubai turned tindera & tindero in QC c",)
After a day of hardwork, we had XXXXX sales. Figures showing how the guys out there are so into VW they would buy all (or any) stuff with VW logo... which is good for business. =) Actually, there were other peeps na shirts din ang items. Talk about competition. But i'm happy everytime na nakikita ko ung items na suot na ng mga bumili.
Here are the items we brought. We still have some stocks which we'll bring in the next VW activities. If also interested with the items, just leave a comment or send me a mail at genevieve.atienza@gmail.com =)
VoLKsie Cap @ PhP 120
(available in 3 colors, as below)
VoLKsie SunVisor @ PhP 75
(available in 2 colors, as below)
WhiTe SHiRT @ Php 200
CoLoReD SHiRT @ PhP 230
sizes: S, M, L, XL (XS sold)
There are three choices of shirt messages:
(1) Enjoy the fun
Ride On... Volkswagen
(2) Feel the Road
Enjoy the Ride
Have a Volkswagen
(3) You'll never know what you're missing 'til you ride Volkswagen
The last one was the most opted slogan. It's my personal favorite, too.
Those txts and also the idea of selling VW items, by the way, are my Dad's ideas.
In the afternoon, Holy Mass was held under the trees and blessing of volksies and their owners followed.
At the end of the day, we brought home learnings from our pagbebenta experience which we shared with Mama. And our eyes were so busog with the VW eye candies.
APPLE c")
Member, VWCP - Laguna Chapter
