While dinner is cooking, here’s something else I want to share.
One of my husband’s sisters works at Marigold Foundation, maker of Mama Sita sauces and mixes. She “showed” my blog to her bosses. The response was to send me samples of their products. I thanked them through her with the understanding that I do not endorse products primarily because I believe that every individual should not be pre-empted in making their choices.
The samples were two grocery bags of bottles and sachets. A second batch, similar to the first, came about a week later. At first, I was surprised. Why would a big corporation bother knowing that I cannot endorse their products? The attached e-mail from my sister-in-law’s boss explained all.
Dear Chuchay,
Thanks for sending the samples to Connie. Yung mga ganoong tao na interesado sa development ng Philippine cuisine ang dapat sinosoportohan ng Mama Sita Foundation kung hindi ay puro hotdog na lang ang kayanglutuin ng mga nagmamadaling estudiante.
Bigyan mo siya ulit at baka makaimbento pa siya na puede niyang i-share na new recipes in her website.
T.Cla
To translate:
Dear Chuchay,
Thanks for sending the samples to Connie. People like her who are interested in the development of Philippine cuisine are the ones who should be supported by Mama Sita Foundation otherwise, students who are always in a hurry will not learn to cook anything except to fry hotdogs.
Give her [samples] again as she might invent more new recipes that she can share in her website.
T.Cla
That e-mail–that rationale–is called moral support. And it was given without asking for, or expecting, anything in return. For some reason that I cannot put into exact words, it made me feel good. So, thank you. A toast to Philippine cuisine!
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