The good we can do—with what we already have.
We tend to think that doing something useful requires something extra. More money. More time. More influence. More energy. More expertise. Or, heaven forbid, climbing a mountain somewhere.
This August, Tita M Wanders is wandering through an idea:
What good can we do with what we already have?
No sainthood required. No grand gestures expected. And I am pleased to report…no mountain climbing necessary.😂
Come wander with me.
Tita M
What have you got?
Some of us have time. Some have experience. Someone knows how to cook. Someone can teach. Someone has a car. Someone knows computers. Someone has an empty room. Someone knows everybody in the barangay. Someone has a little money to spare.
Someone has a good idea.
And sometimes, you’re simply the person who knows the person who knows the person.
That counts too.
Perhaps making ourselves useful isn’t about acquiring something we don’t have. Read more.
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August 21, 2026
The Public Service of Buying Tomatoes
“Where we spend our pesos quietly shapes our world.”
I wasn’t particularly looking for anything.
But there I was in Molo Plaza.
It took me just about thirty minutes of slow walking from MO2 Westown Hotel, where I stayed for two nights
Do I Have to Save the World?
Thankfully, no.
Save your breath first.
I am truly blessed with friends—a widow, her two sisters and their husbands, a niece and her two very young, lovely daughters, and a grandkid—who got so invested in ensuring I had a temporary home during a brief visit to my hometown, Iloilo City.
Tita M Wanders has evolved!
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