Greetings To All !!

Hi! Im John Sclafani and I just joined this forum. Why? Cuz I just read an article online regarding the assistance that
members of this forum have given with regard to Sendong.
COUNT ME IN !!
I have assisted the people here in my Barangay...Motong, but I know there where more affected areas. I am so very happy to see that we can and ARE making a positive difference to these wonderful people...especially the children.
Well my new friends of this forum, please do not hesitate to contact me if there is anything I can do, anything that you need.

At the service of the People,
John Sclafani

 

Welcome - Any Relative to Alan Sclafani?

Hi John and welcome! Just curious, any relation to Alan Sclafani, a podiatrist in PA?

 

Hi john...welcome

 

Hi John, welcome to the Forum. You'll find a lot of very helpful members willing to share their experience and knowledge. Just ask or search the archives.

 

Thanx for the welcome guys. No relation...that I know of, but u know Italians...we've
got gazzilions of cousins! I was born in Sicily, raised in U.S. and now live in Motong.
Ive been here for two years and really feel like its home. I do what I can for the folks here
it doesnt take much and the appreciation is really heartfelt...for the most part.
Well again thanks for the Welcome and I hope to be a part of your efforts.Ciao!

 

I'll be damned....finally another italian!!

Ciao and welcome from Marco.

 

Thanks John! BTW, speaking of Italy, when I was explaining the map of Europe to my rather geographically challenged Filipina wife, I said, "see, Italy's a boot, just like Negros."

"But it's pointing in the opposite direction!"
"Well honey, the Philippines is an eastern (Asian) nation, so their boot has to point east. Italy is considered a western nation, so theirs point west."

"But the Italian boot looks so much nicer than ours!"
"Don't feel bad honey, they have been making boots a lot longer. The Philippines will catch up some day"

Quizzical looks on both counts, but no questioning my veracity.

That was a long time ago, now the response is '" 'tado " - frying pan in hand


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@Marco...Hey!!! Grazie for the welcome. And ao far Ive only know
other Italian. He does awesome tattoos. By Video City.

@Union Jack....LMAO !!! Tell ur wife our boot looks good cuz it was made
in Marakina !! ;-) Acutally I come from the deflated football that the boot
is kicking...Lol.

 

Ooops... Sorry Union Jack. I meant replt to Red Horse.
Tsk Tsk Tsk ....thats what happens when I reply at 0530 with a
half dozen neighborhood roosters cackling. Oh well.

 

@Sclafani1...HA, she liked that! And re: Sicily / "the deflated football", I was (just now) showing her Sicily and we saw that Siquijor was kind of the geographical equivalent as Negros 'boots' it too. Strangely appropriate, as I'm told they've got a pretty mean equivalent of "malocchio" there. My best friend in elementary school was named "Colacurcio", and he swore his grandma had it! Sweet old lady who could cook like nobody's business, but you never dared turn her down when she said "mangia", even when you had just finished your own dinner at home