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UNLIKELY AND improbable. Not your everyday descriptions of our
Pinoy kabayan, but they are quite useful when thinking of Marilou.
Think about it. In the midst of a half-hearted business climate, Marilou did one of the unlikelier things in
Dunedin, one of the most beautiful cities in
New Zealand. She put up her own arts and crafts shop that specialized in personalized items, carving her own niche where no Pinoy ventured before.
Improbable, because she has taken up causes for abused women, raises money for the NZ Breast Cancer Society, shouts from the rooftops her pride in being Pinoy every Independence Day in probably the southernmost tip of the
Southern Hemisphere, and mentors new migrants, and does all these while generating goodwill and teamwork among the Dunedin
Philippine community, under the aegis of her umbrella barkada, the
Philippine Dunedin Club.
All because in her own words, advocacy of other people’s causes is advocacy for part of yourself. That’s why we’ll take
unlikely and
improbable anytime, when these words are part of Marilou’s inspiring efforts. And this is certainly a great reason why, especially on her birthday ( last 28th August), Marilou Guangco Scott is our favorite Kinoy!
Mabuhay!
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Kinoy, a contraction for Kiwi
Pinoy, is a non-racial term for
Filipinos who’ve either been born or have migrated to New Zealand.
[…] Latosa, Gladys Grace Stephens, Mimi and Jarvis Laurilla, former Consul-General Emilie Pe Shi, Chichi Abadingo, Kirsten Garcia, Marilou Guangco Scott, the AKLnzPINOYs family, and Sonny and Nie… Lim. Your nominees are certainly not limited to these examples as we have many many countrymen […]
Thanks a lot Noel! You are still my favorite blogger 🙂
wow! coming from you, that’s quite a compliment 🙂 thanks and hope you were surrounded by friends and loved ones on your special day, my favorite Kinoy!