The Torii Residences: Flyering Activity #2

It's been awhile since the last flyering activity.  That's because the last time, we were flagged down and the flyers were confiscated.  Apparently, you need a permit if you want to do flyering activities.  To apply for a permit, you have to write a letter of intent specifying the streets and days you'll hold the activity.  For me, I specified the Immaculate Concepcion Academy (ICA), Xavier School, and Annapolis street, on the 21st and 28th of September, to do my flyering activities.  Total cost was P1,500 or P750 a day.  Yesterday was Sept. 21, so I got my two flyering girls, Angeline and Jobelle, along with my dad's driver, Barok, and off we went to Annapolis street in San Juan to hand out The Torii Residences' flyers.

Barok beside the guard at O.B.

Barok the moonlighter

We parked near the O.B. Montessori school, which incidentally was my first target to do the deed at.  We got there at 10:40a.m., and made plans to meet up around 11:30a.m. to wrap up and have lunch before proceeding to ICA and Xavier.  There really weren't a lot of people to hand out flyers to, as most people there were maids and/or drivers.  Still, there was the odd mom or dad in the crowd so it wasn't a total waste of time.  However, I don't think it's worth the effort to go back there next time, as there just wasn't enough of the target crowd to hand the flyers out to.  After a delicious lunch at Mang Inasal where I gave the owners a flyer too, we headed to Ash Creek to park and plan a little.  The guards there are paranoid, or too earnest, or both.  While just sitting down with flyers in hand, they thought we were there to hand out flyers and said it wasn't allowed.  I had to gently remind them that we were just sitting there and not doing our activity.  Good thing they knew well enough to back off.

Angeline at Xavier

Jobelle at ICA

Long story short, Angeline handed out flyers at Xavier, and Jobelle did her thing at ICA, while Barok straddled the middle.  I told them to choose who to hand out the flyers to: the parents.  Still, it looks like they handed out flyers even to maids and drivers, too.  Well, I don't think it's that bad, since some househelp have some clout with their bosses, and in the Philippines, they're considered family, anyway.  Lots of flyers were handed out, we didn't get accosted by the guy in the green uniform, unlike before, and somebody already called me today to ask about The Torii Residences.  So, it was a good day!  See you again on the 28th of September!

Good job, Angeline!

Fly-er me to the moon,

Jon "The Broke-r"
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