Since I started the Spirrs Network a couple years ago, I learned a lot about social networking and how it was imperative to the success of my websites. After, I soon realized that I needed a Facebook Page and a Twitter account to start promoting my network and our websites. Prior to coming over to the Philippines, I looked to use these tools only to drive traffic to my site. And to no surprise, simply directing people to a website was NOT successful in getting the more important messages and values out to the public. It wasn’t until I truly understood how to use these tools properly, that I started to see social media in a new light. I have always felt that the content of my blogs and my network was something of value or at the very least, something worth glancing over. Now that I look back at my social networking strategies, it was merely to drive users to my thoughts and the opinions of others. I now know that the contents of my blogs, my opinions, and the valuable business of other people is what should be at the forefront all social networking.
I started the Spirrs Network as a means of sharing information about the sport we love. There is always a time to share our thoughts about the products, current event and what means most to us in the world of Football and the greater good of humanity, I just hope I have created a small place for people to do that. With my new found use of Twitter, the Spirrs Network and I are now more capable of bringing such information directly to the people that matter.
At the very moment, I feel that my rediscovery of Twitter wouldn’t have been possible without coming to a country that holds the reputation for being the “Social Networking Capital of the world.” I now have a better ideas for this powerful tool and how I can truly interact with people, real voices, real opinions, and true feelings.
I hope I can continue to share products, information, and news to the football community at large, but more importantly interact with a very special group of people: The football players, parents, coaches, and fans I call our Soccer Pirrs.
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I’ll be sure to keep you all updated with all that is going on with the Philippine Azkals, Kaya FC, my experiences living in Manila and Traveling Asia and most of all, what YOU have to say about Football’s development!
I was born and raised in Chinatown, New York City to a Chinese Father and a Filipina Mother. Growing up in Chinatown with my older sister, we were brought up in a household that was for the most part traditionally Chinese, that included my parents and my grandmother and my late grandfather. Although my sister was born in the Philippines and spoke Tagalog at a young age, she and I attended Chinese School and spoke mostly Chinese and English at home. When I was younger, it was not uncommon for me to go to temple with my grandmother and go to church with my mom. I guess you would say, I was brought up in a very open minded home environment, not to mention the culturally diverse city I called my playground. My mixed family dynamic, my one-of-a-kind Chinatown and my diversely, larger-than-life city really created quite a unique identity I call myself. From as long as I can remember, I have been on an ongoing search to find, create, recreate and transform who I am. And I guess we’re all looking for the same answer to the question: Who am I?
This past Saturday, teammate Nate Burkey, member of the Philippine Azkals and I had the most wonderful soccer experience, that truly brought us back to some great childhood memories. August 20th marked the opening competition for an unlikely group of footballers here in Manila. For the past six months a group of children from Payatas, Manila’s lastest garbage dump site, have been meeting once a week to do something most normal kids take for granted. For the children of Payatas, education, health, hygene, and support are scarce and many look to the darker sides of life to find drug induced glimpses of joy. Each week they are given the oppurtunity to meet in a safe enviorment where the harsh daily grind of scavenging acres of rubbish seemingly disapears for at least a couple hours, and the joys of being children again comes to visit them in the form of a Soccer Ball. The love, support and care provided to the small percentage of Payatas children come from a group of passionate people that formed the Fair Play For All Foundation (FFA).
It is not often that we come across a story that drives us back into the history books and then shoots us back into the present where we find ourselves wondering about the future to come. On my quest to find the newest soccer products on the market, I stumbled upon not only one of the most innovative products out there, I’ve uncovered a story that gives meaning, hope, purpose and inspiration to the product we see today.
? Please leave your comments, questions, concerns and opinions about this product below. Get the conversation started and keep the ball rolling… Let us know what you think!
The Spirrs Team is proud to announce it’s cameo in the 2010 Erasure Remix “A Little Respect” Music. The Remix was created in light of the Hetrick-Martin Institute. We worked closely with Laundry Service Media and watched as the talented and innovated new media group created and produced the incredible “UV lighting” video in HD.
Recently, I had the great opportunity to participate in an amazing charity run. When I was in High School I was first introduced to a wonderful nonprofit organization called God’s Love We Deliver. Not knowing much about seeking volunteer work and new to different opportunity available in the city, I was excited to get started. The first projects involved decorating holiday food “bags” used in the distribution of food to people who are too sick to cook. At that time, I understood that people were given meal and that our decorated bags would give them a sense of personal connection to the food they were receiving as apposed to the anonymous plain white bags. Although decorating bags was a good introduction to the organization, I felt there was more to do. Soon, I found myself preparing food and helping with morning pack-outs. I ultimately felt closer and more connected with the service being provided, being on location and feeling the energy and the passion God’s Love staff and volunteers had to offer. To me it a one step closer to the great mission of the foundation: To improve the health and well-being of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition.
When I found out that I would be in the country for the annual Race to Deliver, I knew I had another chance to be a part of sharing and spreading the organization’s mission alongside thousand of other passionate staff, volunteers, supporters and new supporters. This year, I wanted my family to get involved as well, so I recruited my parents to join in the fabulous run/walk/stroll through New York’s Central Park. The 4mile course proved to be a great family event; excited men, women and children united to raise money and more importantly raise awareness for such a great organization.
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