Storekeeper trades satisfactorily but other families remain in crisis

Bern (11:28:21): Good morning Tina. I haven't heard from you since last Monday so I'd appreciate an update on the family situation, please.

Tina (13:16:48): Bern gud a.m., we're OK, I try to save d sale every day to buy stocks, so d stocks will be continue. I make also list of items coz I make inventory of items and sales.

Bern (13:18:03): Good. I think it really is important to keep stocks as much as possible so you don't disappoint customers, and also keep good business records.

Tina (13:21:13): Yes Bern you're right, dat why I make sure every day sale I can buy stocks.

Bern (13:23:32): Tina, Mel's upset with me again but said his number for selling loads is 0918 . . . 355. I'm wondering if there is any possibility you could load his cellphone.

Bern (13:34:20): I'm sorry if I put more stress on your financial system. I was thinking if you are able to load his cell[phone], that might confirm that he is able to sell loads.

Tina (13:39:26): Its OK Bern, I will try, but I will go first in load center, then I will pay for da load I will send for Mel, for his load wallet.

Bern (13:48:22): Thank you very much for that. If you are able to load Mel's wallet that will help him and confirm what he says. Actually I'm quite anxious about Anagel's family too.

Tina (13:54:57): Don't worry about Anagel family coz der have a sacks of charcoal to sales, I'm going to buy [from] them 5 sacks of charcoal to re-pack, so I can sale it in store.

Bern (13:56:16): Thank you for the reassurance but that's not quite clear to me. Do you mean Anagel's family will sell charcoal, wholesale, to you? I'm glad if it's so.

Tina (13:58:04): Yes, Bern, whole sale of charcoal and I'm going to retail it in store.

Bern (13:59:59): I see. I'm glad of that arrangement. Incidentally, Alice and her husband had a contract, years ago, supplying charcoal to a power station. She hated the soot.

Bern (14:21:15): Tina, I'm sorry to add another request but if it's not too difficult and you could send Ross some small Globe load that would help. He had only [load to the value of] 2.5 pesos [left].

Tina (14:22:05): Bern, what his number?

Bern (14:24:10): +6391 . . . 071. I realize you had problems with Globe load. Annie at Peso Epadala said Globe is very strict and yours wasn't registered properly. I don't know.

Bern (23:36:29): Hello Tina. May I ask: how was your day? I'm still worrying about Mel feeling aggrieved, about Anagel's family wanting help urgently, and also Ross's [problems].

Underemployed father lacks food for his family; agitated brother-in-law begs for help

Bern (16:58:11): Hello Mel.

Mel [online] (16:58:30): Hi!

Bern (16:58:48): I'm surprised you're online.

Mel (17:00:10): I'm worried about you and me!

Bern (17:00:29): Please explain.

Mel (17:02:36): I want to mention again about help, bcoz I'm worried about my sister Anagel and I'm worried about you, you might have financial problem too.

Bern (17:04:20): It's true that many people ask me for help and my funds are limited. Please tell me more about Anagel's problems.

Mel (17:06:22): Robert is no job bcoz no tourist visit here, he was boatman. [It's] hard for him to work in other place bcoz they have four children to feed.

Bern (17:06:57): Oh.

Mel (17:07:24): Sometimes we shared but not enough, shared for food.

Bern (17:07:49): I see.

Mel (17:09:38): On Monday Angelica and Gilbert go to school again. I'm afraid they don't have food, too, after and before schooling.

Bern (17:10:01): I see. I hate going to Western Union. I want to stop doing it. You must know that it costs me $25 - that's 1,000 pesos - every time I go there, just for fees. That money is totally lost. And that's not counting, of course, the money for the beneficiary.

Mel (17:14:05): I see! And do understand that!

Bern (17:14:41): For the last week Ross in Paranaque has also been begging me for help for his family.

Bern (17:15:50): But there's something else that I've been worrying about a lot. I wonder whether you have really been selling cellphone loads.

Mel (17:17:07): Yes I do! my number when I selling load is this: 0918 . . . 355.

Bern (17:17:22): I think that is not your usual number.

Mel (17:17:54): Sorry, I forgot to tell you about that. Bcoz, Bern, if you register this number my load is automatically lost 2 pesos, that's every day. Like my other number.

Bern (17:19:51): I'm sorry Mel, I don't quite understand what you are saying.

Mel (17:20:47): It's [hard] for me to explain bcoz I'm not good in English. . . . I mean hard for me to explain.

Bern (17:21:31): That really does need some explanation but perhaps there's not time now.

Mel (17:22:12): I can't force you to believe me!

Bern (17:22:40): It's not a matter of being forced to believe something. It's a matter of understanding.

Mel (17:22:58): It's up to you. I'm upset your not believed in me and trust.