Pitiful Scenario with a Badjao Mother And Her Child?

Our house is a walking distance from the grocery and so yesterday I went out to buy some items. On my way at the overpass I saw a badjao (curly and bronze-like hairs with brown complexion) and her child, pale and thumb sucking, as if the child has not taken any milk for days. I couldn’t understand what I was feeling. As a mother, I don’t want to see a child starving. Seeing the thing with the Badjao mother who doesn’t seem to care about her child just like using her child so people will show pity and spare them some coin. Grrrrr. For disappointment I hurried so I will not lengthen the agony of seeing that child but the peoples murmuring run through my eardrum

Then another Badjao mother-child at the foot of the overpass, pulling her child limbs. These people are uneducated and beg all the time because they have nothing to buy some food for themselves. They need our governments help.

When I finished my shopping and pass again the overpass the Badjaos were gone, maybe some authority picked them and maybe just some sent them away.

Aeta Queen

Have you ever been to an IP Village? As in Indigenous Peoples Village of Sto. Tomas Davao del Norte? I just wanted to share to you the joys of seeing how happy people, though they live uplands, away from the city life.

Hesitantly, I spoke to an aeta mother, I was surprised that she knows how to speak bisaya, I thought she won’t mind me because they have their own tribal language. Thank you that I tried, she told me that they are happy knowing that the government will be putting up a Multi Purpose Building and Water System (Wind Mill) aside from the Rehabilitation and Improvement of San Jose-Talos Road (4.22 kms) and the San Jose Bridge dedicated especially for the Aetas through the effort of DAR-MinSSAD Project.

I hope these projects will do them well.

(Photos By: Sir Jules and Sir Payks)

Another thing, have you noticed? they have straight hairs now? they had it relaxed *wide smiles*

Lost Package

I’m not feeling really well thinking about my lost package huhuhuhuh *sobs*. My aunt from Saudi sent me that for a birthday present. She hand it to a colleague who is going home for vacation and send it to Post Office. Hayyyyyy. It was sent last March 28, 2008 and it should have arrived 2-3 days after but until now, there’s none. I am really dismayed. I am not hopeless I will still wait; hope I am waiting for something. And guess what’s inside that box? It’s just a digital camera and some chocolates. Hayyyyy.. *sigh* There’s nothing I can do but sigh and wait for hundred years. Yes I know, too bad for me. Anyways, for whatever purpose it may be, may it serve them best? Good luck for myself *grins* *sobs* hehhehe anyways, we’ll have to save some penny to buy that digital camera. Hahahhaha go louraine! Aja!

RICE

Hmm you must be thinking about the prime commodity which is the rice. But who I am writing here is my dear friend RICE yes his name is Rice coming from his parents names RI from Rita and CE- Ceasar. If you think you got a unique name, think again.

Something is really unusual with rice. He gives two digit number for last-two, a kind of gambling here in the Philippines, coming from lottery results – its last two digits, great kid people who actually hear him utter the numbers do win. That was before, he don’t say any gambling numbers since people ask him frequent. I am not one of them. I am not into gambling. My mom will spank me from her grave, would you like that?

Aside that, this kid is special. He can actually say his ABC and its corresponding images like for A – Apple, B – Ball and so on when he was one only year old! Right now just before 3 years old he can actually write. Really amazing despite their situation. His father selling banana-q and mother helping his father. That’s how they sustain their everyday life. His mom sits down with him every afternoon to study. I wish Zaina grows like him.

He is not only mentally gifted but also he has that wonderful personality. Such a sweet kiddo.