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Girl's suicide linked to Philippines poverty
« on: November 09, 2007, 02:38:34 PM »


MANILA (AFP) - A girl aged 11 hanged herself in a Philippines shanty after leaving a letter and diary depicting a life in rampant poverty, newspapers here reported Thursday.

The case put a human face to poverty blighting the nation, where nearly 14 percent of the 87 million population live on less than a dollar a day even as the government says the economy is on a roll.

"I suspect she did it because of our situation," the girl's father, Isabelo Amper, was quoted in the Philippine Daily Inquirer as saying.

In a letter found under her pillow after Mariannet Amper's death, she said she only wished for a bicycle, bag, new shoes and jobs for her parents so she could finish primary school.

"I just want to finish studying and to buy a bicycle," she wrote in the letter, which was addressed to a television programme that grants wishes to viewers.

An accompanying diary revealed the girl, whose family live in a shanty that has no running water or electricity, felt she had been absent from school for more than a month.

In one entry, she wrote: "We weren't able to go to church because we didn't have any money for transport and my father had a fever so my mother and I had to wash clothes for money."

The night before she killed herself, according to reports, she asked her father for 100 pesos (about two dollars) for a school project, but he did not have any money.

Her father said he had been out of a job for several months while his wife works part-time at a noodle factory, earning less than a dollar a day.

The story was reported on the day President Gloria Arroyo told a business forum that her economic reforms were bearing fruit.

"The common people are now feeling the benefits of a growing economy," she said, releasing one billion pesos to boost "hunger mitigation programmes."

However, the respected Social Weather Stations (SWS) institute found in a recent survey about nine million Filipino families rate themselves poor, the majority of whom live in the southern Philippines.

Many of those also experienced "severe hunger" in the past three months, it said.

Anti-poverty coalition the Global Call for Action Against Poverty said its own studies showed the nation's economic growth was not trickling down to the ordinary people, and urged the government to do more.


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Re: Girl's suicide linked to Philippines poverty
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2007, 02:47:08 PM »
Here's the picture of the girl..courtesy of yahoo news...

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Re: Girl's suicide linked to Philippines poverty
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2007, 02:47:53 PM »
hayyyy sorry na click man nako dayon oy...


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Re: Girl's suicide linked to Philippines poverty
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2007, 03:14:17 PM »


The girl's story is not an isolated case....suicide due to poverty is everywhere...but parents should be partly held responsible and must do some preventions... let this incident be a lesson for others...

It is a matter of motivating the child, instilling values that would build strength in overcoming the feeling and effects of being poor...

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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2007, 04:02:25 PM »
This is so sad.  What a waste of life.  I can't believe a young girl can think of killing herself.  No matter how hard life is, there's still a hope for a better tomorrow.  I am speaking from experience.

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Re: Girl's suicide linked to Philippines poverty
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2007, 04:07:55 PM »
hayyyy sorry na click man nako dayon oy...


Kalooy sa bata. Natouch ko kaayo ani nga story. Bisan unsa kapobre nato basta maayo lang sab pag guide sa parents ok raman.

Basin dunay laing rason gawas sa kapobrehon.


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Re: Girl's suicide linked to Philippines poverty
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2007, 03:29:41 AM »
kalooy baya oi...
Amper ra ba aplido ..tingale parente na sa Mayor sa Anda "Paulino Amper"
hesus Ginoo...pwera lang...kaedad sa akong anak...

kadaghang mga bata sa atoa nga nag-antus sa ka pobrehon ug sinal-ang
tawon ang pagka-on pero wla man sila mawad-e sa paglaum?
mora duda ko ana dah..naa jud na lain pod rason dli kana ra...

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Re: Girl's suicide linked to Philippines poverty
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2007, 07:03:47 AM »
Kaluoy pud oi, makahilak man pud ta magbasa ani..

Wala na guro to siya intawon ka agwanta sa kalisud. Ang huna-huna guro adto niya nga, maluag, luag na iyang pamilya kung mawala siya kay gamay nalng ang pakan-onon.

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« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2007, 10:09:24 AM »
Oh my... :'(

This story is making me cry.

I was just fixing myself a peanut butter & jelly sandwich before I read this post, and I was thinking exactly the same thing. While I live in the relative comfort of knowing that there's always food on the table if I go hungry, I was thinking pila ka mga tawo sa Pinas, esp mga bata, ang nagkutoy ang tiyan nga wala'y gikaon, and the parents don't know where and how to get food to feed them.

Sometimes, I feel guilty about this. I ask myself, why should I live in relative comfort while others suffer? By comfort, I don't mean rich...I mean, comfort nga makakaon ka tulo sa usa ka adlaw. I feel guilty that I am able to eat enough to nourish me while others don't.

This is so depressing. My heart is crushed by this young girl's death.

 :'( :'( :'(

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Re: Girl's suicide linked to Philippines poverty
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2007, 12:47:48 PM »
No no no no

YOu shouldn't  be guilty C2...

Why did the parents have babies that they knew they cant afford to feed them????

Im not sorry for them, honestly...

We each have brains to think before f*****g...

And we know that f*****g can conceive,

then why not find a solution not to have babies???

Who's to blame???

Continue eating your peanut butter and jelly dear...

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« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2007, 03:33:58 PM »
da bins, it may be the fault of the parents but it's never the fault of the children and the children are the victims here.  Being a compassionate human being, it's but normal to feel pity for the plight of these kids. 

I am a daughter of my parents who could hardly feed themselves let alone have 13 children, but we had faith that one day things would be better. I knew we worked hard but it still amazes me up to now that we made it through.  And it is getting better now.  I wish the girl in this story held on and I wish her parents or the community helped her and encouraged her that things would get better. 

Back in college, during weekends, I helped the children of the Mother Theresa Orphanage in Davao.  I felt so bad for those kids. It wasn't my fault that their parents dumped them in that facility but for whatever reason I felt guilty.  How could I have parents and they didn't have.  We got spanked alright by the littlest mistake but we have them, to make sure we were not hungry when we go to school, we have them when we got sick, etc.  Yes, life is not fair but we can still do a little to make things better for the others who are less fortunate.

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« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2007, 04:24:34 PM »
Miss Grazie,

I spent a day (in an outreach program) in Mother Teresa's home for orphaned and abandoned kids in Pasil years ago. It was one of the most difficult experiences of my life, seeing deformed kids abandoned by parents who didn't want freaks for children, kids orphaned and rescued from the streets, kids who were unloved and unwanted by their own blood. But a child's resilience is a true testament of the beauty and strength of the human soul, because while I was crying my heart out, the kids around me were all smiling, all seemingly happy to see us. All I saw was the misery of their condition, but they were just happy to be alive. Still, I couldn't help but feel guilty, feel that it was unfair, unjust...that I had a happy childhood, loved by my family...and those kids didn't have any of that. In a perfect world, every kid should have a happy childhood. But wishful thinking is all it is.

I have great respect and admiration for people who choose to live their lives serving others, who are missionaries, who choose to witness and live amongst misery, poverty, desolation...they have strength of will that I will never have. I cannot see suffering and despair every single day, all year round...it'll be my destruction, I know I'll just fall apart. I'll probably kill myself like the little girl did.

Honestly, Ms Grazie, when I see these things, esp. when it concerns little children...I still ask why. I still don't get it and I never will. I try to reason within myself, ma'g intellectualize, even tell myself about God and redemption and Heaven...but I witness suffering and it still knocks me breathless, and no amount of intellectualizing relieves that first wave of hopelessness I feel.

I still ask why. And I still don't get it. It's so hard to give reason to something so unreasonable.

 :'(

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« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2007, 05:14:00 PM »
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4:1 Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness.
    Give me relief from my distress.
    Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
4:2 You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor?
    Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood?
Selah.
4:3 But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself him who is godly:
    Yahweh will hear when I call to him.
4:4 Stand in awe, and don’t sin.
    Search your own heart on your bed, and be still.
Selah.
4:5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness.
    Put your trust in Yahweh.
4:6 Many say, “Who will show us any good?”
    Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us.
4:7 You have put gladness in my heart,
    more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.
4:8 In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep,
    for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety.
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« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2007, 05:25:14 PM »
May the little girl rest in peace

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« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2007, 05:52:36 PM »
Miss Grazie,

I spent a day (in an outreach program) in Mother Teresa's home for orphaned and abandoned kids in Pasil years ago. It was one of the most difficult experiences of my life, seeing deformed kids abandoned by parents who didn't want freaks for children, kids orphaned and rescued from the streets, kids who were unloved and unwanted by their own blood. But a child's resilience is a true testament of the beauty and strength of the human soul, because while I was crying my heart out, the kids around me were all smiling, all seemingly happy to see us. All I saw was the misery of their condition, but they were just happy to be alive. Still, I couldn't help but feel guilty, feel that it was unfair, unjust...that I had a happy childhood, loved by my family...and those kids didn't have any of that. In a perfect world, every kid should have a happy childhood. But wishful thinking is all it is.

I have great respect and admiration for people who choose to live their lives serving others, who are missionaries, who choose to witness and live amongst misery, poverty, desolation...they have strength of will that I will never have. I cannot see suffering and despair every single day, all year round...it'll be my destruction, I know I'll just fall apart. I'll probably kill myself like the little girl did.

Honestly, Ms Grazie, when I see these things, esp. when it concerns little children...I still ask why. I still don't get it and I never will. I try to reason within myself, ma'g intellectualize, even tell myself about God and redemption and Heaven...but I witness suffering and it still knocks me breathless, and no amount of intellectualizing relieves that first wave of hopelessness I feel.

I still ask why. And I still don't get it. It's so hard to give reason to something so unreasonable.

 :'(

Hello, Ms. C2,

I knew what you were saying that it was difficult to be in an orphanage.  I also thought it was hard but I still kept coming back.  Everytime I leave the orphanage, I got a big lump on my throat - well, I am anyway iyakin.  Some kids would even clung to my legs and wanted to go home with me.  But one thing I could never forget was that 7-month old kid that was as thin and pale as a paper.  Her mother left her outside of the orphanage.  She was strapped in her crib because she had IV.  I touched her tiny hand with my finger and she clung to it so tightly I was scared and so surprised by the strength, and she looked at me straight in my eyes.  I couldn't help but cry because I felt like I did it to her.  Two weekends after that, the baby passed away.  I was crushed but I also "intellectualized" that she was safe already in heaven and she was not gonna feel the pain anymore.  Nah, gahilaka na pod ko!  Anyway, I learned a lot from my experience of having served in that orphanage.  It pained me see the kids neglected by their own flesh and blood but at the same time it gave me glory to do something for those kids and to please God in my own little ways.  Maayo nlang pamawi sa mga time na gaminaldita ko hehehe. Mao nay ginaingon na, you don't have to have money to be able to help.

Kabalo ka, somebody asked me what would I do if I win the lotto, and I knew already a long time ago what to do.  I will have orphanage and home for the elderly, among other things.  Ambisyosa pod ko noh?

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« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2007, 12:19:19 AM »
da bins, it may be the fault of the parents but it's never the fault of the children and the children are the victims here.  Being a compassionate human being, it's but normal to feel pity for the plight of these kids. 

I am a daughter of my parents who could hardly feed themselves let alone have 13 children, but we had faith that one day things would be better. I knew we worked hard but it still amazes me up to now that we made it through.  And it is getting better now.  I wish the girl in this story held on and I wish her parents or the community helped her and encouraged her that things would get better. 

Back in college, during weekends, I helped the children of the Mother Theresa Orphanage in Davao.  I felt so bad for those kids. It wasn't my fault that their parents dumped them in that facility but for whatever reason I felt guilty.  How could I have parents and they didn't have.  We got spanked alright by the littlest mistake but we have them, to make sure we were not hungry when we go to school, we have them when we got sick, etc.  Yes, life is not fair but we can still do a little to make things better for the others who are less fortunate.





Grazz, were you orphaned? i think not. You know why? your parents were so smart to raise you kids... yeah we were 5 siblings and yes we were poor too...but parents before were different from parents now... our parents knew what to do before doing these things di ba? i meant to those parents who never think a little bit of what will happen of having so many kids... Grazz, these parents lived in urban areas which insformations are widespread through media,  not in the rurals like we do that TVs and electricity has not even yet exsisted? did you get me???

I made that post very short, real short that you guys must've misunderstood me, I even ended it up on "Whose to blame?" because i dont want to touch anymore religion in here which was the culprit of it all... Honestly, which countries have so much orphaned kids??? is it the most religious ones??? or am i wrong?

Tiya, walang personalan to ha? you know i have always liked you  ;D

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« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2007, 12:33:58 AM »


living in the other side of being priveleged and fortunate.... is giving  others to peek on it and provide opportunity to extend a helping hand... ang wish ko lang is sana I could actualize my dream of putting-up  a foundation for the less priveleged, less fortunate...destitute children.

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« Reply #17 on: November 11, 2007, 12:50:02 AM »

living in the other side of being priveleged and fortunate.... is giving  others to peek on it and provide opportunity to extend a helping hand... ang wish ko lang is sana I could actualize my dream of putting-up  a foundation for the less priveleged, less fortunate...destitute children.




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« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2007, 01:42:58 AM »
my friend made the news for TV. luoy jud ang bata. in fact, she had a letter for Wish Ko Lang asking for a new shoes, new uniform, notebooks and pencils. too sad, her parents could not afford to buy those things. giuna lang sa iyang mga ginikanan  ang ilang kan-on.

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« Reply #19 on: November 11, 2007, 01:54:52 AM »
hey Aya dearie,
im soo interested..kon gi-unsa niya pag suicide oi??
i wonder talaga kay ka bata pa niya?hadlokan man jud unta na nga edara?
it cost a lot of courage and strength to do it...haaayyyzzz

bsan giunsa nako ug hunahuna..dili pa jud ko katou ai...ambot bah...

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« Reply #20 on: November 11, 2007, 02:11:04 AM »
Hello, Ms. C2,

I knew what you were saying that it was difficult to be in an orphanage.  I also thought it was hard but I still kept coming back.  Everytime I leave the orphanage, I got a big lump on my throat - well, I am anyway iyakin.  Some kids would even clung to my legs and wanted to go home with me.  But one thing I could never forget was that 7-month old kid that was as thin and pale as a paper.  Her mother left her outside of the orphanage.  She was strapped in her crib because she had IV.  I touched her tiny hand with my finger and she clung to it so tightly I was scared and so surprised by the strength, and she looked at me straight in my eyes.  I couldn't help but cry because I felt like I did it to her.  Two weekends after that, the baby passed away.  I was crushed but I also "intellectualized" that she was safe already in heaven and she was not gonna feel the pain anymore.  Nah, gahilaka na pod ko!  Anyway, I learned a lot from my experience of having served in that orphanage.  It pained me see the kids neglected by their own flesh and blood but at the same time it gave me glory to do something for those kids and to please God in my own little ways.  Maayo nlang pamawi sa mga time na gaminaldita ko hehehe. Mao nay ginaingon na, you don't have to have money to be able to help.

Kabalo ka, somebody asked me what would I do if I win the lotto, and I knew already a long time ago what to do.  I will have orphanage and home for the elderly, among other things.  Ambisyosa pod ko noh?

Dili man na ambisyosa Ms Grazie, that's a lofty and noble goal. I'll pray nga mahitabo na puhon. Mag request ta ni Lord.  :)

Nakabasa ka sa biography ni Mother Teresa, Ms Grazie? Didto gyud nako na realize that she was indeed a living saint. She did extraordinary things with humility, she lived her life amongst people that society has tagged repulsive. She worked tirelessly, every single day, giving her life in service to the poor. And she did it all with a smile. Mao na'y pinaka remarkable noh? To witness misery and poverty all your life, and still come out of it smiling...
In her own words: When suffering comes into our lives, we should accept it with a smile. This is the greatest gift from God: to have the courage to accept everything he gives us and asks of us with a smile.

My mom is with a Catholic evangelical group who goes out to provide service in jails, rehabs, mental asylums, orphanages etc etc...Sa didto pako sa Pinas, whenever I was home (Bukidnon), I would go with her group, so I've been with her sa mga prisohan, sa rehabs, balay sa mga mentally ill...I go with her and I'd come out of the experience feeling hopeful, that I've brought at least a little bit of happiness to those people that day. But it's the orphanages that I found so difficult, the suffering of little kids just crushed me. I would tell my mom about this, that trips to the orphanages destroy me emotionally, and she'd say to me, "ayaw na ka guol diha, maayo gani naa sila sa orphanage, naa pa'y daghang mga bata nga naa nabuhi sa dalan"...and I guess that's why she's still doing what she does, and I'm here. She is able to put it all in perspective, and I can't.



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« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2007, 02:24:00 AM »
my friend made the news for TV. luoy jud ang bata. in fact, she had a letter for Wish Ko Lang asking for a new shoes, new uniform, notebooks and pencils. too sad, her parents could not afford to buy those things. giuna lang sa iyang mga ginikanan  ang ilang kan-on.

putongun bataa, wala pud kasharean sa iyang mga problema sa kinabuhi.


EL Mundo, surprisingly, daghang mga bata and teenagers who suffer from depression. In the States, it has almost become a teenage epidemic, suicide. Just a few months ago, my husband's friend's teenage niece killed herself. Her dad came home and found her with a rope around her neck, how she was able to hang herself, I don't know. The parents were devastated, they didn't see it coming. They thought she was quieter than usual, and kept to herself more, a few weeks prior to her suicide, but they didn't think it alarming.

It was also on the news a few years ago, a father of six kids in Manila killed all of his children, then killed himself. Upon investigation by the police, it was found out that the father had been feeling desperate because he lost his job, and couldn't find a new one...and the sideline he had of collecting scrap metal and garbage wasn't enough to feed his family. The kids cried all the time from hunger, so the father chose to end all their miseries.



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« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2007, 02:32:16 AM »
C2, common oruy pod na diri, di ba? mother's killed several kids??? they found out nga schizophrenic daw ang parent... but i think depressed to sila, gipaagi lang ug schizo para gamay ra ang silot...

about your banana's friend? how old is the girl man???

haaay ambot...

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« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2007, 02:44:09 AM »
What a tragedy!  What a sad young/hard life? What a short existence and ended to a nonsense death? Poverty can caused depression and she was still too  young to tackle such a problem of hunger due to the lack of daily needs. She has no way out to understand how a young life must have to suffer and to meet one's fate.   She did not have a parental guidance for his poor parents has this "kakha-tok-tok" methods of living. I feel sad for this.....but we must have not to forget that she is/was not the only one...there are lot of children who died of hunger  but...her life she ended it with a message of warning to all those are having the same fate.  This "message" is addressed to our government to do more and/or entertain our poor folks who are rich in children production.  All I can say,  wake up Filipinos! What a shame?.....ang uban ning-butirik nas kabusog ug sa kahakog!  Where is justice? Most of the time..if I see/encounter beggars - sick  kids....i used to ask.................
"God, I know you are good to me and to others.....why not making it equal? 

I just think of our supported 7 years old child in Ormoc, Leyte which we will be visiting this coming December.

Had visited and spent an abundant day to an Orphanage in Tagbilaran bringing lot of things for those children, the eyes of those kids saying thanks reminds me, that we must have not close our eyes.

I am very proud of Asianfairy who is  a good example, to this kind-hearted lady of doing such organization....my respect and salute!

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« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2007, 02:47:41 AM »
they need to know the Creator... and life is beatiful.

from hwang jini (koreanovela) in tagalog:

sa pagkawatakwatak ng mga tao... sa buhay na pinagmulan na hindi magkakatulad ang antas ng tao.,..mula sa kayamanan na naabot hanggang sa kasarian.

 may hangganan ba ang ilog, dagat, ulan at kalawakan?  dapat maging pantay ang tingin sa lahat ng bagay... katungkulan ng bawat nilalang na pangalagaan ang bawat isa sa atin .ang bawat nilikha sino at ano man siya...



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« Reply #25 on: November 11, 2007, 02:53:59 AM »
C2, common oruy pod na diri, di ba? mother's killed several kids??? they found out nga schizophrenic daw ang parent... but i think depressed to sila, gipaagi lang ug schizo para gamay ra ang silot...

about your banana's friend? how old is the girl man???

haaay ambot...

Miss Belle, I think she was 13.

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« Reply #26 on: November 11, 2007, 02:54:15 AM »
C2, ka sad ba aning mga panghitabo oi!  I know, lahi2x lang gud ug reaction ang tao sa kalisud oi!  Naay uban putong ug naay uban hopeful ba.  But the kids shouldn't suffer and if it's inevitable, dapat ang values nila nka set na to work harder because someday naa ra jud kalingkawasan. 

I think I read na her autobiography.  Yes indeed, she is a living saint!  And I still wonder if I can even do just a bit of what she has done especially touching those people with leprosy. 

Kabalo ka unsa jud akong gustong masulayan ma serve, kanang sa mental institution.  I heard it's not easy but I still want to have a chance to do that.  I did na work sa Muntinlupa jail.  I bring them food and I also bring some of my friends to interact with people inside and to have an outlet sa ilang mga stories.  It was nice too but not as nice as serving the orphanage.  It's the helplessness of the kids that makes my little service important to them.  When I look at the eyes of the children, I see hope man gud not for them but for myself too.



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« Reply #27 on: November 11, 2007, 02:55:13 AM »
da bins my dear belle, no personalan oi!  ako pa! heheheh


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« Reply #28 on: November 11, 2007, 03:10:04 AM »
C2, ka sad ba aning mga panghitabo oi!  I know, lahi2x lang gud ug reaction ang tao sa kalisud oi!  Naay uban putong ug naay uban hopeful ba.  But the kids shouldn't suffer and if it's inevitable, dapat ang values nila nka set na to work harder because someday naa ra jud kalingkawasan. 

I think I read na her autobiography.  Yes indeed, she is a living saint!  And I still wonder if I can even do just a bit of what she has done especially touching those people with leprosy. 

Kabalo ka unsa jud akong gustong masulayan ma serve, kanang sa mental institution.  I heard it's not easy but I still want to have a chance to do that.  I did na work sa Muntinlupa jail.  I bring them food and I also bring some of my friends to interact with people inside and to have an outlet sa ilang mga stories.  It was nice too but not as nice as serving the orphanage.  It's the helplessness of the kids that makes my little service important to them.  When I look at the eyes of the children, I see hope man gud not for them but for myself too.



Have you been to the House of Hope in Cdo? Ang tindera sa akong mama sa una, naka stay man didto kay nabuang, when she caught her soon-to-be-husband in the arms of another girl. My mom took care of a mentally ill man (brother of her friend), he lived with us for a while, I was in high school and I remember how much I hated having him live with us. It is extremely hard to take care of mentally ill people, lisod jud kaayo, mura pud ka ma bu****. But it doesn't affect me as much as little kids jud nga nag suffer. I kept thinking of the little girl last night, bisan hangtod karon...

Miss Grazie, I really hope someday you'll have that orphanage. You have the heart for it.

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« Reply #29 on: November 11, 2007, 03:15:15 AM »
Pero kinsa ang luoy?

the kids in the orphanage?

or the young kids (as 5 YO) that was put into prostitution???

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« Reply #30 on: November 11, 2007, 03:18:23 AM »
Pero kinsa ang luoy?

the kids in the orphanage?

or the young kids (as 5 YO) that was put into prostitution???

Tanan sila luoy, Miss Belle.

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Grazz, were you orphaned? i think not. You know why? your parents were so smart to raise you kids... yeah we were 5 siblings and yes we were poor too...but parents before were different from parents now... our parents knew what to do before doing these things di ba? i meant to those parents who never think a little bit of what will happen of having so many kids... Grazz, these parents lived in urban areas which insformations are widespread through media,  not in the rurals like we do that TVs and electricity has not even yet exsisted? did you get me???

I made that post very short, real short that you guys must've misunderstood me, I even ended it up on "Whose to blame?" because i dont want to touch anymore religion in here which was the culprit of it all... Honestly, which countries have so much orphaned kids??? is it the most religious ones??? or am i wrong?

Tiya, walang personalan to ha? you know i have always liked you  ;D

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« Reply #32 on: November 11, 2007, 06:08:51 AM »
What a tragedy!  What a sad young/hard life? What a short existence and ended to a nonsense death? Poverty can caused depression and she was still too  young to tackle such a problem of hunger due to the lack of daily needs. She has no way out to understand how a young life must have to suffer and to meet one's fate.   She did not have a parental guidance for his poor parents has this "kakha-tok-tok" methods of living. I feel sad for this.....but we must have not to forget that she is/was not the only one...there are lot of children who died of hunger  but...her life she ended it with a message of warning to all those are having the same fate.  This "message" is addressed to our government to do more and/or entertain our poor folks who are rich in children production.  All I can say,  wake up Filipinos! What a shame?.....ang uban ning-butirik nas kabusog ug sa kahakog!  Where is justice? Most of the time..if I see/encounter beggars - sick  kids....i used to ask.................
"God, I know you are good to me and to others.....why not making it equal? 

I just think of our supported 7 years old child in Ormoc, Leyte which we will be visiting this coming December.

Had visited and spent an abundant day to an Orphanage in Tagbilaran bringing lot of things for those children, the eyes of those kids saying thanks reminds me, that we must have not close our eyes.

I am very proud of Asianfairy who is  a good example, to this kind-hearted lady of doing such organization....my respect and salute!

Thank you for this dear Bambi. I am just trying to help in my own little way.
My great thanks  to all TB members who helps support this foundation/organization.
I hope many more will join.

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Lami unta kon naa sab ay matukod ang TB nga foundation para ihatag sa mga nagkinahanglan sa tabang sa ating nasod labi nas Bohol.





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« Reply #33 on: November 11, 2007, 06:38:12 AM »
Ms. C2, Thanks a lot for your hope that my dream to have an orphanage will come true! Mao lagi na, when I tell my husband what to do if I win the lotto, he said it won't take another month for me to be poor again! lol

I think I have been to the House of Hope and other facilities in CDO for our less fortunate brothers and sisters but it was just a part of our project as a Jaycee so we did not really get our hands dirty.  We just went there to distribute packages of goodies, have some pictures for our record of projects and that was about it.  Well, we had projects for ear-piercing and tuli - for the tuli I found it necessary but for the ear-piercing, not really.  Mao lagi na, we had to document our projects so we can present to the NatCon committee with the hope of being awarded. I had fun, I guess we touched the lives of people but I just have other idea of real service.
  

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« Reply #34 on: November 11, 2007, 06:52:25 AM »
it won't take another month for me to be poor again! lol


This makes me L_O_L!!!!


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« Reply #35 on: November 11, 2007, 06:57:24 AM »
Kay unsa pa! hahahah

Hey, nice avatar, da bins!  It looks like one of the birds in our yard!

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« Reply #36 on: November 11, 2007, 06:59:33 AM »
nakiya gyud na nako ganiha...

i only knew that they stayed in the cold winter...

other birds are gone, migrated to the south...

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« Reply #37 on: November 13, 2007, 02:50:56 AM »
I have just read the threads in here and all make sense and are also good points.
I really like the one said about this being a government warning.

I have three Philippine step children and one who was not wanted or could she be afforded by either parents other spouses as her biological parents did not ever marry.

She is what we call a bastard child the dads name was not on the birth certificate.

I was her Godmother and I could see that despite her being an honor student she was being sexually muled almost every night by her step father while the mom worked in a canteen from early morning until night.
The girl tried with all her might to live with her mama.
he was raised the first 8 years of her life by old not in to good of health grand parents.
The mother has a younger daughter and is now seperated from her non working physically abusing husband and trying to make ends meet with her small work in the canteen.

The young ladies biological father's wife just gave birth last Oct, 29th, to their second child now his 4th, and his second child was also born to another woman. He totals four bata.

I as her Godmother could not tolerate it and then the girl being abused and unwanted by either step child I took her under my wings and I have loved her, and have her in a private school here and have legal custody of her and also the mothers full consent to go ahead with adoption.

She has gained weight, and gained bigger smiles and has what she needs and you would never know she is not my real daughter as she treats me as if I am her own biological mother.
She is loving, and goes everywhere with mama if not she will cry.

I have been is DSWDs here in the Philippines and they are depressing as the children who one sees in there normally end up there are the difficult to place babies.

I have served on several medical missions through the Vocabularian Rotary and I am always invited to help anywhere they go to help persons who are very poor to persons in the prisons.

I find the case with the little girl very sad and she was very determined to have done what she has done.

I agree let this not just be a warning but a wake up call to the politicians here as well.

Most are trying to help some are not holding onto their promises as they should here.


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« Reply #38 on: November 13, 2007, 02:52:20 AM »
oops! darn spell check the word should be mauled not muled.

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« Reply #39 on: November 13, 2007, 02:56:18 AM »
Tagbilara Rotary....I need not be in a hurry when using spell check. Please bring back the revise. :)

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