Taking a break from self-absorption.
Story no. 1:
A manicurist from the Don Antonio branch of David's Salon is unhappily married to a good-for-nothing drug addict. She is also the mother of four small children and gave birth to her fifth baby earlier this month. Due to her family's poverty, she immediately went back to work at the salon the following day. That same week, she took in extra washing to pay for hospital bills. As if that wasn't enough, she continued to cook and clean for her large family.
She landed at the East Ave. Medical hospital a week later.
Because of the birthing, her body was in an already weakened state. The doctors kept talking about 'complications'. For some reason, they said that it affected her brain. A few days ago, they operated and now the woman is in critical condition. She can think and understand but she cannot speak nor move some parts of her body. The doctors say that she hasn't got much of a chance.
Her husband hasn't visited her yet.
Her children are in the care of neighbors.
She cries all day long.
Story no. 2:
A family of three sit at a table in the foodcourt of Robinsons Manila. After some discussion, the father gets up to buy the food. The mother and daughter are left behind. The daughter takes off her graduation medal and gives it to her mother. The mother carefully folds up the attached ribbon and slips the medal into her bag.
The father comes back with three plates and three sets of silver ware. He is also carefully balancing a plastic tray upon which were placed a bowl of nilagang baka, a small plate of lechong kawali and three orders of rice. The mother gets up to fetch glasses of water from the foodcourt's water station.
The family then proceeds to partake of the daughter's graduation feast.
Story no. 3:
A black luxury sedan was speeding up the North Express way. It was going at a speed of 130kph, far above the designated limit. A traffic enforcer pulls the car over and approaches the driver's window. Inside, a driver sits waiting to give his excuse.
The traffic enforcer politely informs the driver of how fast he was going as well as of the corresponding rule that was broken. The driver scratches his head and gives the officer a smile and points to the back of the car. He indicates that his boss had a meeting to catch. The driver then asks the enforcer to let them off as his 'boss' was a high-ranking government official.
The traffic enforcer respectfully shakes his head and firmly says that government official or not, no one was above the law. He then issues the driver a ticket and confiscates his license.
The driver asks the government official to do someting about it. The government official apologizes to the driver and sits back in his seat. He decides to respect the law too.
Note: The above are true stories.
They made me think a little.
A manicurist from the Don Antonio branch of David's Salon is unhappily married to a good-for-nothing drug addict. She is also the mother of four small children and gave birth to her fifth baby earlier this month. Due to her family's poverty, she immediately went back to work at the salon the following day. That same week, she took in extra washing to pay for hospital bills. As if that wasn't enough, she continued to cook and clean for her large family.
She landed at the East Ave. Medical hospital a week later.
Because of the birthing, her body was in an already weakened state. The doctors kept talking about 'complications'. For some reason, they said that it affected her brain. A few days ago, they operated and now the woman is in critical condition. She can think and understand but she cannot speak nor move some parts of her body. The doctors say that she hasn't got much of a chance.
Her husband hasn't visited her yet.
Her children are in the care of neighbors.
She cries all day long.
Story no. 2:
A family of three sit at a table in the foodcourt of Robinsons Manila. After some discussion, the father gets up to buy the food. The mother and daughter are left behind. The daughter takes off her graduation medal and gives it to her mother. The mother carefully folds up the attached ribbon and slips the medal into her bag.
The father comes back with three plates and three sets of silver ware. He is also carefully balancing a plastic tray upon which were placed a bowl of nilagang baka, a small plate of lechong kawali and three orders of rice. The mother gets up to fetch glasses of water from the foodcourt's water station.
The family then proceeds to partake of the daughter's graduation feast.
Story no. 3:
A black luxury sedan was speeding up the North Express way. It was going at a speed of 130kph, far above the designated limit. A traffic enforcer pulls the car over and approaches the driver's window. Inside, a driver sits waiting to give his excuse.
The traffic enforcer politely informs the driver of how fast he was going as well as of the corresponding rule that was broken. The driver scratches his head and gives the officer a smile and points to the back of the car. He indicates that his boss had a meeting to catch. The driver then asks the enforcer to let them off as his 'boss' was a high-ranking government official.
The traffic enforcer respectfully shakes his head and firmly says that government official or not, no one was above the law. He then issues the driver a ticket and confiscates his license.
The driver asks the government official to do someting about it. The government official apologizes to the driver and sits back in his seat. He decides to respect the law too.
Note: The above are true stories.
They made me think a little.