Our house help Ate Che was telling us last night of a day last week when she and her family had nothing to eat. You see, since Ate Che lives a couple of blocks away, she gets to go home every night to her family. Most of the time, she brings her two kids Agail (hoping to be a first-year high school student this June) and Dayunyor (Grade 1 student this June) with her so they can help her in someway and eat with us. She also gets to bring home whatever leftover food we have. Since we were away last week, there was no real food in the house. Around Thursday or Friday last week, she ran out of money and had no means to feed her kids. Her husband, unfortunately, is currently jobless. She dropped by the house and had to make do with the two Maggi noodles we luckily had in stock.
About two weeks ago, Agail graduated elementary and Dayunyor graduated kinder. We plan to give her a 500-peso bonus this Saturday so she could treat her kids to Jollibee, or maybe pay her utilities. In June, Agail should start high school. But we don’t think Ate Che can afford the tuition and the everyday fare to and from the school. My wife and I are calculating how much it would be and if we can shoulder the expense. We want Agail to finish at least her high school studies. She needs a good education so she can get better job opportunities.
My wife and I are longing for a day when we could treat her and her kids to a day off, maybe bring them to Enchanted Kingdom or the Ocean Park. And if we win the lottery, we’d bring them along with us on Orlando vacations, and maybe drop by Hong Kong for a bit of shopping. 
Things are a bit tight right now (for us and for them). But I know things will work themselves out. It always does.
It’s just ironic how some good people have too little and some not-so-good people have so much.
it’s very inevitable that such things happen even if we don’t like it. i just hope that Ate Che’s hardwork will pay off through her kids. as for now, it’s enough that you and your wife are there to support them.
Ang cute pa naman ni Dayunyor. hehe.
Good things should happen to good people. I planned to have a foundation of my own when I grow old, and now I’m old, I don’t have enough yet. maybe in the coming years, sama kayo! hehe.
yeah…and minsan, kahit gusto mo talaga tumulong, ikaw man wala.
i guess that’s also the reason why i want to adopt. i think that deep inside, i just want to help other people. i hope that ate che gets to send her kids to school. sayang.
Posted by kg at April 14, 2009, 8:18 pmhay. where’s the tax money that should go to subsidized public education for the poor? and the tax money that’s supposed to jumpstart the economy to create more jobs?
Posted by glenville at April 15, 2009, 5:22 pmI pray for more blessings for you and your wife so that you can help more less fortunate people
I dunno why there are some heartless people who just have the guts to bring their kids to high class school using the public’s money, while those who have been working hard to send their kids to school just cannot afford public education. *sigh*
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“It’s just ironic how some good people have too little and some not-so-good people have so much.” - occasionally I ask, too. And like, “hindi ba pwedeng lahat Manager?officer na lang?”
Just the thought of sending her daughter to school is a noble act already. On a lighter side, I was smiling with the name “Dayunyor”. That’s Junior, right?
Send my regards to your Ate Che.
Posted by witsandnuts at April 14, 2009, 4:34 pm