December 9th, 2009 
Iris a song comes to mind: “sana ngayong pasko…”
ay may makaing masarap.
may bagong damit at tsinelas.
may pampagamot sa sakit, matutulugang maayos, at makapag-aral. marami sa mga batang lansangan dito sa Maynila, wala na rin halos inaasahan pang magandang kinabukasan.
samantalang ang iba sa atin, napakadaling itake for granted ang mga priveleges ng kahit kakaunting pera. kung itapon ang kinabukasan parang napakadali lang.
ang hiling ko hindi lang ngayong Pasko kundi habang buhay ay sana magamit ko ang mga biyayang bigay ng Diyos para makatulong sa iba. especially to kids who deserve so much more.
hiling ko din na sana kahit papaano ay may mainspire ako sa inyong mga babasa nito, nito, o nito na tumulong din sa mga tulad nila.
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tema ngayong linggo sa Litratong Pinoy: Hiling (wish)
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Ang kulit nung unang picture hehe.
oo nga eh. i figured, instead of just taking pictures of these kids in their current lot, why not in their ‘childhood’ state? =)
Ganda naman ng mensahe ng iyong entry. Kadalasan, kailangan nating ng mga ganitong paalala upang malaman natin kung gaano tayo ka bless ng Panginoon at ng malaman natin na kailangan din nating tumulong sa ibang mga tao.
Happy LP!
salamat keith =) totoo yan, at pagkatapos natin ma-realize yan, eh dapat makahanap tayo ng paraang tumulong din. have a great weekend!
Great photos and with such a socially-relevant message to boot – galing! I agree – wish ko din to be continually blessed so that I may be a blessing to others. Happy LP, Iris!
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thanks pinky! glad i could inspire =)
happy LP din sayo!
love your pics! specially the 3rd one. the eyes says it all.
thanks emarene! glad you liked it =)
wish ko rin yan
sana maibigan nyo rin ang aking lahok
magandang araw ka-litratista
Salamat sa pagbisita
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tulong na, jay! =)
Like Emarene, I love the third pic, too.
My heart goes out for these children. I used to be one of them. Although I wasn’t a street child, I was born poor. Yung tipong oil or margarin lang ang ulam madalas, yung tipong ni hindi ko alam kung kakayanin pa kaming pag-aralin ng mga magulang ko. But I never lose hope. It was all I had. Hope. And the love and concern of people around me: family, relatives.And the random kind acts from strangers. It was all it took to keep me afloat.
So I promised myself that if there will come a time that I see an opportunity to help children in my own little way, I will do it. This is why Pens of Hope was born.
hello, it’s nice to hear your story. that could definitely inspire other kids who have nothing to look forward to. sana makasama ka minsan sa mga outreach ng virlanie. o kahit anong group who does them. unlike you, these kids aren’t so fortunate.
you’re right too, hope is what makes all the difference. plus the kindness of other people too. mind telling me what Pens of Hope is? baka makatulong. =)
Hi Ms. Iris,
Salamat po. Yes, I’ve been involved in some small groups’ efforts to help out kids. Masarap sa pakiramdam lalo’t alam na alam ko what they’re going through.
Salamat din for asking about Pens of Hope. Pens of Hope used to be a dream of mine. It became a reality through the support of kindhearted bloggers and individuals who have heard about it. The project gathers pencils and distributes them to the needy children in Northern Samar. Mas mabuti sigurong makita mo ang project through photos. There’s a photo at my blog header with Pens of Hope written on it, kindly click it na lang po and you’ll be directed to the posts tagged Pens of Hope. There’s going to be another distribution hopefully within the week.
Some people from Davao have adopted the project and came up with the name “Pens of Hope in Davao”. They are maintaining a blog, pensofhopeindavao.blogspot.com. Pakidamay na rin sa pagbisita
Maraming salamat po uli! Have a blessed day.
salamat sa pag-share! i’ll check them out. mabuhay ka at mga taong katulad mo who do something about the problems of our country =)
tama ka.
ang tunay na diwa ng pasko ay hindi lamang sa paggastos at pagtanggap ng mga magagarang regalo, ito ay paipapakita din sa pagbibigay ng tulong sa ating kapwa. 
lalo ngaung kapaskuhan. mararamdaman nating ang tunay na kaligayahan dahil alam nating ngaung pasko ay meron tayong natulungan at napaligayang kapwa 
spread the happiness
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napakaganda naman po ng inyong hiling. sana ay makatanggap ka ng madaming pagpapala at ng marami ka ding mapagpala.
salamat ronnie =)
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