MY BIRTHDAY ENTRY

I want to take this opportunity to thank God once again for making me alive and well. Not that rich, not that poor but still surviving and have enough to sustain my daily way of living. Yesterday was a day for me to remember my day of birth. And my heart is feel with gladness and joy for the blessing I am continuously receiving. Good health, A loving family , A friends with different characters that I am blessed to blend with their unique personality that I can used in molding my inner Me. 

I know it's not always good in life, most of the time it's hard to some people out there, while I am having a good sleep, a family and a friend were I could turn to in case of frailty. Just to share here the burden I have one day before my birthday. My bf and I were eating in a near 24 hour pares house when suddenly a group of less fortunate kids approached the open area of the food house. Of course most of the people eating there were pissed off, including my bf. Because a kid keeps on asking him for a penny. My bf lectured the kid telling them that it is not proper to approached a person if they need to asked help. He even told them to wait until we finished our dinner. While we continue eating I told him, my heart is breaking for those kids and I even asked him to give them money to eat. But instead, He asked the waitress to give the kids food, the waitress was hesitant to do the request but prepared it as she was no choice and besides, we will pay the bill. After handing the food with the kids, I honestly saw the glow on the kid's eye who accept the food from the waitress. After they get the food, they encircled themselves in one corner, and one of the kid approached my bf and say "Salamat Po Kuya sa Pagkain" Oh God, my heart bleeds. I wish I could give them more. My bf was happy to hear the kid recognizing his act of kindness. I told my bf that not all kids that we saw in the street are headaches, and there are still many of them in the streets that are good and because they are starving, instead of playing they go out and look for food in ways that they think they can easily survived.

15 comments:

Grace said...

Hi Sissy! so sorry for not visiting your site so often. I am really busy this last few months. Alam mo na kung baket. hehehe.

Anyway, belated happy birthday my dear and I hope that you will continue to live a life full of hope and love and kindness. I was so touch with your gestures for those kids. If I have one wish that our government will do is to really take action about that situation. I know there are more good charity institutions which aim to support the poor.

You know what, one of my dreams is to be able to donate more money in the charity institutions that help poor kids to have a home, foods for their daily life, school to go and help them start to have a better life. Sana matupad ko....

Again, you have a kind heart and keep it that way. Miss you sissy!

Mom's Place said...

waaaaaaaaa you made me cry this...

Anyway, belated happy bday

Rachel Ann said...

Belated Happy Birthday sis!

Awww... so touching...

Pirate Keko said...

belated :)

Michael said...

I've left my birthday message on your other blog... which one by the way is your favorite blog? coz that will be the one i'll visit on my busy days... hehe

Happy Birthday last Thursday!

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lina@women's perspectives said...

Your post makes me so grateful for what I have had now...

eden said...

What a touching post, Yen. I feel pity for these kids. I have similar experience while I was still in Cebu.

Belated Happy Birthday again.

Karla said...

First of all, Belated Happy Birthday. :) Sorry I was not able to greet you earlier. Storiesl ike this make me appreciate my life more. Though we are not rich, we can still eat 3 meals a day. Its touching how such a simple meal can brighten the hearts of the children. :) Take care always.

Puguh dp said...

hai friend ..

hopefully can get wisdom from whatever happens in this life and become better human beings ..

enjoy this life .. :-)

Angel in the Sickroom said...

such a heart warming post.

Mel Avila Alarilla said...

Yes, that's a very commendable thing that your BF did. Instead of giving those starving kids some paltry coins, your BF ordered food from the waitress and gave the food to the kids. That the kid gave a sheepish thank you to your BF made the occasion doubly memorable. God touched you and your BF's hearts on that day. Thanks for the post. God bless you all always.

ChArIsSe said...

Hi,

I just want to greet you a belated happy b-day!..i like your blog i enjoy reading on it, especially this post a very touching story...i do the same way also instead of giving the kids a penny...keep it up for your kindness...

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Hack To The Max said...

belated happy bday po? sobrang late ba?

Yen said...

@Grace .. Sis, Thank you sa greetings and wishes. You know we all have good intention and wishes for our youth and children in the next generation, Kaya nga on our own little way we do what we can do to help them. Let's just pray for our government to act on these matter.

@Moms place..Ako din e, I was just controlling my eyes to produce liquid kasi wala ako magawa.

@Hi rachel, salamat sa pagbati:-)

Pirate kiko.. Thank you

@Hello Mike, this one is my favorite blog. Sure feel free to dropped by anytime, and thank you for the greetings.

@Ms. Lina, Indeed it made me count my blessing too and be thankful.

@Ate Eden, They are increasing pa nga e, habang tumatagal.Nakakalungkot talaga.

@karla..Thank you sis. Me too it made me realize the goodness of God in my life and in my family, ang sad nga lang some people had to suffer those hunger for us to have a good look into our lives and for us to learn to appreciate what we we had that they don't have.

@Puguh .. Yes, at the end we gain wisdom from those experience that makes us better person:)

@Vincent .. Heartwarming and sad.

@Mel.. Yes, Sir Mel I too agree, it was the wisest thing to do rather than give paltry coins to those children. I acknowledge bf move that night kasi nakapag pawi sya ng panandaliang gutom ng mga batang wala talagang pambili ng food.Sarap ng pakiramdam na makagawa ka ng maliit na kabutihan sa kapwa mo, How I wish we could give more. It was a priceless gift for my birthday.

@Charisse.. Thank you sis, Let us bless those less fortunate brothers and sisters in our neighborhood hanggat kaya pa natin magbigay. God bless you.

@nafacamot.. Hindi naman, extend ko bday ko para sayo. haha. Thank you sa greetings. Its better late than nothing di ba':)

Unknown said...

belated, too, girl:)))
my heart bleeds upon reading ur story. maybe RH BILL should be passed:)))
happy weekend.