We have this community exposure at Barangay Armenia Tarlac City. Ate Ly-ann and I were assigned to look for environmental hazards. We were walking.. walking... and walking, until a semi-concrete house caught our attention. There we met an ilocano old couple. Lola looks under-nourished, lolo is bed-ridden and having dyspnea. Rapport was easily established because they were very welcoming.
It's just the two of them living there. Their house is not in a good condition, and they don't have any flooring. They have electricity yet no any appliances except for an electric fan for lolo. They use wood in cooking rice or anything. Their food is just coming from their daughters (all were married) who were living a few houses from theirs. They have the simplest life, i can say.
This situation makes me think and say, "thank God I have this kind of life, a life afar from what they have. Though sometimes life may seems so tough, I can proudly say, I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH!" :)
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