~我的生活点滴~ :: Journey of Angie ::: 2011

My house mate invited me to join their company charity event which is to visit the orphanage nearby Batu Maung, Penang. It was my 1st experience here in Penang visit this pity group. Without hesitating, I agreed to join the group. We pool the money and decided to buy them dry food.

We went to Giant to shop for dry food from the food list we checked out from the Orphanage. About an hour later, everyone headed to the village near the sea. Seriously, I will not know how to go in and got out from there and it is a very quite small village.

It was around 12 noon when we reach there. We sorted all the food out and we visit the orphan room. Meet the poor childrens, room is really small. But heard it fit 30 childrens. Hardly imagine it. Some having down syndrome sickness but all well behave.

When I talked to one of the person in charge, found there's 4 chinese others are all indian abandon child. Age from 2 to 12. Pity to hear that this 4 kids mother were mentally sick and could not take care of the kid and yet the father, is earning very little and he couldn't afford to feed them all! He visited them once every week. My 1st thing came up from my mind is, WTF?! Can't afford then stop F*cking the mental sick wife la! Now all here, and then you are saying nonsense that you can't cope? Really sickening man!

Their kid are all very small. The thing that touched my heart is when I distributed the cracker titbit out for each children, the eldest bro really good in take care of his younger sister. Imagine children are so naive & innocent, they talk & ask what in their mind without second thought! But this bro, really a mature one. I am impressed. When I asked him what color he want (as the packet is having different colors), the brother answered me that he don't want any but to give to his sister. He is the eldest and continue with 2 younger brothers then youngest sister age 2. Each of them having only 1 year old gap. Which mean he is just 5 years old!

Well, I also see how the kid have their childhood there. Not much of freedom like today's spoil kid! They basically sleep anywhere and spent most of their time in the living hall. Well...is really boring! I really wish those over pampered kid or spoil kid can really see how these kid living! Having all those 'Angry Bird' which is unnecessary rubbish or those controller game etc. And also those spoil parent, treasure their only son or daughter... and those infertile women, if they really want kid, why can't they adopt? Is just the matter how you grow them up, I don't see the issue or difference of having a down syndrome kid even is your own birth child?! As a mother or father, even they are sick you will hold strong to let their life continue. So, why not adopt? I just don't understand...