Painful Filipino Feet

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Painful Filipino Feet
I take quiet walks in the morning, like changing the channel on the TV; it helps to change my life. There other morning, walking in front of the Pan Pacific Hotel, a majestic, what would be my first pick for classy Hotel if I had any to pay for class, I stop as I pass some feet and take a pause.

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Manila, Ermita Philippines
Saturday, July 26, 2008
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First, look, these were just feet.

On second glance, a pause, time for my brain to understand, there is an adult with a child sleeping in the bicycle taxi here in Manila, they are painful feet to me; it is about 6:30 on a bright sunny day, I wonder how long they will sleep.

Walking back to the Hotel, using the road because there is just too much of too much on the sidewalk, like an obstacle course. I look over to my right, I am trying to walk through the obstacles, when along side me is maybe a 3 years old girls, plat plat plat as here bare feet smack the sidewalk as she runs along side of me begging.

The girl was precious, I did not have enough energy to take that photo, it would just take too much of too much.

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Anonymous said on Saturday July 26th, 2008 03:00:00 PM

Hi Andy, don't be shy, don't be reticent. You have to be bold to tell the story, no matter how it may hurt. Please take the picture next time. Mabuhay, Hoz

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Saturday July 26th, 2008 06:30:00 PM

Hoz,I understand, and will, I do appreciate a person that is formerly from the Philippines, or as I understand it says this.I like the Philippines, however, I have taken many photos, videos, people try to buy them all the time, however I do not sell. I feel any organization in the Philippines could take these photos too easy.However, a problem without a solution is just a problem.I personally feel that all people, not matter how much they have ever worked or earned need to be able to collect a Social Security money from their government after about 60. If this would happen, the parents would not have 5-10 children in the hope that their children take care of them in the future when they are too old.I am sure you are fully aware of the cultural aspect of caring for parents that is in the Philippines.However, in most under-developed countries this same problem exist, children are the retirement of the world.