Comments on: Kids at Play…

By: Bing

Bing — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:18:15 +0000

Giving children their childhood matters. I recall the joys of catching dragonflies, cracking pili nuts open with flat stones, playing basketball with our neighbors (they had a half court in their backyard), balancing on and walking the fence around the house, playing games in our “clubhouse” (actually a shaded portion on the roof of the pool’s pump shed of another neighbor), piko with colored chalk, biking, skateboarding, and always running off to play. Everything was play! And yes, outdoors!

Whatever one’s station in life, I believe that each and every adult must feel compelled to contribute to a child’s joys. It makes for a better world, definitely.

By: leticia

leticia — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:19:34 +0000

I can only sigh viewing those pictures! Thanks MM! I made me reflect for a moment

I was born and raised by my fisherman father and my plain housewife mother in a very humble beach house in one of the 7,100 islands of our beloved Philippines.

At 15, i have to go to the big city to enter the university.

Now at 55, i am still working, for maybe another 5years more, and will be going back to my beach house where i can do the things i missed doing in the last 45 years.

God bless us all.

By: Ipat

Ipat — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:50:29 +0000

Sunset, I actually haven’t seen a kid playing playstation or barbie and shrieking with delight. It’s sad but these types of entertainment may be addictive but not quite as fully enjoyable as the other stuff. And Rachel Sweets, I agree but what really irks us is the stealing, not the concept of welfare. http://ipatluna.multiply.com/links/item/24 I suppose the question really is why are we leaving it to the hands of government? Why will we trust them with this when we know they rob us blind? Could it be because that way, we ourselves do not have to do anything? And if we had a chance to do anything about population as concerned citizens, what would that be?

By: lyna

lyna — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:48:56 +0000

these are the things our children are missing now – getting dirty, playing in the sand, bathe in the rain, climbing fruit trees, playing patentero or piko…. Now they stay indoors with computers, play station and other techno gadgets. Ayah! the price of progress

By: connieC

connieC — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:21:06 +0000

On a recent trip to the Caribbean islands, where life is laid back and people rely mainly on tourism, (with the exception of Barbados and another island which have natural gas as added resource) the inhabitants appear to have regulated their population.They surely have more time in their hands for romancing , but education and health care are free for all and are likely very important factors in making life choices along with availability of the means to practice birth control. Now, how do we do that with a population of nearly 90 M and still counting? Besides, in the eyes of the Catholic Church, the C word is still taboo!

Thank you MM for keeping us “entertained” while you are on holiday and bringing social issues to our attention. Now we also get food for thought. I love you MM!