Tuesday, September 9, 2008

A little help mean a lot

This would be the hardest story that I have to write... I skipped the writing bit and left it to Liza Mohd to publish her story....

This afternoon...we decided to visit the home of 2 brothers & their little sister. The eldest 16 years old while his brother and sister is 10 and 9 years old respectively..both are studying in primary 4..these kids are abandoned by their parent and left to take care of themselves....

The kitchen....

The media interviewed the brother.....the parent abandoned them couple of months ago and the brother have to work part-time (juggling between study) just to put foods on the table. He is also the father & mother to his little brother and sister.

The appalling condition of the kitchen....meals are scarce and they have to eat whatever they can find...

The bedroom...
they only have candles to lit up the dark night.....really amazed at the determination of the siblings to continue studying knowing that life is not the same without their father & mother and not knowing what will their future hold....

the sibling....a little help really mean a lot to them....

my greatest wish is for these kids to be given food & shelter...their determination to survive and endure the hardship...should be a lesson to the rest of other kids. I dont think they have time to lepak2 with friends and play CS nor have the money to buy clothes for hari raya...


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30 comments:

  1. kangta164September 10, 2008 at 2:18 PM

    It's these unfortunate families / people that the government should provide the housing schemes for!!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2008 at 2:27 PM

    How can we help?

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  3. Maria6889September 10, 2008 at 2:50 PM

    What a pity. Hope miracle will come to them soon. Aminn...

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  4. Orange & LilacSeptember 10, 2008 at 3:12 PM

    Can you tell me the exact location of the house?. I would really appreciate it as i have good things to give away. Selamat Menjalani Ibadah Puasa

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  5. DCSeptember 10, 2008 at 4:30 PM

    Please email me their address.

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  6. mallyabs@hotmail.comSeptember 10, 2008 at 5:30 PM

    please do email me their home address, would love to help.

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  7. ShahSeptember 10, 2008 at 5:44 PM

    Hi, how do i help? Please let me know...

    Shah

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  8. LeeSeptember 10, 2008 at 5:54 PM

    Hi, it would be great if you can tell me how to locate them.

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  9. EzahSeptember 10, 2008 at 9:11 PM

    yea how can we help? email me their address pls..

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  10. Khairunnisa Ash'ariSeptember 10, 2008 at 9:23 PM

    Hi,I'm a civil servant.Pls email their address to me at

    shireen.mustapha@pmo.gov.bn

    thanks

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  11. lawmathewSeptember 10, 2008 at 10:24 PM

    I also would like to know what their address is. Salutation for the Brother who is holding strong and the bread winner for the siblings.

    please email me the address:

    lawmathew@hotmail.com

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  12. anna madzinSeptember 10, 2008 at 10:53 PM

    can we have their address? thank you...

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  13. the baldSeptember 10, 2008 at 11:22 PM

    Iskandar, can you give me the address to help these siblings? Thank you. pause2pose@gmail.com

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  14. Pink CupcakeSeptember 11, 2008 at 12:27 AM

    this story should be read by all our youths, especially those who think that having the latest mobile phones/gadgets/laptops/games console is a matter of life and death.

    these three children have nothing! yet they are strong enough to try and cope with whatever life throws at them.

    abandoned babies is one thing, but this is altogether something else. how could any parent just leave like that?

    anyway, well done, iskandar and liza for highlighting the plight of these three unfortunate souls.

    please tell us how we can help them. thank you.

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  15. VixennovaSeptember 11, 2008 at 9:24 AM

    Can you please email me their home address? Email to zeti.pinkgeek@gmail.com

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  16. UnknownSeptember 11, 2008 at 10:16 AM

    Would love to help, please email me their address at d_orient@hotmail.com

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  17. livingwithziqfiqSeptember 11, 2008 at 10:29 AM

    Please let me know where i send my donations to. M in BSB so probably you could set up a place in BSB for BSB residents to send their donations.

    Please email the address to nrsyakirah@gmail.com

    Tq.

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  18. to B o not to BSeptember 11, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    reli sad to know that here in brunei also have this kind of situation.......

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  19. UnknownSeptember 11, 2008 at 12:49 PM

    I would like to donate. Appreciate if you could please email me their address & how can i reach them? Please email me the details at ct.hjmahmod@gmail.com Thanks!

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  20. SkizoSeptember 11, 2008 at 1:04 PM

    Hai I'M Skizo..Would love to help, please email me their address at ruddytm_4086@hotmail.com

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  21. WalySeptember 11, 2008 at 3:15 PM

    Wow..ur gratness, u sure have great response from ur readers..i too had just heard about this news..and our school is planning donations for them..its nice to see so many cared =D

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  22. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2008 at 7:51 AM

    Let the govt know too. These children really need help. Seriously.

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  23. B-CloseSeptember 12, 2008 at 10:23 AM

    I cried reading this. Hw can the parents be so irresponsible. May i knw how and where to contact them. I would love to reach out to them. Thanks so much for letting the public knows.

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  24. ementariSeptember 12, 2008 at 11:01 AM

    Those wanting to make contributions to these children personally can head to :

    Venue: Anthony Abell College, Seria
    Date: Tuesday, 16 September
    Time: 1.30pm

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  25. UnknownSeptember 12, 2008 at 1:31 PM

    Please send me their address..

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  26. - Th1rT3eN -September 12, 2008 at 2:29 PM

    What is the address, please!?!
    We are living in a society. As a Brunei Society, we should all come together and help in our best means.
    Today's YOUTH! Tomorrow FUTURE!
    Please help our FUTURE!

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  27. WaieSeptember 12, 2008 at 7:20 PM

    I'd love to help these people. erm,how can we help them?

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  28. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2008 at 8:50 PM

    what a pity... i would like to help them..

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  29. team RSeptember 13, 2008 at 10:08 AM

    tell me the exact location the house please!

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  30. Jan ShimSeptember 13, 2008 at 7:20 PM

    Iskandar & Liza,

    You have changed the lives of these destitute kids and through your dedication, commitment and the generousity of the caring public, the future of Bobby and his siblings are much brighter. No longer do they depend on rain water and candle light for basic survival.

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