Getting by

Last night, on my way home, I saw the most interesting thing. A line of drivers parking on the side of the street to wash their tricycles from water that has been running endlessly at one of the Maynilad make-shift sites. Maynilad has been putting in pipes so that more houses could get cleaner water but a pipe must have cracked open or something. Although my head was already floating from the pint of draft beer I had, it struck me to find how much there is we are not paying attention to. Water is certainly hard to find these days. Yet, I find myself reckless in my daily water consumption. 


Today I woke up to horrible news. One of my good friends called me up and she told me that they just found out her 14-year old sister has an open heart. I am lost for words because her sister is such the sweetest thing and I am seeing her grow up into such a fine young lady. My friend is crushed by this piece of news and she can't bear another person leaving her life. Her dad just recently died. She went home to cry and I don't know what to say that would make things okay. I don't want to go into crap about how things will be but we just have to be strong to her. I have to push her to be strong too. I hope that the operation would be successful. We need prayers.