From a Street Kid To Be a Waiter
The last time I saw that street kid, he was a shoes polisher. Another time I met him at the same place, he became a waiter for that local restaurant. I cannot even recognize him. I noticed when another little shoes polisher was surpised, and talking to him who was in a clean casual shirt. He now works with several other adults. In my previous post I wrote about a mealtime of street children in a local restaurant. I have to admire him, a young a child who has to make a living on his own. Most of his time of the day is walking on streets, entering shops and restaurants, meeting people in crowd, and looking for people to polish their shoes. In about five minutes, he can finish and make a pair of shoes shined, and get 500 Khmer Riel. That is why many say life is so adventurous. Nobody know what is going to happen next, but hopefully he chooses a right path toward the future of life. At least he will not starve to death.
May 19th, 2005 23:00
That’s great news! Street people all over the world experience the same difficulty of getting off the street. They get trapped in a cycle of poverty that is hard to break out of. I wish him luck as a waiter.
May 20th, 2005 04:56
It is so sadden for me to read this kind of story about street children in Cambodia. I couldn’t help thinking each year Cambodia receives hundreds million of dollars from the world community to help rebuild and lift the country out from this extreeme poverty. Cambodia leaders should put priority straight. 1)Eliminate the rampant corruption 2) Wisely use the money the world gives to benefit the country as whole, not individual 3) All leaders must aside the differences but come together unite for the sake of the all Khmers.
Sopheap,
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May 25th, 2005 19:00
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May 25th, 2005 19:01
It is one of many other short stories of lives in Cambodia. Orphans polish shoes to make living. Teachers with low salary do their best to get some more in any ways. Journalists have their ways to get more money. They all have their own stories. And of course, corruption is part of their professionalism.