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A painful sight on my way to the office... and on my way home

JKSophie @JKSophie (48) • Philippines 16 Aug 12

Just after I got off the bus, a kid approached me with a soft voice asking for some coins so he could buy food. He dressed ruggedly with uncombed hair. I shook my head from left to right and told him "I'm not giving him any coin."...

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Don't you just hate seeing poor people?

sophiaraine @sophiaraine (1113) • Philippines 22 Apr 10

Last weekend, our family had gone out for dinner. On our way home, while I was looking outside by the car window, I saw an old lady who is selling sampaguita (jasmine). She approached our car and offered us the flowers, (in the...

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Disturbances that keep me from getting my work done....

daneg33 @daneg33 (1128) • Canada 12 Mar 09

So every day there is a group of kids (about 18 - 23) that hang out in the alley behind my office. One plays the guitar and sings at the top of his lungs, the others scream and yell and argue. They smoke drugs back there, smash...

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Do not tolerate those "Rugby kids"

maean_19 @maean_19 (4656) • Philippines 21 Nov 08

I have this story to tell which happened just yesterday. This really happens all the time, though I choose the recent one. My co worker and I were buying a burger at the Burger Machine when suddenly, a young boy approached us...

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Do you ever give homeless or streets kids money?

loxion @loxion (1553) • India 25 Oct 08

There are lot of streets or rathere homeless kids here and i would usually just give them money without my concern of what they are going to buy with it. What about you? do you refrain from giving out money to homeless people...

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can something be done for the street kids?

luningning @luningning (43) • Philippines 28 May 08

recently i had a chat with a new friend from UK. He told me that he happened to visit one of our cities in our country and that he saw lots of street children. According to him, "i don't like them (street kids)... they are so...

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Is globalization the reason behind street kids in our cities??

Nic @academic2 (7000) • Uganda 8 Apr 07

I some times tear when I see kids as young as 5 years trying to fend for themselves on the streets of my city. I ask myself, How could this be allowed to go on and business in governments, churches, international communities seem...

Are there any South Americans in mylot?

chileman @chileman (967) • Australia 11 Mar 07

Just wondering the the vast variety of members from all over the world if there are any south americans here? I am Australian but lived and worked in Chile with street kids for 3 years hence the nickname. I also married a Chilean...

south americans

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