Like Tree10Likes

I'm not frightened of North Korea!

Closed Thread
Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3 LastLast
  1. #11

    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Pampanga, Philippines
    Posts
    29,766

    Main street:

    Name:  PC201163.JPG
Views: 48
Size:  24.6 KB

    Name:  PC201166.JPG
Views: 41
Size:  26.0 KB

    It looks smooth but in reality it is as rocky and bumpy as hell.

    (Apologies for the photo quality, not my cameras!)


  2. #12

    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Pampanga, Philippines
    Posts
    29,766

    The school which is for 89 kids over all the years. One paid Aeta teacher and a volunteer (unpaid) non Aeta.

    P.S. While I was taking the photo two wild boar came running out but missed them!

    Name:  PC201164.JPG
Views: 35
Size:  30.2 KB


  3. #13

    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Pampanga, Philippines
    Posts
    29,766

    Party games:

    Name:  PC201146.JPG
Views: 38
Size:  26.5 KB

    Name:  SAM_2954.JPG
Views: 36
Size:  44.8 KB

    Name:  PC201145.JPG
Views: 37
Size:  31.4 KB

    Name:  PC201140.JPG
Views: 34
Size:  31.7 KB


  4. #14

    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Pampanga, Philippines
    Posts
    29,766

    With prizes for the winners:

    Name:  SAM_2984.JPG
Views: 31
Size:  48.3 KB


  5. #15

    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Pampanga, Philippines
    Posts
    29,766

    Food time:

    They cooked 200 plus meals (we/you provided all the food) on open fires using wood from the forest. It was at this point that chaos broke out, the sight of grandmothers fighting with young kids to get at the food was heartbreaking. They were clearly very very hungry.

    Name:  PC201156.JPG
Views: 40
Size:  38.0 KB

    Name:  PC201150.JPG
Views: 39
Size:  30.9 KB

    Name:  PC201158.JPG
Views: 38
Size:  28.2 KB


  6. #16

    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Pampanga, Philippines
    Posts
    29,766

    At this point I have to say what a hero my wife is, buying pork, chicken, pasta, vegetables for over 200 people, 108 prizes for the kids which she wrapped individually, 200 bags of candies which she divided up and wrapped individually. Lots of other incidental costs, all on a budget of HK$8000. Still there were some very happy kids for a few hours.

    shri, Satay Sue, wtbhotia and 2 others like this.

  7. #17

    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Sai Kung
    Posts
    8,561

    sorry, i think i missed something.... where is this? what is Aeta?


  8. #18

    Join Date
    Dec 2010
    Posts
    780
    Quote Originally Posted by carang:
    sorry, i think i missed something.... where is this? what is Aeta?
    Aeta peoples - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  9. #19

    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Pampanga, Philippines
    Posts
    29,766
    Quote Originally Posted by vinyljunky:
    One thing I would challenge on the Wiki description is that although they get little official help many schools, churches, police, army, etc etc help out in an unofficial way. They also get help, or used to, from the American forces - but then the enormous Clark Airforce Base was built on their ancestral lands.

  10. #20

    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Gold Coast Marina
    Posts
    17,934
    Quote Originally Posted by carang:
    sorry, i think i missed something.... where is this? what is Aeta?
    Remote philippine tribe that was badly affected by a typhoon about 6 months ago. Hull put out a request for money to help them; some of us contributed and he's been updating on progress since.