Down To Earth: January 2009

"Mbok.." that's how we called them, or sometimes "Mbak". If you can see in that picture, the woman who carried a basket upon her head, she's is the main topic ! heheh..beside her, the lady wearing a white hijab is my mom =P..

Mbok usually came from Madura, East Java, but then they moved in to Surabaya and earning money for living as a servant in Pasar Genteng Surabaya (Genteng Traditional Market). They offer a help to carry the customer's groceries, put it inside the basket, lift it up upon their head, and they will follow the customer wherever they go until they finished buying the groceries.

There are a lot of "mbok" there, not just her but she's my and my mom's favourite one *wink* lol..I don't know why, but we think she's the nicest one. My thought about her when i took this picture was, once again i found some people who willing to work hard for living =) I was wondering, what if the groceries are getting more and more, and it will be heavier for her. Is her head ok ? Isn't she feel tired, her neck maybe ? LOL yeah that..but phewww ! she didnt seems like that at all ! it was a usual thing for her, not a big deal at all ! she work like that everyday for more than 5 customers a day perhaps..ufff..

Now, my questions :

1. Tell me what you guyz think about her ? Just a slight thought is ok =D

2. Does your country has some people who work like her ?
If yes, share with me about them..If not, i may say thank you lol..

Ok, this is all i can tell bout her right now, maybe i will add something if i'm on creative mood lol..

C ya all..

A Click for The Forest

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The more money they have when they negotiate with the forest owner, the easier it will be to get a new deal. So, please, donate generously with just visiting the http://ettklickforskogen.se/ and click the Green button everyday !

We can start to make a change, eventhough it is a small action but it will help alot for the forest and the creature that lives there more than you can ever imagine. It's an amazing simple action, so what are you waiting for ? Start click for the forest once in a day and you already a part of making this world a better place..

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