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往BATI村庄的路程：
因为开往Bati的路途听说需要两小时，所以大家都起了个大早。大伙经过昨天的相处都变得健谈些。一路上有说有笑，和昨天的心情划上了不同的气氛。
一路上，我在车里注意到的是城市里的构造，还有穷与富的级大分别。像我们住的酒店附近，房子是一间比一间大，决不输给新加坡的毫宅。但当我们逐渐远离城市时，风景的变化突然从豪华房屋变成乡村的简陋房子。这无形中提醒着我贫困人家的那般无奈。
了解BATI村庄运作方式：
我们先抵达世界宣明会在Bati所设立的工作站。Bati村庄的工作人员详细的解释着整个村庄的运作方式，钱财分配，如何帮助村民创业（Micro-enterprise program )，教导技能等，使他们能够自食其力来维持家中的费用和负担。在同行相伴两位记者的“拷问”下，我们更深一层了解到村民如果想借款项做生意并非是件容易的事。他们必须先符合一些贷款条件，或者找到合适的担保人才能借到钱。开始我们有些许的不明白。宗旨不是说帮助这些贫困的乡下人开始新生命吗？为什么会有那么多的条例呢？后来才明白是因为世界宣明会的宗旨并非“喂鱼”而是教你如何“钓鱼”。如果贷款变得容易，对于理财无方的村民们搞不好反而是更大的负担和连累。所以村民们如果要贷款还需计划和三思呢。
第一次做妈，看到助养的两个孩子，心情紧张：
接下来的环节，心跳开始加快。
因为我将看到我助养的两名小孩，９岁的孪生姐妹：Chan Rong和Chan Roeun。
照片中的她们面无笑容。不知道是否是因为从小被父亲遗弃，留下母亲和她们相依为命而一直无法开心起来？我想我只能猜测。
学校的两侧分为中小学。右边搭了帐篷，小学生们已经集合在篷里乘凉。我们的出现引起了小小的骚动。可能很少看到外国人，所以表现得有些兴奋。我们被带领到学生面前，然后很规矩整齐的排排坐。虽然天气超级炎热，但校长仍很有诚意的站在太阳下致词欢迎我们的到来。
坐在我的正对面便是Chan Rong与Chan Roeun。介绍的那刹那，瘦小的她们缅甸的向我打招呼。感觉似乎有些尴尬和不好意思。脸上仍然没笑容。周围的工作人员和老师们一直逗他们笑，她们却一点也不理会！唉......好有个性的两位小女生呢！
现阶段最好的解围方法就是把从新加坡带来的礼物，包括了书包，笔记本，风车，文具等都送给她们。
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收到礼物的瞬间，她们脸上出现了微微的笑容。我也不晓得他们是否收过礼物？但从她们开心的表情上，一切值回票价。可能她们在很久以后才会再收到礼物。但在那一刻，我知道她们是开心的！
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为了继续逗他们欢笑，我和他们拿着风车一起迎风起跑... ... 跑着跑着，他们又笑了！我们的相遇虽短暂，却很窝心。离开前，我衷心的祝福他们学业顺利并且告诉她们一定要享受上学过程和快高长大哦！不久的将来，我想很快就可以与她们的通信联络了吧！
探访其他村民的生活状况：
离开学校后，我们继续留在村庄访问和了解来自不同家庭被助养的孩童所受到的福利。有些村民也以织布，养猪，画画等等为生。村民看到我们都以好奇的眼光来围观。他们可爱的表情和毫无保留的热情再一次温暖着我们每一个人。
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第二天很快结束了。我们向村民们挥手道别然后开往酒店的路回去。今天整队人的心情级high! 可能是大家更认识彼此了，也可能是大家更了解世界宣明会的宗旨了。感觉他们能自我独立，不那么绝望了...... ：）真是愉快的一天！
Joi, i seen ur article on the Mypaper…it is a good one and i intend to cut it out and keep it…i only saw the 2nd part….today and i believe it start on the saturday issue of the paper…hope to look @ ur 3rd story
oh yarh joi….btw, I just set up a forum for the FC…if possible, take a small peek in it
this is the link:
http://joichuafc.sgboards.com/
while reading through the articles of the trip, it really makes me think alot… a lot of thoughts flow through my mine…
the initial part of day 2 article really make me think alot… the cruelty of poverty… the need for food… the cycle of poverty… and other stuffs tat links up.. just make u feel the reality of life..
even though is just reading.. i can sense the effect… as even in singapore when the garbage truck comes, every one just practically avoid the smell.. i know all lot do… i know i don’t (don’t mean to act act or wat) .. cause i know that’s not really that bad as i was taught that there are always people in worst condition.. but what i studied really does not make me feel the impact (cause i practically slp in my geo) .. cause no real encounter or anyone sharing their personal encounter (this maybe the reason y i slp.. lesson too dry)
the living condition over there also will make one wonder.. as i do.. such conditon.. life is definitely tough… just to be able to fufill the personal needs for survival… having to go to the extend of sniffing glue to forget the hunger all that (and being a common thing as mention)... and the fact that being force or cheated into prostitution… oh my… i really cannot imagine… plus they are alone… luckily tat there’s centre available to help some of them get back to their feet… but still the chain is not broken…
i’m not being noble or anything… but i really wish to help to change them… i believe everyone do wanna help too… but how to go about improving the life… to eliminate or reduce poverty.. i don’t know.. just a thought… maybe a big one.. or i just think too much… sorry for the long post plus wrong place also… haha.. cause this should be for day 2… (am i abit negative or something?)
the 3rd day.. what a great day joi had.. haha.. having to meet her daughters…
i heard before something similiar to the micro-enterprise programme at channel news asia before… but forget for where le.. its gd to know that things are done to improve the situation while not making the people take things for granted…. “teach them how to make bread instead of giving them bread”... something like the fish joi mention i suppose?? (my chinese c6 for O last time, trying hard to improve though)
maybe it’s me feeling gloomy these days so have such a negative post… (i think quite negative if not wrong)
my apologise to all who read this and have anything unhappy about my post?? i don’t know… haha.. who knows…
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