Waiting for Dad by the Sea
An artist needs inspiration to create a masterpiece. they move according to what they feel and what they think. its also a continuous process to create a wonderful work of art. Just like what the movie “The flower Drum Song” of Richard Rodger and Oscar Hammerstein says,
Miracle of making music When an idle poet puts words on a page, Writes on a page with his brush, A musical friend writes the notes to blend Suggested by an idle thrush. Then a young soprano reads what they wrote, Learns every note, every word, Puts all they wrote in her lovely throat, And suddenly a song is heard!
Micronutrient malnutrition is one of the major health problems in Navotas particularly with reference to vitamin A, iron and iodine deficiencies. Based on the results of the 2003 National Nutrition Survey of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), the prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency Disorder (VADD) and Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) among children and women of reproductive age continue to be high.
Anyway, This painting just stayed in my closet since then. never framed or hanged on the wall.
Last week, I’m so depressed that i think i need to go somewhere and take some fresh air. while waiting for the Bus in the Navotas Terminal, I’m taking pictures of the community, when a young lady who sells coffee and cigarettes approach me and asked me if I’m a Photographer i said “I’m not!”. She ask me if i could take them a photo and I’m delighted to do that. while taking this picture i remembered something. A thing that’s only in my mind. OH my.. my Painting came to life!!!
I talk to her since the bus is not yet arriving she’s very accommodating asked me to have a coffee first before i go. Her name is Liza and the child’s name is Nerriza. Liza told me some things about her daily life in the bus terminal. they used to sleep on the street and didn’t eat much. Liza shows me how miserable being like them. She told me that Nerizza was sick, she had Diarrhea. the poor kid is so thin. her skin is like the skin of an old man. Liza has no husband, he abandoned them. In short she’s a single mother making life for her innocent child by her own.
Then the Bus came. i sat on the 2nd row of the bus beside the window and wave at them. On my way, I just felt light.. though the story is so depressing i just realized that everyone came to the point that sometime we feel too stressful and no longer felt fighting, but when we look around and see whats going on around and talk to a stranger like Liza, you will see that your not the only person that has too much problem. you will learn that the only thing in life is how you look at it. we might have same problem but we have different way of phasing it..
Maybe the painting i made is an illustration of a person within me that wants to be released. a brave young lady still waiting for the father of her child. Me, waiting for life to begin, bravely and enthusiastic.
15 Responses to “Waiting for Dad by the Sea”
ang ganda
salamat po papa Dax..
sobra na touch talaga ang heart ko
@ rissel: ay salamat salamat po.. di ko sinasadyang maging emotional sa post ko… ahihihi..
grabe sister di ko kinaya…ang luha ko gumilid s mata ko…huhuhu…two thumbs up ako d2 s blog mong to teh! grabe! galing mo! weeee! muah! keep it up!
@ lia: i didn't expect na mapapaiyak ko kayo.. thank you for accommodation sa iyong mansyon. babalik ulit ako dyan.. yung task ko na makapagfeature about dyan sa lugar nyo di ko na nagawa.. thank you thank you!!!
sows no problem kaw pa lakas mo s kin ako lang mahina s u eh ahahha…look ah ako yata swerte s u…kase papunta ka d2 nung nakunan mo ng pic yan! db? ahihihi…lab u papa sen! go for the gold! bring home the bacon! kaya mo yan gawa kapa marami ung comedy nmn wag na yan kakaiyak eh! ahihihi…
napakaganda ng storya mo, ng painting mo at ng photo mo. thanks for sharing this slice of life from Navotas. made my day.
what struck me also about your photo were the beautiful fingers of Liza..strong yet delicate. they tell her story.
@ jun alvendia: Thanks po tito Jun
it's such a heartfelt reaction jun alvendia…i guess i get ur point…s kin…ung strong ung kamay..as u were saying…parang katatagan nya sa mga problema…ung delicate kung papano nya alagaan ang anak nya sa kabila ng sitwasyon nila sa buhay…grabe…i can't believe myself craying again because of a touching comments! wowo!! more pls…huhuhuhu…
grabe di ko kinaya ang utak mo sobrang nalungkot ako galing mo pa
Thats so beautiful!
@ Amit Basu: thank you very much!
Surely! i saw it and it just gave me a headache.. wahhh!!! i posted it in my http://thejourneytotheheavysidelayer.blogspot.com i hope i did it right.. ahihihih
ang galing naman ni chang! karapat dapat kang i-clap clap!