Friday, April 24, 2009

Gypsies' Children 海上人家的孩子

















They don’t have access to all the facilities enjoyed by urban children, yet the smile on their faces show much contentment when they received even a small gift such as a kite or a balloon from us.

I went to the small islands around Semporna again and watching the livelihood of these sea gypsies. They certainly deserved much better quality of life, which may only be improvised with a better education plan for their children.

海上人家的生活是清苦的,他们沒有城市孩子享有的各种便利和设备。在有限的环境下,他们要求不多,即使只给他们一個风筝或汽球,已令他們很快樂和满足。我想他们应该享有更好的生活条件和受教育的机会。


21 comments:

Elize said...

哇!原来天空可以是这么蓝。原来从没去注意它。

leng teck chiang said...

wow looks like good trip there this time...great pics. thanks again for sharing ...and hope u guys go yuan yang get god pics back

Anonymous said...

The 4th photo's my fav! I have heard abit about the Sea Gypsies. My church has a program reaching out to these people.

The 4th photo brings to mind..the simple joys of life..like children playing with balloons at the beach.

Was this shot with a fisheye lens?

Mau Horng, 茅鸿 said...

好棒的照片!
这是在 Mabul 岛拍摄的吗?

lookcow said...

Hope Dato' Hon's photo presentation can dilute the political tension.

牧牛人

C K Hon said...

Thank you to all friends who had commented.

Lookcow, 原来是你,久违了。

Unknown said...

Dipetik dari Suara Keadilan (dari markas Angkatan Muda Keadilan) (http://www.suarakeadilan.com/sk/beritautama/2009/04/4408)
Cadangan penalti RM50,000 bagi anggota dewan undangan negeri dan RM100,000 bagi anggota parlimen yang melepaskan jawatan tanpa sebab munasabah adalah satu cadangan keanak-anakan kerana tidak masuk akal kata Timbalan Angkatan Muda (AMK) KeADILan Faris Musa.
Berikutan kenyataan Ketua Pemuda Gerakan Kedah Tan Keng Liang yang mahu penalty itu di kenakan keatas mana-mana Adun atau Ahli Parlimen yang mahu meletak jawatan tanpa sebab manasabah.
Beliau juga mencadangkan jika perletakan jawatan itu atas alasan bagi mendapat mandat baru daripada pengundi bagi Adun terbabit untuk menyertai parti gabungan, penalti itu perlu dikurangkan separuh.
Sementara itu, satu lagi kenyataan yang dibuat oleh Ahli Parlimen Jerlun, Mukhriz Mahathir menyokong supaya Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (SPR) mengenakan hukuman terhadap wakil rakyat yang meletak jawatan sesuka hati tanpa alasan yang kukuh.
Katanya, perbuatan meletak jawatan dalam kalangan Anggota Parlimen atau Anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri pembangkang dengan sewenang-wenangnya, kini seolah-olah menjadi trend bagi memastikan parti mereka sentiasa mendapat perhatian.
Perbuatan itu katanya merugikan rakyat dan negara kerana pilihan raya kecil memerlukan perbelanjaan besar setiap kali diadakan, selain mewujudkan suasana tidak selesa dalam kalangan penyokong parti-parti yang bertanding.
Faris membidas kenyataan Tan dan Mukhris sebagai tidak masuk akal kerana amalan perletakan jawatan adalah perkara biasa yang diamalkan di negara-negara berasakan demokrasi.
“Kenyataan itu amat tidak masuk akal serta agak keterlaluan dan memihak kepada kerajaan Barisan Nasional sahaja tanpa mengambil kira pendapat pihak lain,” jelas Faris kepada Suara Keadilan.

灵通 said...

看完这些相片突然脑子怀念小时候在乡村的生活,无忧无虑。这放风筝还真的很久没玩了.

只从搬到城市就没这感觉。城市的生活还真的压力大,每个人都现代化用电脑什么玩网上游戏,感觉都没乡村的那么简单没有欺骗的感觉,生活简单每个笑容都没有一些虚假。

如果能还真的想玩玩以前所玩的游戏。
谢谢你啦uncle 拍出有味道的相片。继续

Anonymous said...

Nice shoots! 10mm or 12mm Wide Angle? :)
damn, how did you get to go to all these places? your own plane?


Jason.

Devi da Lil' DeviL said...

my next trip...sempoerna, sabah!

Justin Choo said...

Datuk Hon,

Fantastic pictures. Can't resist but to "copy and paste" in my blog with due credit to you:


http://blackandwhite999.blogspot.com/2009/04/still-busy-busy.html

ONG 志强 said...

漂亮的相片,还是无法隐藏海上人家的凄苦。。。观赏时的两种极端心情,令人难于平复。。。

CheaHSan said...

Three words in Cantonese "MOH TAK TENG" meaning 'Awesome'. Love the 4th pix with shadows of children & balloons on the shore.

Anonymous said...

我很喜欢第四张的照片.看见那些还没被勾心斗角的社会思想所影响的小孩,天真无瑕地玩乐,是多么得幸福. 我也希望我的孩子能享受这种喜乐......

ZS said...

Very nice pictures datuk. I see you are using a fish eye lens for one of the picture if i am not mistaken. The cloud formations are very nice. The colour saturation is also very good.
Keep up the good work!

foodbin said...

nice photos-do they still use the rickety gangway?

Sukafoto said...

韩先生,
很喜欢您拍的这辑照片。我铁定这月底出发到该地去。您若能提供船夫的电话号码,这将会对我有极大的帮助。我先谢了。

sukafoto

C K Hon said...

Sukafoto,

如你有兴趣,请联络林健鼎先生 016-3123278.

R Lam said...

datuk hon,
i notice you seldom take photos with human as the subjects. and this blog post concentrate on the kids. it's beyond awesome.

it seems like u are returning back to the world of innocence with all the sophisticated angles.
i am deeply fascinated.

rainbow said...

Awesome picture datuk , love all the picture , hapi smiley moment on kids faces...

Siew Fong said...

我想再穷也不能穷教育吧!
从他们的脸上,看到的是充满了欢乐的表情。