I was visiting my Auntie Irma at her workplace when I was possessed by some angel to buy the Polvoron Cookies in photo. Possessed? Sounds like a negative phenomenon. Uhm.. Not really. It's just that I saw something which drove me to buy 5 packs of Polvoron Cookies without ever knowing how they tasted.
They tasted heavenly! I swear I could have bought more had I known it tasted really good.So here is how it all started. My Auntie Irma and I were busy talking and we saw from out her window a guy who was carrying so much load. I think there were seven plastic bags of different colors that I saw and all of them were full, but from a distance we know not what magical goodies were in those bags. Not until the guy finally approached a teacher from out the window and asked if she will buy from him, but unfortunately, the said teacher was not able to hear him quite right so she handed him a five peso coin. The vendor declined and said that he was not begging, he was asking her if she will buy something from him. The teacher may have felt a sudden jolt that she scrammed like a cat, so I asked the vendor from the window what he was selling and allowed him to get inside my aunt's office..
And soon enough, when I saw the Polvoron Cookies, I bought five packs. Auntie Irma also bought packs of peanuts. I asked him if I could take his photo and he said it was fine with him, so there it is, actually what I caught was him accepting Auntie Irma's payment for the peanuts.. We ate some and I took the rest home.
What's amazing about this is that, if you look closely, Ednie has one defective arm, yet he strives to earn a living in a dignified way. Other people with the same situation would use their defects to ask people to pity them and ultimately ask money. Begging is such an easy way to make money, but the very least dignified, or should I say, undignified way to do so..
I admire Ednie's strength and determination. I would have posted this before I left for Manila to attend the Search for the Toughest Jobs Philippines but I got busy. So during the launching, I thought of entering Ednie's job as the toughest.. and I just did..
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VOTE for him.. I would gladly see him win the money and the trophy in the national level competition. By the way, if you wish to join the same,
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