tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post9052512549004188804..comments2024-01-15T18:32:48.269+08:00Comments on My Manila: Poverty gapHildahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-33586064183963994742010-06-01T03:56:21.693+08:002010-06-01T03:56:21.693+08:00A powerful photograph and not so different from wh...A powerful photograph and not so different from what you'd find in Chicago or other cities in the U.S.<br /><br />I read yesterday about some of the Wall Street barons who were earning $900,000 per HOUR!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-46139549706467007012010-05-30T21:34:13.900+08:002010-05-30T21:34:13.900+08:00We're starting to see that here, too. Your pho...We're starting to see that here, too. Your photo says a lot.Kaorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-82465349473356369432010-05-30T03:19:16.781+08:002010-05-30T03:19:16.781+08:00Thanks Hilda. Here is an example of an organisatio...Thanks Hilda. Here is an example of an organisation we know not far from York that provides long-term accommodation, care and employment for vulnerable, homeless people in the north of England. There are many others, but the problem is huge.<br /><br />http://www.caringforlife.co.uk/James Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239618316945272167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-83419050305029955042010-05-30T01:40:58.920+08:002010-05-30T01:40:58.920+08:00Quite touching... Having been born and brought up ...Quite touching... Having been born and brought up in Sao Paulo this is the kind of reality that is very vivid in my heart.<br />God bless you!<br />CezarCezar and Léiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408385000169533010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-82065259673843410012010-05-30T00:55:33.653+08:002010-05-30T00:55:33.653+08:00Very true.Very true.Gabby Malcuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01691814063255022715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-86919747681784277142010-05-29T22:33:18.340+08:002010-05-29T22:33:18.340+08:00Hilda, it doesn't have to be a third world cou...Hilda, it doesn't have to be a third world country. This image could have been taken on almost any street in San Francisco. That said, many point out that the current political situation in San Francisco in particular and California and the U.S. generally is turning us into a third world country.Louis la Vachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039777863022193315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-72878036606575291382010-05-29T20:59:01.682+08:002010-05-29T20:59:01.682+08:00I try to remember to count my blessings - first of...I try to remember to count my blessings - first of all is my health! I noticed the poverty gap while in Bangalore, India in February 2009!Leif Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268045909244159357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-26005762525035967222010-05-29T20:09:51.029+08:002010-05-29T20:09:51.029+08:00Great post, Hilda! Unfortunatelly this is somethin...Great post, Hilda! Unfortunatelly this is something you can also find here!... The difference is we don't have the same temperatures and homeless people need blankets for the cold which turns it even more depressing. We had two very cold weeks last winter and the subway kept its doors opened all night long to give them some shelter. Every single homeless is heartbreaking but when I see immigrants, surely illegal, in such situation I can imagine how they must feel for having left their countries to end like this! <br /><br />Enjoy Toronto!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-3047128009375637262010-05-29T14:31:49.349+08:002010-05-29T14:31:49.349+08:00A poignant illustration of a sad fact.A poignant illustration of a sad fact.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-74533658605934689832010-05-29T10:33:28.465+08:002010-05-29T10:33:28.465+08:00same here in USA, and the gap is widening as the m...same here in USA, and the gap is widening as the middle class is crunchedKen Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-85789124745973641762010-05-29T10:10:36.528+08:002010-05-29T10:10:36.528+08:00Powerful capture Hilds... need not to say more... ...Powerful capture Hilds... need not to say more... Happy Weekend.Verna Lugahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17860286723863535535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-34168165727652643462010-05-29T08:23:06.981+08:002010-05-29T08:23:06.981+08:00You might wonder how many times one "stumbles...You might wonder how many times one "stumbles" over such sights over here. There are about forthy such pictures I took within less than half a year, mostly within streets with banks, hotels, shopping malls, makes one wonder indeed. Impressive photography. Thank you for sharing an honest moment. <br /><br />Please have a nice start into the weekend.<br /><a href="http://tagein-tagaus-athen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">daily athens </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-36939809922452190452010-05-29T08:19:06.969+08:002010-05-29T08:19:06.969+08:00I'm also glad that you used this picture. You...I'm also glad that you used this picture. You've done an excellent job of capturing the contrast between wealth and poverty while at the same time creating a work of art. Very well done!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-10757197698239297922010-05-29T08:18:17.821+08:002010-05-29T08:18:17.821+08:00Sad, but true. Even smaller cities have to address...Sad, but true. Even smaller cities have to address the issue of homelessness, without the designer clothng though.Chattahoochee Valley Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914506234665827743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-29129809060471319192010-05-29T08:13:16.152+08:002010-05-29T08:13:16.152+08:00This picture is sharp and subtle at the same time....This picture is sharp and subtle at the same time. It shows delicately a painful reality but poverty gap is everywhere. For instance, that is one of the major problems of chilean society but nobody knows how to solve it yetPaulina Millamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010346103814925590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-45468567300111243872010-05-29T07:41:02.999+08:002010-05-29T07:41:02.999+08:00I'm glad you used it now. Good shot, yes desp...I'm glad you used it now. Good shot, yes despressing, but thought provoking too.T. Becquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394719490343354486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-88622806775198761942010-05-29T07:29:07.607+08:002010-05-29T07:29:07.607+08:00beautiful shot, Hilda.beautiful shot, Hilda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com