International Transactions: Poor parents cannot afford school uniforms so uncle pawns cellphone

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Poor parents cannot afford school uniforms so uncle pawns cellphone

October 16

Mel (20:16:24): Bern my sister Anagel need help too for her son Gilbert and Angelica for their uniform in school 1500 jogging pants and t-shirt it cost 750 each.

October 17

Bern (08:59:02): Hello Mel. Are you saying that jogging pants cost 1500 each and T-shirts cost 750 each? What is the TOTAL cost for the two children, Gilbert and Angelica?

Mel (10:48:42): Yes Bern, bcoz it's not like ordinary jogging pants and t-shirt, it needed print name and print of the name of they school, that's why it's expensive: 1500 for dey both.

Mel (10:53:36): I mean to say Bern that jogging pants and t-shirt cost 750, plus Gilbert too, that's why the total is 1500 for the two children; sorry for misunderstood my texts.

Bern: (18:38:54): Mel, the Peso Epadala business has an office in Sydney. Their website indicates that I may be able to buy Smart loads for you. But exactly what kind is best?

Jomar (18:52:10) [using Mel's number]: Mel said if you text just let him know. I will told him you text, but now I'm the owner of this phone. He pawned me this bcoz he need money. I'm Jomar, Mels friend.

Bern (18:59:27): Hello Jomar. Thank you for your text. I'm extremely disappointed that Mel pawned his cellphone. May I ask when you'll see Mel again?

Bern (20:02:11): Jomar, may I ask: if Mel wants to get back the cellphone from you, how much will he need to repay you?

Jomar (20:29:45): Bernie I don't know, I text you again if he is here. He said will go here again to asked if you text. Sorry I cant text you more. I don't have more load now.

Bern (20:32:12): OK Jomar, thank you very much for that. You'd better save your load and I hope you'll be able to get more soon. I worry about Mel. Best wishes to both of you.

Jomar (20:36:00): One more thing! Mel decided to pawned this bcoz he said his sister Anagel need money for her son and daughter. That's all I knew. That's why I accept this.

Bern (20:38:58): Mel texted me this morning that they needed jogging pants and T-shirts at a total cost of 1500 for 2 children. I don't understand why so much rush suddenly.

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Aileen: wife of sickly Roque (sometimes bed-ridden) and a mother of three sons, one deceased in infancy. Because of medical expenses the family is hopelessly indebted to a bank. Aileen sometimes gave meals to Mel when he had no food.
Gilbert: son of Roberto and Anagel, aged 8 in May 2008, an outstanding pupil; in mid-2007 he underwent 6 months of treatment for pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Janice: wife of Jason and mother of Mae-Mae and Lin-Lin, aged about 6 years and 2 years respectively. Janice and Jason share rented bed-space in Manila and care for Lin-Lin. Mae-Mae lives with grand-parents in Pagsanjan.
Jayson, aka Jason: younger brother of Jovs, older brother of Mel, husband of Janice, with daughters Mae-Mae and Lin-Lin, formerly working over 75 hours per week in a Manila Internet cafe but being paid only a pittance.
Jester: an age-mate and friend of Mel "since they were babies" who often helped him, especially by making text messages possible when Mel was desperate.
Josie: wife of Melchor but living apart from him for years; formerly a close friend of Ramon; mother of Jovs, Jason, Mel and Anagel, chronically short of food. Tina sometimes gives her groceries.
Jovs: a security guard and former tricycle taxi operator, wayward husband of Tina and father of two-year-old Bernadeth-Joe; in early 2009 he finally abandoned his wife and child in favour of his mistress "Tintin."
Ken-Ken: eldest son of Roderic and Liza, who was at 6 years of age, in 2008, the youngest in his school class of 60 and at the top of the class academically.
Laurice: Tina's sister, wife of Lito and mother of Reo.
Lito: a security guard (despite having a serious hand injury), husband of Laurice, father of Reo.
Liza: sister of Tina and wife of Roderic, mother of Ken, Kert, and Kian. Liza gave birth to the third son after undergoing a difficult pregnancy in May 2007.
Mel: 23-year-old single man, younger brother of Jovs and Jayson, barely surviving in Manila on one meal per day. In early 2009, however, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines certified that he had successfully completed the first year of a computer technology course.
Melchor: separated husband of Josie, father of Jovs, Jason, Mel and Anagel, living in the hill-top village of San Antonio with a woman friend named Susan.
Ramon: a married man with children who formerly spent much time with Josie, impoverished mother of adult offspring Jovs, Jason, Mel and Anagel.
Reo: three-year-old son of Lito and Tina's sister Laurice.
Roderic: husband of Liza, father of Ken, Kert and Kian. For a long period Roderic lived and worked in Alabang city, apart from his wife and children. He had previously been ill with tuberculosis. In the early hours of January 1, 2010, Roderic was brutally murdered by two men who have become fugitives from justice.
Ross: a printer by trade, husband of Charito and father of four, living in a Metro Manila settlement comprised mainly of shanties.
Tina: a business-woman and college graduate, deserted wife of Jovs, chronically ill with a serious blood disease (ITP) since July 2006, but nonetheless working long and hard for the survival of several adults and 7 to 15 children in her household.
Tintin: aka Kristine, a woman living in San Isidro, mother of an infant daughter, mistress of married man Jovs, husband of Tina.

Glossary

ASAP: as soon as possible.
CBC: Complete Blood Count: a pathology test.
Dra: Doktora, i.e. female doctor.
ER: Emergency Room in a hospital.
GMT+08: Greenwich Mean Time + 8 hours; i.e. the time in the Philippines.
GMT+10: Greenwich Mean Time + 10 hours; i.e. the time in Brisbane, Australia.
ITP: Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, a bleeding disease.
Jollibee: the name of a chain of fast-food cafes: a Filipino equivalent of McDonalds.
LPH: Laguna Provincial Hospital in the town of Santa Cruz, Laguna.
NBI: National Bureau of Investigation.
OR: Operating Room in a hospital.
PGH: Philippine General Hospital, located in Ermita, Manila.
PHP: Philippine pesos.
platelets: blood cells that prevent bleeding; ITP patients have reduced numbers of them.
TB: tuberculosis.
Tuli: dorsal slitting of the foreskin, customarily performed on Filipino boys, mostly around the age of adolescence, supposedly as a sign of transition to manoood.

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Poor parents cannot afford school uniforms so uncle pawns cellphone

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