LittleFish, continued

Maddy attends to Kalle - photographed at BN's home: Bantayan Island, Cebu Philippines April 15, 2007

Olympus E-1, Olympus Zuiko 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Digital: 1/200s f/5.6 at 38.0mm iso400

LittleFish has not texted me for the past 2 days; I'm presuming she's still in Cebu looking for work.

I've tried texting her number, but in the last text she did say she'd pawned her cellphone so she'd have some money to eat , so I'm hoping she's saved her SIM from the phone as she can get her messages that way when it's inserted into any other cellphone there.

She stated her family back on the Island is watching her son Kalle.

The image below is a favorite of mine, as it's typical of an evening on the Island with all its wonderful colors, but the reality is that it shows LittleFish's brother & younger sister joining their Father on the Family fishing boat, preparing to stay out all night and fish, as that's the shift the fisherman work there.

All night long - they're gone from around 6pm until sunrise the next morning; that's how hard they work, and the catch is whatever it is, be it plentiful or nearly empty.

That's how the Family is surviving, and I don't think they realize how much I learn from them - that's also why I'm trying to help them as best I can with food & necessities for the Family.

If you're at all interested in helping me help them, please let me know.

April 13, 2007: Bantayan Island, Cebu Philippines 5:57pm

Olympus E-1, Olympus Zuiko 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Digital: 1/40s f/4.0 at 54.0mm iso200

Many Thanks for reading today,
PJAMES