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January 1999: A Manila Christmas

Two days ago, I passed by an exclusive village somewhere here in Manila. I can remember being fascinated by the Christmas decors that adorned the houses there. In fact, one of the gates there was wrapped with glittering Christmas lights, resembling the top of a boxed gift. Even the trunks of the trees in the said village were surrounded by lights.

As I came out of the village, a young boy wearing a dirty white shirt and an old pair of shorts approached me. He begged for some change so that his family can just have some food to eat that evening.

I had a realization that evening: Christmas is not only the time of loving and caring for others, it is also the time when one can best see the disparity that exists between rich and poor in this city.

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