between 2 life

now i'm at mabul island. a very beautiful island. the sky is blue and the sea is crystal clear with lots of fish and coral. i can see fish n coral from my chalet balcony. its one of the nicest place that i have been in my entire life so far. the snorkle is so heaven. i got to see lots of fish, turtle, starfish n less rubbish. but like what my good friend say, i always has a "but". there are also another side of mabul that pretty sad. yesterday while waiting for the room to be ready, we did some kampung tour walking at the beach. in between this luxury resort, there a stretch of setinggan if i may call. a lots of kids with yellowish hair either playing cards, kicking ball etc. when we stop to buy sourvenior, the kids keep begging to get something form us either money or food. i asked what they want the money for. they say to buy keropok. in the evening there will be couple of small sampan with the kids singing his heart out of loud and asking us money or food. oo did i mention that they are naked? the scenery is pretty amusing but at the same time is sad. while  i'm paying pretty big sump for our 3d2n stay but the local doesnt seems to benefit much from it. in another scene, my mum while waiting for me, met a boat of sea gypsy selling crab but she can't buy because didnt bring money. then the guy asked if my mum had any kuih to give. my mum

give a pack of chipsmore. bila dpt the father took a few pieces by himself and lick the crumbs that fall on his hand. it pretty sad. i dunno what i want to do with it but i guess government maybe can encourage homestay that benefit more to local. but homesay in mabul had they own problem to tackle- cleanlines. sigh.  penat nk pikir.