Oh i should have blog about this last Friday evening but i guess i forgot. But the thought of it kept coming back to me and even this morning i mentioned it at home so i better blog about it now.
Last Friday afternoon, after work, my friend and I decided to go out to the city to go around a bit and then later I will buy some rice for the week-end. Rice crises in the Philippines these days is on www news so it is not a secret. And really, it is not a joke especially for us people down here in the South. The price has gone up to 38 almost 40 pesos per kilo but we have the option of buying 20 pesos a kilo if you buy the rice that the government provided. But this NFA is only for those who take time to queu with the long line of people to be able to get a number and you will then be able to purchase 2 kilos of that NFA rice at a very low price. For many weeks now, my ever loving mom always do these lines. From morning to afternoon and she usually arrives home in the afternoon with 6 kilos. My heart really goes out to her. Wish i could do it on my own – doing the line and not work but am sure it would be more hard if i will be the one to do the line. So last Friday, my friend and I said to some friends we are going to queu in line for an NFA rice. Then guess what they replied?
“You will never be given even a number. With your kind of looks, they never will believe you can’t afford a 38 per kilo of rice. “ We just laugh and laugh listening to them. Then another one added, “if you are really serious to go in queu – go in tattered clothes, don’t comb your hair, dirty your face, and in short – make yourself look “very” poor.” Lelan and I really just laugh about it but the impact of those advices was instilled into my brain.
My point is that – everyone is in crises then how come it is not fair for everyone to avail the low priced rice? Everybody eats and everybody is in short of rice supply. So why only the the poorest of poors (that’s what they think) are given the priority? I just wonder what would really happen if only the poorest of poors are alive in this country and all the better off died because they were not able to eat. Well am not rich but i promise you am not gonna die even i don’t eat rice for 1 month. LOL! As long as we have sweet camote or boiled bananas but as of now – the above mentioned fruits can’t be seen in our pantry. 
Ohhh in tattered clothes fashion? Maybe I will try one day not for me to be able to eat rice but to help mom. 
ONe wish for today – the rice crises will be over.
