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what would you do if you found a $300 worth [rumored valuation] of sunglasses in the toilet? isosoli mo ba ito? our janitor returned the item to the owner, a japanese consultant from our sister company.

kilala siya sa tawag na “apeng” sa mga pinoy, isang sri-lankan, his real name is khrisnanpillai subramaniam. kahit na hirap mag-ingles ay pinipilit n’yang makipag-communicate, palabiro at masayahing tao.

last december tinamaan ng tsunami ang community nila sa sri lanka at isa ang bahay nila sa inanod ng tubig. by just looking at him, makikita mo ang paghihirap ng isang taong dumaan sa kalamidad. time after time, i would ask him about the progress of building a new home, alam kong nahihirapan siya considering that he’s only earning 350 riyals and a food allowance of 150. nakagawa na daw sila ng make-shift house dahil sa pinadala n’yang pera at sa tulong na rin ng UN volunteers.

looking at it, kung kinuha niya ang sun-glass at binenta n’ya at half the price, it will be a fortune for him, that would be more than his monthly salary. malaking tulong sana iyon in building back his home, but this man was not even tempted in doing such.

today, he was kinda shy when i tried to look at the certificate of recognition which the company has given him, along with a wrist watch and a bonus of 8 hours of overtime. it’s a small amount compared to the price of the sunglass yet the price of his own conscience is more worthy than anything else.

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