Congo Diary 4 - Art gallery for benjamin
March 3, 2006
燕姿刚果日记 想为班哲明开画廊 筹学费2月20日
今天有些酸痛,不只是因为昨天打水,还包括楼梯的那一跤。而我们台湾团在这里的消息也传到刚果华人圈,今天有人专程跑到饭店来打招呼。
我们去看农业发展协会的养猪场,这个计划是以25户人家为一个协会,每一户发给一公猪一母猪繁衍,所得要帮助爱滋孤儿的家庭,未来计划成立三到四个协会。我们去看的这个养猪场是去年6月开始的,已经生了56只小猪。
不是所有团员都进入猪舍,因为才靠近,就有一股异味冲过来,但想到这些小猪可以帮助那么多爱滋孤儿,工作人员又那么努力,我在猪舍里待了20分钟。出来时,有人直往我身上闻,据说会有一股臭味!我只能说,猪果然不是我最喜欢的动物。
养猪场位在一个大草原上,这是我们几天来第一次看到那么像非洲的景色,全团要在这吃迟来的午餐。在等待外购的三明治到来前,我坐在手工的「懒人椅」上,凉风吹来,昨天吃shima的胀气已经解除了,我们吃着台湾带来的零食,还教刚果的伙伴如何啃台湾瓜子。
我就在一边享受草原凉风、一边啃着瓜子的时候,想到一个主意,我应该帮班哲明在新加坡开个画廊,帮他筹钱上大学。回到新加坡后,我再和新加坡的展望会讨论一下如何运作,我在新加坡一定可以招人来买他的画,OK啦。
yz suffered from some aches due to the water ‘hitting’ and the fall from the flight of stairs. The news of our arrival has spread to the chinese population in congo, and thus many people came to say hi to us. Today we went to the pig’s farm. This is a project consisting of 25 families. Each family is given 1 male and i female pig, to increase the reproduction of pigs. This is to help the orphans suffering from aids. From last june till now, they have already had 56 pigs. All of us went to the pig farm, and all of us could smell the strong smell of the pigs. However, when she thought of how the pigs could help the children with aids, and how hardworking her colleagues are, she stayed in the farm for 20 minutes. Upon leaving the farm, her colleague commented at how bad the smell on her was. And she could only say that pigs have never been one of her favourite animals.
the farm is on a vast grassland. this is the first time that they have seen such a scenery. while waiting for their lunch, she sat in this hand-made chair (lazy chair), enjoying the breeze. Yesterday bloatness after eating shima’s food is already gone, And they started eating snacks and even thought their congo colleagues how to nibble on taiwan’s melon seeds.
While she was sitting at the grassland, enjoying the breeze of the wind, she suddenly thought of helping benjamin top open a art gallery in singapore to assist him in financing his university studies. When she’s back in singapore, she will discuss with the team here, and she’s confident that she’ll be able to get people here to buy his art pieces. “Ok lah!”
A comment from bus on 3 Mar, 2006
i wanna buy the art pieces!!
A comment from foreversupportyanzi28 on 3 Mar, 2006
It will cost you a bomb, Bus! The piece of art is meant to raise fund for benjamin. I am sure Yanzi will have lobang, rich friends and creative ideas to help benjamin.