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School kid’s receive needed eye care
Khun Burachai, proprietor of
Pattaya Optical, and The Rotary Club of Jomtien Pattaya, seen here with the
children from the Banglamung Boy’s Home, have joined together to upgrade the
vision of Pattaya’s youths.
Khun Burachai, proprietor of Pattaya Optical, and The
Rotary Club of Jomtien Pattaya joined hands in bringing better vision to
children from the Banglamung Boy’s Home and School #7 Pattaya.
The generous Burachai offered the services of the Clinic and gave the
deserving kids free eye examinations. He charged only cost prices for the
glasses themselves, the tab being picked up by the Rotary Club of Jomtien
Pattaya.
Many children are hindered in their studies and daily lives by poor vision.
This often goes unnoticed without examinations and can result in students
not being able to see blackboards and posters in the classrooms. There are
also many cases, not only in Thailand, of undetected dyslexia, which can
often be treated if caught in time by simple methods and eye therapy.
Khun Burachai and the Rotary Club of Jomtien Pattaya are performing this
valuable ongoing service of guarding children’s vision.
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G.I.S. International Day
Dr. Petchsuwan, Chairman of the
Board of Directors of MBF/Eastern Star, at the recent stone laying ceremony for
G.I.S.’ newest addition. To the right is Mr. R.R. McGraw, principal of the
G.I.S., and Mrs. Y.Y. Chew, Senior Vice-President of the MBF. The building has
already begun and is due to be completed in May 1997. It will be a large four
storey building, with a multi-purpose hall, science laboratories, music suite,
art studio, and technology facilities, together with twelve general purpose
classrooms. It will increase the capacity of G.I.S. by 250 students.
Klompendans? Kim Chee? Didjeridoos? What’s all this? Come and
find out on Thursday 17 October at the Garden International School’s
International Day.
The entertainment will start at midday, with singing and dancing presentations
by the children as well as parents’ groups. The Dutch will be entertaining us
with a Clog dance, the Australians with a sing-a-long, Koreans, Thais,
Philippine, Americans, Brits, nine national groups in all will take part. From
1:15 p.m. on, national stands will be selling such delicacies as American hot
dogs, Korean kim-chee, and to the delight of every gourmand, vegimite sandwiches
from Down Under. Everyone is invited to taste their way around the various
stands. There will also be great games and activities for children and those
young at heart.
Stalls will be selling goods such as hand-woven Thai silk, Vietnamese linen and
silver, and other local handicrafts.
The school is located about 30 minutes drive from Pattaya toward Rayong, next to
Eastern Star in Ban Chang.
Please come and help us celebrate our unique nationalities. It is going to be a
great day, hope to see you all. Any proceeds will be donated to local charities.
For further information, please contact A. Whitehead at 232 677.
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A young boy’s journey into darkness
By Sarawut Krasaekarn
Doesn’t our vision do miraculous things? It both gives and
receives messages, bad and good. It is the abstract which gives form to the
concrete. Our vision was given to us by God to see the changes in this ludicrous
society of ours. It shows us selfishness. It helps us survive in a dangerous
world.
 Young
Supoj is attending school, but his vision is getting worse.
Our vision is also the medium which receives messages processed by the brain for
our use in survival. It also helps us to see the beautiful things that humans
need to have for the will to survive. Our eyes are the recording secretaries of
our brain.
If you had your vision and then lost it, what would you do? You would never see
your beloved mother, father, sisters and brothers and see their expressions of
love, sadness, or even anger, ever again. Think of never being able to run in
the fields or see your friends enjoying themselves.
This is happening to a young child now. His name is Supoj Jampabua. He is nine
years old. His marks in school were good and he had the life of a normal child.
Until one day he was stuck in the eye with a stick.
At first his condition was not bad, except for some pain. Now he is having
problems. His vision is slowly dimming and the pain increases every day. Supoj
says the pain is about the same as having coals put into his eye sockets. As eye
conditions can be sympathetic, the vision in both his eyes is being affected due
to the nerve connection.
His parents use what money they have for medical fees. This can only help a bit
and is causing the family to live in extreme poverty. Being poor is not fun and
is not ‘good for the soul’ or body. The family is saving on food, of which they
have little to eat anyway, to pay for Supoj’s medical bills.
This is called living in the free world. Poor people are especially free. The
old cliché. Free to starve, free to waste your talents, to become ill, go
without food and to die. Nobody bothers them.
Supoj now has trouble finding his way to school. He cannot see the road anymore
and he falls often and sometimes must crawl. He is lucky enough to only be
grazed by passing cars which don’t see him.
His condition is becoming worse. The Doctors in Roi-Ed province do not have the
proper equipment to help him. The only hope is to see a specialist in Bangkok.
The condition may be reversible and may not. If not, Supoj needs preparation for
his journey into darkness.
Everyone talks about helping the poor. Will anyone think about helping one poor
little boy?
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