HOME OF SQUATERS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN

July 3,2009.

This is the day that I visited ulit ang baywalk after 2 years I think. I was surprised at hindi makapaniwala na ganun ang mga nakikita ko na. Looking back at my young age, I remembered the last time that I got there, ang daming tao, masaya, there are lots of people enjoying the night hanggang umaga, madaming mga shows, banda, entertainment, inuman. Seems everybody ay sinusulit ang gabi. I remembered, kumakain pa kami dito ng mais, peanuts, chicheria, barbeque, etc.basta ang daming nabibili.. But now, I got really disappointed, really really disappointed. Try to visit baywalk today, see what's the difference between today and yesterday.

Yung masayng pasyalan ng mga tao dati, it gets worst, ang lungkot ng place, napakalungkot, parang hindi na siya yung nakilala nting baywalk dati. Boring ang lugar, walng katao tao, walang namamasyal. To be honest, nung time na mamamasyal kami together with my peers, baywalk is included in our list, pero ngayon its never been our option.

The first thing that I noticed when I was walking along the bay, I don't know if I get mad or happy, basta ang nararamdaman ko is pity. They are the beggars, squaters, abandoned children,. Tingnan nyo po ang nangyari sa lugar ngayon na isa sa pinagmamalaki ng manila dati, tourist spot pa yan dati, pero ngayon? "It's a HOME OF SQUATERS". Nakakahiya mang sabihin pero yun ang totoo. Well, im not against sa ginawa nila sa baywalk pero look for its negative side, instead of improvement, its just get worst. Nasaan na ang masasayang alaala ng baywalk. Yun na nga lang tanging lugar kung saan ka pwedeng makapg unwined dito sa manila na katabi mo ang dagat/river e, kasi yun libre,open to all pero pinagkait sa atin.

Ito ay opinion ko lamang, how I feel para sa baywalk kasi lagi din ako dyan tambay dati. Ang masakit lang kasi, nakikita ko na naging lugar na ng mga squaters, at nakakahiya ng maglakad dun lalo na sa gabi kasi nagiging artista ka na, all eyes nila nasa yo, tapos may lalapit sayo na namamalimos, di mo pa alam kung snatcher. Masakit kasi yung dati mong pinupuntahan,parang naging danger zone na.

Anyways, ito lang ang masasabi ko... BAYWALK in it's WORST SIDE.