保良局
曾經以為，香港不再需要有保良局。
今天朋友建議到保良局，探望他助養的孩子。我問他，為什麼現在還有小朋友需要保良局。他說：雖然現在很少孤兒，但還有不少是來自問題家庭的小朋友。這倒是每個城市都會存在的社會問題。
可能習慣了當兒童中心的 receptionist，我一見到孩子就很熟練地拖著他的小手到玩具室。孩子不足四歲，卻很有禮拜，很自律。他乖乖地選玩具，玩完一件又會放會原處再拿另一件。我們帶來送給他的玩具，他也很快會玩了，又說之後會送給姑娘。我們還帶來了一包糖，我叫他送給其他小朋友，他又跑出去送給其他小朋友（當然不忘留一粒給自己啦，哈哈！）
原來星期六有不少助養者探望小朋友，所以玩具室有不少人，有些家長還帶自己的小朋友一起探望助養的孩子，好讓他們一起玩。這應該是一個不錯的方法，讓小朋友更會珍惜自己的所有。
March 18th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
Interesting. I think I would love to bring along my kids there too. Let them know how lucky they are and treasure what they are having now.
March 19th, 2007 at 7:32 am
yes it worths it. it costs you only few hundred bucks per month and you can visit the kids as many times as you wish, and can bring them happiness.
March 20th, 2007 at 9:26 am
Yup, nowadays, some kids are too “naughty” and take what they have as granted. Of course, those parents also have the responsbility.
By the way, when will you next time visit those children in Po Leung Kuk? May I join you gals?
March 23rd, 2007 at 9:32 am
oh I want to do that in here too. but dont know where I should go hehe….!!! Right now I think I need someone to 助養我 first hahahah just kidding
April 9th, 2007 at 11:13 am
我曾經有一次與一大班保良局小朋友去旅行的經驗。發覺佢地同正常家庭的小朋友好唔同，亦覺得好可惜，表面童真的背後，暗地留意佢地的行為之中，你會發覺佢地在這個微形社會中，已好快明白、適應了，弱肉強食，適者生存的道理。童真，係佢地收買大人的技倆，而且大家會好有默契地在客人面前做場好戲。有時諗，相反應該要帶D正常小朋友入去保良局住一頭半個月先。
不過我一向唔主張呢D類似宣明會、保良局等個別的兒童助養計劃。雖則好似鄧小平同志講：”先讓小部份人富起來”咁樣，而家中國既經濟又真係好好。但我認為呢類型既濟世為懷的方式，會形成妒忌、分化，等唔少負面影響。
以我所知，外界俾保良局的資助已好多，甚至係應接不下，反而，佢地雖要既，會係一D人關心佢地、陪下佢地，糾正佢地既價值觀，而唔係諗住好心地滿足下佢地既物質需要。
April 10th, 2007 at 6:04 am
I think I got your point. I also noticed that those children in Po Leung Kuk are a bit more mature than those from “normal families”. After all, it was all because of the adults.