Confused Old Man
(Baca versi Bahasa Indonesia)
”It is for my daughter”, said the old man while showing his search-and-grab result. Indeed, the old man and tens of displaced people have just finishing their struggle to grab pieces of cloth donated by a contributor on an evacuation area in Kampung Melayu, Sunday afternoon February 4th 2007
There is no complete information how this scene started. A volunteer in that area only says that he got that bag from someone who wants to give a little help to the displaced people. This contributor apparently sympathizing when he finds out that much of the displaced people have not changed their clothes for days. All their clothes have been drowned by flood. This good will was stunted by lack of information of where to send their donation. As result, this old man now gets a bit confused how to use the cloth he grab. There is a bit of averse feeling to give to other displaced people. While the daughter he mentioned earlier, we do not even sure she is exist.
”I saw people running, I joined them but this is all I got” he blushed. If only we had proper aid distribution management, this old man would not be confused.
Writer : Arde Wisben
Translator : Erma Maghfiroh
