Thursday, June 16, 2011

Journeys in PCV-Part 27

Name: Piratheepan Balasubramaniam
Age: 16 years old
Dad is at home. His mum died during the war, he saw it. He told me the exact time exact date it all happened, so just imagine how would it have been for him. Younger brother is handicapped from birth. Younger sister stays with dad.

They swam across a small sea , in fear to escape getting killed and reached a refugee camp.

Name: Dayan Jeganathan
Age: 17 years old

Mum is at home with a younger sister. Dad died when he was 1 years old. The army captured his dad to do railway building work. Due to lack of safety measure, he died when something huge fell on him.

During the attacks, afraid that they will be captured by their army to be sent to fight, they ran away from the camp to a refugee camp. During floods, they weren't able to sleep as it would be all muddy. Many people had died due to diseases he mentioned.

Name: Kopilan Lokesvaran
Age: 17 years old

Parents are in home living in a tent with 1 elder sister, 1 younger brother, and 1 younger sister. They are all studying.

Dad has cancer doesn’t work a lot. Elder sister is working in a mine removing landmines which is a largely dangerous job. His younger sister was taken away from this home he presently is in, when the government officials came and took the children away two months ago. The sister has a whole in the heart and any shocking news will trigger her off and put her life in danger.

His younger brother was born during the time they were moving camp. He was in camp for one and half years. He didn’t study in camp. He was cooking for his mum and his younger brother in camp.

The tent isn’t stable during the flood times and it causes a lot of hassle for the family. His mum comes to see him in his sister’s earnings.

He said he wants to study well, and get a job to save up for his sister’s marriage who is toiling very hard for him. He wants to make his brother and sister study very well.

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