Friends:

That’s what I have shot some 3 months back. I went there with my best friend. In fact, we went there to see the rice bags unloading. I was holding my camera and thus I have got these shots.

I am really busy these days. And I’ve just recovered from my flu. Still having slight coughing and sore throat which make me feels under par.

Waaa..Many Doves on the roof.Nice!让您感觉到~U R Free To Fly 的感觉...哈哈>W< Our people are really strong man> most of them carrying mini 2 bags of rice on their shoulder? wht is the weight of each bag? 45kgs/50kgs? Mr.slight coughing and sore throat man...take care:P M Ting · 2008-09-10: 06:31

Dear Golden Bro, Your shots are completely nice! That's one I want to see actually what is going on among my people. How could they get the enfranchisement from heavy loading on their backs for their living? Don't they have no right to choose other sorts of work? They are nobody else but our nationals! So, from your photos I got the sense to treat my people in sympathy more than before. Thanks a lot . I hope my life to have the power for helping such kind of person . :) swmkhine@gmail.com · 2008-09-10: 06:33

oh my god! in pic no 5,there is a man carrying 3 boxes on his shoulder....wht's inside the boxes? M Ting · 2008-09-10: 06:35

thanks for sharig; #6 is the best! hazaj · 2008-09-10: 07:11

I saw similar scenes here in Hong Kong in my younger days and that's a long time ago:)) I respect this hard working people. leocheung · 2008-09-10: 07:17

words are not enough to describe their pains. :( ofwordsandphotos · 2008-09-10: 07:56

i love the trearment you given them, i especially like the last one. fionarobinson · 2008-09-10: 13:26

Sorry you are feeling out of sorts. Great report, showing strong people and their hard life. ????? · 2008-09-10: 14:00

WOW.. Is that the new lens or digitally done. Great work. Love this set. ????? · 2008-09-10: 14:02

the last one is very impressive smilingranbow · 2008-09-10: 15:54

if M Ting hadn´t described the man who is carryng 3 boxes in his shoulder.. i don´t realize that its on tha picture!!! ohh gosh.. your pics are amazing.. I luv ·6! Great 3 months ago job ! XOXXO zixetta · 2008-09-10: 18:19

very touching tridib · 2008-09-10: 23:03

Nice Pictures. Oh!!! Life is life. Our lives will go on in whichever situation and how hard it is. Empathy on our nationals especially low income. Get well soon, with back date. nesay07 · 2008-09-10: 23:33

Very touching and nice shots !!! alirezahabibi · 2008-09-11: 00:43

Nice capture for the last shot :) For my humble comment: Blurring out the background using editing is not natural. Using large aperture to blur out the background will look more natural :) ThomasChu · 2008-09-11: 01:17

Hard life.. i can feel the weigh! DirtyTricks · 2008-09-11: 03:16

Specially like the last one here. Such a pity that the whole place was taken out by the cyclone. Has it been rebuilt yet? Wharves are such interesting alive places. Here in Melbourne, Australia, you cannot get onto the wharves unless you have a security clearance, so, unless you have a real need to be there, they are off limits. I used to fish from them with my dad when I was younger, and he'd tell me about the ships and their engines, some of which he had designed. No more... Still, there are other places to go to cast a line. Daryl · 2008-09-11: 12:09

Hope you feel better. Very touching, great set. mintra · 2008-09-12: 02:44

Very impressive images mystic1 · 2008-09-12: 03:58

I think that last one is the best... ayamizuno · 2008-09-12: 07:20

Great report!!! Very impressive. Flowerstone · 2008-09-12: 12:33

great set. Love #6! anotheramanda · 2008-09-12: 21:34

Much activities! Nice photos! miclaud · 2008-09-13: 09:49

GREAT!!! luucha · 2008-09-16: 02:56

cuando veo la foto 6 me acuerdo de algo que decia Flaubert acerca de quedar fascinado ante alguien en la calle o en cualquier lado, pensar en su mundo, en su vida, en sus dias....seguramente de este personaje cargando ese bulto se podria escribir toda una gran obra; muy evocadora esta foto!! HHandrey · 2008-09-16: 21:22

very good all, but I am charmed with the last one valver23 · 2008-09-21: 11:41

1 and 4 are amazing wonderful captures emmetan · 2008-09-22: 11:46

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