Random act of kindness you'll never forget

[mrsonthego]

nakaka inspire naman lahat ng mga na share nyo. Me too, I do help people whenever possible. Minsan nga lang pag may lumalapit at humihingi ng tulong di maiwasan na mag doubt ka if needy talaga sila if mangga gantso lang.

One time papatawid ako ng kalsada while waiting for the green light on, medyo umaambon na malakas nun, tapos may payong ako, tapos may katabi akong babae na may kargang baby, pinayungan ko sila habang nakatigil kami, yung babae tumingin lang sakin, tapos nung tumawid na bigla na lang lumakad at tinakpan ng towel ulo ng baby nya. Hahah natawa na lang ako, though I dont exepect anyting in return, baka natakot sakin yung babae mukha akong kidnapper, lol

[michikov]

My first time to post here, Mine was when i had my kid's 1st birthday, We celebrated at a pizza joint with suppliers and all. fast forward to the end of the event, i realized the number of guests were more than the actual projected headcount, in short there is excess and definitely must be settled. I ended up being short for my photographer's payment, I talked to my photographer, embarrassing but i asked if we can pay in check. My photographer, understanding the situation said we can later deposit the balance to his account. We are thankful for his gesture so i made it a point come weekday (event happened on a weekend) the remaining balance will be deposited to his account, I even tried to give him a little extra something for the trouble but he politely declined, saying it wasn't a big deal. Such a kind gesture and I'll be getting him again for my next event.

[lonelymiss28]

Ona time nag out-of town kami ng family ko eh winter yun (canada), papauwi pa lang kami naiisip na namin na 3 foot yung snow sa laneway namin dahil nag snow storm the previous day, pagdating namin may nag linis na ng laneway namin na kakilala from 2 blocks away as in dinala pa nila snow blower nila sobrang pasalamat talaga kami.

[lovemeagain30]

This happened 10 years ago nakatira pako sa Novalicches nuon ng maisipan kong mamili ng manual sterilizer at ilang baby things ng anak ko sa SM Fairview. I think I was 8 months preggy na nun! sumakay ako ng jeep  pabalik ng Nova dala dala ang malaking box na naglalaman ng mala kaserolang sterilizer ni baby at isang plastic bag ng damit. naupo ako malapit sa gitna. Okay naman ang biyahe ang problema eh nung pababa nako kasi dami kong dala at mag isa lang ako nun na malaki ang tiyan. nakita ko yung mga tao sa jeepney nag tulong sila para umabot sa dulo ang mga pinamili ko tapos pagbaba ko pa may babaeng nakasunod sakin. siya pa nagdala ng mga gamit ko hanggang sa nakatawid kami. laking pasasalamat ko talaga sakanya.

Meron pa one time nagbiyahe din ako sa MRT (preggy din!) may lalaking nagpa upo sakin kasi nakita niya ako nakatayo sa dulo. Sa totoo lang sa panahon ngayon hindi ko na inaasahan ang may gentleman pang gagawa nun so natuwa ako nung may gumawa ng ganun sakin.

[dashee]

yesterday lang, tinulungan ako ni kuya barker na buhatin yung 24L na gallon ng tubig para lang makasakay ako ng tryke sa kabilang kanto. sobrang bigat nun sa totoo lang!! thank you talaga kuya. pagpalain ka sana. 

[chinablue]

Up ko lang itong thread because this is one of the most inspiring here in gt.

Last year, I went on a solo/soul-searching trip to Bacolod and Iloilo. It was my last night in Iloilo because I would be coming back home the next day. So while I was strolling in Iloilo Esplanade, I decided I would stop by at SM Iloilo City to buy some more pasalubongs. Even though I was alone and the street was dark, nilakasan ko na lang ang loob ko. I didn't expect that from the Esplanade, medyo malayo din pala ang lalakarin. Because it was very dark and I was not wearing my glasses, hindi ko nakita na puro putik na pala ang daraanan ko. So ayun, literal na nalugmok half of my legs sa putikan. I was so miserable and desperate to find a water source para man lang makapaghugas ako when I saw these two young men enjoying their dinner. Hindi ko alam ano pumasok sa isip ko that time, basta I asked them where I could find water to wash my feet. One of the men handed me a tabo filled with water. I felt so ashamed because drinking water nila yun pero I badly needed to wash because ang dumi dumi ko talaga at need ko pa sumakay ng jeep para makauwi ng hostel ko. Sa sobrang dumi ko, one tabo was not enough so the man offered me another one which I gladly accepted. He offered me another one pero tumanggi na ko sa sobrang kahihiyan. Sobrang natouch talaga ko sa kabaitan ng mga Ilonggo. Kung gugustuhin nung 2 lalaki, pwedeng pwede nila ko holdapin kasi I was alone at ang dilim ng place eh. Pero instead, they helped me.

Nung pagsakay ko naman ng jeep pauwi ng hostel ko, tumabi ako sa driver. The driver was so kind and makwento. I confessed that it was my first time in Iloilo and it was a solo trip and uuwi na din ako ng Manila kinabukasan. Nakiusap ako sa kanya kung pwede niya ko ibaba near my hostel. Nung malapit na ko sa hostel ko, he said "Oh pwede ka na dito bumaba. Halong."

Iloilo is the city of love indeed. I would love to go back in the near future. Because of these angels, hindi naging traumatic ang first ever solo trip ko. Pag naaalala ko nga sila, narerestore ang faith ko in humanity. There is still goodness around.

[simang]

Last saturday i was on my way to meet my husband then halfway through my commute i felt really uncomfortable, nauseated and sobrang init na init. Sobrang sama na talaga ng pakiramdam ko inisip ko kung bababa na ako para in case na masuka ako or what at least wala akong maabala. Kaso naisip ko din kung bababa ako baka magcollapse ako sa kalsada (i'm 22 weeks pregnant). So sabi ko i'll be fine until makababa ako sa office ng husband ko since medyo malapit na naman. Mga 2 blocks away from where i'm supposed to drop off, i threw up. Di kinaya ng powers ko pigilan pa. Sobrang nakakahiya buti na lang hindi ko nadungisan yung katabi ko. The girl beside me offered me tissue paper to clean up and hinawakan nya pa tumbler ko while i was cleaning up my mess. Sobrang hiya ko talaga i almost cried while saying sorry. After ko punasan sarili ko she gave me back my water para makainom ako. I gave her back her roll of tissue pero sabi nya i keep it na lang. Then i had to drop off na so thank you na lang ako ng thank you sa kanya. Sobrang natouch ako sa tulong nya and until now hiyang hiya pa din ako sa nangyari. Buti na lang andun sya or else sobrang dungis and bantot ko nun. Hayyy.

[pocahontas]

10yrs ago nakasakay kami ni bf (now husband) sa jeep taspos nung magbabayad na kmi wala pala kami barya. parehas 500 n buo ang dala namin kaya ibinalik samin ni manong driver. nag uusap kami ni bf kung saan kaya kami pwede magpabarya nung biglang ibinayad kami nung katabi namin. ayaw namin tanggapin kasi nahihiya kami. ang ginawa ni ate sya na mismo nag abot sa driver.

2 rides ng jeep ako papunta sa work. pag sakay ko dun sa 2nd jeep napansin ko nawawala wallet ko nadukot pala dun sa unang jeep na nasakyan ko. Buti may nakaipit pa akong 500 na buo sa bag ko. Pagbayad ko ng pamasahe sabi ko sa driver pasensya na at wala akong barya nadukot kasi wallet ko. Di na nya ko pinagbayad ng pamasahe at sinabihan ako na lagi mag ingat dahil madami mandurukot lalo na at magpapasko noon.

Palabas kami ni hubby ng subdivision nung naflatan ng gulong motor namin. Kinailangan ko bumaba para mai-running flat nya motor papunta sa vulcanizing shop. Walang masyado sasakyan na dumadaan dun buti nalang may matandang naka tricycle na nagmagandang loob na pasakayin ako kasi on the way naman daw yung shop

Eto experience naman ni hubby ko. Isinugod nila sa ospital yung pamangkin kong 7y/o kasi nagseizure. Sobrang traffic kung kelan malapit na sa hospital yung sinasakyan nilang tricycle. May humintong lalaking nakamotor sa tabi nung tricycle. Nung nakita nyang emergency pinatabi nya isa isa yung mga sasakyan na nasa unahan ng tricyle para makaraan papuntang hospital. Kinilabutan at naiyak ako sa kabaitan at concern ni kuya.

Lahat sila pinagpepray ko na i-bless ni Lord dahil sa kindness nila. And to pay it forward, we give free rides to ramdom people lalo na yung alam namin na talagang walang pamasahe since sa transportation naman ang business namin.

[ri-anne]

This happened a few days after we landed @canada. So we were still unfamiliar with the place.
It was already late, I forgot what Go train stn yun, but i think we missed the bus and the next bus was almost an hour pa ulit. We don't know what other bus to take or where to go.
So may tinanungan kami, and this nice lady helped us, not just saying "oh you can this bus and that etc..."
As in sinamahan kami, she went out of her way talaga, para hindi kami maligaw.
Nakakatuwa talaga. Helped us feel welcome in this new country

[snowberry]

Oh , just noticed that the last post in this thread was a year ago.  Very inspiring mga stories dito so , I'll start again.

Na experience namin ito last December when we went to Japan . Kakarating lang namin and hindi pa namin kabisado way dun sa airbnb apartment na ni rent namin. Wala pa kami wifi , so we went to a convenience store to ask how to get there. Kasi per instruction , 5 minutes walk lang ,pero mukhang naligaw na kami and it's soo cold pa.  Very helpful naman yung mga Japanese though the problem is hindi kami magkaintindihan because they can't speak English . Then yung isang  guy, who looks European na buminili lang , lumapit and ask if he could help us. Ayun marunong siyang mag Japanese and English and ginamit nya yung cellphone nya to show us the way to the apartment .  Sa totoo lang ang babait din ng mga Japanese but communication is a challenge .

[hisana]

I'd describe this as more of a display of a strong social conscience and neighborly concern, pero gusto ko lang i-share. I remember yung neighbor namin dati when we used to live in an apartment. She warned me that her mother saw some boys trying to steal the bikes in our garage, umalis lang kasi nakita sila nung mother. Her mother did not want to say anything, baka raw kasi balikan sila, but she insisted on telling me pa rin.

I'm just thankful for what she's done. Alam naman natin dito sa atin, hindi safe, you really have to look out for yourselves. So alam ko the risk she took to tell me that. We weren't really even that close to them. (Safe naman sila, hindi sila binalikan, buti naman!) Plus lately puro mga nakakainis ang mga nakukuha kong neighbors, so mas lalo ko na-appreciate what a good neighbor she was.

[crzysxycl]

Yung mga driver ng jeep at fx na nasakyan ko nung saktong wala akong barya at hindi ako pinagbayad at hindi rin ako pinababa. super thankful dahil marami pa rin talagang mabait na pinoy. May isa din recently na tinanggap kahit 15 pesos lang ang coins ko, kulang ng 10 pesos and to think malaking bagay sa kanila yon.. Sakto kasi 500 bill na yung natira sa wallet ko.

Last March lang, yung 3 singaporean ladies na tinulungan kami at tinuro ang tamang way sa pupuntahan namin.. Sobrang nakakatuwa.

Thank God for these people!

[simang]

^same! .

Yung girl na pinagtunangan namin kanina ng directions. Tinuruan nya pa kami kung pano sumakay ng sky train and pati operating hours ng malls and markets na tinanong namin sinabi nya rin. She was really helpful! Good thing she speaks English.

[omneecka]

Just few weeks ago while walking in a dark part of a street near our area, there's this man na nakatingin sa akin, yun pala malapit ng malaglag bills ko from my pocket. Thank u, kuya, kundi baka di na ko nakapunta sa pupuntahan ko that night. 😊😊

[Bridgette*]

This was just yesterday night. I had a quite full day at the office with demanding meetings and a transaction which made me render overtime. Not also feeling well so when I left for home I'm already tired and sleepy. Halfway when I'm about to pay sa kundoktor did I realize na wala yung wallet ko ; ( Magpapababa na lang ako dapat sa SM to withdraw (luckily I have a separate wallet for my cards) but this fair chinita lady said ako na magbabayad, wag ka na bumaba mahihirapan ka pa sumakay. Sobrang thankful ako sa kanya, I asked for her account number para mag fund transfer more than the amount she paid for para man lang masuklian not the amount but her big heart in helping out but she said it's okay - an okay with a big and genuine smile. I bid my goodbye and sincerest thank you at kahit na P45 lang yun, na-realize ko kagabi na may mga mabubuti pa rin talagang tao lol.

Sana magkasabay ulit tayo fair chinita lady. I have captured your face in my heart just in case : )

[young_maiden]

Nung new lawyer pa lang ako, syempre kinakabahan pa ako sa mga hearings. When I attended a drug case years ago, I was so nervous. Iyong accused pa ang client ko. Nakakulong pa. I was thinking baka mabulok siya lalo sa kulungan kung pumalpak ako.

Buti na lang iyong isang lawyer na kapartner ko sa case tinulungan ako. More than 10 years na siya sa practice. Bago ang hearing, he gave me tips paano masurvive ang kaba at ano mga sasagutin sa judge. He barely knew me but he was kind enough to guide me. Hindi ko na siya nakita after that hearing.

A few months later, nakalaya na client ko.

Atty., salamat sa kabutihan mo. isa ka sa reasons bakit natuto na ako mag appear sa court na hindi pinapahalata ang kaba. natuto rin ako maghandle ng drug cases without fear. I hope to see you around.

[three8one]

yung hindi na pinabayadan sakin yung 3 concrete nail na binibili ko sana sa hardware. may libre pa din pala sa panahon ngayon at madami pa rin talaga.

[iceheaven31]

more than 10 years ago, i was walking somewhere in lawton area papuntang sm manila, sa may harap ng PVAO..
e hindi tumitingin sa dinaraanan, ayun.. muntanga akong pumalakda sa kalsada, parang bata.
buti na lang may dalawang babae at isang lalake na tinulungan akong makatayo.
nagpasalamat ako sobra, kasi nakakahiya talaga itsura ko.

[Rory_Lorelie_Gilmore]

I have tons of stories to share and I'm glad I do,  I also try my best to help out strangers as much as I can, lalo elderly, BUT super note worthy sakin everytime kasama namin Mama ko na PWD (stroke - paralyzed half body) and of course some will stare, di maiwasan yan lalo sa Pinas hehe, pero madami din kusa tumutulong, like Guards, Drivers etc. and it feels amazing.

[red_yesha]

Last year lang, nung bababa na ako sa tricycle at magbabayad na. Tagal kong kinalkal yung bag ko.. Hindi ko pa rin mahanap wallet ko. Napansin yun ni kuya driver at sabe nya sakin "naiwan mo wallet mo? Wag mo na akong bayaran" sabay ngiti. Laking pasasalamat ko kay kuya driver.
Then after ilang mos, Nung nagkasalubong kami sabe ko "kuya!!! Salamat pala last time, eto pala bayad ko" hehe. Kahit naaalala nya ako ayaw nyang tanggapin yung pera. Sabe nya ok lang daw talaga. hehe.

2nd: trike moment ulit.
Yung sinakyan kong tricycle, di ko napansin na kakilala yun ni mama. Tapos pamilyar pala sakanya mukha ko.
So nung magbabayad na ako ay tinanggihan nya. Sabe ko "kuya kunin mo na ito pls?" Sabe nya, "kulang pa nga yan sa binibigay ng mama mo sa mga anak ko" sabay ngiti.
Sa isip isip ko, si mama talaga parang si Santa Clause ang hilig mamigay ng pagkain or barya sa mga bata kahit di gaanong kakilala.
Then I realized na may mga tao palang nakakaappreciate and they are trying to return the favor kahit di mo hingin. Marami pa rin talagang mabubuting tao.