Random act of kindness you'll never forget

[dkbgutierrez]

Hi there! Lahat naman siguro tayo ay naka-experience magawan ng random act of kindness like yung may stranger na nagturo ng direction sayo, binigyan ka ng money dahil nawalan ka ng wallet, etc.. Pero sa lahat ng yun, ano yung pinaka-remarkable para sa'yo?

Sakin, meron akong sobrang malas na araw. Bago ako sa isang lugar, may hinahanap akong terminal.. Naglakad ako ng naglakad at naka-ilang ikot-ikot na ako.. nararamdaman ko na masisira na ang sapatos ko at BOOM nasira nga at di lang yun, bigla pang umulan!!  Isa lang ang nasabi ko sa sarili ko "What a day!!" Anyway, may heels pa yun at sira kung sira.. so I dragged my feet at sa wakas, nakita ko na rin ang bus.. yun nga lang tayuan na.. siksikan pa... May choice pa ba ako eh gusto ko na umuwi? I was really uneasy with my wet feet and I was so tired... Tanggap ko na di na uso yung magbibigay ng seat ang guys sa girls.. Ready na ako tumayo for half an hour pero there was this guy who offered me his seat... (I guess nakita niya ang shoes ko) At sobrang natuwa ako!!  pero di ako expressive kaya mahinang thank you lang nasabi ko... Pero that meant a lot to me.. Di ko na sya matandaan pero di ko yun makakalimutan..

Kayo, what's your story?

[aquacharly]

Sept 2011; late afternoon in NYC.
I was walking around, biglang  shucks umulan!
I was deciding where to make silong -- when a man just shoved an open umbrella into my  palm (which held up uselessly shading my face from the rain).    I wasn't even able to say thanks -- he hurried off in the rain.

[aoshi_01]

This happened around 2011. Papasok na ako sa work noon and I was already inside the Ayala-bound FX. Usually ang style pag sa terminal ka ng FX sasakay is the barker would collect the fare para wala nang istorbo sa biyahe. Nung dudukot na ako sa bag ko, I realized wala yung coin purse ko. Ang laman lang ng wallet ko was my ATM. Yung katapat ko na kuya who looks like he doesn't even have money to spare, handed me Php50.

Sobrang hiyang hiya ako kasi at the time naka-full corporate attire pa ako, tapos hello, walang pamasahe? I got his number para maiabot yung payment sa barker nung terminal. I don't know up to this day kung nakuha niya yung bayad because he never replied after my texts.

[dkbgutierrez]

marami pa rin talagang mabait

[khriseeee]

Standing in line at the grocery in the middle of holiday rush. I only had 1 item to purchase, a can of milk for my baby. The lady in front of me (despite us both waiting a good 30 mins) told me to go ahead of her seeing that I only had 1 item. Super grateful!

People who have helped me with my luggage when I travel solo.

[rics]

last week, when i got of the bus and started to walk going to work, bigla bumagsak malakas na snow. it was almost zero visibility tapos ang lakas ng hangin. meron car who pulled over and told me to get in. sabi ko its ok, kasi i know the man's office is malapit lang yung sa akin dulo pa. but he said no worries i will bring you there. so sumakay ako and hinatid nya ako sa harap ng office building then turned back to go to his office. i was so happy the whole day.

[sassa]

Nung college ako, nakalimutan ko yung wallet ko pala so wala akong pambayad sa fx (php10). I called my blockmate sa cellphone na abangan ako sa labas ng school namin para makapagbayad ako. Then this guy, overheard our conversation yata, then just handed my Php10 para makapagbayad na ako.

I was super relieved and grateful That was 6 years ago pa.

[iampennylane]

SONA noon, time ni GMA. Yung office ko eh sa Quezon Ave and I'm from San Mateo, so ang route ko eh commonwealth and batasan. Eh nagcocommute lang ako nun, di ko naman alam na di na pala madadaanan yung isang lane ng Commonwealth hanggang doon sa may Sandigan. So yung mga jeep/bus/fx eh hanggang lagpas lang ng Tandang Sora. Wala na talaga akong choice kundi maglakad. Grabe kabuwanan ko nun, di ako makapagtext sa asawa ko kasi naubusan ako ng load tapos wala akong makitang nagtitinda ng load habang naglalakad ako. So imagine yung haba ng lalakarin ko Tapos merong sumabay sakin na middle aged man, inaalalayan ako hanggang makarating ako sa Sandigan, kasi daw baka mapaanak ako ng wala sa oras. Inaaaliw nya lang ako ng kwento habang naglalakad kami so parang nakalimutan ko yung pagod ko

[merchee]

2 years na ata akong nagwowork nun. naka-power dress pa naman ako. while walking towards mrt, nasira yung shoes ko. natanggal yung heels ng stiletto ko (left shoe). ang hirap to walk na ang tangkad ng isa and yung isa is flat. so I was trying to remove yung heels ng right shoe ko...ala-mentos moment! PERO ANG HIRAP PALA NUN! hahaha...di ko sya matanggal. I was there for 5 or 10 minutes!

then a guy walking towards mrt stopped, he saw ata what I was doing. He took the shoe and tinanggal yung heel. as in isang bend lang tanggal agad. I was surprised. He gave the shoe back and the heel tapos smiled tapos umalis na. As in no words or anything. Sa sobrang amaze ko, it took me few seconds to process what he did. hahaha.

He was about to leave when I said thank you and smiled back. tapos tumango lang sya then he walked away. Tapos sinuot ko na the shoe tapos bumili ako agad ng shoes kahit mumurs lang. hahaha. nakakatuwa lang he saved me effortless in some way that time. It happend pala sa walkway in edsa-guadalupe katapat ng gudalupe mall.

[bellanjelah]

i was working pa that time sa makati med, super late na kaya mega rush from mrt diretso ako ng hagdan sa sobra yatang panic ko kasi nauna na yung mga patients kesa sa akin parang nauna ang katawan ko nag move kesa sa paa ko to step so nawalan na ako ng balanse, isip ko diretso na ako sa emergency when all of a sudden biglang may humila sa akin from behind and saved me from falling down the stairs. He didnt say a single word, hindi man lang lumingon mabilis ang pangyayari nakababa agad sya and then disappeared.I was speechless. As far as i can remember, walang ibang tao na pababa ng hagdan that time ako lang (Buendia station) , i think he is my guardian angel, super thankful ako.

[inluvewithmikewesten]

Yong di ko makalimutan when I was in college. Jeep lang kasi sinasakyan ko papunta school. Doon ako sa unahan nakaupo sa tabi ng bintana. Napagitnaan namin ni Manong driver yong anak niya na around 12 years old. Ang layo ko na when I realized I left my wallet. Hiyang hiya ako pero Manong driver was so understanding sabi niya nangyayari talaga yon. He asked his son to give me 50 or 100 pesos para may pambili ako food and pamasahe pauwi. I almost cried and prayed na sana God would keep the father and son blessed.

[ikaela]

I love this thread. Here's my contribution:

My flight home earlier this month got cancelled again, for the second time in a row. The walk to the rebook/refund booth was pretty far and being in the last semester of my pregnancy, I couldn't walk as fast as the other passengers. Needless to say, I was one of the last in line when I got to the booth.

People were disgruntled, the line was moving slow and on top of that, the staff were saying that there were very few seats left for tomorrow's flight. I was losing hope at that moment when two Chinese nationals at the very front of the line saw me and my belly and insisted that I go ahead of them. I was able to get on the flight the next day and get home in time for my checkup, before my medical travel certificate expired. The two Chinese men weren't on that flight with me but I'm forever grateful to them!

[bratty]

Yung 1st travel ko with my eldest son, 2 m/o pa lang sya that time. Muntik na ako masarahan ng check in counter. So, yung mga staff ng cebupac, aligaga sa pag-tulong sa akin. Sila na nag-fill up ng immigration card ko, pinirmahan ko na lang. Hinatid ako sa airplane kasi last passengers na kami ni baby. Tapos yung mga nakatabi ko sa airplane nun, super helpful din. Isang FDW at nurse. Si ate FDW, nung nagland kami sa Sg, sya na ang literal na nagbuhat ng gamit ko at nagtulak ng trolley. Kaya madali ko binigay kay hubby si baby para magpasalamat ng sobra kay ate.

Isa pa, yung mga baggers ng SM supermarket na ihahatid ka sa parking lot, at tutulungan ka pa mag-mani-obra. Mahina ako sa parking, opo. Hahaha

[sexy_maldita0089]

Nung nag-apply ako ng work sa province namin. Medyo malayo sya so kelangan kong mamasahe. After ng interview, pasakay na sana ako, I realized kulang pala pamasahe ko. Siguro nakita ng security guard ng company na parang may hinahanap ako sa bag ko, tinanong nya ko kung ano problema ko. Nakakahiya man, sinabi ko na kulang ang pamasahe ko. Then binigyan nya ko ng pera kung hindi baka naglakad ako hanggang sa bahay namin

[thea_girl]

sarap nga basahin!   

here's mine: applicant din ako dati nung nangyari to, lumuwas pa ko ng manila to get this interview sa isang hotel, nandun nko umagang umaga palang then inabot yung interview ng lunch time sa dami ng applicant hindi nila na accomodate, so pinapabalik kami after lunch na eh ang pera ko nun is sakto lang as in, so the other applicants said lets take our lunch first nahihiya ako kase sakto lang money ko, then meron isang applicant na nag offer na libre nya nalang daw lunch ko. grabe super thank you ako sa kanya kahit super hiya rin ako.

[snowberry]

Ang sarap magbasa ng thread na to. Marami pa rin mabait na tao , so there's still hope .

Here's my experiences. These 3 incidences happened within a month to me .First , I went to a jewelry/ watch  repair shop inside Puregold. I asked the girl sa shop to clean my eternity ring, kasi meron silang ultrasonic cleaner yata tawag dun.  Pagkatapos,  I asked how much, pero sabi niya huwag na raw . I insisted on paying her, pero ayaw niya tanggapin. So, I happily thanked her na lang . Afterwards, naging suki talaga ako ng shop nila like when I need a change of battery ng watch. The second one is at Mr Quickie, may pinanpalitan ako na yung pang close ng zipper, tapos ganun din ayaw na pabayaran. NA surprise din ako kasi usually mahal sila maningil hehhe.  Lastly, sa Ideal Vision, maluwag yung frame ng sunglasses ko. Hindi ko sa kanila binili yun, pero inayos nila . When I asked how much, wala daw and even gave me  me a pouch.

I was so surprise asking myself what good deeds I have done  to deserve such good karma na sunod sunod.

Pero , hindi nman puro ako ang recipient ng good deeds., I also had my share . I saw an old woman, na parang hirap maglakad, and I approached her and inalalayan ko hanggang maisakay ko siya sa jeep. One time while driving , I saw a girl na  hindi makalusong sa may baha, medyo mababaw lang pero ayaw nya siguro basain shoes nya.  I opened my car and asked her to ride para maitawid sa baha. At first natakot yata yung bata, baka nga naman kidnapper ako.

[andreil_19]

Actually, marami na rin pero eto just last year : baha kasi sa kanto ng street namin hanggang paa lang
naman pero the flood has been there for many months already habang naglalakad kami ng daughter ko
pauwi sa house may humintong kotse at pinasasakay kami. Wala ng kyime pa sumakay agad kami kasi i'm more concern with my daughter kahit naka-rubber boots pa sya i just thanked them and prayed for them to have more blessings. twice nangyari sa amin yun pero different person.

During ondoy naman- binaha kami so we need to temporarily leave the house kasi stagnant yung water habang naglalakad kaming pamilya may nag-invite sa amin na dun na lang daw kami sa bahay nila sa kabilang village. they were also affected by floods i didn't expect someone fr strangers eh will invite us to their house samantalang yung kumare ng asawa ko na nasa kanto lang namin ang bahay kahit aso namin na nasa kulungan di nila tinanggap. i was touched sa invitation though we've declined it kasi nahiya rin naman kami.

[Doink!]

I asked somebody from this forum re. a support group for women. Hindi nya dined a & gave me the info that I need & for someone na ligalig she made me feel that there is hope somewhere.
I posted something in this forum just to vent off & 2 women replied. One even gave me her number & told me that if I need somebody to talk to that she's just there....and for someone who feels that I'm always at the brink of insanity to hear them say, I'm not alone... Wow! I'm forever grateful & it makes you want to pay it forward to say to a total stranger that whatever you are going through, someone a complete stranger is willing to listen & sometimes that is enough... There's hope....

[tomatostellar]

nung gradeschool pa ko sinasama ako madalas ng mom ko sa office. One day naiwan nya wallet nya, but we're far to go back pa. Pinaabot naman kami nung jeepney driver sa pupuntahan namin, sa Alabang. Pag baba namin ng jeep, nung patawid na kami may lalaking humawak sa kamay ko, at nag abot ng P20 ata yun. Nagulat ako, and d na din ako nakapag react, ni hindi ko na nakita yung mukha ni kuya kasi naglalakad na din sya nun.

[oshiawase]

I was in Osaka then, in a little town. I was looking for a school. So I asked this old lady. My Japanese then (well, up until now) is not that good but I was able to communicate the place where I want to go to. Since she is in a hurry to go somewhere, she stopped a boy passing by and asked him to accompany me. And so he did. It was awkward being a foreigner and not being able to speak clearly. So I said sorry to him in Japanese. And he answered something like, "what are you being sorry for? don't be. It's okay". Yes, naintindihan ko yun kahit in Japanese. Anyway, so the boy did help me find the way.

And then in Niigata as well, I was going to a concert place but I dunno where it is. So I asked this woman who was then with her daughter. And then they realized we were going to the same place so they asked me if I want to go with them (in Japanese) and they did take me there. They even kept me company the whole time before the actual concert. And mind you, I was the only foreigner there. And being in a company of a foreigner might not be in the best of your interest sometimes in Japan. So I appreciate these people more and more.

I hope they are all okay. : )