HK victim thanks her doctors and nurses despite ordeal
By TheAdvocate
@TheAdvocate (2392)
Philippines
August 27, 2010 8:32pm CST
It was in the paper today that a victim of Mendoza struggled through shattered jaw and broken finger to write a thank you note to his doctors and nurses. I was really touched that she reached out to Filipinos even if she sustained severe injuries at the hands of another Filipino. To Yik Siu Ling, you have a truly forgiving heart!
To my Filipino compatriots, I hope that we can learn a lesson from this classy lady, forgive our lapses and move on together as a nation. Let's learn from this tragedy and rise again.
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13 responses
@jlamela (4897)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
Oh my God!really??that's pretty inspiring, it just means that this lady has a very pure and forgiving heart, she has lots of wisdom and very broadminded. Let's just be glad that there were still people who came alive with that terrible ordeal.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
Yes, it's very inspiring. Despite her pain and the ordeal she went through with Mendoza, she still managed to thank her doctors and nurses. One doctor admitted that he was hesitant to approach the victim after what happened. But it was the victim, without any prodding, who tried to write a note of gratitude. Gives you hope when you meet people like this.
@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
• United States
28 Aug 10
Well, that lady must have been real nice, unlike the locals who are thinking negatively. It is normal to thank the person who helped you. It's not even classy, it's just normal. Maybe not for Filipinos who are surprised by this.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
I beg to disagree with you. Showing gratitude is always classy. It may be normal but it shows breeding. It would be normal if the circumstances were normal. I don't consider hostage-taking normal.
@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
• United States
28 Aug 10
I understand that. I'm just saying that it's normal to show your appreciation to the people who helped you when you were down, right?
It was really nice of her to do that, but why does that surprise everyone? Maybe most of them wouldn't show such kindness after that isolated incident. No wonder many of you were surprised.
And about being classy, maybe to you it is classy, to me it's not. We both have different opinions and I respect yours.
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
Thank you to her... Many thanks to her.. i believe that with her forgiving heart, she too has a very understanding and very logical mind. I believe that it is really about understanding and knowing that we people are not the same. we each have our ownd differences and the mistake of one is not the mistake of all. It just hurts that when one person is blamed and everyone else is deemed guilty... its hard to really forget the feeling.
I hope that all the others find forgiveness in their hearts too...
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
29 Aug 10
I agree. Such inhuman acts are not confined to one culture though. Generalizing is a useless exercise. What Mendoza did was horrible but that does not also justify taking revenge on an entire nation. Like you, I hope that soon relations between our countries will be repaired.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
It is a normal gesture to say thanks to anybody who lend us help.
But yes,i admire that lady for having a kind heart,after the tragic experience she had encountered here in our country.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
29 Aug 10
Sure it is normal to express gratitude and it is really easy to say those words even if you do not mean it. But it is difficult to say those words and mean them when there is hate in your heart. The lady did not speak English and she probably did not understand everything that was going on around her. Yet, she struggled through a crushed larynx and broken fingers to express gratitude. I am not referring to just expressing gratitude, but more on the circumstances that she was in.
@Danzylop (1120)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
It is good that Hostages themselves didn't make comments that can make the situation worse. We understand the sentiments of HK Nationals that they hated Filipinos as a result of that incidents. If I am in their situation, I can understand them. HK natinoals are patriotic just like Filipinos. It is natural that fellow citizen feel sympathetic among themselves.
But still I am sad of what happened. Truly if greed comes to the mind of a person, he becomes desperate in all his actions and will do every thing to get it even if it means killing innocent lives.
@mercedlegurpa (955)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
For that, I salute her; to her life is more precious and thanking the people who saved her life is a mature attitude.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
29 Aug 10
It was touching that despite the gravity of her injuries and her unfamiliarity with the language, she struggled to reach out to her doctors. I think it was a mature gesture on her part.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
it just shows that she does not blame every one for what had happened. and she knows that what the hostage takes did should not be blamed for any one else. but i know that she is still having a hard time but at least in her heart , emotionally she has recovered already and that is the most important thing and that will see her through this ordeal and this will give her the strength. i hope that she does have this strength till she recovered physically and emotionally and psychologically.
@akopoaysi (739)
• Philippines
29 Aug 10
that is nice and i am thanking her for that. she really has a forgiving heart. i wish her to recover totally and hope for the best. God bless her! :)
@heddadixie (37)
• Philippines
29 Aug 10
It is very uplifting and inspiring. The impact is very different when the words come from the victim herself. She is such a kind and forgiving one. Her life could become different from what was used to be, but the concept of being alive, of being given the strength and chance to live, the way she cherished it made her such an utmost example to all.
