Billionaires Afloat, Children on a Float

The other day while browsing the web a funny juxtaposition of 2 stories at Yahoo Maktoob about my country, the Philippines, so out there that it is worth  blogging about. Which picture should we believe what is real and happening ?

Story and Picture 1

Three Billionaires

According to Forbes, the billionaires now in the Philippines jumped to 11 with Henry Sy, the SM Malls tycoon, leading them all at 7 billion dollars.

Story and Picture 2

 Three Children

This picture was taken during the typhoon that hit the country this week. Three children, obviously from the slums of Manila  managed to stay dry on their improvised raft.

So which is real and which is surreal? 

The Philippines' stock market must have soared high for the past years giving the country more New Money but on the other side of the coin, poverty is its face. Should we rejoice about our country's latest gains or should we reflect on what lies underneath? I don't know but I pray one day hope will at last, float. 

:)