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Dreams from Asia

ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS Bangladesh \| China\| India Indonesia\| Philippines\| Thailand\| Vietnam	AUDIO

China "When I grow up I want to be an ecologist because I think that human beings feel most at ease among nature."	Listen this dream and other children's dreams in Chinese...

"I want to be a mathematician. I am fascinated by mathematics because it is flexible and requires quick and clever thinking. So when my mother asks me to do some homework, I usually do some mathematical exercises."

"I want to be the world's most famous traveller, an extremely knowledgeable traveller. When I finish my studies I want to travel around the world, one country after another."

India "I want to be a fighter pilot, to fly in the air. I think if anybody conquers the air he can do anything. I also want to do something for my country."	Listen to more children's dreams from India in Hindi...

"If I was a boy I would be free to go anywhere at any time, I could do anything. In fact boys are more free than girls. Girls have to stay at home, have to do all the house work, get scolded by everyone... and boys... they never touch any work, always wandering outside, absolutely free... no fears, no pressures. That's why I imagine being a boy - then I would be free like them, roaming around, anywhere, anytime."

"I would like to learn hospital work. After learning it I'll open a small hospital in my village. The hospital is very far away at the moment so it will be good to have a hospital within the village."

Bangladesh "It will be good if we can study then there will be no uneducated children in our country. Everybody will study - they will get equal rights. People respect those who are educated. Those who are not educated are not respected. If they study they will get good jobs. Nobody will be able to cheat them."	Listen to children's dreams in Bengali...

"I want to study and become someone big and important. I want to study so that if I marry I won't suffer after marriage. I want to earn and give money to my mother. I want to become some big official."

"They make me work all day. One day I broke a plate while washing it so they beat me. Those who beat up child servants or maids at home should be punished. Many people kill children. Many burn children deliberately with hot cooking spoons. I have seen many instances like this - they beat up child servants - kill them and even hang them from ceiling fans and say that the child servants were themselves responsible for their deaths. "

Vietnam "I would like to become a journalist as that job gives me a chance to travel."

"I would like to become a medical doctor because then I can cure many people."

Indonesia "I want our salary to be really matched to the energy that we have to spend at work."	Listen to children's dreams in Indonesian...

"Please protect the children who are at work, they cannot fight against bad treatment imposed by their employers. They actually can fight but they are afraid of losing their jobs."

Philippines "My dream for the future is to be a social worker so that I can help other abused children like me.	Listen to the dreams of children who live in the Philippines...

"I have a simple dream at this point. I want to become a computer analyst."

Thailand "I want to be a soldier to protect our country."	Listen to children's dreams in Thai...

"I want to be a doctor to take care of my father and mother when they get ill."

"I am waiting to study, when I finish I want to own a bakery shop. I hope my dream will not be broken."

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