China students tie pigs up, then kick and beat them with metal poles

China students tie pigs up, then kick and beat them with metal poles

You know, I love pork. But I also love pigs.

My father used to sell pork before he retired. He was selling pork for more than half a century, starting out as young as 10 or 14 years old. That was his only means of income to support a family of five. So, in a way, I owed my life to these lovely creatures and I have learned to respect them, even though I consume them.

And I feel enraged and deeply depressed looking at these photos of cruelty and torture to a living creature who has no power against humans. I wondered what had prompted these people to do such a heinous thing. I pity them(the humans), for they have no regards and respect to the creatures which could be their food.

I hope they will die of hunger. Just kidding.

"What happened to your eyes? They are swollen!"

Old Flavour

Am I glad that certain flavours just never change.

The taste of well-fried fish drizzled with light soy sauce, together with white porridge now is exactly the same when I had it about 25 years ago. With the ever-changing world, I tend to seek solace in this kind of oldie food, reminding myself that however the world has changed, I am still myself.

How I wish I can go back to my childhood. Things were so much simpler, even the food tasted simpler then.

Save the World's Saddest Dolphins

I had forgotten about this blog.

Click HERE. Save the world's saddest dolphins, right now.

Baby In Stealth Mode

DD is so funny. I forbade her from going near the fan because it is too dangerous.

Then, DD tried to crawl very slowly, like in stealth mode, and made her way toward the fan quietly, thinking that would elude me. I was watching her all the while and thought it was very creative of her to do that. But I just scooped her up once she reached her destination. And it happened again and again and again.

So cute.

What I Saw, I Wrote

So many times I had seen domestic helpers pushing elderly people on wheelchairs and strolling around the neighbourhood. I saw it every morning and evening. But one thing I don't see were the smiles on these elders' faces. Everyone of them looked glum and dejected. It is so sad to see them this way. They can't communicate with the maids because of language barrier, and some of them simply pushed the elders to some sheltered area and left them gazing at some blank. While some others stopped to talk to their fellow country mates, and "parked" the few wheelchairs of elders at one side.

Whatever the conditions that these elders were in, I was very sure that they had wished the ones pushing them around were their sons, daughters or grandchildren. Certainly not someone who can't even speak their language and definitely not someone who doesn't even know their life stories. If you have a wheelchair-bound elderly person at home, be the one that strolls the neighbourhood or park with him/her.

Earth Hour 2011

I can only do a partial Earth Hour this year. The weather has been erratic, varying between extreme warm and and extreme wet. And DD is in this year so I would have to switch on the fan and night light, at least. I hope she will be asleep by 8pm, so that I can switch off the rest of the lights, if not, it would be on until she is asleep. Ya, that would be my plan.

My Crocheting Journey -- The End.

Haha.

I have found a perfect pattern for baby cardigan! It's a modification from a baby dress from The Art of Crochet By Teresa. So instead of crocheting the skirt part, I modified it to become a cardi. And the best thing is, you don't really have to count the number of stitches. Just estimate based on your measurements. Ya it's that flexible. The video is in Youtube.

So I had made a shrug for DD. Just continue the sleeves to whatever length you want, add buttons and buttonholes. This is just a sample because I had made it too small. DD scan still wear it but will grow out of it in no time. Yay. I'm happy. And I thought that I would never ever be able to make a cardigan for DD. My perseverance had paid off, hehehe.