Ayers Rock
Gunung Keriang, Kedah.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Earthquake and War
After the earthquake and the tsunami, many people in Japan lost their loved ones and their homes. It is like a scene in a war-torn country. Many are cold and hungry but they know aids are on the way. The people still live in dignity. They know people from different countries care for them.
During World War II, many Chinese lost their loved ones and their homes. People then were not as lucky as the Japanese now. Women were raped. People lived in indignity under the aggressor's rule. There were no foreign aids. They were cold and hungry and remained so until the aggressor was defeated and driven out of their country.
We cannot stop the wrath of God. Natural disasters will continue to occur.
WWII happened 60 years ago. But wars are still waging in different parts of the world. How to stop one insane dictator or country from killing so many people!
During World War II, many Chinese lost their loved ones and their homes. People then were not as lucky as the Japanese now. Women were raped. People lived in indignity under the aggressor's rule. There were no foreign aids. They were cold and hungry and remained so until the aggressor was defeated and driven out of their country.
An orphan in China during WWII.
We cannot stop the wrath of God. Natural disasters will continue to occur.
WWII happened 60 years ago. But wars are still waging in different parts of the world. How to stop one insane dictator or country from killing so many people!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Earthquakes - Before and After
Some people are already living in hell before disaster strikes them. We cannot avoid natural disasters. But can we prevent social disasters?
Cité Soleil, Haiti's largest slum.
A Living Hell.
Photo from: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/285914#ixzz1GTV8D0J4
A slum completely demolished in Haiti earthquake.
A dying hell.
Japan after the earthquake, March 2011.
Beautiful Japan.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Leather Goods
I like leather. It is classy.
Like many animal lovers, I thought goods made of cowhides or lambskin are ok. They are the leftover after we have eaten the meat. How wrong I was! Read this.
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2011/3/8/lifefocus/8094926&sec=lifefocus
If we all stop buying leather goods, what will happen to the economy of poor countries like Bangladesh? If we continue to create demands for leather goods, what will happen to the health of the workers?
Like many animal lovers, I thought goods made of cowhides or lambskin are ok. They are the leftover after we have eaten the meat. How wrong I was! Read this.
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2011/3/8/lifefocus/8094926&sec=lifefocus
Home: Once a pleasant, semi-rural district in the Bangladeshi capital, Hazaribag is now a wasteland of toxic swamps, garbage landfills and mountains of decomposing leather scraps, surrounded by slums where tannery workers live.
If we all stop buying leather goods, what will happen to the economy of poor countries like Bangladesh? If we continue to create demands for leather goods, what will happen to the health of the workers?
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