For Earthlings

On September, I got to watch a documentary called “Earthlings”. I happened to click on “Earthlings” simply because I am interested in this term, which groups up all living things on earth with no discrimination or what so ever. My first thought was that I will get to see the beauties and similarities that all living things share, but it surprised me when this documentary is going another direction to make us understand the term Earthling. It will discuss on how mankind (the dominant specie of the planet) has been mistreating other animals, disregarding their own rights to live a free life.

I have always wanted to know exactly how our human world functions. And this particular “Earthlings” documentary can answer some of my concern.

Alright, I recommend everyone to watch the documentary “Earthlings” when you are free and watch it at one go. And after watching the documentary, please also watch Gary Yourofsky’s powerful speech that tackles the same issue. (If you cannot stand all those animal abuse videos present in the documentary, then you can choose to just listen to Gary Yourofsky’s speech. He will get you well-informed as well.)

After watching both videos, immediately I am sure that I will never support the Pets, Clothing, Research and Entertainment Industries that allow animal abuse to happen. As for Food industries, I will find my way to become a vegetarian or even vegan in the future. This change in my eating habits will be pretty challenging, but I will try my best to make it work. Hong Kong is really a meat-eating society…why do I say so? It’s extremely difficult to have a meal similar to “Mixed-vegetables rice” or 杂菜饭 that can be easily found in Singapore. At least 95% of the food sold in food stores in Hong Kong must include meat as the “main dish”. Therefore, it is really quite inconvenient for me to convert into a vegetarian. Anyway, the conversion is taking place for me already and I have reduced by at least 40% of my usual meat consumption during this month. Thanks to the food center near my school area that sells vegetarian food (with ‘fake’ meat and fillet), which I have been eating for lunch during my school days recently.

For now, my practice is not to eat meat whenever I can. Until I have found out where I can buy vegetarian products etc, I will slowly proceed to eat meat only once or twice a week. Hopefully, I can find my way to fully refrain myself from eating meat in the future. Well, I’m doing this for the sake of the animals which I strongly believe they do not deserve this kind of treatment. We have no reason for this to continue once we know about this and when we declare that we love animals.

And guess what, by doing this (not supporting Pets, Clothing, Entertainment, Research and Food Industries that abuse animals)…we are also saving the environment and our own health.

It’s time for some more reflections as to what we should really care about and do about in our lifetime.

There are many other documentaries available online (on youtube) that inform the truth or rather uncover the ugly side of us.

In the age of the Internet, there is (almost) no one stopping us to find out the truth and take actions but ourselves and our faulty belief system.

Lastly, I wish to express my thanks to the people who have made the documentary and Gary Yourofsky for his wonderful speech.

(153 posts btw)

nothingness

lol, i've took the time to edit my prev post, but in vain.

why edit? i've rushed to finish it and then blog it just before i head to shenzhen. once i came back to hk and review my writings, i can see tons of careless typo and grammar errors.

the blog post was related to 'nothingness'.

being particularly interested in the topic that i've chosen to discuss, i wrote some pretty long stuff about it. and just now, i've managed to 'polish' it to help me deliver my ideas across better. however, when i clicked the 'pusblish post' button, it brings me to an error page. my updated blog post has vapourised to nothingess.

lol.

awesome.

not going to edit it again. will not keep the prev error-ful post either.
and this shall be my post for August.

:)

hmm...

:(

alright, goodnight.

so far so good

Alrite…first of all, my holiday has been great so far. Before my trip to Singapore, I went to Macau with Daniel and his girlfriend, Sherraine for a 3 days 2 nights trip…and thanks to them, I got to stay in 2 diff hotels each night…the first one is Galaxy Macau and the other one is Hard Rock Hotel. I have to say that Galaxy Macau looks like some Paladin or Aladdin Palace…it’s grand, elegant and grand and beautiful and grand, lol... (note that it is a new hotel, hence everything looks more polished and stuff)…I personally like it’s exterior and interior design very much. If I’m not wrong, it’s a five star hotel, and their hotel rooms really reflected that standard well, haha. As for Hard Rock Hotel, it’s more of HARD and ROCK as you can see. So ya, it’s a very different environment compared to Galaxy Macau, both are unique and I like both of them :)

Hmm, I'll briefly summarise what I have done in my Macau trip…Visited various Hotels, visited various casinos (ard 7)…(spent a hell lot of time there, and I gambled a little..lost some money only, phew, haha. Anw, I was more into watching Daniel play some Dice game and Roulette most of the time, lol), ate Portuguese Egg-tarts (excellent stuff), ate few other nice food there too, watched an approx. 15 mins “Dragon Dance Show” (not sure about the name) screened in a dome in Hard Rock Hotel, pretty cool experience…Visited the memorial site of Macau…and then went to a museum nearby. and oh, there’s a man-made beach in Galaxy Macau, love the 'fake' waves there!…And then more gambling…more gambling…lol.

Hmm, I think that’s generally what (the tourist-side of) Macau is about. It’s about…beautiful buildings used to house only casinos, various high-end shops and restaurants for you to gamble and shop and eat till you ‘die’. I’m trying to say that…I really like those mega structures…but not those shitty things that you are ‘forced’ to do inside. Btw, there is no arcade in any of the Hotels. Why? Because you will only be spending little money in a quite a long amount of time there, and this is not what they want. They prefer to limit your entertainment choices…and encourage u to try your freaking luck in the casinos. Very wise…and evil. tsk tsk tsk...

Imagine, if gambling in casino is a waste of time and money, and time is money…just how much money have you lost in the end?…Not mentioning about sleeping late and breathing in second-hand smoke all the time. just how wasted can this be?

What is casino? Cash-In-No.

And so, two days after my Macau trip, I was on my way to Singapore.

My 10 days in Singapore were among my (very few) best days I have had so far since the day I’ve left Singapore.

yup, it was a wonderful trip. It was wonderful because I got to meet my friends in Singapore, simple as that. Hanging out with my friends in Singapore is something I frequently do when I’m free back then, but now, it is sort of an annual event for me.

Haiiiiizzz….

And of course, I have to thank my cousin, Chris Bro, for letting me stay at his place. We had interesting talks together and he reassured me that I’m gambling with my future when I told him about my “future plan”. To be exact about my plan, I don’t have an exact plan. Shit. …How I wish what I’ve plan for my future will work out the way I’ve plan it to be. man, it’s either the future is ever unpredictable or I’m a lousy planner. In any case, there is just hell too much uncertainty in my life. All I can do now is to be prepared for everything…lol…sounds good in theory…but impossible to achieve in action. But hey, this is really what we should all be doing now…to be prepared for everything…all the changing and the non-changing…ups and downs…gains and loss. It’s all about the mind, heart and body. and just nice, Chris Bro sees a person in term of these 3 areas as well. He said that I have the heart to become the artist I want to be. but I seriously lack the business sense for things to work out right for me.(my mind ain't good enough)

“You’re dreaming,” he said. “Hell yeah,” I answered with my heart.

So now I know what I’ve been lacking/ should upgrade on…it’s about time to understand the world from the business view point. I’ll try to. But allow me to complain first… I fucking hate the bu$ine$$ world. Over and over again, it destroys the values in Art, Nature and Humanity. I’ll briefly understand it, just to give a little shit about this gigantic, obsessive, hideous monster….my all-time arch enemy in all 13 dimensions of the universe. I’ll not fight you…cause if I do, you’ll win the game again. I’ll understand you and then have my ways to ignore you while still getting the job done.

Okay, in other words…I’m trying not to be a slave working for money.

Anyway, it’s great to see my friends again…knowing that everybody are moving forward and things are going pretty well for most people, except for some. Yea, my brothers have “fallen”…in the game of love. It’s pretty frustrating to know about such news. There’s not much I can say about this, so stay strong guys. and to everyone, just keep rolling man!!!

oh, I wish to point out that it’s always your friends, your dream…and if you’re lucky, your family and your soul mate that will lift you up every time you’re down. They matter. They are what make your life a life. Cherish them. I’m really too too too fortunate to know that I have already made lifetime friends, have a dream worthy to fight for, and have a wonderful family (and relatives) with me. I’m extremely thankful for all this.

All that my parents wanted me to be is to be a healthy and upright person. That’s all. They’ve never pushed me to do anything, i'm grateful for that, still I'm going to follow their footsteps and be part of the art world. It’s heartening to know that my parents are happy with who I am now and what I’m doing now…except that they are ‘angry’ with me for not taking my breakfast seriously, not drinking enough water and not exercising regularly …haha!

Talk about exercising, I’ve just went to shoot some hoops today! That’s my fourth time exercising this year. Cool huh. well, i’m glad that I’m still quite accurate with my mid-range set-shooting. But I can’t shoot jump shots well now…I blame it on the heavy and slippery basketball, lol!

So what’s going on with me now? I’m basically skipping around the following fields…watch movies, watch youtube videos, watch TED.com, pencil sketch, digital doodle, developing projects that can never be completed, read online manga, watch anime and trying out Chinese painting (insanely difficult but can be fun too). and playing basketball of cos. Hmm, I’m just allowing my heart to tell me what to do next. I’m pretty efficient this way, haha. Cos in this way, I’m working with my mind, heart and body nicely ‘aligned’ together. The risk/problem is that, my heart tends to lead me to all directions.

So be it. All in.

June

hey Time...please pass by slowly when i'm having my holidays. I seriously can't cope with your speed. and once again, i have planned to fail...as i didn't plan my holiday properly, not mentioning executing them. i'm just going with the flow for now...trying to relax...try to allow things to happen naturally...but whenever i look back, as much as i have feel/know that i have gain something valuable along this journey...i would still think that i have not make good use of my time.

hmm, maybe i really need to learn how to (truly) relax, haha.

anyway, it's not a big deal. The big deal for this holiday is that i'm going to Singapore on 24th June! YAYYYYY!!! and my wish for this trip is..........................for Time to pass away slowly. Let me enjoy my time to the fullest. every second should feel like an eternity. ok, that's scary.lol!


oh btw, here's a video that i've watched today. super touching. this video has once again proved that we have great command over the life that we want to lead. in this case, a (hopeless) gangster can turn over a new leaf and become such a hopeful and respectable person...living a life filled with true love, joy and peace. and this video has also proved that mother's love for his child is boundless. and in this vid, the kid's mother not only has unconditional love and faith in his child, she is very wise too. I'm so happy for her that she can pull his son back on track again. (and even better, reestablished the broken family.)
well, some people..(like his other gangster friends)...might not have the luck to come into contact with such great people like the kid's mother or some great teachers. but the knowledge/wisdom that will lead to the right path is forever there. And that is to genuinely love, care and respect other people. (and of course there are other important details to know if one wants to walk on the right path of life.) Well, the book （弟子规） is an old teaching material for the children back in the past...This is one of the book that can guide people onto the right path. i have briefly gone through it before...and have yet to discover the gem in it. but i will. (i guess the internet have access to the writings).
NOTE! get your tissue ready before watching this vid.


i still have so much to learn. there are so many invisble great things are out there. waiting for me to discover them :)

and i've finally read "Little Prince"! downloaded an pdf version of it online...(for free, lol)...and yeap, it's an interesting read!

well, i'm heading to Macau tmr...for two days plus. my instinct tells me that i should pay a visit to that place. I'm not going there to just...play play play....have fun, have fun, have fun. I'm just trying to understand myself better.

okay, i need to relax.

hahaahah. shall stop typing already. i should be sleeping now, but my heart tells me to blog...NOW. and i did. okay...my brain is telling me to sleep....NOW. and i'm going to :)

i need to relax.

:O

Happy Birthday Ray Ray!

Fantastic! Ray Ray has been around me for 2 years already!

yeap, 21st May is Ray Ray's birthday. It's an extra pleasure for me to know that 21st May 2011 was rumoured as the end of day or Judgement Day or Doomsday...

as we know by now....(22nd May 2011 already)....yesterday was not the end of the world.

Well...i have this little observation. It is highly possible that our almighty Ray Ray has decided to let mankind live for a while longer. He is giving us one more chance to prove our worth....

LOL. okay. what a story huh.

anyway, i've finished all my assignments already! and my first free time drawing shall be dedicated to Ray Ray of cos. unfortunately, i can only finish it now..which is a few hours after 21st May 2011. hope he doesn't mind me sending this belated birthday card. (of cos, he won't :P )


alright, good day!