April

In my Ipod:

Randomness

Movie: 

Book:

TV:

Grey's Anatomy
America's Next Top Model
American Idol

　
4.1.2007 
　

我不想再說歧視/偏見的話了
因為我不知道事實的全部
因為我相信人有很多面
而每人的想法都不同，更何況不同背景的人了
為什麼因為別人和我們不同我們就要取笑人？
是不是要所有人都和我們一樣，我們才可以接納？
是不是因為數個壞份子，你就要把全村人都罵個夠了？
我想放下成見
因為一群壞男人不能代表所有男人，
正如數個穆斯林人太激進了，也不代表所有中東人都可怕
你說你認識很多令你困窘的「大陸人」嗎？我說我所認識的都很可愛
我曾經覺得所有印度人都懶惰，但我原來從未嘗試去了解過
我們的社會習慣將人和事分類
膚色　種族　性別　宗教　國籍　地區　職業　
我們就用類別給人標上標籤
用自己的經驗或聽到的事例為各類別加上形容詞
例如：美國人都很無知
例如：女人都特別麻煩
這些分類，不是用來讓我們知道自己的渺小，學習接納不同嗎？
．．．
你就當我是無知吧
因為我知道的確是微不足道
我偏見，是由於我不願了解真相
我歧視，是由於一份優越感
我很為自己的偏見感到羞愧
所以，我決定從這天起戒掉偏見
3.30.2007 My 10 Nature Challenges
It seems like Canadians have not put nature conservation on their list at all until recent years.  It wasn't until people start to feel the extreme climate change that we become alert about the harm we do to our planet.  David Suzuki has listed 10 most effective ways to help conserve nature and help improve our quality of life.  Since I am already doing many of those on his list, I have decided to make my own 10 commitments to the mother Earth. 

My 10 Nature Challenges

1. Eat meat-free meals once a week
2. Use environmental friendly household products
3. Wash clothes with only cold water cycle
4. Make guests write their names on the water bottle and bring them with them when they leave
5. Reduce use of zip-locks, saran wraps, and other disposable containers
6. Take no more than 1 bath a month (of course I take shower daily)
7. Make volunteering for local lives/ environment protection as part of my next trip
8. Use paperless methods when possible
9. Avoid buying products that are in small packages
10. Get involved, stay informed, influence people around me

There is nothing worse than creating wastes and polluting this world for the sake of convenience.  Speaking of convenience, maybe I should find some time to watch the documentary An Inconvenient Truth and look for more inspirations.

　
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