Thursday, December 14, 2006
I hardly get to blog twice a day...but here i am again.
Coz i realised i forgot to blog abt this VERY IMPORTANT thing that happened during the trip...and today i had all the time in the world.
Haha, finally i can get to chill out at home by myself..just playin' with vicky, do MDS* stuff & watching my latest K-drama, My Girl! This show is hilarious man...anyone wanna borrow? I got 5 sets of K-dvd from Shanghai plus 3 movies..yay!
Ok...i digressed again.
I wanna blog about the standard of living in China as compared to Singapore..its really a vast difference. After this trip, i thought to myself..if someone were to put me there and live for 1 yr or so..i will definitely become a changed person..as in realising the importance of money more and knowing how fortunate i am since im born. During the 1 week trip in China..i saw so many examples of poverty..its practically everywhere. People might think its bullshiet..but i really want to devote my retirement to social work..not in singapore but abroad. For the luxury i am enjoying now..i shall repay them when i retire. This is my lifelong goal..and it has always been since i was young. Going to China makes me even more certain to achieve this.
What did i see exactly? During this particular seminar with a university in Hangzhou, there was an old man in his 50's pouring tea glass by glass for everyone in the meeting room. There were about 35 of us in total. And there he was...pouring for each and everyone and bring the glass to the table and distributed to us. And he was smiling all the time. When he served me my tea, i looked at his dry & wrinkled hand..and my heart ached..i wonder to myself, how can someone ever be satisfied or contented doing a job like this for his whole life? The weather was so cold and he dont seem like he has sufficient clothing to keep himself warm..i was really affected by what i saw. It may seem unimportant to other ppl..but somehow, it struck me quite a bit.
And beggars...they are really EVERYWHERE...they roam the streets..or just park somewhere in the middle of the pavements. I mean...really parked, coz they have no limbs at all. They cant even move. I was really damn heartbroken to see this kinda things happen in China. We werent allowed to give em anything at all..not a single cent coz our tourguide said tt they belong to a syndicate..so their limbs are being chopped off intentionally so that they can beg for more money. This is damn sad. Some looked so cold, haggered and old..with no limbs and food...how i wish i can give em all my money...but once u give to one, alot more will appear..coz there were really tons of them. Wonder why the Chinese government is not doing anything to save this situation. Sucks to see this..so inhuman.
And today while im packing my room to shift to my new house...sense of guilt struck me. I suddenly thought of the beggars in China and the fact that i was throwing tongs of branded clothes, cosmetics, perfumes everything away...all these add up to thousands of dollars. Someone, pls wake me up from this unrealistic dream. I need a financial revamp to my life. Jiaming...eunice...anyone??
*georgiana* 
