Padan muka is all I can say...
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'Walking the Plank' is my foray into unsteady waters that is blogging and that's exactly how I feel about it. Don't get me wrong, I usually have an opinion about everything, but I feel sorry that I have to stuff my views down innocent readers' throats ;p. Blame the boss - he decreed all journos must start a blog (I'm sure he has his reasons). That being said, it's sink or swim time so comment if you feel so inclined, keep profanity out and see if I can't give you something to think about.
Dec 23, 2009
Death to chain (e)mails
I do not like fowarded chain (e)mails.
They start with such a beautiful message on love or friendship and end with a mean, spiteful curse.
Such hypocrisy.
Stop including me in your the list of 10 or 15 or 20 people you must forward the mail to so that you can receive amazing news or find your one true love at precisely 12.34pm and subject me to certain death or dilapidating disease or whateverr.
Please.
Pretty please.
They start with such a beautiful message on love or friendship and end with a mean, spiteful curse.
Such hypocrisy.
Stop including me in your the list of 10 or 15 or 20 people you must forward the mail to so that you can receive amazing news or find your one true love at precisely 12.34pm and subject me to certain death or dilapidating disease or whateverr.
Please.
Pretty please.
Dec 11, 2009
Despicable!
Read this in the Sky News today and well, words failed me. Here is a family who genuinely want to care for a boy in need and instead of doing everything in their power to help make this happen, the powers that be were more engrossed in denouncing their responsibility over the child.
Not only do the two councils play ping-pong with the boy in regards over who will grant fostering care for the child, none of the councils even want to back the parents application for a Special Guardianship Order (SGO), which would allow them to make decisions for the boy, who has a major heart operation coming up.
Can't sign consent form, the boy can't have the operation, get it? Sad.
Where is the compassion? Lost in the paperwork I suppose? In the words of Daffy Duck, "you're despicable!"
Read the story and see if you don't shake your head in disbelief. The story can be found here...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091211/tuk-judge-s-fury-over-council-s-care-of-45dbed5.html
Not only do the two councils play ping-pong with the boy in regards over who will grant fostering care for the child, none of the councils even want to back the parents application for a Special Guardianship Order (SGO), which would allow them to make decisions for the boy, who has a major heart operation coming up.
Can't sign consent form, the boy can't have the operation, get it? Sad.
Where is the compassion? Lost in the paperwork I suppose? In the words of Daffy Duck, "you're despicable!"
Read the story and see if you don't shake your head in disbelief. The story can be found here...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091211/tuk-judge-s-fury-over-council-s-care-of-45dbed5.html
Dec 10, 2009
International Animal Rights Day!
It's International Animal Rights Day.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was signed by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948 and so similarly, the date, Dec 10, has been adopted to promote understanding for all living things and to advocate and "persuade humanity that kindness and respect is due to all sentient creatures." (http://www.uncaged.co.uk/iard.htm)
So from this day onwards (if not already), some do's and don't's I think we should follow:

Do's...
Love your pet.
Love thy neighbour's pet.
Adopt a pet.
Learn from nature.
Feed strays.
Preserve the animal's natural home.
Dont's...
Don't run over anybody's pet.
Don't abandon your pets.
Don't abuse your pets.
Don't buy anything that will support the illegal wildlife trade (no exotic meat, pet, pelt)
Don't hunt for sport.
Adopt: All animals have the as much right as any human to a chance at a happy life.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was signed by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948 and so similarly, the date, Dec 10, has been adopted to promote understanding for all living things and to advocate and "persuade humanity that kindness and respect is due to all sentient creatures." (http://www.uncaged.co.uk/iard.htm)
So from this day onwards (if not already), some do's and don't's I think we should follow:

Do's...
Love your pet.
Love thy neighbour's pet.
Adopt a pet.
Learn from nature.
Feed strays.
Preserve the animal's natural home.
Dont's...
Don't run over anybody's pet.
Don't abandon your pets.
Don't abuse your pets.
Don't buy anything that will support the illegal wildlife trade (no exotic meat, pet, pelt)
Don't hunt for sport.

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