It really breaks my heart to read an article of the poorer Haitian eating mud cakes as their main meals. I tried to imagine the taste of mud mixed with sugar and shortening melting in my mouth... My mind just tell me it's disgusting but my heart cried to know that this is a reality of people resulting to eating dirt just to live by everyday while people here could eat all they want. Yea I know I have a colleague who wasted so much food everyday. Yes it's everyday. She eats nasi lemak or fried noodle every morning. And she could not even clean her plate. There would always be bits of rice/noodle and some friend egg pieces. If you were to pile these food waste everyday, you would get a full plate by the 7th day. I'm not joking... you could always try out this experiment. And everyday I don't understand why they have to throw the newspaper along the food styrofoam container even though it's clean. I could always remind them gently but I'm tired to do that so I seldom join them for breakfast. It's an eyesore to see people wasting food knowing there's always a possibility of us eating food at the expense of others.

I was thinking to myself... is there any way I could help out.

Another thing is I was thinking of this poem... Poem ... actually should it be even called poem?

Saw you once
I fell in love with you

Saw you twice
My heart is yours forever

Saw you thrice
I wanted to ask if you like me too

When I look into your eye
I don't even have to ask ...
for I recognize you as
my Soulmate

Man .. it's so lame ...

It is sickening.
Especially at buffets, where I sit there and watch people literally stuff their faces and then leave a buch of crap on their plate because it's not going to cost them any money. I clean my plate everytime, no questions asked.
» The-Muffin-Man on 2008-02-05 07:13:48

Learnt of the Haitian's public debt problem in my World Issues class and it's really bad. I don't really like going to buffets but I really hate it when people don't appreciate what they currently have.
» Nuttz on 2008-02-06 11:55:48

RE:
no, you cant eat it -_-
» crz4manga on 2008-02-06 11:36:40

It's not the biggest help in the world but...
check out www.thehungersite.com You can give for free everyday and if you buy the really cool things they sale it tales you how much food the profit from it is going to provide.
» lyndeep on 2008-02-08 02:31:46

I like it! Maybe play around with a little until you like the sound of the poem?

RC: thanks for the encouragement. Hopefully you will see it in stores soon ^_^.
» jinyu on 2008-02-08 06:16:23

Happy new year to u too! I agree with muffin man, sometimes those who go to buffets pile so much food on their plate and dont even finish and that gets thrown out. I get so mad!! I have always been brought up to clean my plate and not waste food. Also my mum used to scare me saying that if I left even one piece of rice on my plate that would be like my future husband's face, full of pimples and spots. lol!
» von-nation on 2008-02-08 08:44:37

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