The biggest threat to our planet...

A bottle of wine, a laptop and a million thoughts that have accumulated over the past… year and a half since my last blog entry, has this so called “adult life” become my worst nightmare and consumed my life? The answer is obvious, but luckily (and unluckily) this Lung Mei “episode” (so I hope to be) has really put me back into perspective.

The gathering last Sunday at the Hong Kong government headquarters was beyond “blog-worthy”. Of course, being a “lazy” citizen myself, this was the first time I used my free time to go stand up for something that I believe. At first, I dreaded going…mostly because of a number of different obligations in my life, but my motivation to go (aside from protecting the environment) was the urge to feel united with the crowd of people next to me (a feeling I used to get at the few music festivals I’ve been to ;) although the feeling of “unity” wasn’t as powerful as those from other events, I was really amazed by how great everything was (organization, environment, participation…). I think people that have lived here all their lives don’t realize how great this city is. The simple fact that 3,000 people were able to gather in one place to voice their opinion (which goes against that of the government’s) without being stopped by police is unheard of in a lot of countries in the world. Aside from this, the place that we gathered at was beautiful…looking at Victoria harbor, blue skies, big opened area with trees…if I was anything close to being a good writer I would give a much more vivid picture than this.

I want to thank all those that contributed to the even that day and although all of us are a bit angry at our dear government officials for the bad decision that they have made/are making, we should also be glad that we are all given the opportunity to voice ourselves in a safe and pleasant environment.

Deep down inside I believe that the director of EPD (Environmental Protection Agency) and the marine specialists at AFCD (Agriculture, fisheries and conservation department) know that constructing a bathing beach at Lung Mei is a bad idea…maybe they are just afraid to speak up because their high-salary jobs would be on the line…? I don’t know…what I do know is that this event has clearly identified the problems with the current environmental protection system. Each government department and involved parties rely too much on each other and/or blame each other. If all these different sections and components exist for the sole purpose of environmental protection and supposedly everyone’s goals is to protect the environment, then how did we end up here today? Aside from green NGOs, have we all doomed the natural environmental by pursuing a career in this field? Why are we so afraid to speak up? Environmental protection is simple….simply just let things be, and that was what we were asking for in the first place. The root of the evil is that we all want to appear to be a certain way, we want to “seem” like we are doing everything we can to protect the seahorse, the starfish, and natural landscape but when it comes down to it, we are all hoping for someone else to do it for us. “The biggest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it” – Rob Swan.

The biggest threat to the plant,,,

A bottle of wine, a laptop and a million thoughts that have accumulated over the past… year and a half since my last blog entry, has this so called “adult life” become my worst nightmare and consumed my life?  The answer is obvious, but luckily (and unluckily) this Lung Mei “episode” (so I hope to be) has really put me back into perspective. 

The gathering last Sunday at the Hong Kong government headquarters was beyond “blog-worthy”.  Of course, being a “lazy” citizen myself, this was the first time I used my free time to go stand up for something that I believe.  At first, I dreaded going…mostly because of a number of different obligations in my life, but my motivation to go (aside from protecting the environment) was the urge to feel united with the crowd of people next to me (a feeling I used to get at the few music festivals I’ve been to ;) although the feeling of “unity” wasn’t as powerful as those from other events, I was really amazed by how great everything was (organization, environment, participation…).  I think people that have lived here all their lives don’t realize how great this city is.  The simple fact that 3,000 people were able to gather in one place to voice their opinion (which goes against that of the government’s) without being stopped by police is unheard of in a lot of countries in the world.  Aside from this, the place that we gathered at was beautiful…looking at Victoria harbor, blue skies, big opened area with trees…if I was anything close to being a good writer I would give a much more vivid picture than this. 

I want to thank all those that contributed to the even that day and although all of us are a bit angry at our dear government officials for the bad decision that they have made/are making, we should also be glad that we are all given the opportunity to voice ourselves in a safe and pleasant environment.  

Deep down inside I believe that the director of EPD (Environmental Protection Agency) and the marine specialists at AFCD (Agriculture, fisheries and conservation department) know that constructing a bathing beach at Lung Mei is a bad idea…maybe they are just afraid to speak up because their high-salary jobs would be on the line…?  I don’t know…what I do know is that this event has clearly identified the problems with the current environmental protection system.  Each government department and involved parties rely too much on each other and/or blame each other.  If all these different sections and components exist for the sole purpose of environmental protection and supposedly everyone’s goals is to protect the environment, then how did we end up here today?   Aside from green NGOs, have we all doomed the natural environmental by pursuing a career in this field?  Why are we so afraid to speak up? Environmental protection is simple….simply just let things be, and that was what we were asking for in the first place.  The root of the evil is that we all want to appear to be a certain way, we want to “seem” like we are doing everything we can to protect the seahorse, the starfish, and natural landscape but when it comes down to it, we are all hoping for someone else to do it for us.  “The biggest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it” – Rob Swan.

The biggest threat to out planet...

A bottle of wine, a laptop and a million thoughts that have accumulated over the past… year and a half since my last blog entry, has this so called “adult life” become my worst nightmare and consumed my life?  The answer is obvious, but luckily (and unluckily) this Lung Mei “episode” (so I hope to be) has really put me back into perspective. 

The gathering last Sunday at the Hong Kong government headquarters was beyond “blog-worthy”.  Of course, being a “lazy” citizen myself, this was the first time I used my free time to go stand up for something that I believe.  At first, I dreaded going…mostly because of a number of different obligations in my life, but my motivation to go (aside from protecting the environment) was the urge to feel united with the crowd of people next to me (a feeling I used to get at the few music festivals I’ve been to ;) although the feeling of “unity” wasn’t as powerful as those from other events, I was really amazed by how great everything was (organization, environment, participation…).  I think people that have lived here all their lives don’t realize how great this city is.  The simple fact that 3,000 people were able to gather in one place to voice their opinion (which goes against that of the government’s) without being stopped by police is unheard of in a lot of countries in the world.  Aside from this, the place that we gathered at was beautiful…looking at Victoria harbor, blue skies, big opened area with trees…if I was anything close to being a good writer I would give a much more vivid picture than this. 

I want to thank all those that contributed to the even that day and although all of us are a bit angry at our dear government officials for the bad decision that they have made/are making, we should also be glad that we are all given the opportunity to voice ourselves in a safe and pleasant environment.  

Deep down inside I believe that the director of EPD (Environmental Protection Agency) and the marine specialists at AFCD (Agriculture, fisheries and conservation department) know that constructing a bathing beach at Lung Mei is a bad idea…maybe they are just afraid to speak up because their high-salary jobs would be on the line…?  I don’t know…what I do know is that this event has clearly identified the problems with the current environmental protection system.  Each government department and involved parties rely too much on each other and/or blame each other.  If all these different sections and components exist for the sole purpose of environmental protection and supposedly everyone’s goals is to protect the environment, then how did we end up here today?   Aside from green NGOs, have we all doomed the natural environmental by pursuing a career in this field?  Why are we so afraid to speak up? Environmental protection is simple….simply just let things be, and that was what we were asking for in the first place.  The root of the evil is that we all want to appear to be a certain way, we want to “seem” like we are doing everything we can to protect the seahorse, the starfish, and natural landscape but when it comes down to it, we are all hoping for someone else to do it for us.  “The biggest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it” – Rob Swan.

Testing

Have i neglected you for too long?

Eyes Opened for Breeding Season

Never realized how much I love this time of year until now...

Most birds are at their most colorful this time of the year, I am really loving the way the cattle egrets look right now.

Spring migrants are here for a short time and there are still a few winter visitors here.

Trees are starting to flower.

Mangoes are in season, and they are delicious!

The weather is mild and pleasant.

It's really too bad this transition time lasts for a short time, but maybe that's part of the reason that makes it so special.

Growing Up with "Love"

In elementary school...you like someone, your friends tell him, he tells your friends he likes you, and through communicating through your friend...you two are "going out" but nothing actually happens.

In high school...you are blinded by your hormones, physical attraction is actually the only driving force. He thinks you're attractive too, suddenly you are a "couple". This "couple" is defined by the right to make out anywhere possible and trying to touch each other in as many unexplored places as possible.

In college...you fall in love for the first time. You are old enough to express your feelings for each other for the first time. Together, your relationship is full of memorable experiences mainly because at this age we are all doing a lot of life-changing things. You love the idea of what he is in that moment but have absolutely no thought for the long-term future. You forget to ask yourself realistically, "can he provide you with the life that YOU want?".

The beginning of adulthood...your sample pool of men that acquire the qualities you want is small, very small. Rarely you find someone that you "click" with. Then one day, you finally meet someone you can connect with physically and emotionally. This is great because not only are you attracted to them physically, you both have similar long-term goals and ideas on how you want to live your life. You like each other, that's obvious but it's not that simple. Is this person you want to invest time with? Is he someone you can see yourself making your life with? Unfortunately, at this point you are both trying to live your live, fulfilling personal goals and dreams...risking time and effort away from achieving these goals makes it impossible for you two to be together. Failure of past relationships (for both of you) and observations from surrounding relationships has made the idea of committing to someone even more unattractive.

...sample pool becomes even smaller...you know a few of "him" exists but will the 2nd and 3rd dimension of this universe be more forgiving in the future? How much tolerance do we have for this vulnerable feeling that we get from "love"/lust(whatever you wanna call it)~