i saw something disturbing today.

my best friend & i were walking along huaihai road after a delicious lunch in a warm restaurant, hands full of shopping bags. it was a wonderful conversation and we were feeling very happy.....then we saw a lady eating from a trash bin.

to be exact, she was drinking the droplets left in a discarded bottle of milk tea. then she dived headfirst into the trash can, trying - but obviously to no avail - to find something nutritious to help her get through the harsh winter day.

we gave her some RMB to get some decent food. but no matter how much we give, the cash will only last her a while before she has to go back to ingesting rubbish for survival.

it is evident that the PRC needs to provide more welfare! and the filthy rich should try to do something too.

6 years ago, i saw a scene like this when i first came to shanghai. to see something like this on shanghai's Park Avenue in 2009, when china tops FORTUNE's 50 Richest...how to describe it? disgusting would be an understatement.

but the PRC govt policies + billionaires' minds = not something within my power to change.

in this new year, let's make a difference by giving some moolah when we see these unlucky peeps OK!

after all, it only takes 30 sec to give a fellow human some decent days. worthy exchange, no?

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on a lighter note, weather woman says it may be snowing tomorrow! let's do the snow dance!

p/s: i went back to ssis on tuesday. only saw half the juniors/teachers i want to see. and can't meet all the lovelies outside ssis, bcos i am leaving so soon! (yes i am greedy) pffft. ANGRY! and it's all bcos i lost track of time when i.......

p/p/s: saw choir again (: new choir teacher is sincere, lovely lady but she is not chorally trained (!!!! what is SSIS doing?!) so she asked me to take over for that session. of cos i gladly obliged. choir has improved slightly. lovely lovely memories with the lovely lovely SSIS choir rushed back during the 1 hour i was there. love you guys! must work harder OK!!

p/p/p/s: it may snow tmr!!! oh, i think i already said that. yep, i did.