HAPPY EARTH DAY

Earth Day is on April 22 and on this day we are encouraged to protect and take care of our Earth. After all its the only Earth we got. We must learn to conserve, recycle and not pollute. Simple Things You Can Do Make a Difference ...................................

Roses are red,

Violets are blue.

For Earth Day this year,

let's all plant a few.

Save On Food

my point on sharing this video is how this crisis can affect peoples even from rich country let alone poor countries

The worldwide increase in food prices is forcing consumers to change their lifestyle.Research looks at how people are coping with hard times ahead.It is clear that we have to be less wasteful in our spending habits.Austerity,a world hardly known to a free-spending generation,is now the keynotes of many lives.

To begin with,we can start our own garden.Even the smallest patch of land can provide the vegetables you need.In most housing estates,there is some idle land nearby.This could be transformed very quickly into an orchard producing fruits for your dinner table.I have guava tree

Cut down on eating out.we should eat at home more often.encourage the children at home to be inventive in the kitchen.They may turn out surprising dishes which do not cost as much as eating out would do.Home-cooked meals can be taken to school or workplace to reduce spending at the cafeteria.

Buy local product.It's always cheaper than imported stuff.A lot of food supplies can be obtained cheap out side the market too.You have to source the right local people to find out where you can buy cheaper fish,meat and vegetables.In this way we can help bring the prices down.

Avoid waste in cooking and eating.Cook in right amounts for your family's needs.Otherwise do planned cooking in larger amounts where you can use the food for several meals.Study your family member's eating preferences that they do not reject meals which are too often the same or lacking in variety.As for eating,please do not overload your plate and end up wasting a lot of it.

People can make the difference.We can survive this food crisis if we show self-discipline and the readiness to adapt to changing circumstances.The food crisis may be a blessing in disguise.

An emerging crisis

Water covers 70.9% of the Earth's surface, and is vital for all known forms of life. On Earth, 96.5% of the planet's water is found in oceans, 1.7% in groundwater, 1.7% in glaciers and the ice caps of Antarctica and Greenland, a small fraction in other large water bodies, and 0.001% in the air as vapor,cloud (formed of solid and liquid water particles suspended in air), and precipitation. Only 2.5% of the Earth's water is freshwater, and 98.8% of that water is in ice and groundwater. Less than 0.3% of all freshwater is in rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere, and an even smaller amount of the Earth's freshwater (0.003%) is contained within biological bodies and manufactured products.

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As stated before,water is vital for all known forms of life and because of that water managed to stands as the most immediate challenges we face today,including food security.

How important is water to our lives?

2/3 of our body is made up from water

Try to imagine yourself if no sufficient water present on your body system

we can die from dehydration

It is as simple as that but it can be a death or alive situation

Before I elaborate further in this topic,I need you to understand the definition of water security

Water security is the capacity of a population to ensure that they continue to have access to potable water

Lately,Water security is rapidly declining in many parts of the world after all sorts of challenges coming on the way such as population growth,drought,climate change,urban drift,salinity,upstream pollution,over-utilisation from ground water and etc

Let us focus on the causes of this event

The concepts of water stress and water scarcity are relatively new. Fifty years ago, when there were fewer than half the current number of people on the planet, the common perception was that water was an infinite resource. People were not as wealthy then as they are today, consumed fewer calories and ate less meat, so less water was needed to produce their food. They required a third of the volume of water we presently take from rivers. Today, the competition for water resources is much more intense. This is because there are now nearly seven billion people on the planet, their consumption of water-thirsty meat and vegetables is rising, and there is increasing competition for water from industry, urbanisation and biofuel crops.

The total amount of available freshwater supply is also decreasing because of climate change, which has caused receding glaciers, reduced stream and river flow, and shrinking lakes. Many aquifers have been over-pumped and are not recharging quickly. Although the total fresh water supply is not used up, much has become polluted, salted, unsuitable or otherwise unavailable for drinking, industry and agriculture. To avoid a global water crisis, farmers will have to strive to increase productivity to meet growing demands for food, while industry and cities find ways to use water more efficientl

STRIVING FOR BETTER FUTURE

People need food to survive.

Most people accept that world food production must grow at a steady pace in

order to meet the twin challenges of population growth and economic development.

However,what happen now is contradicting to what people are hoping to happen.

Some view the problem as one of distributive justice while most believe that long-term solutions are needed

To begin with,we should focus on increasing food production poor countries and to invest more in agricultural research,to improve agriculture education,to provide training in rearing live stock and to explore new areas such as agriculture

HUNGER STATS:-

There are more hungry people in the world than the combined populations of U.S,Canada and the European Union

PS : I felt the tremors from Indonesia's quake today

In state of depression

I put a big smile on, but I don’t like how I look

I’m not pretty, I’m not beautiful

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

I sing a song but no one listens to me

I’m not pretty, I’m not beautiful

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Why am I this unattractive?

How can I smile beautifully like you?

I get mad again, why am I never perfect?

I complain again looking at my ugly-self through the broken mirror

Don’t look at me, I don’t like this feeling

I want to hide somewhere, I want to get out

This world is full of lies

I think I’m ugly and nobody wants to love me

Just like her, I wanna be pretty

I wanna be pretty

Don’t lie to my face tellin’ me I’m pretty

I think I’m ugly and nobody wants to love me

Just like her I wanna be pretty

I wanna be pretty

Don’t lie to my face cause I know I’m ugly

Don’t tell me that easily that you understand how I feel

I might resent you with my ugly and crooked heart

Don’t talk to me, I can’t get along with you

Your cold fakeness behind your arrogant eyes suffocate me

Don’t come near me, I hate your attention

I wanna leave for somewhere and shout

This world is full of lies

I think I’m ugly and nobody wants to love me

Just like her, I wanna be pretty

I wanna be pretty

Don’t lie to my face tellin’ me I’m pretty

I think I’m ugly and nobody wants to love me

Just like her I wanna be pretty

I wanna be pretty

Don’t lie to my face cause I know I’m ugly

All alone, I’m all alone, I’m all alone

There’s not warmth, no one is next to me

All alone, I’m all alone

All alone, I’m all alone

i’m always all alone

There’s no warmth, there’s no one to give me a hug

I think I’m ugly and nobody wants to love me

Just like her, I wanna be pretty

I wanna be pretty

Don’t lie to my face tellin’ me I’m pretty

I think I’m ugly and nobody wants to love me

Just like her I wanna be pretty

I wanna be pretty

Don’t lie to my face cause I know I’m ugly

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by:2ne1

lyrics:teddy park

This song not only implies on feeling ugly but more on feeling insecure

As human being we hardly can escape feeling insecure about ourselves('hands up' I'm one of them)

Lately its got worse with all things going on.I'm feeling miserable to the point that I just lay in my bed all day doing nothin'.

NO no no....

Its not love sick but just erghhh

Question after question keep intruding my minds

What do I lack?Am I not good enough?Is it my fault that I let the chance escaped?I definitely can do better than that can't I?

In time like this I used all my might to refrain myself from being pessimistic but it just happen

BUT AT ONE POINT

I remember the infamous saying "WHAT DOES'T KILL YOU MAKE YOU STRONGER"

maybe Allah gave me this test to make me be a better person(everything happen for a reason)

even though its hard I should move on and make new achievement instead of hang on to the past

there're many ways to feel good about yourself

So people,I tried to stop it from killing me

You too should do the same if you face problem :)

P.S :As I'm writing this entry I realize I should be grateful for what I have

Other peoples have it rough especially in war zone.They got nothing to eat :(

World Water Day Everyone!!!

Today I'm proud to remind you all that we're celebrating world water day :)
what???
you don't know about this kind of thing??
well let me give you a little briefing
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March since 1993
you can say it is a highlight on all sort of aspects on water security
more information

ps : don't forget to turn off the water to your sink while you are brushing teeth
       I tried and it really do help save water

     

new side of me

I found a VERY GORGEOUS BOY today :)

he have a pair of beautiful eyes...not exactly brown but kinda mixture of brown and gold

so lovely

WATER AND FOOD SECURITY

My first impression on the topic of water and food security is like'oh we would talk on how to make sure water and food are well preserved and they're not spoiled or how water and food's quality affected our daily life'

BUT IT IS NOT ONLY THAT

As I'm doing my research on water and food security I stumble upon this site

It is a real mind opener on how much important of water and food security to ensure that food and water are enough for the world's population

There are now a billion malnourished people in the world, meaning that almost one sixth of humanity is suffering from hunger.

shocking truth isn't?

while we're busy stuffing our mouth with food one sixth of humanity is suffering from hunger

(it is a blessing to be born in our country)

country such as Kenya,Malawi,Rwanda,Somalia and etc have it rough

Going further on my research ,a few question popped into my head

what are the causes of this problem?

What are the things we can do to help them?

this question keep running in my head

hunger : The world's greatest solvable problem

and I DO BELIEVE in this quote

beginning

i'm having problem to get back to my dashboard(ended up have to open new tab to get to my dashboard)

any idea to fix this??