In January-February of 2011, South Korea buried approximately 3 million pigs... ALIVE! The reason for this massive burial of live pigs and piglets was because the pigs were spreading a disease called the "foot-and-mouth disease" to other pigs which cost South Korean farmers over $1 billion, since it affected South Korea's ability to export meat. Here is the video of this disgusting animal cruelty:
At first, I thought the reason why they didn't kill the pigs humanely was because it was too costly. But after doing some research, I found that if the killed the pigs humanely, it would have cost South Korea $100 million, as to having them buried alive, which cost them close to $365 million... so money wasn't the issue.
South Korea is not the only country which engaged in this cruel practice, Egypt had done the exact same thing in 2009, burying over 250,000 pigs in fear that they will spread swine flu.
Here's a video where a fight breaks loose on a bus between a 67 year old Vietnam veteran, Tom Bruso, and a young African-American man, Michael. The fight started when Tom Bruso, talks about having his shoes shined before his friend's wedding. Michael overheard Bruso's conversation, and replies with "Why does a brother gotta shine your shoes?" He misinterpreted Bruso's conversation and thought that Bruso was directing the comment at him. An argument broke loose, and Tom stood up and decided to try to avoid any further confrontation between him and Michael, so he walked to the front of the bus. Michael then followed him and bombarded him with hostile comments and then walks back to his seat. As Michael was heading back to his seat, Tom lets out a final remark, which lead to Michael running furiously at the 67 year old vet. Michael throws a fist at Tom, which was followed by 3 massive blows to Michael's head. Tom was furious and stormed out of the bus, leaving Michael all battered and bloody on the floor.
This is the video:
After the fight both men were interviewed. Tom's side of the story was that he was simply talking about his friend's wedding and getting his shoes spit shined, then when Michael budded in, he asked, as to start conversation, how much he would charge to get his shoes spit shined.
Michael's side of the story was that Tom actually directed the question at him to spit shine his shoe, which caused him to react this way. He also stated that he was a bit intoxicated.
Here is the full interview with Michael and snippets of the interview with Tom Bruso:
So who do YOU think is telling the truth? Who's side are you on? I personally think that Tom Bruso was telling the truth and that he tried his best to avoid a fight. The evidence of the videos proves Tom's innocence.
This video that I will be talking about today is of a really talented young Chinese girl. My grandmother sent me this video and I was pretty amazed at the skill this young lady had. I could barely play one instrument, and this girl is able to play THREE.. and at the SAME time! I thought that was really unique. You can tell she is really focused and passionate when she plays her piano, violin, and I'm not sure what the third instrument is (an Asian harp-piano) simultaneously. Here's the video, just thought I should share it!
I got to also mention that the girl is pretty cute too!
I came across a really inspirational video that I thought I should share. It's about a man who was born without any arms or legs, and no matter all the troubles he goes through in life, he still has the will and motivation to keep on going and live his life to the fullest. This man's name is Nick Vujicic and he is truly a wonderful human being. In his speeches he sends a strong message, "No matter how tough life might seem, don't ever give up. You might fail at first, but if you keep on trying, you'll reach your goals and succeed."
This video is really inspirational for me, and it really motivates and helps me to think that there's no such thing as impossible. If I put in a lot of hard work and willpower, anything will become possible, and I will reach my goal no matter how many times I fail in the process of reaching it. If even someone like Nick is able to get back up and not give up in life, there should be no reason for anyone to give up. No matter how hard life may be at times, don't give up! Everything will work out in the end.
So I was browsing the net recently, and I suddenly remembered about an interesting video I saw in the past that I thought would be fun to blog about. The first video was of a thief on a motorcycle in China, who committed a drive-by theft of a woman's purse. The lady immediately ran after the thief, followed by a couple of other people. Suddenly, the man on the motorcycle turns back and crashes into a car. Everyone then unites and starts punishing the thief. Two unique things are seen in this video: the strength and unity of the Chinese community, and it's tolerance for crime.
This video leads to my second video, in which is another situation where a group of civilians catch a thief. However, in this situation, it is seen more graphically. The thieves are brutally beaten; having their heads smashed against the floor, and bricks jammed and thrown on their hands and bodies.
One can argue that this is inhumane, and I must agree that it is to an extent. I do believe that the thieves have it coming if they get caught for committing a crime. But having bricks blasted at their body parts is going a bit over the edge. It can be put in the same category of punishment by the electric chair. Although it might still seem very wrong, I still have to say again, that they did deserve what was coming to them. The Chinese have no tolerance when it comes to breaking the rules. What do you think?
I live to eat. I absolutely adore food, especially MEAT! Beef, chicken, lamb, duck... you name it, I eat it! However, my friend recently sent me a video (a really disturbing one) of what goes on behind the scenes of meat production. As we all probably know, the meat industry isn't really the most animal-friendly industry out there. After watching the video, I felt sick (which I don't normally feel); It made me feel sick to watch how people treat these other living creatures as if they couldn't feel pain. It was pure evil and disgusting. Here is the video, *viewer discretion is advised*:
How cruel can humans be? Throwing live new born chicks into grinders, castrating piglets without painkillers while they squeal in horror, slicing a cow open while it's still alive... that's just to name a few. The video is trying to raise awareness of animal cruelty in meat industry and to convert people to veganism. I don't think I'll turn vegan from this video, but it for sure raised my awareness of these horrible methods, and I will for sure be aware of the different kinds of meat before I buy it.
What do you think about this video? Has it changed your liking for meat? Try watching Epic MealTime after this!
I recently came across a video on YouTube that really irritated me. It was a clip caught by a traffic cam, where a young 2 year old girl in China, gets hit by a truck and is literally crushed. The truck commits a hit and run, and the toddler is left dying on the street pleading for help. Minutes and hours pass by and no one helps her. As I watched every single person pass by, I felt hurt and disgusted at how some people are so heartless in the world. Finally, after EIGHTEEN people pass by, it was a homeless lady who finally came to her help, but by then she is already unconscious and unresponsive.
Yueyue, the 2 year old girl, is currently in critical condition and brain dead. My sympathies go out to the parents who are deciding whether or not they should stop her suffering and let her die. Here is the video (the incident happens at 1:06; the video is really graphic and not for the faint of heart):
Watching this video made me feel disgusted of how some people in this world could care less about other people, especially a dying 2 year old girl. The excuses of many of the passerbys were that "they didn't see her" or "they were scared." In China, some people are scared that if they help someone injured, they have a chance of getting sued, even if they didn't do anything wrong (as was the case 5 years ago, when a woman broke her hip and sued the man who tried to help her). Here is the full article on the reasons why these witnesses didn't help: Ignored toddler doesn’t tell the whole story about China
Given these reasons, even though if these witnesses were scared of being sued (by the parents), they could have at least called an ambulance or kept an eye on the girl. I mean, it's an innocent little baby crying for help! I personally wouldn't have cared about the consequences, I would've ran to the child and helped her anyway I could. I honestly am enraged at how some people in our world are so heartless! I am a very proud Chinese, but watching this video and the behaviors of these Chinese citizens has shamed me and disappointed me. It frustrates and at the same time depresses me. I just hope you know that not all Chinese are like this.
So in one of my Information System classes, we learned about a company that revolutionized the way people shop for groceries. Instead of going to a grocery store or supermarket to buy their daily food supplies, people can now maximize their time and buy their weekly groceries in the comfort of their own home. This company is called Fresh Direct, and is an online grocery store having their main offices situated in New York.
I found it pretty cool how even something like food can now be delivered to your footsteps through the computer. Reading about FreshDirect, I couldn't imagine what more could technology bring to the food industry... until I came across a video of a very unique system in South Korea, in which grocery shopping can happen anywhere at anytime with just a click of a button on your smart phone. Watch this video and you'll see what I mean:
A major problem that everyone in the world is suffering, is the scarcity of time. However, with the extremely rapid growth of technology, the problem with scarcity of time, is trying to be solved. I really can't wait to see what the future of technology will bring for us! Maybe one day, we'll be able to teleport from one place to another.
This blog was created for a semester-long assignment in one of my classes at McGill University. I will be posting, throughout the year, random blogs about things that interest me and that may interest you as well! I'm actually really excited to start sharing information that affect or interest me and also to have discussions about such topics. I plan to blog about and review videos that I find controversial or interesting throughout the year. Follow me on TWITTER!
I'll finish up my first post, by giving a shoutout to my cousin, Andrew Yu, who is a dedicated student at Concordia University, and also a very passionate dancer. He recently uploaded a video on YouTube of a choreography that he created and worked very hard on. Go check it out and support him :) Comment, Like, and Subscribe!
