2008 has been a year of climate records for Hong Kong and yesterday the city set yet another: Hong Kong's worst ever day of air pollution. The Air Pollution Index (API) hit 202, the highest reading since records have been kept. It was beastly. A mix of exhaust, ozone, petrochemical particulates and who knows what else, made worse by a temperature was pushing 100 degrees Fahrenheit with 85% humidity. And there is such a concentration of skyscrapers in the Central business district that there is no breeze to push the smog cake out. It's really gross.
I've become very adept at making my way across town using only the air conditioned skyways between buildings so I never really have to come into contact with the outside air. Reminds me of the game 'Lava Monster' I played as a kid where you've got to maneuver your way around jungle gym in the sandlot without ever touching the sand for fear of being scorched by the lava monster. That's effectively the game I'm playing in Hong Kong everyday as I step out to go to a meeting or simply to grab a sandwich.
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GIVE SOMEONE ELSE A HAND
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GIVE SOMEONE ELSE A HAND IS A PROGRAM THAT ME AVERY PINDER JUST STARTED. I SEE PEOPLE TAKING OTHER PEOPLE MONEY ONLINE AND MAKING BIG MONEY FROM IT. WHY CAN'T WE THINK ABOUT OTHERS.ITS ALWAYS ABOUT US. THERE ARE STARVING CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD. NO ONE IS LOOKING AT THEM. NO ONE HAS THE HEART TO START UP A DONATION LIST FOR THE HELPLESS,THE NEEDY. YOU KNOW GOD IS WATCHING EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON BENEATH HEAVEN. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY I'M A PHSYCO FOR WRITING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT SOMEONE HAVE TO DO IT. I'M JUST SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD. A TYPICAL TEEN LIKE ME WOULD LAUGH AT HUNGRY CHILDREN OR HOW THEY LOOK. BUT THERE'S NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT IT. WE HAVE TO PRAY TOGETHER THAT THEY WILL GET BLESSINGS AND THAT GOD WILL SHOWER THEM WITH GIFTS THAT THEY PRAYED FOR, FOR A LONG TIME. THEY DON'T ONLY NEED MONEY, THEY NEED A SHELTER AND CLOTHES TO CLOTH THEIR BACKS. STARVING CHILDREN ARE CAPABLE OF LEARNING TO. THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS. SO THEY ALSO NEED AND EDUCATION. WHEN YOU DONATE EVEN IF ITS A DOLLAR, I KNOW I WILL BE THANKFUL AND THEY WILL BE MORE THANKFUL. I CAN'T TELL YOU PRETEND THAT YOU WERE IN THEIR POSITION, BECAUSE YOU WOULD'NT KNOW HOW THEY FEEL UNLESS YOUR ONE OF THEIR KIND. DO YOU WATCH THE SHOW FEED THE CHILDREN. I WATCH IT EVERYTIME AND I THANK THE LORD FOR THE FOOD I HAVE ON MY TABLE. EVEN IF ITS NOT ALOT. SOMEONE ELSE IS OUT THERE DIEING TO HAVE JUST A BITE FROM THAT. WHEN I'M FULL OFF MY FOOD I WRAP IT UP AND PUT IT IN THE REFRIDGERATOR. EAT IT FOR LEFT OVERS. I GIVE MY CLOTHES TO CHILDREN WHO CAN'T DO BETTER. IF YOU LOVE GOD YOU WILL DONATE. IT DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BE ONE DOLLAR, IT CAN BE A PENNY. ONE PENNY MEANS ALOT TO THEM, ME AND GOD. YOU KNOW IF YOU SOW EVEN A NICKLE, YOU CAN REAP TEN CENTS. I'M NOT BEGGING YOU. I'M ASKING YOU. SO PLEASE HELP ME HELP THOSE CHILDREN WHO NEED A HOT MEAL.SEND THIS TO PEOPLE ON YOUR MAILING LIST.
HERE IS THE PAYPAL ADDRESS TO DONATE TO.
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