two ways to live : : the choice we all face
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Every Human Has Rights
January 23, 2009
It is written in Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) Article 3, that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. This is one of the values that I’m holding to since my childhood and I hope I still believe in it till death come along. This value had grown and affected me in some ways. This value makes me choose to abolish death penalty because from my point of view, death penalty is, indeed, the ultimate denial of human rights, and one of the biggest violations of the right to life as it proclaimed in UDHR. It’s so inhuman form of punishment, and it’s done in the name of justice. I don’t believe that justice had to be earned in such a way.
The right to life is for everyone as it said in UDHR, entitled everyone without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
So, like it said, it’s for everyone. But, what about the unborn ones? Is it entitled with the rights to life too? or the unborn ones have to wait till the day they born to have the right?
What if they don’t have a chance to life because of their unwanted status?
Who can protect them from the punishment of “death penalty” done by their parents and communities?
Yep, I recognized abortion as death penalty to the unborn ones. And the worst thing of all, it punishes the child for the sin of the parents.
Some people give excuses for rapes and sexual violations's victims to practice abortions, its said to protect the reproductive rights of women. Women can choose whether they want to gave birth a child of a rapist or not. I think, they considered that these unborn ones don't have the right to life.
So, are the unborn ones included in the terms of human before the law? and can they enjoy the recognition of equality in the rights to life? The truth is I don't know the answer. But I really hope, its would be YES!!!
The right to life is for everyone as it said in UDHR, entitled everyone without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
So, like it said, it’s for everyone. But, what about the unborn ones? Is it entitled with the rights to life too? or the unborn ones have to wait till the day they born to have the right?
What if they don’t have a chance to life because of their unwanted status?
Who can protect them from the punishment of “death penalty” done by their parents and communities?
Yep, I recognized abortion as death penalty to the unborn ones. And the worst thing of all, it punishes the child for the sin of the parents.
Some people give excuses for rapes and sexual violations's victims to practice abortions, its said to protect the reproductive rights of women. Women can choose whether they want to gave birth a child of a rapist or not. I think, they considered that these unborn ones don't have the right to life.
So, are the unborn ones included in the terms of human before the law? and can they enjoy the recognition of equality in the rights to life? The truth is I don't know the answer. But I really hope, its would be YES!!!
Shadowfeet
Yesterday, a friend reminded me to a song sung by Brooke Fraser.. For months, I’ve been listening to this song in my tiny cubicle at work or in my comfortable warm bed at home..
Its’s a beautiful love song.. The lyrics are strengthen me.. Simple yet powerful..
“SHADOWFEET”
By Brooke Fraser
Walking, stumbling
On these shadow feet
Toward home, a land that I’ve never seen
I am changing
Less and less asleep
Made of different stuff than when I began
And I have sensed it all along
Now fast approaching is the day
CHORUS
When the world has fallen out from under me
I’ll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
When time and space are through
I’ll be found in you
There’s distraction
Buzzing in my head
Saying in the shadows it’s easier to stay
But I’ve heard rumours of true reality
Whispers of a well-lit way
Bridge :
You make all things new
When the world has fallen out from under me
I’ll be found in you, still standing
When the fear and accusation under my feet
When time and space are through
I’ll be found in you
Its’s a beautiful love song.. The lyrics are strengthen me.. Simple yet powerful..
“SHADOWFEET”
By Brooke Fraser
Walking, stumbling
On these shadow feet
Toward home, a land that I’ve never seen
I am changing
Less and less asleep
Made of different stuff than when I began
And I have sensed it all along
Now fast approaching is the day
CHORUS
When the world has fallen out from under me
I’ll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
When time and space are through
I’ll be found in you
There’s distraction
Buzzing in my head
Saying in the shadows it’s easier to stay
But I’ve heard rumours of true reality
Whispers of a well-lit way
Bridge :
You make all things new
When the world has fallen out from under me
I’ll be found in you, still standing
When the fear and accusation under my feet
When time and space are through
I’ll be found in you
(Check Dawn's Fave Videos out to watch Brooke's great videos!!!)
My No.2 Most Fave Drink
January 22, 2009
One of my after work rituals is to have a hot cup of jasmine tea..I was doin it since..uhmm..i don’t recall since when.. But anyway, I really enjoy my afternoon tea.. I love its cooling and relaxing effect on me.. I ‘addicted’ to the bitter flavour and jasmine aromas..Hmmm..
So, I decided to find some infos about my number 2 most fave drink (number 1 : still the mineral water). And here it is.
Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of Camellia sinensis, prepared and cured by various methods. "Tea" also refers to the aromatic beverage prepared from such cured leaves by combination with hot or boiling waterand the colloquial name for the Camellia sinensis plant itself.
Though today drinking tea is as seen as the symbol of Britishness but originally Tea birth in Asia. The plant originated in southeast Asia, specifically northeast India, north Burma, southwest China and Tibet. It was introduced to more than 52 countries, from this ‘centre of origin’." Yunnan Province has also been identified as "the birthplace of tea...the first area where humans figured out that eating tea leaves or brewing a cup could be pleasant". Indeed, Fengqing County, in Lincang City area of Yunnan Province, is said to be home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree-- some 3,200 years old.
Tea is traditionally classified based on producing technique:
White tea: Unwilted and unoxidized
Yellow tea: Unwilted and unoxidized but allowed to yellow
Green tea: Wilted and unoxidized
Oolong: Wilted, bruised, and partially oxidized
Black tea: Wilted, crushed, and fully oxidized
Post-fermented tea: Green Tea that has been allowed to ferment/compost
There are terms of tea that contains no Camellia sinensis or the tea plant such as herbal tea and red tea. It refers to an infusion or tisane of fruit or herbs that contains no Camellia sinensis.
Almost all teas in bags and most other teas sold in the West are blends. Blending may occur in the tea-planting area (as in the case of Assam), or teas from many areas may be blended. The aim is to obtain better taste, better price, or both as more expensive, better-tasting tea may cover the inferior taste of cheaper varieties. Blending may also achieve a more consistent taste for the blend, regardless of the variation of taste among pure teas.
Various teas, as sold, are not pure varieties but have been enhanced through additives or special processing. Tea is indeed highly receptive to inclusion of various aromas; this may cause problems in processing, transportation and storage, but also allows for the design of an almost endless range of scented variants, such as vanilla-flavored, caramel-flavored and many others.
Tea contains antioxidant. Also, Tea has more caffeine per pound than coffee yet when preparing tea you use lesser amount than you would preparing coffee. And Tea has almost no carbohydrates, fat, or protein.
So, I think I'm doin a good habit by drinking tea every afternoon (based on my personal research..no medical research, of course)..Interested?!grab a cup of hot tea and feel the soothing moment you'll have..;)
Taken from http://www.en.wikipedia.org/
So, I decided to find some infos about my number 2 most fave drink (number 1 : still the mineral water). And here it is.
Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of Camellia sinensis, prepared and cured by various methods. "Tea" also refers to the aromatic beverage prepared from such cured leaves by combination with hot or boiling waterand the colloquial name for the Camellia sinensis plant itself.
Though today drinking tea is as seen as the symbol of Britishness but originally Tea birth in Asia. The plant originated in southeast Asia, specifically northeast India, north Burma, southwest China and Tibet. It was introduced to more than 52 countries, from this ‘centre of origin’." Yunnan Province has also been identified as "the birthplace of tea...the first area where humans figured out that eating tea leaves or brewing a cup could be pleasant". Indeed, Fengqing County, in Lincang City area of Yunnan Province, is said to be home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree-- some 3,200 years old.
Tea is traditionally classified based on producing technique:
White tea: Unwilted and unoxidized
Yellow tea: Unwilted and unoxidized but allowed to yellow
Green tea: Wilted and unoxidized
Oolong: Wilted, bruised, and partially oxidized
Black tea: Wilted, crushed, and fully oxidized
Post-fermented tea: Green Tea that has been allowed to ferment/compost
There are terms of tea that contains no Camellia sinensis or the tea plant such as herbal tea and red tea. It refers to an infusion or tisane of fruit or herbs that contains no Camellia sinensis.
Almost all teas in bags and most other teas sold in the West are blends. Blending may occur in the tea-planting area (as in the case of Assam), or teas from many areas may be blended. The aim is to obtain better taste, better price, or both as more expensive, better-tasting tea may cover the inferior taste of cheaper varieties. Blending may also achieve a more consistent taste for the blend, regardless of the variation of taste among pure teas.
Various teas, as sold, are not pure varieties but have been enhanced through additives or special processing. Tea is indeed highly receptive to inclusion of various aromas; this may cause problems in processing, transportation and storage, but also allows for the design of an almost endless range of scented variants, such as vanilla-flavored, caramel-flavored and many others.
Tea contains antioxidant. Also, Tea has more caffeine per pound than coffee yet when preparing tea you use lesser amount than you would preparing coffee. And Tea has almost no carbohydrates, fat, or protein.
So, I think I'm doin a good habit by drinking tea every afternoon (based on my personal research..no medical research, of course)..Interested?!grab a cup of hot tea and feel the soothing moment you'll have..;)
Taken from http://www.en.wikipedia.org/
My Homemade Chocolate Chips Cookies
January 6, 2009
Like millions of others, my family have a sweet tradition of making cookies every holiday's season..and one of my favourite is chocolate chips cookies..coz i have to make it myself..
So, i wanna to share with y'all..the delicious golden brown cookies recipe..
here it is..
Ingredients:
1 kg all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt (as your wish)
4 cup butter, softened
3 cup granulated sugar
3 cup packed brown sugar (palm sugar)
4 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 large eggs
8 cups Chocolate Chips
4 cup chopped nuts
Directions:
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
1 kg all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt (as your wish)
4 cup butter, softened
3 cup granulated sugar
3 cup packed brown sugar (palm sugar)
4 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 large eggs
8 cups Chocolate Chips
4 cup chopped nuts
Directions:
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
Beat butter, granulated sugar, palm sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Stir in chips and nuts.
Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake until golden brown.
Bake until golden brown.
Voila...enjoy it with a glass of hot milk..
A brand new start..
January 5, 2009
Happy new year everybody..
it's a brand new year..a brand new day..a brand new start..
Think it wont be much different from last year..
Wondering what kind of surprises gonna happen to me this year..
it's a brand new year..a brand new day..a brand new start..
It's my first day at work in 2009..starting this year with productive hours..good for me, i think..
After a new year's rush..some sleepless nights with books and movies..it's time to pull myself together and be focus..
Set some new targets for my professional and personal life..Think it wont be much different from last year..
Wondering what kind of surprises gonna happen to me this year..
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