Chicken a la carte - true story of hunger and poverty
A friend of mine passed on the link of this video during one of the random chats in Orkut today .. I was deeply touched and thought I should share it with you all..
Sad but true. we talk about people not being educated. we talk about the facilties and luxuries. but we have be ignorant about the fact that many people die because of the lack of teh bare minimm - FOOD.
i saw it first hand when i went to Thailand when i was in the air force. the singapore air force and thai air force were having a join training. and part of the exchange program was to donate computers to a local school. during that program we gave away ice creams to the children which was in their classrooms where they brought their lunch boxes. when we got a glimpse into the lunch boxes, we were shocked. they were not left overs but the food they brought was rice but just not fresh at all. our hearts sank. The rich in Thailand are extremely rich, and the poor simply had nothing. when i spoke to a Thai Major over this he told me just one word "politics".
@ shalini - hmhm... man I am disheartened to know that a you tube video is needed for people to realize the hunger around them. have you seen the news - tamil ealem people are starving to death in the war zone.
and yeah, i appreciate your oath of not wasting food. always call the nearest holy cross if you have left overs from party. they will know how to use it best.
and @ Sri ram JP - grow up dude. you need not leave half of your food in your plate... please dont waste it. thats enough.
and yeah hunger is a topic that needs to be discussed at such forums so thanks 4 posting the video.
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will watch it soon mate... cheers...
Sad but true.
we talk about people not being educated. we talk about the facilties and luxuries. but we have be ignorant about the fact that many people die because of the lack of teh bare minimm - FOOD.
@Arv
Sure.. anytym :)
@Vasanthan
So true, I have decided not to waste food here after. There are so many in the world who don' even get a proper meal.
i saw it first hand when i went to Thailand when i was in the air force. the singapore air force and thai air force were having a join training. and part of the exchange program was to donate computers to a local school.
during that program we gave away ice creams to the children which was in their classrooms where they brought their lunch boxes. when we got a glimpse into the lunch boxes, we were shocked. they were not left overs but the food they brought was rice but just not fresh at all.
our hearts sank. The rich in Thailand are extremely rich, and the poor simply had nothing. when i spoke to a Thai Major over this he told me just one word "politics".
From next time I goto hotel I will make sure I will keep half of my food in my plate,so that somebody else can eat that.
@Vasanthan
That's pretty dis-heartening. I jus' hope the situation changes in the world and everyone gets atleast the basic necessities..
@ shalini - hmhm... man I am disheartened to know that a you tube video is needed for people to realize the hunger around them. have you seen the news - tamil ealem people are starving to death in the war zone.
and yeah, i appreciate your oath of not wasting food. always call the nearest holy cross if you have left overs from party. they will know how to use it best.
and @ Sri ram JP - grow up dude. you need not leave half of your food in your plate... please dont waste it. thats enough.
and yeah hunger is a topic that needs to be discussed at such forums so thanks 4 posting the video.
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