A friend recently asked me a question. He was curious why suddenly I became so much into traveling and photography. Quite frankly, these are the things I like to do for a long time, only that I can afford to do it more often now. It is one of the reasons why I am so passionately promoting passive income streams.
I have just uploaded a video to YouTube on our recent visit to the Sleepy Bay in the Freycinet National Park of Tasmania. I video-taped it because it was so scenic. I had of course done some photos as well which I hope I would be sharing with you some other time.
The beauty of the Freycinet region on the East coast of Tasmania is a common knowledge for people traveling in this part of the world. However, when people come, they seem to set their eyes on places like the Wineglass Bay, Coles Bay, and perhaps even the Hazards Beach. The Sleepy Bay, somehow, has not received as much attention as it should rightly deserve. In my opinion, it is still a hidden gem.
So, please check out the video and perhaps you would tell me what you think about the scenery there.
Live Life, Junius.
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source: www.guardian.co.uk
There is no shortage of shocking news around the world these days. Just the last two days, we have heard of a plane crash in New York, and another one in London. As for Australia, it has more than a fair share of the natural disasters. I am talking about the flooding in the northern part in the State of Queensland, and the bushfire in the State of Victoria. In the span of a week, the latter has scorched over 450,000 hectares of land, and wiped out over 1,800 homes, caused 181 deaths, and over 7,000 people homeless. As expected, the final number in the death toll will definitely be a lot higher.
Time and again, events like these remind us how vulnerable human lives can be. Amid the mourning and sighs over the loss of family, friends, property, and life-earned possessions, there are stories of courage and love. We are particularly touched by the work carried out by the voluntary bodies like the CFA (Country Fire Association) and the Red Cross. I am sure that there are numerous other unsung heroes out there who have helped in every big and small way to bring people under shelter and away from danger. We salute to these guys who have done so much for the benefits of the others.
Staying in the comfort of my home in Sydney, I question how much do I (or can I) understand the anxiety and despair experienced by those people in the danger zone there. I can tell you now that I come to know a bit more after I stumbled across the blog site called The Professional Hobo by Nora and Kelly. Nora’s experience of the first day of the fire in the neighbourhood of Taggerty gave us a vivid picture about the dangers of living in the bush.
From the media, we learnt that the high death toll is because a lot of people hadn’t had enough time to respond. The velocity with which the fire spread was beyond what many have perceived. This could be seen by the way people fled. They barely had the time to gather their valuables.
To the people who unfortunately are amidst these trauma and loss, our heart goes to you and your family. We feel your pain. Even in your darkest moments, please be reassured that there is always a loving GOD up there, willing and able, to listen and give you peace and strength. Just pray to HIM and you will find. Amen.
Live Life, Junius.
p.s. In collaboration with the Victorian State government, the Australian Red Cross has been more than prompt to provide assistance to all affected by the devastating bushfires in Victoria. You can make a secure donation by going to their website at http://www.redcross.org.au/default.asp
This is going to be a key question when we face our choices of food everyday.
The incidences of the melamine contamination in milk powder, eggs, chicken feed, and wheat gluten remind us once again the kind of risk that general consumers like you and I are exposed to.
As the way goes, contamination seems an inevitable part of our modern day living. We kind of accept that vegetables would come with pesticides, the piece of meal on the table might contain some residues of hormones harmful to the body, and virtually all the processed food would have artificial things there including additives, and preservatives.
However, we never can imagine that things could be so sinister and disastrous when it comes to greed by even a few. Vegetables end up so much contaminated with heavy metal just because someone takes the easy way out using industrial waste/sewage for irrigation. What about fish farmers using contraceptive pills in their feed, or DDT used on vats of pickles to keep the bugs away, or opiates added in the soup to create an addiction by customers.
How relevant is the motto “buyer beware” these days!
Even health supplements are no exception. The incidence of cross contamination leading to the collapse of the public company, Pan Pharmaceuticals, in Australia in 2003 is still fresh in our minds.
When we come to choosing products like fish oil (Omega 3) as an example, it warrants to check out what really is free of heavy metal and organic contaminants. Most of the products on the shelves would not meet this criteria because they are only food standard GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).
The world is like a toxic cradle. By becoming aware of the likely risks, and also staying away from these likely dangers would be the best policy.
Live Life, Junius.
p.s. by the time of this writing, it has been reported that the milk powder contamination has caused at least 4 deaths and over 13,000 children being hospitalized in China.
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