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pescetarianism

Posted by rob on

pescetarianism is a dietary choice in which a person will not eat the flesh of any animals other than types of seafood.  other animal products like eggs and dairy may be a part of a pescetarian diet.  a person following this dietary choice is known as a pescetarian.

i stopped eating pork in highschool, my mom was getting annoyed at me for when she cooks anything with pork on it, i’d rather have boiled eggs than eat that thing she cooked.  and after some time, the family stopped eating pork.  two years ago i removed beef in my diet, and a year after then i also stopped eating chicken after i developed skin allergy because of it.

some consider pescetarians as semi-vegetarians.  reasons behind the practice differs, from religious beliefs, to health issues, to lifestyle factors.

semi-vegetarianism can be a choice, i chose this kind of lifestyle without anyone telling me to practice it.  i have never even known before that there is a word that defines it.  well, it’s just a matter of preference.

everything’s made in china

Posted by rob on

absolutely, i am sure that you will find a personal belonging that is made in china.  whenever i buy something out of a store, i just have this habit on checking where the stuff i bought is made: my laptop, mobile phone, cordless mouse, portable hard drive – most of the gadgets i have is made in china..  my bullcap, a shirt, a pair of pants, my flipflops..

the average labor costs of industries in China are only 5 percent of those in developed countries like the United States, Japan and Germany.

but is china exploiting cheap labor?  foreign investors sees this as a low priced, quality labor resource, and referred to as the country’s say to world competitiveness.  reality is, it’s just not china that offers cheap labor , include india, pakistan, vietnam, indonesia, mexico, brazil and not to forget my own home country, the philippines, amongst others. 

so is everything made in china?  hmm..

i was munching  some “skittles” candies last night and of course was checking the foil packaging – funny thing was it was manufactured in huairou, beijing, china.