BEIJING HAZE -- PERHAPS CHINA SHOULD REALIZE INDONESIA MIGHT BE EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM...

ONE THING I HAVE TO ADMIT IS THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS PUT IN AN IMPRESSIVE AND ADMIRABLE EFFORT TO MINIMIZE THE POLLUTION THAT HAS AFFECTED BEIJING FOR SO LONG SO THAT THE AIR WILL BE BETTER DURING THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICS GAMES.

CHINA DESERVES PRAISE FOR ITS GREAT AND MIGHTY EFFORTS.

BUT PERHAPS, JUST PERHAPS, IT SHOULD HAVE GIVEN SOUTH EAST ASIA A KEENER GLANCE AS ONE OF THE FACTORS AND CULPRITS AGGRAVATING CHINA'S HAZE PROBLEM. THE CALLOUS BURNING OF FORESTS IN INDONESIA, ESPECIALLY, MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE BEIJING HAZE TO LINGER LONGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. IN FACT IT IS STILL LINGERING IN BEIJING AND CHINA SHOULD PUT ITS FOOT DOWN HARD AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT ENVIRONMENTALLY DEGRADING ACTS BY OTHER INSIGNIFICANT COUNTRIES THAT AFFECT BEIJING'S AIR QUALITY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

THE WEATHER'S A-CHANGING!

The weather in China an now Afghanistan are totally screwed. Global warming is changing the face of the Earth. People should start being more conscious of the environment. AND THAT MEANS GOVERNMENTS HAVE TO LOOK AFTER THE INTEREST OF THEIR PEOPLE -- SAFER FOOD, CLEANER AIR, CLEANER WATER (which ties up with less toxic matter like pesticides and other chemicals in the environment - ESPECIALLY IN OUR FOOD!). The preservation of mother nature also has to go into high gear with more people planting trees and engaging in the very therapeutic activity of gardening or even spending time in parks and public gardens.

There has been many occasions recently also when the frequency of volcanic activities has been alarming -- from the U.S. to Indonesia to New Zealand. Something is brewing underneath our feet and we had better do something quickly about making peace with our beloved planet Earth. WE LUV YA GORGEOUS!!!!!!