Anjing dan kucing (dogs and cats)
Sean took this picture of these adorable puppies the other day. They are somebody's pets. That's right...this is what I tell myself so I can sleep at night. The other day at language school, one of my classmates was sharing a story about seeing a dog get run over by a guy on a motorcycle. He was telling the story (in his limited Indonesian) to one of the sweetest little Indonesian gals that I've met. She's kind and thoughtful and polite and a good teacher. As the story went on, Ibu Tasya was smiling and nodding. We were all waiting for her to exclaim, "Oh, the poor puppy! Was he okay?!" But guess what she said? "Oh, I LOVE dog meat! It's my favorite. I don't like the small dogs, but the big dogs are so tasty!" We all sat there speechless, waiting for her to laugh and say, "Just kidding!" She did not. We went on with class as if she'd just proclaimed that she really enjoys eating a good salmon fillet when she can get one....
Hi Becca!
ReplyDeleteWe agree! Our family is changing the way we've "done" Christmas in the past. This video expresses well our discussions and decision to have a different kind of Christmas this year! I love all the tradition and of course we're keeping lots of it (like the singing Christmas songs, reading the Christmas story from Luke, gathering as a family, eating good food, playing games, etc.) Our goal is to take our whole family to help in a soup kitchen or something over the holidays to help us focus on others' needs and help the little ones have a different perspective than they've been exposed to at Grandma's & Grandpa's house where they received too many gifts! It is difficult for me to change! But we all agree on this.
Thanks for sharing!
Love ya,
Aunt Anita