Implosion

New Gate last evening

The country has been rocked by riots and violence the last 2 days. Jews against jews .... ethiopic jews who decry that they are being discriminated and racially-profiled by white jews. All this after an ethiopic jewish teenager was shot dead by a white off-duty officer. Major highways have been blocked by protesters, cars burned, attempted public lynchings .... makes the 2 million people march in HK look like a party. And the local police have zero tolerance ... even though most drivers in the traffic stoppages did not complain by waited in silence ... tacit support for the protestors. This ongoing implosion will not end ... it resurfaces every few years ... unless the govt. faces the ugly facts and makes concrete legislature against racial discrimination.   https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5542717,00.html?fbclid=IwAR0DEla5iUriGXgAweIoJoD_DnERUocCh3pkR4EpWYoj5GX6BVrMrBLW47o

Bread vendor boy at New Gate

I figured the illness that overcame me several days back was heatstroke. Because I wasn't the only one. Even today walking out in the midday sun made me sick. Nausea, giddiness, headache. This summer sun is very harsh .... and early. It should only get this hot in August. Now it's just the start of July .... everyone's dreading what August will be. I pity the vendors who start work in late afternoon at the Light Festival. Yesterday I saw a youth carrying a tray of bread on his head for sale ... under the hot sun he walked from Damascus Gate to New Gate ... uphill. Poor chap. I've tried to stay indoors as much as possible and move around offices only when it's cooler in the mornings or evenings.

JJ the white cockatiel

It's not much of a summer vacation for me as work continues. I have a little fun with Buddy and JJ who've both grown up quite alot ... and demanding attention. But they're my faithful companions ... JJ has learned to fly but doesn't know how to land yet so he crashes into everything. They make my summer a little more different because I get to spend more time with them than when I have classes. They chatter alot ... and eat alot. And they've been trained to poo in only one location (in the cage) so they are very clean. If they're on my shoulder, they'd fly back to the cage to poo before flying back to me. That's how well trained they are!!