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China covered up milk scare to protect Olympics.

AVA has instructed importers and retailers to withdraw all Malaysia—made Julie’s brand of biscuits from the shelves

Nissin Cup noodles from Japan recalled -- due to insecticide contamination. LATEST.

Looks like nothing much can be eaten these days. Used to think that it was just products from China but seems like other countries are catching up. Milk, chocolate candy, biscuits & now...CUP NOODLES. now that's serious... cup noodles are definitely one of the essential items in an NSF's bunk cupboard haha... how to pass 5 days in camp w/o them hais.... well other brands will do i suppose...Nissin Tom Yam has been my favourite for the past 3 months though.

Was reading an article about capitalism & the global financial turmoil in the Economist in camp and I was thinking... the recent string of food product scares are definitely a direct consequence of capitalism and profit maximisation... the economic concepts widely acknowledged, practiced and taught in the developed world for years. Well...we do learn about limitations and costs of capitalism but have been taught that its benefits greatly outweigh its costs. After all that has happened around the world in recent months, I feel that perhaps the negative impacts of capitalism are underrated. Human lives are lost, young infants develop kidney stones and all these covered up to create a mirage of prosperity & granduer at the Olympics. Economically sound, ethically unsound, i would say. Looks like SARS lesson hadnt been learnt apparently...

Oh well... 2008 is coming to a close, & my silbings start their December Hols. Yes yes today's their last day of school.... argh... how i miss student life... with all the student discounts/meals/holidays & of course classmates & friends. 12 Months & 15 days to ORD! Lets all hope for a better 2009 ahead!

goodness...almost felt like an Auspicium Melioris Aevi ending.... oh well read that RJ & RI are merging to well...RI. dun really know how i feel about it myself, but it didnt feel like much of a difference to me i suppose....