Why Vegetarian?

Hey guys!
So, as some of you may or may not know, I am a vegetarian. Not a weird thing, right? A lot of people are. Well you would think however I get asked a surprising amount about why I chose to go vegetarian so I thought I would write a wee bit about it and explain why I personally chose to go veggie. Here we gooo:

1)  The animals: when I was younger I really did not care about the meat that I was consuming...at the age of three I marched into a restaurant, announced "I SMELL BEEF" and then proceeded to eat an entire adults meal. I think that pretty much summed me up. Then as I got older I began to do more research into vegetarianism - not because I wanted to be one but I was just curious. I explored how animals were treated and I was absolutely horrified. I don't really want to go into too much detail about it but I have to honestly say that what I saw was worse than any horror movie I have ever seen. Also...how could you eat that little guy?! ^


2) Religious reasons: I am a Buddhist. Now whilst it does not say directly anywhere in Buddhism not to eat animals and many Buddhists are not vegetarians, I felt bad because the first precept is 'Do not harm or kill another living being'. It can be argued that you are not really harming the animals directly but I felt guilty and that actually took a lot of pleasure out of eating meat to the point where all I was seeing when I was eating it was the animal it once was.

3) My final reason was health and environment: my family ate a lot of meat, we were consuming it two or three times a day which is actually more than we need protein wise. The body does not need the amount of protein we were giving it and that results in the fats being stored. Since going veggie I have noticed a definite loss in weight. The environmental factor is that the meat industry is actually one of (if not the) leading cause of global warming and by not consuming meat you are cutting back the amount of resources used and pollution released.

I would like to clarify that this was not to pressure anyone into being a vegetarian or anything like that but simply to clarify the reasons why I went veggie. At some point in the future I would like to go vegan and see how that goes.

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed :) xx

Adventures...

Hello guys,
recently I have been thinking about what people do with their time and what they invest their energy into. I have also noticed that people these days lack excitement and  are far more focused on the things that they posses. I personally believe this is a waste of time and effort and here's why.

1. Things such as possessions do have an expiry date - no matter how cool they are.
What I mean by this is that no matter if you have the newest version of the iPhone, there will always be a product that is better than what we have, so we are never satisfied - we always want more (trying to say that without sounding preachy) and it also limits your time to show it off.


2. Personally I believe that people are spending too much time on their phones. This both true yet also highly hypocritical as it's coming from someone who does spend probably too much time on the internet. I am fine with the internet. I love the internet. If we go on holiday, wherever we are going better have WiFi, However, when wifi spots are getting set up in every coffee shop and at random points in town...it's a bit much. I do actually enjoy face to face interaction. Y'know...actually talking.


3. I want people to take spontaneous adventures.You don't need a phone with you. If you want pictures take a polaroid (I freaking love polaroid cameras) or a disposable camera. I think this is so important because an amazing story will always beat a new possession. Every. Single. Time. It the opportunity to better yourself, do something spontaneous and have an adventure with people you love - that's what I think is important...memories.

These are the reasons I think we might be better cutting down on the technology just a little so that we still have those stories, we still create worthwhile and lasting memories instead of being on our phones 24/7.
Thanks for reading xx

P7 Discos and Leavers Dances...too far?

How did you show up to your P7 leavers disco? Parents drop you off? Taxi? Pink limo (totally not tacky)? Yes people show up in different styles but, would you it as far as a school in the south of Glasgow where a parent had to be stopped from taking their kids to their school in a...... helicopter. A HELICOPTER! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! That it just competitive parenting at its best. Why would this be necessary? I completely understand that leaving primary is a major milestone and should be celebrated but has everyone taken it too far?

I remember for my P7 disco, all the girls got completely made up, fancy dresses, heels, makeup - the lot! Meanwhile, the boys were considered well dressed as long as they weren't wearing joggers and tracksuits!
Then what would happen is the girls would all gather round elegantly and act sophisticated with the other girls while the boys sprinted around the room playing tig. The boys and the girls wouldn't actually interact with each other until the very end when a slow song would play and couples who were 'going out' would really awkwardly dance with almost a complete arms length between them.

Despite this, there were no twerking, no limos and there certainly wasn't anyone showing up in a HELICOPTER! That is unnecessary and almost completely undermines the purpose of the event, which is two things:

1. a celebration of finally finishing 7 years of thinking
2. showing that you're getting older and MATURING.

Another thing that is relatively recent is the amount of make up that girls wear. I mentioned earlier that at my leavers dance the girls wore makeup, but they did it nicely and in an elegant fashion. Now half the people in P7 are walking around orange because of all the fake tan and foundation that they are wearing and with black eyes because they can't apply eyeliner and eye shadow effectively. Why are girls, at such a young age, so concerned about wearing so much makeup? Does it make them feel older and more attractive? Because some just look like oompa loompas that have escaped the chocolate factory. (sorry felt appropriate)

What do you think? Has anyone else experienced these things or noticed things that I've missed? If so please let me know! Okay, rant over and, if you were the one whose parents wanted to take you to the dance in a helicopter, other than the fact that it was only to a school dance.....you have a helicopter. YOU GO GLEN COCO!

Thank you,
love you loads <3