Today is a celebratory day for China.  I can see bits of the fireworks display from my balcony.  I wonder how much money was burnt.

There were grand (lavish) celebrations in China for the entire day.  But not too far away, there are many people who are still struggling to stay alive after the severe earthquakes that hit their countries.  I see the smiles of the Chinese Leaders on TV, and then I imagined the weary faces of the earthquakes survivors.  Such a distasteful contrast…