India's Very Own Vegetarian Village

Inspired by Amirim, a vegetarian village in Israel, businessman S. Krishnachand Chordia founded a vegetarian village in Tamil Nadu, India. Read this inspiring article here. 

Things We Can All Learn From Animals

A good read from MindBodyGreen.com :)

Vegetarians in the UK offered cheaper life insurance

An insurance agency in the UK now offers cheaper life insurance to vegetarians, according to an article in the Daily Mail. Makes it a pretty good incentive to be vegetarian, when there are physicians who actually discourage you from sticking to a vegetarian diet. Hmm, I wonder how long it will take for this to catch on in Asia (if ever)?

Classic Vegetarian Quotes Pt. 2

Earlier this year, I posted a selection of my favourite classic vegetarian quotes. A number of readers expressed how much they enjoyed the post and so for them, today I'm adding a couple more for your reading pleasure :)

Vegetarian Ethics....From The Other Side

I've recently taken to watching old Mitchell and Webb skits online, having run out of Catherine Tate and GGM (Goodness Gracious Me) clips to watch. This one was so appallingly funny, I couldn't resist sharing it, LOL!

A Dress That Truly Stinks

Literally. I know now the answer to the popular question: "Who would you NOT want to be stranded with on a desert island?" Top of my list in this decade is Lady Gaga, for her taste in clothing (pun intended) at the Video Music Awards, she ties with that lot hell-bent on torching Korans. Their higher powers must have been low on their supply of brains when they sent the storks out with this lot. Or maybe the HP planned it that way, which suits me just fine.

"What You Mean He Don't Eat Meat?"

 This scene from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" tickles every time! Nice to know that us veggies don't suffer alone, even if this lot aren't "real people" ;)...

Ho Chi Minh hosts first vegetarian food festival

   

 
Photo source: Flickr

Authentic Vietnamese dishes will be accessible to vegetarians in September

The people of Vietnam are hopping on the green bandwagon this year with the capital's first vegetarian food festival, a three-day affair that will kick off on Sept 1. Let's hope they make this an annual affair, Vietnamese fare is often off the menu for us veggies because meat and fish figure so prominently in it. Kudos to HCM city officials for getting ahead the rest of the Southeast Asian pack!

Poultry In Motion

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"What you looking at?" 

 Photo: Flickr

Growing up in a neighbourhood with a village--or kampung as we Malaysians like to say--close by, I came to learn that animals were not always what they appeared to be. Cats who wag their tails despise you. Barking dogs do bite. Tortoises have a temper and so do rabbits.

"Thirteen" and Bob Harper Named PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities

Olivia Wilde (the actress who plays "Thirteen" on medical dramedy House) and The Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper have been crowned this year's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities by PETA. Congrats to them both!

Why "Mixed" Marriages Don't Work

I have lovely friends, most of whom are meat-eaters and who every once in a while, gently chide me for refusing to date meat-eaters. I admit I've given them a million reasons why I don't, but it's hard to tell them the REAL reason: my morbid fear of frying pans. Thankfully, this commercial says it so much better than I ever could (just ignore the sponsor):

Vegetarian World Cup Stars

 The statues of Sir Stanley Matthews in Britannia Stadium depicting the different stages of his footballing career.

Photo source: Flickr

I've been following the World Cup 2010 matches closely since it started, my heart's set on Argentina taking home the trophy, although I'm less thrilled at the prospect of Argentinian coach Diego Maradona running naked through the streets of Buenos Aires if his team does win! They're going to have to get past Brazil and Paraguay, which seem to be playing exceptionally well this year. Still, with the winning streak that Argentina has displayed so far and with powerhouses such as Germany and Italy off-form this year, I'm prepared to wear sunglasses indoors on the fateful day.

Apple Gets In The Good Books Of Veggies

Vegetarians have a host of animal and vegetarian-friendly iPhone apps to choose from now.
Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chanc/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Being an ardent Ubuntu fan, I have been deeply skeptical of proprietary software firms like Microsoft and even Apple for sometime now. I try to minimise my usage of Microsoft apps simply because I don't agree that they should be allowed to dominate the marketplace (and their software is way too overpriced for developing nations).

The Little Spider That Could

                                 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ulteriorepicure/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

My biggest hurdles to becoming a vegan: chocolate and ice cream

I've been mulling going vegan after watching videos on the horrific treatment of dairy cows and chickens in egg farms. To say the videos were disturbing is a gross understatement, they were a real eye opener as all this time, I had thought that my commitment to not eating meat or seafood was actually benefitting animals and the environment. That was before I saw how these innocent creatures were kept in torturous conditions before being killed for their meat.

Snappy Comebacks To The Stupid Things That Carnivores Say

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaxxon/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

In my previous post, I talked about sharing your point of view as a vegetarian with family and friends and getting them involved in your new way of life.

While mulling over topics for today's post, I came across an old copy of Vegetarian Times---1996 to be exact---which has a hilarious (and helpful) article for long-suffering vegetarians.

Classic Vegetarian Quotes

I got a little bored working on my math assignment and thought I'd idle away some time surfing for quotes on the web. There are some pretty funny quotes out there about vegetarianism, here are some of my favourites: