Friday, June 06, 2014

Seriously...

   A ridiculously high percentage of Indonesian men and teens smoke.  Most cigarette cartons and packs in Indonesia have the standard warnings printed on the side of risks of cancer, heart attack, pregnancy complications, etc. A significant percentage of people here in Indo doubt whether those warnings are actually true and many more don't even care about the warning...
   Recently, in an effort to lessen the amount of smokers, the Health Department has starting using a more direct warning.  You can see it in the picture at the bottom "peringatan: merokok membunuhmu".  An approximate translation would be, "Warning: Smoking Kills You".  It is always accompanied by a picture of a guy smoking with some glowing skulls in the background. 
   I'm not sure how effective the change will be, but it has succeeded in getting people's attention...

On the Edge

     A few things about Kaelen... she is smiling and goofy and silly all the time, EXCEPT for when anyone is taking a picture.  Then she...