LIPUNAN

yes, we are in a midst of a global food shortage, one that’s threatening to destabilize the current world order (even the IMF admits to this). unsurprisingly, the US is doubling its food aid, which well, (also unsurprisingly) ultimately benefits the US economy, as everything — from delivery to packaging, processing and the raw materials itself — must be made by US companies.

not the main point of this brief post. if you want to help out but you just cant because of some reason or the other (mine is a ton of workload. what’s yours?) you can visit freerice.com! the website donates 20 grains of rice for every correct synonym you answer. the questions are in a multiple choice format, so there’s really not much effort needed.

i know. 20 grains per word — that would take around a million or so correct answers before the donors and advertisers of the website would donate a sack of rice to Africa (only goes to show how cheap and paltry the so-called corporate social responsibility advocates can be). but, as the emperor in the movie Mulan said, "a single grain of rice can tip the scale." it’s a minuscule difference, but a difference still.

besides, for all those aptitude test-takers out there (LAE, GMAT, and what have you) you can practice your vocab via this website (and even feel good at the end of the day!)

or you can just visit it to pass time (and learn new and rather, uh, weird words). i learned that there’s another word for pimple, and guess what, it’s pustule! so yeah, i have a big pustule in my nose right now. hahaha. such bunkum (or nonsense).

freerice.com! ^^