What a load of whining ****ers.
Good work OP.
I don't normally post things like this but:
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$1 a day for charity...
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I don't normally post things like this but:
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I simply refuse to believe that 1 billion live on 1 dollar a day.
Sorry but that's nonsense. Who are they counting in that figure? Children and remote villagers who use bartering and live off the land and have no use for money?
It's like saying 5 million in the UK live in poverty? Where poverty is defined as not having a pasma and a Xbox
I simply refuse to believe that 1 billion live on 1 dollar a day.
Sorry but that's nonsense. Who are they counting in that figure? Children and remote villagers who use bartering and live off the land and have no use for money?
It's like saying 5 million in the UK live in poverty? Where poverty is defined as not having a pasma and a Xbox
the average wage in countries such as malayasia is $15-20 a month so im guessing most of africa is worse of than that. Also im sure its similar in a lot of countries in asia. I would say it would be 1 billion people easily.
You have to remember the money can buy a lot more in those countries. Im heading out to malayasia in a few months and am budgeting $10 a day. Thats including eating out, accomodation, buses etc
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If he holds off starting for a few weeks, that $1 will be £4+
lol!
Day 2 uploaded. Please sponsor if you agree with the cause!
http://paulcongo.blogspot.com
Cheers,
Paul
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Cheers,
Paul
Possibly the stupidest comment so far.
I hope your going to live your life refusing any kind of medical intervention then so it doesn't upset that natural order?
If you get cancer stick to your word and let it ravage your body eh...
Good luck to you OP.
Well you know where you stand when lozzick has the audacity to call you a moron
In other news, the world keeps spinning.
You make no sense and continue to make yourself look quite stupid.
Day 3
http://paulcongo.blogspot.com/
It has become obvious today where the difficulty of this challenge lies. It is not in controlling my diet, which is tantalising but acceptable. It is in walking long distances without sufficient food that requires positive effort as opposed to negative restraint. It also has the duel effect of making the diet harder because it makes you hungrier.
We were up and out out the door at 6.40am, and were at Elephant and Castle by 8.20 and by 9 we were in Holborn. 2 hours 20 minutes was about what I expected. It was surprisingly easy and pleasant - watching London slowly unravel and come to life as we trekked across its boroughs was relaxing despite the noise, traffic and pollution ruining the morning air. We were curiously immune to its ill effects. When I saw masses of people huddled together, pushing and shoving, stressed, aggressive and unhappy at Waterloo station, I wondered why anyone takes public transport at all. We were serene, because our task was not to get to work as fast as possible, but to get to work in a way we have chosen and, although it was physically harder, we felt satisfied by this choice. We were observers looking in on the absurdity of the city commute.
So that I could get some hot lunch, I headed back straight after the seminar at 11am. It took less time, 2.13 hours, but was much less pleasant. First, the route already seemed a bit boring. Second, I had a dull but severe ache above my toes that struck with every bend of my foot. Third, because of this awkward walk, it started to cause pain under my knee cap as well. Fourth, I had at this point not had anything to eat for over 5 hours and the bowl of porridge, being only about 300 kcal, was already well burned off by the walk in. I was running on empty. There was also several hills I did not notice on the way in! When I finally arrived I felt completely different to when I had in the morning. I was no longer invigorated but exhausted. I quickly boiled 100g rice and 100g lentils, ate it, and had a nap as I tried to dissolve my aches into my bed.
The route, according to google maps, was exactly 16.2 miles. It feels satisfying to have walked the whole way, but I am worried about my knee. It is stiffening up quite a bit. The balls and heels of my feet also ache from the concrete and I have several blisters already. More than anything, I am mainly annoyed not that all this will prevent my walks or force me to stop, but ruin any enjoyment in the task ahead.
Another of the annoyances I had not foreseen was actually finding it hard to get to sleep last night. I went to bed hungry and tossed and turned for over an hour (I understand the body keeps itself up to find food - see here) until I got up and tried to read. (Incidentally, I am reading Tim Butcher's Blood River, a travel book where the Telegraph journalist travels along the river Congo, overland, from its mouth in the Atlantic to the far east where it borders Rwanda and Uganda. It is highly acclaimed and provides a very brief but useful overview of the DRC's history in its early chapters, which is as far as I've got. My friend Max highly recommends it.) The hunger I felt last night could really have done with being satisfied, but it wasn't really possible. I needed something dry that did not need cooking that would function as a snack.
And so I've just returned from Sainsbury's - having wandered among the isles fantasizing over every product, even those I don't normally like or eat, from quavers to danish butter biscuits - with some cheap peanuts, common as 'trail food' for hikers due to their low cost, low weight but high calorie content, and some digestive biscuits. They were 0.49p and 0.31p respectively. (which leaves 3.06 for the budget). They have the advantage of being easily transportable on the walk and provide me a bit of fat that my body probably needs.
Tomorrow I am trying a different route: through East Dulwich and Camberwell as opposed to Brockley and Peckham. Google says it will knock 0.8 of a mile off each way, but its more complicated and easier to get lost as it follows some smaller back roads. Its going to be another early 6am start, so I had better go now, read some more of Tim Butcher's book, and relax before bed.
If you have no sponsored me already, please do so - even if its just a couple of quid!
Cheers,
Paul
http://paulcongo.blogspot.com/
It has become obvious today where the difficulty of this challenge lies. It is not in controlling my diet, which is tantalising but acceptable. It is in walking long distances without sufficient food that requires positive effort as opposed to negative restraint. It also has the duel effect of making the diet harder because it makes you hungrier.
We were up and out out the door at 6.40am, and were at Elephant and Castle by 8.20 and by 9 we were in Holborn. 2 hours 20 minutes was about what I expected. It was surprisingly easy and pleasant - watching London slowly unravel and come to life as we trekked across its boroughs was relaxing despite the noise, traffic and pollution ruining the morning air. We were curiously immune to its ill effects. When I saw masses of people huddled together, pushing and shoving, stressed, aggressive and unhappy at Waterloo station, I wondered why anyone takes public transport at all. We were serene, because our task was not to get to work as fast as possible, but to get to work in a way we have chosen and, although it was physically harder, we felt satisfied by this choice. We were observers looking in on the absurdity of the city commute.
So that I could get some hot lunch, I headed back straight after the seminar at 11am. It took less time, 2.13 hours, but was much less pleasant. First, the route already seemed a bit boring. Second, I had a dull but severe ache above my toes that struck with every bend of my foot. Third, because of this awkward walk, it started to cause pain under my knee cap as well. Fourth, I had at this point not had anything to eat for over 5 hours and the bowl of porridge, being only about 300 kcal, was already well burned off by the walk in. I was running on empty. There was also several hills I did not notice on the way in! When I finally arrived I felt completely different to when I had in the morning. I was no longer invigorated but exhausted. I quickly boiled 100g rice and 100g lentils, ate it, and had a nap as I tried to dissolve my aches into my bed.
The route, according to google maps, was exactly 16.2 miles. It feels satisfying to have walked the whole way, but I am worried about my knee. It is stiffening up quite a bit. The balls and heels of my feet also ache from the concrete and I have several blisters already. More than anything, I am mainly annoyed not that all this will prevent my walks or force me to stop, but ruin any enjoyment in the task ahead.
Another of the annoyances I had not foreseen was actually finding it hard to get to sleep last night. I went to bed hungry and tossed and turned for over an hour (I understand the body keeps itself up to find food - see here) until I got up and tried to read. (Incidentally, I am reading Tim Butcher's Blood River, a travel book where the Telegraph journalist travels along the river Congo, overland, from its mouth in the Atlantic to the far east where it borders Rwanda and Uganda. It is highly acclaimed and provides a very brief but useful overview of the DRC's history in its early chapters, which is as far as I've got. My friend Max highly recommends it.) The hunger I felt last night could really have done with being satisfied, but it wasn't really possible. I needed something dry that did not need cooking that would function as a snack.
And so I've just returned from Sainsbury's - having wandered among the isles fantasizing over every product, even those I don't normally like or eat, from quavers to danish butter biscuits - with some cheap peanuts, common as 'trail food' for hikers due to their low cost, low weight but high calorie content, and some digestive biscuits. They were 0.49p and 0.31p respectively. (which leaves 3.06 for the budget). They have the advantage of being easily transportable on the walk and provide me a bit of fat that my body probably needs.
Tomorrow I am trying a different route: through East Dulwich and Camberwell as opposed to Brockley and Peckham. Google says it will knock 0.8 of a mile off each way, but its more complicated and easier to get lost as it follows some smaller back roads. Its going to be another early 6am start, so I had better go now, read some more of Tim Butcher's book, and relax before bed.
If you have no sponsored me already, please do so - even if its just a couple of quid!
Cheers,
Paul
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you took ibuprofen, hardly a common commodity in the developing world, while I do appreciate the sentiment behind what you're doing you do seem to be cutting corners
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Dunno if it's been said but the fact your using the net, a computer, electricity etc. Your easily going over $1 a day.
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But it's really hard living without those luxuries!
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But it's really hard living without those luxuries!
Indeed.
If someone is doing something for charity i'd expect them to do it properly otherwise they don't get the money. He's torturing himself but not going through with it properly.
I really do appreciate people doing these types of things but I appreciate it a whole lot more when they actually do what they say they are going to do.