Heart-Wrenching...

Was out for lunch.

Many thoughts were running through my mind especially when a bomb was dropped on me this morning.

Suddenly, amidst all the hustle and bustle of the lively street, there was a commotion. Curious passer-bys stopped to watch. My thoughts were disturbed by the noise level and I just had to see what was going on.

It was to my horror.

A woman in her late thirties was kicking, punching and dragging a poor boy of about five years old on the ground. He was screaming hysterically.

No one knew what was going on. Just when I was about to step forward to stop the woman, a middle-aged man went ahead to pull the woman away and shouted at her " This is not the way to treat a child!"

The woman stopped. Another woman and man came forward to bring the child away while he was still sobbing hysterically. He was holding a file in his hands, tightly.

No one knew what happened. All they could do was to look on as a crowd...some throwing stares at the episode by the chinese nationals.

My heart was totally wrenched whenever I recalled the sight of the boy on the ground, screaming away...receiving blows from the adult.

As we are all exercising caution on the imported goods from China, they are still selling the "tainted" goods on their shelves and people are still buying them at reduced prices for their children.

So much about one child policy. Is life really that worthless in a country with overflowing population?