{"id":2182,"date":"2011-02-26T16:49:43","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T00:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nomadicminds.org\/blogs\/?p=2182"},"modified":"2011-02-26T16:49:43","modified_gmt":"2011-02-27T00:49:43","slug":"yummy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nomadicminds.org\/blogs\/2011\/02\/yummy\/","title":{"rendered":"Yummy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am envious of Panda. They live such good lives.
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(Pictures by Fred Zlotnick)<\/em><\/p>\n

ChengDu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding<\/em> is essentially a zoo for only two species: Panda and Red Panda. I am, of course, saw many TV programs on this animal. But I did not realize how playful and, huh, contently lazy, they are. There were two cubs in a cage, they played with each other in a gentle way, rolling over each other, squeezing for toys or attention, and moving around casually. You just couldn’t hold back the smile watching them play.<\/p>\n

One adult Panda came slowing toward us in a steady pace. Then, just like that, decided to lay down and take a quick nap. The crowd just burst into laughter. Then, obviously well rested, he proceeded to the destination: an area with a bunch of bamboo on the ground. Unexpectedly, as I thought all four-legged mammals would bow down to eat, he turned around and sat down. Human-like, he reached out and grab a bunch of bamboo, and started to garble those leaves like a kid would a chicken drumstick: holding it with a hand and never mind whatever dripping on the chest.
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He was oblivious to those shutterbugs clicking and ate with such enjoyment that someone in the crowd said, “I am hungry.”<\/p>\n

Done eating, he climbed up a platform nearby. He reached the top where there was a railing, put an arm over the railing, lied down, rest his head on that arm, and closed the eyes. “Awww…,” I want to snug up to him and take a nap.<\/p>\n

Panda appeared to enjoy simple lives that all of us wish we could too: wake up, eat, nap, play around lazily, more naps, and repeat. Wouldn’t it be cool if we don’t need to worry all those complexity?<\/p>\n

Oh, yes, I would have bamboo leaves for dinner please.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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