A Vegetarian Kid Who Is Resolute to Protect Animals and the Environment

Ang Chern Louis, a four-year-old boy from Kuala Lumpur, has embraced a vegetarian diet out of his love for animals. With his firm belief in vegetarianism, he has gradually inspired those around him to join him in the noble act of caring for the Earth and animals. 
    
/*SUPER1:   
我喜欢吃素食  
I like vegetarian food. 
 
（你爱吃吗）  
(Do you like to eat?) 
 
爱  
Yes. 
    
Vo:    
就读班丹英达大爱幼儿园的洪辰睿， 
Ang Chern Louis, a Da Ai Kindergarten student 
 
年纪虽小，爱心却大。    
has a big loving heart despite his young age. 
   
ANG CHERN LOUIS      
小蔬童洪辰睿    
Vegetarian Kid, Ang Chern Louis 
 
/*SUPER1:   
你不吃（动物）他就不杀    
They won’t kill (the animals) if you don’t eat them. 
 
你吃他就杀（动物）    
If you eat, they’ll kill. 
 
ONG KWEI FEN     
洪辰睿妈妈王憓芬    
Ang Chern Louis’ Mother, Ong Kwei Fen 
 
/*SUPER1:   
其实我平时都是一餐肉一餐鱼 //    
We usually cooked a meat and a fish dish alternately 
 
这样来煮给他吃的//    
for him to eat. 
 
慢慢地他每一次都在餐桌上说//    
However, slowly, he’d say at the dining table, 
 
妈咪我们不要吃肉了//    
‘Mummy, let’s stop eating meat. 
 
小动物是很可爱的 //    
Animals are so cute. 
 
我很爱小动物的    
I love little animals so much.’ 
  
/*SUPER1:  
吃了400餐等于救一只猪  
Taking 400 vegetarian meals can save a swine. 
  
Vo:    
坚定茹素， 
A determined Chern Louis 
 
辰睿还带动家人一起响应。    
inspires his family to go vegetarian together. 
 
/*SUPER1: 阿嫲吃素    
（阿嬷今天吃几餐素）   
(Grandma, how many vegetarian meals have you had today?) 
 
吃整天吃差不多一个星期了//    
Every meal, for almost a week now. 
 
不是一直叫阿嬷吃  
Didn’t you keep urging grandma? 
 
阿嬷就跟着你吃几天  
So, grandma joins you for a few days. 
    
/*SUPER1:     
十五十六    
15, 16. 
    
ONG KWEI FEN     
洪辰睿妈妈王憓芬 
Ang Chern Louis’ Mother, Ong Kwei Fen 
 
/*SUPER1:  
外婆煮了马铃薯鸡和炒菜 //   
His grandma cooked potatoes with chicken, and fried vegetables. 
 
他就跟婆婆说婆婆我不要吃//   
He said, ‘Grandma, I don’t want to eat.’ 
 
婆婆说不用紧我就拿马铃薯给你吃//   
His grandma replied, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll only give you 
 
没有肉的马铃薯罢了  
potatoes without the meat.’ 
    
ANG SEONG LENG    
洪辰睿爸爸洪商领  
Ang Chern Louis’ Father, Ang Seong Leng   
 
/*SUPER1:  
他很坚持吃（素）而且是吃得很自然的 //    
He insists on a vegetarian diet, and it’s natural to him. 
 
孩子都这样自然我们就不要去反对他//    
Since it’s so natural, we don’t object him. 
 
因为真的是吃是一种选择//    
It’s a choice to eat plant-based food, 
 
吃菜是一种选择所以我就跟    
so I follow him. 
 
/*SUPER1:   
我現在要去就是菜园     
I’m going to the vegetable garden. 
    
Vo：  
辰睿爱吃蔬果， 
Chern Louis loves to eat fruits and vegetables. 
 
外公全力支持， 
His grandfather gives his full support 
 
在自家空地打造爱心菜园。    
by starting a vegetable garden at his house. 
    
ONG TENG HOOI    
洪辰睿外公王挺辉    
Ang Chern Louis’ Grandfather, Ong Teng Hooi 
 
/*SUPER1:  
他看到菜他讲要吃菜 //    
When he saw vegetables, he said he wants to eat. 
 
我就想到有地方我就种一点点//    
Since there’s space, I grow some. 
 
他喜欢吃什么他讲//    
What he said he likes to eat, 
 
我就去买找这个种子来种    
I’d buy the seeds to grow. 
    
/*SUPER1:     
这个这样拔 //    
Pull out this way. 
 
和爸爸一起拔//     
Do it together with Daddy. 
 
这个我们煲汤    
We cook this in soup. 
 
（还有放什么）  
(What else would you add?) 
 
番茄  
Tomatoes. 
 
番茄和小番茄  
Tomatoes and cherry tomatoes. 
 
/*SUPER1:   
这是白苦瓜  
This is white bitter gourd, 
 
我最喜欢吃的  
my favourite. 
     
ANG CHERN LOUIS      
小蔬童洪辰睿   
Vegetarian Kid, Ang Chern Louis  
 
/*SUPER1:   
（为什么外公种那么多菜给你吃）    
(Why does Grandpa grow so many vegetables for you?) 
 
因为我说吃菜菜身体好    
Because I said eating vegetables is good for health, 
 
吃豆豆长肉肉    
eating beans helps add flesh, 
 
吃肉肉不可爱    
eating meat isn’t adorable. 
 
所以外公就种菜给我吃    
So, Grandpa grows vegetables for me. 
    
/*SUPER1:   
苦瓜炒鸡蛋    
Bitter gourd fried egg. 
 
好吃好吃    
It’s very delicious! 
 
TAY CHOON ENG     
洪辰睿外婆郑春英   
Ang Chern Louis’ Grandmother, Tay Choon Eng 
 
/*SUPER1:   
影响到我们每个人都吃素 //    
He inspires all of us to go vegetarian. 
 
他的妈妈也是吃素现在  
His mother is also a vegetarian now. 
     
Vo:   
吃素除了不杀动物， 
Vegetarianism saves animals 
 
也是环保之举， 
and is friendly to the environment. 
 
辰睿也会透过身体力行， 
Chern Louis also conserves 
 
爱护地球资源。   
Earth’s resources in action. 
    
/*SUPER1: 19.29-19.38    
我们现在要爬楼梯    
We’ll climb the stairs now. 
 
（爬楼梯你家住在哪里）    
(Take the stairs. Which floor do you live?) 
 
我家住在36（楼）    
My house is on the 36th floor. 
 
我们先爬去八楼吧  
Let’s climb to the 8th floor first. 
    
ANG SEONG LENG    
洪辰睿爸爸洪商领  
Ang Chern Louis’ Father, Ang Seong Leng 
   
/*SUPER1:  
是他讲他要爬楼梯 //    
He said he wanted to take the stairs. 
 
一到三十六楼我肯定是不可能//    
I definitely can’t do it from ground to 36th floor. 
 
偶尔如果说他要的话//    
Occasionally when he requests, 
 
我们就会有陪他爬一爬    
we’ll accompany him to climb the stairs. 
    
/*SUPER1:  
到第三楼 //    
Reaching 3rd floor. 
 
到第四楼    
Reaching 4th floor. 
    
/*SUPER1:   
我爬不动了    
I can’t climb anymore. 
     
Vo:     
小脚丫一步一脚印， 
Taking little steps, 
 
从自己做起， 
he’s practising a  
 
以行动实践绿生活。   
green living from himself. 
 
/*SUPER1:    
你要来我家吗  
Would you like to come to my house? 
  
（好啊）   
Sure! 
    
/*DA2:   
卢怡郿 //   
林妍君   
*/   
Report by Loo Yee Mei & Lim Yen Kuan

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