Tag: animals
The Movie Marley and Me
March 11th, 2010, No Comments
The movie Marley and Me, starring Owen Wilson (John) and Jennifer Aniston (Jenny) can relate to people. It’s about a couple who started out with a very naughty and mischievous puppy who later have 3 kids and move 2 houses. Part of the story line shows us Marley, the Labrador, from a puppy, all the [...]
Have a heart for wildlife- when the demand stops, so would the killings
February 12th, 2010, No Comments
It is very sad that a recently, a published report of how a tiger was cruelly killed in the forest reserve in Malaysia. A snare was laid out in the forest on 25 January. On 2 Feb, a tiger’s left forelimb was caught in the snare.
Then on 3rd February, the group of orang asli (forest [...]
Do not inflict harm on others who do not harm
November 25th, 2009, No Comments
Recently, local villages were perplexed as to why a cow would chose to bite a man (source: Village astir after cow bites man, The Star, 16 Nov 09). An odd job worker was clearing the jungle when a cow came from behind the bush and viciously bit his hand- causing him to be hospitalized. At [...]
Please Do Not Eat Animals that are Not Meant to be Eaten
April 6th, 2009, No Comments
During a trip to the Chow Kit market, I was shocked to see that my favourite species of tortoise was being sold for meat. At first, I thought the guy was selling it for people to buy as pets. But the tortoise were all grown up and when I looked further, I saw a plastic [...]
The Irony of Human Existance
August 3rd, 2008, No Comments
Long long time ago, human beings and animals only have a lifespan of 30 years. There’s the human, cow, dog and monkey.
The cow complained that 30 years’ lifespan was too long. Geez, his entire life was spent doing labor intensive work- and his owner kept beating him up. He was tired. So, he requested for [...]
Furry Friend’s Farm- home for abandoned animals
June 5th, 2008, 2 Comments
A sanctuary for abandoned animals, founded by Sabrina Yeap is set up to house abandoned and unwanted strays. Prior to this, Sabrina has been instrumental in highlighting voilence towards animals. You can read the story of Furry Friend’s Farm (FFF), published on 17 May 08.
FFF needs funding to continue to operate and cover its cost [...]
My Chicken Soup Story for Mother’s Day
May 10th, 2008, 1 Comment
Mother’s Day is here and many families are planning celebrations like lunch or dinner buffets for the moms in the family. Major shopping complexes would undoubtedly be jammed packed with families. Just like Valentine’s Day, many will end up paying for overpriced menus, flowers and gifts.
But for my mom, she would always opt not to [...]
Effective but unconventional way to cheer yourself up :)
January 26th, 2007, No Comments
Most of us would have remember feeling down, times when we just hit rock bottom in our lives. Times of our lives when we feel so down. Someone once said life is like a wave, sometimes you are at the top and sometimes at the bottom. Most of the time, we are on the way [...]
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