We did it! Breeding tigers for trade soundly rejected
In a major victory for conservation, raising captive tigers for trade in their parts was rejected by members of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in The Hague this week.
Parties to the international wildlife convention also urged China to phase out its large-scale commercial tiger farms.
Prior to the decision WWF and other conservation organizations unveiled the massive two-storey-high tiger mosaic, made up of more than 26,000 photos, outside the conference centre urging world leaders to end all trade in tigers. Delegates had to walk past the mosaic on their way to the tiger debate.
4 countries with wild tigers - India, Nepal, Russia and Bhutan - were joined by the United States in advocating for a strong decision for tigers. India called on China to phase out the country’s privately run “tiger farms,” which house nearly 5,000 big cats and are pushing the Chinese government to allow legal trade in tiger parts. With leadership from these countries, the 171 member countries of the CITES convention adopted a strong tiger trade decision by consensus.
China has said that it will not lift its ban without listening to scientific opinion from around the world. The world spoke and urged China not to reopen any trade in tiger parts and to increase protection for tigers in the wild.
This is great news!
Thank you to everyone who took action and added their photo to the tiger mosaic. Without your help this would not have been possible!
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Hi ya minnasan - lol.... i went to watch Slit Mouthed Woman alone today... uhhh RM10 for saturday ticket... *expensive*
it been, 6 years i didnt watch any horror movie in the cinema nor at home... except u consider scary movie as one horror movie *hhhh*
since the movie was either 12pm or 645pm, and renaye suggested to watch horror movie on the afternoon instead... haha...
OK the movie itself is based on the legend of Slith Mouthed Woman, kinda a mythology of Japan...
but i think they changed the story to 30 years ago, instead of how the Slith Mouthed Woman based on the legend came from... *u know Samurai's wife having went behind his husband back and the husband got angry and slit his wife mouth from ear to ear* - idk is my info correct or not... try do some googling if u wanted to know...
Kinda funny to watch the movie because the subtitle ruin the whole movie... what the heck... ? i was laughing in the cinema alone when i listen to the dialogue and found that the subtitle was mismatch...
eg:-
1. Watashi Kire- me.. me... ???????????? or aim at my neck.. @@'' what the heck- at 1st i thought it was according to the legend when she keep on asking the victim is she pretty or not *watashi kirei* but at the end of the movie.. just found out is Watashi Kire.... but yet.. the translation really @@''
2. Oneesan, Oniisan - younger sister, younger brother??? supposed to be elder bro and elder sis... but ... haha [but the chinese sub is correct for this]
3. i bet the translator do not know how to translate some of it.. because most of the subtitles were half way and it dissappear... causes the audience to hanging in the sky dont know what is going on...
4. WASTED MY MONEY... !!!!! im a real mad Customer now... hhhhhhhh
anyway... spoiler ahead...
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okok... the movie itself was:- spoiler
1. very abusive.... kinda turned into child abuse movie @@''
2. the Ghost itself was an abusive mother that kick n killed her own child...
3. she asked her son to kill her, *Watashi Kire, Watashi Kire...*
4. her youngest son slited her mouth... and stab her... because she took the scissors and try to chop her own son @@'' - tell me abusive or not
5. the Ghost have the power to possess a human to do the crime.... u know, once the woman cough, later she will turn into the ghost... *creepy...* imagine after the movie ended... i keep on coughing ... hahahah
6. she kidnapped the childrens and killed them with her scissors... she slit the kids mouth 1st @@''
7. oh she like kicking her victim..
8. no hesitation of her doing her crime... @@'' she just cut cut cut cut cut... Kowaii...
9. idk la.. the ending kinda creep me out.. tot she is dead but suddenly the main character cough in front of her daughter and tada... she change into the ghost @@'' then the end @@"'
i thought i get to watch the real legend.... like she willl asked the victim... Watashi Kirei with her mask on, then later with her mask off.... and such.. anyway... it kinda a good experience to watch horror movie alone... cause i dream about her after the movie.. when i took my nap... KOWAI....
Kiss-A-Koyotei (Penang ala French Maid Restaurant?) - *Edited*
Wednesday. 5.14.08 12:45 am
Dear Diary,
Went out again last Saturday to have dinner with my friend it ended up being known as our Saturday ritual by one of her friend @@
We tried out a newly discover restaurant along Penang Hutton road, what attract me was the waitress, I mean their costume I bet many guys fantasy :P
Anyhow, I happen to discover it during my 2 weeks back hunt for dessert and came across this shop while im driving :P
So to check out the place, we headed there around 630pm, and we was the 1st customer of the dinner :P
Ahh luckily their costume was in red instead the pinky costume that I had seen during the discovery OH the costume is French maid costume but with different color..
The food was Ok. Not very impressive tho, very pricey for the taste, I bet they are selling the ambience (very good) and the concept of French maid costume
Picture speaks louder than words
Shop Name
Shop Add
Ambience
Honey lemon
Oyako don
set
Unagi, Salmon skin salad
Katsu Don
Salmon Skin Temaki
the costumers
out of boredom.. i created yet another new butterfly.... lol i drew it yesterday while my mum's friend sitting beside me yacking me.... whether i know what am i doing.. LMAO....
well.. i just replace my pinky color code to blue color code.... erm...
do u know... according to a research, blue attract mosquitoes... erm.. i must be wanting mosquitoes lately...... :P
just tell me is the butterfly at the center annoying.... if yes ill move it to side...
Erm, today i helped my parents to deliver goods for the customer, and on my way home, i saw a shocking stunt by a dad...
imagine he is driving with his right hand on the wheel and left on holding his child @@'' so dangerous ..... indeed a very good stunt performer.. lmao..
anyway... i think our government should implement this law where all the parents should have baby seat in the car to avoid unneccessary event....
well, im not experience in this, so mummies... what do u think?
OK, my family once again had seafood at Bukit Tambun for dinner. Well as I mention in my previous post *here* that ill boycott Neptine, hence we did tho, so we went further in to Bukit Tambun to feast on the seafood, well was very yummy tho I love their satay.
You must be wondering what is it got to do with my topic *Punctuality* lmao no we didnt drive separately.
Then I bet you must be wondering why punctuality again, well *clear my throat* there was this table, consists of 2 people (I bet is bf and gf) waiting for their (I think friends) to come to join them, I bet they must have this agreement asking this 2 people to order the food and waited for them.
5 minutes passes by
10 minutes passes by
30 minutes passes by
1 hours passes by
The patiently awaiting for their friends, *imagine the food had already arrived on the table* yet there was still no sign of their friend
We were observing them *ya we are very busy body type* until the guy was pissed and disappointed with their friends and started eating after long waiting at 1st I saw the girl was so reluctant to feast one the food, but after the guy persuaded her to do so, she also dig in the plate and start eating
Imagine, when we make a date with ur friends and etc, and you are late, what will you friends feel, and another way, if ur friends are late, and you are the one who is doing the waiting, how will you feel?
If you are going to reach there late, is it so difficult to give a call? Instead of keeping ppl waiting.
Ever attend Chinese wedding dinner? Thats the world most horrible event because people never puncture when the invitation card wrote 730pm, means 730pm but some only turned up at 8pm @@ the host have to wait for them haih
Only one Chinese wedding dinner that I attended start sharp at 730pm, whether or not the guests r here. Indeed very eyes catching lol
Penang World Music Festival 2008, Saturday NIght :P (pics + videos)
Sunday. 5.4.08 12:51 am
Dear Diary,
Once again, Penang World Music Festival 2008 kicked off on May 2 and end on 4th May had draw tremendous crowd to Taman Kuari, Botanical Garden, Penang. Remember in the year 2007, the crowd was not as much as 2008, despite the heavy rain, the audiences were still having fun.
This year, the music was excellent, especially the troop from Ireland with the smooth music and yet make you want to dance along, with super dancer from Badila troop that spin round and round and round that obtain extremely welcoming applause had make my day.
I only attended the Saturday night, although I wanted to attend all 3 days, but the price was a bit too much for me. However, one night was enough to blast my ears, my mind and my soul. We were welcome by the 1st troop from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, with the traditional costumes and music instruments, the singer sang Tian Mi Mi, I bet was a local delight which most Chinese grown up with that song.. :D
Come to the next troop, with different background of Iran, French and India, make the night even happening. The troop dancer was indeed eyes catching with her spinning. And the Indias singer was COOL that he can hold his breath so long to sing. @@
Ladies troop from France with one man to in charge of the instrumental tune was eyes catching, he dont use normal instrument, instead, spoons, legs and etc was used as part of music instrument oh, his legs dance was overwhelmed by the audiences *clap*
Diplomats of Drummer from KL, Malaysia, was a disappointment, well to me, when they start off with their music, there was some tune that I believe it adapted from Wicked Aura, Singapore that I love so much. Hence I have so much expectation from them, but it ended up with a disappointment but the violin player was GOOD
Last but not least, Troop from Croatia was the best, with extraordinary music instruments that make from goats skin (haha that cute guy have 5 goats skin instruments in his bag that I have to give him a new name grossmaninstrument . the lead singers look and charisma was like aerosmith SUPER KAKKOI desu
When we 1st reach the destination, it was a disappointment, @@ parking A and B is not full yet!!!!
Anyway, at 1st the guards were busy asking the audiences to SIT DOWN, which indeed pissed me off, because Im here to enjoy myself and Im not small kids anymore. Lots of audiences, I bet were not happy at 1st because by sitting down you cant dance along. Since I went to year 2007, with extremely good experience of dancing along *standing from 730pm-1230am* asking us to sit was a NO NO
My friend said, legs gonna numb yeah indeed yes, and our butts were painful from sitting down on the uneven land. :P
After the Ireland troop, the audience start standing up, the guards were there asking us to sit down, but everyone IGNORE themmuahahah we won the war yay.. !!!!!!
Best- The audiences were dancing and having so much fun there you can enjoy the video after this :P
Luckily we dont have to sit for the entire concert, or I ma make super bad reviews.. yay thank god we dont have to.
Another problem, people were smoking at the crowd. OMG some were good by blowing the smoke up to the sky, some were noob that blow within the crowd @@ super noob attackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Rubbish, Rubbish, Rubbish the dustbin was less than a meter away yet ppl were littering everywhereshame shame.
Lol if they invite Gackt Camui for the festival I bet im going to attend the 3 days despite the price of course provided Gackt Camui is there for 3 days haha.. just imagine he perform Vanilla in the festival, bets lots of audiences gonna drool all over
