these r the pics taken using Xinyi's camera(I love her new camera! ...enjoy urself in hk girl ;P)
Thursday, May 24, 2007
China's zoos have been described as "insane asylums for animals" and a national disgrace, where live domestic pets are fed to lions and tigers for the entertainment of visitors.
Animals are trained to perform tricks
Animal rights activists have told Sky News that in 10 years of monitoring animals' living conditions there has been "no improvement".
Campaigner Dr John Wederburn said: "I come back to the same zoo four or five years later and the same animals are still trapped in the same tiny cage.
"It's called zoo-chosis. The animals are simply driven out of their minds by the boredom."
Stage shows, in which bears are trained to twirl sticks of fire and ride motorcycles, came in for particular criticism.
At one zoo, a three-year-old bear was put in a dress and a harness to pull a car twice a day in front of the holiday crowds.
Meanwhile, a trip round the Harbin Wildlife Park in Northern China ends with a gruesome spectacle.
The world's biggest breeding centre for Siberian tigers encourages visitors to buy domestic animals that will be fed live to the tigers.
Special vending flaps are fitted on the tourist buses to allow visitors to feed chickens to the waiting tigers.
A live chicken can be purchased for £2.60, while a cow costs £100.
The authorities at the park say the tigers are being trained to be released back into the wild and argue that the fees charged for the live animals are used to support the park.
But Dr Wederburn has described the practice as "medieval", while the World Society for the Protection of Animals also condemned it.
Virginia McKenna, of the wildlife charity Born Free, said: "With the Olympic Games just a year away, China has a short window of opportunity to tackle these issues."(It) faces the very real possibility that many of the millions of sports enthusiasts will return not with memories of the Olympic spectacle, nor of China's undoubted ancient civilisation and culture... but of the animal welfare horrors that still go on, causing such suffering, and offending us all."
-- adapted from Sky News 22 May 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
2:50 PM
I wanna thank:
my parents
my cousins, Paris, Estee and Ah Er
baby and his parents
Popo
Keith
Emi's mom
Emi
Jason
Aaron
Elaine
Xinyi
Esther T.
Esther M.
Asten
Michelle
Don
Xingwei
Jonathan X 2
Justin
Amos
Sarah Q.
Sarah C.
Catherine
Erica
Audrey
Ching Yong
Serene
Calvin
Jeremy
Kenneth Y.
Kenneth L.
Martin
Kajua
Jonas
Tommy
Cindy
Eileen
Hock Beng
Jude
Paul
Yiting
Vincent H.
Vincent K.
Shiwen
Marlene
Leo
Howie
Aisha
Ruoyun
Dominic
Xuehui
Advin
Meiyan
Steve
Monday, May 21, 2007
2:44 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MYSELF!! haha!!
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
8:12 PM
booked my tix. will be leaving for Melbourne on 17th June.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
9:57 PM
Congrats to my cousin who's officially DAD todae!!!!!!!!
HAPPY for Massa!!!
sad for Kimi =(
once again, im gonna say "WOW tat rookie is gd!"
Schumi and Roberto Carlos were at the race...I hope they'll be coming here next yr too!!!!!!
btw I hope Man U will lose tonite becoz West Ham deserves to stay in EPL!! I like this poster sooooo much! haf a thing for black&white posters
Saturday, May 12, 2007
11:14 PM
Thursday, May 10, 2007
11:05 PM
felt so down after my paper todae tat I cried in the exam hall...I was deprived of more than 15mins of my time which led me to not haf enuff time to do the last qn which is worth 25marks. these 25marks mean alot to me esp when u r on the line between pass and fail.
so low in morale man...luckily Amos accompanied me...else I'd feel really lost.
btw did the parking fees at Expo increase? I spent 20bucks juz for parking yesterdae and todae during my papers. they should haf a waiver or something for pple taking exams. I tot they said there's free parking frm 12-2pm?
I feel much better now...esp after I received 2 birthday cards frm baby...all the way frm OZ...I guess he was choosing the cards and found 2 tat he tot I'd like but cant decide on which to get so he decided to get both. and they only took 2-3days to arrive. its been a long time since I posted something (other than warranty cards)...looks like the mailing system has become really efficient. well, they haf to right since everyone is going electronic now.
Saturday, May 05, 2007
1:32 PM
did the Qantas tax juz rise again?!?!!!
i should be leaving on june 9th and coming back on sept 2nd. NEW 7 Wonders!
Friday, May 04, 2007
3:47 PM
Please VOTE for Christ Redeemer of Brasil!!
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
5:43 PM
those peaceful days r gone again...sigh..... 
