24 Mar 2007 was a memorable day for me.
In the morning, I attended the talk organized by Creative-O on environmental issues. And I learnt abt a NGO called Roots & Shoots (www.rootsandshoots.org) which invests its time & resources in educating the young abt caring for the environment. I was very moved by the short interview introducing the founder of the group – Jane Goodall, someone who has devoted much of her life to researching & caring for chimpanzees.
i am so inspired by her, i have this urge to get autobiograpghy on her and find out more.
The good news is one of the amazing beng sisters, beng chiak, is going to start the local branch of Roots & Shoots.
article from zaobao.com
英国著名黑猩猩研究家珍古德创办“根与芽”环保计划 要在新加坡扎根
游润恬
“根向地下无尽地伸延，形成稳固的基础。芽虽然看起来娇小薄弱，却能够为了寻觅阳光而破土移石。”
英国著名黑猩猩研究家珍古德（Jane Goodall）博士以这两句话，形象地勾勒出选择以“根与芽”（Roots & Shoots）为一项环保教育计划命名的原因。
根与芽计划的主要教育对象，是从幼稚园到大学的学生，宗旨是鼓励年轻人主动关怀大自然、动物及社区。
计划的中文宣传手册印有以上古德博士说过的话，包括以下阐明：“如果我们为地球所制造的各种微调是一道道坚固无比的城墙，遍布世界各地生根萌芽的千万颗种子，就足以改变世界。”
古德（73岁）自从在1986年淡出研究界后，便把更多时间和精力投入在倡导环保及人权上。她刚于去年底在新加坡成立国际珍古德教育及保育协会（JGI）的第25个国际分会。该协会很大一部分的工作是推动根与芽计划。
本地分会才几个月大，台湾分会却已成立近十年。台湾分会执行长郭雪贞前天抵达新加坡，准备展开一系列中英语讲座，向本地人介绍根与芽计划。
当初决定加入这个组织，部分原因是受珍古德博士讲的一句话所感动：“每个人有意识或下意识做的每一件事情，都会对环境有很大的影响。”
爱护环境、关心社会可说是个价值观，同其他价值观一样应该从小灌输。根与芽计划最小的对象是幼稚园。
郭雪贞说：“从小就让他们接触环保意识很重要，这样他们长大后，一辈子所做的决定，也许就能不一样，跟他父母做的决定不一样。教育就是要教人们做出不一样的决定。”
在她看来，要解决规模庞大的环境问题，始于个人每天所做的决定。她说：“一个人的力量虽然单薄，但两个人、三个人、十个人一起行动，影响就不一样了。这个行动可以从很小的生活选择起步，比如今天出门，我该搭公车（巴士）、骑脚踏车还是走路？”
她认为一味反复宣导没用，“最有效的方法是让年轻人有亲身体验，让他们知道行动能带来改变”。
In the evening I went for the xin yao sing along at National Stadium! It was my last time singing there since the old dame will be demolished soon. It brought back memories of singing there during the Youth Festivals.
As always, there was a lone butterfly spotted. It meant something for some of us.
Spy was jealous bcos he couldn’t be there. So to compensate, we had our own sing along in the kitchen the next morning. While I was brushing my teeth.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
Lucky & Flo
these are the names of the 2 Malaysian police dogs that helped sniffed out the huge qty of pirated dvds in JB's Holiday Plaza.
guess what? the pirates now want these dogs assassinated, they actually put a price on the dogs' heads! the police, to protect the dogs, have transfered them to a safe secret place.
haahaahaa, this is really short film material - sure win award one.
spy said got potential to b Infernal Affair part 4 - wah Oscar material somemore!!!!
news taken from zaobao.com:
两犬捣毁盗版有功 马盗版集团悬赏取狗命
（吉隆坡综合讯）马来西亚盗版光碟集团已经发出悬赏，要杀死最近在捣毁南马盗版光碟大本营行动中立了大功的两只灵犬。
国内贸易及消费人事务部执法组星期二在两只灵犬“Lucky”和“Flo”的协助下，捣毁柔佛新山假日广场大厦内的一个盗版光碟大本营，起获百万张盗版录音光碟、影音光碟和电脑游戏软件，同时逮捕六名嫌犯。
当局也起获12台制造和烧录盗版光碟的机器。若以每片盗版光碟5令吉计算，当局所起获的盗版货市值估计逾千万令吉。
《新海峡时报》昨天报道，由于不堪蒙受重大损失，盗版光碟集团首脑已发出悬赏，要取“Lucky”和“Flo”的命，但赏金数目不详。
贸消部执法组副主任费尔道斯透露，南马盗版光碟大本营被捣毁之后，线人通知贸消部，盗版光碟集团的成员正在追寻这两只灵犬。
他说：“这两只灵犬对盗版光碟集团是个威胁，因此（盗版集团首脑）下令干掉它们。”
贸消部接到盗版光碟集团打算对“Lucky”和“Flo”不利的消息后，已把它们转移到另一所更安全的房子，严密保护。
“Lucky”和“Flo”是于本月14日空运抵马，投入服务，使马国成为世界第一个使用灵狗侦查光碟，致力打击盗版光碟或盗版数码光碟的国家。它们在英国受训，能够嗅出制作光碟时所使用的化学原料的气味，让盗版光碟集团无处遁形。
在星期二的行动中，两只灵犬先被带到假日广场大厦楼下的停车场，其中一只马上追住一辆正要开走的汽车，执法人员截停该车，从行李箱搜出大批盗版光碟。该车司机和乘客过后带领执法人员上楼，展开取缔行动。
guess what? the pirates now want these dogs assassinated, they actually put a price on the dogs' heads! the police, to protect the dogs, have transfered them to a safe secret place.
haahaahaa, this is really short film material - sure win award one.
spy said got potential to b Infernal Affair part 4 - wah Oscar material somemore!!!!
news taken from zaobao.com:
两犬捣毁盗版有功 马盗版集团悬赏取狗命
（吉隆坡综合讯）马来西亚盗版光碟集团已经发出悬赏，要杀死最近在捣毁南马盗版光碟大本营行动中立了大功的两只灵犬。
国内贸易及消费人事务部执法组星期二在两只灵犬“Lucky”和“Flo”的协助下，捣毁柔佛新山假日广场大厦内的一个盗版光碟大本营，起获百万张盗版录音光碟、影音光碟和电脑游戏软件，同时逮捕六名嫌犯。
当局也起获12台制造和烧录盗版光碟的机器。若以每片盗版光碟5令吉计算，当局所起获的盗版货市值估计逾千万令吉。
《新海峡时报》昨天报道，由于不堪蒙受重大损失，盗版光碟集团首脑已发出悬赏，要取“Lucky”和“Flo”的命，但赏金数目不详。
贸消部执法组副主任费尔道斯透露，南马盗版光碟大本营被捣毁之后，线人通知贸消部，盗版光碟集团的成员正在追寻这两只灵犬。
他说：“这两只灵犬对盗版光碟集团是个威胁，因此（盗版集团首脑）下令干掉它们。”
贸消部接到盗版光碟集团打算对“Lucky”和“Flo”不利的消息后，已把它们转移到另一所更安全的房子，严密保护。
“Lucky”和“Flo”是于本月14日空运抵马，投入服务，使马国成为世界第一个使用灵狗侦查光碟，致力打击盗版光碟或盗版数码光碟的国家。它们在英国受训，能够嗅出制作光碟时所使用的化学原料的气味，让盗版光碟集团无处遁形。
在星期二的行动中，两只灵犬先被带到假日广场大厦楼下的停车场，其中一只马上追住一辆正要开走的汽车，执法人员截停该车，从行李箱搜出大批盗版光碟。该车司机和乘客过后带领执法人员上楼，展开取缔行动。
Monday, March 19, 2007
my first opera recital
wa haha, spy & i actually went for Renee Flemming's opera recital at Victoria Concert Hall last sat.
only because we got compli tickets. so we thought, just give it a try la.
and for the first time in my life, i heard the soprano version of Over the Rainbow & Summertime.
never knew the rainbow song could be this moving.
Ms Fleming sang both as encore & she brought the house down.
i didnt expect to enjoy myself this much, may be also bcos of the low expectation.
i like her not becos she has such powerful lungs (she impressed us w/o using microphone) but the fact that she sang in character. She was very expressive, using her body language.
i like her also bcos she tried to connect with the audience throughout her singing.
for me that's very important, something comes alive between the performer and the audience.
that's why we go for live performance right?
so even though i could not understand a word except for the 2 english songs, the emotions came through for me.
never heard of Ms Fleming before sat night. but i think she is a true diva, in the positive sense of the word.
only because we got compli tickets. so we thought, just give it a try la.
and for the first time in my life, i heard the soprano version of Over the Rainbow & Summertime.
never knew the rainbow song could be this moving.
Ms Fleming sang both as encore & she brought the house down.
i didnt expect to enjoy myself this much, may be also bcos of the low expectation.
i like her not becos she has such powerful lungs (she impressed us w/o using microphone) but the fact that she sang in character. She was very expressive, using her body language.
i like her also bcos she tried to connect with the audience throughout her singing.
for me that's very important, something comes alive between the performer and the audience.
that's why we go for live performance right?
so even though i could not understand a word except for the 2 english songs, the emotions came through for me.
never heard of Ms Fleming before sat night. but i think she is a true diva, in the positive sense of the word.
Friday, March 16, 2007
finally he smiles
went for my weekly chinese sinseh visit today.
finally, the stern father figure sinseh gave me a smile.
the reason for such a big hooha that it warrant writing in the blog was i kanna scolding from him during my previous visit.
well, i didnt appear before his royal highness bcos it was chinese new year and then spy's father came visiting and diagnosed with shingles the next day and the virus went to his eyes and we had to rush him to the eye specialist and so i had a very drama week.
after everything settled, it was 3 weeks later.
the sinseh looked me in the eyes and said in a i-am-not-joking-with-u tone: "i asked u to come everyweek and take medicine 6 times a week. u come once a month. do u know your tumour was not small and it may recur?"
for a moment i thought "even my late father would not have been so harsh with me!"
luckily, i have become quite thick skin & even smiled at him.
and i heard my friends agreeing that i deserve a little scolding.
finally, the stern father figure sinseh gave me a smile.
the reason for such a big hooha that it warrant writing in the blog was i kanna scolding from him during my previous visit.
well, i didnt appear before his royal highness bcos it was chinese new year and then spy's father came visiting and diagnosed with shingles the next day and the virus went to his eyes and we had to rush him to the eye specialist and so i had a very drama week.
after everything settled, it was 3 weeks later.
the sinseh looked me in the eyes and said in a i-am-not-joking-with-u tone: "i asked u to come everyweek and take medicine 6 times a week. u come once a month. do u know your tumour was not small and it may recur?"
for a moment i thought "even my late father would not have been so harsh with me!"
luckily, i have become quite thick skin & even smiled at him.
and i heard my friends agreeing that i deserve a little scolding.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
shake legs
my friends have been asking me "no need to work not bored meh?"
actually i am really enjoying myself.
in the morning i will do my taiji exercise then go for breakfast. and by the time i get home & read a bit of newspaper, hey, it's time for lunch. then rest a bit after lunch, go online, do my cross stitch or more reading, hmm, dinner time!
of course cannot day in day out repeat the same rountine lah. i started my volunteer work at Red Cross on friday. then i need to visit the chinese doc once a week, meet friends for dinner/lunch/breakfast, watch performances/movies (film fest is round the corner!), visit my nephew, go to the countryside (we have u know)........ so many things to do how to be bored?!
and i have been away from work for more than 6 months already.
nice.
actually i am really enjoying myself.
in the morning i will do my taiji exercise then go for breakfast. and by the time i get home & read a bit of newspaper, hey, it's time for lunch. then rest a bit after lunch, go online, do my cross stitch or more reading, hmm, dinner time!
of course cannot day in day out repeat the same rountine lah. i started my volunteer work at Red Cross on friday. then i need to visit the chinese doc once a week, meet friends for dinner/lunch/breakfast, watch performances/movies (film fest is round the corner!), visit my nephew, go to the countryside (we have u know)........ so many things to do how to be bored?!
and i have been away from work for more than 6 months already.
nice.
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