Came to Singapore about 2 weeks ago. Things are so far so good here, life is so far so good here, still in the progress of gettin adapted to this country.
I am stayin at my cousin’s, she and her husband are very nice to me, thank god that i have her here, and she’s so kind to lemme to stay until June. Cus my sis and her husband are lookin for their own place, estimatin they’ll be gettin one before june, and i will move in with them. If i were alone in this country, i’d be really, really depressed.
Work is okay, colleagues are fine. Gettin busier at work as i have few projects to handle.
Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Yes, i just turned 25 six days ago. No big celebration durin my birthday, just hangin out with colleagues and ex colleagues at one old chinese kopitiam, eatin satays and havin skol beers on the eve. Dinner at Tophat with housemates and housemate’s bf, ex-housemates and ex-housemate’s husband and the comin soon baby boy. It was a nice restaurant, not too crowded and the place was quite hidden, so it’s good for a small lil celebration or catch-up gatherin. Even Andy Lau and Linkin Park have been there too! A day after my birthday, had dinner with colleague and ex colleagues at the ex-colleague’s grandmother seafood restaurant. It was good, nice food as usual, and nice wine too! And 2 days after on saturday, a kiwian friend treated a brunch at La Bodega at bangsar. So it was quite and peaceful, and very very nice!
twenty-5 @ Music
A year ago, i just picked up on piano. And a year after, i am a grade 3 student now! Wow right?! With all the hard work and effort i’ve put. Not to say i am not bein humble, but i am proud of myself!! i can play “river flows in you” now! heh! And thank you to my teacher, Ivy, she’s such a passionate gurl, 4 years younger than me, and majorin in music in the top local university. She’s bein so nice to me, and even said i can do class in her uni once in a while so i can experience the grand piano! how nice right?! i know!! i wish she will never leave me, to be my music teacher till i get my diploma!
twenty-5 @ Life
Life is so far so good. Parents are healthy and good, sister is gettin married in september, brother is settlin down with the house and gettin married next year. Ash is fine, already used to his life without his balls, gettin bigger and fatter and my friend asked “is that a tiger or a cat”. He’s not that big, maybe the proportion in photos that makes him looks bigger. and yeah, he’s needin another vaccine and deworm session soon. Me? i feel like my life has just begun. 
i am single, but i am always busy with my own stuff. Work, freelance, study, hang outs, family, Ash. so yeah.. i hardly think of gettin a lover, probably after goin through so much, i finally realized that i shouldn’t be so stubborn to prioritize a bf above all. and yes, i am gettin a car soon! maybe in 2 weeks time. the down payment is a present from my parents.
twenty-5 @ Work
I’ll be attendin an interview in the evenin later. If i get the job, i will be goin to work in Singapore, so yes, i am ready for that!meanwhile i’m sStill hangin in in my current company. and last month, i received my very first warnin letter at work in my 25 years. a warnin letter that says i am comin to work late and leavin work early. yeah. i did that, cus we were not so busy at work for the past 1 month, even though i stay back at work also doin nothin but hangin out on fb and youtube. so i dont see the point, but no matter how, i shouldnt be comin in late, and leave early. so yeah, it served me right. 
one of the director called me into his room and said he’s been thinkin if he should gimme the letter, but he gave in the end, and he asked if i have anythin to say, and i said “no”.
twenty-5 @ Achievements
What i have achieved so far? i think the most successful achievements in my life are, my good family, my good friends, my good soulmates, and my good me. what do i wanna achieve in the future? i know i am not a good designer material, so i am goin to gain my diploma in piano, and then i will start teachin, performin, and freelancin on some design works. when i am really ready, i will be runnin my own music school. i dont know how far i can go, or i should say how determined i am to go that far. but that’s what i wanna achieve in the future, at this moment.
Pulau Ketam ， 2009年5月2日：风景如画的渔村岛 Pulau Ketam 是典型的华人村庄。有乡村咖啡店，寺庙和嘈杂的麻将馆。与其他华人村庄不同的是，流浪狗在这受欢迎的旅游景点里失踪了。在这美丽的照片后面，有着不为人知的秘密。
村民将所有的流浪狗集中在一起，然后的把它们运送去一个荒岛。这不是一个普通的荒岛，这是一个根本不适合居住的荒岛，所有在那里的生物都面临着死亡的威胁。我们目前正在作出努力以阻止邻近的村庄SG Lima的人们将更多的流浪狗驱逐到这个岛上。
可是，已经被驱逐了的狗却又如何呢
我会见了当地的村长，当我知道他们甚至不考虑这些不幸的狗狗的生死时，我感觉到非常的震惊。他们只是在意他们该如何将这些流浪狗的问题转移到另一个岛屿，之后的一切就什么，狗儿们的生死都不管了。。我恳求他带我到岛上去看看这些他们丢弃的狗。令人惊讶的，他同意了。。我们也得知在我们之前并没有任何的拯救行动。
我和好友 Daniel Tang 以及 来自 Furry Friends Farm 的 Sabrina Yap 一起踏上这个在马六甲海峡附近的“狗岛”的侦查之旅。。一位来自巴生的 Blogger “Birds Talking” 因为临时生病了所以无法出席。
我们租一艘船来去那个岛，一开始的时候，我以为我们只会看到骨骼和壳。因为这里的环境实在是太恶劣了。这里充满了很多的毒蛇，任何没有防备的外来者将会变成它们的食物。这里也有许多会让你没顶的泥沼。。
已经接近岛屿了，可以看到一只老鹰在空中飞过。。
第一个发现。这是我们的第一个希望。 可怜的它是多么的骨瘦如柴。然而，当它看见我们时，它依然努力的摇动它无力的尾巴
心碎。看到这个被遗弃的小狗带着悲哀的表情坐在一根树枝上时，我觉得非常的心酸，这更使我下定决心要和Sabrina他们一起将所有在这个岛上的狗全部救出来
人为的悲剧。据当地渔民所说，这些狗儿在无法忍受的饥饿后，只好开始吃自己饿死同伴的尸体。它们是如此的绝望，依然饥饿的它们游到附近的 Kelong.可是却只能被人类赶走。有些比较弱小的甚至还溺死于水中。我们向居住在附近Kelong一对印尼工人夫妇寻求协助。他们尝试用饲料来做引诱，将这些流浪狗带回来。我开始想办法在这个岛上特定的地点为这些流浪狗提供粮食。我希望能在当地的树林专家协助下，进入内部的岛屿，以评估剩下流浪狗的生存数量，以及确定岛屿的情况。由于岛屿是非常的偏远，救援任务是将会是一个很大的考验。
正如Sabrina紧握她的手在祈祷一样，看到了这么悲惨的一幕之后，我觉得我也需要一些祈祷。这张照片是我刚下船，从陷入泥沼死里逃生后在树林中所拍的。经过一番挣扎后，我的身体被树枝割伤以及擦伤了。。可是，我所受的伤又怎么能跟这些狗儿们所受的伤害相比呢？它们可是天天都要经历这些伤害的啊。这也提醒了我以后在这项任务中所会面对到的困难与挑战。
一位幸运者。我们的印尼助手在经历过许多恶劣的考验后，成功救出了一只狗
获救的狗在Sabrina的手中踏上给兽医治疗的安全旅程。
时间已经不多了，我们下次再来的时候看到的可能只剩下骨头和残壳。。
由于这里是一个旅游区，在这里租船是非常的昂贵的。这一趟的旅程已经花了我几百元的船租，获救的狗并不能透过普通的 ferries 运输，也几乎没有人会施以援手而不收费。虽然，这是可以理解的。
当地人对有人要收留他们所遗弃的动物而表示怀疑。与其要我指责他们，我们更希望的是得到他们的合作来帮助这些不幸的动物。在这个过程中，我们也希望能灌输这些岛民更好对待动物的方式，我们必须得到他们的信任，否则这一切将会是个不可能完成的任务。
如果您无法直接帮助，请将此文章转发给任何一位有同情心并能做出一些捐款的人。我们需要一笔资金。。除了船租，我们还需要钱来买笼子，以及支付将这些狗从树林中带出来的人的工资，以及送它们到动物兽医诊所的运输费。。诊疗费，痊愈了的，我们也需要钱来提供粮食和居住的环境。
我可以坚持下去的！
如果您愿意捐赈或帮忙，请在以下网址联系给我们
TV Smith at tvsmith@mycen.com.my
Sabrina Yeap at yeapwen@yahoo.com
至于愿意帮忙的 blogger 们, 你们可以将这片文章转载到你们的个人网页中。。 网址是 http://www.mycen.com.my/rescue
你们也可以透过这个网址来查看拯救行动的进展 http://www.mycen.com.my/rescue/updates.html
我们知道这是一项艰巨的任务，我们会非常感激大家的支持，协助，建议，鼓励和你们的祈祷
谢谢你们
原文：TV Smith
翻译：阿冰
请各位帮忙一下
有钱的出钱没钱的就帮忙转贴让更多的人知道这个消息吧
我到他们这样我有点想哭
好可怜
同样是狗
为什么有些狗住在家里还没个星期被带去美容保养
而这些却要在荒岛上饥饿甚至饿死？
有钱的就捐点钱帮忙他们实行那个计划罢
感谢大家
好心是会有好报的
流浪狗也是有生命的
请大家要帮帮忙啊
About 300 stray dogs were rounded up
by Pulau Ketam residents and deported
to an isolated island to fend for themselves.
Over half of them are already dead and the
remaining ones may not live long. A rescue
mission is being mounted and your help is needed.
Please read the full story here r
Updates here
The residents of Pulau Ketam sent some 300 stray dogs to exile on a remote island where the harsh conditions almost certainly guarantee a horrible death. Of the 300 dogs sent there, more than three-quarters are presumed to be already dead. I traveled to the island with Sabrina Yeap of Furry Friends Farm and managed to save only one dog on this reconnaissance trip. We did see several other starving and dying dogs along the mangrove shore.
I am mounting an urgent rescue mission to capture and transport the remaining survivors back to Sabrina’s Furry Friends Farm animal shelter. But time is running out and there might be only skeletons and carcasses left to collect on our next trip. Boat hire is expensive there. It is a tourist area and it has already cost me a few hundred ringgit for boat hire alone, so far. The rescued dogs cannot be transported on the regular ferries.
Almost nobody will lift a finger to help without a fee. This is understandable. The locals are already shaking their heads in disbelief that there are outsiders who want to save the animals they so casually discarded. Instead of pointing fingers and antagonising them, we need their co-operation to help save the unfortunate creatures. In the process, we also hope to educate the islanders on better treatment of animals. It would be an impossible mission if we didn’t win their hearts.
To help, e-mail TV Smith at tvsmith@mycen.com.my or Sabrina Yeap at yeapwen@yahoo.com
Fellow bloggers, you can also help by embedding the appeal poster above to your blog and linking to http://www.mycen.com.my/rescue (this page)
We are aware it is a monumental task and appreciate all forms of support, assistance, suggestions, encouragement and your prayers.
Thank you and don’t forget to view the pictures of the dogs in order to appreciate their plight.
Visit alsoFurry Friends Farm’s Blog / Website
TV Smith
3rd May 2009
PS: You can follow the progress of the rescue via updates here
My first time receivin a warnin letter from the company. How do i feel about it? Nothin. The thing is, i dont really care.
So the company gives me warnin letter when i come late, but when they make me to stay back late to rush on deadlines, can i give them ones instead?
Nobody ever said life was fair.
暧昧， 在这个年代的男女都喜欢那种感觉，为什么呢？是因为大家都不想负责任，喜欢暧昧带来的朦胧美，甜蜜和有恋爱的感觉，而没有牵涉到男女之间的责任与压力。 – 一月冰
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell just how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit—
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
Thank you, Jeffery Seow.
Friday night: Came home after a movie, spent a few hours on revision, and another one and the half hours self-sittin in the past year paper. It was 2.30am by the time i finished the paper.
Saturday: Woke up and practised on piano pieces. And the left to class, 2 hours, and after that met a friend for dinner and went to his place cus he’s goin to help me to format my computer. Failed but still million thanks to my lao gong jamie, cus of the effort that he putted. *kiss*
Sunday: Woke up, went straight to the bath room and get ready. Went to Lowyat to get my dvd rom replaced and upgraded ram. after that went to starbucks and got my computer formatted (lao gong came to meet me for a while after his gym). Came home, ran in and out to get softwares and food. Cleaned my room, installin softwares, callin my brother’s gf to asked how to make partitions and stuff. and now. 12am. just got the major stuff done. pheeuww.
What a restless weekend! Argh! i forgot to shower Ash! Damn…..
My colleague found this on a magazine and snapped a picture and send me a mms and said: “Look alike la”.
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