Whale sharks in Singapore.

I was at Vivocity the other day, and was visiting National Geographic's store and they had this blue whale exhibition. As usual, I was deeply intrigued when it comes to underwater creatures...

Images shown are the actual life size of a baby blue whale.

Very interesting I must say, but it somehow reminds me of a friend who told me about Singapore casino developers with the intention of bring whale sharks into Singapore. 

They were building the world's largest underwater world in Sentosa, and they want to bring in whale shark, the world's largest living fish. I greatly oppose to having whale sharks being exhibited in Singapore, because it will never fare as well as it could in the wild.

These are extremely big creatures, and evidence have shown that they fare poorly while in captivity. And they have been listed as vulnerable by some animal bodies.

I really condemn such actions, because it jeopardises the well being of the shark in favour of being a tourist attraction for Sentosa.

When will these people ever learn?

Swine flu pandemic. Is it coming?

Just received news that there will be thermal checks in my school in regards to swine flu, and it seems that swine influenza (swine flu) has mutated from only being able to pass from pigs to humans, now can be passed to humans to humans.

Scary isn't it? It reminds us of the dark days of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) when it hit Singapore.

Now, these are the countries being infected with swine flu: Mexico, Israel, New Zealand, United States, Canada and the UK. It hasn't hit Asia yet, however, there are suspected cases.

Swine flu has already killed more than 150 people in Mexico, and up till now, there's no cure for it.

There is every reason for you to be worried, but it is important to eat well, sleep well and take good care of yourself. 

As for me, there is a possibility that I will have to work at home, and do my work and keep in contact with lecturers through webcam, etc. That's provided if the swine flu worsens.

Disrespectful of the dead.

I think I've been having some weird habits recently. I've been inducing cough to get a kick out of it, and I stop when I have the urge to vomit. Oh my, is that a different form of anorexic?

Anyway, two weeks ago I went to the cemetery for Tomb Sweeping Day, whereby we offer food offerings for our ancestors. 

It was rather warm but peaceful. I don't know if it's a tradition to ask lottery numbers from ancestors, but I really abhors it. The worst ones come from funerals where these people hope to get lucky numbers from the dead.

Heck, there are even those who can obtain numbers from accidental deaths reported in the newspapers. I despise people like that, and they don't deserve any of my respect.

They are just like vultures, feeding off peoples' misery and anguish. How disrespectful can that be? If you were the one lying in the coffin, won't you feel sad that people are seeking fortunes off your death and not mourning for you?

Recaps and a new term.

I'm back to school, and I wasn't really looking forward to it. Bah, I've turned lethargic, lazy and uninteresting.

I have my own private desk and it kinda looks empty, except for this:

I felt it was rather thoughtful and sincere. It was great to see those classmates back and schoolmates as well, but I somehow misses some who went for their attachment.

During the past few weeks were a number of events..

Clement's 21st birthday!

Wei Chong's birthday celebration at my class chalet..

Happy birthday to both!

And last but not least...

Singing!

Was wearing a friend's cap to see how it turned out, but guess it didn't work well with my gigantic head!

Let the voices shine.

Today's the big day for my beloved NV Choir, as it is the Singapore Youth Festival where they will be graded for their performance.

Just a short post here to wish them all the best and hope they will attain a good grade.

What is wrong with being left-handed?

You know, I have some relatives who kept forcing their toddlers to use their right-hand, whether if they are learning how to hold utensils or pencils, even though they have an inclination towards left-handedness.

I am a left-hander, and when I was young I was forced to eat using my right-hand by my parents. In the end, they gave up when I cried non-stop.

So yes, I'm left-handed and has a certain amount of ambidexterity, like using mouse with my right-hand (duh) etc.

Other then that, I'm pretty much left-handed in my everyday life.

In this right-handed world, whereby 93% of the adult population are right-handed, left-handers like us face problems sometimes.

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For example while writing in compositions, I always get my hand smudge with ink when I write with my left-hand. Whenever I go out with my friends, our watches tend to knock against each other, which we will try to be mindful to make sure it does not happen again.

Back to the topic of forcing toddlers to use their right-hand, a quick check with Wikipedia shows that left-handedness is associated with superstition and many languages in a negative way.

These are some of their meanings in regard with "left": Clumsy, Improper, Awkward, Wrong, Illegal, Immoral, and Evil etc.

Seriously?!

I never expected such stigma to be associated with left-handed people, but how come they failed to realise that left-handed people are associated with intelligence? 

Im not self-aggrandizing here, but guess what? The President of United States Barack Obama is left-handed too!

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So come on people! There's nothing wrong being left-handed, and to hell with stigma associated with left-handedness! It's the 21st century!

Better in time...

The only way to occupy time now is to update more, and I'll probably record more songs and upload it online.

Sorry for not blogging frequently and the recent mediocre posts. Thank you guys for staying with me all these while. 

I appreciates it.

April Fool's day with all seriousness.

April Fools never came as a fun day this year. And I've never felt so much fear, doubt, and inanity for a long time. On the other hand, it was amusing and ridiculous at the same time.

It was also the day which I found the strength, unity and love within the family. It was so overwhelming that I felt they were the most beautiful things in the world.

For now, I could just wish that everything would turn out smoothly. I apologise if the above description fuels your curiosity to know what happened.

To those who knew what happened, I plead with you to not let the cat of the bag.

I'll be back.