Kawan结婚了

我的kawan结婚了。她的婚礼非常甜蜜及充满幸福的味道。在婚宴上的感谢词，她用了大概3分之2来感谢一个人。一个曾经让我憎恨的人。我想说这个，是因为，我的kawan给了我不同的感触。

针对同一个人，我们两个却有不同的体验。因为同一个人，在我们生命中起了不同的催化。曾经跟她提起对那个人的厌恶与憎恨，kawan也只是轻轻带过，说可能是有误会，个人处理方式不同。当时，我不晓得这个人在她人生中给了她如此大的启发与向导。我的体验，却是截然不同，也可以说因为他，我的人生在退化，到一个地步，让我不得不后退，另寻出路。

我的kawan常常给我不同的感受与启发， 从她的眼睛我看到不一样的东西。比如我对某个人的处事态度有怨言时，她可以如空气酱轻盈把我飘到另一个角度看某人，甚至发现某人的优点，不带一点痕迹。非常高超。哈哈哈！

还有一个，我必须提的就是，我们在会议上常有不同的意见，有时还会有argument，但是，会议之后，我们就回来原状。公私分明。这点，我非常的喜欢。

在kawan的婚礼上，让我动容的是，她所说的话，彻底化解了我对那人的厌恶及讨厌。虽然，我是从坏的角度来看待我和那人的事，但却是可以转换成一种推动力的激励，让我更加奋发及感激那人给我作为检练的一个借镜。哈哈

谢谢kawan， 祝你永远幸福快乐。

（照片之后分享）

亲亲7个月

小亲亲7个月了。 精灵可爱。

也是贪吃婆一个。看见贝贝在吃东西会跑来向她取，不然就吵你抱抱她。会吃固体食物，如粥，饭，饼干，水果等。 是个活泼的宝宝。不过，体质稍微弱了点。咳嗽一直不会好。不晓得是不是我的遗传。 小时候的我也是一直咳嗽，咳得很厉害。 我妈说花了很多钱来治疗。

我觉得她最聪明的是早晨起身时，会用 ere r er 的声音告诉我们她已经醒了， 来试探周遭的人有没有回应。 如果没有人回应，他会把头抬起来，转个360゜ 看看有谁在那个方向。 如果没发现，他就会躺在位置上继续 ere r er mumm mumm mumm的唱着早晨的哥。 如果发现你在周围又没有抱起她的话，她会生气的哭。 哈哈！

喜欢做这个动作，然后还会发出声音呢！

多开心啊！

跑来了！

我喜欢我的亲亲。

Save Our Animals

Heavier penalties needed to clamp down on wildlife traffickers

A recent court ruling which landed Lizard King aka Anson Wong a 6-month jail term and fines of RM190,000 for smuggling 95 boa constrictor is a mere slapdash decision. The sentence passed serves no purpose in deterring the wrongdoings from recurring. Anson Wong was once jailed before in America for 71 months and fined US$60,000.00 under a similar offense. The tame punishment suggests that our government and judiciary take animal smuggling lightly and must put a full stop to illegal wildlife trading.

Anson Wong was detained at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport whilst trying to smuggle the snakes from Penang to Indonesia. It is " fortunate" that the boas escaped from the luggage and were found by an airport worker. Otherwise, the 95 boas together with the rhinocerous vipers and matamata turtle may end up being served on dining tables or as personal pets of collectors of exotic fauna.

Contrary to the Malaysian scenario where one must be caught in possession of animals (otherwise it is not considered a case), in America, the Lacey Act makes it a federal crime which includes those of a foreign country who violate wildlife laws. A wildlife smuggler does not have to be physically caught in possession of an animal to face prosecution charges.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has categorized endangered species into three groups. Appendix I- animals such as tiger and orangutans are banned for trade as they are close to extinction; Appendix II - less vulnerable creatures which maybe trade under a permit system; and species under Appendix III are protected under national legislation. However, CITES does not provide the same protection for wildlife bred in captivity.

All boa constrictors except one sub-species come under Appendix II. So, only experts like Wong can differentiate whether the smuggled reptiles fall under the sub-species of Appendix II? Moreover, Wong claimed that the animals traded were bred in captivity, and thus did not come under CITES. But where were those creatures bred? Whose responsibility is it to verify? The Judge or Perlihitan?

On the other hand, the Attorney-General’s Chamber has filed an appeal against the Wong’s sentence, calling for a heavier punishment. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has also stepped up efforts to protect endangered animals. Its Minister, Datuk Uggag Embas said the enforcement of the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 which will be regulated later in the year, provides more serious penalties and will improve the enforcement of laws and regulations on poaching. This shows that our country takes a serious view against poaching. The question is: why should we wait for another Act when existing laws provide conviction with more serious punishment for an offence? Wong had faced a maximum 7 years imprisonment or RM 100,000 per animal or both under the Endangered Species Act 2008.

It is hoped that the new Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 will protect all species found in our country not counting if they are endangered or not. Malaysia is blessed with nature hardly found elsewhere. The flora and fauna here could even be a future income driver by catering to a niche market of travelers bent on eco-tourism. Hence, the urgency to safeguard our wildlife as we cannot afford to lose them.

(Article published at "the Guardian" September 2010)