Night Safari 2009

A trip to Asia's first night animal attraction ... The Singapore's Night Safari 27/06/2009.

Hmmm ... I'm not about to blog what happened throughout the whole trip, because dear has done so and her description and memory are far better than mine, so for details, navigate from here (please don't click the word 'here', sorry for the disappointment =X).

With so much hype about saving the Earth and using environmentally friendly gadgets and appliances, people are becoming more conscious about the state of the place they are living in, and realise the need to protect it in order for their children and children's children to see a better tomorrow. Media has been a powerful tool in conveying these messages, be it TV advertisements or newspaper articles. Despite so, many do not have access to these information, whereas at some parts of the world, survival is deemed more important than Saving Gaia. More so, people choose to ignore these messages, claiming they have the right to choose what they believe and support, with the backing of human rights, if human rights means not being able to pass on the knowledge to future generations.

Visiting the Night Safari was another experience of knowing we have the ability to save something, yet ignoring the painful fact, with excuses such as leather jackets are high in quality and ultra-comfortable, powdered tusks have genuine medicinal values and 'How can wedding dinners go without Sharks' Fin Soup?'.

I'm no way a conservation-ist or environmentalist, but I believe it's one of our responsibilities living here on this planet to make sure it's well taken care of. Accumulatively, everyone's little bit can be a huge contribution, or rather, a huge burden taken off from the load the Earth is currently shouldering. Read economics - when the demand is low, output and production will subsequently decrease. So long we stop the buying, we can all together stop the killing.

Just imagine this - one day you're sitting in the living room with your grandchildren around you, and you all are playing a game of naming the animals A-Z. They start naming - Anacondas, Bats, Cats, Dogs, and it comes to your turn and you say 'Elephants', incurring puzzled looks in their faces as they inquire, "What are Elephants?". By the time you realise this, it could have been all but too late.

So I say, while we can choose, why not choose to do just that little bit - use less paper, do not buy animal-made products and do not include sharks' fin items in your 10-course wedding menu (mainly because I hope to one day, when I build up enough courage, swim with sharks, or at least whales).

SAVE THE WORLD!!!

*The trip was nonetheless enjoyable and educational =D.