Kai Kai, the male Giant Panda who is here on a 10 year conservation program celebrates his 5th birthday today. He's seen here enjoying a special birthday cake made of carrots, apples and high-fibre biscuits all frozen in ice.
Kai Kai and his female counterpart, Jia Jia, are currently undergoing quarantine at the River Safari.
This movie is adapted from a children's book of the same title written by Dr. Seuss which was first published in 1972.
Perhaps it might be a little late to write a review for this animation now but I only got to watch it on cable last weekend and I must say I could totally relate to the storyline which brings forth a very strong message about the crisis that we are facing right at the moment.
The story revolves around twelve-year old Ted (Zach Efron), an ordinary boy living in the walled-up town of Thneedville where everything is artificial.
In this climate-controlled town, the air is not clean and the townsfolk had to buy bottled oxygen from Mr. O'Hare, the greedy proprietor of a bottled oxygen company and who's also the mayor of Thneedville.
Trees had long been extinct and the only trees and flowers they had were all made of plastics.
When Audrey (Taylor Swift), the girl whom Ted is carrying a torch for wished nothing more than just to see a real, living tree, he spared no effort to sneak out of town in search of the legendary Once-ler (Ed Helms) who knows what exactly happened to the trees and most importantly, where to find one.
After much anticipation, two VIPs - Very Important Pandas - have finally landed in Singapore on a Boeing 747 cargo freighter.
They were here on a ten-year loan from China with the objective of promoting Giant Panda conservation and raising public awareness of this critically endangered species.
There to receive them at the JetQuay Terminal at the Changi Airport were 60 guests including Mr Teo Ser Luck,
Minister of State (Trade & Industry), chairman of Wildlife Reserves
Singapore (WRS) Claire Chiang, former President S.R. Nathan and the chairman of CapitaLand Hope Foundation, who is the sponsor and conservation donor of the Giant Panda collaborative programme,.
It was Sentosa's 40th Birthday last Saturday (1 September) and entry to the island via the Boardwalk and Sentosa Express were free.
I took the chance to visit the Nature Walk which is something that I have been wanting to do but was unable to as I could not find it's entrance.
I know it is located somewhere on Mount Imbiah but I just could not find it during my previous visits.
And it's no wonder because the entrance was really secluded and hidden out of sight. (Who would have guessed that the entrance was just a little further down from the restroom?)
I was only able to find it after checking with a friend who used to work there.
Mango and Strawberry flavored Tau Huey (Beancurd)
Tonight is the proposed date of the highly controversial Diner En Blanc (The White Dinner).
While some Singaporeans have called for the boycott of the event, others have taken a step further by planning similar events on the same day.
One such event is Makan Day, motioned by Singapore's very own Blogfather, Mr Brown.
Makan Day is a own-time-own-target event governed by no rules (as opposed to the unforgiving rules of Diner En Blanc) whereby participants could eat anything they desire anywhere, anytime and with anyone they like.
According to him, participants could bring and share food of any colour because our tastes are diverse.
Fast food also can, slow food also can. Tau Huay also can!
Hashtag for the event: #MakanDay
Facebook page.
In a country where electricity is inconsistent, carnival operators in India has found an alternative way of operating their ferris wheel.
This method requires no electricity nor generator but the physical power of the carnival workers who peddle along the inner bars of the Ferris Wheel (think of the hamster wheel) or propels it forward with their sheer body weight.
There is no safety harness nor protection gear of any form to safeguard them.
It certainly would not comply with any safety guidelines by today's standards and you cannot help but worry about the workers and joyriders' safety.
Despite that, I still think it is an ingenious way of cutting carbon footprint - just imagine how much power would be saved if the Singapore Flyer does not run on electricity?
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