Usually when December starts and yes, most especially for family's gifts. But not this year! In fact, I already have gifts for my friends and I hope they'll like it.

I (and my family) adopted them from CARA last November 7th. They supposed to be MY pets but I guess now they're FAMILY's. :)

When they got home, Blazer didn't take much time to adjust and was immediately comfortable and friendly; while Topsy was the complete opposite. He was inside the cage all the time even when we opened the bathroom door (where they initially stayed for 2 days) but he still ate, though few.

After 2 days, we transferred them to their own space. Surprisingly, my mom provided all the stuff needed when she was even the last person to approve of the idea. Haha.

Anyway, Topsy started to socialize, but only when he can see Blazer around. He didn't even eat the food we gave unless he eats from Blazer's dish. Day after day, he slowly walked around the house, sometimes hid when he saw a person, so we just let him be. After a week, he finally allowed us to pat him. He also started running with Blazer, climbing tables and meow-ing when he's hungry.




NOW, they are doing very well. Blazer is as friendly as ever. He always welcomes every person entering the house and is also a heavy eater; While Topsy, well, he's the same but he loves to SLEEP! Like once, he slept all afternoon even though Blazer was wide awake playing with us. Talk about laziness. LOL.

However, we just had to be patient sometimes when they get too much excited playing that they jump on the sofa. We have this stick that we always whip on the sofa when we see them running on it, so they'll know that what they are doing is wrong. So far, Topsy runs back to our room (where there own space is) the moment he sees the stick but Blazer(!), goodness, he just stares at the stick even when we whip it in front of him. Blazer... =)

And by the way, they are litter trained already, in case someone's wondering.

So, you want to have a companion as wonderful as these two? Visit CARA now.

Please, please, as much as possible, do not support puppy/kitten mills. Dogs and cats are overpopulated. Stray ones are always the center of ridicule, accidents and the worst, intentional hurt (and killing). I learned these from forums and organizations such as PAWS and CARA.

Hey, if you could, spread the word. Appearance and breed are secondary, in fact, they don't matter; the love and companionship these awesome pets are always willing to give are the more important things. ;)

Animals ♥

Why "me" only? This question is self-centered. Ha-ha. Anyway, first to include is a sheet of paper, written there are links of my LJ journal and Twitter account, because I share/post most of my interests on those websites; Next are my school papers/essays, so people can have the chance to know my ideas, views and biases (through them); And lastly, is a burned CD of my favorite songs, same reason.

It is no doubt a movie of National Geographic Channel documentaries, around 2 or 3, mixed in with drama (and humor). Trust me, if you have seen shows under Naked Science, you will probably agree with me. But of course, since it is a movie, they provided less on the technical and scientific terms, which I also find difficulty to comprehend sometimes given the limited information I only learned from my NatSci 2 class. And because of that, I wouldn’t comment on those stuff, though I am quite knowledgeable with concepts of plate tectonics, earth’s magnetic field, Yellowstone and some others.

The visual effects left me speechless. Even the tiniest details are shown. Well, obviously, as expected from an American Film.

“If you are some nobody, you have no chance of survival...” (or something like that). I really can’t remember the exact words said by the daughter of the President of the United States, but that’s the idea behind it.

The statement struck me because it shows what the world is experiencing right now – inequality. Well it has long been shown even before the statement was mentioned, through the G8 conference. Yes, only the top, rich and elite countries were able to know and at the same time, had a say on the problem and every bit of issue that stemmed from it; so how about the other countries that comprise most parts of the world? Don’t they have the right to be part of this global issue?

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Moreover, the way the elites use their power to take control of other people’s lives is related. This is also a reminder that even if a country has connections with a superpower one, it is never a guarantee that it will receive help from let’s say the US (and I hope you know what I mean). Wake up people, the country's situation has never changed since god knows when. Who is to blame? You know who.

But! To look at it in a positive way (and outlook), these countries that are not part of this organization (and by the way, as far as I know, there is something similar to that in reality), should be motivated and determined to get to the same level as those countries.

I also like how the movie mentions ‘Eastern’ countries. The discoverer of the catastrophe was from India. The place where they built the ‘modern arcs’ was in China. And the only surviving place was Africa (but I don’t know if I understood the movie right, so please correct me if I'm wrong). Although they may be some hidden purpose as to why they did this. China? Because it is an emerging superpower country and everyone knows what happens to such country - its got to have a connection with the main player(s); and also, (as what my dad said) it has a huge but inexpensive labor force; the same goes with India. Building up something, eh?

However, the Asian values they included are things we should have taken note and be proud of - strong family ties, high respect to elders, and 'real' bravery.

Overall, although it is just another 'it-is-the-end-of-the-world-and-there-is-the-hero-who-will-save-mankind' movie, it's a good one. Even with the seriousness of the main plot, given that everything that was shown has the possibility to happen, the director (or the scriptwriter) was able to blend bits of humor to it, truly unexpected humor. It is an entertaining way to inform people of the science of our Earth. Though indirectly, it is also a close depiction of present global issues. And lastly, moviegoers should be able to point out the portrayed moral values humans should exhibit.