The Cat Said It

Soon as I got my coffee, I plop on the seat and get the emails browser up. Review emails then thought why not check-out the blog. It's the Mondaylitis bug. Work is there and you prep your brain for the good stuff before the busy kicks in.

This morning latte was a treat from the Lady Boss Jo whose birthday is TODAY! Happy Birthday Jo! Need to get her coffee & cake later. 

I have so much to share but work needs to be done, emails replied and people to call. I like this kind of busy. Hence the many frozen time on this blog. Of course until I get the dot.com sorted soon. 

Speak soon loves!

:)

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Round 2!

I registered a domain name yesterday.


I have no idea what I want to do with it but hell, its cheapo and why not?


I settled with a very "me" domain name and was excited to see that its available. I had ideas up on my sleeves that went kaching! Then it wasn't.


I played safe and went with the previous dot com. Clicked the order button then thought, oh hell. Why?


www.edriemc.com revived. 


Silly bum.

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If Only

IF only,


I could pick your brain.


Drink from your cup.


Sleep on your pillow.


Chew your nails.


Wear your pants (perhaps undergarments, if you have any on).


Or see through your eyes.


Perhaps then I can understand you.


But I won't do all that for you because I know you won't do the same for me.


So there. So be it. So let it.


We live. We feel. We think. We fight. We bla bla blahs. :)


Have a nice day. 


#Randompost 

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Blue blue blue sky

The world is giving me the puzzled look. 


"What the hell are you doing?" I hear it ask. 


Well, had I any idea I wouldn't be staring up the sky blankly now would I?


Spurts of idea. Sounds dirty but spurts. Hell yeah.


=) 

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#1

I have the list ready up in the clouds (brain).


Said what needed to be said albeit the receiver staring blankly at me. 

See, I told you I needed an overhaul. ;)

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Arthur Boorman - Kicked my ass

Inspirational. Take away the "I can't" from your life, now.

Today is a new day. :)

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Saving Lives

Some of you who are friends of mine on Facebook knows that months back, I was part of a volunteer team helping out a marine research programme in Mantanani Island. We were working with a marine scientist (to keep it simple) who specializes in Turtles. Dr. Nick Pilcher of the Marine Research Foundation. 

Working in Mantanani Island, living on board Tortuga Madre (Dr. Nick's catamaran) for 6 days is by far one of the best highlight in my life. I have been very fortunate to have the chance working for Dr. Nick and the small team.

Fast forward. ".. there are about 200 sea turtles around. The need to make the project a successful one and hope that the research will help to get Mantanani gazetted into a Marine Park, will be a dream come true . This means the turtles and marine life around Mantanani would be protected from over fishing and unwanted illegal fishing activity."


However, the heartbreak came yesterday. I heard it from work and couldn't rest after. 3 turtles found without its shell. I asked on my Facebook and a friend was quick to hand me a photo. 

A Hawksbill turtle, without its' shell found. This is the first of the 3 that was found in the same condition.  All 3 turtles did not make it. Picture credit to Lionel Aaron L.

Speechless. Almost as if watching something off a horror movie. This gentle creature was shelled and worst, had it eyes poked with a sharp object. I cannot put into words how painful it would be for a human to be skinned and have their eyeballs poke. I am pretty damn sure it is the same for any living creatures and the same for turtles. 

Picture credit to Lionel Aaron L.

All three that was found did not make it. A turtle without a shell is much like a man without air. It will die.

What was even more painful to know was the turtles was left to die. Eyes poked which made it blind, shell removed for monetary gain. 

It's been said so many times, repeated over and again. People are still deaf. I think we might need to start speaking out loud. 

The cruelty stops when the buying stop. There is nothing "cool" about having turtle shell as part of your home decor. Or something that hangs on your wrist as a bracelet, or a chain. Its very much the same as having a dead turtle hanging around your neck.


People need to be educated and it has to be done A.S.A.P. The government need to help the locals so that they do not rely on "turtles" as their source of income. It's a chain reaction. People need to put food on the table and the above is an outcome of greed. 


We're working on getting shark fins consumption banned and now this. Whaling was a nightmare and is still around the globe. Elephants for their ivory.

This has to STOP.

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