Harry

This is Harry, a stray cat.

He wandered into church about two weekends ago. He was starving,
exhausted and sick. He was also really dirty.

But he is very friendly and gentle. I took pity on him and brought him
home. Fed him and cleaned him up.

He felt at home in an instant. And then he slept & slept..

I decided that I should give a name and Harry just popped into my mind.

He seems well behaved. He will even respond when you call him.

He is a people cat.. just love being around people and at times follows
me everywhere.

He looks cleaner now as I occasionally wiped him with a damp cloth.
He is also livelier now.

Zombie cat strikes again!!

Harry the friendly cat.

Farewell dude.. Rest in peace Choo Tse Chien

Life can be really fleeting and I was recently reminded of this by the news of the sudden bereavement of a friend. I was a little stunned when I received the news and it just felt so unreal. I didn't want to believe it but I can't change the fact that he is gone. I am undoubtedly saddened by this and my prayer is that his loved ones and friends are comforted in this time of great loss.
Farewell birdman, you have blazed through this life brilliantly. You were truly a good man and you have inspired many including me. Your sudden departure will certainly leave a big void in many lives. Rest in peace Choo Tse Chien.

All pictures taken from Facebook

Chien's website www.Aviannaturescapes.net

@ Balik Pulau - Sungai Burung June 5, 2011

For some exercise, clean fresh air and lovely sunsets, head on down to Sungai Burung.

7:23 pm

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7:29 pm

Do check out the earlier posts on Sungai Burung here (plus location map) and here.

Morning visitor

Well, well, see who decided to drop in and hang around, literally.

Wildflowers

A new day, a new beginning

With every new day comes a fresh new start, a new beginning.. and life goes on. In day to day living, choices have to be made and whether its the right or wrong choices, we have to live with the consequences and its simply not possible to totally avoid  making wrong choices. Anyway, I believe that for most of us, we learned to make good choices from the experiences of making bad ones. Let us not beat ourselves down when we messed up, but instead, learn from our mistakes and grow from there. Do not be afraid of making mistakes. Life can be filled with uncertainties but do not let this cause us to be fearful as fear keeps us from really living and thus robbing us of life's many blessings. As the saying goes "A life lived in fear is a life half lived."

Life can be fleeting

"THUD!" Did somebody just banged on our window? That couldn't be possible as we were on the second floor. Unperturbed, I just continued with my work as my startled colleague went to check. "Oh, its a bird!" she exclaimed as she pointed to some feathers on the tinted window. Upon further inspection she discovered a bird lying motionless in the playground below and informed us. That aroused my curiosity, so I peeked out the window and saw what seems like a heap of black feathers. "Its a crow," someone stated but I knew it wasn't one as I can recognize an Asian Koel when I see it. Quickly I went to its aid but upon reaching I was saddened to find that it had succumbed to its injury, instant death from  the forceful impact I assumed. It laid there with a broken neck.

Gently I picked up the lifeless body and took it to my backyard to give this beautiful creature a proper burial.

This is the second bird I had buried this year. Earlier this year, it was a male Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarina jugularis I think). It flew straight into the ceiling fan and.... 

Life can be really fleeting.

Asian Koel (Eudynamys Scolopacea) 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Koel

http://www.oiseaux-birds.com/card-asian-koel.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DSJ5Y4Vrxk