In Memory of Shorty

Last year, seeing a weak kitten died in our arms was heartbroken. Was thinking it would not be that hurt if we did not witness his last breath...

2 days back, experienced another cat's (Shorty) death. He's found lying dead in front of our neighbor's house. Heart was broken, it'd never get any easier even though you've gone through this over and over again... Cried our eyes out, felt extremely sorry for not being at his side during his final journal. The pain and soreness is much more to bear.


It is awfully heartache when you know they have gone forever and will never come back to you no matter how much you miss them and how much you wish to see them even just for one eye.

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Shorty, how I miss you. Everything started about 2 years ago when we first met you. Then you are still a young cat but due to your warm nature we quickly became friends. You never fail us. You are always there for us no matter what. You never fail to come each time we call out for you. You are always there to cheer us up when ever we are down. You are the first to greet us when we reach home. How I hate it when you suddenly jump up my laps. And now how I adore those moments. How I miss seeing you around the house to play and walk with us. How I miss those moment when you would call out for us to open the door for you at night. How we miss those moment when you call out trying to save the young cat from on top of the roof. Mere words could not explain the pain I our heart when I first saw you lying motionlessly in our neighbor front porch. How I keep telling myself that is not my Shorty. NOOOOO that is not him!!!!! I try to put up a brave front when She cried. But now I realized you are really gone from our lives. Now we can only keep you in our heart. I really can’t help it when I look back at those photos we took of you sleeping in our room. Tears just start to flow. I guess you have taken up a great position deep in my heart which even I didn’t know of. Shorty I guess this is goodbye then. May you rest in peace and you will NEVER be forgotten…..

Clip taken from http://www.indigo.org/

The Little Kings

I'll always need to reserve a place for the kittens on my study desk because..
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This is what normally they do when they are bored..

Japanese Carp or Koi

I love to rear ornamental fishes so here is something that i would like to share with you guys.



Photos from Genting Highland's pond

Koi a type of fish that can really take your stress away.Whenever you stressed up or sad just take a walk around a pond which is fill with these fishes. I can bet that you'll be smiling in no time. Trust me ok?

Japanese Carp or better known as Koi are actually from Japan. A little back ground on these colorful fishes. Koi breeding originated in the 18th century in the Niigata prefecture of Japan.



In the olden, days koi can be found on the rice field and thanks to the farmers they are now among the most notable ornamental fish around the World. Koi are normally distinguished by their coloration, patterning, and scalation. Among the major colors are white, black, red, yellow, blue, and cream.

Here is an acticle i would like you guys to read.

Wild Common Carp in Japan Under Threat

JAPAN - Scientists from Japan have discovered the introduction of domesticated strains of carp from Eurasia are destroying the wild carp (Cyprinus carpio)populations.

The scientists, K. Mabichi, H. Senou and M. Nishida from the University of Tokyo and the Kanagawa Prefecture Museum of Natural History, looked at the mitochondrial DNA sequences from 116 wild carp from 11 different areas in Japan.

THe results of the survey, Mitochondrial DNA analysis reveals cryptic largescale invasion of non-native genotypes of common carp ( Cyprinus carpio) in Japan, have been published in a recent issue of the journal Molecular Ecology 17, 796-809.


DNA

Of total 28 haplotypes identified, the authors believe 19 haplotypes are of Japanese native and the rest are non-native domesticated strains. Introduced animals are likely from China and Europe.

The study also revealed that almost half or more of the haplotypes in all of the locations studied originated from domesticated strains introduced from Eurasia.

Mitochondrial DNA is maternally inherited and provides no information with respect to hybridisation between native and non-native fish. However, evidence of hybridisation between native and introduced strains of common carp has been reported for German and Uzbekistan populations and "thus, it is reasonable to assume that the native and non-native domesticated strains also have hybridised in Japan. The extent to which such hybridisations have occurred should be examined immediately. Until then, we cannot eliminate the possibility that no genetically pure native strains remain," says the report.

The study reconfirmed the fact that Japanese common carp is the "most basal strain of the species identified to date" and deserves conservation attention.

TheFishSite News Desk February 26, 2008


It's such a pity that in the wild these beautiful fishes are slowing dying out. The work of us "Humans" again. Please play your part to save our environment or else there won't be any left for our children...

Some of my aquariums & tank.

I love to rear tropical fishes. Here are some of them in my KT and also Taiping house.


Comet Goldfish

The big ones i had them since 2005. The small little guys, i've bought them about a year ago.


Blood Parrot Cichlid
Now these guys are a beauty.


Guys meet my Fantail Goldfish or "Ping Pong". The sole surviver of it's kind in my aquarium.


This is my 8 years old "Blood Parrot Cichlid".


Some of the Blood Parrot Cichlid at my hometown.