Stop Breeding, Save the Planet!

I've read about VHEMT from Panda. What is this VHEMT? And why it has a cute logo? VHEMT -pronounced: vehement- is a movement, that encourage homo sapiens to go extinct by stop breeding in order to save other species and restore balance in our beloved planet. Hmmm...

I've seen an ad in tv from environmental organization asking for donations, saying that we, humans, are the only species that can save others from extinction... I find this kinda ironic, since we, humans, that cause other species to extinct, create pollution, other environmental problems. So, if you want to save others you need to wipe out the source of problem, right?

This reminds me on Agent Smith's quote: 'Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet, you are a plague...'
Looking at the current environmental issues, I think he is right...

And the cute logo? Probably one of volunteers is a gifted artist. Anyway, to learn more about VHEMT or its artist, click here.

Krecek

Eventhough it is just sepeminuman kopi dari tanah Jawa, but we can't find krecek in this island. Bought gudeg once, but alas, no krecek to be found! And in exchange there were bean curd and tempe to accompany the nasi gudeg. So, when we heard about this restaurant selling gudeg with krecek, obviously we went over and gave a try. And it is true, it has nasi gudeg with krecek. And not only that, it tastes good! Haha!

AMK Famous Crab

Pas pertama kali denger nama Melbourne Seafood, gue rada ragu. Soalnya kedai seafood di hawker itu ga punya nama yang gaya gini, biasanya dinamain nama daerah (kayak si Yishun Seafood tea) atau nama lokal (misalnya apa ya? Ah Mei gitu deh). Kok yang ini namanya Melbourne... Kurang nih! Tapi tempat ini ngetop bener. Uncle supir taksi pada tau lokasinya. Dan kalo ga pesen tempat dulu, bisa ga kebagian meja.
Pas nyampe di lokasi, gue mulai nyari2 mana nih tempatnya. Dan sampe pengadilan monyet juga ga bakal nemu Melbourne Seafood. Yang ada itu: Mellben Seafood. Walah! Tapi bener euy, yang ngantri itu edun panjangnya. Untung udah buking meja. Lantaran makan2 gratis, jadi pesen 3 macem kepiting: saos mentega, kepiting bihun berkuah, plus chili crab. Menurut gue sih rasanya enak, tapi ga lebih enak dari di tempat si Aang atau Yishun Seafood (yang sekarang keliatannya ga buka2 lagi). Nah, yang lucu itu adalah masakan sea asparagus. Tadinya gue pikir benda berwarna putih ini sejenis seafood stick gitu, secara rasanya kayak gitu. Ternyata bukan. Dan abis dicek di wiki ternyata emang jamak dimakan (mungkin gue aja yang kuper). Nama lain dari asparagus laut ini Glasswort. Lumayan, jadi nemu makanan lucu...

Hidden Angel at Queen St

One of the art piece that exhibited in Singapore Biennale is this hidden angel. When we first saw the piece, it was just a block of white stuff, just like a huge beancurd. The artist (Alwar Balasubramaniam) placed an angel inside this white cocoon. The cocoon is made from some-chemical-stuff-that-you-can-not-remember-nor-pronounce, that will desolve slowly each day due to some chemical reaction with air. It was made that way so by the end of biennale, the cocoon will be completely gone and the angel will be completely revealed. Then when we return couple of weeks later it started to desolve and parts of the scupture was shown. Cool rite?

You can find the hidden angel at Church of Saints Peter and Paul at Queen St.

Gender Confused Insect

Who said that spending $10 for entering insect world museum in Sentosa is a waste? You know that you can always learn new things from museum. And so did we. In the middle of hundreds of cockroaches, bugs, and other insects we encountered this: gender confused insect. On the left below is the female bug, with bigger ass that made her wings look small. Now on the middle is the male version. Bigger wings (probably to escape from being eaten by the female counterpart) and smaller abdomen.

Then take a good look on the picture on the far right: half male half female insect. Its right part of the body is resembling female body while the left is the opposite gender. Hmm... ada juga coro bencong!