Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Steve Irwin (1962-2006)- a wildlife warrior who loved to flirt with danger around deadly animals. He was killed by a stingray barb that went straight to his chest, while shooting a segment for a series called "Ocean's Deadliest" when he swam too close to one of the animals. He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary when the incident happened. Irwin leaves his wife Terri and young children Bob and and Bindi.
Stingrays have a serrated, toxin-loaded barb, or spine, on the top of their tail. The barb, which can be up to 10 inches long, flexes if a ray is frightened. Stings usually occur to people when they step on or swim too close to a ray and can be excruciatingly painful but are rarely fatal, said University of Queensland marine neuroscientist Shaun Collin.
Irwin was famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchword "Crikey!" in his television program "Crocodile Hunter." First broadcast in Australia in 1992, the program was picked up by the Discovery network, catapulting Irwin to international celebrity.
"If you haven't heard already, Steve Irwin (the Crocodile Hunter that you all saw on the TV) died today on the 4th of September, on the Batt Reef, pierced by a stingray barb throught his heart near Cairns. As a sign of respect for the Australian cultural icon, please place a turtle ( tu ) at the Start of your MSN name, and forward this message on to others"
Credits: Jasmine's Blog (:
Oh my, I'm so shocked by his death. All his adventures never fail to set his audiences on a roller coaster ride. His frightening experience with the crocodiles. Man, that's so sad, it's such a waste. It's so sad that we can't watch his thrilling shows anymore. )): My condolences.
Had not been updating for long.
Well Teachers' Day was fun. Haha, our class were so crazy and high. And thanks to DJ Amanda and Katie for the music. (: Hahaha! And we bought a cake and some decroative stuffs. We even passed cards to our teachers, where everyone in the class signed on it. Must thanks Ameera and friends for all the efforts. :D And Pink Tray was so funny, he went to hug Mr Khoo when he passed Mr Khoo the card. That's so hilarious. Anyway, Pink Tray is Weemeng, cos he's the only one with Pink colour tray during science practical, while everyone else got the blue ones. Lol. After some cake eating and picture taking, we proceeded to the hall for a concert. Lol. The concert was kinda great, cos the first few performances were DANCE!!!
Oh man! I love dance. Those dancers definitely struck me with awe with their movement and courage on the stage. How I wish I can dance as well as them. Alright, readers(if there's any) might be asking, "Why don't you join dance as your CCA then?". Well... During my sec 1 days, I really thought of choosing dance as my CCA. But modern dance was implemented only when I was in sec 2, and during that time, I'd already got a CCA. Well, if i'm given a chance again, I guess I would had join dance during my sec 2 days. I was in chinese dance when I was pri 3 and 4, but not anymore when I transfered school. Hence the reason I like ENERGY and Rain is mainly because of their dance. Whenever I watched their MVs, I would have the urge to move my limbs and body just like how they did, and I would somehow follow their dance-steps. Even through I couldn't really learn the whole dance this way, but sort of "dancing" really makes me feel glad. So I kind of envy and admired those goregous babes moving their bodies gracefully on the stage. :D Alright, enough of my "once-upon-a-time" story. Hahaahs!
And beside dance, there were other performances which I can't really remember. And the ending performances were bands performing. Their equipments were awesome. Guitars... Drumsets... Cool right? Hahaha! Okay, I would just green with envy of those performancers la. Hahahahas! And hope I could get some lessons on dancing through. Lol. =/ Dancers simply make me wow! :D
Well... That's about all for the teachers' day celebration. Anyone with the pictures taken on that day, do send it to me! Thanks! :D So I can upload here as well. Hahahas!
Well, 1st Sep was a no-school day. Met Eleanor and we went to Toa Payoh to shop. The things there are really quite cheap. Haha. And we had Mos Burger over there. And there's this girl kept looking to my direction, which I find it so weird. I was wondering is there anything on my face or what, cos she was looking at me, for sometime. Then after leaving Mos Burger, Eleanor told me that girl kept looking at me too. Lol. I hope there's nothing wrong with my face or something. So weird. =S And then we set off to town and shop. Saw Katie and Julyha at fareast! :D Yeah, then Eleanor and I shopped around and went home. Hahaha!
And my saturday night is gonna be so nice. I gonna spent my time with Rain!!! Haha cool right? lol. A love to kill showing from 10.30pm till 12.30pm. Following that will be Full House!!! Great! how great!!! All the way till 2.50am. Wow... Hahahha!!! Rain is so cute! :D Alright, I'm mad. hahahhaas!!! Look forward to the shows. :D I'm so addicted to the telly recently.
Alright, what a long entry. Will stop here. haha.
ciao :D
