It’s roughly 10:50PM here and I’m not sure if I’m wide awake enough to have this written and posted. But if you see this, then I must have succeeded. I was proud of writing so consistently every day for a week not too long ago before suddenly pulling the rabbit out of the hat and disappeared. One of my close friends who is a strong supporter of my blog asked me what’s up and I just didn’t have enough words to describe this week in particular.
Everything feels like it’s happening at once. I went from having all the time in the world to being completely consumed by the DAK trio —Dara, Amoi, and Kelat. If you haven’t heard of them, they are three of our Malaysian elephants who have become the face of a much larger, darker issue.
It’s been exposed that our endangered wildlife is being “traded” behind our backs, all under the polished guise of “conservation and research.” It’s heartbreaking because we all know these animals belong in their natural habitats or, at the very least, a proper sanctuary — not being treated like commodities.
I’ve been on a mission between drafting awareness posts, scouring news articles, and keeping the noise loud on social media, I feel like I can’t afford to take a break. There’s this constant fear that if we stop, even for a second, the people profiting from these transactions will just slip away into the shadows and wait for the news cycle to move on.
I’ll admit, it’s soul-consuming. My eyes are tired, and my head has been spinning for hours, but there’s a fire under this cause that I just can’t put out. I know I’m not alone in this — so many concerned Malaysians are standing right there with me — and I don’t think I can stop until we see this through to the end.
By the way, if you want to support our elephant saving mission, sign a quick petition here!
On the flipside, I did manage to get a little break this weekend (my husband insisted) despite still swiping my phone every few for updates on DAK. And of course, what’s going on in Occupied Palestine. And the Sumud Flotilla. Lots of stuff happening this week.
So I went to a card collectibles event or the Southeast Asia Super Collectors Convention (SEASCC) at Pavilion Bukit Jalil on Saturday. Absolutely PACKED with people looking to buy, sell or trade their Pokemon, Digimon and One Piece cards. Now, I’m not a card collecting enthusiast, that’s my husband’s hobby but I like to support him because he’s a simple man outside of his job at work. He plays basketball occasionally, watches anime, reads manga, and scrolls through social media on more sports in his spare time. That’s it. So it’s nice that I can get involved in something he enjoys like at this kind of event. Unfortunately, it was so crowded, I lost my kecychain plushie mail bag!! And I just had him for not longer than two weeks! I was a bit bummed about it just as exhausted as he looks but at the very least, he’s still attached to my bag.
And what’s me without a little wallet damage on books? I feel like it’s been ages since I bought any fresh new books (not true but let’s just go with my delulu whims for now) and today was the day I got some!
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