the story of a pangolin

it comes as a wonder then the subject of pangolin comes into view in the papers. i was wondering, "what is a pangolin?" i click into the page and saw the picture. aha! i never see that animal before. no wonder i don't know what it is. i heard of it before in primary school years.

it is actually known as tenggiling in bahasa melayu. a humble side of me arises for this animal exists in malaysia and yet, i did not take initiative to know the animal better. actually this tenggiling looks like the animal i saw before in the cartoon pokemon. haha.... it is known as sandshrew. OMG! i know a cartoon better than a real life animal. the fault should not be mine. i blame the education government for not introducing conservation programs which allow students to explore the wonder of nature. how nice it would be right, instead of memorising the kajian tempatan and moral values. what is the point, you tiao me?

recently, there is a trend among friends, not a lot, only two actually. a boy and a girl from penang. haha, quite obvious who they are once they read this. I almost laugh hysterically as I think the word 'tiao' is rather obscene but both of them INSIST they are different from the real expletive word in hokkien. Fine! I should use it as well to blend in with my good friends.

the image of tenggiling and landak are actually the same to me.... since the cartoon character shown that once the it evolves, it comes with thorns. how false is that. i am deceived by a cartoon character. now i know. hedgehog and pangolin are two separate animals. it is not too late to learn i guess. the awareness that comes with it is rather useful too. there is a chinese proverb something like "jing ding zhi wa" or katak di bawah tempurung. anyone knows the english proverb for them? please share.

blogger feels prouder for the fact he knows another animal which breathes in his motherland.