Comments on: Getting out of hot soup

By: Adelene

Adelene — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:15:06 +0000

aisey.. luckily you never say you will boycott shooting for weddings that serve sharkies

Sure wouldn’t qualify man.. *Remember 96 tables*

By: wansheng

wansheng — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:59:00 +0000

Lilin: am glad to hear that:D

jean: you are right, i think the hotels should be doing more. many have been providing alternatives, but i think more could be done in educating the clients.

sharon: haha! because you have cool friends and relatives!:D and who needs shark’s fins when you have that amount of alcohol right!:D

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:14:56 +0000

Woah, nice one! Kelvin will be happy to read this post. Btw, we didn’t have shark’s fin soup for the wedding dinner, a decision decided waaayyy before by the diving instructor, & actually, no one asked about it! 😀

By: Jean Lee

Jean Lee — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 03:07:30 +0000

Good one, WS! As much as I respect my elders and traditions, but this sharksfin-@-wedding-dinner bullshit totally makes no sense. Going forward, I really do hope that more restuarants and hotels (ie: commercial entities) also step in to do their part in the conservation of sharks. High time to charge a premium for sharksfin, and then donate the extra profit margin to sharks conservation!

By: Lilin

Lilin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:23:21 +0000

Hi Wansheng,

Thanks for the article and for reminding us that every action counts! We chose our wedding venue to be a European restaurant – no sharksfin for us too

By: wansheng

wansheng — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:44:21 +0000

Thanks Joost!:D

By: Joost van Uffelen

Joost van Uffelen — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:40:29 +0000

Wansheng,

Few people in this world act, or play their part in conserving our precious ecosystems, which are under major threat. Some environmental organizations (e.g. seashepherd) choose a radical approach as their way of protecting animals by taking action on the “supply” side of the issue.
Others, like you, choose the more sensitive approach, aiming at the “demand” side, by informing people and let them make the decision themselves. Which is right or wrong, what is effective or not? Who is to judge the approaches? Everyone will have his or her own opinion, although I favor any approach at this moment, since the situation is entering critical levels..

Fact is, that little people do whatever is in their might to do good for the environment..

Your act is one out of serious concern for living beings and one that is very much appreciated by everyone loving sharks.. I have to congratulate you on your effort of filling in what few people are able of doing.. you not only express your concern, but act!

I hope many people will appreciate your way of doing good for the sharks and wish everybody a happy wedding (hopefully without the soup responsible for bringing shark species on the edge of extinction)!

Keep up the good work!

Joost van Uffelen
The Netherlands

By: wansheng

wansheng — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:36:40 +0000

well done girl!:D Proud of you guys. There’s many ways to play a part in conservation. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas! I’m sure there are people (and sharks) that will benefit from it.

By: Jolyn

Jolyn — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:50:23 +0000

Well done dude!!

One of the reasons we had our wedding at a French restaurant was to avoid the whole sharksfin demand from our parents.. and guess what?? It worked!! older relatives and guests of parents couldn’t complain that there was no sharksfin soup and the parents need not feel “embarrassed” that this almost-compulsory soup was replaced by something else. AND of course we got the wedding the way we wanted it. 😀 WIN-WIN!! Woot!