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Show Etiquette / Etiket Pertandingan

Just a few days before show day, I would like to gently remind all exhibitors and visitors on the show etiquettes to observe during the day. Please be considerate of the many other rabbits that will be present on show day. You wouldn’t want your own rabbit getting sick just because another exhibitor chose to be ignorant and inconsiderate. Here are some pointers:

1. Keep Sick Rabbit(s) At Home

Please do not bring a sick rabbit to the show. If your rabbit show any flu like symptoms, please get bunny treated by a vet, wash your hands and body before heading to the Show. Leave bunny home and come alone.

2. Under-age rabbits

It is not cute to bring under age rabbits for the show. Babies should be kept at home.

3. Parasites

Please keep your bunny at home if your bunny has mites or any other external parasites.

4. Ask Permission

Always ask permission before touching or carrying a rabbit that you see.

5. Show Superintendent and Secretary

The 2 main decision makers during show day is the Show Superintendent and Show Secretary. Always refer to them if you have any problems. They will be able to help you.

6. Disputes & Protests

If you are unhappy with the decisions of the day, according to the ARBA Handbook, you are entitled to submit a written protest (plus USD 25 fee) within 2 hours of occurrence to the show officials. Therefore, you do not need to create a scene but do know that there are proper channels to vent your frustration.

7. Keep your rabbit out of judge’s sight

You should never allow the judge of the day to look at your rabbit before the show as this may influence the judge’s opinion and it is a strict NO. A judge should not be inspecting your rabbit to determine if it is to be allowed in the show. The show organizers are responsible for doing the screening before the show.

HAPPY SHOWING!

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Etiket Pertandingan? Bukan e-ticketing la ngok…….

Hari pertandingan kian menjelma di nusantara (LOL).  Tiada yang diantara kita yang senang hati jikalau arnab kita dijangkiti penyakit yang tidak diingini kerana disebabkan oleh peserta2 lain yang tidak bertanggungjawab dan mementingkan diri sendiri sahaja. Maka sebelum kita masuk bertanding marilah merenung sedikit apakah yang perlu dilakukan ataupun tidak patut dilakukan sebagai peserta pertandingan:

1. Arnab yang sakit

Tolong jangan bawa arnab yang sakit terutama arnab2 yang menunjuk simptom2 selsema.

2. Arnab bawah umur

Tolang jangan bawa arnab yang bawah umur. Sepatutnya, hanya arnab yang mencecah umur 3 bulan ke atas boleh dibawa bersiar-siar makan angin.

3. Parasit

Kutu dan tungau senang merebak dikalangan arnab dan haiwan berbulu.  Jikalau arnab anda ada parasit2 ataupun kurap2 tersebut, sila tinggalkan mereka dirumah sahaja – terima kasih.

4. Peroleh Kebenaran

Sila bersopan dan meminta kebenaran tuan punya sebelum menyentuh atau memegang arnab kepunyaan orang lain.

5. Ketua dan Setiausaha Pertandingan

Terdapat 2 orang besar pada hari pertandingan yang dapat membuat keputusan dalam segala isu2 yang timbul pada hari pertandingan. Sila rujuk kepada mereka jikalau menghadapi apa jua masalah. Nama mereka tertera pada Catalog pertandingan.

6. Perselisihan dan Bantahan

Jikalau tidak senang hati terhadap keputusan pertandingan, jangan buat kecoh, ada jalan penyelesaiannya. Kemukakan bantahan anda secara menulis dan disertai bersama USD 25 kepada Ketua / Setiausaha Pertandingan. Bantahan mesti dibuat di dalam masa 2 jam dimana insiden yang tidak disenangi berlaku.

7. Jauhi Arnab Dari Mata Juri

Anda tidak harus menunjuk arnab anda kepada juri sebelum pertandingan kerana ini mungkin mempengaruhi pendapat beliau. Ia adalah tanggungjawab penganjur pertandingan untuk memeriksa arnab2 sebelum dibenarkan berdaftar dan bukan tugas juri untuk berbuat demikian.

SELAMAT BERTANDING (bukan bersanding)!

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Timothy’s Race To Indianapolis ARBA Convention 2011!

Who would have thought that across the globe from where the bunny fever starts, an “average Joe” like me would have the interest and passion for – RABBITS?

Most importantly, who would have thought that friendships can be made and sustained through thousands of miles away?

A group of my friends in the States has been working on helping me get to ARBA Convention 2011 since the idea was incepted when I entered the Digi “Free Your Idea” contest last year. The votes wasn’t enough to help me win but the idea stuck and from a tiny little spark, it has grown over time. I am so glad that I have been blessed with so many wonderful friends who not only support me in the hobby but also make the effort to help me realize my dream – To Attend ARBA Convention 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

2 most important reasons why I want to go for this convention:

1. To meet all my friends there in person. All the people who have been so generous to me even though we are separated thousands of miles away. It is time to put a name to every beautiful face and to speak to each and everyone of them face to face.

2. To acquire the first hand experience and knowledge of how 47 rabbit breeds come together in full force to compete for Best In Show. With the experience and knowledge, I hope that I will be able to continue making good progress in Malaysia through sharing.

To extend my appreciation to all my bunny friends on the other side of the globe, I have created a little video that took me a good 7 hours to complete.

I hope everyone enjoys the video as much as I have while making it.

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Fantastic Weekend!

What a fantastic weekend it is! So much has happened in the short span of 2 days. Time was well spent with family and friends. I really count my blessings because of all the friends in my life. They are just amazing.

Can’t imagine that the ARBA shows will be next week! It will definitely be another weekend with great company. Can’t wait to see all bunny friends. Let’s get ready to rumble…

LUV LUV!!!!

I would love to meet all my readers who are going for the show. Please do come for a little bunny chat (if I am not too busy).

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No Show For Symphony

I would like to apologize for lack of interesting contents lately. Didn’t I tell you that this is my journal and the window to my life raising Holland Lops in Malaysia? This is my brain’s dump site, where I just type out whatever that is on my mind after a hard day’s work.

There are always ups and downs in life but after you cross the bridge, you can see light after the tunnel they say. So on a very happy note, I just wanted to write a little dedication to my little doe, Symphony. She has grown into a beautiful young lady. I was conditioning her for the rabbit show but I guess she is not meant to participate in the show. That’s because she’s expecting! This is her first litter and I am very excited! She had a date with LTD’s Dimsdale and the rest they say, is history.

So since Symphony can’t be there to greet everyone with her little feet and chin up, I would love to show her off through photos here.

The day she was born...

Such a sweetheart she is...

The day baby Symphony opened her eyes and saw the world for the very first time

This was the "The One" moment. Let me elaborate more below.

The missus seldom pay attention during my bunny photo session. But she stopped and jaw wide opened when she saw this little baby posing naturally for me. In the USA, they call stunning rabbits show stoppers but Symphony was a missus stopper – LOL!

Here's the side view. If only Holland Lops remain this size and cuteness for life...

And twas the night before Christmas...

She started to periscope on queue (touching her chin)...

From another angle...

Celebrating her first Chinese New Year with us while going through the uglies...

And now she is all matured and soon to be a mother herself, I hope everything will be smooth for her and while she stays back home, she shall cheer her brothers and sisters on…

Symphony today...

My beautiful Symphony!

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1st & 2nd ARBA Open All Breed Rabbit Show – CONFIRMED

Dear Bunny Lovers,

As you all may know, the MROC (officially replaced by MROA) rabbit show has been cancelled but is now REPLACED by another 3 exactly same shows (2 ARBA Sanctioned & a Pet Rabbit competition) under another show committee. Since I am at it, just wanted to inform everyone that I am not part of the organizing/show committee but I will be there as a normal participant.

The show committee has informed of the confirmation of the shows and the show entry deadlines has been extended to end of May 2011. Please obtain your show catalog and entry forms here – http://zrrabbitry.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ARBA-Sanctioned-Open-All-Breed-Rabbit-Show2.pdf

Please give your fullest support to the organizing committee by entering your rabbits whether it is purebred or locally bred (all rabbits are beautiful). Join this historical event – our very 1st & 2nd ARBA Sanctioned Show.

Let’s come together to enjoy ourselves as bunny lovers collectively! I know I would and I can’t wait to meet all of you there!

Please note that this event is held in conjuction with Pet World Malaysia 2011 event and therefore, an entrance fee will be levied on top of the Show Entry Fee for each rabbit.

Here are the overview details:

Venue: Mid Valley Exhibition Centre (3rd floor, Mid Valley Megamall)
Date: 4th June 2011
Time of Show: Registration starts at 10am, Show starts at 11.30am
Entrance fee for Pet World Malaysia: RM 5 (adult), RM 2 (child)
 

See you there!

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Reasons To Join ARBA (Tujuan Menjadi Ahli ARBA)

“What’s the reason we should join ARBA?”

This question totally caught me off guard and dumbfounded. I have been a member for so long, it did not dawn on me that I have totally lost the objective of joining this renown association. It has been such a norm for me to just renew my membership every year for the past few years.

It really serves as a reminder for me why I joined ARBA. Besides from being apart of the rabbit community at large here are 2 main reasons why I see people should join ARBA:-

1. Collecting Grand Champion Certificates

It all starts with Showing Rabbits. If a rabbit is to be registered by a registrar on behalf of ARBA, the owner must first be an active ARBA member. Without being a member, the rabbit in question has no owner to register against and therefore ARBA will not be able to track who is the owner of the rabbit. In short, in order to obtain the Grand Champion certificate, the owner must first be an active ARBA member and the rabbit must be registered and have obtained 3 GC legs.

2. Helping a club get ARBA Charter

In order for a rabbit club to obtain ARBA Charter, it must consist of a board of directors that are also ARBA members. So if you are interested to help get a local club/association obtain ARBA Charter, join as an ARBA member and volunteer yourself as one of the directors on the board. One of the main reasons why you would want to get a club or association chartered is because only ARBA Chartered club is allowed to purchase show sanctions.

Some of the myth that has been spreading here in Malaysia regarding ARBA membership:

Myth #1 – In order to issue pedigree, one must be an ARBA member – BULLSHIT. Anyone with high integrity can issue accurate pedigree.

Myth #2 – In order to tattoo rabbit, one must be an ARBA member – BULLSHIT. Just get a tattoo kit and start identifying your rabbits!

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Ada yang tertanya, “Apakah tujuan menjadi Ahli ARBA?” dan berikut adalah penjelasan berdasarkan apa yang saya fahami.

1. Mengumpul Sijil Juara

ARBA akan mengeluarkan sijil juara ataupun Grand Champion certificate kepada arnab yang berjaya mendapat 3 keping slip Grand Champion Legs dibawah sekurang-kurangnya 2 pengadil yang berlainan. Akan tetapi, arnab tersebut semestinya didaftar oleh “registrar” supaya sijil juara dapat dikeluarkan berdasarkan maklumat keahlian pemilik arnab tersebut. Maka di dalam rekod ARBA, arnab Grand Champion itu adalah milik tuan punya. Oleh sebab itu, pemilik arnab yang berjaya mendapatkan 3 GC legs, semestinya menjadi ahli supaya sijil juara dapat dikeluarkan.

2. Menolong kelab/persatuan mendapat pengiktirafan ARBA

Untuk sebuah kelab untuk menganjurkan pertandingan yang diiktiraf (sanction) oleh ARBA, kelab/persatuan tersebut wajib mempunyai AJK yang terdiri daripada ahli ARBA.

Berikut adalah cerita2 dongeng dan mitos yang telah memperdaya ramai pemilik/penternak arnab:-

Mitos #1: Untuk mengeluarkan pedigree/surat beranak, pemilik/penternak mesti menjadi ahli ARBA – TIDAK BENAR. Sesiapa yang jujur dan ikhlas boleh mengeluarkan pedigree/surat beranak tanpa meminta izin ARBA.

Mitos #2: Untuk tattoo arnab, pemilik/penternak mesti menjadi ahli ARBA – TIDAK BENAR. Para pemilik boleh meletakkan tattoo di atas arnab mereka dengan mengunakan set tattoo tanpa meminta izin ARBA.

Ini dia karut arnab untuk malam ini. Semoga gembira membaca. Njoi…..

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I have Decided/Keputusan muktamad

I would love to die being known as a person who stand by my principles. There are things that certain people do that I do not agree with altogether. If it is done without intention, it should be forgiven. But repetition of the action only tells me that it was INTENTIONAL!

I am stating my conviction to my principles right now that I shall not support directly or indirectly in anyway the people and their actions of the following nature:-

1. Greedy

Trying to hit it rich with dishonesty in pricing average quality rabbits. Just because they are imported does not mean they are show stoppers commanding thousands of ringgits.

2. Lies

It is all about dishonesty. And people like that should be shown the pits. Showing off a catalog of nice rabbits but when it is time to deliver, it is a totally different rabbit altogether. Many excuses are used – camera lighting, camera model, age of rabbits. WTF? A Holland Lop’s crown will not vanish into thin air like how Pedigree sent out from the USA vanishes in the airplane man! A rabbit do not have that of a drastic change in just 1 to 2 months. Who are you trying to freaking fool?

A rabbit really have 4 legs but sometimes legs go missing. What I mean is, when trying to get your money, they will tell you that the rabbit has got many GC Legs and the prices skyrocket. But when you get the rabbit, there isn’t a pedigree or even GC Legs. Again, excuses would be use saying that somewhere out there someone made a mistake.

Don’t OVER PROMISE UNDER DELIVER LahhHHhhhhhh……

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Tim nak pergi ke dunia akhirat dikenali sebagai seorang yang berpegang kepada prinsip kehidupan yang baik. Syurga atau neraka tidak peduli janji bila berada di bumi, nak jugak berkeras kepala berpegang kepada prinsip. Terdapat kejadian2 yang Tim tidak boleh diterima. Jikalau kata perkara2 ini berlaku sekali-sekala tanpa berniat jahat boleh dimaafkan. Akan tetapi bohong ditampal dengan kebohongan yang lebih besar lagi macam syarikat letrik korek dan tampal tak habis2.

Di sini, I nak melafazkan ikrar saya supaya tidak menyokong sama sekali orang2 dan perbuatan mereka yang keji secara langsung atau tidak langsung. Mereka adalah orang2 yang dilingkungi dalam kategori2 berikut:

1. Tamak

Skim cepat kaya asalkan namanya IMPOT. Kenapa bukannya berbillion-billion ringgit harga arnab? Sekadar ribu2 cukup ke makan? Jualkan arnab kualiti sederhana dengan harga ribuan ni tidak masuk akal langsung. Maklumlah, willing(stupid) buyer, willing(greedy) seller…

Jangan monyet…..

2. Penipu

Semuanya berkaitan dengan niat menipu dan berbohong untuk matawang semata2. Adakalanya, gambar dan arnab hidup yang dijual tidak selari. Jauh perbezaannya umpama bumi dengan angksa. Tu lah, katalog memang memberangsangkan dan meleleh air liur dibuatnya. Akan tetapi jaga2 modus operandinya, paling penting wang keluar dari kocek dulu. Bila sudah salah, keluar pulak perangai Si Toyolnya – “Tak It Or Leave It” pulak. Memang mengerikan hantu2 kelaparan matawang duniawi ini…

Dan ini adalah juga sambungan catatan semalam mengenai tattoo. Bila nampak gambar arnab cantik, tanya nombor tattoo supaya bila sampai ditangan nombornya sama. Jadi, penting tak ada tattoo? Buat Pengenalan sayang….tak puas hati boleh buat DNA test jugak sekaligus dapat tahu adakah itu anak arnab kesayangan anda….

Ada jugak alasan tak habis2 lagi bila orang mintak pedigree original. Pedigree original selalunya hilang semasa dalam perjalanan dari USA ke Malaysia. Wahai adik, jangan ambil manusia lain seperti katak bawah tempurung! I pun kirim surat guna PosLaju. Tak pernah tidak tiba. Takkan Syarikat Kurier USA begitu loyang. Berhentilah dengan semua pembohonganmu. Pecah belanga nanti…

Jadi, janganlah buat perjanjian yang tidak boleh ditunaikan.

Buat semua peminat2 arnab, jangan senang dibohong. Jangan sokong pembohong. Orang kata “take it or leave it”, LEAVE IT saja. Itu bukan apa yang telah dijanjikan kenapa paksa diri sendiri telan juga kepahitan dan orang lain lari ke bank dengan sewenang-wenangnya? Patut ke?

Pegang pada prinsip hidup! Berikan TIDAK yang kuat supaya beritahu pembohong ini, tidak mudah anda ditipu.

Berhati2 dan berjaga2 kerana semua ni Tim dah pernah hadapi dan harungi. Sekarang nak berkongsi bersama supaya jangan ambil jalan yang sama.

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Happy Laborious Day!

The Holland Lop Rabbit Specialty Club (HLRSC) Nationals has just concluded in Columbus, Ohio. My dad and I was looking forward for this event since last year because we sent some beautiful Holland Lop paintings to be given out as awards at the Banquet. We have been keeping the secret for the Awards Chairperson, Mrs. Karen Bailey. Now that the awards has been awarded to all deserving winners, we would love to share pictures of these paintings. I really like each and everyone of them personally and I have since received many compliments on them.

I would like to thank everyone who appreciates my dad’s artwork especially to Mrs. Karen Bailey for commissioning my dad to work on these paintings. We would like to congratulate all winners and hope that the paintings won would be the centrepiece in your wonderful homes.

Broken Variety Award 1

Broken Variety Award 2

Broken Variety Award 3

Broken Variety Award 4

Solid Variety Award 1

Solid Variety Award 2

Solid Variety Award 3

Solid Variety Award 4

BOB/BOS award 1

BOB/BOS Award 2

And one of the award was offered up for Auction at the Banquet and the highest bid was USD 1000 !!!!!

Highest bid goes to Ms. Lisa!

And since today is Labor Day for us in Malaysia (not sure about other parts of the world), we are all spending time relaxing at home and the bunnies are all doing the same too. Don’t believe me?

SnoozeeEEeeeee.....

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Why ARBA Sanctioned Show/Kenapa Pertandingan Iktiraf ARBA?

What is every Show breeder chasing after? They want to “GRAND” their rabbits. Meaning to say, they want to obtain a Grand Champion title/certificate for each of their rabbits. In order to obtain a Grand Champion certificate/title, a rabbit must first obtain 3 Grand Champion Legs in the form of a paper slip that looks like this.

Where can the rabbit obtain this GC Leg slip? ONLY at ARBA Sanctioned Shows that is.

How do you know for sure if the show is ARBA Sanctioned?

1. Check http://arba.net/Shows.htm website and look for the show in your area. This is the first check to know if the show is legitimate.

2. Ask the organizer for a Show Sanction Number. Every ARBA Sanctioned show comes with a Sanction Number.

So for those of you that came to me and ask if the show is ON, this is how you can check if it is really ON.

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Salam sejahtera kepada semua kawan2 dalam hobi arnab hias baka ARBA. Satu soalan yang ingin saya kemukakan kepada saudara serta saudari. Apakah yang anda impikan sebagai seorang pengiat hobi arnab hias? Jawapannya adalah untuk arnab anda digelar Juara. Untuk menjadi Juara, arnab pedigree anda mesti mendapatkan 3 Sijil Juara ARBA ataupun digelar Grand Champion legs dibawah 2 juri yang berlainan. Sekurang-kurangnya salah satu daripada 3 sijil tersebut mesti dianugerahkan semasa arnab tersebut mencecah umur 6 bulan keatas ataupun senior. Bagaimana rupanya Sijil Juara tersebut? – Sila ikuti link ini. Ia adalah sekeping slip biru yang mencatatkan nama dan tempat pertandingan. Slip ini hanya akan dianugerahkan kepada arnab tempat pertama kategori dan sekiranya terdapat sekurang-kurangnya 3 para peserta dan sekurang-kurangnya 5 ekor arnab di dalam kategori yang sama.

Dan dimanakah Sijil Juara ini dianugerahkan? Jawapannya adalah mana-mana Pertandingan yang Diiktiraf ARBA. Bukan senang untuk mendapatkan pengiktirafan untuk pertandingan. Pertandingan tersebut mesti di anjurkan oleh sebuah kelab yang telah diberi pengiktirafan ARBA (ARBA Charter).

Bagaimanakah anda boleh mengesahkan bahawa pertandingan adalah yang sah dan diiktiraf ARBA?

1. Semua pertandingan berdaftar dapat disahkan di http://arba.net/Shows.htm.

2. Satu lagi cara pengesahan adalah meminta para penganjur supaya mengemukakan Nombor Pengiktirafan ARBA. Setiap pertandingan ARBA diberi nombor pengiktirafan.

Bagi rakan-rakan yang tanya saya mengenai Show yang telah dibatalkan adakah pertandingan masih dianjurkan, jawapannya, yang telah dibatalkan tetap dibatalkan. Kenapa dibatalkan?

1. Kurang hangat sambutannya

2. Si sponsor kata ada masalah kewangan

3. Kelab yang menganjur belum diluluskan oleh Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan Malaysia. Yang ini paling bahaya. Jikalau pertubuhan menganjurkan pertandingan sebelum mendapatkan kelulusan Jabatan, semua ahli protem boleh didakwa di mahkamah dibawah “pertubuhan tidak sah”. Jangan2 arnab pulak perli kita yang dalam sangkar penjara.

Bagi pertandingan baru, saya juga kurang pasti sehinggalah semua maklumat yang sah dikemukakan. Jadi, silalah tanya Superintendent (Ketua Pertandingan) ataupun Show Secretary (Setiausaha Pertandingan) yang tersayang.

Semoga semua bergembira pada hari Pertandingan (jikalau sah)….

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DOA 3101 & DOA 3249

UPDATE: Show Catalog taken down from website as at 11 p.m.

Dear readers,

I am appalled by my findings tonight and cannot help but to put forth the truth which I have always strived to do in my years of blogging about my beloved hobby. Yes, I am extremely straight forward and here goes.

As all of you may know, MROC has officially cancelled 2 ARBA Sanctioned Shows. The word Sanctioned or a simpler word, APPROVED is obtained through the ARBA by paying the Sanction Fee.

Unfortunately, I got a shock that certain parties has again released a Show Catalog which uses the 2 same sanction numbers that has been CANCELLED. DOA 3101 and DOA 3249 which are written on the “new” show catalog are the 2 sanction numbers given to the show that we have officially cancelled.

Please do not be mislead into thinking that this show is legitimate at this moment. Until you see different sanction numbers. TRUTH is TRUTH, LIE is LIE! There is no in betweens here.

Also note that some quarters has violated INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY by reusing the show catalog WORD for WORD and there has not been any official (written) request seeking for permission to reuse the show catalog that was prepared by me.

Filling up the form and sending your money only shows that you condone such an act of crime. Yes, PLAGIARISM is a CRIME!

Please be informed. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Timothy Chan

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