Happy fund

Ok, we can't make the fish happy if there aren't any left...

Fish are cool

Fish are keen

Give us all

A jelly bean!

Another thing that breaks my heart in Bali each year is the plastic problem. 100 years ago Bali had not even entered the industrial revolution, so until recently Bali had no waste management problem because they hardly had anything inorganic to throw away. I.e. they wrapped food in banana leaves and they'd throw the banana leaves onto the ground. This was fine as banana leaves are part of the local ecosystem.

Bali has a homeless dog problem. Every year it's one of the things that makes me a bit sad. It's also a bit sketchy because they form packs at night. BAWA is one of the organizations working to help. They capture, neuter, cure them of worms and other diseases, and find them homes.

Most of us at Playpoi are big fans of Wikipedia. We know there are some inherent issues with community written articles, but there are also issues with propriety written information, and the best way to make Wikipedia better is to get ivolved. Also we know to follow the cited works and to take anything with at least a grain of sand.

So when Encyclopedia had their annual fundraising effort we decided to give them $100USD. Considering how many people use the service we're amazed at how low their operating costs are.

Every year my friend Andrea organizes the amazing SPARK Circus project in Thailand. 15-25 flow-arts volunteers gather to bring the awesomeness of flow arts and circus to disadvantaged children, especially those living in the refugee camps in the north. These camps are for people who have fled the current Burmese military government, and their lives are not easy. SPARK makes sure they at least have some games and toys to play with, along with helping them in many other ways. We were able to give them $400USD to help buy clown noses (among other things).