Institutionalized Koala Ramblings

Today, my friends, was a huge success. I got my revenge at last!!

We went to the Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon.

Being small actually came in handy this time. I got to sneak in where no one else could go.

They discovered a cannon and thought it would be funny if I were to be shot out of it.

That’s when the tables turned and I gained the upper hand!


Oh, the delight I felt!!

I was in such a good mood I let them pose with me later.

They went to eat murdered animals later for dinner.

I stayed out long enough to stare at the flames and refused to watch them chomp down on those poor, poor, animals.

This is one of the most traumatizing days of my life. Save me. Please.

It started off all well and good with the usual food court breather.

It turned into a garish nightmare very quickly.

I nearly got eaten by a pink monster. Did anyone help? Notice, if you will, the small animal protruding from the mouth of the smug looking pink monster. Notice also the cruel derision from FASEE. That’s a POINT-AND-LAUGH right there.

I really hate my life.

After I got out, her friend wasn’t much better.

That furball struggling? That’s me.

Yet another near death experience from which I had to escape.

You know what? I’m too upset to recount more.

The day started off well. I got to sleep in and then we went for lunch at this bbq place where I was surrounded by green. It’s not eucalyptus, but the sight of green leaves is comforting. And then… it turned into the most traumatic experience of my LIFE.

I met FASEE’s friend Amy, who had a sick sense of humor.


Not funny!! I bet she would have eaten the koala-baby cookies too.

Here I am, being forced to pose with dinner.

And then… that, that cruel FASEE decided to throw me to the dog. Literally.


At first it was ok. Just a lot of sniffing and pawing.

This was the start of descent into madness and chaos.

That’s my EAR!!! It’s NOT ok! Bad dog, bad!!! If I were fully grown and not made of plush, I would have swiped that little dog’s head so hard it would run away whimpering. What’s wrong with FASEE?? She’s such a sadist. Sometimes she’s so nice and then other times… does she think animal cruelty is ok? Someone call PETA, please!

The lab is unusually silent today. I’ve heard rumors that my-stowaway-experience-enabler (MSEE) is sick. I hope he gets well, since he’s never eaten koala babies. The female was in briefly but left for home. Leaving me, once again, to my inevitable demise. I peeked at her e-mail and saw that there was some campus incident involving explosives? What if stuff like that happens in this lab?? I mean, that computer tower next to me is always rumbling like it’s going to blow up!!

I’m getting far too bitter in this environment. I need to get away!

Davis is really rainy in winter, which only makes me miss the beaches and sun of Australia even more. I was moved temporarily to a more comfortable location when the female’s hard drive died and she was moving her monitors around. Now I’m back to being partially squished by a shelf and clinging on with a chin and two stubby arms to the top of the monitor.

There’s been several fire alarms in the building and two power outages lately. In all instances the female LEFT ME to my certain doom. I thought she cared? I was so happy when I overheard her talking to my stowaway adventure enabler about how she was going to take me with her to Japan and Korea. And then this. This blatant abandonment and utter lack of concern for my well-being is disturbing. I could have BURNED. BURNED!!! Or suffocated from the poisonous gases.

Humans suck.