what to post le?

That's the main question in my mind since metis wong kuan lee (ah wong's son) keep siao liaming me about updating my blog。should i talk about my internship? should i talk about the upcoming ingei trip and what preparations we have to do? ok la i think that's a more interesting topic, or better yet, why don't do both? you never know i just might.. in order to shut people up about updating my blog. yes my dear moi i am slowly doing that..

My beloved volunteers - now and then part 1

God has always been kind to me- sending me good people to help and love me..



I want to pay tribute to all the people who have helped me in my research - the ever precious oldies..


I called the whole gang as lina's group because Dr. Charles introduced her and faye to me first. I remember when they first came helped me in Site C (i think..) i told myself let's see how long can this two tahan.. (sorry ladies.. had too many bad experiences with previous so called volunteers..). Well they survived and brought more friends with them next.. then came mad, faisal, rosli, ham, salwa...

This is the first group of people that have worked so closely with Joe and myself, both in the field and also in conservation projects. With them and Joe, I set up the Biodiversity Conservation Programme (BIOCOP). We did so many researches together, ranging from hornbill surveys to extensive camera trapping in kerangas forests.

We've done so many crazy things together. Guys remember in Belalong our canopy traps? and what i saw?? he he he..

Where are them now? What are they doing? Well let me give you a summary below:

Haslina - Research assistant in IMedicine. Going off to Sweden soon for her MSc. degree- well done girl.

Faye - Our future educator - she's so organised..

Salwa - She's now in Brisbane doing her MSc. in Conservation Biology. She's always happy..

Faisal - My God he has matured so much now that he'a a public health officer in the Ministry of Health.. Chill Man!!

Rosli - Now in London doing his MSc. entomology. Strong Smart man

Ham - A officer in the Agriculture Dept. MIPR.

Mad - married and ...

To all of you. I am grateful for all the help, love and companionship you have showered me.. I hope one day we will have the chance to work together again.. May God bless you and give you all you want..

Bye bye Lanjak

I am finally back from the expedition in Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary. Still feeling the strain of not enough sleep and constant worrying.

Well i gained a lot of experiences from this expedition, ranging from coordinating transport and equipment to babying team members in lanjak itself. Everything is worth it and i had great fun!!

sleep...

have been busy with work since my return from oxford. will update the blog soon. Will be going for an expedition to Lantjak Entimau in late June so looking forward to that.

Gratitude

It seems so long ago when i was still the head of department, worrying about the new teachers' performance, worrying about the examination results, worrying about my students' dating problems, worrying about everything. But i have only left my teaching professional 4 months ago. But it really feels like a long long time.

I am grateful to God because He looks after me and my family well. So that i have no worries and can pursue my dreams. I am also thankful to God for Dr. Joseph K Charles, the best mentor a person can ask for. I remembered when i was in my final undergraduate year, he once asked me if i would be satisfied with just getting a passing grade when he knew i could do better? That question kept me thinking, and now here I am doing my PhD, and fulfilling one of my dreams because of him.

God has a funny way of helping people when we least expected. The issues that happened in Feb/March happened and ended just before my internship here in oxford so that i could now fully focused on my work. The same thing happened with me getting a grant from Lady McNiece foundation. It didn't happen earlier, but it happened when i was thoroughly fed up with school, and felt so disappointed with certain people in my school. Then miracles came in the form of Dr Charles (again, he must be my lucky star. reminder to self: be nice to him..he he) who introduced me to Dr Mike Kavanagh, who then opened the road for me.

I am grateful to God for all that I have now.

Scenery from Cambridge to Oxford

After the SCCS, i proceed to Oxford for my internship on 28 March 2008. The journey from Cambridge to Oxford took about 2hr 45 min. The coach was comfortable enough. That day was a bad day for travelling. The stupid coach broken down in the middle of the road and we had to wait 45 minutes for another one to pick us up and continue on to oxford. Bloody waste of time!!! Anyway the scenery along the way was quite nice, with lots of green pastures and horses and sheeps...

To the technologically challenged person

If you want to go to any website on the section 'Websites I like' (on the leftside of the blog), just simply move your cursor (mouse) to the link e.g. ConservationEvidence, and click on that. Hopefully the link will open the webpage. Have fun trying. If it still doesn't work, then either ask one of the BIOCOP to help you or wait for my return lo.. enjoy..