4th T4T workshop

Dear friends,
I will be busy for the next few days.. its the 4th Teachers For Tigers workshop.. will upload the photos when everything is over.. till then


Yours Truly =)

I am Down There!!!

This is the snake that might take my life away yesterday, or the guy with me. This snake is one of the poisonous snake in Malaysia but it will only bite you if you touch it or disturb it. Luckily, the guy with me saw it when he was passing the snake and then he yell at me, tried to push me away as I am just a feet away from him and ask me to walk backward and use other route. I was blurry and didn't hear what he was trying to told me but I stop the minutes he yell at me, I knew that there was something next to him and it may be dangerous. Its was raining that time and usually this snake stays up to 3 meters and above on the tree but this one is on a waist height.. very dangerous height and in a ready to attack position. And a very good camouflage too

I can't put into words how depressed I am right now. I can't explained to anyone on how I felt. I am away from my family,my beloved Mr.BF and I am sooo waaayyy behind the schedule. How am I gonna cope with this. Please God,make the fruit trees fruiting again and take the rain away. I beg you. I never ask for anything but this. PLease please please.. make the trees fruiting again and take the rain away. I need lots more fruits odor samples and I need to do the bats bahaviour experiment. I need to do lots of works and my supervisor from German will come very-very soon,which is in July or August. So I am gonna work late,stay up most of the night. Do the lab work early in the morning,then to the jungle checking the fruits late evening and capturing the bats at night time. I need to be superwoman now.

Yours Truly =)

Labour Day!!!

Happy Labour Day!!!

I didn't remember that today is the labour day. I always forgot cause even I am a worker myself, I never celebrate this day. Its not that I don't want to. Its the fact that I wasn't be able to celebrate it for the past few years. Why? Cause I am in the field working and doing the research. Yes, I know its A ONE DAY celebration but come to the fact that, is it a must or just the regular holiday. I don't have to wait to that particular day to celebrate it, I am a worker and everyday is a worker day! Full stop.

So how did I spent my day,specifically today. I wake up very early today and headed to the Center Office. Waiting for the workers to come and headed to the paddock. Yes, I stay at the conservation center, specifically for Seladang or Gaur. I haven't had an experience doing work with the Seladang so today is the day. The Day that I will help out and do their daily work. I love to do this and experience it so that I can understand the situation better and I can give something in return. The fact that it needs a hard work and willingness, so today I am willing to become them. So we cleaning the paddock, clear out all the branches, the left-over, the 'feces' and dump it to the dumping areas. Then we carry all the food to the truck, branches of tree, banana and pellet and send it to each paddock, its one tan of food. and only 5 people doing it including me. Arrange the leaves and small branches nicely and tied it with the rope and hang it on the fence and move to the next paddock. It was energy consuming type of works. I am all tired and itchy. but thats not important, what important is that I know how hard they work and what have they done to improve anything.

So, appreciate what you have and don't complain to much. Other people work so hard to earn for living. And they didn't complain much!!

Yours Truly =)

The 3rd Teachers For Tigers Workshop (T4T)

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I was busy the whole week for the 3rd Teachers For Tigers Workshop (T4T) in Jenderak Selatan.. This is the third workshop after the first workshop in Jenderak Selatan somewhere in November last year, followed by the 2nd T4T in Merapoh last month.. But it was even busier because I was doing the training and my MSc lab work at the same time.. So during my lunch rest time, while my other friends are resting or sleeping or playing my PSP, I would do my lab work and try to finish extracting all the samples and while they are resting in the evening before dinner and night session, I would drive down to my research site and get my daily fruits supply and rush back and set up the lab machine.. then rush to take bath and ready for the night session.. I don't know where I got all the energy.. I seriously don't know.. but I guess, in my heart it is so important that I give all the information that I have in my head and I have to give out the best for the participants.. I know that when it comes to conservation works, I would give my 250% and even more efforts... it one of the part where I can become myself.. the true me... But without the helps from my bestest friend,Debbie and the facilitators, Azima and I couldn't make all this happens and successful.. I thank you all.. we owe you big time.. well, there's a reason behind everything.. it was a mess at first but we managed to solve it and thanks so much to Debbie for coming with me to help me and Azima with the workshop..

I don't have to explain more as I guess the photos will explain everything.. I have disappointments during the workshop.. I will tell you about this in my next post.. and its up to where I don't even want to give the talk anymore.. but remembering the WCS reputation and my reputation too, I did it... even with less spirit left in my heart... well,will tell you more about it later..

Day 1 (21st April 2008)

The Name Game - Ice breaker sessionCurtain Fall Game - Ice breaker sessionCurtain Fall Game - Ice breaker sessionCat and Mouse Game- Ice breaker sessionPre-evaluation session

Day 2 (22nd April 2008)

Tiger ranges session - all the facis and trainer is at this group and I don't know whyTiger ranges sessionHunting technique ; red light green light gameGiving explanation on the Mini Drama SlotFood Web Session - each participant has their own rules or animal images- and the ropes is the link to each other - Notice the link has been broken - the dying animals or tree is sitting on the floor now

Resources Round Up Session - participants is fighting for 4 important resources to stay alive

Day 3 (23rd April 2008)

We start the day with the 'Belalang Belacak' Game

Chasing each other during the gameEach group has to come out with their own themeTiger In Culture sessionI know that we argue over something but I don't rememberThe rabbit and the Tiger - Tiger myth session
The two cute bee- tiger myth session

Day 4 (24th April 2008)


Chinese Whisper Game- this is what happen to the one who have to start passing the messages

And the Winner goes to.... hehehe.. this is the most intimate pose for the Chinese Whisper Game.. Everyone go gu gu gu ga ga ga at them..=)Penat sangat ker en faci.. org dok dgr ceramah, awak tido kat blakang ni. kan dah kena tembak

The Stepping In Game-Suprisingly this time this group make it to the max...

Giving explanation on the Tiger- Global Perspective

Tiger Timeline Session - facis arranging the tiger timeline stories

Giving talk on the 'Stakeholder Analysis'The participant trying to apply the stakeholder analysis to their assigned projects

Day 5 - Final Day (25th April 2008)

The Snake Game

Giving the explaination on the Citizen's Debates Q & A possibilities

'Wan Yusof' - the Md. Faizul's uncle, and Faizul is the one who is attacked and eaten by the Tiger- During the Citizen's Debates Roleplay
T4T contract swearing We, The Trainers and Facilitators.. Debbie wasn't in the photos cause she is the one whose taking this

Yours Truly =)

ps. I am still uploading the photos.. please bear with me as the internet connection is very slow.. ( i am getting angrier here as I can't upload anything.. one photo a day,errmm.. not bad considering that I have paid for the services for the next 5 months =( )

And It's About Food Again..

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What I have been today other than my lab work.. Yes! eating my heart out.. hahahha.. another post on food. I was having a blast with my friends here. We had BBQ and karaoke session afterwards. It was fun.Lots of fun. I know that I have been doing hard work and I need to enjoy myself too. So this is one of it and this is how unwind it... I so miss my Mr. BF


Chil, Debb, Nora and Carol: jaga air liur.... hahahhaha.. see,drooling already..


p.s : supposedly there are photos here but due to the very slow internet connection since I am in the 'pendalaman or pelusuk dunia yang paling terpencil' so I can't upload it.. Its so Suxx

Nothing New ....

I have been very busy for the past few weeks... Settling down in the new house and new place as my supervisor didn't allow me to stay at the old nice and easily flooded place... hehehe.. I love it there...Its quiet, peaceful and most important is I am alone there...no other human around except for the ranger (which is very seldom stay there)... The new place is quiet crowded.. with peoples and houses.. its a conservation center for Gaur and there's a felda nearby... so can you imagine how crowded the place.. its noisy in the day and even at night time... So basically, I'll just sleep there and do my lab work at the new place but still have to do the behavioral experiments for the bat in Kuala Lompat a.k.a flooded area... I can't imagine if I have to conduct the experiments in Jenderak, all the bats will be stressed out... and the results will definitely not what I expected..

As a result of the flood recently..most of the figs tree fell down and what left is the not fruiting figs tree..so I have been running around looking for the new trees at the new place... I am not sure what to do and yet I am hoping that was the right things to do.. I can't waste time as I don't want to extend my study.. It can't be happening.. I won't allow that... Hopefully the figs are fruiting again.. as usual...

Life was spicing up at the new place.. well, you know when there's not many outsiders around..people tend to notice you easily.. especially with a great attitude but weird face like me.. HAHAHAHAHA... I was famous within 2 days and whenever I go, everyone knows my name, where I came from and so on... Looks like they have done their homework and the networking is unbelievably good... Damn it.. so now I have to behave and maintain low profile there... Less showing off my face at the public area.. U wish lah as I am too lazy to cook cause I am tired doing the work lah... so the nearby small cafe would be the regular one... hehehhehe....
til then.. I am sleepy... NIte nite