A walk to remember. (Sa-ter version)

Three of our team members were assigned to go on a trip to the University Of Malaya to take a look at their Rimba Ilmu (Botanical Garden) The selected team members who went with the teach advisor, Puan Yeo, were Chong Wei Theng, Chong Soo Sun and Uma Priya.

They went to the Rimba Ilmu in Puan Yeo's car. Because the members had not eaten their lunch and were basically starving at this point, Puan Yeo stopped at a certain restaurant with fammiliar golden arches, otherwise known as Mc' Donalds, whereby they satiated their hunger with takeaway burgers and fries in Puan Yeo's car because they were strapped for time.

Soon after they had finished eating, they arrived at the main building of the University Malaya's Rimba Ilmu and walked around the building searching for a kind-hearted soul who might lend them their assistance. They finally found a staff on the second floor who was more than happy to assist them and even gave a brief introduction to the Rimba Ilmu. He suggested that they write or contact the Malaysian Nature Society which organises nature-related trips based on the objectives of the trips the schools intended to have for the students. He then gave them some interesting brochures and flyers before showing them the way to the main entrance of the Rimba Ilmu located a stone's throw away.

They only had enough time to explore the herb garden. However, it was still worth the trip because they had the opportunity to see some unique and interesting plants which could rarely be found in Malaysia. Along the way, they took some pictures of the properly labeled and defined plants. The plants were obviously well-cared for as they were in pristine condition.

Despite the fact that the members only had enough time to explore the herb garden, they enjoyed themselves very much and are planning another trip to the beautiful Botanical garden soon with a larger group of students.

Feast your eyes on some of the pictures taken=)

ENJOY!!!

Some specimens of nature =)

First of all, I apologise for not updating sooner. There were no meetings in the past three weeks except for the photoshoot session held last Thursday due to the Hari Raya holidays and the PMR examinations. However, there will be a meeting on Monday next week (20/10/08).

The pictures taken last Thursday can be found in the "Proud To Be Introduced" post. Here are some of the pictures which have not been posted.

We are happy family =)



Meet The Plants =)

Weeds, mud, bricks, toads, earth and sweat

Thursday was an unusual, to say the least. The Eco Rangers took a break from the usual mundane meetings and headed out to the planting spot - as everyone named it - to make a pathway across the planting spot instead. The purpose of making said pathway is to enable the student population of Sri Aman to view the plants without trampling them. Being able to view the plants without getting their shoes dirty was also an added bonus.

The Eco Rangers stayed back after school on Thursday to complete the pathway, which was going to be made out of leftover bricks from the school's previous construction projects. The reason for them not buying new bricks instead was because buying bricks were neither cost or environmentally friendly.

Before beginning the project, Farhanah put Nadiah, Ili and Azmina to the job of evening out the earth using spades and hoes. It was rather messy work and they got the earth all over the place, including the rest of the disgruntled members' shoes. However, Samantha - who brought a pair of slippers for this occasion and the people who walked around barefooted - namely Pui San and Angela- managed to avoid getting their shoes dirty.
While Nadiah, Ili and Azmina were evening out the earth, the rest of the Eco Rangers were put to other tasks, including pulling out weeds, picking up rocks and hunting for bricks. Pui San was one of the members who were in charge of hunting for bricks, and she found something (or rather an animal) while carrying out her task - A toad. She was rendered speechless with a rather comical expression on face that had other members rolling around in laughter. In another case, Sophia and Sara found earthworms and centipedes under the bricks. The barefooted members were cautioned to keep away from that area.

Eishatur was in charge of picking up rocks in the way of where the pathway was supposed to be. She kept the rocks in a small bucket. After she was done with picking up the rocks, she thought that it would be a good idea to challenge Angela to lift the bucket up. Angela, being extremely gullible, got tricked by the tiny size of the bucket and nearly buckled over because of the massive weight of the bucket. Eishatur got a kick over watching Angela's expression.

Halfway through carrying out our tasks, it started raining. Azrianna who was in charge of pulling out weeds, started holding an umbrella overhead while doing her job. The rest of the members continued working through the rain. Of course, members who got caught colds easily were allowed to stand in the shelter. Thankfully, the rain wasn't heavy and only lasted for a short period.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Thursday was an unusual, to say the least. The Eco Rangers took a break from the usual mundane meetings and headed out to the planting spot - as everyone named it - to make a pathway across the planting spot instead. The purpose of making said pathway is to enable the student population of </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sri</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Aman</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> to view the plants without trampling them. Being able to view the plants without getting their shoes dirty was also an added bonus.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The Eco Rangers stayed back after school on Thursday to complete the pathway, which was going to be made out of leftover bricks from the school's previous construction projects. The reason for them not buying new bricks instead was because buying bricks were neither cost or environmentally friendly.</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Before beginning the project, </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Farhanah</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> put </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Nadiah</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">, </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ili</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> and </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Azmina</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> to the job of evening out the earth using spades and hoes. It was rather messy work and they got the earth all over the place, including the rest of the disgruntled members' shoes. However, Samantha - who brought a pair of slippers for this occasion and the people who walked around barefooted - namely </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Pui</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> San and Angela- managed to avoid getting their shoes dirty.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">While </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Nadiah</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Ili</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> and </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Azmina</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> were evening out the earth, the rest of the Eco Rangers were put to other tasks, including pulling out weeds, picking up rocks and hunting for bricks. </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Pui</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> San was one of the members who were in charge of hunting for bricks, and she found something (or rather an animal) while carrying out her task - A toad. She was rendered speechless with a rather comical expression on face that had other members rolling around in laughter. In another case, Sophia and Sara found earthworms and centipedes under the bricks. The barefooted members were cautioned to keep away from that area.</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Eishatur</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> was in charge of picking up rocks in the way of where the pathway was supposed to be. She kept the rocks in a small bucket. After she was done with picking up the rocks, she thought that it would be a good idea to challenge Angela to lift the bucket up. Angela, being extremely gullible, got tricked by the tiny size of the bucket and nearly buckled over because of the massive weight of the bucket. </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Eishatur</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> got a kick over watching Angela's expression.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Halfway through carrying out our tasks, it started raining. </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Azrianna</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> who was in charge of pulling out weeds, started holding an umbrella overhead while doing her job. The rest of the members continued working through the rain. Of course, members who got caught colds easily were allowed to stand in the shelter. Thankfully, the rain wasn't heavy and only lasted for a short period.</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Soon after the rain stopped, </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Nadiah</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">, </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Ili</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> and </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Azmina</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> finished evening out the earth for the huge occasion of actually making the pathway. Everyone did </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">their</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> part in laying the bricks and arranging them. After all the brick laying and arranging was done, Angela was ordered by Sophia to catwalk across the pathway to test its' </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">firmness</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> - 5 times, no less. Her imperfect balance caused by the uneven and slippery tiles attracted peals of laughter from her less-than-supportive group mates.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The walkway was completed at around 4 P.M. after Pui San and Azrianna scrubbed the tiles to remove the soil, grass, weeds and roots from the tile. After hosing their shoes down, the members finally left for home after a hard day of toiling.</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Despite all the hard work and effort put in, all the members enjoyed themselves immensely while carrying out this activity. It was an eye-opening experience for all of them.</span> </div>
Soon after the rain stopped, Nadiah, Ili and Azmina finished evening out the earth for the huge occasion of actually making the pathway. Everyone did their part in laying the bricks and arranging them. After all the brick laying and arranging was done, Angela was ordered by Sophia to catwalk across the pathway to test its' firmness - 5 times, no less. Her imperfect balance caused by the uneven and slippery tiles attracted peals of laughter from her less-than-supportive group mates.

The walkway was completed at around 4 P.M. after Pui San and Azrianna scrubbed the tiles to remove the soil, grass, weeds and roots from the tile. After hosing their shoes down, the members finally left for home after a hard day of toiling.

Despite all the hard work and effort put in, all the members enjoyed themselves immensely while carrying out this activity. It was an eye-opening experience for all of them.