All Aboard!

All aboard! Cause I'll be on board the Fuji Maru from 25th Oct to 16th Dec 2010.

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Revisiting Project Orion's Homeground

7th to 8th June 2010

Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia

It's been almost a year since Project Orion was born. Project Orion started out as a mock proposal from the 3rd Scouts of the World Award (SWA) Discovery workshop, and who expected it to become the most successful project achieving press features in both Terengganu and Singapore newspapers, reputable recognition from World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)- Malaysia and also a long-term partnership with both the villagers of Kampung Mangkok and WWF - Malaysia.

Other than the main focus of sea turtle conservation work, Project Orion also serves the community as we strongly believe that people's lifes are often intertwined with their environment. By supporting the community through outreach, education and assistance, the environment will also gain. 

This year is the 100th year of Scouting in Singapore and Project Orion will be playing its contribution by returning back to its homeground once again. Watch out! Project Orion II is ready to rock the shores of Setiu again!

One Year Anniversary of the New Chapter

31st May 2010 marks exactly a year since I left my full-time job as the Education and Public Relations Officer at the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research. Not that I hate the job, but rather I'm a sucker for freedom and adventure and travel. Since it's an old story of why I left my job, I will let the 'Historical Rambling' tab above tell the story.

I was counting down about a week or so back for this day, but lost track of it. It smacked me right in my head today while catching up with my ex-colleagues at the Museum after I did the guiding session. It is rather unbelievable even to myself that I survived a year without a full-time job. Very much thanks to the Museum, Jurong Birdpark and Singapore Zoo that hires me on a free-lance assignment basis. But of course, the pay can't be compared. On a good month, I may get close to half of my previous pay, but more often than not - just a quarter of it. So yes, I'm looking for more assignments related to those jobs above. Do let me know if you have any contacts.

TUNZA Vol. 8.1: Avatar: Reaching The Heart (The Biodiversity Issue!)

Tunza Vol. 8.1: Avatar: Reaching The Heart
“We should not be afraid to fight for what we believe is right”

The previous issue of TUNZA had a portion of it dedicated to biodiversity issues, but this issue is the real deal. With a great cover and great content, it's a definitely must read. Well at least for the biodiversity geeks.

Karen Eng, staff editor of Tunza magazine, one day wrote a facebook message to her regular contributors and ask what we think about Avatar and how it relates to our environment. Having seen the movie which left me quite a deep impression, I wrote my thoughts about it and sent to her (which I apparently forgot all about it, till she reminded me that I wrote something else for her after the turtle article).

TUNZA Article - International Year of Biodiversity

Tunza Vol.7 No.3: Tunza 2009 Youth Conferences
What we want from Copenhagen

2010 - International Year of Biodiversity

The year 2010 has been officially declared as the International Year of Biodiversity by the United Nations. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. Do join in the celebration for the International Year of Biodiversity on facebook. There is also another facebook page for celebrating Singapore's rich biodiversity, where you can find constant updates of news and articles of our natural heritage.

In preparation for the year, Karen Eng, staff editor of Tunza magazine called out for biodiversity-related articles. Previously I've written for Karen about Earth Hour back in 2008 and so with the call for articles, I once again wrote for her, making use of the recent sea turtle project - Project Orion.