For the year of 2010

let's see what I have achieved from my list =)

1) Gotten my PADI diving license!
2) Went to Krabi as graduation trip!
3) Organized Rock climbing as my fund-raising project! (not Batu cave rock climb thou)
4) Went to Hot Air Ball0on Fiesta! ( not riding on it thou but contented by just being there =) )
5) Joined Raleigh Expedition!
6) Experienced white water rafting in Gopeng!
7) Went to Cameron Highland for the Irau hike!

Soon-to-be-done
1) Conquering Mount. Kinabalu in July!

Those not in the list but I'm glad and proud of
1) Graduated in July!
2) Gotten my Kayak Star 1 course!
3) Conquered Gunung Irau! ( the 9th highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia, 2100m)
4) Organized & volunteered at the Zoo Negara!

And now my new resolution would be to blog on these 10 adventures I had asap before my memories fade away. I love the year of 2010 where it turns out to be a real fruitful year for me. Everything is POSSIBLE as long as you determine enough to make it happen! =)

So, live your life with no regrets!

Knock knock!

Right after the Raleigh Introduction Weekend it didnt end it there. We were supposed to organize a Post IW projects where we will focus more on the community or environmental activities. Initially the Awesome Alpha suggested that we should do a trip to JB for the Save Our Seahorses Project. It sounded really cool and I started to make calls and emails to the PIC. But we had eventually changed our PIW to organize Zooriffic 6 instead due to some factors that disallow us to proceed with SOS.

Then, we had our first meeting in Midvalley where we discussed on the availability of dates and how we should fund raise for the project. Within the two hours meeting, we've decided to do some old newspaper collecting and maybe some cookies selling as well. Very efficiently, the Awesome Alpha started our very first mission - collecting old newspapers the very same week!

We started off at 10am on the first day. Initially we had quite a hard time to approach the neighbours and it took us long to explain the purpose of us doing all these. Hong Liang, especially, took the effort of explaining the whole Raleigh and Expedition thingy to the uncles and aunties. Lol =p

It was very encouraging when people that we met were very kind and supportive to our projects. Most of them were so willing to help and some even treated us some drinks and snacks! Awww.. we've met all the best people in the world during the newspaper collecting!

Richard the strong boy

This was how we collect.

And the karang guni car

We had so much fun collecting though it was quite tired and energy consuming. We walked under the sun and rain. We laughed we crapped we enjoyed so much ; even we were trapped in the lift (pic above)!. I love how all of us enjoyed the process that we didnt even mind the tiredness of walking around asking for newspapers for two days. =)

Look at the amount of newspapers we collected! That was only part of the collection as many others were taken off by the karang guni man. We've collected even magazines, old computer and keyboard, books, bottles & etc. The two days of hard work was paid with the exchange of RM510 in total! Imagine tonnes of papers that we had collected! Weee wee =))

Many thanks to the Awesome Alpha and coordinators that had came and helped us! It was really an AWESOME project and I dont mind do it again with you guys! Hu-Wa! =))

Let's Get Real Muddy!

I came across this activity through an invitation from Facebook. Then I started to do more google search on it and found out it was actually quite fun and interesting from blogs and pictures. And I contacted the PIC and registered! =) I did invited some of friends to join and expectedly non was interested in this. So as when I've decided to go alone, WeeNee sent me a message saying that she and her boyfriend were keen of going together! This is what people always say ; things happen unexpectedly and what you expected it wouldnt come. I certainly didn't expect to join the mangrove thingy and didn't expect soneone will approach me and join me. However, the companion of WeeNee and her bf and bro did bright up the day thou! =)

We gathered at the A&W outlet in Taman Jaya before we set off to Pulau Indah. I thought that we have to take a boat ride to that island but to our disappointment the so-called Pulau Indah is just some random location off the road. Nowhere close to the water at all. Duh!

This programme was organised by the government in collaboration with Eco Warriors Malaysia. Approx. 150 people took part in this which attended by students, officers, eco warriors' members and some local villagers. Lunch and T-shirt were provided. After the breakfast we were briefed on how and what we were supposed to do with the other volunteers.

Before we get dirty

At first they didn't allow those with sandals to go into the mud for safety purpose. I wore my sport shoe but in the end most of us took off the shoes as the shoes keep sinking into the mud and slowed down our work. However, it was indeed better to move without the shoes and I can even run on the mud =p We were divided into groups and baby mangroves were passed front the first person until the desired location to plant. We planted it in zig-zag way and digged a hole before placing the baby mangrove into the mud.

After all the planting were done, it was time for mud war! Dirty, sticky and smelly mud! I love the fun of getting dirty and I don't mind to dirty myself in exchange of some cool experiences and fun! =)

It was my first time to do mangrove tree planting and I kinda love it! But I'm not sure if I will do it again not thou. Because sometimes, some thing will remain at its best when that was the only thing you have. =)