http://rarerose.fotopages.com/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:51:31 GMT Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:51:31 GMT http://www.fotopages.com/images/rss_logo.gif http://www.fotopages.com/ 40 60 I was very happy that my good old friend, Sarah wanted to come to Kerteh for a weekend with turtle. I was at my hometown when she called, so I had to changed my plan - go back to Kerteh earlier and leave my cats at home! They arrived in Kerteh around 7pm on Saturday 3 May. We had our dinner and then headed to Ma'Daerah. When we arrived there, the ranger told us there were 5 turtles about to nest at different spots. So, I drove the Nissan Frontier straight to one of the spots with dimmed light. On our way, we bumped into two wild boars (perhap mother and daughter LOL ) running across our vehicle. Sarah was stunned - she never thought we would came across that incident! Two turtles already finished depositing their eggs and were camouflaging the nests, as we arrived. Both Sarah and Zam were very helpful. I taught Sarah how to... ...write data on the form and chase the turtle away... (just kidding!) ...dig the egg chamber... ..and got tired of searching the wrong spot... ...smile infront of the camera :-D... ...arrange the eggs for easy counting... ...place the eggs in the bucket gently... ...bury the eggs in the egg chamber in the hatchery... \ ...do it the right way - lie down on the sand rather than tonggeng2... :-> I'm sure they had a wonderful time. Datanglah lagi! :wave: http://rarerose.fotopages.com/?entry=1537106 Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT It was Karina's last day being a volunteer in Ma'Daerah. She's been here for a week. Fortunately, a turtle came up to nest on her final day. So we let her do all the things she want to do before heading to Perhentian the next day. She collected the eggs as they dropped from the turtle's tail, re-buried the eggs and covered it back with sand. Basically, this what we do at the sanctuary. I just can't wait for the hatchlings to come out from the nest :-> . That's a wrap! :horay: http://rarerose.fotopages.com/?entry=1536969 Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I spend half of my time working on the field..or rather beaches :-D. On April 15, my supervisor, Rahayu; a volunteer from Germany, Nina; a beach patrol worker, Pak Mat Dahan; and I went for patrol as usual in http://madaerah.org(Ma'Daerah Turtle Sanctuary). The other team, River (my colleague), Vincent (volunteer from New Zealand) and Karina (volunteer from UK) patrolled at Chakar Hutan which is next to Ma'Daerah. After a long 1.5km walk towards the end of the beach, my team took a break. We just laid down on the sand looking up to the sky with millions of stars. That's what we called a million star hotel. All of us fall asleep until we heard River's voice on the walkie-talkie asking if we got any turtle. It was nearly 4 in the morning. "Kosong", I replied, which means non. Then, I woke everyone up and we walked back to the sanctuary. It was another turtleless night for us, the eighth consecutive night of frustration. I walked lazily..dragging my feet. About 5 minutes later, I saw a dark line from the water edge up to the beach 10 metres away from where I stood. "It could be a turtle track", I told Rahayu. We went nearer. Confirmed. "YES!". We missed her by an hour. She already laid her eggs and was 'sand-bathing' near the nest. Before she finished bathing, we had to tag her on both frontal flippers. Pak Mat Dahan used his celeng to locate the nest and marked it. Then, he tagged the turtle. Apparently, she has been tagged before. On her left front flipper, there was a tag number IF2907. So Pak Mat Dahan tagged the right flipper using my tag applicator. The number: MY3101 - the first number of my tag series. Pak Mat Dahan ready to tag the turtle. He's tagging her right flipper. After tagging the turtle, we started to measure the curve carapace length (ccl), curve carapace width (ccw), the width of the track, number of eggs laid, diameter of the eggs, etc. Before, the eyes need to be close so that she will not move. River closing her eyes. Din (hatchery worker) calming her, me putting on the head lamp while Karina looks on. Me calming her down, saying goodbye at the same time. Barnacles are parasites to turtles. They have to be removed from a turtle's body if found. On this turtle, we found 5 big barnacles. Din removing barnacles. As soon as she crawled back to the sea, we started to collect the eggs. The nest was dug-out by Vincent cause he has long arms :->. All the eggs were placed in a bucket, 10 were sampled for their sizes. The turtle reached the water at 5:55am. After the eggs were collected, the happy people went back to the sanctuary to bury the eggs at a safer place. The hatchery was not assembled yet at that time. We got to watch sunrise that morning. What a wonderful feeling.. Vincent digging the nest. River giving a peace sign 8-) as Nina looks on. Selecting 10 eggs to measure. Checking-out for last egg. Putting everything to paper - the procedure that needs to be followed. A total of 115 eggs were laid on our very first encounter with turtles. Thank you everyone :horay:. http://rarerose.fotopages.com/?entry=1536847 Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT 1 Dec ada English test kat Penang (KL punye cawangan dah penuh). So the night before I and two friends drove up to Penang. I managed to study with the light on in the car all the way to Penang. Last minit gile punye. Dengan tak study (pemalas), tak gi preparation class (no time and no $$), terus register to sit for the test. High level of confidence punye pasal. We reached there about 6 hours after a bad traffic jam somewhere between Selangor and Perak. Tido 3 jam pastu gi exam. After exam, went shopping near Komtar and petang tu lepak2 jap kat umah Toyon (driver aku mlm tu). Nilah Toyon..driver aku..huhuhu... Singgah Bukit Jambul (BJ) jap cari CD game...tup tup nampak iklan ni... Rasa2 word ni takde dalam kamus Dewan :shy: Dinner was at Pak Tam, my old favourite place to hang out during varsity years. Pak Tam's special is Char Kuey Teow. Harga? Baru RM2.50. Ada 3 ekor udang and kerang. So the three of us ordered the same thing, eventhough we asked for the menu! Other favourite dishes at Pak Tam are sotong cili, nasi goreng ayam, nasi goreng ikan masin and mee goreng basah :-> Char kuey teow 3 siap! RM2.50 each. Yang ada udang terjojol ni gua punya! Ni Pak Tam dok syok tengok tv. Menurut beliau, team Pak Tam pernah ke KL untuk jamuan open house 3 hari sebuah syarikat barang kemas...khas buat char kuey teow aje, ala2 hawker style..dan ada lagi event lain di KL..just making char kuey teow yg didatangkan khas dari Penang...hebat kan? Tauke @ owner of Tam Char Kuey Teow Variety of Tam's Char Kuey Teow...dulu2 ada 1 je yang RM2.50...sikit? Korang ape tau aku slalu order 2..hehehe :-D One of the many graffities along Tanjung Tokong.. Cewah..posing dah kenyang ni... Sorang lagi co-pilot...Khazami...aku je yang tak drive sebab kereta manual! LOL http://rarerose.fotopages.com/?entry=1376553 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT 1999 - Terjumpa CD-ROM Caesar lll kat dalam rumah (tak tau sape yang beli). Mula bermain ketika cuti semester kedua matrikulasi. Oct 2000 - Cuti sebelum masuk universiti. Permainan diteruskan sehingga berat badan susut 2kg akibat terlupa lunch dan dinner (inilah kali terakhir perutku kempis). Urat² mata semakin ketara merahnya. Ketika ini baru sampai level "Procurator" (susah nak mampus level ni) Nov 2000 - Diterima masuk universiti idaman hati. Permainan terhenti seketika kerana PC masih di rumah (kalu guna pc/laptop lain kena start level baru!) Dis 2001 - Beli PC baru sebab laptop rosak. Maka bermula game baru sebagai "citizen" sekali lagi. Ciss!!! Jan 2002 - Continue playing on-off dengan lecture/assignment. Memperkenalkan game ini kepada jiran² sekitar bilik di universiti. Ada antara mereka yang sangat teruja dengan complain/pujian karektor² yang bersuara dalam game ini. Ada juga yang tergelak dengan slang British orang Rome zaman BC (ini satu lagi tak logik). Mei 2002 - Setelah bertahun tengok Coliseum secara virtual, nak jugak tengok depan mata. Akhirnya dapat gak sentuh secara reality. Tiga jam dihabiskan berjalan di Imperial Forum dan melihat the ruins of rome. Kat hujung baru jumpa Coliseum tapi tak masuk dalam sebab Q line panjang sangat! :-( Masa ini teringat Caesar lll. Syahdunya :cry: ... Hari berikutnya melawat 2 Villa zaman gemilang Rome: Villa Adrianna & Villa Tivoli. Villa Adriana sangat besar mcm estate house milik celebrity hollywood! Ada office dikelilingi air, kolam renang saiz olimpik, gymnasium, teater stage, stadium, etc. (Ni villa ke bandar??!!) Jul 2003 - Final year. Sibuk dengan projek & assignments tapi tak lupa pada game ini. Ogos 2003 - Haram jadah... PC rosak. Agaknya kena virus. Terpaksa format pc dan hilang saved game ini. Terpaksa reinstall game after PC diformat. Sekali lagi, mula level bawah. Tapi agak cepat naik pangkat sebab dah terror. :-D Jun 2004 - Sambung main setelah berehat beberapa bulan sebab pulun final year project and tauliah. Sept 2004 - Keje kat oversea. Game terhenti lagi skali. July 2005 - Sambung belajar. Sambung main game. Time ni dah tahap Caesar, last assignment. Paling susah nak game over. Raya 2005 - Niat nak main game ni lepas layan orang datang. Skali cari² CD takde..Nak nangis pun ade..penat je main sampai Caesar level. Sampai hari ni tak jumpa CD tu. Dis 2005 - Pegi lawat piramid. Subhanallah. Macammana orang dulu² tanpa teknologi boleh bina piramid² sebesar itu? Dis 2006 - Asyik usha Caesar lV je online. Nak beli tak mampu, mahal sangat beratus ringgit. Lagipun, review drpd players lain kata lembap sgt game ni, makan byk space, dan ntah pape lagi; best lagi Caesar lll. So, not so tempting untuk main. Jan 2007 - Setelah kecewa bersara tanpa rela drp Caesar lll, main pulak Pharaoh (boleh plak relate dengan lawatan ke Egypt! :-D ) Ogos 2007 - CD Pharaoh dihilangkan oleh anak saudaraku yang juga dah berjangkit dengan aku main strategy game. Rasanya, die juga dalang CD Caesar lll hilang. Okt 2007 - Kerana dah kempunan sangat, order Caesar lll yang original from ebay. Harganya: McValue Meals lagi mahal drpd CD ni. :-D . Baru aku tau boleh dapat CD game yang original tanpa perlu membayar lebih dari RM10. Dapat je Caesar lll CD, terus gi main. Skarang level "Procurator", level yang kalu lepas je yang ni maka senang laluan menjadi Caesar! (tips percuma ni) Comments: In this game, we were taught to have a strategy on how to be a successful ruler. With strategy but without determination, effort and financial support, we will not succeed. The game also taught the player that as a ruler, you need to make sure that the basic needs are met: food, houses, jobs educaton and healthcare. After a hard day at work, citizens need some entertainment - so build some theaters, ampitheathers, coliseum or hippodrome. Even the ancient people believe in gods - so make sure the 5 gods are happy by making the citizens happy. Players also have to ensure strategic location of houses, amenities and supplier of food so that they are within reach. The city will grow if the sentiment of the city is great. Conclusion: After playing this game for so many years (nearly a decade), I've learnt a lot: It is easier to complain about rumah setinggan, jalan berlubang, salahkan majlis perbandaran, etc., etc. than to be a ruler/DO. Susah sebenarnya nak puaskan hati semua orang yang dah tentu² lain. Jadi, kita sebagai rakyat haruslah berterima kasih kepada kerajaan negeri masing² yang sentiasa berusaha untuk memberi apa yang rakyat mahukan. Jadi harap bersabar. Jangan nak buat perhimpunan haram ke, piket ke, ape ke. Kalau diri sendiri berusaha, pasti akan berjaya. Tidak ada pekerjaan yang hanya duduk diam dan wang masuk dalam poket. Even Bill Gates worked harder to earn his first million. http://rarerose.fotopages.com/?entry=1361663 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT Syoknye tidur... ::5 things... :: 5 things found in my bag ... ~ A black leather wallet ~ 2-way cake foundation by ZA New York (biasalah pompuan) ~ 2 Maybeline lipsticks (baru beli ni) ~ An umbrella..ella..ella.. ~ A pair of Elle sunglasses yang sangat hampeh in protecting my eyes but sits pretty on my nose and I look hot wearing it 8-) ... psst, mana boleh ada 5 things aje..the list goes on and on and on... 5 things found in my wallet ~ Segala macam kad (kredit, Jusco, Bonuslink, Worldcard, The Pet Family, ATM, MyKad) ~ RM33 and Singapore $35 ~ Stamps ~ Some photos ~ Old receipts 5 favorite things in my room ~ My bed ~ My laptop ~ Mini library ~ MIRROR ~ Alarm clock 5 things I’ve always wanted to do ~ Surfing in Hawaii with Jusin Timberlake ~ Not going to work ~ Being one of Oprah Winfrey's audiences on her show ~ Watch Manchester United beat Arsenal 7-0 at Old Trafford ~ Get married 5 things I’m currently into ~ Photography ~ Cupcakes ~ Cats (always and forever! Meowww) ~ Caesar lll ~ Asam boi drink (sedap gile!) 5 people i'm going to tag : ~ Ssshhhh....can't tell. http://rarerose.fotopages.com/?entry=1357300 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT Budak ni suka sangat bergambar http://rarerose.fotopages.com/?entry=1355201 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://rarerose.fotopages.com/?entry=1354453 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://rarerose.fotopages.com/?entry=1307299 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://rarerose.fotopages.com/?entry=1307260 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT