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Posts from ‘November, 2009’

November work and walks

In hindsight, I wonder how I managed to squeeze in all these other activities while working way overtime in preparation for an overseas conference…
All hyped up from the first recent re-discovery of the bioluminescent mushrooms, we organised a trip for colleagues and friends:

Then came the night of the Leonid meteor showers last Wednesday. We first [...]

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Magical mushrooms

I’d never have considered myself a mushroom hunter (more of a mushroom eater), but ever since I photographed that lone glowing ’shroom, I was nearing the point of a healthy obsession whenever I stepped onto that trail.
Last night, for once in many visits, we was not disappointed. The week’s downpours were not in vain.
They were [...]

"Why clever people believe stupid things"

Talking about backmasking, about the Freemasons, about conspiracy theories, about puddles of water, about intelligence, about the media, about hoaxes, about intentions, about politics, about assumptions…
As human beings, we have an innate ability to make something out of nothing. We see shapes in the clouds, and a man in the moon; we take a perfectly [...]

Paradise preserved

At 62.5cm, this paradise tree snake still had almost double its body length to grow. A victim of grass-cutting, it was found right outside the office and brought in by a colleague. I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon injecting and fixing it in formalin. It will join the ranks of my spirited collection [...]

Baby croc call

The next time you’re around the mangroves or Route 3 freshwater ponds at Buloh, listen out for this – the sound of a young estuarine croc calling out to its mom. This was recorded on my N97 about two months ago, while doing my bird-ringing mist net rounds. Apparently, (Nile) croc babies start making umph [...]

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Authentic fellowships

Synchronicity is played out in nature time and time again. Being in the right place at the right time, or, being in the wrong place at the wrong time, a series of coincidences leading to some meaningful outcome.
Then, enter the human: you, a non-actor in whatever that’s happening, yet a crucial influence in far too [...]