On a grid chart of Singapore waters that was laid out on our desks during the course. What were the odds?!
Posts under ‘Paws at Work’
Acridotheres javanicus
We thought somebody died and was rotting in my boss’ room; the stink was unbearable. Pest control came by in the afternoon and extracted from the ceiling boards two dead mynah nestlings, which were all chirpy and very much alive the week before.
Sigh, the fragility of life… …
Saddening also, that we find these common birds [...]
In my hand
I held the most remarkable of all living things, a creature of astounding abilities that elude our understanding, of extraordinary, even bizarre senses, of stamina and endurance far surpassing anything else in the animal world. Yet my captive measured a mere five inches in length and weighed less than half an ounce. I held that [...]
Handfuls of feathers
So tired! Pre-dawn waking mornings and an overnighter at Pulau Ubin. I wouldn’t miss this for the world… there’s so much to learn, about bird-ringing, bird behaviour, and everything about the avian types from the real experts. Something I wished to have been able to do since years ago, but never had the chance to. [...]
Scuttling stinkbombs
They’re everywhere in the office. On the stairs, in the doorway, the bathroom (and the shower in the bathroom), the pantry, the library, under my desk, and behind my chair – a most unstrategic location for any creature to be hanging around in…
… especially when it just so happens that I decide to stand up [...]
Cyrene
It struck me as weird, unfamiliar, that I was using my D200 to shoot intertidal scenes. Then I realised – that had never happened before. My last intertidal trip, to Changi, was more than two years ago… before I had acquired the D200. I was going through my old intertidal photos and the bulk of [...]
Getting tanned
I returned home today and told my mom that I’d have to head straight to Bishan Park again tomorrow morning, and she commented that it feels as if lately I’m “??????… ????”.
Well… there was the induction course for new staff last week, and it included visits to several places including Gardens by the Bay, and [...]
Eco debt
“Is humanity facing a looming ecological credit crunch?” – so asked Dr Chris Hails, Editor-in-Chief of the Living Planet Report and WWF-International Director of Network Relations, during his talk on Tuesday. A rhetorical question, no doubt, for the answer is a resounding yes.
He presented the findings of the Living Planet Report 2008, with an emphasis [...]
The Huntswoman
Woe betide any creature that finds itself ‘discovered’ on the walls of the office. A sharp poke with the business end of an umbrella and a gentle drop would land it on the floor, where it will then be coaxed into a jar, and be subjected to much scrutiny amongst the staff, who would then [...]
George Bush!
Is only for now!
Or so the lyrics from Avenue Q go (the Filipino cast yesterday was excellent. My dad bought a CD of the original Broadway cast recording and declared that even the Americans weren’t as good!)
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The world was watching…
I experienced the moment in a conference room with dozens [...]
