Monthly Archive for July, 2008

Stuck

Train stuck at Buona Vista

It’s been quiet around here.

July has been a busy month. Didn’t help that I was ill two weekends ago.

That’s the third time I’ve fallen ill during the weekend this year.

I’m also gaining weight, as one of my colleagues never fails to point out.

It’s time to get moving.

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Miss Earth Singapore contestants at Lim Chu Kang mangrove cleanup

Miss Earth Singapore Contestants at Lim Chu Kang cleanup (by acroamatic)

Let it not be said that the Miss Earth Singapore contestants are all talk and no action.

From what Siva observed, the girls were not afraid to get their hands dirty.

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The landfill which is a nature haven

Pulau Semakau Intertidal Walk (by acroamatic)


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Last Saturday, I visited Singapore’s one and only landfill.

Yes, all our trash has to go somewhere, even though it is incinerated. Since we don’t have any space for landfills on the mainland, the incinerated waste is shipped to Pulau Semakau, which you can see in the map above (the island with lots of holes, just below Pulau Bukom).

Far from being a wasteland, the island is home to a wide range of plants and animals. Check out the photos of the wildlife I encountered.

And if you want to find out about some of these strange and colourful creatures, do pop over to Ron Yeo’s blog.

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We Are Media Project

We Are Media Project

Came across the We Are Media Project, a wiki aimed at “build[ing] a toolkit and instructional guides about how social media strategies and tools can enable nonprofit organizations to create, compile, and distribute their stories and change the world”.

It’s in the process of being built, but it already looks promising. The first module compiles some very nice resources for a range of non-profit groups, including social media in education. A good starting point for most people.

Via George Siemens.

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Pasir Panjang Heritage Trail - Registration open!

Reflections at Bukit Chandu

Mark down Saturday 19 July 2008 in your calendar - that’s when the Pasir Panjang Heritage Trail is on!

Held in support of Singapore HeritageFest, this year the Pasir Panjang Guides will be conducting two walks on that day. We’ll be focusing on the question: who’s your hero?

We’ll start at the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research in NUS, make our way to Kent Ridge Park and end at Reflections at Bukit Chandu. Of course, if you’ve got the time and energy, you can continue through the Southern Ridges!

As we walk, you’ll hear about who (and what!) the guides find heroic (or maybe even villainous..) in the Pasir Panjang area.

Join us for the walk!

More details and registration information at http://heritagefest.rafflesmuseum.net/.

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