Standard Chartered Bank Hunt N' Race @ Taman Wetland Putrajaya 30th August 2006
Thursday, August 31, 2006

The day was perfect - not too hot,just nice to walk and explore Taman Wetland on foot. A group of 17 pax from Standard Chartered Bank arrived at the park for one of the best selling program - Hunt N' Race. They break into 3 groups and compete among themselves to accomplished the race in the shortest time.


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posted by wengchun @ 8:41 AM, ,


Merdeka Cycle N' Hunt 2006

This coming Saturday 2nd September 2006 in conjunction with Merdeka celebration, Taman Wetland Putrajaya will be organizing the annual Merdeka Cycle N' Hunt. Participants are required to form a team of 2 - 4 pax. They will have to cycle from Taman Wetland - to - Taman Warisan Pertanian - to - Dataran Putra - to - Taman Botani - to - Pusat Rekreasi Air and back to Taman Wetland. They are also required to answer questions given and perform several tasks required to complete the hunt. The event will start at 7.30 in the morning. There are 2 categories - Open Category and School Category. Proton bicycles awaits the top winners. Up to date, there are already more than 200 participants signed up for the hunt.


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posted by wengchun @ 8:36 AM, ,


No camera into Sungai Congkak Recreational Forest

It happened during one of my OFF day last week - yes, it was on a 1-week school holiday. I thought I could pay a visit to Sungai Congkak Recreational Forest since Selangor Tourism has taken over the operation of the park months ago. I was all ready to pay the entrance fee of RM1. There were many visitors to the park when I arrived at around 11am. When I wanted to hand over the RM1 note to the staff, he stopped me and asked for a approval letter from State Forestry Department for bringing my camera into the forest. He claimed that taking photograph is consider taking away the forest resources and I should get an approval from the Forestry Department prior to my visit. Well, with all the visitors lining up to enter the park, I avoid any argument and went back into my car and drove to Perdek which is next to this recreational forest.


So, later when I reached home I wrote an email regarding this matter to the Forestry Department but yet to get any reply. So, if they really want to get all photographers to write letter for approval, they might as well get photographers to apply for a license just like hunters applying for license with PERHILITAN to shoot wildboars, etc. There is an increasing number of nature photographers locally and many foreign tourist also brings camera into the forest, should they get permission too?


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posted by wengchun @ 8:27 AM, ,


International Children creating a TUNZA forest in Taman Wetland Putrajaya
Tuesday, August 29, 2006

It was totally an opportunity of a lifetime for the participants planting trees in Taman Wetland Putrajaya and as for myself, it is moment that I rarely get to see. I mean, how often do I get to see 200 kids from different countries coming to my workplace and plant a tree? never. not in my past 4 years working here. Some of the trees were contributed by FRIM. The species planted are Kandis, Tembusu Tikus, Nam-nam, Rambai and Cheri Terengganu. I will try to take a photo of each tree every month to show the progress of the trees planted by the international children.


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posted by wengchun @ 9:56 AM, ,