http://www.sbwr.org.sg/blog Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:23:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lim Zong Yi Firstly, the courses at Sungei Buloh have exposed me to the diverse biodiversity that we have in Singapore. I have learnt about bird counting techniques, tree and plant identification methods and many other things. I have realized the wonderous beauty that nature holds and understand the importance of ... http://www.sbwr.org.sg/blog/?p=51 In this project, we focused on creating a Virtual Tour for the very aim of showcasing the Mangrove Boardwalk in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and increasing awareness towards mangroves. We experienced some difficulties along the way. One such difficulty was that throughout the course of our data collection in the ... http://www.sbwr.org.sg/blog/?p=50 We have managed to achieve our aims and objectives of this project, which is to better promote Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and the conservation aspect – which focuses on increasing peoples’ awareness after viewing the virtual tour. However, the most significant thing that people should do is to visit Sungei Buloh ... http://www.sbwr.org.sg/blog/?p=49 Cassandra Sim Li Ying: Throughout this whole journey of learning, experiencing, investigating, exploring, and most importantly, enjoying, I made full use of all the time to discover a different world—nature. Away from the busy and bustle city life and walking into the peaceful and awakening call of Mother Nature, I have ... http://www.sbwr.org.sg/blog/?p=48 From this project, the entire group find this project as one of discovery. Not only that but discovery that leads to a whole host of possible and plausible ideas, like that of NEmation Sungei Buloh style. Moreover, this project has helped us think in a novel and different manner, helping ... http://www.sbwr.org.sg/blog/?p=47 Gar Yim: This 3-day art workshop is very enriching for me. It not only gives me the opportunity to improve on mine art works, but also allows me to explore mine own creativity. I believe that through this workshop, I also build up mine own confidence. At first, I started out ... http://www.sbwr.org.sg/blog/?p=45 Gar Yim: This conservation activity will not only allow me to have a rare opportunity to plant young mangroves, but also learn more about conservation issues and help in conserving the mangrove. I believe that mangroves are human's great assets, however most of the world's mangroves are starting to disappear from ... http://www.sbwr.org.sg/blog/?p=44 Zoey: On this sunny day, we went to Sentosa Underwater World for a site visit. I was actually looking forward to this visit, as I like to go to Sentosa a lot and love marine live. From the visit, I got to know that coral reefs are actually facing the same ... http://www.sbwr.org.sg/blog/?p=43 Gar Yim: This is another briefing that allows us to better understand the plants and animals in the reserve. We had field trips around the reserve and we get to broaden our knowledge about the different varieties of plants and animals. The trip proved to be very enriching and intriguing. Zoey: I have ... http://www.sbwr.org.sg/blog/?p=42 Gar Yim: This briefing allows me to get a better view about Sungei buloh's birds. I learnt that there are many bird species in the reserve. This really interests me in the following project as I hope to discover more about the reserve and its animals. Later on, we had a ... http://www.sbwr.org.sg/blog/?p=41