reflections

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 briefing on proposal writing and research methods. I learnt the basic things to include in one’s proposal before starting on our actual project. Thus I feel that this briefing is very useful in enabling us to do a appropriate and clear proposal. In addition, we also learnt about some useful research methods that will come useful for our project.
Zoey:

It was an enriching day! Not only did I get to know more about birds, I also get to know more about proposal writing and research methods. After the talk on the birds of buloh, then I realized that birds in Singapore do not only refer to those mynahs, crows and sparrow only. There are lots of wonderful birds out there in the reserve waiting for me to see with my own eyes! We also manage to venture a little into the reserve. This is my first time in the reserve, the excitement within me just cannot be controlled. We saw the dollar bird, purple heron, grey heron, the biggest king fisher in Singapore and many more. I am most impressed with the purple and grey herons, which are beautiful. Next, the session, on proposal writing and research methods provided me with valuable information that can be of use when we do our project. In all, it is a wonderful day!

Cassandra:

In this workshop, I actually got a chance to realize how many beautiful birds there are in Sungei Buloh. Such amazing photographs were taken with courtesy of the volunteers and it has really portrayed to us that Sungei Buloh is a great home for many circles of life! During the Proposal Writing and Research methods part of the workshop, I got to interact with other students from the two schools, and got to know them better during the group discussions. The skills learnt were also put into good use during my entire duration of my group’s report writing. This helped improve the quality of our report, and I am very grateful to Sungei Buloh for organizing such an activity for us.

Pan Yin:

I have learnt more about the ways of the research methods which will help the group to complete the project. The methods for researching of information are important as it differs from time to time, depending on what you are looking for. Using a suitable method will ensure efficiency in collecting the information and accuracy of the information collected. Proposal writing is also an important part to take note of as it is needed in every project that we do. It reminded me that I should think through the feasibility and manageability of the ideas before the group conducted it out and allow us have an overview of what we are going to do.