My sampling program (FYI..)

Tentative sampling program

Date : August 1 2008 – August 21, 2008

The journey home
19 July 08:10hrs Depart to Amsterdam; 12:00hrs Depart to Malaysia via Amsterdam
20 July 06:05hrs Arrive at KLIA; 11:45hrs Depart to Kuala Terengganu; 12:35hrs Arrive at Kuala Terengganu

The preperation begins
21 July 10:00hrs Meeting with Head of Department, Biology. To be confirmed. 12:00hrs Meeting with helpers At General Bio. Lab.
22 – 23 July 09:00 – 17:00hrs Preperation: Gather all equipment and materials needed for sampling - formalin and ethanol(?) - to buy other consumables

The (mega)field works begin
24 July 10:00hrs Depart from UMT, Kuala Terengganu; 16:30hrs Arrive at Baling, Kedah - overnight; 17:30hrs Site survey(?)
25 July 09:00hrs 1. Sampling Sg. Nau, Baling - overnight
26 July 09:00hrs Depart to Perlis; 16:00hrs Arrive at Perlis State Park - overnight; 16:30hrs Site survey(?)
27 July 10:00hrs 2. Sampling stream at Wang Mu; 14:00hrs 3. Sampling stream at Wang Klian - overnight
28 July 09:30hrs Depart to Kuala Nerang, Kedah; 12:30hrs Arrive at Kuala Nerang; 14:00hrs 4. Sampling Puncak Janing; 18:00hrs Depart to Penang - overnight; 22:00hrs Arrive at Penang
29 July 09:00hrs Visit Univ. Science Malaysia (USM)– to examine fish collection at School of Biological Sciences, USM; 16:00hrs Depart to Kulim, Kedah - overnight
30 July 10:00hrs 5. Sampling Bukit Hijau/Sedim - Overnight
31 July 09:00hrs Depart to Batu Kurau, Perak; 12:00hrs Arrive at Batu Kurau, Perak; 14:00hrs 6. Sampling Sg. Anak Kurau - Overnight
1 Aug 09:00hrs Depart to Ulu Kenas, Kuala Kangsar, Perak; 12:00hrs Arrive at Kuala Kangsar; 14:00hrs 7. Sampling Sg. Kenas - overnight
2 Aug 09:00hrs 8. Sampling Sg. Kota Air Tampan - overnight
3 Aug 09:00hrs Depart to Kuala Woh, Tapah; 14:00hrs Arrive at Kuala Woh, Tapah; 15:00hrs 9. Sampling at Kuala Woh - overnight
4 Aug 09:00hrs Depart to Bangi, Selangor; 13:00hrs Arrive at UKM, Bangi; 14:00hrs Visit Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)– to examine fish collection at Faculty of Sciences and Technology, UKM. - overnight
5 Aug 09:30 - 17:00hrs– to examine fish collection at Faculty of Sciences and Technology, UKM. - overnight
6 Aug 09:00hrs 10. Sampling at Sg. Congkak, Ulu Langat, Selangor - overnight
7 Aug 09:00hrs 11. Sampling at Ulu Gombak - overnight
8 Aug 09:00hrs 12. Sampling at Sg. Tua, Selayang; 16:00hrs Depart to Rembau, Negeri Sembilan; 20:00hrs Arrive at Rembau, Negeri Sembilan - overnight
9 Aug 09:30hrs 13. Sampling Ulu Sepri, Rembau - overnight
10 Aug 09:00hrs Depart to Ulu Bendul, Kuala Pilah; 14. Sampling at Ulu Bendul - overnight
11 Aug 09:30hrs Depart to Serting; 15. Sampling at Serting - overnight
12 Aug 09:30hrs Depart to Segamat, Johor; 13:00hrs Arrive at G. Ledang; 14:00hrs 16. Sampling at G. Ledang - overnight
13 Aug 09:00hrs 17. Sampling at Sg. Bantang - overnight
14 Aug 09:30hrs Depart to Kluang, Johor; 14:00hrs Arrive at Kluang; 18. Sampling G. Berlumut - overnight
15 Aug 10:00hrs ... cont. 18. 14:00hrs Depart to Maran, Pahang; 22:00hrs Arrive at Maran, Pahang - overnight
16 Aug 09:30hrs 19. Sampling at Belimbing, Maran - overnight
17 Aug 09:30hrs Depart to Lanchang, Pahang; 13:30hrs Arrive at Lanchang, Pahang; 14:00hrs Visit Institute for Biodiversity, DWNP – to examine fish collection at IKB, DWNP. - overnight
18 Aug 09:00hrs 20. Sampling at Lanchang, Pahang - overnight; 16:00hrs Depart to Kuantan, Pahang; 20:00hrs Arrive at Kuantan, Pahang - overnight
19 Aug 09:30hrs 21. Sampling at Berkelah - overnight
20 Aug 09:00hrs Depart to Dungun, Terengganu; 13:00hrs Arrive at Dungun, Terengganu; 14:00hrs 22. Sampling at Besul, Dungun - overnight
21 Aug 09:00hrs Depart to Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu; 14:00hrs Arrive at Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
[end of part 1]

Lab works
22–23 Aug Specimen prep. and further identification, (dead fish) photo session

The (not-so-mega)field works begin
24 Aug 10:00hrs Depart to Kuala Berang, Terengganu; 12:00hrs Arrive at Kuala Berang, Terengganu; 13:00hrs 23. Sampling Sg. Peres, Sekayu - overnight
25 Aug 09:30hrs 24. Sampling Sg. Por, Sekayu - overnight
26 Aug 09:30hrs 25. Sampling Lata Payong, Setiu; 16:00hrs Depart to Jertih, Terengganu - overnight
27 Aug 09:30hrs 26. Sampling at Lata Tembakah, Terengganu; 16:00hrs Depart to Machang, Kelantan - overnight
28 Aug 09:30hrs 27. Sampling at Bukit Bakar, Kelantan; 14:00hrs Depart to Chiku, Kelantan - overnight
29 Aug 09:30hrs 28. Sampling at Chiku; 16:00hrs Depart to Tanah Merah, Kelantan - overnight
30 Aug 09:30hrs 29. Sampling at Sg. Buluh - overnight
31 Aug 09:30hrs 30. Sampling at Sg. Lanas; 16:00hrs Depart ti Kuala Terengganu
[end of part 2]
[to be continue in 2009!! Hehe..]

Lab works
1–9 Sept 09:00-17:30hrs Specimen prep. and further identification, (dead fish) photo session

The return trip
10 Sept 16:15hrs Depart to KLIA
17:10hrs Arrive at KLIA
23:55hrs Depart to Amsterdam
11 Sept 06:35hrs Arrive at Amsterdam
14:10hrs Depart to Edinburgh
Arrive at Edinburgh
Depart to Dundee
Arrive at Dundee