Mood sampling vs mood reading and analysing data..

Pening jugak kepala dengan semua journal yang kena baca dan buku2 pasal macam2 subjek.. Tengah syok membaca, teringat pulak analisis data yang bermacam bagai tuu.. Aduih laa.. Klik sana, klik sini.. Adjust sana, adjust sini.. Tengah syok buat, teringat plak pasal plan nak balik M'sia sampling.. Aarrgggghhhhhhhhhhh.... Tak boleh tahan loooohhhhhhhhhhhhh.... Mana satu nak buat nii....

Bos minta update.. Apa nak bagi ek? Nak tulis amende tah.. Idea tarak!! Kena baca.. Baca.. Baca.. Tapi, apa nak tulis.. Data tak godek lagi.. Kena jugak godek sana sini.. Ada ler yang dah digodek-godek (yang kat atas tuu..) beberapa hari lepas.. Juga, beberapa minggu lepas.. Tapi, rasa macam tak cukup ramuan.. Kalau terpaksa, kena ler goreng mana2 yang ada tuu.. Hehehe... Mau tak mau.. Boleh tak boleh.. Kena bagi boleh..

Oh! Satu lagi.. Nak kena buat poster untuk 10th Student Conference on Conservation Science di University of Cambridge March nanti.. This will be the first conference I'll attend as a PhD student. Can't wait.. Really..

Oh! Lazatnya makan..

One video clip that I really hate (to watch again!) Hehe..

Sangat sedap.. Gulai ayam kampung, petai, sambal belacan dan lapoorrrr... Kombinasi yang sangat menarik.. Hehe..

Another sampling coming up..

Fuh.. Selepas menempuh 'first review meeting' aritu, rasa lega sket kepala otak.. Ringan sket.. Walaupun tak dinafikan mmg tough (at least pada aku ler..) kalau dapat prepare dengan baik, plus doa dan iringan doa rakan2, dan tawakkal, boleh ler dikatakan berjaya mengharungi detik2 itu dengan confident.. Sekurang-kurangnyer tak ler rebah kena tembak..

Dah selesai yang itu, maka selesai ler satu peringkat dari beberapa peringkat dalam perjalanan menuntut ilmu di peringkat terakhir pengajian - PhD.. Kecik2 dulu aku selalu dengar orang kata PhD ni 'paih habih darjah'.. Betul la kot noo.. Harap2 lagi 2 tahun, abih la darjah aku mengaji..

So, la ni aku sibuk la plak merencana nak balik M'sia. Sama macam tahun lepas, kali ni nak balik sampling all over Semenanjung lagi.. Plan kali ni lebih tough berbanding tahun lepas.. Lebih banyak sites nak kena cover. Harap-harap semuanya berjalan lancar..

Dari kiri: Gee, Amzar, tokey (bawah), Syed (atas), Feh dan Nadia

Ingat nak bawa team aritu gak ler.. Tu pun kalau depa free.. Feh, dah start MSc kat UKM by research. So, by Mei dia mungkin abih exam dah kot and mungkin boleh ikut kalau supv dia bagi.. Amzar, masih mencari dan mencari pekerjaan yang dihajati.. Katanya, minta cikgu.. Semoga dapat lah.. Kalau free, boleh jer ikut sampling.. Gee pun sama.. Nadia dah kerja tapi kalau free by Mei tu, molek bebeno ler.. Bukan taknak tanya budak2 lain, kalau diaorang ni tak payah dah nak explain apa nak buat.. Kalau diaorang takleh pi, kena ler cari pengganti.. Dan kalau nak kena train pun, tak ler susah mana sangat.. Sekali turun, sure boleh buat nyer.. Ada a few others yg mungkin boleh bantu, kalau depa free ler.. Tengok lah macam mana nanti..
Kali ni lebih lama kat field; mungkin tido pun kat field.. Kira camping ler.. Fuh! Planning perlu baik.. Kalau semua sites yang dihajati tu dapat permission untuk sampling, rasanya 55 hari pun masih belum boleh cover, tapi itu jer masa yang ada.. Boleh tak boleh, kena buat setakat yang boleh dalam masa yang ada tuu.. Berusaha, berdoa dan tawakkal..

Time to read..

Now, it's time to read.. I got a book to read this week and a few papers from various journals download from the web to understand..

Nak cerita sket pasal buku yg aku baca tuu.. The title is "Biogeography - A study of plants in the Ecosphere" by the late Joy Tivy. Joy Tivy was born in 1924 in Ireland and she went to Trinity College Dublin to study geography with botany and geology. She was a geographer more than a biologist. She taught at University of Glasgow before she past away in 1995. The obituary of hey was writen by Derek Diamond and published in The Geographical Journal (Vol. 161, No. 3; Nov., 1995, pp. 355-356). The book of hers that I am currently reading, is probably her first. This book is meant for general readers in "biogeography" but biologists may find this book a bit 'flowery'! However, it is very interesting to read 'thought' on biogeography from the geographer, like Dr. Tivy. I bought this book from carboot sales for 50pence. For something which was published in 1971, I don't mind at all! The 3rd edition of the book is still available via Amazon.com/Amazon.co.uk!

Reading the words in the book, line by line.., I feel like 'not' reading an academic, scientific books at all.. To many, Geography is NOT science. If one really look deeper, deep enough to the bottom, the subject IS science! Or at least large part of Geography is science to me.. Inside Geography one may find geology, geomorphology, climatology, and others.. All of these are very much 'science' to me!

Well, I enjoy reading it.. It's not too 'heavy' for me to understand the topics in the book, probably because I'm a biologist! One thing I would like to share here is how she define 'species' that many biologist especially lecturer including myself sometimes 'miss' to say in the class.. But, in my next lecture, I am sure my students can easily understand what 'species' mean.. I am glad reading this book. I hope to finish it soon..

Can we hear Mother Nature cry?

This is another article I read and I feel really sad about what's going on right now! Everywhere, one by one, the pristine jungle gone, clear stream turned turbid and what's there, vanished before we know what they were! SAD, really..

It's always "... clean up later" attitude that soon, not much is left for the next generation to enjoy.. We have rich flora and fauna, but we just don't know or not doing good enough to turn these natural resources into mony making industry.

I trully believe, if we saeriously want to promote nature-related tourisms, studies on natural history (read: flora and fauna) should be given priority. Such forest hosted plenty of natural resources that can be used to generate profit, but 'short-termed gain-thinker' had caused permenant losses of the great forest.

It's is so unfortunate that what can be enjoyed by many generation to comes, gone all at once..

Too bad..

To Hymier K.,
My friend, all the best to you.. What you did is novel.. Keep it up.. I'll join you, later.

UFOs are here!!!

I read about invasive species in the news recently (NST, 6 Oct 2008 - see picture below). Interestingly, only NOW people are aware about the danger this unwanted foreign organisms (UFOs) in our waters. Peacock bass has been in the country for many, many years. It was regarded as an excellent sport fish for it fighting ability when hooked but the damage it could has to the ecosystem is huge as it is one of the ferocious killing machine in our waters.

There are at least six species of peacock bass known to date. The biggest is probably Cichla temensis (speckled peacock bass, also known as three-barred peacock bass while spawning) that can grew up to 90cm long. One of the most popular species in ornamental fish trade is Cichla ocellaris (butterfly peacock bass). All adult male of peacock bass has a pronounced hump on their forehead. All species has a small black spot surrounded by a white circle on caudal fin that the name 'peacock' was adopted to the species.

I totally agree with.. "DHI Water and Environment Sdn Bhd environmental consultant Mohd Zambri Mohd Akhir is particularly concerned about the threat posed by the peacock bass."

It is not surprised to know ""Now you can find these fish in Chenderoh, the most downstream dam in Perak. If it enters the other river systems in Malaysia that has unique local species, it is going to cause irreversible damage," warned Zambri."

I believed Zambri (a friend of mine, btw) must has the proof as he is an avid angler, himself!

Apart from this species, our water has been invaded by more than 20 fish species of which its impact on local, native species is unknown!



To relevant authorities, it's not too late to control the invasion if YOU ACT NOW!!

To Zambri, I say "Good observation, bro!"

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I try to put up more things here.. I promise..

The next one will be the pics of the guys doing works during the megasampling 0808!!

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