23 November 2009, ODEC Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
It was a beautiful day, at 3.30 pm the sun was out, the sky was clear blue, the sea was calm, temperature was not so hot with a little breeze. Perfect setting for our programme on the beach!
We started the programme with an icebreaking game, the 'Trust Game'. Then while sipping on hot coffee/tea and munching on 'kuih' we moved on to a talk by Salha on what KK Reef Watch (KKRW) is all about and highlighted some of the past activities.
The 'Trust' game...
After the talk, we had a beach clean up activity. Students collected so many types of garbage on the seemingly clean beach. When the sun started to set we began the segregation process. Plastic water bottle made the most of the pile of garbage collected. We are guzzling more water out of plastic bottles than ever! We need to find a way to reduce the production of plastic bottled drinking water. Will give 'lecture' on how long each type of material to decompose in another post..... For now enjoy the photos taken during the event :) .... Photos were taken by Rozlan Wahab & Sofia Johari.
Salha explaining about the mangrove seed found on the beach to Ju Ping and Ah Long
Working hard eh...
CT, Mohd Rizali, Salha and Ju Ping segregating the garbage
Shea Chan Loong, Kodimalar and Salini with their collection
Group photo :)
Faz, Jar, CT and Rozlan starting the fire for BBQ
Discussion during talk on job prospect in marine conservation
Video presentation on marine life in Sabah by me
Presentation of certificate of participation by KKRW president, Salha
Even though we did not get as many participants as we expected (due to bad timing - most of the students have gone home for long semester break), the programme was still a success and enjoyable. Both the students and us learnt a lot from each other and the programme. We also discussed on the possiblity of co-organizing activities with Greenpulse (UMS registered environmental society) in the very near future.
The programme ended at almost 9pm (photo: Rozlan Wahab)
Thank you to the Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI) for lending us their facilities such as the PA system and exhibition panels particularly to Prof Saleem Mustafa (Director of BMRI) and Syuhaimie Mohd Ali (Science Officer & an ol' friend of ours).
Posted by: Sofia Johari
