Hello to all, reading this...It might sound wierd, but this is a tree writing on a park ranger's laptop!
A little bit about myself: My scientfic name is Eurycoma Longfolia, most commonly known as Tonkat Ali. I'm not a local plant here in Singapore, I am a native to Indonesia and Malaysia.
It was a hot and sunny Friday afternoon when I moved into my new 'home'-Bukit Batok Nature Park. With my roots tightly packed in soil, I met my so called tree-planters. One of them, donned in a Bukit Timah uniform, looked like a chubby rollypolly. Accompanying him were two fellows wearing Epson T-shirts, one tall as a fully grown tree, the other was like Santa Claus - happy!
All of them wore gloves (which I took as an insult - was I dirty? But I brushed the thought away). Later, the two Epson staff approached me and with great effort, pulled out the black wapper from around me. Next, they lifted me high above the ground... before plomping me back into a hole in the ground. Feeling sore, I tried to say, "Easy!" when I remembered that trees don't have mouths!
Finally, the Bukit Timah student took a hoe and started to push the soil towards me. He patted the soil around me, giving me what I thought was a Shiatsu massage. Just when I thought he was here to stay, he got up and left! Leaving me with a number tag 50 and my name tag hanging on my branch.
Settling down here would be lonely, so people who read this, please visit me!
Oops, the rangers are coming! Gotta go now!
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Project Carbon Zero - 10% Energy Challenge
National Environment / Singapore Environment Council Competition for P3 - P5 only
Objective: Save at least 10% Electricity from April to September
If you wish to take part in this country-wide online project to SAVE Electricity, please follow the simple 3 steps:
Step 1:
Ask your parents to keep their electricity bill for the month of April.
Step 2:
Website for the competition will be UP on May 15th for participants to enter their particulars. BTPS will let you know more details
Step 3:
Take part in online Quiz monthly for bonus points.
Input data monthly or twice only (June and Sept) until September
In October, Winners will be announced.
(Please note that NEA/ SEC have assured participants that all information will be kept confidential. Thank You)
Objective: Save at least 10% Electricity from April to September
If you wish to take part in this country-wide online project to SAVE Electricity, please follow the simple 3 steps:
Step 1:
Ask your parents to keep their electricity bill for the month of April.
Step 2:
Website for the competition will be UP on May 15th for participants to enter their particulars. BTPS will let you know more details
Step 3:
Take part in online Quiz monthly for bonus points.
Input data monthly or twice only (June and Sept) until September
In October, Winners will be announced.
(Please note that NEA/ SEC have assured participants that all information will be kept confidential. Thank You)
1 comment:
Dear Tonkat Ali
That's a lovely entry...
I hope you are not too lonely at new home... You've made some new friends i hope with the new saplings that other RSVP members have planted.
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