Thursday, July 24, 2025
Common Kingfisher and a painter named Vincent
Friday, July 11, 2025
Bridled Tern and a conspiracy theory website called Birds Aren't Real
World Birdle
2025-07-02
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BIRDS ARENT REAL homepage |
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Of Birds and Birdle
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Northern Lapwing (Europe region) |
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Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Australia & Territories) |
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Black-winged Kite (Africa region) |
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Copper-rumped Hummingbird (World region) |
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Andaman Boobok (Asia region)
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The Wedge-tailed Eagle is featured in the World Birdle on 27 May 2025 and my guesses ran up to 5 before I got it correct on my 6th attempt (as above). Had to use all the hints I could. You can play the game HERE.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
River Therapy and the family of Rufous-Bellied Swallows
Canadians got it right when it comes to parks and gardens. Canada fully understood the German word Waldeinsamkeit (there is no equivalent of an English word in translation) and how parks can play an important role to heal our mind and soul. The Ontario Parks website blog can be read HERE. Japanese has a practise called Shinrin-yoku 森林浴 (Forest Bathing) where they believe the forest is a place to heal oneself. Finding a clean river and wading through crystal clear waters up to my knee-level whilst surrounded by lowland forest was a healing experience for me and to find this clean river in the borders of Selangor and Perak was pure serendipity. I guess third time is the charm, as the third place I came across was an open field of green which eventually led to sandy ground and the RIVER (as pictured above). The above field belonged to Bernam Nature Hut, which has camping grounds nearby and is linked to the village opposite the river by a bridge. Bernam Nature Hut's website can be read HERE. There is a car park space opposite the river in which I parked my car and luckily enough on that day, the car park attendant was visibly absent hence parking was free for that day. Tanjung Malim and the small towns around this southern region of Perak is definitely worth a re-visit with my family and friends. Thye Fah coffeehouse breakfast looks hearty and the food at Sungkai including the Salted Baked Chicken are some of the recommendations featured in this website HERE. A Food Guide to Ipoh, Sitiawan & Taiping from Singaporean perspective can be read HERE .
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Sandy bottom of this forest river is partially exposed |
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Pure joy as I ventured nearer to this river |
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The river water was icy cold |
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Deeper ends of the river as it winds nearer to the forest |
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Clear bottom of sand, pebbles and rocks. Calm waters in this part of this river |
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Deeper waters of the river |
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Shallower part of the river |
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Would be quite cool for them to display their website address on their wooden signboard |
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A wobbly bridge that leads to the Bernam Nature Hut. |
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Village to the left of this river and Bernam Nature Hut to the right of this river. |
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RM17 for a small plate of snacks - light, fluffy and spicy when dipped in chilli garlic sauce |
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Yik Mun chicken curry bun with Spanish Latte |
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Calls of the Oriental Pied Hornbills could be heard from a distance as rainclouds rolled in. |
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Orang Asli village of Kampung Pertak peeks out from the base of the hill (left of picture). |
Shopee merchants selling these coconut sweets at less than RM6.80 (excluding delivery fees) |

Thursday, March 27, 2025
Ich bin eins mit der Natur and Coffee
Spiffy-looking mobile shop for ZUS Coffee at Seremban Southbound R&R
I've been an admirer of ZUS COFFEE brand from quoting them as a case study for my reflective essay on Corporate Innovation & Entrepreneurship subject under my Online Distance Learning MBA program and always looking out for the nearest outlet whenever I am in Johor, Selangor, KL or any other states in Peninsular Malaysia in order to complete the written assignments for the subjects under my MBA program whilst I sustain my momentum with a cup or cup(s) of Americano. It is after all, one of Malaysia's homegrown brand of coffee shop outlets, expanding beyond their outlets to selling off-the-shelf beverages in Familymart chains, supermarkets and hypermarkets competing with the likes of established brands such as Starbucks. One of the strategic marketing collaboration ZUS Coffee did was with Niko Neko on their Matcha Macam campaign back in June 2024 which you can read about HERE. Their marketing video featured a cat licking the screen of the poster featuring the Matcha-flavoured drinks such as their latte series which can be viewed HERE. What goes well with coffee? Pastries & puffs, of which I am reminded of a lovely cafe along Old Klang Road called Le Pont which is also a bakery. Love their cream puffs which contain both strawberry and chocolate fillings. I use to buy these for my niece and nephew. Le Pont Patisserie website can be viewed HERE

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River flows quietly and serenely which makes me feel likewise |
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A small wooden plank leads one towards the river |
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Of Gulls, Terns and Sweet Childhood Memories
Kerana cinta
Aku kembara
Bagai camar melintas laut
Mencari pohon untuk berteduh
Full lyrics are available HERE.
Seabirds portal (screenshot below) with an interesting seabird life history database which reflects the global population trend of species such as Whiskered Tern (stable), Chinese Crested Tern (decreasing), Little Tern (decreasing), Little White Tern (stable) etc.
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Sunday, March 2, 2025
Lion Dance Brings Festive Cheer To Bernama



Wednesday, February 5, 2025
MORE Lion Dance performances, China's Spring Gala performance and Selangor State-level CNY Celebration

Sunday, February 2, 2025
Spring is here Reunion beckons as Wood Snake arrives

Raw fish slices on Yee Sang dish are abundantly available whenever Chinese New Year is around the corner. The auspicious sayings behind each of the ingredients that are poured into the tray are explained as below:-
年年有餘 (nián nián yǒu yú) To always have more than enough; symbolizes abundance and prosperity.



Monday, January 6, 2025
Goodbye 2024 and Welcome 2025
