Final group photo before leaving the island Let's just start with stating that this is a long due post, and it is long. In Malaysian public universities, you'll have to undergo Industrial Training (a.k.a. internship) at some point in your studies in order to graduate. The good thing is that we get to apply for any company or organization we like, and it feels somewhat like a job hunt. As I have always wanted to do something, anything for the environment, I decided to spend my 2 months-long industrial training at Tropical Research and Conservation Centre (TRACC) right here in Sabah! Honestly speaking, I have not even heard of this organization before, nor the island that it is situated on. Thank you Google. A little bit about TRACC, it was established about 6 years ago by the late Steve Oakley to mainly work on coral restoration in the bombed reef of Pom-Pom Island off the coast of Semporna. Staffed by enthusiastic people, many of the work done at TRACC are only pos...
A baby Finally some time to stop and think (scary). Actually I almost did that towards the end of my final examinations of the previous semester, but I didn't. Probably to save myself from realizing how pathetic or despicable I have become after mindlessly spending 6 months away, numbing myself with daily routines and temporary pleasures. Therefore it is painful and scary to honestly stop and mull over your life as a whole. You might surprise yourself how much you've changed through the course of the years, or you might put a smile on your own face when you realize that the little uncounted things in life are actually blessings, often in disguises. Henceforth comes the question - am I truly afraid to be happy? Such a queer question to ask is it not? I mean, who here doesn't want to be happy? That person must be out of his/her right mind, right? Right. But seriously, when I posed that question to myself, I became hesitant to answer. It's not like I have been up...
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