I gonna post a long story about shu wen's birthday..Ok, Hwei Teing said that octopus that the restaurant served during wedding was appetising..Baby Octopus, a squishy, elastic, whole body octopus.
Okla, just wanna post this picture, FOR FUN!Happy Halloween's Day!!

I love this scenery..Sekinchan, my haven..
The paddy field is beautiful!

I have to admit I am a loner..I don't really like socialising and being in a large crowds..This is quite obvious because most of my blog posts are not about friend's gathering but more on me as an individual who loves nature, solitude and most importantly, family...I will always be family baby girl!!

Nice article

Sunday December 28, 2008

Green Champion

BY IAN BEH

Vibrant, fun and passionate are some of the words used to describe Bernadette Joeman.

Bernadette, or ‘Benn’ as she is fondly known, is the environmental education programme coordinator of the Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC) in Sepilok.

“At an early age, I really liked the environment. I dreamt of being involved in a job related to it when I grew up,” said Benn, 40.

It was however not the most conventional of ambitions. Local universities did not offer degrees in environmental education, and Benn’s best option then was to study something related to nature.“I had to a get a degree in Zoology first, then specialise in ‘conservation and ecological biology ‘.

Benn was so determined to achieve her dream that she was not daunted even when her application to study zoology was rejected twice.

“I had to apply three times for the Zoology course at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). My application was not successful the first two times. When I put in my application for the third time, I went to see the dean of the faculty of life sciences there and asked him to give me a chance. I got it!”

After she graduated, Benn applied for the position of Environmental Education Programme Programme at the fledgling Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC) in Sepilok. She started out as a volunteer for five months before finally landing the job in 1997.

“I did not know what to expect from the job,” she says. “But I went into it with an open mind. I was told that it involved teaching and interacting with many people. It sounded like fun to me. More importantly, it was a job related to the environment. I knew I would love it.”

Benn oversees RDC’s education programme. She plans educational activities and runs them with her dedicated team. Besides that, Benn inspects the educational facilities to make sure they are in ‘tip-top’ condition.

“Everything has to be perfect, I feel a person must always give their 100 percent in everything they do. They have to put their heart and soul into their work and be passionate about it. Only then something can be done well.”

“I never find any of the environmental education programmes dull! People ask me, ‘Benn, you do these courses week after week, don’t you feel bored?’ I say no. Each course is attended by different people with different opinions,” she says. “I always believe it is a challenge to educate any individual on the environment, regardless of their background. There is always an opportunity to educate.”

Benn believes a good educator is one who is able to hold the attention of his audience. To achieve this, she says the educator has to be enthusiastic. “If I am not enthusiastic when I present, how can I expect my class to be enthusiastic as well? It is impossible, the class will not come alive at all. I try my best to be as enthusiastic as possible every time.”

Through her environmental education programmes, Benn has reached out to people from all walks of life. Executives, professors, teachers, students, you name it!

She has fond memories of a course she did for a group of disabled children.

“We had to get their attention. It was a huge challenge for the team. We had to wade into the pond with them and help them sense and feel the rainforest. That really was a lot of fun!”

Benn feels environmental education in schools can be improved. The RDC runs courses for primary and secondary school teachers. These programmes aim to expose the teachers to the rainforest and give them a unique experience outside the classroom.

“I hope with all my heart that the teachers manage to discover new ways of teaching their students about the rainforest. It would be great for the environment if every bit of their newfound passion is transferred to their students.”

The biggest challenge for Benn is changing people’s attitude towards the environment.

“Changing mind sets is very important, but difficult. at the same time. People need the right attitude to care and be concerned about the environment. Many people do not care, especially when being green is not as convenient as polluting. They have to understand they can contribute to a better and cleaner place to live in. I feel great joy when I succeed in influencing a person to do their bit for the environment, ”

Benn hopes to do some research to investigate more effective ways to get people to love and care for the environment.

“It is something I really want to do,” she says. “I want to know whether what I have been doing has really been effective, and improve our current education methods.”

And we can be sure she will be whole-hearted in this pursuit too.

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Ethan Ruan and Cheryl Yang

Dad brought me to Sunway Pyramid to see the casts from Queen of No Marriage, Ethan Ruan and Cheryl Yang.My response was "jump with joy and get overly excited on seeing them"



I was waiting for them.There was a tall auntie standing in front of me.I wanna kick her away because she was blocking the view.Whenever she motioned to the right, I will move to the left for better view and when she motioned to her left , I will press on my heels and move to the right.I waited for 45 minutes for ethan and cheryl.When they reached, there was this crazy fan behind me pushed me so that she can take picture of them.Then, she shouted with her flirtiest voice to get attention from ethan.After that, she pressed on me hard by towering over me just to get a shot of the celebrities.She practically went berserk for the celebrities.Me, on the other hand, was less crazy over ethan and cheryl.I won't go insane over them la..I kept telling her to stop pushing but she ignored me.What to do??This is the real world.We have to face all these situation when we really go out to work one day.Everyone is selfish.I never see anyone who do something for others.They claimed to be helping others but they just want to make themselves feel better and more respectable..They are doing all these good deeds for themselves..There is an exception and it is our parents....Cut the crap..I always went out of topic. It was not clear cause my phone was lousy.Cheryl was so beautiful.Ethan looked okay being bald.They were cute together.
I saw Ethan whispered something to Cheryl.I couldn't help wondering what they conversing about...Maybe they laughed at the crazy fan behind me who shouted like monkey and pushing everyone who blocked her way.
I kept holding my red bag up to get their attention so that they will select me to go up the stage and play games with them.Too bad, my effort was wasted.I jumped up and down and I even considered of throwing my bag upwards.However, I retreated because I was too SHY.................SHY??




My sole went numb because I kept pressing on my heels to get a better view of ethan and cheryl.This was another con of being short.However, I was happy because I got to see them in reality at last after seeing 19 hours of them fighting and flirting and kissing and talking in the drama.The real them, standing before me!Gosh..It was like good dream come true.I was not crazy about them...I asked a few of my friends to join me but they were not free..It was understandable because now is the tension period.

I just attended my cousin's wedding buffet dinner.Just wanna post this pic..All the children are my relatives.They are my cousins' kids.

New dream

I have been searching a lot about careers and colleges and university.I have made up my mind what I wanna be one day.It was my passion and I will never give up on it eventhough the salary was not high.I love children, animals, active activity and shopping and this job gives me the opportunities to embrace all these.This career required me to go back to form 6 because zoology course is only provided by local uni.Needless to say, I didn't even bother to study now because I am going back to form 6 no matter what.Unless miracle really transpire which is dad decides to send me to college to study psychology.It's funny right..Someone who go to psychiatrist want to be a psychiatrist.There are reasons..I know how it feels to be mentally ill and to be in depressed situation.I understand the feeling so I really want to help people troubled by mental illnesses...I am still in dilemma now.

I have been really lazy for the past weeks.I told mum that I can't concentrate on my study because I keep thinking what's the point of studying if my average result won't bring any effect to me..Mum said this sentence 'no pain, no gain'.Her words make me feel worse although she was trying to motivate me.I didn't pay any effort for the past weeks.Now, I regret a bit yet I don't feel apologetic about it.I am having the time of my life doing things I have been putting aside due to studying for the last few years.

Back to the career topic. I am adamant with my decision on taking zoology course because this is really I want.I pray hard now so that I can achieve my ambition....lol.If I can't get zoology course, I will opt for forestry..There are many more branch to these two major courses and i am going to specialise in one of them....Everyone should have ambition now..lol.I have been asking my friends what they want to be one day and some of them have made up their mind and some of them are still in doubt.I crap a lot la..Once I start writing, I will never stop because there is always plenty to tell.

Shu Wen wanna be a nurse or do crafts but her parents will definitely take a stand against her..They want her to pursue business like her brother.I hope she will be what she want to be one day..My other friends wanna pursue accountancy.Okla, that's all for now...

I went back kampong every weekend.Whenever I was there, I was filled with utmost happiness because I got to see all the children I truly adored.They were cute, exuberant and fun to be with.Today, I gonna post a few pictures of the girls out of 9 children.I used to call them baby but now I guess I have to change it to children because they have grow rapidly for past few years and I proudly declare that I watch them grow up one by one!!They are my precious little baby, always and forever!
I can't remember her name.Among all the kids, she was the quietest and the shyest.She always cling to her mum so I seldom get the chance to hold her.
The most mischievous girl...She can beat you up teruk teruk if u offend her.However, she was the cutest baby I ever seen.She will grow up to be a very beautiful and attractive lady.
My favourite baby...Initially, she was shy and introverted.However, when I really communicate and play with her, she will soften and play with me..What I really need is a lot of effort and patience to bond with her.I gonna blog a lot today because my headache is restraining me from doing anything tedious.


I won't do anything tedious although I was perfectly healthy..I couldn't concentrate in my studies.Whenever I wanna study, I will find some other activities more interesting and I will resume with my tv, playing with my pet, makan out, shopping, exercising and many more...

Not many people know that I go walking with my dad at Tmn Rakyat almost every day..I practice qi gong with daddy too cause he want me to gain back my health.Besides, I do other activities too ...I know that now is not the time to worry about my health but I am this health conscious girl that is afraid of getting illness at old age like most of her relatives who succumbed to cancer and heart attack.I don't want to rely entirely on medicine one day and pay thousands for them.So, I must take care of my health from now on.My diet or food preference is still quite unhealthy but I am trying to change..I talk a lot about my health and well being with my dad.I always assure him that I am healthy so that he won't keep worrying about me..

Kow Wong Yeh

First time here...I live in Klang, man..


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I just came back from Kow Wong Yeh temple and I am having a severe headache now.I was curious about Kow Wong Yeh.Shu wen told me that she saw Zhi Kiat, Wei Han, Tiong, Kei Vin at the temple when she went there last week.What drives me there was not because of them but I was curious of what shu wen meant about their statue.They don't have a statue!!Lol...When I went there to pray, I kept looking and looking to see whether there was any special symbol whats over.What I saw was a wooden plate with some chinese writing.I don't get what shu wen said earlier and now I think I got what she mean.


I went there to pray for my health and my family well being.I must admit my health was not so good for the last few months.I got two injections and I visited doctor a few times and I went to general hospital a few times too.Lol.This has excluded a few visits to specialist.Besides, I also pray for my sister.Hope her problems will be solved soon.I was not so superstitious but I was not ignorant towards all these deities and gods.Okla, that's all for today!

quite a beautiful temple!

Dad brought us to sushi zanmai.I heard a lot of people said that sushi zanmai's dish are nicer compared to other sushi restaurant.





Now, I wanna comment about it.The green tea here is nicer and more aromatic.The rice is rounder and the taste of vinegar is stronger.However, the ketchup here is too salty and the egg here sucks.The salmon is not 'hanyir' but at the same time it is tasteless.The pickled ginger here is too spicy in which I found it unappealing. I am not a food critic but this is my opinion about the sushi here.Compared to sakae sushi, I think both are equally good or equally average to be more exact.I felt sad about my brother comments on form 6 today so I wanna bitch about sushi since I have nothing else to bitch about.LOL.I will keep trying to reduce my grammar errors so that this post is more readable and less trashable.

I read lots of people blog and finally I get to know that what usually people blog about.

I wanna write about this new pair of shoes I bought recently.I seldom blog about my purchase on something so this time I won't budge in boasting to everyone about my latest purchase on my shopping spree at sunway.I know most people dun like seeing others camwhore and showing off their stuffs but I have to admit.......I love showing off...Here it goes




I totally love this shoes.I gonna pair it up with the dress my mum bought for me recently(showing off) again.I must admit I am very fortunate to have such a generous parents who just buy anything that I want(showing off again) and try to fullfill everything that I want.
This is gladiator if some of my friends dunno.In the shop, I tried this shoes and I ran and jumped with it before I made my decision.I dun wanna have sore leg anymore like those past experiences.My recent posts have been quite negative so I wanna chill up and write more positive post

I was addicted to this show nowadays..There was once I felt emotional for no reason(pms), I watched the first episode of Queen of No Marriage and then I was gripped...I must admit I like the main character, Ethan Ruan although some of my friends claimed that he was not good looking and he was arrogant.However, I couldn't help admiring his undoubtedly splendid acting skills and confidence.


I have watched so many episodes of Queen of no Marriage for the past few days that I totally neglected my blog...LOL..I never regret watching it because I lose my temper towards my dad lesser and cry lesser.I know I sound emotional..The thing is I have became this not so confident person anymore..I kept thinking of negative stuffs and i felt scared of my thoughts.My mum said that it might be because of the camp I joined last few months.She felt that after I returned from the camp, I have altered to this scaredy cat and anxious person...I dunno what's wrong with me..haha..

However, after watching this show, I have become a more confident person...The character taught me to fight till the end for my happiness.I dunno a drama can lay such an impact on me.lol.

Best Annual Dinner

Yesterday Librarian Annual Lunch, A Night to Remember is the best one I ever attended.Okla, I only attended twice and this time I feel really great...I dunno how to elaborate much about cause I didn't take any pic with my phone...I will update about it soon...I wanna thank this particular teacher for being so good to me.She helped me when I was in my darkest moment..When I felt dizzy during exam, she was the one who helped me go through the incident.When I was dawned with illness, she was the one who give me support and take care of me..I really thank you for being such a wonderful teacher, although I used to dislike u...My bad perception towards you is totally wrong..I am glad that I meet u, teacher!!

Mango Terror

Last Sat, I helped dad to pluck mango using a broom.It's kinda fun and It's my first time plucking mango...Then, I have just eaten a mango filled with white worms which I didn't even notice at the first place.I chewed half of the mango before I realised there were worms crawling in in the mango..Now, I feel nausea and disgusted...I just wanna forget about it..lol

Don't cry over a one over seventh spilled milk!

Dad, I miss you so much!!You just went for one day!!I am damn sentimental....

Everything falls into places!!!Thanks mummy!!I love your childhood!!Happy Lantern's Festival!!