In touch with nature

I find that taking time to update my blog is a luxury cos normally I would be so busy planning my classes, accomplishing tasks and completing my other projects. But I really enjoy writing. I find it rather therapeutic to gather your thoughts and organise them into words. So tonite I decided to stay up late to do it.

I was recently approached by Health Promotion Board to do a "Feet 2 Walk" programme for the community. As part of the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign 2007, HPB is encouraging people to take up brisk walking as a form of physical activity. This programme lasts about 2 months and on every Sat and Sun, I'm assigned to conduct warm-up, cool-down and walking techniques for programme participants.

Last Sunday was the start of the "Feet 2 Walk" programme at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. The last time I visited that place was about more than 10 years ago. That morning I woke up very early (on a Sunday morning!) at 5 am. I arrived at Sungei Buloh at about 7 am and not a single soul was at sight. I was the first visitor that day!

Since it was still very early, I took the liberty to savour this rich tapestry of habitats consisting of grassland, secondary forest, sandy beach and mangrove. Here, you can taste the salt-laced wind, hear the calls of the Brahminy Kites, smell the sweet scent of the flowers, see the long grasses swaying in the breeze and feel the serenity of the wilderness......