Was really hoping to blog alot more but I must admit , things got quite busy out here and I have had an amazing time throughout . Life is still all about the island , it's been a while since I saw a car and I move around in boats everyday . It is a big change in scene but most definitely , a very pretty sight daily
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| Heading home in my RIDE |
To summarise a few , couple of weeks ago , we had a wonderful oppurtunity of working with the students from Alice Smith International School from Kuala Lumpur . We had a bunch of 10 who were out here doing their part with conservation and community development as well as completing their respective dive courses .
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| Winning the hearts and minds |
It all started off with a presentation and briefing at Tuna Bay Resort which went awesome as we had the attention of almost the entire resort at dinner time . The message was quite clear and people did get pretty shocked with some of the statistics we laid out in front of them regarding the decline of turtles in Malaysia and around the world
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| The walk of fame |
While the students were at it , we did a massive beach clean up at one of the most visited beaches on the island . The beach is called KK Beach in Perhentian Besar and many corporate companies use this beach for teambuilding and weekend events
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| Getting right to heart of it all |
One thing they fail to hold up to is the fact that this beach is fuckin' dirty thanks to litters from the hundreds who turn up every week . How disappointing ..
It was however brilliant to see the campers watch us pick up their litter . They must have felt a little bit of guilt right there . Epic !
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| The gorgeous sunset with the Ecoteer team |
It's amazing how people throw away something in our beautiful beaches and expect it to disappear magically , wake up and smell the shit people !
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| The TEAM |
The final part of the event with Alice Smith ended with a bang when they donated funds that was then channeled towards making up a classroom into a marine theme .
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| The boys cleaning off the walls |
This was a great day out for the students , the volunteers as well as the local kids as we worked together in making this a success . Part of the funds will also go towards our Turtle Needs Trees Club held at the school every Friday as well as improving the village in many ways .
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| The artists at work watched on by curious kids |
It did take alot of work to make this an awesome event but the end result was great . Nothing could beat the smile the kids displayed as they walked in the next morning .
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| The class started taking a turn |
It's amazing how we have so much interest from great people from abroad . It however does make me think of the level of contribution we as locals sometime pump back into the system . We can't blame politics for every shit that happens in our life and perhaps we can start pointing a finger back at ourselves this once and ask yourself when was the last time we thought of others ? More can be done for the little communities that surround us here in Malaysia , what we need is a layout .. a follow through and implementation .
However , please be warned of fuckin' big corporations that claim to be charity based . They use more than half of the charity to pay off their staff wages . If you wanna get something done , get some people together and
DO IT YOURSELF !
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| A very happy group . Well done ! |
We may be behind some western countries but there is no point floating around in the present as we are indeed a growing community . Make a difference by being the first to lead the rest . You don't need to be a follower for life . Start off by lending a helping hand to another that needs it . We will achieve unity by hook or fuckin' crook :)
