When I try to remember two years ago when Herman first brought me to this place, the desperation of meeting them is like a groom awaits it bride in the church wedding ceremony. When I first embarked into the stream, I saw dragon fly stops and rests on its gentle leaves, when I waded slowly, school of panicky fishes crossing my legs and runs for cover. I felt the gentleness of the crypts under my foot, as I waded further, they will be more of them “greeting” me, and the blooming flowers are a present to us. We are blessed, we felt, touched and seen the greatness of God through his creations, especially those that we love.
Visited a highland near Selangor last weekend, its kinda rush trip but still, we manage to meet our “friends” at the same spot that Herman found previously.
A brief and short visit to two of my old friend in Kota Tinggi in my family vacation, I’m pretty sad to found out that thousand of C. schulzei had been dug up for widening the stream inside the forest reserve by the forestry department but fortunately its not total wipe out, piece of pieces still remains in the forest.
This is indeed a sad day for me as I post some of the disturbing pictures I took on a recent trip to a beautiful piece of wetland that is currently being destroyed in South East Johor. This is the Kingdom of Betta tomi and Cryptocoryne purpurea. Well at least the B.tomi can still survive because they are found deeper in the forest, but there is no hope at all for C.purpurea who’s habitat is just being destroyed.
