bush walking 101

meant to blog this for a while now.. and since i'm free (or sort of) now, i shall tell you about my exciting weekend...

i went to wubin, a small country town 4+ hours away from perth. what was i doing there, you ask? well, i was part of a group for John Curtin weekend, where we basically spend a weekend with the community and getting involved in their activities... sounds fun?? of course!!

here were the highlights of the trip:

1. singing for 4+ hours all the way there with lindy, glenna and ming (i bet we gave the others on the bus a throbbing headeache, but it was fun!! )
2. going bushwalking. now, bushwalking isn't as easy as it sounds.. its not walking on a footpath with kneehigh, living bushes at your sides. it was an experience, being pricked and poked, walking through cobwebs (did i see some people cringe), having a gazilion flies stick to you, and the scorching sun didn't help very much... plus almost getting lost for short periods of time.. THAT was really an experience i'd never forget.
3. finding a malleefowl mound myself .. well.. that was our whole purpose going there.. we went bushwalking with a group of malleefowl (that's a kind of bird) preservationists, to help the look for these mounds, where these birds lay their eggs. learnt lots.. and it still amazes me how a bird can build a "nest" so many times bigger than itself!!
4. yummy food prepared by the oh-so-hospitable folk over at wubin. they're quite a fun bunch as well.. and ever so accomodating
5. playing with the dogs on the farm... oh so adorable!!
6. having a glimpse into farming life.. having a close up at the hoooooge machinery... and learning to appreciate how much of effort and money these farmers put into ensuring there is a constant supply of food..
7. last but not least... GREAT company of awesomely fun people: li-na, ming, glenna, lindy, my sis, kelvin, goodwin, bua and xiang hui.... u guys made the whole experience all the more fun!!

pictures... to come!!

but all in all i thank God for giving me this wonderful experience, giving me a chance to step out of my comfort zone and do things i never would've done back home...

also, i learnt in the bush, how at times we have to stop and listen.. to faint rustlings, or ocassional sounds from the leader's two-way.. in order to navigate our way through the bush.. and also, how sometimes, we have to stop trying too hard, and just listen...