i Wonder..

Have u ever wished that ur office was some place much more peaceful than the having to look at the traffic and hectic human work taking place around you?  Have u ever wished that when ur stressed out at work u can go stroll in a forest trail to cool it off? This is what my office is all about.

This is my 1st week in Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM). I am a research officer here. Anyway, the place where I am working now is extremely different from the places that I worked before. Before working here I have always been working in the busy malls, restaurants and factory. When coming here, the first thing that I noticed was that, in here human hussle of the metropolitan world is shut off. It is really much more calmer here. Eventually, FRIM is located in a secondary forest. Here there are lots of trees from the common flower plants u plant at home to the very rare of trees only located in the far reaches of our country. The feeling of working here is really pristine and peaceful. I can still hear the crickets as I am typing this. The air is always cool especially in the morning and looking at the greenery in the morning it is said very healthy for the eyes as well. Lucky me huh.

So that is the environment. Surely I work in an office building right. I am under the Enviromental Physiology and Recreational Impact Division (EPR). Under this division I am supervised by a Dr and have 3 other staff to help me out. Currently, I am going to do some researchs on peat swamp and it significance to global warming. I was not sure at first why is this item needed studying but soon found out how this ecosystem has a very unique attribute that needs looking in too. For my sake, I am really looking forward for this new thing.

So, researchers don’t sit on their table for too long. Some of my tentatives will be doing sampling at forests across Malaysia. Just for your infomation, I will be going to Sekinchan and Pekan to do some work there. Me going into a forest. It is a dream because i really like adventure, and  the combination off working + adventure actually make a good chemistry for me. Hope of me being optimistic here doesn’t blow up on my face very time soon.

Therefore, I may consider staying in this field for quite some time as I feel I am passionate about doing research and take joy and pride of what I do with it. But I hope if I am really interested in this area, I hope to gain a full employment either working in the same institution or might go to other international network like the UN. What a dream.

Anyhow when all of us have dreams. No matter what ever it maybe, it takes courage and a lot of hard work to get what we want. I am willing to do anything in my power for my dream but off all else it is down to the Almighty to permit me having what I want and to Him I pray for what is good for me.

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