Here’s Otterman pulling Sir David Attenborough on a boat in Sungei Buloh. I celebrated the event and felt it was the culmination of the many years, sweat and toil that Otterman had given to mother nature and enabled several cohorts of biology students to share that love of nature with others.
On Friday, I attended a talk by Jane Goodall followed by a dialogue session with her. This is the second time I have listened to her. It was even more moving this time.
And I thought, okay that was the highlight of the year. Next day, Otterman calls me to bring some BBC crew to Sungei Buloh. So we meet at the hotel lobby and I see the crew hanging around. Then guess who pops out of the door? None other than Sir David Attenborough himself! We shook hands…
The next day was a Sunday and I decided to go to Sentosa with the family. We were at one of those overly reclaimed beaches and Jen needed to use the toilet. The toilet overlooked some rocky shore which was exposed due to the low tide so Josh and I decided to check it out.
We waded carefully in the ankle-high shallows. We saw carpet anemones, leaf-potter crabs, an octopus, a sea cucumber… I could hardly belief my luck. First the famous naturalists and then next the creatures themselves…
“If thou lovest, thou shalt be loved” - St. Francis of Assisi
“Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall enjoy everything.” - St. Francis of Assisi
“Flattery gets you everywhere” - Ajahn Brahm, in “Opening the Door of Your Heart And other Buddhist tales of Happiness”
“Let’s not celebrate mediocrity” - Otterman
“Wisdom begins in wonder.” - Socrates
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