





The ground was still moist from last nights downpour, and every blade of grass was tilted under a heavy blanket of dew. Jet black clouds blocked out the sunbeams, but I could feel this was going to be a good day. We were embarking on yet another exciting family road trip around Sligo, this time […]
A Local’s Guide to Exploring Wonderful Caves of Keash in Sligo, Ireland

I’ve been meaning to do this for a while. Yes, it exposes my vulnerability. I am merely human. I have bad days and good days. This letter is to the so called friend I’ve kept as consul for most of my life. Dear Anorexia and all the other secondary mental illnesses I always seem to […]
The queen of my mind.

Clouds drift low in the sky during the monsoon. In Khandala, half a kilometer above sea level, they drift along roads. You’ll be driving along a clear road, then you take a turn, and suddenly you are inside a cloud. During the day you see this as reduced visibility. Your camera also sees the same […]
Clouds and rain
Today’s Reality is bitter.
We have lots of big 🏘️,but small families👪.
There is more education📒,but less common sense🙄.
Highly advanced medicine💉,but poor health😞.
Even touched moon🌝,but our neighbours are unknown🤷.
Have High income💵,but less peace of mind😩.
High IQ🤯,but less emotions🙃.
Good knowledge👍,but less wisdom🙄.
Costly watches ⌚,but no time🕒.
Number of affairs❤️, but no true love💔.
Lots of friends on Facebook📳, No friends in Real life😔.
And finally, lots of human beings🙍,but less humanity❌.
We can see the mentality of today’s world that nobody is interested in helping other .
Weather a person die, they are more interested in sharing that event of accident on their social media accounts which is a very painful reality to accept.
Animals are not harmful for our earth,but humans have been exploiting the nature.We are only adding pollution for earth.
Some unlucky old parents gets respect from their family only after death.
The internet has become more important than the water💧 now.
Youtubers 🤷are more successful,than the university graduates🎓.
Sometimes a mother can take care of 2 children🤰,but those 2 children can’t take care of one mother🧓.
While people are wasting food just because they don’t taste good but on the other side, someone is praying for some food.
“Humans is today’s world are really very busy.There one hand is busy in hiding there real face, while the other hand is busy in removing the others mask…”
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by Geoff Lim, Isabelle Lee& Tan Gim Cheong (ed.) Not one but five spectacular species were reported in a hitherto quiet month of June. Read on to find out more! Black Magpie by Kenneth Chow, 9 June 2021 at Hindhede Nature Park. The first surprise find for June was a Black Magpie, Platysmurus leucopterus, on […]
Singapore Bird Report – June 2021

THE BLACK-THIGHED FALCONET IN SINGAPORE Lim Kim Seng Introduction The Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius was previously classified as a resident breeder as there had been specimens collected from Singapore as well as records since the 1920s and up to the 1990s (Lim 2009) but is likely to have become extirpated thereafter. It was re-categorized by […]
The Black-Thighed Falconet in Singapore.