Chek Jawa & Friends

I thought I was still early when I reached Changi Poiint Ferry Terminal
& when I reached and saw Ria
Ria gave me the stunned look & exclaimed "OH! Cynthia is here!"
My first response was like "Er..Am I not supposed to be here?"
Which was actually one of my hunches that someone could have forgotten about me to Chek Jawa today
& it seems like it is

We had a pretty big group today
Dr Dan's group, Team SeaGrass and WildFilms

Chek Jawa had changed alot
Or maybe it's just me who haven been there for long...
They are building the boardwalk to the outer coast and round the coral rubble to the other side...
and constructions are ongoing
It kinda looks weird to me to have concrete boardwalk instead of those wooden ones as in Sungei Buloh
I thought those are closer to the nature
But nevermind that

Chek Jawa smells good
No dead stench that Ria mentioned previously
Meaning
IT IS ALIVE!
Barnacles (Balanus spp.) & False limpets (Siphonaria spp.)
Shrimps outta focus but we still know it's there...
Big fat juicy green mussels (Perna viridis) that will end up in your dish one day...
Goby
Cute Hairy Seahare (Bursatella leachii)
Mass of headlice! Cute Hairy Seahares!

Team SeaGrass were doing their seagrass monitoring at different sites along their transect


& of course, WildFilms also did our work

We know who didnt do their work! Just find us for the tapes!

I think everyone pretty much enjoyed themselves
& to celebrate this happy occasion
We had Yu-Sheng!


& cheered loudly
"More nudibranchs! More sea stars! More seagrasses!"

That is one new kinda Chinese New Year Celebration
& of course, a new kinda wish for the New Year
We hope to see that happen!
Do you?