volunteering at the zoo

Assalamualaikum :)

i am really very tired right now and it's all because i did volunteering work at the national zoo but I HAD LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT :)

i dunno how to put into words so let the pictures do all the talking ;)

we were first divided into groups and my group consisted of 4 guys and 4 girls including me so that equals 8 members of my group. all 8 of us rarely know each other, we just knew each other's name and face but not more than that. the guys were all in their last semester, timie-> who i had played ping-pong with, faizal->timie's housemates, ke->also housemates, zairi->he's supposedly under my biro jmk but because he's in the last semester, so he doesn't participate much. the girls comprised of me, milah, nani and gda, all the mpsah girls [yeah, semangat sket kan ;p]

eventhough we were shy-shy cat at first but we hit if off great and soon, we created a name for ourselves, The Monks, we took many great pictures, we kononnye made a cover album for the group including konon2 songs, hehe, we bought for the groups pegs where we each signed our names, and oh we had so much fun and i missed all of them dearly :)

the first job we had to do was...tan tarra! clearing the place behind the monkeys' cage, as in outside of the cage, huhu...

i don't mean not to be grateful but i didn't like the thought of being close with the monkeys and i expected to be working close with the animals not clearing the place, huhu...

but i shouldn't even be thinking like that because i had a great time and besides, i am doing volunteering work thus i should be receiving any work whatsoever with an open arm!

i cleared this place near this black baboon's cage and when i came nearer to clear the leaves that kept falling and making a mess near the cage, the baboon stuck it's hand out and I SCREAM!!! i trembled and my heart felt like as if it could shoot out from my insides!!! i do not like primates, i'm sorry and when it kept sticking its hand out for the second time, i ran away like crazy!!!

we didn't just work, we also made our rounds to sight see all the best things in the zoo. and the best part about having a sticker that proves that i'm a volunteer is that i could go anywhere in the zoo that said no entry to visitors!! that has got to be the best part ever!! i went behind the tiger's cage where they kept this big agressive looking tiger named pamci there because it was meal time. when the zookeeper called out it's name, it growled and looked at us and then...it turned its back on us and pee!!! everyone ran screaming in all directions!!! hahaha, it was soooo funny and i was sooo relieved that i was standing at the sides and not directly behind the tiger's butt. kurengnye pamci, huhu :p

nobody got hit by the way, hehe :D

if computers had hidden files, well, zoos have hidden cages too, hehe ;)

and the hidden cages are wild horses that even i was scared to go near them :s

another best part was that i put a python around my body. initially i was scared but i mustered up all the courage i got for this reptile that i'm so fascinated to watch! the keeper said that the trick was not to squeeze it or provoke it and so i tried to keep a straight face while doing so and i loved it! it was soooo cool and at the zoo alone, i held 3 snakes, hehe :)

what i learned while volunteering:

always ask around especially information concerning the animals! i mean, i have got the opportunity to actually be behind the scenes at the zoo and i have to collect as much info as i could to widen my knowledge. i got to know that snakes poo in the water but God knows from where, huhu :p

i went to every single door that had a NO ENTRY sign for visitors. i actually said to my group mates that they shouldn't hesitate because even if we made a mistake, then we could easily say that we gotten in the wrong door, huhu..we are volunteers ;)

i practically force my group mates to do all the rounds in the zoo! come on la, it's not like everyday you get a free entry in the zoo and you get access to all the best places in the zoo so that's where the exploring needs to be done! live life to the fullest!

eventhough the zoo is pretty neglected but that's why volunteers are needed and i don't know if i have made a difference because i didn't do much but i like to believe that what i did made a difference inside of me! firstly, all animals are creation of Allah and Subhanallah, all of the animals are such a wonder to look at! Praise to Allah because all the animals are so fascinating and they kept me amazed and transfixed for a very long time especially the most atrocious creatures! next, we should really save the animals from extinction! when i looked at some of the animals that are nearly wiped out from this earth, i became very sad :(

i do hoped that my children get to see those animals soon~

additionally, do not litter!! please, i beg all of you, don't you love the animals, don't you love the zoo, don't you love the earth??!! so don't litter and try to keep the animals safe from all those rubbish that made such an eye-sore!

i loved every minute that i volunteered working there and when i became a teacher then most definitely i would want to do something like this to my students! this program from the JMKZ biro akademik and penyelidikan, 26th November 2007, 7am until 5pm will truly be one of the most sweetest yet tiring day ever!