Confessions of a tiny lady working amongst trees
Enveloped by the warm, humid heat of the Singapore sun setting behind wispy clumps of cloud, I feel both inspired and disenchanted at the same time. Picture a large branch sprawled across our path, snapped away from a majestic tree, leaving a huge gaping wound on the trunk...
Many moons ago, when I first started out in conservation, I was introduced to the concept of symbiosis. The idea fascinated me, startled my young, impressionable mind and has led me to discover this wonderful yet questioningly complicated relationship between two completely different organisms. In 1879, Heinrich Anton de Bary defined symbiosis as "the living... Continue Reading →
I have always known that being 5ft was short. Perhaps some would say ‘petite’, for a kinder word. I remember how glad I was in school when we had to line up in height ascending order; I was secretly happy I was second from the front. Yes, there was indeed someone else more ‘petite’ than... Continue Reading →
In a Land of Giants 