Annual Cross Country

It is at the 26 of February and it is Annual Cross Country.I was very happy about the event because I love running.All of the Red Cross and NCC cadets are busy because the Red Cross cadets must aid the injured runners and the NCC and some of the Red Cross cadets are position on each of their station.Some of them are to give the runners water and some of them are to guide the runners to their exact running lane because the girls and boys running lane are not the same.I took place in the event with the other 4 students.It was a 2.4km run.All of us run in a jungle and after I was out of the jungle,I started to felt tired but suddenly Huan Sheng and Zachary are at my back motivating me and I felt motivated again.This give me a lesson that we cannot gave up easily.After the run,I was given a small piece of card written and Zhi Sheng is taking photo of me and the photo is horrible.They are also giving prize to the first to tenth position runners from upper sec to lower sec both boys and girls.It was a tiring day yet there is a lesson learnt that day.

Summary

Chek Jawa is located on the south-eastern tip of Pulau Ubin, an island off the north-eastern coast of the main island of Singapore. It is the last few places left with a natural rocky shore.The wetlands are unique as several ecosystems can be observed in one area — sandy beach, rocky beach, seagrass lagoon, coral rubble, mangroves and coastal forest.The area is founded rich biodiversity was discovered during a nature outing at low tide.They agreed to leave the Chek Jawa area untouched for the next ten years. The area has been fenced off due to an increase of tourists into the area, damaging the ecosystem in the area. Conservation efforts were made by the Ministry of National Development to preserve the area.On 8 July 2007, the nature preserve was re-opened to the public.They build a boardwalk running along the coast and into the mangrove area allows visitors to get up close to plant and marine life without damaging the area. There is also a viewing tower which allows visitors to view the tree canopy and observe birdlife.At the visitor centre,visitors can learn more about Chek Jawa's wildlife.Chek Jawa is made up of 6 interdependent ecosystems.Each of the above ecosystems there is natural living creatures and rare plants and birds.

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On 8 July 2007, the nature preserve was re-opened to the public. Unlike before, visitors going to Chek Jawa no longer need to join the free guided tours conducted by NParks. These are conducted only a few times each month during low spring tide periods.
The Singapore Government has also added new amenities with a visitor management plan for Chek Jawa, at a cost of S$7 million. These included a 1.1-kilometre boardwalk, a 20-metre tall viewing tower and a visitor centre with a viewing jetty.
The new boardwalk running along the coast and into the mangrove area allows visitors to get up close to plant and marine life such as fiddler crabs and monitor lizards, without damaging the area. Special care was taken to construct the boardwalk, which is made from concrete but simulated to resemble timber. This is more environmentally friendly as it cuts down on the use of wood while still retaining its natural feel.
The seven-storey viewing tower called the Jejawi tower allows visitors to view the tree canopy and observe birdlife such as the Collared Kingfisher and Straw-headed Bulbul.
At the visitor centre, which was converted from a Tudor-style house built in the 1930s, visitors can learn more about Chek Jawa's wildlife.
Chek Jawa is made up of 6 interdependent ecosystems – namely , its Coastal Hill Forest, the Mangrove Forest, its Rocky Shore, the Sandy Shore and Sand Bar , the Seagrass in the Lagoon and the Coral Rubble . Within each of the above ecosystems there is an abundance of natural living creatures and rare plants and birds - local and migratory birds .These have attracted photographs enthusiasts and nature lovers , student groups and civil social groups to visit Chek Jawa and documenting their visit by way of photos capture. Many are posted at their respective blogs websites, sharing their visitation experiences and encounters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chek_Jawa

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Previously a virtual unknown, Chek Jawa came into national prominence and focus only since the early 2000s when the area's rich biodiversity was discovered almost by chance during a nature outing at low tide. News on the impending land reclamation works planned by the government on the area sparked a rare show of public-led and coordinated effort to reverse the reclamation plans. A group of volunteers, headed by botanist Joseph Lai (who first discovered Chek Jawa's rich ecosystems in December 2000), conducted a biodiversity survey months before the area was to be reclaimed in 2001. This survey was captured on the documentary Remember Chek Jawa by Eric Lin Youwei. The volunteers then submitted a report and petitioned to the government for the preservation of the natural habitat.
The Singapore Government, in turn, surprised many when they acceeded to these requests in December 2001. They agreed to leave the Chek Jawa area untouched for the next ten years. The area has been fenced off due to an increase of tourists into the area, damaging the ecosystem in the area. Conservation efforts were made by the Ministry of National Development to preserve the area.
In 2001, the National Parks Board (NParks) took over Chek Jawa's management. NParks conducts free guided tours of Chek Jawa a few times each month during low spring tide periods, and about 20,000 visitors have gone on its tours from 2002 to 2007.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chek_Jawa

Chek Jawa

Tanjong Chek Jawa or Tanjung Chek Jawa or simply Chek Jawa is a cape and the name of its 100-hectare wetlands located on the south-eastern tip of Pulau Ubin, an island off the north-eastern coast of the main island of Singapore. Chek Jawa is among the last few places left with a natural rocky shore.
The wetlands are unique as several ecosystems can be observed in one area — sandy beach, rocky beach, seagrass lagoon, coral rubble, mangroves and coastal forest.
In December 2001, the government decided to call off reclamation plans of the Chek Jawa area after a biodiversity survey conducted by conservationist volunteers. State use of the land will be deferred for the next 10 years. However, Chek Jawa may still be re-used by the government in and after 2012.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chek_Jawa