The bright light from the sun awoken me from my sleep in the morning. Yeah, the weather was back to its best today and it was a good way to kick-start the final quarter of my time here in Taiwan. The first segment of the day was a morning lecture on soil biodiversity. We learnt a lot on the interconnections among different types of organisms in the soil, and there is an absolute interdependence among one another. To fully comprehend soil science, we require the combination of expertise from zoologists, botanists, microbiologists and geologists. It is interesting to unravel the mysteries and complexities going on in what I have always thought of as 'gooey stuff'.
Capitalizing on the perfect weather, we finally resumed our calf workout after a day of rest. We took a short hike in Sitou Experimental Forest up to the Sky Trail. I felt a tad too tired, probably because I hadn't shaken off the previous day of lazing around the room. Through this, I got to see the interior of the forest. I'm mesmerized by the synchronous tree growth, whereby they are all evenly spaced out with almost equal distance between one tree and the next. I learnt from Mr Hong that this region of forest is mostly reforested, which explains the neat arrangement of trees. In the process of hiking, our group also went about collecting photographic evidence of soil erosion on slopes of different gradient. I think we can be labeled as the most adventurous group, for we went off the main trail in search of the 'Giant Tree'. We passed by a river with water gushing at high velocity, then came across the bamboo section.
The period after lunch was mostly project discussion. Then came the session where we presented our proposal to the rest. It was amusing how everyone was so amused by my Singaporean accent and hand gestures when it was my turn to present. Jack, in particular, found my way of presentation very comical yet captivating. Guess this is just the Singaporean style, haha! In the evening, just before dinner, we made a short walk to the convenience store at Devil's Village, where I tried the highly-rated papaya milk for the first time - it tasted great. More project discussion took place after dinner and I also chatted with Judy for a while.
We are now ready to receive the shovel and pots tomorrow morning right after breakfast to collect our soil samples. Hope everything goes well (including the weather!) and may it be a successful project with my team members. It's the final week already - cherish the company with one another before the school semester commences!!!
Sky trail
River
Bamboo section
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