A 1 day Cryptocoryne collection trip in Malaysia?

[planted86]

any update on the trip???

[illumbomb]

Well, looks like this trip if ever happen will be just between the few of us and it will be more a bashing trip than anything else with no promise of getting anything, its all for the fun and experience... my suggested itinerary:

7am: meet at Kranji MRT
7am to 8am: travel to Larkin
8am - 9.30am: travel from larkin to Kota Tinggi or Pontian (you guys decide)
9.30am - 10am: hunt for out horse (taxi driver for 7hrs, $20 per hr, total $140, split by 3 or 4 person so work out to be less than S$25 per person)
10am - 10.30am: travel to 1st location
10:30am - 11:30am: catch a handful of wild bettas and collect a handful of cryptocorynes
11:30am to 12:30pm - lunch
12:30pm to 1pm: travel to 2nd location
1pm - 2pm: catch lots of wild bettas and collect lots of different species of cryptocorynes
2pm - 2.30pm: sorting out all the wild bettas and cryptocorynes, desperately trying to squeeze them into out bag
2.30pm - 3pm: travel to 3rd location
3pm - 4pm: final round of collections, hit the jackport and catch / collect our dream betta / cryptocoryne
4pm - 4.30pm: travel back to bus station at Kota Tinggi or Pontian, still in a daze after hitting the jackpot, feeling that the trip is damn worth it
4.30pm - 6pm: travel back to Larkin, keep checking on the bettas and cryptocorynes to make sure they are all right
6pm - 7pm: travel back to Kranji MRT, happy that we were not picked by the custom officers for checking
7pm - 8pm: eat dinner and make plans for the next trip next month
8pm - 8.30pm: cannot stand it, flag a cab and rush home
8.30pm - 9.30pm: busy with fishes and plants, pissing off gf / wife for being dirty and smelly
9.30pm - 10pm: finally take a bathe
10pm - 12am: admiring the bettas and cryptocorynes
8am: wake up and rush to you tank and become horrified when you see that your other fishes have been infected by white spots, many shrimps have died, saw some pest snails crawling around......

[planted86]

DEAL!! lol... so when we going??

[David Moses Heng]

guys, should we meet up for coffee and finalise everything?

[planted86]

ok! how about this coming sunday?? venue and time you guys decide.. lol..

[illumbomb]

I am free on this Sunday night, say after 7pm? If weekday, have to be next week, say after 7.30pm. Should meet somewhere with wireless@sg so we can surf for info if required?

[planted86]

as long as there is mac there is wireless.... i'm fine with anywhere in singapore as long as there is public transport to that place... lol...

[David Moses Heng]

since we are all westerners, shall we meet at gombak mac on sunday night at 2000 hours(tentatively)?

Zane, you wanna come along?

[nature beauty]

Hi Bro Could I join in the fun???
If can, can I be keep in the loop too??

Paul aka nature beauty
(98757479) Thank in advance

[planted86]

since we are all westerners, shall we meet at gombak mac on sunday night at 2000 hours(tentatively)?

Zane, you wanna come along?

can can!! no problem for me...

nature beauty,

can np... the more the merrier!

[eddy planer]

Guys,

i dont want to spoil the fun.....

Just recently, my malay friends who staying in Kota Tinggi kampong warned me, he had just unpleasant encountered face to face with King Cobra along the bank of the stream(kota tinggi stream).But luckly they not hurt.

So you, Tarzan guys got to be very careful as King Cobras are excellent swimmers, often being found along the streams, and are avid tree climbers, too. They maybe have their nest around the area which they will guard ferociously until the hatchlings emerge. so be careful , Tarzans!

[wynx]

Hope you guys know what you are doing.. As far as my memory serve me right, mortality rate of the fishes caught can be rather high.

Seriously 3 years on since making that pahang trip, my fondest memories are the places that we ventured and the companionship we had on that day and I can't recall what fishes we caught...but the memory of that day lives on..

BTW, the last of the Rasbora einthovenii have passed on, last december.

One more thing, don't be too ambitious and try going during dry seasons.

[ZANE]

Heck yeah I'm there David!!!!

The one day I have off! Yay!
Oh wait... where is gombak mac??? Im not familiar with the local terms yet.
Hopefully it's near an mrt stop, then I'm definately there!

Hope to see you all there!

ZANE.

since we are all westerners, shall we meet at gombak mac on sunday night at 2000 hours(tentatively)?

Zane, you wanna come along?

[David Moses Heng]

Heck yeah I'm there David!!!!

The one day I have off! Yay!
Oh wait... where is gombak mac??? Im not familiar with the local terms yet.
Hopefully it's near an mrt stop, then I'm definately there!

Hope to see you all there!

ZANE.

it's opposite gombak MRT. You have my number. Call me when you are there.

So guys, are we fixed on this Sunday?

Bro Wynx, i guess the purpose of this trip is for meeting new faces and also to exchange knowledge and i guess for newbies like me, it will be a great learning trip. Any fish to catch not important. What is important is that we can have a first hand knowledge on how the natural biotope is like and stuff.

Eddy, thanks for your warning. We will be keeping a look out. SAF principle: 40% working, 30% on sentry and 30% on rest.

Cheers!!

[illumbomb]

I will be there. Is the Mac near to the MRT? Remember to bring your lap tops if you have.

[planted86]

ok deal!! let me save all your no. in case cannot find you all...

[illumbomb]

I will be wearing a pink shirt with collars turned up, tight white pants, pink socks, white leather shoes and a yellow cryptocoryne pontederiifolia flower above my right ear. Please look out for me.

[David Moses Heng]

I will be wearing a pink shirt with collars turned up, tight white pants, pink socks, white leather shoes and a yellow cryptocoryne pontederiifolia flower above my right ear. Please look out for me.

ya right

I don't have a laptop. Does anybody else have?

[illumbomb]

I will bring my lap top to record the minutes of meeting. You guys may want to think about what to bring there, we will need to compile a list. And those people interested in catching fishes better research into how to ensure survival. We will also have to fix the locality, please research a bit so that you all know what to expect from which location. For me, I am more interested in taking photographs (using my N73) and collecting cryptocorynes (please let me find at least one species......).

[planted86]

maybe i also bring laptop along to help you search for info...