Surprisingly Familiar Things in Tonga (as a Malaysian), and Differences
At first glance, Vava’u’s tropical island landscape felt familiar to a Malaysian like me. The island is forested, green not just with palm trees but...
Insights on Life & Freedom from Stories in the Tuamotus
I come from a place where there’s a strong preference for ‘office jobs’, and where ‘manual jobs’ are looked down on. The former is considered...
An Interesting Tour of Aboriginal Bush Tucker at Cape Otway
“What’s in Cape Otway?” I asked Suraya. She had particularly wanted this stop. Usually, her travel style is très budget, but she was willing to...
Whale Shark Conservation: The Women I Met in Dhigurah
When I volunteered for whale shark conservation in the Maldives, it was an all-women team, and they made my time in Dhigurah memorable.
Growth through Volunteering in the Western Ghats
That year, I went on two volunteering expeditions. The first was a personal volunteering trip, to the Perhentian Islands. The second time, I went to join colleagues of my company drawn from across the world, to the forests of Karnataka state’s Western Ghats.
Lessons from Volunteering in the Perhentian Islands
Many years ago, when I decided to join a marine volunteering program in Perhentian, I was among the first Malays to pay for voluntourism.