JessiccaA Secret Garden
October 16th 2006 10:00
A botanical bonanza where life thrives
Deep in the heart of Universiti Malaya lies Rimba Ilmu, a tranquil botanic garden in the heart of the city. First established as a research centre for the campus, the garden has blossomed into a haven for 1,200 different plant species.
The 80-hectare tropical garden still remains as a living scientific lab for the school, but as environmental concerns grow, Rimba Ilmu has now become a sanctuary for Malaysia's edangered plants and a place of learning for nature enthusiasts. The garden also houses a herbarium, an orchid and rare plant conservatory and has its own environmental education programme. The conservatory houses 600 plants, which include rare and threatened species.
A stroll around Rimba Ilmu takes less than 45 minutes, but if you would like to discover the mysteries and various uses of different plants endemic to Malaysia, it is suggested you take the guided tour. Angela Hijjas, also one of WWF-Malaysia's trustees, conducts walks in the gardens at Rimba Ilmu every first Saturday of the month. She enlightens vistors about the importance of plant biodiversity and the role of botanical gardebs ub cibservatuib,
Getting there
From University LRT station, catch the feeder bus to the campus. There is also a regular city bus service (Intrakota bus no. 238 from KL to PJ)
What to wear
Long sleeves and pants for protection against mosquitoes.
Guided tours
Frist Saturday of every month, 9am.
Adults: MYR 4, students: MYR 2.
Fee goes towards the joint Malaysian Nature Society and Rimba Ilmu Environmental Education Fund.
Article extracted from WWF Malaysia 2006 News
Deep in the heart of Universiti Malaya lies Rimba Ilmu, a tranquil botanic garden in the heart of the city. First established as a research centre for the campus, the garden has blossomed into a haven for 1,200 different plant species.
The 80-hectare tropical garden still remains as a living scientific lab for the school, but as environmental concerns grow, Rimba Ilmu has now become a sanctuary for Malaysia's edangered plants and a place of learning for nature enthusiasts. The garden also houses a herbarium, an orchid and rare plant conservatory and has its own environmental education programme. The conservatory houses 600 plants, which include rare and threatened species.
A stroll around Rimba Ilmu takes less than 45 minutes, but if you would like to discover the mysteries and various uses of different plants endemic to Malaysia, it is suggested you take the guided tour. Angela Hijjas, also one of WWF-Malaysia's trustees, conducts walks in the gardens at Rimba Ilmu every first Saturday of the month. She enlightens vistors about the importance of plant biodiversity and the role of botanical gardebs ub cibservatuib,
Getting there
From University LRT station, catch the feeder bus to the campus. There is also a regular city bus service (Intrakota bus no. 238 from KL to PJ)
What to wear
Long sleeves and pants for protection against mosquitoes.
Guided tours
Frist Saturday of every month, 9am.
Adults: MYR 4, students: MYR 2.
Fee goes towards the joint Malaysian Nature Society and Rimba Ilmu Environmental Education Fund.
Article extracted from WWF Malaysia 2006 News
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Comment by LaurenD
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Comment by Jessicca
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Thanks for visiting. You've made my day!
Don't worry, the tourism sector will run crazy promotions for Malaysia next year, since they are pushing ahead the Visit Malaysia Year 2007.
This sanctuary is actually strategicly located at the heart of the campus. The University Malaya is big, I think almost as big as Queensland University, if not mistaken.
Comment by LaurenD
A friend of mine just got back and had a wonderful time in the rainforests there. Well, until a monkey stole her husband's glasses. He was warned, however, and didn't think a monkey would be so bold. Well, he found out, didn't he?
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Comment by Jessicca
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Yes. The monkeys are so used to human visitors as many of them has spoilt them with food. Most visitors are warned not to feed them or else they would expected something from the humans!
I remembered when I was on holiday at Club Med Cherating in Pahang. We were warned to keep our clothes in our rooms, even if we need to dry it. We even have to lock the glass doors.
A French tourist didn't think it was that bad. Boy was she SOOOO wrong. When we had lunch at the open dining area we saw a monkey with a bra on its head!
We were wondering who has been so unlucky. Then we saw the French lady jumped up shouting at the monkey. And one of the guest officers who understood French told us those bras were hers.
I remembered all I could react was round eyes with open mouth, speechless...
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The saddest part was...
We were so shocked we forgot to take our camera out to snap the photos.
Actually everyone at the dining area were so shock (and some laughing their heads off) forgot all about capturing that priceless moment.
Comment by LaurenD
Perfect. That's what makes travel so good. The unexpected.
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Comment by Jessicca
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Glad you liked the story and perhaps it can be a good reference for you in your future work.
Next week I will be travelling and hiking with my choir group to Mount Lembing, in Pahang. I hope that I can picture some great moments there and perhaps capture some really cute incidents along the way, not to mention the beautiful nature.
Perhaps if you have time, you'd like to read my very first short story written with true experience I had last week.
The Fun Fair
Tell me what you think about it. ^_^
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Thanks for the information, I have put it on my to do list when next I'm travelling, it sounds excellent. I love nature walks but not if it's too hot, what is the coolest time year?
Lilla.
Comment by Jessicca
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Thank you for visiting! You have made my day again! ^_^
Well, Malaysia doesn't really have a cooler days, usually the average temperature here is about 28 - 33 deg C.
Malaysia always have monsoon rain from mid October to December, and the hottest time I remember is between February to April. Sometimes it suffers from drout.
August - September is a good month to travel because of Mega Sale (really cheap stuffs), and the Independence Day's at the end of August.
July is good to travel for east cost of Peninsular, though it is better in June but it is a true peak season.
Hope that these information can help you to plan better.
My close friend from France travelled during November it is good with some light showers of rain, but this year isn't a good year as the forest fire in Sumatra and Kalimantan is choking both Malaysia and Singapore.