I worked in an international company those day, the company is actively involving in the corporate sustainable responsible activities. During my tenure, there was a programme related to climate change issue . It was a programme that partnership with four NGOs (Earthwartch, WWF, The Climate Group and STRI) for the research of climate change. The company donated fund to establish climate centre in various locations for research and education purposes, beside of the research work, the company also identified individual worker from worldwide office who are nature lover or has passion to do something for the community / environment to attend a climate champion programme in one of the climate centre. 我曾在一家国际企业上班，公司很积极参社区与环保活动。我任职期间，公司极力的推廣当时很热门的 气候变化活动，与四个非政府组织(Earthwartch，世界自然基金会-WWF，气候集团和STRI)合作推动气候变化的研究与提高社会对这的认知。企业把基金投资在不同的项目，建立了几个气候研究和教育中心，其中的一个项目是从世界各地的分行选出热爱大自然的员工参于研究工作。
When i got to know about this programme, i was attracted by the free holiday at some outskirts site deep in the forest as that could be a good escape from work plus no leave deduction if i sign up for this programme, however i did not get through from the first round of application. In the later stage, the first batch of participants who came back from the climate champion programme started to run some talks to convey the objective of the programme, from there i learned that there was a mission behind it. I felt ashamed on my initial motive for the previous application and started to study the whole programme packs. I submitted my application for the 2nd round of recruitment with a proper write up on the proposal section, and finally i went through the application process and successfully secured a slot to attend the 12 days climate change programme in China Climate Centre - Gutianshan. 当我知道有这个活动时，我冲着能免费到森林旅行而不用扣假的心态提交了申请表格，但是我没能通过第一轮的招募。不久后，第一轮的参与者回来后开始招开座谈会，传达了该计划的宗旨，从那我了解到参于这活动背后的真正意义与使命。我对自己最初的私心觉得愧纠，从来都没为大自然做过什么，我认真的阅读整个活动的企划书，好好的重新填写了一份建议书与申请表格，终于第二轮招聘通过了，成功争取到出席中国古田山气候中心的气候研究活动。
It was during November 2009, i departed from Malaysia to HuangZhou, China. Due to the delayed of my flight the rest of the group has departed early to the climate centre. Upon arrival, i met the Programme Manager and the photographer aka trainer who waited me at the airport, it took us about 6 hours drive to reach the research centre that located at a reserve forest in ZheJiang Province - the place known as Gutianshan. 那是在2009年11月，我从马来西亚出发到中国杭州。由于我的航班延误，队员们已经出发到研究中心了，抵达机场后，我与留下的项目经理和摄影师兼教练会合后坐了6个小时的车来到了位于浙江省的古田山气候研究中心，离城镇很远，是个较偏远的乡区森林保护区。
I made it on time to the dinner and met the others members who were from various locations within the company, there were colleagues from Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and myself from Malaysia.During the 12 days, we learned fact on environmnet, human behavior and climate change in the classroom and also attended practical field worked with the scientist went deep inside the forest for some data collection activities and also the lab work. Apart from a learning trip, it was also a life exploration and discovery session. It was a precious lesson in my life where i started to appreciate volunteer travel and eco tourism, a way where we travel to explore new places and also at the same time contribute back to the community and the environment. 在那我与其他来自亚州的同事会面，我们的队员有人来自新加坡，台湾，香港，澳大利亚，新西兰，越南和马来西亚。在那12天中，我们在课堂上了解到许多关于环境，人类行为和气候变化的相关知识，跟随环境科学家到森林深处实地学习与帮忙采集数据，也到实验室做一些简单的工作。那个行程除了是一个学习的旅程，也是一个人生的探索与发现，它让我上了一堂宝贵的课程，我开始体会到义工旅游和生态旅游的意义，在旅行探索的同时也对当地的社区和环境做出贡献。
Through that programme i met a group of friends who share the same interest. The whole trip was an undescribable experience, here, i share two videos - the first one is a summary of our trip by the photographer, and the second is a short documentary film that DIY by our team to deliver the information that we learned during the trip, it was also an appreciation token to our Earthwatch coordinator. 通过那一次的活动，我认识了了一班志趣相投的朋友，整个行程，有着种种的欢乐，与难于形容的经验，在这我与大家份享两个视频，第一个是由摄影师总结了我们的行程的点点滴滴，第二个是我们整组人DIY的气候学识短片，把我们所学的信息传达出去，也是我们给Earthwatch的协调员一份感恩的礼物。
Next post i will share some other volunteer experiences that i had participated / partially organise with my friend within Malaysia.We all are the children of the mother nature, let together love it and care for it! 下一篇文章将分享一些我曾参于的本土短程的义工旅游经验。我们都是大自然的孩子，大家一起来爱护它和照顾它吧！
Some others volunteer activities in Malaysia if you interested to join any
http://www.sosmalaysia.org/home.html - seahorse and seagrass research and conservative program
https://www.facebook.com/KelabAlamiMukimTgKupang - Seahorse and Seagrass survey
http://www.epichome.org/ - building house for Aborigines
http://marecet.org/ - research and conservative for marine mammal (dolphin, whales, dugong)
http://www.gec.org.my/index.cfm?&menuid=239&parentid=92 - Peatland research and conservative program
http://www.mns.my/ - Malaysia Nature Society
and many more.... forest, coral, turtle, orang utan, etc
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