Some of my lovely team mates (Chow Wee, Yong Liang, Calvin) decided to accompany me, despite feeling extremely exhausted themselves, because they wanted to (quoting them)"rub some of their good turtle luck on me". Chow Wee called Kak Nurol to make arrangements for the night and i spent the rest of the day eagerly waiting for the night to come.
Before we left the Pink House, our dearest team leader, Jiawei, kept telling me to have faith in myself and that it was my last chance to prove the theory wrong. Bringing along the team's well-wishes, we set off for Telega Papan.
According to Kak Shila, Pak Ali said that there was a very high chance of turtle sightings! I was so full of hope and anticipation but time went by swiftly and still there were no turtles/nests in sight. We eventually went back at 0400h without any sightings. Guess the curse still stands. :(
For the past few days I fought fiercely (HAHAHA) to defend myself against what they said about me and my luck with turtles but after last night, i've decided to resign to fate afterall. :(
So this is what happened during our last night patrol. This concludes our night patrolling and I really have to say that it had been a really great eye-opener for all of us (even me, despite not seeing much). We'll miss admiring the beautiful nightsky, watching the ghost crabs scramble around or just feeling the cold seabreeze caress our faces... We'll miss how we cursed the tedious walk on the soft sand of the beaches, the anger we felt when we realised that the poachers have gotten ahead of us or the disappointment we felt when the trip was unfruitful.. And of course, nothing can describe the excitement and joy we felt when we spot the turtles or collect the eggs. :) All the sleepless nights have been worth it and if we could, we would do it all over again. :)
P.S: I heard from Kak Shila that there has been sightings of turtles in Redang too! For all you know, maybe i'll have some turtle luck there! :D HAHAHA.
Mingxian!
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