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Social badminton game

 Fun time playing singles & doubles at 222 Sports Centre. The courts are clean and brightly lit.

Archery tag

A successful second round of archery tag with 18 kids. Kids enjoy this fast paced game of aiming at targets and other players.

Field trip: Beryl's Chocolate Museum

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 A visit to Beryl's Chocolate Museum  to learn about the delicious process of producing chocolate.  Cocoa beans are harvested from the cocoa fruit/cacao and fermented.  Cocoa flowers - tiny white flowers Fermentation Drying

Field trip: Geology Museum, UM

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A visit to the Geology Museum at Universiti Malaya revealed a wonderful rock  & minerals collection. Dr. Hatta from the department shared a lot of interesting details about rocks. The pumice rock floats. It is porous and floats on water.  Rocks, Geology Museum UM View of a thinly sliced rock through a microscope

Field trip: Pusat Sains Negara

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Field trip to Pusat Sains Negara after the renovation. There's a new section for drone fling & a cool ping pong table that uses a camera sensor to track the score. Drone flying for 2 mins

Field trip: Arena 51

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Archery tag by Arena 51  was an exciting game. Players are divided into two teams & use foam-tipped arrows. It combines running and archery. 

Field trip: Ice skating

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Ice skating at Sunway Pyramid using the buy 1 free 1 promo. A good outing for a hot day.

Field trip: Futsal

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Futsal at a local court on a sunny day.

Field trip: Bowling

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 Bowling at Sunway Pyramid. They offer affordable rates for students.

Mammal study: Hamster

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The Winter White Dwarf Hamster  Phodopus sungorus  has a greyish, white brown coat of fur. Pippin is around 2 years old and the lifespan of a hamster in captivity is around 2-3 years old. Pippin lives in a hamster cage and it gets cranky when the house is removed from the enclosure. It is small and cute, but does not seem to like interruptions and noise. It eats broccoli and other vegetables.  Pippin the Winter White Dwarf Hamster

Mammal study: Sugar glider

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The scientific name for sugar glider is  Petaurus breviceps , which translates as "short-headed rope-dancer." Sugar gliders are nocturnal creatures, they sleep in the daytime and are awake at night. The average lifespan is around 12-15 years. R & M brought their two sugar gliders by the name of Milo & Lilo. One is female and the other is male. The male sugar glider has a bald patch on its head. Sugar gliders are omnivores, they eat vegetables, eggs, fruits, pellets, etc.

Hiking at Bukit Gasing

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Interesting things we have seen Centipede Milipede  

Mammal study: Monkey

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Monkeys ( monyet in Malay) of all sizes are frequently spotted at Bukit Jalil park.

Mammal study: Horse

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We visited the Equine Park at UPM & had a private tour of the horse stable.  Kuda padi is the local Malaysian pony. Pregnant mare with blue eyes

Fish study: Catfish

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 Catfish in the large pond near the bridge at Bukit Jalil. The catfish have very large vacuum-looking mouths. The large catfish is around 1 meter in length.