Shah Alam Trees for Life 2015 (April Edition) - Trailer

If you have been looking for a chance to be a tree hugger but you are not sure when and where, here's the trailer of Shah Alam Trees for Life 2015, the April edition! Eco Warriors Malaysia and Shah Alam City Council have been working together organizing tree planting events around Shah Alam area once a month since 2010 as one of the community programs by the city council. With the theme 'A Corporate Social Responsibility', corporations and the public are encouraged to be part of the simple yet meaningful environmental movement by planting tree-lings at various parks in Shah Alam. Over the years, improvement has been made that fruit trees are planted as well so that we get double benefits as the trees grow (if you get what I mean, hehe)!

Shah Alam Trees for Life August 2014 - Trailer

(Image taken from the event page)

As you can see from the banner, it's the Shah Alam Trees for Life of August 2014. Date, time and location, all the details are up there, just get out from your bed in the morning on the event day and plant something instead of wasting time snuggling up in bed... *awkward silence*  Hahaha, just kidding. Well it's the time of the month again! Shah Alam Trees for Life has come back with something special!

I am not sure why I am crazy over this 'special' thing. Maybe you will say, 'nah, it's just some fruit trees'. YOU ARE WRONG! Won't you feel excited when you walk around in the park and see red rambutans dangling from the branches? The flaming red colour in contrast with the green leaves, swaying as wind blows by. That's just sound awesome simply by imagining it! If  you are lucky enough you might even have the chance to take a bite from the white juicy flesh (you have to be lucky because...you know, sometimes they just disappear the day before you decided to grab it as you have been waiting a bit too long for them to get ripe or you are just not tall enough and you do not dare to climb trees, hahaha). Don't like rambutan? How about the queen of fruits - the mangosteen?? Maybe the purple colour will not be that obvious to see but who cares, they tastes great!

Species of trees going to be planted. Basically there are shady trees, shrubs and fruit trees. The common names of the fruits are stated in Malay, so I have some problems in identifying what they really are except a few such as mangosteen, starfruit and rambutan. Maybe you can tell me? *wink*

If you are interested to join in for some fun with your friends, go to the event page and press 'going' (Facebook is really convenient in this). This can be a low budget gathering suitable for students like us. Why always go to the mall for gathering when we have some other meaningful things to do? Breakfast and lunch are also provided! So no more argument about where and what to eat, hahaha. What you have to bring is just gardening gloves (you can skip this if you want to have closer contact with Nature) and water tumbler (using paper cups are like cutting down trees, how ironic). All gardening tools will be provided and I believe that holes for trees are dug before hand as well (according to my past experiences, hehe). There are approximately 2000 Groots, erm, I mean trees, waiting for you in Shah Alam. After the event ends, it will give you another reason to come back to this very place with your friends again the next year and next next year and next next next year. Friendship goes on, just like trees grow on, right?

Imagine this is what you see months later after you planted them with your own hands!
(Image taken from Taste My Vietnam website)

Although I can't make it this time because I am currently having my semester break in Penang, I will look forward to the one in the following months. I have written two blog posts about Shah Alam Trees for Life, one in 2013 and the other in June 2014. So this is the first trailer I wrote for the event! Since trailer is provided, put your hesitation aside and come! Cheers!