Today i am supposed to reflect on a article given during class which is about the mangrove swamps of Singapore.
I read it and it was super duper interesting! It told me about the standard mindset of Singapore citizens on mangrove swamps, fussing that its dirty and smelly. Well, i totally agree with it! When i was younger, i used to think that way too.. but after i grew older, i saw that the mangrove forest is actually really beautiful (:
The writer was right about the fact that mangrove swamps are poorly understood. Many people would stick with the mindset that mangrove forests are dangerous and ugly, thus, never tried visiting one in real life to find out the truth about them.
The writer described his experience of visiting a mangrove swamp which mad me want to visit one too!
Also, Singapore is only left with 10% of its natural mangrove swamps, i hope they do not destroy the remaining mangrove swamps as they are not only are beautiful, they also benefit the ecosystem.
For example, the mangrove can reduce the effects of the hit of a tsunami. Seafood such as mud crabs, stingrays, clams, tiger prawns are come mainly from the mangrove forest. Therefore, without mangrove forest, there might me a drastic drop in the variety of seafood... If that happens, i would probably be depressed as im a seafood lover. haha
anyway, the mangrove forest also provide various useful things such as timber, rope, charcoal, tools and traditional medicine.
After so much, i really believe that the mangrove forest is a gift send from god as it not only benefits the environment, it is also a venue for leisure activities and relaxation.
I really like the mindset of the writer and how he can use analogies, such as the "ugly duckling" to explain the advantages of a mangrove forest.
All In all, i really enjoyed this article as it made me appreciate the mangrove forest more! (:
