The beauty of Chek Jawa is unchangeable. There is several different ecosystems that can be seen in one small area. The plants and animals that are unseen in Singapore can be found there, some are also unseen all over the world. The ecosystem consists of mud and sandflats, mangrove, coastal forest, lagoon, coral rubble and a small island called Frog Island or Pulau Sekudu.

The hill overlooking Chek Jawa is covered with trees and plants that shelter and feed a variety of animals. Among the beautiful and unusual trees you may see is the Delek air tree.
Mangrove trees have unusual shapes and properties as they are adapted to being covered in seawater at high tide and to grow in soft mud. Mudskippers are the highlight of a visit to the mangroves.

Chek Jawa is among the few places left with a natural rocky shore, gravel beach and other interesting rock formations. At low tide, we can have a closer look at some of the strange animals that live here, including barnacles, crabs and fierce shell-drilling snails. the sand is the backbone of Chek Jawa and provides a home for all manner of intriguing creatures. The sand dollar is another intriguing creature to examine. The sand bar is also a popular rest stop for shorebirds that fly in from as far away as Siberia. Overhead, majestic birds of prey hunt for fishes in the sea.

Well, of course, this is not all of Chek Jawa. There are more interesting things about CheK Jawa that you and me might not know. Chek Jawa is a marvelous place to go for holidays, which can go there see the beautiful scenery or sunset and visit all those creatures that we had not met before in Singapore!
( taken from http://www.wildsingapore.com/chekjawa/text/a001.htm )

Done by Grace Thian (3) and Thia Xiang Ting (19)

Confession of Bufonophobia (Fear of toads)
It was a sad thing that i will became a person who has Bufonophobia. When i was in primary school, the school has a trip to a toad farm. I thought it will be fun, catching toads. I went to school happily. Teacher took our attendance when we were in the bus waiting to leave school. When we reached the toad farm, we lined up in two and waited for the rest of the classes to reach. My friends and i were very excited about the trip. We can’t wait to see the toads. When everyone reached, classes by classes when into the farm. We were asked to catch toads and complete with other classes. The classes with more toads win.
My class teacher told us to catch one toad at least. The toads were placed in a big container, and some toads will jump out of the container. Many of the girls are scared of toads, of cause me too! When it was my turn to catch toad, i was so nervous that i did not dare to stand near the container. But all my friends encourage me to try. I dare myself to catch the toad. At first, i place my hand on one of the toad, but the toad jump out of my hand. I try to catch the toad again and place it to my class container.
Our class did won for the game. But the first touch of the toad was disgusting. And i told myself that i would never ever go to a toad farm again. Now that i see a toad, i will run as far as i can. [ 276 words ]