The beginning of raining season (Nov 2013)

Homalomena insignis

Homalomena insignis (aroid) usually got 2 colour variant: Green one (left) & the maroon-brown one (right).

Rainy season is also the fruit season in Borneo. And of course, we won't miss to eat the King of tropical fruit: Durian (Durio spp.)!!!

If you come to Borneo in rainy season, don't forget try this fruit called ENGKALAK (Butter Fruit of Borneo) ~ Scientific name is Litsea garciae. The meat is taste a bit like coconut. 

New genus names for barbs

Please take note that all tiger barb & related species has changed the genus name from "Puntius" to "Puntigrus".

Refer to wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntigrus

And also, Six-banded barb & closely related species has changed the genus name from "Puntius" to "Desmopuntius".

Refer wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmopuntius

A beautiful river in Sarawak (November 2013)

Cryptocoryne sp. "Sekadau" is now called Cryptocoryne ferruginea var. sekadauensis

Testing my new Olympus 75-300mm telephoto lens

Testing my new Olympus 75-300mm telephoto lens in the jungle. Camera body: Olympus OMD - EM5.

Hemirhamphodon byssus (half beak) from western Sarawak.

Paralaxita sp.

Barclaya kunstleri (submerged in the water):

Creeper

Gesneraid plant.

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

Red-beared bee eater (Nyctyornis amictus)

Bucephalandra pygmaea from Sintang of Kalimantan Barat (old photos)

This small type of Bucephalandra from Sintang area of Kalimantan Barat is Bucephalandra pygmaea (photographed in 2011). It looks completely different from the one that I found in Kapit & Kanowit of Sarawak.

Bucephalandra bogneri from different location

Bucephalandra bogneri "red under"

Bucephalandra bogneri "stripes"

Chersonesia rahria