{"id":571,"date":"2009-06-06T23:34:46","date_gmt":"2009-06-06T23:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/newblog\/?p=571"},"modified":"2009-06-06T23:34:46","modified_gmt":"2009-06-06T23:34:46","slug":"but-when-passion-is-directed-positively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/but-when-passion-is-directed-positively\/","title":{"rendered":"But when passion is directed positively &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"kayakmangrove(2).jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shekharkapur.com\/blog\/archives\/kayakmangrove%282%29.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><br \/>\nMeet Wendy Chin, who&#8217;s great passion is to protect the ancient mangrove forests on the coast of Langkawi in Malaysia.  A business graduate with a hugely promising career in finance, Wendy found her true calling in protection of the environment.  She moved to the Island of Langkawi and works ceaselessly to protect the incredible amount of species that live in the eco systems of the mangroves &#8211; and the mangroves themselves. And we all know that Mangroves provide the protection against erosion of our coast lines and against high tides and Tsumani like waves.<br \/>\nI was attending a Standard Chartered Bank conference at the beautiful Four Seasons Resort in Langkawi where Wendy was taking us out in boats to teach us about her beloved mangroves.  From a one inch red crab scurrying into the mud to a poisonous viper that hung unseen a metre away from my head, Wendy brought the wealth of the mangroves alive for all of us, as we listened and watched with such rapt attention, feeling the very pulse of the ecosystem and becoming one with it.<br \/>\nThe world needs more Wendy Chin&#8217;s to help save our ecosystems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Wendy Chin, who&#8217;s great passion is to protect the ancient mangrove forests on the coast of Langkawi in Malaysia. A business graduate with a hugely promising career in finance, Wendy found her true calling in protection of the environment. 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