I am originally from Talaud Islands of North Sulawesi. Talaud islands are the islands which are bordered with Philipine-Mindanao I was born there but grew up at a small city (Bitung), by the northern peninsula of North Sulawesi. Bitung city is under the foot hills of Dua Saudara Mountains (twin mts).

The only forests left at north penninsula part of NS is these 2 mountains which are now protected as Nature Reserve. At this reserve, you can see almost all of 88 endemic bird species of all Sulawesi Island. Also you can see the smallest monkey on earth (Tarsius spectrum), Black Macaques, Cuscus, Maleo, etc. The ancient Coelacanth fish was discovered around the Bunaken regions (NS underwater National Park) which actually it should not reach so far to this area as it is originally only known from the Western Indian Ocean, and were caught at South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar and Comoros archipelago.

My backgroud is not from any biology but from a tourism. When in the college, the only things we could do is trekking and mountainerring but later I found birding is more than everything.

Until now, I work as bird guide and undertake all wildlife and natural history trips. I have also worked with BBC with Sir David Attenborough, and other Film companies, which produce documentary films such as TF1 France, NHK, Discovery Channel, American PBS TV, Zebra Films, Tigress, Partridge Films, etc. I have also conducted trips to see the Tree House tribe, Boat tribe, etc.

Kris died 20th August 2007 after a long battle against cancer. Our condolences go to his family and Shita. Kris therefore no longer conducts EarthFoot's "Birding in West New Guinea & East Indonesia" experience.