Scuba Diving at Tioman Island

We just returned from a diving trip at Tioman as part of our Basic Open Water Diving course. I had an amazing time, and only wished it could have been a little bit longer. We made new friends along the way, and shared memorable experiences together underwater with the fishes. Great thanks to Free Bubbles Scuba Studio, and our instructor Melvin Tay. We had a great time.

The diving boat

The 10 students under our instructor Melvin.

Going down

Sea Urchins

Crown of thorns

 

Finally surfacing

Resting while the boat brings us back to the resort.

Visiting Grandma and Grandpa

 This would be the first time I accompanied my relatives for this. I've never met my grandfather, and can barely remember my grandmother. Sometimes I wonder how it'd be like to meet them if they were still here.

Arrive at Jalan Bahar Cemetery in the early morning

Graves for the departed

Remembering the casualties of WWII

Small snacks left lying by the side

Grandpa's tombstone

Burning joss paper



Placing flowers for Grandma

Looking so innocent

SCDF Community Bonding Day 2013 Part 2

Solving a jigsaw puzzle



Finding important items for the Ready Bag



Mercy Relief displays its portable manually operated water filtration system



VIP giving it a try



Musical CPR demonstration:
Inviting members of the audience to give it a try

One of the booths - A fog-filled enclosure

Learning about leaks and chemical incidents

Taking a short break!

K9 Unit demonstrates how their rescue dog find casualties trapped under rubble.
Here, volunteers hide under one of the 4 boxes.

Letting the scent build up before calling for the rescue dog

Woodan begins to sniff for "casualties"

"There's definitely someone here!"

Success!

Participants were invited to interact with the various rescue dogs

Mercy Relief staff coming down as well

Photo-taking session!

Met my ex-bunkmate who's now a dog handler

Interacting with the other dogs as well

lovin' the attention

Definitely dog lovers!

SCDF Community Bonding Day 2013 Part 1

It was going to be an exhausting event for all of us.

SCDF has organized a Community Bonding Day (CBD2013) in which participants are invited to view and participate at the many booths SCDF had set up to raise awareness on the organisation, fire safety as well as first aid.

Located at ITE East. (near the MRT line linking Tanah Merah to Simei), the event was 3 days long, with our staff manning the booth starting from 8.30 am all the way until 5.30 in the afternoon . Participants came in wave after wave, hence only allowing us to take our lunch in shifts so as to ensure the booth is manned at all times.

I was stationed at the CPR booth. And with the brief breaks I had, here are some of the shots I managed to get of the event.

The Ushers

Participants get to crawl through a mock confined space obstacle course.

Teaching participants how to perform CPR

Paramedic Trainees sharing their knowledge

The medics stationed at our first aid booth

A percussion ensemble performed an energetic piece to welcome VIPs

Kids have a go at using a mock extinguisher to fight a simulated fire

Cheerleaders peforming impressive stunts

Free Cotton Candy!

Learning to put on a head bandage

Fooling around while waiting for the next batch of participants to come



The elderly get a chance to learn too

More photos to come!