Thursday, August 17, 2006
A little celebration...Dear Mingxian celebrated her 20th birthdae on 13th Aug after the tri help-out at Marine Parade's Fish n Co. And my, was she surprised by it! Norman sneaked off to buy a cake on the pretext of going toilet while waiting for the food to be served while Mr Zhichao almost gave the game away by toking like an ah bang (loudly) on the phone. Heng dear Mingxian was too blur to notice anything unusual.
Here comes the cake! and the birthday song which we (well, mainly the fish n co staff) sang with gusto..
Mingxian's cake.. guess her age? oops! isn't a woman's age supposed to be secret?!
Mingxian happily waving the sparklers and balloon..
Dived in at 11:50 PM
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Matric Fair 06Hello fellow divers and everyone else under the sun !! here is a short short update on our past happenings !!
Our Sunkissed participants !!
Listening intently to the dive briefing
Campfire on the last night
Matric Fair was organised over 4 days from 31st July to 3rd Aug , just this past week... Our peepz went full force in promoting afforable scuba courses to the masses . Again, the freshmen who visited our booth at MPSH 2 had their doubts cleared when they spoke to our committee members. Signup rates for our Welcome tea and trips was excellent i must say. Very very promising for the weeks to come.
Our display at the Matric Fair booth. DIVER BELOW !!!
Erms blogger has some probs uploading more pictures at the moment so can't show everyone more pics. Do look out for this space on more exciting updates !!!
Dived in at 10:39 PM
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Tribute to NUS Dive Team 05/06MARTIN YONG GUANGHUI
CHAIRPERSONSCI/3
Originally in the external liaison cell during AY04/05, but his self-proclaimed talent for designing produced quite many posters, as well as our current club logo. Hence, he became the nowhere man (not here not there). Later he took on the position of Project Director of Dive Camp 2005 - Happy Island, and climbed the ladders to become our Chairperson of AY05/06. Someone who still refuses to challenge himself for higher diving education.
TEO ZHENXING NORMANSECRETARY
LAW/3
It is not norma(n)lly the case where you'll find a male secretary, well, but norman doesn't exactly do things normally (just joking), hence he took up the position as the secretary. Also better known as Tiko Teo, but has since tamed alot ever since Cheryl entered the club... hahaha....
LAM YINGHUA JACQUELINE
INTERNAL LIAISON HEAD
Slave of society
Small in size but don't try to argue with her in english, she'll make sure you go back to primary school to look for your p1 english teacher. But if you ever get her to speak mandrin, hahaa..... you'll just laugh your heads off. First started of in the liaison cell in 03/04, ever since, she continued to head the internal liaison cell from 04/05 - 05/06.
YEO BOON KIAT
INTERNAL LIAISON OFFICER
LAW/2
Soft spoken by nature, you'll definitely be wondering why is he in the faculty of law. Was one of our leisure divers during Dive Camp 2005, if there was a 'MOST BEAUTIFUL CROSSED DRESSING AWARD' during the camp, he would have definitely won it!
HO WEI YING DELIA
INTERNAL LIAISON OFFICER
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Also a leisure diver during Dive Camp 2004, she was termed 'gao mei' 高妹 due to her height. She together with sookteen, were our walking pillars (partly also because most of the guys in the comm den were not TOO tall) She will never fail to bring her little bear bear whenever she goes for trips.
PEH BENG HAN
EXTERNAL LIAISON HEAD
SCI/3
Another of our Dive camp 2004 graduates, you can hardly wonder what is he up to most of the time. One thing for sure, he does have an affinity with the opposite sex, partly also due to his honey language. Have I mentioned he loves to star gaze?? Together with Norman his partner-in-crime, they provide free entertainment on our trips. Currently up north patrolling the yellow river.
NG YONG MIN KELVIN
EXTERNAL LIAISON OFFICER
Unknown
One of our leisure divers and active participant of our club events, he finally took up a position in the club during his final year. Although not exactly hunky, he is one guy who knows the exact need of girls. So if you're looking for a 24hours buddy, just go straight to him!
TEO MING XIAN
EXTERNAL LIAISON OFFICER
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When we first met her during the interview, we thought she was an exact replica of lihui. Everything from top to toe, clothes, hair colour, way she spoke, way she sat, etc... The only one who is IANTD trained. A nu qiang ren in the making who has a mind of her own and not afraid to speak it out.
LIANG LIHUI
MEMBERSHIP LIAISON HEAD
ARTS/4
Known for her ______ dress sense (fill in the blank), you'll find her wearing pants with zips at funny places. Her clothes are either too fitting or sometimes falling off her shoulders. If you get her started, you'll never find peace the whole day as she can blabber on and on. You won't want to find her pissed off or frustrated, or else, good luck to you. She is also well-known for kicking people with fins or banging into people underwater without realising. You'll know who _____ to find as a buddy. =)
HUANG ZHICHAO
MEMBERSHIP LIAISON OFFICER
LAW/2
Ask him about his sad tale on his divemaster training course many years ago and you'll get him started on diving. One of the rich man in the club who have since embarked on many trips just like us taking the MRT. He has a fetish for creating scandals for himself, current status is unknown but he has been appearing and dissappearing with a girl from the club.
TAN WEIYING
MEMBERSHIP LIAISON OFFICER
ARTS/3
Alleluah alleluah alleluah... probably the only words she'd speak to you... ok just joking. A seriously stonch christian who have since saved many of our lives, with her on any trip, you won't be afraid of any incidents or accidents happening. Another graduate of dive camp 2004, she has since created many jokes of herself due to her extremely blur nature.
YONG SOOK TEEN
PUBLICITY AND PUBLICATIONS HEAD
SDE/3
Also a graduate of dive camp 2004, she is the other walking pillar of our club. First joined the comm as a publicity i/c in 2004, later appointed as the pub head in 2005.
WONG SHIJIA BERNADETTE
PUBLICATIONS I/C
ARTS/2
Born into a family of divers, ok, not really, but her family did go diving together.... Her flair for writing saved her spot in the comm as the publicity i/c. She can churn out an article within minutes, probably that's why she is a literature major student. Claimed by one of our diver friends as a hot babe!
ANG PEIMIN CHERYL
PUBLICITY I/C
SDE/4
Another graduate of divecamp 2003, she wanted to join the committee then but was afraid of arki's heavy commitments. Probably after much stories of tiko teo got to her, she decided to join the comm to keep an eye on him... hahaha.... jokes aside, she is really fast at photoshop, all she needs is inspiration and it'll be done in 5 minutes. Also leaving us going up north to the land of dim sum.
TAY CHANG FELIX
MEDIA I/C
SCI/2
Another graduate of divecamp 2005, you'll wonder if he is even a diver looking at his physique. Blur he may seem, but someone whom you can entrust to carry out duties.
TAN PINYE MARK
WEBMASTER
SOC/3
The only one who was from computing during our recruitment interview, he naturally took up the position as a webmaster. Since then, he has contributed all the web publicity as well as diving knowledge to the club. An experienced diver who have been to many diving destinations.
HO YUFA DAVID
TRAINING WING HEAD
EE/4
Another graduate of divecamp 2003, he joined the comm as a liaison officer in 2003, later raising to the ranks of a divemaster. His extremely cold jokes can sometimes put people off. Known for his fervent gambling hobby, mahjong, da lao er, soccer, blackjack, anything, you name it, he'll know it.... He also has a gift for helping weaker pretty girls underwater....
CHIANG KAIREN DANNY
DIVEMASTER
Milking cows
Famous for his balding head, danny is the first and last proud owner of his snacks shop in Pulau Aur. Self proclaimed entrepreneur, his businesses always lose money as fast as his hair. Always looking on the bright side, he seldom gives them up, hence he is still a poor man. Undoubtedly talented as well, he can act, impersonate, cook, etc. His failed attempts of find a wife for his son in singapore ended him up in New Zealand looking for cows.
A tai-tai in the making, gossiping cannot escape her interest, whether on guys, girls, gays, lesbians... anything as long as its not kimsong (hmm... den again, you'll never know).. hahah... An arts student in JC who went on to computing, but didn't know what she was in for.... swears that she'll never study any computing related subjects anymore. Also a self-proclaim great cook who also bakes, she likes to force kimsong into saying her food tastes great. =)
Another rumour mongers of the club, no gossip escapes him too. Together with Huizhen they make a great pair. Although soft spoken and somewhat shy when you first meet him, he's a great care taker of girls underwater... hahhaa.... Having not enough underwater, he and huizhen embarked on a 2month long vacation to europe.... how lucky!
ONG WENG HWEE LAWRENCE
DIVEMASTER
Serving the nation of seas
A man of few words is definitely the term to describe him. A silent lady killer who likes to 'part tor' underwater. Hence, diving is a good sport for him as it doesn't require talking. However, when he starts sending out loooonnnggg emails, you'll know what exactly he is thinking. Currently a protector of our nation and defender of our sea.
HO XIN NI CINDY
LOGISTICS OFFICER
ARTS/2
She is one who will get excited at anything related to diving. She can talk non-stop after every dive and will never get tired diving the same spot over and over again. If you are planning to dive the world, she is the one to look for. Anywhere, any price, she'll just go.
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FINALLY completed the list. Please note that this tribute is based on the bias opinions of the author. Hahaha... Anyway, thank you so much to one and all for their contributions to the club!
Dived in at 3:21 PM
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Seeing more than a dive...If you're thinking of diving somewhere 'nice' but haven't got the money or time... a great value-for-money place I would suggest is.....
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I wasn't too convinced about paying $20+++ to enter an aquarium seeing fishes in tanks. But after having seen what's hiding in the tanks of these aquariums... you'll probably feel cheated paying $300 for 6 dives in a neighbouring country...
Anyway, I visited the Sydney Aquarium, claimed as one of the largest and most spectacular aquariums in the world....
A little preview of what you get to see there...
Seals. There were 2 in the tank. Video resolution isn't very good cos it was taken with my camera.
There was also this walk through of sharks and rays... in it, there were black tipped, white tipped, grey nurse shark, leopard shark, port jackson shark.... etc etc etc etc..... It was also stated that everything looks 25% SMALLER than what we see due to the curvature of the glass. Can you imagine how big they actually are??
Just a rough guide, compare head size to its body size
There were far toooOOooo many things to see that I couldn't bother to take pictures anymore... Anyway, if you happen to be in Sydney, don't forget to visit their aquarium situated at Darling Harbour. You can also visit their website for more information.
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I thought visiting one aquarium was enough to keep me fascinated for long.... until I saw the advertisment of Melbourne Aquarium, showing off their GIANT SQUID exhibit. Well, since it was slightly cheaper than Sydney's, I decided to give it a try.
It was quite a bad time to visit as it was their school holidays, so I was overwhelmed by children and parents, almost impossible to walk through any exhibit without having to bang into people.
Ever seen trash cans housing lobsters and moray eel??
Children just love NEMO
Seadragon!! You can easily find about 10 of them just in this tank!
Can you tell its gender?
Feeding time!
Can you find the port jackson shark's egg? Its the only shark that lays eggs...
Haven't figured out what are they...
This ray is reallly smallllll.... check out its size in comparison to the crabs...
Moonlight jellyfish
Upside down jellyfish...
For course, not forgetting the GIANT SQUID,
Giant squid frozen in time, about 7m in length...
There were also sharks and rays just like those in the Sydney Aquarium... and you get to dive with them!
And the most amazing thing I saw was a GREAT BLUE SHARK!!!! Where can you ever find one man!!!
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Hahaa... a harmless one though...
Well, I'm not promoting animals in captivity... but I think aquariums really do make you appreciate nature more than ever. I'd rather see them in tanks than to see them being harmed by cruel fishermen. Both aquariums also highly promote the need for conservation and educate its visitors on some basic steps of conservation.
Nope! They haven't killed my interest for DIVING! heh... next stop, our very own UNDERWATER WORLD! anyone game?
Dived in at 3:42 PM