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M7.
Yeah, i shalt not say any further.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Sierra Lima Echo Echo Papa.
PL212, Responding to 20 Lor 32 Geylang Rd over.
PL212, Arrival at 20 Lor 32 Geylang Rd over.
PL212, Fire well-alight, CD at work with 2 x 38mm jets.
PL212, Fire started by unwatched cooking, possibility of gas fire, over.
PL212, Stop for 20 Lor 32 Geylang Rd over. Blah blah, over.
PL212, Returning to base over.
PL212, Arrival at base over.
So, what was this week? Voice comms. I sat in an air-con room for three days. Did the Low Wall, Parallel Bar, Stepping Platform and Swinging Trainer (Monkey Bars) of SoCon Tuesday. Learnt my Alpha to Zulu alphabet. Still doesn't sound that intense, right? Thursday wasn't intense either. But I learnt how to operate a hydrant. Was filled with, "Sana Satu Orang, Sedi-ah! H2, MOVE!" Running with a hydrant key, hitting blank caps. Was quite fun and simple so far.
Friday was the tiring day. I had BAPT. Breathing Apparatus Proficiency Test. This means, donning the suit in 1:15 seconds, fire suit, gloves, BA set, face mask, helmet. Then going on a treadmill, ladder treadmill, static bicycle and something like lat pull-down all in the BA set. After all that, running through the maze described in the earlier post. Plus, with all this there's a consumption limit to the amount of air we're supposed to take in.
It sounds simple. But with just the fire-suit, I ran about 2km and felt like the end of the world, much less without the BA set. So ya, go figure. But all good, I'm still alive. The regulars in my course who come from army say our training is different because in the army its mostly physical, whereas where I am, I get placed in uncomfortable situations like BA. People run from fire, we run into fire.
Love the Beijing 08.
The reward? Ben and Jerry's tonight, 9pm guys.
PL212, Arrival at 20 Lor 32 Geylang Rd over.
PL212, Fire well-alight, CD at work with 2 x 38mm jets.
PL212, Fire started by unwatched cooking, possibility of gas fire, over.
PL212, Stop for 20 Lor 32 Geylang Rd over. Blah blah, over.
PL212, Returning to base over.
PL212, Arrival at base over.
So, what was this week? Voice comms. I sat in an air-con room for three days. Did the Low Wall, Parallel Bar, Stepping Platform and Swinging Trainer (Monkey Bars) of SoCon Tuesday. Learnt my Alpha to Zulu alphabet. Still doesn't sound that intense, right? Thursday wasn't intense either. But I learnt how to operate a hydrant. Was filled with, "Sana Satu Orang, Sedi-ah! H2, MOVE!" Running with a hydrant key, hitting blank caps. Was quite fun and simple so far.
Friday was the tiring day. I had BAPT. Breathing Apparatus Proficiency Test. This means, donning the suit in 1:15 seconds, fire suit, gloves, BA set, face mask, helmet. Then going on a treadmill, ladder treadmill, static bicycle and something like lat pull-down all in the BA set. After all that, running through the maze described in the earlier post. Plus, with all this there's a consumption limit to the amount of air we're supposed to take in.
It sounds simple. But with just the fire-suit, I ran about 2km and felt like the end of the world, much less without the BA set. So ya, go figure. But all good, I'm still alive. The regulars in my course who come from army say our training is different because in the army its mostly physical, whereas where I am, I get placed in uncomfortable situations like BA. People run from fire, we run into fire.
Love the Beijing 08.
The reward? Ben and Jerry's tonight, 9pm guys.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Picturesque
Beautiful evening at Halong Bay, Vietnam. Shot with a Canon EOS 450D. Dang, i wanna go back.
Yang
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
The Young-er ones...
Some photos i found while digging up stuff from my old hard-drive. Let the comments flow......
Yours Truly,
Yang
Monday, August 4, 2008
Unravelled To The Max
No, I'm not falling apart, no worries. I just feel like tape that has been "unravelled to the max". Despite that I still learn something new each day. Asher now calls himself "BlubberBuddy" incase you guys are wondering.
Still, 1m x 1m area is pretty small Xiong, I wonder how you actually fit inside. Nevertheless, have fun being well, yourself. =]
And that crab looks tempting, ITS HUGE.
Alden was here.
Still, 1m x 1m area is pretty small Xiong, I wonder how you actually fit inside. Nevertheless, have fun being well, yourself. =]
And that crab looks tempting, ITS HUGE.
Alden was here.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
SCBA
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus. Quite similar to your Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, but functions as an open circuit, not a closed one. Holds 2400L of compressed air, pressure of 300 bars, has a warning whistle at 50-55 bars. Its full duration is 67 minutes, its working duration is 57 minutes. We consume air at 40L per minute on average when we do normal things.
What a wonderful week. I got my first taste of my BA suit. The first time when we were moving around in a dark room trying to scout the room, I wasn't used to the breathing and I started to feel my breathing was heavy. It became hard to breathe in other words. That on top of my cylinder getting caught in guidelines between teams moving back and forth. I panicked. So the second activity, it was a roughly 1m x 1m maze, fit with obstacles like half windows, half diagonal windows, circular windows, ladders, a long tunnel, a sliding gate and ramps. This one was more like a hamster climbing through a maze, but it was lighted. Then they turned off the lights, and put on the smoke. World of difference. More fun, but also scarier in a sense.
Also, I slid down a fireman's pole. I guess I'm all qualified now hur hur. 2 more months of dry drills and 3 months of fun. Can't wait for the wet drills. Fight the fire guys, fight the fire.
~xiong
What a wonderful week. I got my first taste of my BA suit. The first time when we were moving around in a dark room trying to scout the room, I wasn't used to the breathing and I started to feel my breathing was heavy. It became hard to breathe in other words. That on top of my cylinder getting caught in guidelines between teams moving back and forth. I panicked. So the second activity, it was a roughly 1m x 1m maze, fit with obstacles like half windows, half diagonal windows, circular windows, ladders, a long tunnel, a sliding gate and ramps. This one was more like a hamster climbing through a maze, but it was lighted. Then they turned off the lights, and put on the smoke. World of difference. More fun, but also scarier in a sense.
Also, I slid down a fireman's pole. I guess I'm all qualified now hur hur. 2 more months of dry drills and 3 months of fun. Can't wait for the wet drills. Fight the fire guys, fight the fire.
~xiong
Hokk Hokk Hokkaido Part II
Kinda overdue, but with Bao due to pass me the Vietnam photos soon, its time to finish up on the Hokkaido Adventures
Right after the strawberry buffet....
we head on to this pungent sulphuric gorge. After checking into the hotel, which is a traditional japanese style hotel. Traditional beds and a fantastic hot bath. Shiok.
Our dinner...with pork katsu in the black pot...
We take a quick tour round the area, try some hokkaido ice cream (no sampling, as i found out; azabu bean flavour is nice). We catch our first glimpse of the king crab, what hokkaido is truly all about. Alden, eat your heart out. SEE NO EAT though, so we have to wait.
The next day we head on to the Samurai Village, unbeknowst to us, it would change the Nicky's life in the eyes of Korean Aunties. Nicky volunteered to represent the Singaporeans against the Koreans as to which male rep. would act as the geisha's general. In the resulting rock scissors paper best of out of 3, Nicky lost. He lost the battle, but not the war. He would be remembered by the Korean Aunties. They would be back...
Samurai Village
The loss that would break Korean hearts
What Nicky might have been, but for...
After that we finally came to seafood market heaven. choose your food and cook it. this is what we were gonna eat. Uncle Koh eventually bought Salmon and Tuna Belly Sashimi, along with our King Crab. Ate it raw, ate it cooked. Super Sashimi.
Our Food to compliment our steamboat
Monster $500 Crab. Wish i could eat it.
After this, it was time to bid goodbye to rural Hokkaido and head on into citylife. Sapporo City. From the TV Tower, we walk into shops selling clockworks, mousic boxes, handicrafts, chocolates (flooded with gals), scallops, seafood, ice-cream, clothes. Still bummed that the $1 freshly grilled scallops were sold out when we came back. I bet Nicky is too.
Ice Cream...think Nicky had the 7 layer one...
We found this giant pooh sitting in the alley...
Korean Aunties wave from the bus...
Giant Takopachi(s)
Along a Venice lookalike street, we stop for some pictures. Then, we bump into the Korean Aunties again! Thumbs up from them and huge frantic waves both on the streets and from their bus.
Nick got scolded for this...
Anyway, we stop by the famous chocolate factory. Just mentioning the name of the white chocolate can make many gals who've tried it, crave for it instantly... Bizarre Phenomenon...
What i'll miss most in Japan consists of many things...but one of the most vital, morale-boosting, reinvigorating, refreshing thing i'll miss the most would be..........
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The Japanese Toilet
Fully functional with sanitizers, warm seats, bidet with directional buttons, sprays of various strengths and types. Nothing beats the japanese toilet bowl. It makes big business a whole lot different.
Yang
Next up... Vietnam and Halong Bay!
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