Well, pool 2. Very happy to see that the three divemasters are getting better and better. There are people who asked me what is my secret recipe in training dive professionals.
There is actually no secret in it, except for training them with the actual syllabus that PADI has written for us
Today we covered two interesting topics for the divemasters. Assisting students in training and Risk Management.
Two very interesting topics if you ask me. (more…)
Today is the first pool for our new divemasters, consisting of Calvin, Juunlyn and Johnson. Teaching professionals has always been a joy to me. You see candidates changing along the way, learning how to become more professional and the greatest joy, seeing how bad they are and being transformed to become better divers.
You think you are safe away from Orpheus Dive? Think again. The virus has spread to our resident Instructor in Melbourne.
His new toy includes
Nikon D70s
Nikon DX 18mm - 70mm
Sigma APO DG 58mm lens
2 x 4gig CF
2 batteries
Nikon AF nikkor 50mm 1:14D
During lunch today, our favourite Auntie came in to sell us some movies. As we were going through some of the blockbuster movies, she pop a really interesting question to me.
"Are you married?" she asked. I was like what the hell do you want to know whether I am married or single, it is none of your business. Wel, being polite, I told her my current status.
"You want China girl? They very nice and sweet and can speak English" Wow, now Auntie is into pimping business too. "She is my niece, poor family, father died when she was young. I want her to come to Singapore for a better life. Since you are single, why don't you apply for her VISA to come over to Singapore, see if the both of you like one another"
Do I know desperate? Well, I wasn't too interested and told her to speak to Calvin instead.
People are getting stranger by the day
Accompanied my friend to the abovementioned shop in SLS 2hrs ago to purchase a Nikon 35mm f/2D lens (in-house warranty), a 52mm UV filter & a 58mm lens cap. Tested the lens and agreed all items at a total sum of $499. After the saleman have written the receipt and my friend was about to make payment, when he took out his ATM NETS card, another saleman walk up and request for cash. So I said to him, we don't have so much cash at hand, so I said to him, what's the problem by paying NETS? He reply to me that any amount above $300 the Nets company will charge them extra $5. (Anyone out there heard such a thing before or is it a new rules).
fter hearing that both of us got so pissed off. I told the saleman that we are not paying by credit as we all know that extra % will incurred if we pay by credit but now we are paying by NETS. The saleman still insist us to pay by cash and ask my friend go to the nearest ATM to withdraw cash. Now my friend got even more pissed off after hearing this. By this time both of us told the saleman that we'll come back with the cash. But instead we walk out of the stupid shop and went back to office. Let them loose a customer today.
Came across this posting on a local forum for photography. While I was reading this, I am beginning to wonder what is really wrong with Singaporeans and HOW STUPID can they be? While running a business right here in Singapore, I can really understand that sometimes, the amount being made is almost near to nothing. There are items that shops are selling, making only a couple of dollars per item. They probably have to sell more than a 1000 similar items just for ends to meet.
Some Singaporeans think that they know everything. How much would I love to tell them that actually, the only thing that they know is themselves and anything more than that, zilllllllllllllllllllllllll. Singaporeans these day are growing more and more arrogant, especially as a consumer.
I have once witness this. While shopping in Phuket, Thailand, there was this lady carrying two childs, barely a year old each, selling drinks. This Singaporean walked past, wanting to quench their thirst with a coconut, was trying to bargain the drink by 50 baht, which is about SGD2. For the sake of god, SGD$2 is almost nothing to any Singaporean but that 50baht means a day of meal for the entire family. Why be so calculative over a pathetic SGD$2. That 50baht meant everything. I was rather ashamed being a Singaporean at that moment.
Wake up Singaporeans. You are neither king nor more superior as a consumer. Be respectful, we were once citizens of a third world country too.
Okay, finally back from a back breaking dive trip, 26 divers!
Well, most of the divers are from NUS doing their open water diver course. As many people know, I am never fond of doing open water diver courses. Yes, the girls are hot and the guys are hunky, but the profit margins are way too thin. We only made about $40 per person! Yeah, pathetic right?!?!?!
After supper with Leslie, the right side of my upper gum started to ache again. Everytime the ache comes, it just reminds me to see Dr Gigi - aka The Scary and Expensive Dentist
The pain was rather unbearable and thinking that with internet, I can find some 24 hours dental services in Singapore. But guess what… … nothing at all. I found no shit.
Desperately, I went to the fridge, made an ice pack, swallow couple of pain killer mixed with panadol and cough mixture. So if you guys do not find me or find me dead, you know what I did!
Been doing lottsa research in the middle of the night with Geof on gadgets and lens.
Geof being the conservative one (for the first time) has still not decided which camera to get, but doing lottsa researches on lens.
Me, on the other hand, prefers wide angle to macro photography. Richard - the old nice man on similan trips, told me some fab stories on Nikon 14mm lens.
Doing a quick google, it seems that the Nikon 12-24mm is a good general lens replacement for wide angles. But how wide is wide? And if it is the 12-24mm lens, there are many third party lens for it.
Okay, with every sadness, a wind of happiness comes along. My lens are finally here and I am rather happy. Zoom lens from Nikon (AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6G) Not a very good indoor lens and the construction is made of plastic. But at that price of only SGD$100, I dun think I will be complaining much.
Will bring it to Dayang this weekend to try it out and see how good it is.
