Encounter with an enlightened being

aura / n : a feeling or character that a person or place seems to have; sometimes used to refer to a type of light that some people say they can see around people and animals.

You know how you read in books about how someone has a "strange aura" surrounding him/her, or how there's "an aura" about him/her? Never really met anyone whom I could describe as such until now. We had a trip out to Pulau Semakau again today. Only Alvin was able to go representing WildFilms. I was there as a Semakau trainee guide, and Ria as trainer/coordinator/site recce person.

We trainee guides were very lucky to have Joseph Lai with us today, who introduced us to all the mangrove and shore plants, providing invaluable information about an important part of Semakau's ecosystem almost alien to us.


He has an aura about him, I tell you. For a person of many words like me, I feel like a poet without a pen, and just can't describe it any more than that. It's just an aura.

I don't have many blog-worthy photos from today, so, I'll just end with the same old, same old, can't-go-far-wrong-pretty-scenery pic. Sorry lah, but who ever gets bored of the sunrise or sunset anyway...

Crew members meet-up

During this off-season when there's no trip for us to venture (not until November) & many tapes for us to log, some of the WildFilms crew met up this morning to discuss about the pilot. Our documentary production, that is.

After 1.5hr of discussion, we finally got some directions. Details not provided yet but most probably, we'll head that way accordingly to produce our series.

So excited. Wonder how things will turn out.

Pulau Salu's Corals

our very own Chay Hoon, has just obtained her PADI Advanced Diver certification, woohoo!~ I organise local dive trips once or twice a month, and Chay Hoon was very keen to join, one week after becoming a certified advanced diver. So I brought her along to Pulau Salu last month, and dun pray pray with her k, though new, but gutsy diver! Didnt even flinch her eyebrows when we went to a pitchy greenish dark 12m depth, hohoho.. Even then, I decided not to stress her too much, and we went shallow on the second dive, hehe...

Nothing much at 12m, but lots of coral growth in the shallow depths. Didnt find much critters for Chay Hoon to display her forte though =P




very pretty vast soft corals!









Sigh, beautiful coral growth..... How long can it last? =\

I am proud being a WildFilms crew!

Last month, I was approached by my friend, who works for a neighbourhood newsletter - Cohesion - for an interview. The theme of the upcoming issue focus of being 'Green' & he thought I'll be suitable for one of the columns since I'm staying in that neighbourhood and I'm involved with the WildFilms.

The interview was short, basically asking about how I love being a volunteer for WildFilms, how I feel, any funny or memorable incidents or sorts. Well, of coz, I love being part of WildFilms! We get to go to different places, discovering new creatures at different locations. Best of all, I learnt about new species that I've never really noticed before, making new friends who share the same passion & working on trips really strengthen my courage. For examples, encountering snakes along jungle trek, face-to-face shots with monitor lizard, etc.

Today, I woke up early for the photoshoot. I borrowed Wolfie (one of our cameras used) to pose with. The art director directed me where to squat/sit/stand for the best angle captured
Hid amidst the planatations
& pretended as if I'm really filming

After half an hour, the photoshoot was done. More than 10 mosquito bites on legs. =(

Anyway, the neighbourhood newsletter will be out in November which is only, however sadly, available in Bukit Panjang area or somewhere futher.

Dont worry, you guys will always be updated as long as you stick to our blogs.
=D