Calm before the storm 30 Apr 2012 | 03:00 am

In Perhentian with my fellow DSA swim instructors today, I had my second big test in scuba diving. (The first was in July 2010 when I survived a panic attack inside a shipwreck.) Today we did our last...

When All Is Said And Done 4 Sep 2011 | 05:08 am

Welcome to heli 7 Aug 2011 | 02:16 pm

There are so many things people do not know about how things work in the oil and gas industry. For example, people think you can just board a chopper and fly to the oil platforms. No, it's not that s...

Dedicated to friends and instructors from DSA 26 Jul 2011 | 01:48 pm

Taking to the sky 17 Jul 2011 | 05:38 pm

I am on my way to obliterating my fear of height. YT and I went paramotoring the other day. You're probably familiar with paragliding. Well this is something similar but with a motor behind your back...

Standard Chartered run 27 Jun 2011 | 04:19 am

The last time I ran the 10k, I injured my left knee. Which wasn't all bad as it forced me to spend more time at the pool. I became a better swimmer as a result. But I was worried about my knee. The ...

How to tackle Table Topics 6 Jun 2011 | 01:45 am

I'm no longer active in Toastmasters, but that doesn't mean I no longer take an interest in how they do things at the world's biggest public speaking club. Specifically, I am most intrigued by how som...

Rubber bricks 24 Apr 2011 | 08:46 pm

We have started using rubber bricks at the pool lifesaving training these days. These bricks are about the size of regular bricks but made of rubber. They're quite heavy. Make you wonder if you can h...

Lifesaving day 4 23 Mar 2011 | 05:20 am

I think I have figured out the efficient way of towing people. So far, my victims are all bigger than me. Their bodies have a tendency to sink if you don't pull them fast enough. I had to figure out...

Lifesaving! 18 Mar 2011 | 02:51 am

Five years ago, when I just separated from my wife and was lonely, I made a list of the kind of person I would become in five year's time. And on that list, among other things, was "I would be a damn ...