Sampah perlu diasingkan mulai 1 September

Sistem pengasingan sampah mengikut jenis dan kategori bahan buangan akan dikuatkuasakan mulai 1 September ini, ekoran penswastaan sepenuhnya perkhidmatan pengurusan sisa pepejal dan pembersihan.

Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Chor Chee Heung berkata, pengasingan itu terbahagi kepada sisa pepejal, organik dan bahan buangan yang boleh dikitar semula.

"Sistem ini akan dilakukan secara berperingkat-peringkat dalam masa dua tahun selepas dikuatkuasakan September ini supaya orang ramai boleh membiasakan diri dengannya.

"Selepas dua tahun, denda akan dikenakan kepada mereka yang tidak mengasingkan bahan buangan mengikut kategori," katanya pada sidang akhbar selepas majlis pelancaran Transformasi Perkhidmatan SWM Environment Sdn. Bhd. Ke Arah Kecemerlangan di Pusat Konvensyen Danga Bay.

Langkah itu dilakukan selepas Akta Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan Awam 2007 diluluskan bagi memastikan pengurusan sisa pepejal dan pembersihan awam diurus dengan teratur, bersepadu dan sistematik.

Berikutan penguatkuasaan akta tersebut, tiga syarikat konsesi dilantik iaitu SWM Environment Sdn. Bhd. yang akan mengendalikan pengurusan sisa pepejal di Johor, Melaka dan Negeri Sembilan.

Alam Flora Sdn. Bhd. pula mengendalikan sisa pepejal di Pahang, Kelantan dan Terengganu; E-Idaman Sdn. Bhd. di Perlis dan Kedah manakala di Perak, Selangor dan Pulau Pinang diuruskan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) masing-masing.

Chee Heung berkata, melalui sistem itu masyarakat akan dididik secara beransur-ansur untuk mengasingkan sisa pepejal bagi mengurangkan kuantiti sisa tersebut yang perlu dikendalikan dan dilupuskan di tapak-tapak pelupusan.

"Bagi membolehkan kutipan sampah dilakukan dengan lebih teratur, tong sampah berpenutup, beroda dan mesra alam akan diedarkan syarikat-syarikat konsesi terbabit," katanya.

Menurutnya, syarikat itu akan mengutip bahan buangan mengikut kategori, contohnya bahan buangan yang boleh dikitar semula seperti tin, plastik dan surat khabar lama dua kali seminggu mengikut hari tertentu.

Menurut beliau, sekiranya syarikat yang dilantik tidak mematuhi syarat dan perjanjian selepas diberikan amaran, kerajaan akan menamatkan kontrak mereka.

Penswastaan tersebut katanya, tidak melibatkan caj tambahan sebaliknya akan diserapkan ke dalam taksiran cukai PBT.

The last day of Malaysian Railway in Singapore. Bukit Timah series.

On 30th June will mark the last day of Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) at Singapore soil.
From 1st July, every movement of KTM will be at Woodlands CIQ.
The nostalgic of Keretapi Tanah Melayu or Malayan Railways at Singapore from 1932 at Tanjong Pagar will ceased on 1st July 2011.
And Bukit Timah Station that opened on 1903 now is presereved as Singapore heritage building.

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Invitation to “An Evening with DAN Asia-Pacific"

The Scuba Rangers Philosophy

The Scuba Rangers Philosophy

As a children’s outreach organization, Scuba Rangers has the responsibility to promote good values. To keep it simple and fun, we’ve designed a Scuba Rangers star, which defines the 5 points of a successful Scuba Ranger:

Proper Knowledge: Rangers must learn the rules of responsible diving.

Proper Skills: Rangers must learn and practice the basic scuba skills.

Proper Equipment: Rangers must learn to use basic scuba equipment, and will have to own snorkeling equipment, while learning to properly care for the equipment.

Proper Experience: Rangers should maintain diving proficiency, dive within their limits, and continue to learn more about scuba and water exploration.

Responsibility: Rangers should honor their responsibilities to their families, their community, the environment and themselves.

Try our Cuba Skuba Program a try out scuba for kids 8-12 years old at PJ Palms swimming pool every Sunday. Email buzzme@waterkids.info for bookings. More info here www.waterkids.info. Booking is essential

Panasonic Lumix GF-2 launch.

Launched GF-2, smallest system camera with a touch screen. Also launched is TZ-20 with a 16x optical zoom with built in GPS. Also with touch screen function.

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Scuba Rangers quality statement

Dear parents, 


Your son or daughter might have shown you this webpage enthusiastically, but you might still have some questions and reservations. That is why it would be my pleasure to tell you more about the SCUBA RANGERS  Program. 

SCUBA RANGERS is the children´s program of SSI- SCUBA SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL and a program which was especially designed for children between the age of 8 and 12 years old. Until recently, younger children did not have the opportunity to be involved in a diving activity. But now, with this program, they can! However, this is only possible in a swimming pool and under professional supervision.
  
For more than 35 years SSI is known in the diving industry for providing high quality education and outstanding training materials for divers and snorklers of all levels. 


SSI Instructors are only allowed to teach when being affiliated with an SSI Facility. This concept is unique in the industry and allows direct monitoring of all active SSI Dive Leaders to make sure that high quality education within the standards is provided. 


SSI Instructors teach with proven methods using innovative training techniques so that students will enjoy the learning experience. Learning skills becomes easy and fun. 

The instructors that will eventually educate your child in the swimming pool, are excellent divers who are already experienced in teaching or guiding new divers and they have taken a special training in how to teach diving to children. Furthermore, they have been fully-screened and they had to submit a certificate of good character. So you don’t need to worry about that. During the sessions and club activities, safety always comes first. That is why there will be sufficient professional supervision in relation to the number of participating children all the time.

During the activities, the children are engaged in diving, but at the same time the activities are designed to develop their social skills as well, not only by doing stuff together with other children, but also by supporting each other. And at the same time, we try to develop the children’s environmental awareness. 

There are all kinds of SCUBA RANGERS education materials in different languages available, which, of course, has been especially developed for children. For example, there is a manual and an exercise book, a video, a logbook, diploma’s, etc. This supporting material is used during the sessions and activities.

The SCUBA RANGERS Program is not a diving course. Children learn in a playful but safe way to be involved in diving. It is not until they reach the age of 12 that it is possible to participate in a diving education program with one of the diving education organisations.

I hope I have been able to take away any doubts you might have had. I would like to invite you to come and have a look at a SCUBA RANGERS Club. That will give you a good impression of what we do, and how we do it. Because if you entrust us with your child, you want to be sure that it is all right!


Your SSI & SCUBA RANGERS Team!

PS: And perhaps you will get excited yourself about diving in! Unfortunately, you are (just) too old to become a member of the SCUBA RANGERS Club, but we are more than happy to give you information about your personal possibilities in becoming a diver instead with SSI.

Call us now at +6 013-2520109 or e-mail buzzme@waterkids.info

Cuba Skuba #3 and SSI Scuba Rangers Level 1 - 27th Feb. 2011

Latest confirm pax: 

Farris Izznor Izakisna, Noor Azriana  Noor Azerai, Muhamad Nur Irfan Mohd Hairul Anuar, Muhammad Syahmi Sazali, Muhammad Khalifah Razlan, Muhammad Mikail Razlan, Mohd Hairul Anuar Amin, Sazali Zainon, Mazura Yazid, Nasemassaba Basemin.

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(Next Class will be on 6th March 2011)

Next Cuba Skuba (introductory to scuba diving) session  will be held this Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 around 10am. This time, Cuba Skuba program is open to kids and parents to try out and find out whether they are eligible for scuba diving hobby or not.

Also on the date, Water Kids will be having for the first time SSI Scuba Rangers Level 1 program for those who have succeed the Cuba Skuba previously.

Fell free to register thru The E-mail or thru the website here

Please be reminded that, to join any of the program, parents have to register their kids before Saturday for us to prepare the scuba equipment as the scuba centre at PJ Palms does not cater for kids diving.

This is also for certificate and Scuba Rangers development kits preparation.

Feel free to contact me at 013-2520109 or e-mail me for further details.   

Water Kids Cuba Skuba (Scuba Try Out) #2 - 20th Feb. 2011

Water + Kids = Fun Water Kids

My lone try out student Nasuha Ahmad Nasiruddin, 11.

Congratulations!

Next upcoming dive try out and SSI Scuba Rangers 1st level program for kids Sunday 27th February 2011

Next upcoming dive try out and SSI Scuba Rangers 1st level program for kids Sunday 27th February 2011

Place: Sea Monkey Dive PJ Palms swimming pool, Petalling Jaya 

(Old Kelab Syabas, behind A&W PJ)

Time: 10am-2pm

Who: Kids 7++ - 12 years old

When: 27th February 2011

Price: Try outs with Waterkids cert (RM160), SSI Scuba Rangers (RM350+120) Development Kits + 1st session

Please confirm attendance by emailling buzzme@waterkids.info names and birthdate.

My lone student on 20th February. Congratulation Nasuha Ahmad Nasiruddin.

*pictures taken using Olympus XZ-1 and Olympus housing and strobe with Inon wide angle wet lens.  

Cuba Skuba for Kids #1 13th February 2011

Scuba diving for kids:

They come, they have fun, they conquer. Kids + Water

Congratulations to Nabila Yazmine, Nabil Ghazali, Iskandar Putra, Puteri Mas Ayu, Farris Izznor, Razman Afdhal, Noor Azriana, Noor Adzri, Ahmad Nazeef, Umairah Nurunajah for Water Kids Cuba Skuba completion at PJ Palms on 13th February 2011. Info on next Cuba Skuba on 20th February 2011, please view www.waterkids.info for more.

All scuba diving images taken using Olympux XZ-1 with Olympus housing and strobe

Memoir Tanjung Pagar 1932-2011. Kemegahan terakhir di bumi singa

Nantikan kemunculan blog foto memoir Stesen Keretapi Tanjong Pagar, Singapura oleh empat sahabat yang mendokumentasikan hari-hari terakhir hak milik Malaysia. Bangunan sejarah ini  akan diambil alih oleh Singapura pada Julai 2011.


Hasil dokumentasi ini juga akan dibukukan... ingin tempah? Tunggu....

Nikon Coolpix P7000 underwater housing Fantasea FP7000, rolled out March 2011

Price: 
RM2,420 (housing)
RM1,420 (camera)
RM3,520 (combo - both camera and housing)


About the Fantasea FP7000 Housing
The FP7000 Housing is manufactured to the highest professional standards of function, style and durability. 
It is depth rated to 60m/200 feet and is fully functional with ergonomically designed and labeled controls. The Fantasea FP7000 is the ultimate waterproof home for the Nikon Coolpix P7000.
The FP7000 Housing is ideal for outdoor and underwater photography. Underwater photographers can dive or snorkel and capture all the excitement of this fascinating world, while outdoor photographers also have the option of capturing the action of activities such as white water paddle sports, sailing, boating, surfing, fishing, hunting, backpacking and camping. 
The FP7000 Housing is shock resistant and protects the camera from water, sand, dust, frost and other damaging elements.
The FP7000 Housing was designed to be compatible with a complete Accessory System, enabling photographers to enhance the quality of their images.



FP7000 Housing Feature Highlights:

• Depth rated to 60m/200 feet
• Access to all camera controls and functions
• Shock resistant
• Double O-ring seal
• Special mount for lighting accessories
• Removable double fiber optic cable connection
• Removable flash diffuser
• Easy and secure installation of camera
• Labeled controls for comfortable operation
• Compatible with a wide range of underwater photo accessories

More info on housing click here and Fantasea underwater photography products here

Nikon Coolpix P7000 specs and review at DPReview

Sample pictures

In action

*All images are copyrighted by www.fantasea.com ©

Scuba discover and try out programme for kids 8-12 years old

Upcoming Programme

What: Discover Scuba Diving and try out scuba for kids

When: Saturday 2pm-5pm or Sunday 10am-1pm

Who: Kids age 8-12 years old + mom + dad + auntie + uncle + grandfather + grandmother

Where: Major Kee private  Swimming Pool (Behind Pantai Hospital Cheras)

How: Call Celcom3-2520109 or e-mail buzzme[a]waterkids.info (replace [a] with @) for booking and confirmation. No walk in please.

The Plan: Make a booking and tell me how many would like to participate. Get into the class just for a tiny bit and we will get into the pool after that. Don't forget to bring along your swimming attire and towel. After diving ask you mom or dad to treat you at A&W or Nasi Kandar at mamak restaurant nearby.

Price: RM200 per person/session including membership to Tenggara Water Kids Scuba Club 

Clearing the rusty inside me. A journey tru life.. Thaipusam

Thaipusam @ Batu Caves... I was last here around 20 years ago when I am the junior photographer at Berita Harian. They sent me here for an assignment.


But Batu Caves is never an unusual place for me. It was the training ground for me during my schooling days and during my ITM years as a noobtogs (newbie photographers) .


Why, this because, the iconic area especially during Thaipusam  give you lots of chance and training to capture moment, creative profile shooting, colors etc.


At that time, it was nothing for me to accent the 272 concrete steps but this year, it was different for me. Its a no go.


I tired to get the the first step, but with all the Kavadi Atams dancing and surrounded by thousand of Hindu devotees at the cramp area towards the steps including one Rela guy shouting to me to get out from the line, I decided to canceled my intension.


Anyway, for the noobtogs, I would suggest for you to have a try at Batu Caves during Thaipusam and capture whatever moment you encountered. Its good for a training ground for the noobtogs and for the veterans too...


A bit rusty, but I still need my training in photojournalism... forever


No caption, you interpret, you decide. 


Comments and critics are most welcome. 

Time lapse with video, try and error with basic set-up

Time frame 5.30am-7am. 

Shot using Panasonic Lumix GF-1 with 14-55mm lens from behind a window.

Can I call this time lapse?

New scuba divers, don't waste. Buy the best for a longer time

New scuba diver  used to ask me, "Bro what I have to buy first aaa..???". 
I just said to them, you have the money? U buy what you want. But if you have a very ciput (tight) budget, than I would suggest you to buy the basic necessity lah.
Such as mask, fin and snorkel. For me its a very personal thing that will accustomed to your diving requirement.
And my personal best are Cressi-Sub. Used to be the dealer but the master dealer already change brand, so have to change also lah in terms of sales, but still using it for personal.
For me, mask, snorkel and fin can't beat Cressi's.
So for new divers, I can suggest to you to get a DiveTenggara Cressi starter pack.
Consist of Cressi Reaction Pro fin, Cressi Delta 1 snorkel, Cressi Occhio Plus mask and a fin bag.
Why all these? Tested and personally been using all of the items for already 3 years without any problem.

Price: RM550

Cressi Reaction Pro fin: 

• Fullfoot version of the Reaction fins, the buckle-up version has met with full approval from divers. 
• The frame is moulded in three different materials, according to the Cressi patented system that guarantees surprisingly smooth and powerful kicking. 
• The blade is rather long, and has a differentiated thickness - thicker at the front end of the foot, it gets progressively thinner towards the end of the blade. 
• The wide-soled foot is very comfortable and outstandingly enveloping thanks to the extensive use of elastomers. 
• The soles are completely covered in thermo-rubber to give them an excellent grip on boat decks. 
• These fins have been designed not just for swimming and free-diving, but also for scuba diving, where they will surprise you with their fantastic performance. 

Technical features :

• Size-- Length-- Width-- Height-- Lenght blade-- Weight single fin 
• 36/37-- 60 cm-- 20.5 cm-- 8 cm-- 34.5 cm--5 80 g 
• 38/39-- 62 cm-- 21 cm-- 8 cm-- 35 cm-- 650 g 
• 40/41-- 64 cm-- 21.5 cm-- 8 cm-- 36 cm-- 750 g 
• 42/43-- 66.5 cm-- 22.5 cm-- 8 cm-- 37 cm-- 800 g 
• 44/45-- 68.5 cm-- 23 cm-- 8.5 cm-- 39 cm-- 830 g 
• 46/47-- 71 cm-- 24 cm-- 8.5 cm-- 40 cm-- 900 g

Color/size:

Black/Grey36/37, Silver/Orange36/37, Blue/Sky Blue36/37, Transparent/..36/37, Transparent/..38/39, Blue/Sky Blue38/39, Silver/Orange38/39, Black/Grey38/39, Black/Grey40/41, Silver/Orange40/41, Blue/Sky Blue40/41, Blue/Sky Blue42/43, Silver/Orange42/43, Black/Grey42/43, Black/Grey44/45, Silver/Orange44/45, Blue/Sky Blue44/45, Transparent/..44/45, Transparent/..46/47, Blue/Sky Blue46/47, Silver/Orange46/47, Black/Grey46/47

Cressi Occhio Plus mask:

• A mask that has been specifically designed for free diving, but which has characteristics that make it perfect for use when scuba diving too. 
• With this design the aim was to achieve an exceptionally low internal volume by maintaining a very low lens-eye distance. 
• Thanks also to the special raking of the lenses (patented), these characteristics have allowed for the widest field of vision of the entire range of Cressi masks. 
• Despite these exclusive features, the new skirt, in hypoallergenic silicone, is suitable for a large number of facial profiles. 
• The special double injection moulding process of the mask body allows for a structure that is extremely light in composite materials. 
• The buckles on the strap tilt vertically and sideways and are instantly micrometrically adjustable. They are attached to the skirt with an elastic element that offers the buckles an extraordinary range of lateral movement. 
• The position of the strap is, as a consequence, completely natural and does not deform the skirt of the mask in any way. 
• The buckles are also completely indestructible, even when completely flattened. 

Who it is for 

• The minimum internal volume makes this mask ideal for deep free diving, spear fishing and for more demanding descents, but can also be used for scuba diving or even as a spare mask, thanks to the sideways tilting of the buckles and the limited space that it takes up once stowed in a jacket pocket. 
• A mask that has been specifically designed for free diving, but which has characteristics that make it perfect for use when scuba diving too. 
• With this design the aim was to achieve an exceptionally low internal volume by maintaining a very low lens-eye distance. 
• Thanks also to the special raking of the lenses (patented), these characteristics have allowed for the widest field of vision of the entire range of Cressi masks. 
• Despite these exclusive features, the new skirt, in hypoallergenic silicone, is suitable for a large number of facial profiles. 
• The special double injection moulding process of the mask body allows for a structure that is extremely light in composite materials. 
• The buckles on the strap tilt vertically and sideways and are instantly micrometrically adjustable. They are attached to the skirt with an elastic element that offers the buckles an extraordinary range of lateral movement. 
• The position of the strap is, as a consequence, completely natural and does not deform the skirt of the mask in any way. 
• The buckles are also completely indestructible, even when completely flattened. 

Technical features 

•  Type: two lens mask 
•  Versions: transparent silicone, black silicone 
•  Materials: liquid silicone, techno-polymer, elastomers 
•  Strap buckles: with instant adjustment, mounted on an indestructible elastic element 
•  Internal volume: very low 
•  Prescription lenses: not available

Color:

Black/Black silicone, YellowTransparent silicone, BlueTransparent silicone, PinkTransparent silicone, AguamarinaTransparent silicone

Cressi Delta 1 snorkel: 

• New reversible snorkel (it can be used on the right and left side), designed for snorkeling, free-diving and scuba diving. 
• The bore is made from variable section flexible material to assist swimming, and the top part is slightly bent to follow the profile of the divers head. 
• The shape of the coloured splash-top has been designed to prevent water from splashing in. 
• The purge system has an elliptical valve and is contained in a special water collection well. 
• The mouthpiece is identical to the ones mounted on Cressi regulators and can be swapped as the need may be. 
• Purge system and bore are connected by a corrugated section on the outer side only (smooth inside) that make it possible for the mouthpiece and the drainage well to drop down into a handy vertical rest position, perfect for scuba diving. 
• The mask attachment is the rapid, height adjustable clip-on.

Color:

Transparent/Black, Trans/Blue, Trans/Pink, Trans/Yellow, Trans/Clear, Trans/Aguama, Trans/Red, Trans/Orange

*Please refer to Cressi-Sub Website for color scheme and functions