SengkangBabies, Author at Sengkang Babies

In Singapore, kids must learn how to Swim and Cycle, otherwise they will lose out on a lot of Fun. Did you noticed our June holidays are packed with Water activities?

(hint Life Guard, Ipoh Lost World Tambun, Bird Park and Zoo 40th, WWW, BBQ at POLW, Father’s Day Punggol)

Our kids really love Water Play! Sometimes Daddy and Mummy are amazed at where we find so much time and energy to run, swim, play with the kids 🙂 JUST Do IT !

Singapore is an island, surrounded by Sea and Hot humid weather. Water Play must be one of the most convenient way to cool down, the swimming pools, the sea, and sometimes fountains (Bugis) 🙂

Video (Link) – If kids are adventurous, we can even go fishing in Redang an Krabi, or just grab a pail !

The second sports which we want the kids to pickup is CYCLING. Cycling will enable us to go everywhere, anytime. The learning journey is part of the Fun.

Once our kids are mobile, we are instantly connected to hundreds of kilometers of cycling tracks, thanks to nParks..

If kids stamina are good, we can even cycle on Paya Lebar Airport’s runway ! If cycling is not possible, Boon Xin’s scooter might be the next best Fun transport medium.

Video (Link) : Cycling at Peya Lebar airbase

Ironically, Daddy could only cycle once with the kids in June due to other commitments and the haze. Click to follow our cycling adventures.

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ps.. SengkangBabies are giving away one night’s stay at Ipoh’s Lost World of Tambun, and 2 adult tickets. Hurry, contest ends 07Nov11pm. Click on image below for details.

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If Boon Yee becomes a life-guard one day, Daddy suspects Pasir Ris pool will experience full-house everyday. The boy does look suave and cute in his shades, maybe like GI Joe idol Lee Hun Byung?

Boon Yee is enjoying the attention too 🙂

Together with Heng family (BPDG), we were invited to Pasir Ris SRC‘s June holidays programme, where kids can become ~~baywatch~~ Life-Guard or Pool Operator. Actually, it is a “Kids Awareness and Education” Programme.

Derrick is our life-guard and instructor. He told us that Yellow is the international colour for life-guard, and his equipment includes whistle and walkie talkie etc.

We see life-guards whenever we go swimming, but we have never got so near to one before. (except that one time when kids climb up the slide in the wrong direction)

Behind this door, a life-guard can try to revive someone who might be injured or fainted.

The poster show us how to perform CPR, and Uncle Derrick show us how to use the oxygen mask.

Earlier, everyone is issued a pair of sunglass and cap.

Specially for Today, and today only, kids can whistle to their heart’s content,
we even climb up a life-guard’s tower 🙂

Daddy is confident that while the other people enjoy the pool, our ~~mini~~ lifeguards will be on the look out for potential danger and risks.

Uncle Derrick share with us that life-guards need to walk around every interval, as they need to look for danger signs, or maybe someone has fallen unconscious near one “blindspot” corner.

Daddy told kids to be mindful of the float and rope locations next time they go to a swimming pool. Someone might need our help one day.

Kids write their own feelings and expectations after the class on little piece of stars.

So many Stars ! A lot of kids must have enjoyed their classes 🙂

Smile 🙂

Module 2 is about the job of a “Pool operator“. Daddy told us someone needs to maintain the pool, keep the water clean, and maybe pump debris off the pool.

Our Pool Operator today is John Lee, and he taught us how to test the water quality. Chlorine kills the germs and bacteria, but too much chlorine will cause irritation to our skin or eyes. We measure the water quality by comparing the “colour” code. (just like chemistry class’s test tubes)

We did some live sample collection over at the pool.

No worries, the water is safe to swim today 🙂

Ever wonder what happen to the debris at the bottom of the pool? The cleaner can pick up the bigger leafs or maybe plastic bags, but we need to rely on pumps to suck away smaller particles (just like vacumn cleaner).