Safra Toa Payoh opening

We pop by Safra Toa Payoh‘s opening last Sat. We heard the space has tripled after renovation, and Daddy thought the facade bears resemblance to a certain bird-nest stadium in Beijing πŸ™‚

Families gather to checkout Safra’s latest offerings. There is something for everyone in the family. Xin trying to act funny when we told her she is too short petite :p

We have sports, arts, food, stage performances, but Yi and Xin are too small to participate in some of the “family” activities. Zorro Fencing anyone?

Unfortunately, bowling is not one of the “free” events. It would be cool to see Yi and Xin struggle with the “gigantic” balls. Baby Wyvrn was also attracted by the bowling commotion πŸ™‚

The central of attraction must be the pool. From the carpark’s see-through wall, to the glass wall’s reflections, it is hard to miss any activities surrounding the pool. This see-through pool looks familiar too.

Look at the number of people who pop by to checkout Toa Payoh Safra.

We were too late to squeeze in a free 30min slot at Kids Amaze, we know how popular it is at Jurong Safra. (Click for more information)

Do pop by Wee Family’s review. This playground is HUGH !

If Kids Amaze is designed for kids, then EnergyOne is for adults. After exercising, we can always enjoy a sumptuous meal with our family. There are so many F&B outlets for your selection.

We are spoilt for choice, from fast food, to dessert to popular Korean, Japanese cuisines,Β  and steak house. Sample F&B outlets include MacDonald, ToastBox, Aston, Kkongdon Barbeque, Hoshigaoka and get this “Beer Alley” (at bowling alley).

Daddy would love to see how tipsy bowlers throw their bowling balls down the gulley :p

.. but Daddy suspect kids will choose candy floss over mealtime everyday (except if it is MacDonald’s Happy Meal)

Captain Amazing (kids ask why not Captain America) entertains us with magic show. Kids love his hilarious puppet Monkey (Coconut) and chicken (KFC).

We were supposed to create some fridge magnet, but we had to skip the session as Boon Yi and Boon Xin were almost in dreamland after a busy morning.

Thank you Safra and Omy for the invite.
Daddy promise to bring the kids back for some swimming soon.

ps.. Safra is celebrating it’s 40 years anniversary with a lot of activities for members. Click for membership details.

Singapore Navy Diver Unit – NDU

Singapore Naval Diving Unit
Singapore Navy Diving Unit

Singapore Navy Diving Unit is one of the coolest uniit in the Navy (maybe SAF). Last Sun, Daddy got an invitation to visit the Naval divers of Singapore. It was an opportunity to showcase our elite divers’ capabilities to grassroots leaders.

Singapore Navy Diving Unit (NDU) is a special task force under Singapore Navy. Daddy is very curious to find out what are the attributes of a frogman (NDU’s mascot is a muscular frog), and their motto is “Nothing Stands In Our Way” !

We get to see divers perfect drown-proofing techniques. This survival skills allow divers to stay afloat longer under hostile situation.

NDU Divers Singapore
NDU Divers Singapore

**please catch the two action pack videos of Diving and Boating

Trainers will rip off your oxygen tanks ! Water confidence is a must for every trainee (also called tadpole)

After viewing the divers behind glass, the visitors got an opportunity to ogle at the divers. Six packs, dimples, suave, and yandao. All the ladies were beaming πŸ™‚

Train hard, train Safe. We sweat in peacetime, so we bled less during wartime.
Safety is of paramount concern, even for our elites.

The highlight of our tour must be the “Rigid-hulled inflatable boat” (RGIB) ride. These boats are packed with 480Bhp horsepower, and allow our special forces to cut across rough seas at up to 80kph.

After a few hairpin turns and drifts, we Wanted more! Nevermind if our hair is messy πŸ™‚

Gulf of Sembawang, and we came close to Singapore Causeway πŸ™‚

Hong Peng is clearly impressed.

Our boating experience may be a joy ride, but our Divers face pirates and choppy seas in the Gulf of Aden. (Click for some rough-sea video.)

Back on land, we got a tour of NDU’s equipments. Did you know about the indoor 25m range at NDU? Cool, no more Butt party under the hot sun.

Oohh. Wow.. High tech weaponry and systems. We are impressed.


Thank you Mindef PR for the invitation, we had an adrenalin filled Sunday morning. More action photos can be found at SengkangBabies fanpage.

Do drop by our fellow tourists’ blogposts for their experience too πŸ™‚
Mhisham
HP
Senang Diri
Techie Lobang

More Navy action can be found at :
2010 Navy Open house, Divers assault demo
– CyberPioneer Divers video here and here

Meanwhile, Boon Kang will be ready when his unit SKB recalls him. Singapore Navy Diver Unit for him?