Sentosa - Part 2

I was a big fan of Steve Irwin, Crocodile Hunter, an Australian wildlife expert, conservationist and television personality. He has handled the deadliest crocodiles and snakes yet while filming an underwater documentary "Ocean's Deadliest" was pierced in the chest by a stingray barb and later died. It was 4 September 2006. A most passionate, enthusiastic and wonderful guy! Every time that I see a croc or stingray, I would think of him. Salute!

The oceans and seas - the underwater world has always been so amazing as it is teeming with life.

Looking at sharks in aquariums is one thing but facing off with one in the open sea or fishing for sharks is quite another. Watch fishing for Mako shark, the fastest shark in the world. Mako sharks have been known to jumped at and onto boats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcO1UHVNkEI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zjfw8xrrBw

Be careful of big fish that jumps at boats like the Marlin. Watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=xAwWJ1LWfSQ&feature=endscreen


If you believe that God made the universe, the sea creatures and all then you can see that He went down to the minutest details.

Every plant, every fish and insect are there for a reason and purpose. The eco system is there for a reason just like everything happens for a reason.


The ocean is just like a kaleidoscope teeming with life in myriad colours. It is so awesome that we will never see or learn enough about it in a lifetime nor several life times. That is the finiteness of man.

I like to have a fish looking directly at you.

The old man, his son and the sea?

Arapaima are great Amazonian fish.

A good size Pacu, a kind of cousin of the Piranha. Watch what you release into a river. Some where in China, there is a river where some people got attacked by Piranha.

A huge Temensis (Peacock Bass)

Big Red-Tailed Catfish.




I like to support local but do local support the locals? In terms of prices for local attractions?

This Arapaima must have suffered a broken back? Osteoporosis?

Life is a journey of discovery.




Now I know where the alien from the Predator movie got its face from. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtIrjW7-TYQ

Alaskan crab? This is when you are feeling confident, even cocky.

This is when you are finished. Well, almost till some one comes along and pick you up for dinner for $128.

GT, fishermen love the GT.

A school of them is an amazing sight. These are the Golden Trevally.

Giant Deep Sea Isopod


Is this another cockroach by another name?


What is like to live in their world. 


To understand another country, another religion, another business, company, department or simply another person, you have to live in their world. It is the same if we are talking about the different generation. How else can we know?

To Be Continued.....watch this space.

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