I was originally thinking about posting something to fill up the space at the bottom of the blog because the page looks kinda weird with the side bar longer than the blog posts itself. I could easily fill up the space with a lot of nonsense , but after surfing around a bit , i decided to talk about something else .

As you all know , i've recently did a couple of dives at Pulau Hantu . Before you brush it off and say that is nothing to see in Singapore waters , i would like to tell you that it is not true . There is actually quite a number of interesting marine creatures to be spotted and it is a fantastic place for you to get close up the the host of micro marine creatures that call the reefs of Pulau Hantu their home . Who would imagine that corals and clownfishes , nudibranches , angelfishes would be available just at our very own backyard .

I heard that if the reclaimation works in Singapore stop for about 5 years , we might actually have the chance to have nice blue waters like Tioman . However , recently there has been a disconcerting development near the islands of Pulau that might threaten the reefs . Shell, the petrolchemical company is intending to pursue land reclaimation works around the island which will definitely detoriate the visibility of the waters . With the visbility getting so bad , the corals reefs cannot be expected to survive and if that happens , what will happen the marine life around the reef that are dependent on the reef as a habitat.

As a diver , i thought that everyone should know about this piece of news . I'm not asking you to take action and march on the streets to protest against it ( because u will so totally get arrested ) , but to actually spread this piece of news to your friends ( divers or non-divers ) out there and let them know , to be aware of their very own environment .

Make a visit to the Hantu Blog and see how u can help and learn about the development of the situation .

To end off , i would like to quote from the Hantu Blog .

Only when the last tree has died
and the last river been poisoned
and the last fish been caught
will we realise we cannot eat money

And really , money is not nice to eat . It's just nice to shop with . So do spread this message around .