Entries Categorized as 'Blog Log'

Hot on a Snail Trail

Date June 27, 2011

Divers at Pulau Hantu over the weekend, came back from their 2nd dive thrilled and excited to share about their encounter with a slow kind. What’s the big deal with this giant snail? Well, it’s a very cool snail that we don’t get to see very often. According to the Singapore Red Data Book, this […]

Critters & Current

Date June 12, 2011

Text and pictures by Cindy Tan My very first sighting of a bamboo shark at Hantu.

Volunteer Log: Jimmy Goh

Date May 30, 2011

Text and pictures by Jimmy Goh 22nd May 2011, Once again we set off to the monthly Hantu Blogger’s dive at Pulau Hantu, This trip we have our guest star Debby Ng! Founder of the hantu bloggers, we are very honored to have her dive with us again after 10 months of absence!

Blog Log 22 May 2011, Pen Shells & Gobies

Date May 23, 2011

It was a busy Sunday along the marine fairways; huge vessels were plying up and down the straits between Singapore’s southern islands, this coupled with the big white clouds and strong winds, we feared that we were going to have less than desirable diving conditions. Yet when we turned into our dive site, the skies […]

Blog Log: April 18, 2011

Date April 21, 2011

Hantu is BURSTING WITH COLOURS! And no one captures the critters of Hantu’s reefs quite like our volunteer guides. Below: Slender ceratosoma nudibranch

Seven Years of Sea Slugs

Date April 1, 2011

Last month, Hantu Blog volunteer guide and Dive Instructor, Jimmy Goh, took to the reefs of Pulau Hantu to celebrate the Hantu Blog’s 7th Anniversary, and to photograph a plethora of stunning sea slugs that call Singapore waters home.

7th Anniversary Yeehar

Date March 21, 2011

By Cindy Tan, Volunteer Reef Guide Four dives at my favourite local spot. We were blessed with great visibility and that the critters came out to play. Currents picked up at night dive (ain’t easy to take pictures in strong currents) and had to abort the dive. 🙁

Blog Log: 20 March 2011

Date February 21, 2011

Divers at Pulau Hantu experience an invertebrate bonanza! (Above: Bornella anguilla and Cuthona sibogae feed on a hydroid)

New Year, New Dive

Date February 19, 2011

By Jimmy Goh, Volunteer Dive Instructor & Volunteer Manager Weather was holding up from the rain filled days before the monthly trip, and we set off on the boat at 930am, with some divers whom have never dived in singapore waters before. The Sea was calm, and the weather was good. When we arrived at […]

First Dive of 2011

Date January 24, 2011

By Sonnenblume This morning, I joined The Hantu Bloggers for their first Pulau Hantu dive in year 2011. Just yesterday evening, I was on the island with Ria and the group for a intertidal walk. See some of their blog posts here, here and here. The visibility was about 1-2m. But if you go slow […]