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We are a group of students from Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore.
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Desmond Soh Joo Sheng
Darrick Ng Wei Chng
Leon Ng Rui Yan
Allen Lee Huang An
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Saturday, November 28, 2009 @ 10:00 PM
Itching to be like those soldiers you see in war movies? Have a high tolerance for pain? Able to think fast while on your feet? If you have the above qualities, paintball is the sports for you! Available at Turf City (Bukit Timah), Tactical Action Games (TAG) Paintball is the place where one can have a fun time shooting opponents with paintballs. Paintball was brought to Singapore since 1999 by TAG Paintball. The whole concept about paintball is to accomplish ‘missions’ while trying to take down as many opponents as possible by shooting them. Think "Counter-Strike"-like in real-life and you would get the idea. 
You crouch behind a tin drum, waiting for your team-mate’s signal. Suddenly, ‘Ping!’ a paintball smashes into the tin drum you were hiding behind, sending splatters of paint pass your face. Next moment, you hear paintballs whizzing through the air. The fight is on! The objective of the game is to shoot two targets in the opponents’ base camp, then capture your ammo box and bring it back to your own base camp without being shot. If you are shot, you will have to raise your gun above your head and run towards your halfway house, make a U-turn and continue playing. Being shot will also guarantee you a bruise (if the paintball hits a non-armored part of your body) and a blow to your ego. But, do not fret! Paintball is not just about the bruising, as with every shot fired brings an adrenaline rush through your veins. The game is so exciting that everyone runs and jumps about constantly. If you are a safety conscience person, do not worry as it is mandatory to wear specially designed helmets and chest protectors that will ensure that you go home in one piece. 
For more information: Office: 24 Peck Seah Street # 08-01 Nehsons Building Singapore 079314 Playing Field: Turf City, 200 Turf Club Road Singapore 287994 Tel : 6324-0038 / 9636-0038
Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 11:52 PM
A new sports hall will be built in Pasir Ris by June, 2011. This sports hall will have at least five ‘green’ features, more than the conventional sports hall with only two or three. These ‘green’ features include solar panels to save energy, plant-covered walls to cool the building and a rainwater- harvesting system to trap water that can be used to water plants, just to name a few. The sports hall will also feature international-standard volleyball courts, swimming pools, tennis courts, a 2000 capacity multi-purpose hall and a dance studio, together with F&B outlets and shops. This sports hall will be a good place for the people in Pasir Ris to relax after a long day’s work. As talks to fight global-warming carries on in Copenhagen, Singapore does a practical action by building this eco-friendly sports complex as a kick start to Singapore’s commitment to fighting global warming. This sports complex does not only serve as a venue for city dwellers like Singaporeans to exercise and relax, it can also serve as a competition venue for local and international sporting events with its international-sized courts. As Pasir Ris do not have much facilities for the shopaholics, the shops and retail outlets in this sports complex can also serve as a place for these shopaholics to ‘hunt’, allowing the sports complex to kill three birds with one stone. With the erection of this new sports complex, residents in Pasir Ris can exercise, relax and shop in an environment that is not harmful to the environment, which is a good start to making Singapore a ‘greener’ city to live in.
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 10:39 PM
 Water Sports:
There are many types of water sports that have different relation of the sport to the water. Some sports, such as swimming and water polo, are done inside the water. Other sports, such as scuba-diving and free diving, are done underwater. Some sports are even done on the water surface, such as wakeboarding and canoeing.  Where in Singapore and what sports you can do: Reservoirs: There are 3 reservoirs that have been used as a venue for water sports. The marvelous reservoirs that have the dual capability of acting as a water catchment area and a water sports venue are the Bedok Reservoir, Lower Seletar Reservoir and MacRitchie Reservoir. The launch of water sports in Bedok Reservoir started in 17 October, 2004. It held a few international competitions, famously the HSBC Wakeboard World Cup Singapore 2004, which was held on October 30-31 2004. This was the first international water sports event to be held at a local reservoir. Many other dragon boating and kayaking competition have been help in the reservoir as well. One of such competition includes PA Paddle Championship 2008, which was held from 19th April to 20th April, 2008. It was a competition whereby locals form teams and compete with other teams in dragon boat and kayak races. In 2004, the government also allowed sailing in Lower Seletar Reservoir which is located at northeastern part of Singapore. Although there is no professional water competition held here, this 3.6 km² reservoir will definitely lure you with its tranquil surrounding. MacRitchie Reservoir, the oldest reservoir to be built in Singapore, was constructed in 1868. Like the other three reservoirs mentioned above, it is a place for canoe enthusiast to do their paddling and for someone to just work up some muscles in a kayak. There are a few competitions held there annually. Want someone to teach you the right techniques to row a kayak or want to be that muscular and professional dragon boater you always see rowing in the majestic dragon boat? Here’s the solution! People’s Association (PA), a government based organisation, is holding kayaking and dragon boating lessons at Bedok and Lower Seletar Reservoir. For more information regarding this programme, please visit http://www.water-venture.org.sg/ for more details.  Parks: Pasir Ris, East Coast and Changi I do not blame you if you have this thought that we must have made a mistake putting the heading ‘parks’ under ‘Water Activities’ post. Indeed, as Singapore is surrounded by water, our parks that are by the coast do offer water sports. Not one, but three parks, namely Pasir Ris Park, East Coast Park and Changi Beach Park offers locals as well as foreigners a chance to zoom, or in most cases, paddle across the salty seawater. People’s Association (PA) has also set up outlets in the three different parks where they specialise in different water sports and other facilities for water sports. The waters of Pasir Ris Park are relatively calm and ideal for kayaking and sailing. That is why the outlet there offers dinghy sailing and kayaking as its core water sports activity. One can slowly kayak and take in the tranquility of the sea, or sail around the area to explore the coastal areas. Changi Beach Park, which is close to nearby islands like Ubin, Pulau Sekudu, Pulau Sejahat and Pulau Tekong makes it an ideal place for island hopping. That is why the PA outlet there offers kayaking and power pleasure craft where one can use them to explore the nearby islands. The outlet in East Coast Park specialises in windsurfing. They even boost a windsurfing store to allow their members to store their windsurfing equipment. If you go out on the water to try out windsurfing, you may be surfing on the same water that top international windsurfers have once surfed on as the outlet is the organiser for the annual Windsurfing Championship.  Ever watched wakeboarding competitions on television and hope you can ride the waves like the professionals? Or maybe just hope that you can at least be pulled across the water to experience the thrill? Well, here is the answer to your dream! Welcome to Singapore’s first Cableski Park which is located in East Coast Park. Cable skiing is similar to wakeboarding with the only difference being the person is pulled by an overhead cable instead by a boat. There are many ways a participant can ski, including kneeboard, slalom or trick ski. The speed of the cable is maintained between 20-58 kph which is the same as the speed of a boat in tournament waterskiing and wakeboarding. 8 skiers can be hooked to same cableway at the same time. Hordes of people of various age, gender and nationality frequent this park often. It is also cheaper for one to ski at this cable park then to rent a boat and ski or wakeboard out in the open sea. So wait no more! Come down when you are in Singapore and realize your dream! Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 10am - 10pm Sat, Sun, Public Holidays 9am - 10pm Night skiing 7pm till 10pm everyday Friday, Saturday & Eve of Public Holidays till 12 midnight For more info, visit: http://www.ski360degree.com/ Telephone: +65 6442 7318 Labels: Overview
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 9:21 PM
Singapore, our 710.2km2 modern city, has managed to fit in everything a country needs to survive and more. Amazingly, she has also incorporated a large variety of sports and adventure facilities and attractions to both locals and foreigners. Wherever you go in our garden city, one can always find people playing their favourite sports or training for their next big sports event. Here are some examples of attractions or facilities which can be found in Singapore:  Reservoirs – Singapore has very little land to collect rainwater and no natural aquifers or lakes. Instead, 15 reservoirs have been created to collect and store water for use. As most of them are located around forested areas, it makes sense to turn them into recreational or sports areas. For example, MacRitchie Reservoir offers tracks which can bring the runner closer to nature as you would be running along well-maintained tracks inside the forest! Also, it contains the HSBC Treetop Walk, a suspension bridge which allows one to view the scenery of the forest. Another example is Bedok Reservoir, another location for adventure as it has a high element rope course.
 Stadiums – Singapore has many stadiums, notably the Singapore Indoor Stadium (SIS) and Kallang Stadium. Its top notch equipment and facilities ensure that athletes who train there get the most out of their training. Many international events have also been held in Singapore, for example the SEA Games and even the upcoming Youth Olympic Games.
 
Park Connector Network – Singapore has many specially constructed paths laid strategically around the island for cyclists and joggers alike to exercise hassle-free and safely. As the name suggests it connects many parks such that one can enjoy the sights and sounds only Mother Nature can offer.
Parks – The Garden City has many parks scattered around the island, with the most famous being East Coast Park and West Coast Park. Adventure seekers can satisfy their adrenaline needs with a newly constructed skate park, or even rent a bicycle or learn how to roller blade to traverse the long-distance roads, which hugs the coastline. Also, East Coast Park has been used as part of the route for various marathons like the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon.
  For more information, check this out! Labels: Overview
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