On the last day of April, in the midst of my exams, I decided to go on a sample collection trip with Wildfilms to Beting Bronok (somewhere near Tekong I was told) to try to collect my final sample of seaweed for analysis.
We are supposed to meet at 4am in the morning, such ungodly hours, at Changi Point Ferry Terminal. With no private transport of my own, I had to take a cab to be there on time. We left the jetty on time on a big bum boat that was blurping out heaps of dark gasoline smoke. Perhaps that was a omen of things to come. Barely making it of the Changi beach, the boat experienced its first malfunction. The engine died, leaving us adrift in the Serangoon Straits. It was a surreal experience actually, the gentle waves, the cloudless sky and the stars were out in full force. This is one of the few times where I have seen so many stars in Singapore. The bumboat pilot mumbled something about the boat leaking and went under to fix it. After a while, he emerged and we started making our way to Tekong. But soon, the boat engine died again and mild panic spread.
The plan to go to BB was abandoned and P. Sekudu was made the new destination. It later emerged at the end of the trip, only a pipe was leaking instead of the boat.
This is the start of the super low tide season in Singapore. Lots of animals were out and about in on the island. I’ll just put some photos here but I won’t attempt to identify them by their scientific name. 
I’m lazy.
Starfish and Sea Urchins
Some Crab.
Eel hiding under a rock
Cuttlefish eggs attached on a rock
Some sponge. It’s a little creepy with the tiny things in the grooves.
Anaemones in Sekudu
Enough of still photos already. The next clip is filmed by me in “stingray” territory in the lagoon of Sekudu. Standing from where I am, I was surrounded by 4 stingrays, buried less than 10cm from my feet.
The video shows filefishes, stingrays and a Knobbly seastar
See also Ria’s post @ Wildfilms Blog
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