A Day In SG

Hazy Days Are Back

I thought my eyes have blurring vision when I woke up this morning. I was wondering why the sky was still quite dark in the morning.

After I came back home, heard the radio deejay was talking about hazy conditions in Singapore has worsen a bit.

So I went to check the air quality PSI reading and found that 24hr PM2.5 concentration has gone up to 55. The PSI is 58 ( moderate level ). Correct as of 4pm, 6 Sept 2012

No wonder I can smell a bit of burnt substances in the air, almost thought people are burning papers for the festival so early in the morning.

Health Advisories based on PM2.5

24-hr PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³> 40 to 65

Following groups should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion:

· People with heart or lung disease

· Children and older adults

Everyone else should limit prolonged or heavy exertion

You can check the PSI reading HERE

The public can access the 24-hour PSI reading at 8am, 12noon and 4pm, released daily by NEA in the following ways:

Automated Dial-a-Weather (Tel: 6542 7788)

call NEA 1800-2255 632 during office hours

Finally The 2 Pandas Jia Jia Kia Kia are in Singapore River Safari

Finally the 2 pandas have arrive d in Singapore on 6 Sept morning!

Their chinese names are Jia Jia and Kia Kia.

Jia Jia is 4 years old (beauty)

Kia Kia 5 years old (victorious)

Both of them are not staying here for good as they are on loan from China for 10 years and will be given VIP treatment during their stay in Singapore.

First they were given a farewell send off by many people in China , including Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry Mr Lee Yi Shyan.

Then, they flew by a chartered Singapore Airline Boeing 747 Cargo jet.

They will stay in a $8.6 million climate-controlled enclosure built specially for them. Temp to set between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius. Humidity to set at 50 to 60 percent. The residence is named River Safari.

Not only that 2 familiar faces their keepers from China will stay in Singapore for 6 months to look after the 2 pandas.

To mark the pandas' arrival, companies in Singapore have come up with coins, stamps, bread and products related to Jia Jia and Kia Kia. See HERE for some of the products marking the new arrival of 2 pandas jia jia and kai kai on 6 Sept 2012 in Singapore.