Community calling

It's finally the days we long awaited!! Time for community service... (which also means we're able to get out of camp!) So this is how they handle things since our batch is chasing time. We're again divided into groups and each team would go to a different place. Then at night, we'll all gather and each group is suppose to sent its representative and give a summary on what they did, personal encounter and lessons learnt.

So to where my community calling brings me???


Assigned to catch a glimpse of what firefighter does.... after some talk here we are admiring the gigantic machine we all question. What's in it anyway?


The head of firefighter showing us the 'water gun' (i dunno what's it call lah.. He talks way to fast my pen can't chase up)


A wira trying out the apparatus. Mind you it was really heavy! No wonder firefighters needs physically fit and strong :)

So what else is in that gigantic machine?


The water pump control system which is at the back of the machine... The truck is fat cause it's able to drink up to 1400 liters of water!


Those 'kalis api' stuff and ponchos...


The 'water gun' thing..... and i can't make out what others are (sorry >.<)


Lightings and extendable ladders... which comes in handy at all emergency times


Electronic saws.... and machines of (again i dunno what)


Demo of the breathing apparatus. Very very useful when a firefighter walks heroic-ly into a burning building to save trapped innocents from the hungry devouring red flames

Thinking what has this gotta do with our community services??


Digging and looking for the 'hidden' chamber which protects the hydrant water control


Hard work of opening the hydrant water control pipe. After that there's endless muddy water shooting out of the hydrant but sadly i didn't manage the shot :(


Yeah... our service was to clear, clean, test and paint every single hydrant planted in this little chinese village

The fact that it was really enjoyable might surprise you but think about it.. In a life time how many times would you come across chances like this, the chance of a life time for you to dig and see for yourself how hydrants work