Hello all!

I’m finally embarking on this blogging journey as part of my module GE3246 (Environmental Pollution) assessment.

I chose ‘Water‘ as a topic of discussion here as I was inspired to research more on water pollution at both a local and global context. Interestingly, the inspiration came last week from a casual conversation with my mum.

Mum: “Ah boy (haha that’s what she calls me), I saw those videos on fresh seafood harvesting in Japan and they looked really good. Seems like island nations tend to have these fresh seafood right? Too bad, Singapore don’t really have a coastline/sea like Japan.

Me: *Feeling a little surprised by that remark* “Huh, what do you mean? Singapore has a coastline uh? like Sentosa, east coast park? We are an island nation. ”

Mum: ” HUH?!(she sounded even more surprised) Do we even have sea? I always thought we don’t really have a coastline? Like I never ever heard of seafood harvesting/fishing activities in Singapore.

That’s when I realised about SG’s almost non-existent coastal water.

Often, whenever we visualised beach getaways with blue waters and white sands for our tropical holiday, we would associate that imagery with countries such as Bali, Thailand, Indonesia and even Malaysia.

Photo by The Straits Times

How about Sentosa or East Coast Park? “No way!” “East Coast park water so dirty?” “Sentosa’s water is kind of oily though, its gross” – these are some very relatable comments that we can hear from our fellow Singaporeans. This is the harsh reality of our country’s coastal water. Seldom would there be people who will associate the beaches of Singapore with the definition of clean water.

As such, I would like to first share more about water pollution in our coastal waters and subsequently expanding the issue to a global context. Furthermore,from time to time, you can look forward to understanding interesting facts and news to know how the issue of water pollution is in fact, very much prevalent in our lives.

Most importantly, I hope you learn something from this blog.