My visit to police HQ
Today after NDP celebration, spent 3 hours thinking and reflecting on what Ms Thum said. Well shall not go into detail At 1330 today outside NP room waiting to the bus to come to bring us to the HQ. I was so worried that anyone would forget to bring their student pass.
So at about 1430 we reached New Pheonix park. There had to go through security checks before entering. Once i enter i was so inspired by the building, I must work there in furture, its just so cool!!! The whole place is filled with granite. So first we started with the ranks used in different times in Singapore History. I was really inspired when i saw the rank for Superintendent :). So we carried on with a little history of the police force. Did you know that the traffic police was formed in 1918 and they used flaps to direct the traffic instead. The riot-control squad was superb cool!! They had many different equitments, to combat the rioters. Also you know those police in cowboy uniform, they are the Gurkha contigent, recruited from Nepal. The daggers they carried Don't! ever touch or play with them. As the nepalese have a belief that once the dagger is drawn, it has to see blood.... These people were used during the 1950s terbulent period. As at that time the police force consist of mostly Malays so during a riot they might side their own race. They were very loyal, and impartial, thus making them a good security force. :)
We also saw a video on how the police force had done their duties during the IMF meeting in SIngapore. The force was awared one of the best police force in the world in 1999 and 2003. The police force has continue to improve and find ways to safeguard Singapore. Recently the force just lauched one of the major exercise, codenamed Operation Northstar VI. More information can be found online. Our Commisioner of Police (CP) is also the president of interpol, an organisation which allows the police from all over the world to share imformation or put up wanted notice.
The whole visit is darm cool!! Has increased my passion of entering the force to play a part in safeguarding Singapore.
But i still don't understand one thing, if the Gurkhas have to draw their daggers to sharpen but the dagger has to see blood, then what excatly do they do??
Well that's all for today, until next time!!!
1st Penguin Division, Salute!!!!
So at about 1430 we reached New Pheonix park. There had to go through security checks before entering. Once i enter i was so inspired by the building, I must work there in furture, its just so cool!!! The whole place is filled with granite. So first we started with the ranks used in different times in Singapore History. I was really inspired when i saw the rank for Superintendent :). So we carried on with a little history of the police force. Did you know that the traffic police was formed in 1918 and they used flaps to direct the traffic instead. The riot-control squad was superb cool!! They had many different equitments, to combat the rioters. Also you know those police in cowboy uniform, they are the Gurkha contigent, recruited from Nepal. The daggers they carried Don't! ever touch or play with them. As the nepalese have a belief that once the dagger is drawn, it has to see blood.... These people were used during the 1950s terbulent period. As at that time the police force consist of mostly Malays so during a riot they might side their own race. They were very loyal, and impartial, thus making them a good security force. :)
We also saw a video on how the police force had done their duties during the IMF meeting in SIngapore. The force was awared one of the best police force in the world in 1999 and 2003. The police force has continue to improve and find ways to safeguard Singapore. Recently the force just lauched one of the major exercise, codenamed Operation Northstar VI. More information can be found online. Our Commisioner of Police (CP) is also the president of interpol, an organisation which allows the police from all over the world to share imformation or put up wanted notice.
The whole visit is darm cool!! Has increased my passion of entering the force to play a part in safeguarding Singapore.
But i still don't understand one thing, if the Gurkhas have to draw their daggers to sharpen but the dagger has to see blood, then what excatly do they do??
Well that's all for today, until next time!!!
1st Penguin Division, Salute!!!!
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