Devil's
YAWN! The friends from my last diving trip sure isn't giving me any rest. As of Sat...i've met at least one of them for 8 days in a row! Talk about a break from diving.
Went Devil's with them on Fri night (+Yvonne & Jeremy)...these guys can really party manz. I was already bonked out by 3am, so went back up to my office (which happens to be 5mins away) to just slack and get some work done. Ended up being dragged back by Triggerfish to Devil's till 5am. SIGHZ!
And on Sat, i went back to attend a lesson conducted for Openwater Divers (Effectively sleeping through half of the 6hr class) and tried doing the openwater exam again. My results? Scraped a pass with 75%... Haha... And i'm already taking a divemaster course! Damn.
I'm still at work...doing nothing actually... just fiddling around with my 'things-to-do' and chatting online. SLACKER! Hmm...brought my divemaster manual to study...so i'll just get onto it!
Disorientation
These 2 weeks feel like 2 months. I can't explain why, and i can't justify the feeling.
Seems like so much happened in such a short time. But when i think back, again, i can't account for the 'much'.
I'm the only one left in the office...blasting my music with the lights off. It's rather shiok although it may sound a lil melacholic.
During this period of time, I feel like i'm in a daze...I don't know what i want, where to go, what to do...
with regards to work:
1) Another dept from my old organization asked me to go back to join them, offering a significant increase in pay. (it's a job i asked to be transferred to before when i was still in FEO)
2) Singapore Police Force sent me a letter to turn up for an interview again.
(the job i've been longing for since i was a kid)
3) My current boss is treating me real nice.
4) Another boss in my parent company wants me to transfer over to be her PA.
ARGH... i'm lost!
Recreation:
1) to proceed on and upgrade my bike licence.
2) to take on the divemaster course.
3) to buy new equipment.
4) to settle back into leisure diving.
Personal:
...ok, nothing going on personally. But sometimes...i kinda miss G. Still meet up rather often...and he still accompanies me to buy shoes and clothes... But...it's just different. okay...overshare...moving on...
I admit, I've neglected quite a few of my friends. Haven't seen J, Wenz & Sham for the longest time. But they all work and stay so far! (coz Sham's always in boonlay now!) 1 in Sbwang, 1 in Simei, 1 in Boon Lay... And no one's gonna budge from their comfort zone. Damn...
I'd better start on the work i've stayed back to do...ciao!
Vertigo
Vertigo -the unpleasant experience of losing your orientation when ascending or descending so you can't tell whether you are going up or down.
That's one word that sums up my dive experience in this trip.
Went for my rescue diver course over the recent Vesak Day long weekend (11-14th May 2006) and did my rescue diver course at the same time. Well, my usual arrogance assured myself that I'll breeze through the course...only to have myself crash onto my big fat butt.
Performed badly in all my drills (and that's even after my instructors lowered the standard!) and hardly got much sleep over those few days...and to make things worse...i kept having nightmares about 'hornet 125' over the whole weekend...(i've no idea why too!)
This was the worst dive trip i've been on. I almost wanted to give up on the course, and do something i'm comfy with -just dive.
Conversation btwn my Angel & Devil:-
Angel: "You'll never forgive yourself if you give up. Haven't you always detest quitters?"
Devil: "Might as well end the agony and leave it behind...at least you get to enjoy the last dives..."
Ar well, so all in all, the course wasn't the stressful part...it was the whole load of bickering btwn my angel and devil.
Anyway, it doesn't matter if i pass or fail anymore. I sure learnt lots on diving, and about myself in a way...so i can't say this was a wasted trip...
Okiez, back to the trip itself... here are the pics!
Shark that boatman caught
Smiley DM: Vincent aka Bobo & Chao Bin Instructor: James
Before
After
Sleeping beauty
P & Na, this is for you!
Highfin Moray Eel
Stonefish...can you spot it?
Puffer
Nudibranch
That's all folks....
Foreword
:) Glad you found me...
Just to answer all your questions...
1) Yes, i deleted my previous blog...and yes again, all my previous entries included.
2) No real good reason. Just wanted to delete some parts of the history, so it doesn't have to be open only to my buddies...(yes, i know... my long yellow sheet will still stay in your memories, so no difference if i delete the evidence in the blog anyway.)
