That took place during the easter weekend.
Got to the island with 50+ other people; lifesaving people (there to take their Bronze/Silver Cross tests), parents (plus the 3 triathlon babes there for a leisure trip), and the dive people.
Didn't snap pictures cos I was suffering from Phuket Withdrawal Symptons, nah just kidding. Just didn't feel like it. There were people all around to do it instead.
Anyhow, I got to share a room with the bf, bf's mum & June! Won't be going into details because you don't need a lot of details for such a trip, you'll just need to pay your dive operator some money and everything's going to fall into place.
That's my first leisure dive, and I had bf for my buddy. We were really lucky to see live turtles not once, but twice on our first day of diving (at Lang Island & Telok Jawa respectively). Baracudas, garfish, batfish(!), boxfish, soldierfish, idols, clownfish, angels, groupers (definitely a tasty treat!), christmas tree worms and so on. George, our dive master, brought us to a depth of 20 over metres on our first dive, & I was initially worried since it's been a long time since we touched the diving gear and it's just beyond our certification limits. No sweat though, our limit for this trip turned out to be 92feet! That took place at Pinnacle Point on the 2nd day; he said if we were lucky we could see whale sharks and manta rays, no such luck though!
In conclusion, my first leisure dive was fantastic! More time to look at the fishes instead of focusing on drills, I had such a great time down there, just observing. Both bf & me concluded that it's really amazing to be so deep down with sooooooooooooooooo much water all around you. I feel like I've stumbled into a whole new world underwater, there's so much activity going on around and I'm just some random observer that's happened to pass by. Being able to see an entire school of ikan kuning swim past right in front of you, can be a really magical experience. There's just a lot of respect that I have for the seas & oceans; for the myriad life forms that it supports, from the tiny cleaner shrimps to the gigantic whale sharks. I love the sea. I love diving!
Okay, enough of dive-talk. I should just go again sometime soon, once I start having an income.
For the times that we were not diving, we went fishing! I'm a total newbie at this; and I hope my dad would share more with me (but he wouldn't). Thankfully, fishing nowadays is somewhat idiot-proof. You don't even have to tie your own hooks and knots; there are ready-made ones that you can just clip onto the lines. We tried jetty-fishing but apart from the few tiny fishes we caught on the
sabiki hooks, there was nothing else. & what really amazed me was that you don't need any bait for the sabiki hooks. Wtf? No bait and the fishes still get themselves hooked?! Anyhow, I enjoyed the session where we had a boat to bring us out to sea more instead; more fishes were caught. We caught many groupers (one of the boatmen said to me, bbq sedap, when i caught one). It's a damned cruel business, getting the hook out, & it's definitely something I am going to need more practice with, everyone was laughing at my inability to get it out luh.
We enjoyed our catch the next day steamed. Super yummy, the flesh is just so soft and tender can. I think fishing can be a new hobby, provided there are fishes to be caught. This little kid Daryl, taught me a new fishing lingo (钓石头鱼). & his dad is the one of the coolest around, damned generous and encouraging too. He was telling one of my friend's younger sis not to be sad because she didn't catch anything; it's just not her luck, and stuff like that. I sibei respect people like that one lor, uncle koon, way to go man.
And for times we weren't diving or fishing, I spent my time swinging (& sleeping) in a hammock under some coconut trees, overlooking the horizon. Damned the song. 2 angmohs brought the hammock and everyone else just had fun swinging in it; thank you angmohs! Anyway the 2 of them went diving with us, if they send the pictures to us, I'll post some up okay! Promise!
I thought the food was alright, not fantastic. Still swearing by the lambchops, chicken wings and satay (bbq night!) from Dayang Blues Resort, heard it's one of the best in that region. Anyone wants to go there someday?
All in all, I had a great time, & I hope everyone else did too. Couldn't ask for better room-mates, and I had fun helping Patrick 'babysit'. I heart you bf! I love you Aur/Dayang! Can't wait to go back again soon.........
Labels: bf, dive, friends, happiness, holiday, sea, travel
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