Last Wednesday I packed my bags for the first time in 6 weeks and hit the road again. A week later, I’m sitting in the food court in KL’s central station, where there’s free wifi, food and (most importantly) handy tables where I can sit all day writing.
After staying put for 6 weeks, hitting the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘scuba diving’
On the road again?
Posted in Malaysia, Planning, SE Asia, tagged Cameron Highlands, divemaster, diving, Georgetown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Penang, scuba diving, Scuba Junkie on December 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Life as a DM in Semporna
Posted in Malaysia, SE Asia, tagged diving, Mabul, Malaysia, scuba diving, Scuba Junkie, Semporna, Thailand on December 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Well it’s official. I’m a divemaster.
My course ended on Monday – in the morning I led my instructor on a guide, and then I endured the “equipment exchange,” aka the stress test.
During this test, my buddy (Heath, another DMT) and I kneel on a sandy bottom at about 5 meters, buddy breathing (only one [...]
Life as a DMT in Semporna – II
Posted in Malaysia, SE Asia, tagged diving, Mabul, Malaysia, scuba diving, Scuba Junkie, Semporna, Sipadan on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m stealing a moment during the hour free time I have between returning from diving and evening check-in at the dive shop for another quick post.
So, what’s a typical day like?
I wake up at 6ish, get my gear together and walk from Lee’s Rest House, which is situated in the center of Semporna, to Scuba [...]
Life as a DMT in Semporna
Posted in Malaysia, SE Asia, tagged diving, Kapalai, Mabul, Malaysia, scuba diving, Semporna, Sipadan on November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m sitting in the Mabul Cafe, a cheerfully lit restaurant overlooking Semporna’s harborside drag that boasts mediocre food and sluggish service. I’m here only because it’s the only place in town with decent WiFi internet connection.
It’s a good thing that my DMT (divemaster trainee) activities keep me busy as hell from 6 am – 8 [...]
Boo! It’s November?
Posted in Malaysia, SE Asia, tagged divemaster, diving, Malaysia, scuba diving, Scuba Junkie, Semporna on October 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Holy crap, have I been busy. I can’t believe tomorrow is November.
As I mentioned earlier, I’m in Malaysian Borneo getting my PADI divemaster certification at Scuba Junkie. At most places, being a DMT (divemaster trainee) is tough work – lugging air tanks around, setting up customers’ gear, rinsing equipment at the end of the day, [...]
Baaaalllii
Posted in SE Asia, Uncategorized, tagged Bali, Blue Marlin, Gili Trawangan, Sanur, scuba diving on June 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I can’t bear to think that the reason I’m back in Bali is that I’m slowly making my way back up to Bangkok and then home.
Also, the internet connection on Gili T was so unbearable I haven’t even checked my mail in like 5 days.
In any event, I’m in Sanur (nicknamed “snore” ), Bali, diving [...]
A strange sight indeed…
Posted in SE Asia, Uncategorized, tagged Gili Trawangan, Indonesia, scuba diving on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday evening I witnessed the strangest sight of my trip so far: Pat Guiney drinking beer and eating steak at Scallywag’s restaurant here on Gili T.
OK, so maybe it wasn’t him. But all the signs were there: blinding white skin, heavily thinning, buzz-cut red hair, greenish khaki t-shirt, dark shorts, and (this was the kicker) [...]
A foot massage and three beers later…
Posted in SE Asia, Uncategorized, tagged Angkor, Cambodia, developing countries, scuba diving, Siem Reap, tourism on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
OK, so I was kinda cranky when I posted before. This place had really gotten to me, and I suppose it didn’t help that I was tired and hot and sore and that a tuk-tuk *hit* me (and ran over my foot!), leaving a nasty bruise on my leg. So today, instead of spending my [...]
One night in Bangkok
Posted in SE Asia, Uncategorized, tagged Andaman Sea, Bali, Bangkok, Gili Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tao, scuba diving, Similans, Thailand on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I know, I know. You’re thinking: “You just *had* to pull out the ‘One Night in Bangkok‘ thing, right?” Well sorry. I just got back up north, having spent the last 5 nights either sleeping in a coffin-like bunk on a dive boat or on a bus during a 12-hour overnight trip back north from [...]
