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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘scuba diving’
Life as a DMT in Semporna
Posted in Malaysia, SE Asia, tagged diving, Kapalai, Mabul, Malaysia, scuba diving, Semporna, Sipadan on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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