Fun dive/certified PADI diver

start down and go up. or get lost in this post. :))

it only happens when you upload pictures by batch and realise the first batch pictures [first in the picture folder that begins the story] is all the way down and the last batch is all the way up.

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the amazing people sybil and i met.

fezz [instructor], ali [divemaster], charlotte [our instructor]

our fun dive was 63 minutes! it was amazing, i didn't want to get off the water. besides that, my buddy and i had a fantastic time playing underwater. we laughed so much that our buoyancy went a little off every now and then.

following ali, we did a handstand underwater [with what, 20kgs on us?], we also swam under a small made bridge. we twirled and just for that moment, i felt like a fish. freeeeeeedom.

you look up to the sky and see the sun. and doing it underwater, beautiful.

one of the last few beautiful pictures before the camera battery went flat.

amazing corals and colours.

will never forget this school of parrot fish because when i saw it, i couldn't get my eyes of it. it was right in front of me. but this was the moment i lost my buddy and ali.

yes i was lost underwater!

i tried to stay calm and i did, but visibility was really bad and because i made a sandstorm by kicking the sand, lagi i could not see anything.

and then out of no where i see ali and sybil.

OK? OK! and we went along.

ali's photography skills are amazing!

again we saw these angels. catching catching.

school of diamond fish.

indian cushion seastar. fat and round. :))

we swam through these pillars. amazing especially with the sun light. through these pillars, i really felt like i was in a whole new world.

i spotted this boxfish. i got all excited and told ali but he only made a picture of it. i think it was too scared that it swam away from us. it has a small cute tail that wags very fast.

again, i wanted to make a photo with a new friend underwater!

spotted. and it was swimming in this little cage like. you know the little boxes you buy for cats to play inside and around it. yeah, fishes have it too. :)

my buddy.

my sepet eyes!

RIP crab. we blessed it.

their little nest.

and there was a baby fish as well. it was tiny. i told ali and he kept trying to make a photo of it.

looking at this picture, i really pity this little fish. how distressing!

my fringe was getting in the way and i kept having to adjust it. vain under water too. nothing new right? :p

ali spotted these fishes nesting and he told us to go low and he started making photos. we were so close to them. they kept coming really close and then moving back fast. so playful.

of course while he was making the picture from one corner, i went the other side to make this funny picture. you cant possibly see my smile so peace! -_-

and then i spotted these love birds and pulled ali's fin. look closely, there are two of them. what a beautiful photo. like synchronized swimmers, angels indeed.

i especially love this picture. there were 5 of the same shots but this was the best. and it was the first shot of me. (:

communicating underwater is fun.

it was breathtaking. i fell in love with the underwater world. ali was snapping all the way.

since it was a shore dive, we got geared up and made our way to the beach. and by then, we could stand straight and smile. if only someone made pictures of us during our first confined water.

ali or called alisan, the divemaster was kind enough to take us for our fun dive. even though he had 3 dives on the same day, he took us to the house reef after his third dive. of course i wanted to make underwater photos and because i kept mentioning it he brought the camera along and became photographer.

divers names on the board. (; and again sybil's name spelt wrongly.

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the perhentian trip was planned. two parts - perhentian besar for PADI open water course and perhentian kecil for r&r and some night fun.

things didn't go as planned, boats could not enter long beach because the waves were insanely crazy! which only left us with staying the 2 nights at wrong beach instead of long beach. with no regrets whatsoever! learned that r&r day and night is as good as r&r in the day and party at night. :))

he drama, checking in 3 times into cocohut chalet, in accordance - garden view [40steps up], sea view [beach front] and sea view [40steps up]. yes mama counted because she never wanted to walk back up till night came. the weather had it owns mind game.

it was raining for most and the sun only came out to play two days. still, the mendung weather was good enough to lay on the deck chair, sip on coconut, read, check out the beach boys, stare at the sea and let the wind blow everything away.

the pictures above were taken during our fun dive/last dive. we completed our open water skills with 5 sessions instead of 4 sessions because we could not hover. or rather i could not. "/

enjoy the pictures!

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it takes a heap of sense to write good nonsense

- mark twain

i will be back. :))

27.3.2011

i am feeling lost at home.

for five days i woke up with a blank mind and now i am back with stressors!

all i know is i want another getaway.

the planning has begun. :))

p.s. pictures and stories soon

under the sea, you will find me

i have exactly an hour to pack my bag, get ready for church, stop by the bakery and be at church at 5pm to set up for mass at 6pm as i would be singing.

and nothing new, i am last minute. i havent packed. and i just hope i dont miss out anything.

yes i am finally heading to perhentian to get my padi open water dive license. i have been wanting this for so many years now and i am happy i am finally doing it. i say, "it isnt rocket science". :))

i bought new flip flops, bikini undies and a beach top for my trip. and i did not forget my SPF50 sunblock. and daughters of arabia while i bask.

4 days 3 nights in perhentian besar and hush hush, perhentian kecil i come again!

i will be on the island for 5 good days!

please say you'll love me when i come back a blackened irene!

so till then, goodbye. : )

8am cuts deep

some friends are worth the keep.

and i.. i keep my friends.

here's to a beautiful weekend!

one day and counting.....

dont collect my memories

how fast the week have passed.

lets recall, irene

monday - luncheon with sri, swimming with sybil, apm practise, ganja with sybil and sri

tuesday - luncheon with marcia, swim with pat, tea at kfc with pat, dance cha cha

wednesday - luncheon with andrea, gardens with the boys, ganja with the boys and sybil

thursday - swimming with sybil, bus tickets bought^, road trip to pantai morib with sybil, wyd core team meet

friday - luncheon with ex colleagues, tea at oldt own with sri, mass + way of the cross, massage at 10pm.

*excuse this, its for my own record.

another foursquare delayed? notice a difference? :))

ahaks, and so i am tanned now. "/ not loving it.

tomorrow i go to the assumption learning centre again, where volunteers teach myanmar refugees english. as for me, i go to spend time with them and hopefully to build a stronger bond this time around.

p.s. im not a monster, dont be scared.

La Scheers Co

my internship ended with a bam, playing a role i would never.

our chinese new year photoshoot.

click to enlarge & spot me. ( :

go go go go, yea yea yea, him him him, e e e

my two happy sing-a-long songs..

auburn - all about him [chorus]

bruno mars - marry you

you get it now? ( ;

you're so vain..

when i let go and let god.

been having many beautiful encounters with God. i am loving my life.

it is friday and how i have been enjoying life catching up with friends, serving church and not at all done with my cover letter for job application. -_-

i am happy, thats all i know. so here's spreading you my happy bug. there you go! take it and spread it too. :))

p.s. i miss this friend of mine who has been missing in my life ever since ever. "/ he who shall not be named.

memories.

was taking in the mails one evening and i realised there was a mail for irene jessica lewis by MBPJ. freaked me it did, i instantly thought it was notifications on overdue summons then i realised jimmy was not registered under my name. -_-

curious to find out what it was, i opened it and the letter was in malay. pfft. damn was i lazy to read it but yes, it was a letter to inform me of my MBPJ library card that was confiscated 6 years ago! of course the letter did not state that it has been 6 years, but after counting, yes it has been 6 years!

remember the days,... when i wanted to study in MPPJ library with my friends but did not have a card and finally when i got it, it didn't even last me a year! oh yes thats because we complained about a bunch of TPians [if im not mistaken] because they were making a wee bit of noise. karma hit us when a group of girls [not the same girls] complained about us! and to get my card back, i had to write an apology letter. mmm, and that was the end of the good times in the library!

i remember crying my eyes out but also remember "mesmerizing eyes". one guy after another. good times.

p.s. i was young and free. i still am, but... :))

saturday night thoughts

i for ireneanditchy.

i for irritatedirene.

i for irenewhoisinjured.

i for irene.

a.weekend.dose

camera shy.

this week has just been.. a waste?

been getting the best nicknames over the past week.

remps. tempang. minah. superwoman. *bike sound*.

but really, it is just super itchy i want to scratch!!!

p.s. call me darling.

gah

found my stash of pictures from 2006

now you can come over to my place and we can all have a good laugh.

i don't know how i pulled off my wide smiles with braces in my mouth. -_- clearly, i embraced fixing my teeth. gigi besi moments were one of the most ugliest moments, i wonder how the guys overlooked it. "/

my hair went through a lot too. from fringe to bangs, from black to looking tranny in blonde, and straight to maggi mee and back to straight? red to brown and black? long to short and vice versa.

i am not inspired to write.

..

IHAVEBEENHOMETHEWHOLEDAY

and i will tell you of my story in two weeks.

sakit bah :(

2weeks begins now

march banged me in the leg and hip.

the indication to stop what i have been doing came. and this week and perhaps the coming, i will be going slow. real slow because i am in pain.

so last night happened. i dont know if i should laugh or cry about it.

p.s. perhaps lesson learnt but still it hasnt given me a trauma so bad that i would not want to do it again. die hard babeh!