hey-o.. haven't been blogging for a bit.. tired.. dunno why.. think i might me falling ill.. bleah.. i'm pumping myself with lotsa fruits and stuff.. air force recruitment centred dropped me a mail, asking me to go for another medical.. haha.. i wonder how many i would have to go to.. bleah.. lets hope that once i clear this, i can go straight to tamworth for basic airgrading.. bleah.. my appointment's the end of july.. giving myself a month to get back into tip top condition..cutting my calories drastically and pumping in as much exercise as i can.. been playing basketball for e past week.. 2 hours at least.. good cardio.. think i should alternate between weights and cardio.. looking forward to further my dive education as well.. maybe can work partime as a divemaster at one of the dive centres.. quick buck and at the same time, entertainment.. haha.. think i'll end here..

chiyu

hey all.. i'm back from tioman, a certified diver.. haha.. fancy getting my diving license before my driving license.. haha.. anyways.. set off from novena at about 7pm for mersing.. it was low tide so we ha to go a lil further to get to another jetty.. reached tioman at about 0330hrs.. headed to our rooms for rest till 0830hrs on saturay morning for breakfast.. went for our 1st open water training dive..

it was a shore dive so we rigged up and walked down the beach to the water.. it was low tide at that time so we had to fight some rocks before we are able to float on our BCDs.. descended to 7m for familiarisation and to run through the drills we've picked up so far.. things were different from the pool dives coz firstly, its a couple of times deeped and there's a current pushing at us.. on my descent, a small remora came up to me and began clinging on to me, mainly on my leg.. (Remora- commonly seen attached to whales, sharks and top of manta rays to pick off at their leftover food) it was a little ticklish but i must say this is definitely a memorable experience..

9m shore dive.. swam about a little big.. was a little clumsy.. was descending to the bottom.. just as i was about to touch down, i glanced down and saw an entire bed of sea urchins waiting for me.. i immediately kicked as quickly as i can to prevent myself from becoming a pin cushion..

the 3rd dive brought us 12m down.. it was a boat dive this time round.. we swam about the reef.. i never knew sea cucumbers were so abundant.. saw the interdependancy between the burrowing shrimp (which is blind) and the goby.. they share a burrow.. the shrimp would dig while the goby keeps watch at the mouth of the burrow.. when a predator (me) approachs, the goby tickles the shrimp's antenna with its tail and the shrimp shoots back into the burrow, followe by the goby.. we saw a pair of hawkbeak turtles too! so close we could almost touch them..

dive 4 was from a boat too, taking us to 16m.. dived about jahat island.. explored the reef.. beautiful... dive 5 was the most colourful.. there are so many fishes on the reef.. took many pictures.. (will put them up if i manage to find out how and if they turn out good..)

advanced open water course, here i come!

chiyu

had a whole week worth of dive lessons.. going to tioman for my open water dive tml.. can't wait.. haha.. diving's pretty cool.. taking this course is like opening a whole new world for me, so much so that i coul actually base my future career on this.. not too bad being a dive instructor.. other than dive class, nothing interesting's been happening.. oh well..

I guess now it's time for me to give up
I feel it's time
Got a picture of you beside me
Got your lipstick mark still on your coffee cup
Got a fist of pure emotion
Got a head of shattered dreams
Gotta leave it, gotta leave it all behind now

Whatever I said, whatever I didI didn't mean it
I just want you back for good
Whenever I'm wrong, just tell me the song
And I'll sing it
You'll be right and understand

Unaware but underlined
I figured out this story
No no, it wasn't good, no no
But in a corner of my mind
I celebrated glory
But that was not to be
In the twist of seperation you excelled at being free
Can't you find a little room inside for me

Whatever I said, whatever I didI didn't mean it
I just want you back for good
Whenever I'm wrong, just tell me the song
And I'll sing it
You'll be right and understand

And we'll be together
This time is forever
We'll be fighting and forever we will be
So complete in our love
We will never be uncovered again

Oh yeahI guess now it's time that you came back for good

chiyu

ok.. another week begins tml.. not looking forward to work though.. got this bad feeling that i am gonna get 01 x jialat jialat when i go back to work.. dunno why.. just paranoid.. argh.. the only thing i can look forward to is dive class which starts tml.. went out with garrie, gab, aaron to maxwell food centre to eat chicken rice on saturday.. junyi joined us for movie at PS.. batman was not bad.. the best of the batman series.. just got home from the court.. met kenneth in the night to shoot some hoops.. progress is not too bad.. am comfortable with a 2 handed jam.. need a lil more.. say 3-6 inches more on my vertical leap and i should be able to bring home a comfortable dunk.. well.. any of u reading this, please pray to whoever u believe in, that i'll have a great week ahead.. thanks.. haha...

chiyu

taken the day off.. sick and tired of work i guess.. nothing much to look forward to except for my dive lessons and trip next week... spoke to my dad this morning, he's pretty supportive about it, even adviced me to take up the advanced open water course so that i can do night dives.. i casually said, "maybe after i get my advanced license we can go dive together." he paused for a second and thought a little and said, "ok, once u get the license." may not sound much to most people but to me it meant quite abit.. my dad and i were never actually close since he is always busy with work and i, with school. it was only when i started my ns that we managd to spend more time taking and hanging out..
my lower back hurts.. been shooting hoops, jumping about at the court, making my pilgrimage to the top of my flat with 16kg worth of weights strapped to my back.. maybe i should take things a lil easier..
been feeling like a mess lately.. i don't sleep peacefully like i used to as a child.. there's always something in my head.. so much so that these thoughts sometimes wrenches my heart.. can't really explain the feeling nor put it to words but the bottomline is, it doesn't feel good.. sigh.. and i...

chiyu

It's been a while how have you been doing?
Do you over think about me and you and
All the things we used to do
The times that we shared?
Well I've been looking for love and affection
It's brought me back in your direction
Even though we've been apart
Your part of my soul
Ok I know (I know I was a fool)
A fool (To lose my faith in you)
But girl before you go
I want you to know
That I think of you every day
And I can't seem to get away from these feelings
And I, I need to tell you some how
That I need your love right now
Looking back I can see things clearly
The mistakes that I paid for dearly
Taking love for granted only leaves me alone
Well if we talked you would understand that
Time has made me a better man and
With your love behind me there's nowhere I can't go
So take a chance (Just take a chance on me)
And you'll see (It's where you need to be)
If your heart it tells you so
You'll know what I know
That I think of you every day
And I can't seem to get away from these feelings
And I, I need to tell you some how
That I need your love right now
Right now is the time for both of us
To put aside our differences and trust
All the words I never used to say
Now I've found a way
That I think of you every day
And I can't seem to get away from these feelings
And I, I need to tell you some how
That I need your love, right now.

chiyu

went to shoot some hoops the moment i got home.. just felt like it.. i dunno why.. haha.. ended up playing a couple of games with the other dudes at the court.. play pretty alright.. shooting was better, trying to perfect my turn about hooks and trying to gain more inches in my vertical leap.. think things should be just dandy if i keep this up.. haha..

chiyu

been slacking a lil more than i wanted.. i'm up-ing the intensity.. this means less food (about half less), more work.. i've included the mighty stair climb in my regime.. learnt this from my awsm when i was still a cadet.. i do this daily the moment i get home.. stuff all my weights/dumb bells into a backpack and walk all the way up to the top level.. pretty effective, esp since i'm in boots and all.. jelly legs after 2 laps.. good for my quads=higher jump.. will be competing in the upcoming past vs present games on 090706.. jump higher=more rebounds.. means dunking too.. haha.. 6 inches more and i should be able to get a comfortable dunk.. dive class starts 20th june.. looking forward..

chiyu

ok.. i've called up a dozen dive centres.. got the best possible deal.. $450, the works.. 2 theory, 2 pool, 5 open water dives at tioman.. not bad.. my dad was talking about his old dive instructor almost 2 decades ago.. found out that he is actually the owner of one of the most popular dive centres in singapore... haha... but i won't be going with them for open water course since they are all booked for the month.. maybe subsequent dives.. can get discount.. haha... most likely starting course on the 20th.. setting off for tioman on 24th..

chiyu

i haven't lectured anyone for a long time but enough is enough.. i held my punches though.. can't totally blame him (i think).. its not like he wants to suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).. he is forever sloppy, non-chalant, forever disappearing... yadayada.. i could kick his ass.. another guy set it up for me.. he sent e dude to complete his long overdued task, telling him,"once you are done, go see lieutenant chia. he wants to talk to you."
he took a damn long time.. i found him at the washroom, washing his hands again and again and again.. gosh.. i heartlessly said, "are you done?" i walked out, he followed after.. i sat him down and gave him a piece of my mind, OCD or not..yes sure, he has issues but still, i'm sure some things he can control and adhere to.. i'd whoop his arse but..
maybe if he cheeses me off again..

chiyu

been doing lotsa research with jon about our trip.. narrowed it down to 2 choices.. a PADI open water course, 3 days at tioman.. theory lessons in singapore then e trip, $399.. our 2nd choice isn't all firmed up yet but tentatively, we might be engaging big bubble centre.. i called them up for some info but they asked me to email them for a request of their catalogue.. still waiting for their email reply though.. for 2 days.. i expected them to reply on that day itself or the very most, the day after.. still yet to hear from them.. 2 potential customers.. hello?! looks like we are most likely going for the 1st option.. planning to go within june or july.. lets see how things go.. i hear the open seas calling~..

chiyu