The Happenings Of Last Week

Last week Friday (22nd June) I discovered that my youngest child, Noorunnisaa, has one streak of grey hair. I wonder what earthly problems does she have to think about. I have one above my left temple too but I am spared looking like a platinum blond probably because I hardly have hair.

Nisaa's grey hair

Then on Saturday (23rd June) I went for the DAN O2 Provider course with John Goh (jgshuwei), Leonard (SuperKingKong), Halimi, and Najib (Bijan). Before that I had nice breakfast. Lunch there was nice too but I didn’t eat much because it would have made me feel sleepy then.

DAN O2 Course at the NAUI Pacific Rim HQ

I went to meet someone after that for some private discussion before making way to my mom’s place for a double celebration: my parents’ 46th wedding anniversary and my sister’s 45th birthday.

46th wedding anniversary…and this is my 3rd marriage since leaving totally single life 16 years ago. Damn!

My parents after cutting the cake

My sister Haniza and her 45th birthday cake

Pulau Kapas Blues

Pulau Kapas

Do you know what is depressing? Looking at my watch and it showed 10 to 9.00am, and I can imagine people gearing up to go for their first dive. If this was Perhentian, I would be going to either Tukun Laut (Tokong Laut to some) or the Sugar Wreck. If this was Redang, I’d be going to Turtle Bay. If this was Tioman, I would have insisted on Chebeh’s north side; Aur, Pinnacle 1 or 2. Either that or donning my twin set and a EAN50 tank for accelerated decompression to dive somewhere deeper than 40 meters around Tioman.

I SMSed Deepblu reminding him about the time, and he replied saying he was also gearing up: for office. How sad life can be. He wants to go diving but does not have the time, and I have all the time but cannot go diving.

Do you know what’s even more depressing? When someone SMSed me about getting ready to go for the first dive at Pulau Kapas.

Pulau Kapas from Marang