Day: July 17, 2007

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Blue Skies, Good Viz – Part 4

My 200th dive, I was at 29m

There you go. The last picture Deepblu took with his Inon strobes before it finally conked out. I was doing my official 200th PADI logged dives. This was at the Secret Reef, Perhentian, at 29.3 meters deep.

Why do I call it that?

I did several dives between 1982-1983 when I first dived. Then more dives in the military. After 1996 I was diving in PD and Pangkor, before I finally enroled in PADI’s Open Water Diver Course in March 2005.

I made an Advanced Nitrox Diver (licensed to dive using O2 mixes up to 100% O2) in November 2005, made a PADI Master Scuba Diver in December 2005, a PADI Divemaster in March 2006, almost exactly a year to being a licensed diver.

Nowadays I prefer doing deep and wreck dives. That is why if you dive with me, it is almost always that you will find me hugging the sea floor.

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Missing Helicopter – Part 2

The missing helicopter has been found at 1345 hours today, 5km NW of Genting Sempah. All 6 souls have been confirmed KIA.

As I write, I am choked with emotions. It wouldn’t be easy on the family members, as well as members of their squadron, No.10 Squadron, missing 6 people at once is a big chunk not to miss. No.10 Squadron is where I used to hang out before going for parajumps.

My heart goes out to their loved ones and to their friends. For a meagre sum, they have dedicated and given their lives to us so we can sleep peacefully every night. I just hope that they have not gone in vain, and that they, as well as those still in the various services, will be given kind thoughts by members of the Malaysian public, especially those in this community.

They now join the ranks of my other friends who still patrol the skies above us…

SENTIASA DI ANGKASARAYA