It is such a lovely paradise, so why did it rain?
As The Waves Lap The Shore On A Dark Moonless Night
0205.
It’s dark out there but I can hear the sound of waves lapping the shore. Far in the distance are the lights of Tekek. I’m on this hillslope chalet with lush green primary jungle behind me. I stare into the darkness in a northwesterly direction. I’m being melancholic again. Somewhere out there in that direction, hundreds of kilometers away, is the person that makes me happy.
It was that, too, when I was underwater last evening. Things were beautiful and colours vibrant; yet, my thoughts were of her. I saw some pretty-looking nudibranches, I did not even bother to stop to photograph. That was so unlike me. I kept looking at my dive computer, looking at the bottom time, eager to end the dive so I could get back topside.
Strange.
I’m now smiling. I have made it past the mid-week mark. Soon I’ll be going home to her. Soon I’ll be holding her close to me again, smell that hair again, see that smile again, hear her sweet voice again, be with her again.
Yes, I am smiling.
0212.
Talking Cock Underwater – Part 4
I woke up this morning and noticed that there was no electricity. As such, I couldn’t shave as the bathroom has no window, and it was dark. I couldn’t see satu benda berdarah. I couldn’t see how much toothpaste had gone onto the brush. Terrible. Apparently the whole island was without electricity for an hour.
Balistoides viridescens.
Beautiful fish, but I hate it.
I was leading a group of divers in strong current, and turned around to count the number of divers. When I turned around to start swimming again, there it was…right in front of me. The sickening smiling face with a false moustache, grinning its Nosferatu-like teeth. It also goes by its uncommon name: Moustache Triggerfish. Otherwise, it is commonly known, among Malaysian divers especially, as the Titan Triggerfish.
I whacked its head once with my camera, then I punched it, before whacking it using my fins. It swam away, and attacked the others.
Twice we were attacked by two different Titans. During the other attack, one of the divers thought that the divers who frantically swam past him were racing to pose for his camera. When they gestured to him using their hands to tell him there was a Titan behind him, he thought they asked him to take more and more photos. I took a photo of him as the Titan approached behind him with its trigger raised. That was the last moment before he was attacked by the little bugger.
Current was strong on the surface, we had to sail to pick up three divers who had drifted away. I called off the next dive because it was getting dangerous.
Anyway, I did not take that many photos that I can share with you today. Certain parts of the training were classified so I cannot post them online. So, please enjoy looking at the ones I took during the last dive.
Dang! I really miss someone.
Evening traffic
Cameraman on the left didn’t know why these guys were swimming so fast away from
And this was his last moment before he was attacked
Doing my deco stop alone…all the rest have gone up
Looking stern at the stern
Sunset for the day
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