Sitting some 17 meters beneath the surface of the sea between Perhentian Kecil and Kuala Besut on the mainland is the wreck of the MV Unistar, also known to divers as Sugar Wreck, or to the locals, Kapal Gula. It sank in heavy seas back in 2001.
Little Guy from Seabell
I took this on our last dive of the trip, two days ago.
Stopover At The Perhentians
Perhentian…here I come again…after a month. Now that I have more time on my hands, and not having to breathe polluted air in the office anymore, I should dive more.
Weather
Friday: fair in the morning and afternoon, cloudy at night.
Saturday: fair in the morning and afternoon, rain at night.
Tide
Friday – Low: 0109H (0.7m); High: 0851H (1.9m); Low: 1544H (1.3m); High: 1835H (1.4m)
Saturday – Low: 0124h (0.6M); High: 0924h (2.1M); Low: 1544H (1.3m); High: 1823H (1.3m)
All because of…
10 little 9 little 8 little indian…7 little 6 little 5 little indian…4 little 3 little 2 little indian…
1 dirty indian boy…
Next Courses
Decompression Procedures – 4 days
Extended Range – 3 days
Trimix Level 1 – 2 days
Trimix Level 2 – 2 dives
Trimix Level 3 – 2 dives
So gotta spend about 2 weeks to complete all (plus RM 10,180.00)
Ouch!
Out Of 10 Sentences, You Can’t Trust 12
Yes…lies. All lies. Listen to them talk. Out of 10 sentences they utter, you cannot trust 12.
For those who think they’re safe, think again.
Weathering The Storm
Can you weather the storm?
6.30
I read today’s The Star with shocking disbelieve over the resignation of Shahrir Samad as the top guy of the Backbencher’s Club. Shahrir had asked MPs in the parliament to support a motion being tabled by DAP’s leader Lim Kit Siang to criticise the inteference in the execution of duty by the Malaysian Royal Customs and Excise Department’s office in Melaka by an MP of the ruling party. Despite the thumping applause by MPs for Shahrir, the latter received little or no support by fellow MPs from the ruling party.
Nazri Aziz, in his press statement, later said that even if the MPs from the ruling party support the motion, they should not vote to support it as it came from the Opposition.
Now…members of the ruling party have always said that the Opposition only knows how to oppose every single good thing the ruling party tables in Parliament for the benefit of the rakyat. So why should MPs from the ruling party then not support a good thing that has been tabled by the Opposition? This is destructive politics, where each side only listens to itself.
Now I wonder if Nazri is half-baked or fried…???
Growing Up can Be A Pain
I wish that I can turn back the clock…
A Bridge Too Far
So much has been said by many parties about the Causeway/Bridge fiasco. The latest salvo was unleashed by Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, Minister in the PM’s Department against former PM, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. My father’s written about it several weeks ago in one of Sunday Star’s editions. Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Khoo Kay Kim has also spoken about it. Some people asked me what I thought of the whole issue.
To me, the question of building half a bridge on our side and then connecting it to the present causeway on Singapore’s half should not be a problem to us Malaysians. I don’t see any legal issues there as far as International Relations goes. As long as the Malaysian side can guarantee that Singapore’s water supply from Johor is not affected. We are not asking the Singaporeans to play along and build their half to match ours, for God’s sake! I’m sure had the bridge been built, it would have helped alleviate some of the traffic flow problems the causeway is notoriously known for. When the Singaporeans reclaimed part of the straits that would have put the Royal Malaysian Navy’s recruit training center at Tanjung Pengelih, and the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in jeopardy, did Singapore bat an eyelid when we protested? No. I don’t think so. Why? It was perfectly within their jurisdiction to do whatever they please within the confines of their national boundary. So why should it have affected us had we continue to build the half-bridge?
To me, the only sound the Singaporeans would make would be due to economic and military interest. First, coastal traders from the west coast no longer have to sail through Singapore’s southern waters to get to the east coast. That may also help boost coastal trading between the east and west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Secondly, a causeway is a more solid channel for Singaporean tanks to get to Segamat in the case of hostilities with Malaysia. A bridge would have been easier to be blown up in the event of hostilities.
Maybe we are all still half-past-six…
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