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Monday, December 24, 2007

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:58:29 GMT

Goodbye 2007 Welcome 2008!

Time flies! And we have reached the end of 2007.

Perhaps it's a good time to look back and reflect on what have I done in 2007.

Work

Well, despite a few hiccups, it has been good all year round. It has been a learning year for me. Finding my feet in my area of work. Went for 2 Oversea Trips to the US. One for training, one for conference. I really couldn't ask for more. The work and life is very well-balanced as usual. Overall, it has been a good workyear for me.

Rest and Relax

I must say that I have been travelling alot since I graduated. Year 2007 is no exception. Come to think of it, I almost spent at least a weekend oversea every month. I have my mandatory and fun-filled diving trips to the Malaysian islands. This year I visited Pulau Tenggol over the Good Friday. I have a leisure dive at Pulau Dayang. I went abit further to Thailand to dive in Krabi. And I am going to the Similans Island in 4 days' time. Looking forward to it!

Monday, December 03, 2007

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:20:53 GMT

Crossed the finish line at 4hrs56mins35secs( own timing).

Least painful experience of the 3 that i have participated.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:11:35 GMT

Boulder, Colorado and Taichung/Taipei , 5 Aug-16 Aug 2007

I flew off to US for a week of training for a specialised software for my project. Just came back last Thursday. It's my first trip to US. Quite mountain tortoise siah.. Took SQ flights to Los Angeles Airport then took a internal flight to Denver where we took a taxi to Boulder , Colorado. We reached our hotel at Monday morning 3am and slept for couple of hours before heading to our training location. First time experiencing jetlag. The feeling is like that where you have just completed a few rounds of mahjong overnight.. Totally zonked out. But then after the class, somehow we still manage to go shopping haha.. Boulder is a beautiful town, Very green. No pollution. About 5000 feets above sea level, very close to the mountain range. The view is scenic. I could live there forever ! haha. Alot of cyclists , runners. Heard that the world's best cyclist lives here! Good training area I supposed. Lotsa bike tracks.

Left Boulder on Saturday afternoon. Reached Los Angeles Airport in the evening but was delayed at the airport. Los Angeles Airport immigration system failure causing the whole airport to be packed with passengers waiting to fly off.

Reached Taipei on Monday morning then went straight to Taoyuan Station to take the High Speed Rail to Taichung. Will be there for 2 days. Went to Sun Moon Lake but weather was quite bad so the scenery wasn't very good. Then we travel back to Taipei on Wednesday.. Went to Dam Sui then Xin Beitou for some hot spring to relax ourselves .

Overall, it was really a great experience for me! First time taking long flights to US.On hindsight, we should have stayed in LA for a few days instead of Taipei. I prefer Boulder(nice peaceful town) to Taiwan,really.

Might be flying to New York in October for a conference. Keeping my finger crossed.. This time round, I will stay a couple of days in New York! With my colleagues.

RAINBOW AND ME IN BOULDER!!!

LOVERS' BRIDGE AT DAMSUI'S FISHERMAN WHARF

CKS MEMORIAL HALL

FLATIRONS ( WE WERE SO CLOSE TO IT!!)

ALION WHERE WE HAVE OUR COURSE

THE REDSPOT BOULDERING GYM

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:47:54 GMT

Long long time never blog liao.. wahaha

I am in Boulder, Colorado at this point of time. Just touched down yesterday early morning.. Now it's about 930pm here.. 1124am Singapore time. First time travelling so far out to the US. All in all . 24 hours of travelling including connection flight times and flight delays. Sleep at 5am.. woke up 730am then went to attend the first day of course. Breakfast was complimentary for our stay here.. Then today lunch is on the manager of the software company. Had lunch at a very authentic place in Dushanbe Teahouse. Today's training is from 845am to 1645pm. Waited for taxi which never came. So the manager Anna decided to give us a lifr to Target. For some shopping. We had dinner at the noodles place called noodles&co. I had pad thai with chicken breast and Caesar salad. Not bad..

Mico-Analysis & Design: The company who provide the training for us.

Pad thai with chicken breast and Ceasaer Salad.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Thu, 31 May 2007 15:31:15 GMT

SONG OF THE MOMENT

Would you be there -Redwan Ali

If I were blue, would you be there for me,
And whisper in my ears that's ok.
Would you stand by me, let me hold you tight,
And say you love me one more time.

If I feel good would you slow dance with me
And touch my lips with tender loving care
Would you die for me would you run with me
And never look back

Would you be there to love to be with me
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be the one
To take my breath away

Would you be there to love to be with me
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be the one
To take my breath away
Would you be there

If I'm away would you still think of me
And wish that you could hold me now (Hold me now)
Would you die for me would you run with me
All the way

Would you be there to love to be with me
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be the one
To take my breath away

Would you be there to save my soul tonight (Save my soul tonight)
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be there
To kiss my pain away

Would you be there to love to be with me
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be the one
To take my breath away

Would you be there to save my soul tonight (Save my soul tonight)
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be there
To kiss my pain away

Would you be there
For me

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Wed, 30 May 2007 02:15:18 GMT

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:28:53 GMT

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:33:08 GMT

Pulau Tenggol 5th Apr '07 to 8th Apr '07

Met up at Mako at 830pm on 5th Apr.4 advanced course , 11 leisure divers, 2 instructors/divemasters. Took about 8 hrs to reach Dungun where we board our boats to Pulau Tenggol. We have 2 diveboats.

We have high expectations for the trip. However due to wind conditions, we are unable to go to some of the better dive sites. Haiz.. Nevertheless it is a nudibranch haven.

Did 7 dives

Dive 1: Turtle Bay

Got some nice nudibranches and nice coral reef. Got a sharksucker keep sticking to Dear.. Tot we could see some sharks.. but no..

Dive 2: Tanjung Gemok

A drift dive for Tanjung Gemok to Tenggara.Quite a good dive. Saw a super duper big turtle. almost my size!!

Dive 3: Tokong Burung

Super choppy waters. Not worth the ride there.. Almost puke. Haiz..

Dive 4: House Wreck

Nudibranch haven at wrecks. Missed the bumphead parrotfish sian..

Dive 5: Gua Rajawali

Another very good dive site.. Vis is good. Giant Moray.. Turtle.

Dive 6: Turtle Bay( Night Dive)

Crabs, Lotsa Shrimps.. Sleeping parrotfishes in cocoon.. Interesting..

Dive 7: Five Sisters Wreck

Good ending dive.. Found a beautiful polyclad flatworm..Another turtle..

Pictures

Giant Moray @ Gua Rajawali

Divers on my diveboat

Nudibranch at the wreck

Magnificient Chromodoris( A nudibranch)

Last morning dive( Five Sisters wreck) divers.

Sea Turtle swimming away slowly

phyllidiella pustulosa( a nudibranch)

Monday, April 09, 2007

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:41:50 GMT

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Sunday, March 18, 2007

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:28:32 GMT

Krabi Ao Nang Trip ( 280207-030307)

It's a short 4D3N to Krabi. A short getaway with Dear before she start her new job. Actually 4D3N is way too short a stay at Krabi. We really wished that we could have another week there haha. Then we can do more diving, some climbing at Railay or maybe sea kayaking. Oh ya still got deep water soloing as well. Cool siah

Reached Ao Nang at evening time on the 28th. Checked in on Ao Nang Grand Inn. A cheap and good accomodation. About S$50 for a double room aircon private bathroom.

Then went to check out the dive centre and decided to dive with Poisedon Dive Center. We decided on 2 days of diving. First day we started with 2 local dives and 1 night dive at local site. 1st dive @ Koh Si . See quite different stuff as compared to Malaysia dive site. Lionfishes are abundant. Saw a few blue-spotted rays. Then we did our second dive @ Koh Talu. A swimthrough. Quite strong current. Quite siong. Saw our first seahorse. So nice and cute. And I took a very nice picture of it. Saw a pair of boxer shrimps and managed to get a good shot despite strong current.

TIGER TAILED SEAHORSE

BOXER SHRIMPS

We did a night dive @ Koh Talu and saw more stuff. Crabs and more nocturnal sea creatures

Reached Ao Nang at 9pm and went off to wash up before going for a late dinner.

Day 2 is the SUPERDAY.. 3 day dives at the 3 famous dive sites at Krabi. Kingcruiser Wreck, Anemone Reef and Shark Point. Great day of diving.

My first wreck dive at KingCruiser wreck is absolutely amazing!

Followed by great dive at Anemone Reef

And a breathtaking dive at Sharkpoint where we saw our first leopard shark wahaha

Moray eel hiding in the toilet bowl of the wreck !!

Can you see the scorpionfish?

A well-exposed picture of a half exposed lionfish haha

The "famous" toilet of the Kingcruiser Wreck

Ghost Pipefish!!!

Nudibranch

LEOPARD SHARK at sharkpoint!!!

Bright-coloured sponge corals

Dear, Simone(Divemaster) and Me

Dear, Me and Alvin( Hong Kong Tourist)

Then on 030307 we went to Railay to look see look see

Tex the climber!!

Didnt bring our ropes so we just did some bouldering at Phra Nang Beach.

It has been a great trip for us!!!!