Tuesday, June 12
pulau dayang, pulau aur
i'm back from diving! i passed the course! a lifetime certification to dive anywhere in the world. diving is easier than it seems. had so much worries about being unable to complete the skills and about equalising my sinus and ears, but these weren't a problem. and diving is actually safer than it might seem. after reading the diving book, the dangers of diving stood up. but when i actually got down to doing it, it was quite simple.because it's my first diving trip, so i was more caught up with making sure i didn't knock or step into any corals, and making sure i was neutrally buoyant, and making sure i breathed properly... so i wasn't paying that much attention to the fishes around me or just totally enjoying the sea.
but of course, i saw many fishes. i saw NEMO! many of them. swimming around corals, i saw colourful fishes, and a huge blue starfish. i think as i get more used to diving, i can enjoy the underwater life more. schools of fishes would just swim past you, and there was this fish that stared right into my eyes! i was freaked out for a moment... haha.
with the instructors around, making sure we are ok, and with my buddy, i felt more relaxed and more confident! my buddy and i stuck so close to the instructor during our free dive! it's quite hard to tell people apart underwater, with the mask on, and the equipment. so my buddy and i just glued our eyes on the instructor's board shorts! haha.. until now i can still remember how it looks! so just followed closely to his board shorts! we were so afraid that we'd get lost!
during the diving trip, this was the itinerary: travel, sleep, eat, dive, eat, dive, eat, dive, sleep, dive, eat, dive, eat, travel. as you can see, a dive trip is all about diving and eating! so it's quite relaxed.
i wanted to go diving to see another side of God's creation, and i did! the sea creatures were beautiful and carefree. another highlight of the trip was the many stars i saw in the night! amazing! God's the awesome creator.
the Lord has taught me many lessons during the trip. i pray that He continue to mould me to become more like Him each day. to love, to have joy, to have peace, to have patience, to have kindness, to have goodness, to have gentleness, to have self-control. yeap.
help me to trust.