to hell with CTs. i simply do not care anymore. too late anyway. just got back from tioman! diving, of course. saw this ENORMOUS leatherback turtle which was at least as long as my entire arm span. from head to tail, longer than a full-grown man. !!!! managed to get REAL CLOSE and it was fantastic. most amazing sight ever. beats seeing any shark. it was just resting on coral, looking old and wise and really peaceful. had to long fish clinging onto its back, and also had a really big barnacle on its back as well. on the same dive, i saw more than 6 other turtles. way smaller, but still amazing. one of them was chomping away on coral like nobody's business. we watched it feeding for quite some time, less than a metre away. also saw a moray eel that was at least 2m long! v fat and hidden under some coral. when i wasn't diving i went snorkeling in the waters just outside the chalet i was staying in. saw an entire school of sword-like fish swimming right in front off me. singaporeans are simply unbelievably stupid. the beach i was staying on (ABC beach) had a grand total of 3 singaporeans, namely me, my mom and lyn.all the other tourists were backpackers from sweden, germany, czech republic, ukraine, france, denmark, melbourne, new zealand (the ones we met), living on budgets. on ABC, one can get a chalet for RM 35 a day, and one meal for 3 can cost no more than RM10 (and the food actually tastes gd). the other s'poreans were all in Berjaya resort, living in rooms costing above RM200 a night, eating RM50 per person meals and tanning on a man-made beach, playing golf when others are diving and spotting turtles and sharks, and hardly ever straying from the confines of the resort tt is impossibly singaporean. u step into the resort and u'll not fail to notice the s'porean-ness of the whole place. practically everyone in sight was s'porean, loud and picky and complaining abt practically everything. urrgh. ate lots of coconuts, bbq seafood and spent almost every waking moment in swimwear and slippers. i wldn't mind taking the dm course in tioman (as compared to in s'pore). spend several mths there, taking in the sun and diving every single day. as one of the divers said, m'sia has gotta be the cheapest and most enjoyable place to dive. tropical waters with colourful, tropical fish... |
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