Promise of a New Day

In the last two months of juggling courses & getting some underwater time with the blennies & slugs, I’ve been writing so much, communicating with magazine editors, LoyarBurok’s administrators & the European Underwater Federation secretary, that I forgot about my dad’s death anniversary on the 29 July. Not that he would mind, as he’s having a whale of a time playing golf in heaven as I was given a glimpse of the remarkable realm on one cloudy evening. It has been a hectic month attending meetings & getting the events sorted out for we won the bid to host the next meeting for ISO Standards next year! Woohoo! We’re bringing the movers & shakers of the dive industry to Malaysia! 🙂

On August 1st, the candlelight vigil that turned ugly, never made it to the mainstream media. Upon submitting the report to Loyarburok.com, it was picked up by Malaysia Today & gained a mention in Hufftington Post! The videos had thousands of views, gaining a few subscribers whom I wish, would follow my fish & slug postings instead! Call it accidental activist journalism, I certainly prefer chasing octopus & mating flatworms or be surrounded by real barracudas than men in arms & metal plates. The dive expo came & gone. It was an event where we dive professionals touched base with the players & reestablished ties with stakeholders. It was also my girl’s-nite-out with Suzette, the owner of Seaventures Dive, the converted oil-rig resort on Mabul island! We had a great time over wine & a delicious spread of buffet for dinner in Sheraton Imperial Hotel, cherishing every minute of our friendship across the seas. Thank God for girlfriends!

September is upon us & I endeavour to do away with caustic friends who bring detriment to me & my belongings when they run at the thought of accountability. Just when you think it’s safe to trust someone, they screw it up so badly that it takes away any respect I have left for them. It’s also a new beginning with STaRT, a society that focuses on training underprivileged kids in music, performing arts & life skills. I will get to teach kids from 10 different homes to swim in the pool! Thanks to supporters like you, who have seen me through the good times & the bad to enable me to pay it forward. Thank you for being my student, my associate, my client, my supplier, my advocator, my friend, my conscience & my hope!