I got tagged

I got tagged...by a scuba diver. Since it involves a favourite of mine, scuba diving, here i go... :)

Why did you become a certified scuba diver?

To get more up-close-and -personal with the marine world. And to give me an excuse to strap a macho dive knife around my leg :D

Describe your most memorable dive

Every dive's memorable, every dive's unique, and there's always something memorable to bring back from a dive.

One that stands out in particular as i write this was a night dive in Pulau Redang. It was an awesome night seeing a green turtle swim by, observing sleeping fishes and watching the behaviours of night critters. There was this comedic scene where i saw a sea urchin moving rather quickly across the sand. Way too quick for a sea urchin. A sea urchin on steroids? I took a closer look...and the urchin was actually being carried by a crab! It was actually quite cute. At the end of the dive, we surfaced to find a sky full of stars greeting us. Like wow. God is great.

Also, dives in Sipadan never fail to blow me away. It's just bustling with marine life!

And there was this drift dive over anemone garden at Redang as well....so awesome to glide over a huge colony of anemones....

I could go on and on...haha.

What's your favourite sea creature and why?

Turtles! Watching them "fly" through the water just takes my breath away. Sharks and barracudas too. Just the sight of these sleek, menacing-looking swimming machines infuses a sense of wonder. Cephalopods! Cuttlefishes in particular. The way their colours ripple, out-of-this-world. Christmas tree worms. The most beautiful worms you'll ever find :)

Did you have any fears before learning to dive? How did you overcome them?

No actually...I couldn't wait to get into the water and get diving. But i have a healthy respect for the ocean and its inhabitants. I've surfaced to a storm and it was no joke. And i have no intention of overcoming this healthy respect because it keeps me humble and careful when diving...and reminds me that the God of heaven and earth, He's Boss.