30th July 2007. diving in Koh Phangan.

Dam i had to get up early today, 7am. Not fun at all. But was it worth it ???

got picked up from the bungalow, had to sit in the back with all the bags and tanks, which was a little shit, as everyone else got inside the car. Nevermind. it's still sunny so thats a good thing.

Went all the way to the north of the island to dive, Took a boat about 1.5 hrs out to a reef called sailrock. Instructer was called dillion, i think. Well we will call him dillion anyway. He was dutch, that was traveling around, and was running out of money so with his last baht, he did his dive masters course and has been here ever since. How cool is that !!! i think about 5 years, he has been diving for 15years.

So got to the rock, had a quick instuction of what all the equipment is for. got told a few hand signs, like ok, up and big fucking shark. which is quite a good one. You make a round ball thing with your hands and get bigger. (hope that makes sense) then tap your hands together with fists, and then make a fin with your hand. big fucking shark. Kind of scarey he is telling me this sign, but hey you do get sharks here, so good one i suppose.

That was that. Into the water. Wow its not natural to breath underwater and it took me a good 5-10mins to be able do it. but once you are under the water looking at some beautfully coloured fish. you just forget and have such a good experiance. IT was truely amazing. Can't explain really. People that dive will understand.
Did one 40 min dive in the morning, Went down to 12m, which i think is pretty impressive for a first ever dive.
Saw lots of different fish, can't name them sorry. Yellow, blue, white, green. Dam all colours, Even the coral is beautful so many different colours. Saw an eel swimming in and out of the rocks. Puffer fish. shit load of urchins.

Then got back up, i started with 200 air, and ended up with 60. Had some food on the boat, just a thai curry, wasn't bad. Then back in the water, for another 40 mins. Again down to 12m, again used the same air. this time i saw more fish, more then i did the first one, And i saw my first big arse showl of fish, must of been about 300 fish together. Was really beautiful to see, just like the nature programs they all swim together in the same direction and shit. Wow truely beautiful.

So finsihed the day at about 14:00, got back to my bungalow at 15:00. Went down to the dive shop, the instructer said he would right me a log book. well he showed me how to write a log book. This was because i told him i was going to learn to dive. He wanted to arrange that these dives where part of the course, but i told him i would rather dive more. So No Worrys Man !!!

So had some food. actually i had a really nice pizza, best i have tasted. Diving takes alot out of you. However micheal chris and i went back to the silvery moon (first bungalow) and meet up with all the people we were chilling with there. they all made me go out. Yes made me, lol ;)

So ended up going out, didn't think i was gonna make it long. But i arrived home the next morning at 7am. So i was up for a whole 24hrs, which i thought was dam good as i was diving and shit.

anyway night was really good, i just got to that nice tipsy feeling and left it there. God there are so many fucking people, it was kind of hard to get round the place. although i did manage it.

Again more fire and things, didn't see anyone get set on fire this time, thanks god. but there was so many pissed people, women men. Ladyboys, urgh!!! and they actually do get off with men, very scare thought. Its strange, they just go up, stroke a man and he's like, way hey, and thats it they get it on. Some people are so stupid, and i mean how many women actually just go up and stroke someone then starting kissing and shit.

Yes they do that to me all the time (women not ladyboys, careful now) but im the legend what do you expect. So it doens't happen to normal people. lmfao.

So good dive, good day, good night. Did again get burnt on the boat, got to watch that in future. Actually i brought some high sun lotion, so hope that helps.