Last month i was lucky to experience "the kindness" of my company (before the torture :( ). We had an annual convention in Bali - so i thought, why didn't i extend it ? Some fellaz from the office are also going to extend their stay. So - for a day - Marketing team (in particular, us - the slaves), were all gone.
Well, to sum it, our stay was all about pigging out (eat -sleep - eat-fart).
In one of those days- we went to Nusa dua, and after all this excitement of diving (been dying to try it), i finally decided to give it a go. Well - before spending millions on it - i think, spending a bit does't hurt. At least i had to try before spending for the serious one.
After all the grueling experience of putting the wet suit, I finally get into the water, and was very excited about it. Unfortunately - it was Bali... so, imagine a mall down there. I went approx 8km deep, struggling with my regulator which kept on falling away - i gritted, and bite, it was deep down in the water, only God knows what would've happen if i let go of it.
It was fun - well - slightly more fun than just snorkeling.
KEY HINTS : stay calm, breathe slowly. You'll do fine.
And yes, i found a sea snake down there. First dive, first encounter.
The bear didn't join the trip - but a week after Bali - i went swimming with him , and yes, he floated exactly like that.
Stumbled upon this when i was checking out a link forwarded in the e-mail.
If you ever wondered - how a bear and a puppy can realistically (as not in cartoon), can play - cuddle together, this video explains why.
Apparently it happened in North (or South ?!?!) Pole - pardon my geographical knowledge, between huskies and polar bear :) *I wonder whether such things will ever happen between a beagle and a Javanese Bear (or Grizzly bear he claimed...)*
Hi . Sorry for being away too lonnnngggg .... We - or the puppy had been travelling - after singapore then bali...and then next week to Jogja. So - there will be stories to tell :)
In Singapore - we had a very nice hotel - staying there for conference. It was Mandarin Oriental in Marina. The bear took these pic from there.
Yea, it was freakingly expensive hotel - though we love all the amenities and also the luxury - but we need to move out :(
And so we moved to Rucksack inn ! It was a hostel - but for a hostel - it is already a haven for us. Check out the homepage - all pictures are true as is - clean, homey, comfy.
Just to sum-up of what happened between the bear and puppy. We didn't do any shopping... (right ?? *glancing at the bear*). Despite of all the things that i wanted to see - there was one stupidity... the bear only brought 1 pair of socks for 4 days !!!!!!
So, what happened was - he couldn't wear the socks all day - 4 days straight.... *you can imagine the smell*... So he needed to switch between days - 1 day wearing, and the next day not wearing (because he had to wash it), then the next day he will be wearing it again.
The day when my conference was finished - I couldn't wait to go and see and try some foods ... however, the bear already got blisters on his feet. He could barely walk, not even to Clarke Quay which was just 5 minutes from our hostels.... *I actually was craving for some Haagen Dazs ice cream and have a sip or glass of beer by the river...*
Yep - by 8pm we were back in the hotel, doing nothing - so i left the bear to sleep... This was the actual situation - the bear has been rocking the bed throughout the night - apologizing :(
