Closing time.

Give another 9 days and this blog would have seen a 1 month break from the blogging world. 1 month is rather a shameful amount of time for a blog to be left idle, and because right now I just cannot find enough time to keep one blog updated (let alone two!) I think it's high time I put this blog to (what I hope is going to be temporary) rest.

Issues that used to interest me once upon a time no longer do so, sadly, but on a more cheerful note, I will be keeping my other blog alive.

So if any of you are still interested in my (travel-related) developments, feel free to bookmark charlenedianetravels.blogspot.com instead, as that, as of this instant, is going to be my primary blog from now on.

This blog will be set to private viewing only in a few days as I do not have the heart to delete it just yet.

Cheers for dropping by folks. It's been a real pleasure.

Catching 'The' Armin van Buuren spin live in Perth was epic!

Will be uploading photos & videos from the night soonish.




Armin van Buuren feat Jaren - Unforgivable
You used to light up the dark
With your unrelenting spark
It always put a fire in me

You used to say I'm the one
The only ray of sun you could touch
Without a fear of burning

Well you used to try to please me
Yeah you used to try to please me
Never said this would be easy
Never said this would be easy

What are you telling her now
While you hold her in you arms
Are you pretending she's me?

And just how long will you go on
Before you realize you know she's
The one but you're gonna lose her anyway?

You just got there now you're leaving
You just got there now you're leaving
Your sweet nothings are deceiving
Your sweet nothings are deceiving

Well it ain't over till it's over
And my world shuts down
But this comes close, I'll have you know
It's just a matter of time

But it ain't over till it's over
But I won't be made a fool
Cuz leaving me the way you did was just so
Unforgivable(Unforgivable) x7

Well it ain't over till it's over
And my world shuts down
But this comes close, I'll have you know
It's just a matter of time

But it ain't over till it's over
But I won't be made a fool
Cuz leaving me the way you did was just so
Unforgivable x8

HIATUS

Temporarily on hiatus for the next 2 weeks. Updates (if any) will be at my other blog at charlenedianetravels.blogspot.com

Here's hoping to clear journeys devoid of any possible (H1N1 virus-related) hiccups along the way.

Back.

..and burned.

I am now back home in Kota Kinabalu after a wonderful, crazy week in Mabul. It's been fantastic just living it on the island + excellent diving at the famous Sipadan Island. I will be writing about my trip on my other blog just as soon as I can get everything sorted out at the office. I only got another 3 more days to complete any outstanding work stuff before going on a 2 week leave for another holiday.

Yes I know after all the 'hard work' this week, I totally deserve another luxurious holiday. Hah.

I leave you with a photo of Mantabuan Island, where I skipped Sipadan to dive at on my last dive day with Borneo Divers.



More photos & videos will be up soon on charlenedianetravels.blogspot.com

Scuba diving: What you don't know can hurt you.

Excerpted from ACTION DIVER Dive Holiday Planner 2008/2009

"Have you seen any sharks?"
"Aren't you scared of being attacked?"
"I could never go diving because I'd be too scared of sharks!"

How many times have you heard similar comments when you say you're a diver? One great fear preventing many people from diving is the fear of a shark attack. But as most divers know, shark attacks on divers are in reality very rare.

There are other much greater dangers in the water. It's the areas that you haven't thought about that are most likely to hurt you.

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Being a scuba diver myself, the opening lines of this article really caught my attention. There were 3 main points that were highlighted:

#1 Watch out for boats!
#2 Are you prepared for an accident?
#3 Beware of stings (in Thailand)

Because the majority of people who read my blog are non divers, I am not going to bore you with detailed elaborations of the points above, but I believe if you are a diver you would know what it means.

For those who are thinking of taking up diving but still have doubts, do a Discover Scuba course first, a program that will allow you to get a taste of what scuba diving is all about. If you think you like it, then you can proceed with the Open Water Course and get a "license" upon completion.

Not my intention to scare, but remember that scuba diving can be a dangerous sport. Risks are involved as with all other sports. Diving is serious, yet it can be enjoyed. Take your theory classes seriously. There is a reason we want you to know what decompression sickness, nitrogen narcosis, and oxygen toxicity are all about.

And always always always practice safe diving wherever you are. Accidents can happen to anyone, even to an experienced diver who has thousands of dives under his belt.

Remember what happened to Yuri Lipski, the diver who died under "mysterious circumstances" during his dive at the Blue Hole in Egypt?

Youtube him.

That's a scuba diver's worst nightmare.

Taken.

"Now's not the time for dick measuring, Stuart!"

LOL one of the best lines from the movie Taken.



Go watch.

Travel blog.

So I've decided to create a new "travel blog" to feature all the travels that I have planned for in the next couple of months, and years, if I may boldly say so.

As if running one blog is not time-consuming enough! Heh.

This is going to be my main blog, still, even though this has somewhat turned into a melting pot of sorts with a little bit of everything thrown haphazardly into it. My personal life has been reduced to a sorry bore that I no longer have anything to tell you (a more subtle way of telling you that my personal life *more specifically, my personal life where relationships are concerned* is off limits as per today). But as a means of entertainment, you can still find out what I am up to when I am not on the computer planning for someone else's travels instead!

Ah yes, the birth of My Travel to Tell .

Sorry, I'm not very creative with titles :-)

Chill pill

Current want: Swimming with dolphins

It's a really beautiful day to go out to sea today.

Just 5 more days until Sipadan! It's amazing how May is passing by so quickly. After Sipadan, I go on a 2 week leave. Leave from work, leave from unnecessary emails, leave from monotony, from boredom, from stress.

And then it's time to LIVE.

Ah, thoughts of well-deserved holidays always put me in such a jolly good mood :-)