This is one long overdue post but better late than never. Had a lovely birthday this year by spending some quality time with my friends. I love celebrations but sometimes I don't like to make a huge deal out of it with me being in the centre of attention. Prefer to keep it simple and enjoyable :)
Catching up with the girls over dinner in TST (it's been so long!) talking about gnz's wedding plans in Dec 2012, movie and lunch at four seasons (dang even the bread basket is delish, you can just give me that with some lightly salted butter!), and last but not least with a change of plans,decided to indeed keep up with the Indian tradition by having a feast at Tandoor.
Some recent photos from the Central Rat race where Yves and I supported H and his bomb defusion leg of the race. hehe
Hi Mr. Rat or whatever your name is.
Cute girl supporting her dad. hehe Reminds me that I need to start training for Unicef and go running again *roar
So what exactly have I been up to lately? I've been taking wine classes every tuesday with my colleague in Sheung Wan whereby we taste 6 different types of wines per class. No, we don't get tipsy nor do we pour ourselves happy hour glasses but we just pour a little bit, describe the appearance, the smell and then taste it by swirling it around our mouth before spitting it out in our own little spitoon! haha It's been a really interesting class but I foresee some considerable studying in order to pass it. :P
Photo taken by my instructor after my very first dive. =)
So for my bday present, J gave me a PADI OW certification. Really excited but equally freaked out due to my fear of dark waters. Even though I can swim fairly well, I don't like not knowing what's underneath or touching something foreign aginst my skin. Luckily my fear is gone and now I know it's not that bad at all! (Might even be interested in trying out that night dive) Guess I've been watching too much discovery channel with those wreck dives and hearing stories about claustraphobic experiences but nah, not that bad for basic divers.. It's really exciting getting your gear on, making that first jump to cool off in your warm wet suit, descending along the rope and swimming alongside your buddy. I would strongly encourage people to give it a try because admittedly I was abit scared too and if I hadn't tried, I wouldn't have known that I could do it and love it.
After passing the e-learning sections, doing 3 confined water classes in the pool and completing 4 OW dives, I'm officially certified! Can't wait to plan a dive trip and see some beautiful corals and big fishes. Honestly quite addictive once you get the hang of it. I'm thinking of doing some advance courses with J but preferably not in HK because the water is still quite murky. One dayyy I'll go somewhere beautiful..can't wait! :P