Common sense

With technology advances in this era, people gets smarter by day, but they are also getting dumber in being "human".

When we were younger (born in the 80's and before), our parents taught us manners before we even knew our ABCs!

Now, we can't even teach an adult to have manners or common sense.

Me myself is guilty of one offence. Breaking up with someone over a message is an offence I'll never repeat.

Something to ponder upon, or for some, to refresh your mind.

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Dive trip @ Moalboal and Oslob, Philippines

I'm so excited I couldn't contain myself any longer!

 

Just came back from Phillipines. This is my second dive trip to this beautiful country.

Located at the coral triangle, Philippines offers nearly 600 different species of

reef-building corals in their 7101 islands!

 

This time around we went to Moalboal, Cebu for a 5-night stay.

And the main attraction for this trip is our short getaway down to

Oslob for whale watching - and when there's divers, there ain't gonna be just watching!

There's just so many things to see and a 6D5N trip is definitely insufficient for us.

 

The trip has been documented in Cecil's video and plenty of photos from

the professional photographer who are holding the big guns and

vain female divers who tried to capture everyone and everything at every moment possible.

 

This is our trip... and you get to see it all! Enjoy!

 

 

 

One of our most anticipated dive site is at Ludo which famous for sardine storm!

What's a sardine storm?

It's like a giant ball of sardines swarming in the ocean and diving it in feels like the

clear sky above you suddenly turned dark by large clouds covering the entire sky!

 

 

Suit up and instantly looked like a pro!

 

Our first dive trip with Dolphin Lee Aquatics. Such a fun group to be with!






It's a holiday and I lost track of time...

 

"Hi Mr. Turtle... wait for me..."

All the 3 dives on the first day is nothing but amazing.

Plenty to see and go WOW underwater.

During the surface interval, we had more fun on the boat.

Climbing up to an island, snorkeling, doing backflips into the water etc.

We climbed up to Pescador Island and that's where I got a deep cut on my right foot.



 

"HUAKKKKKK!!!!!!"

 

Ryu's "ABUGETTTT!!!!!"



Group photo courtery of Bo Mancao



Photo by Bo Mancao



Photo by Bo Mancao




Photo by Dolphin Lee

 When the night comes, no matter how exhausted we were, we put an effort

to explore the village, neighbouring shops, and diners! We had scumptous meal

at Chilli Bar for three consecutive nights! They serve really good food but the

downside is that we had to wait at least one-hour for our food to be served.

My dinner! Delicious baby pork ribs at Chilli Bar, Moalboal

More dives for the next few days and I fell sick due to the unbearable cold room at night.



Skipped a dive at the airplane wreck but couldn't stop myself for the second dive when

I found out that my BCD is in the boat! Jumped into the water with my bikini right after.

 

With Ruel, the dive master who took less than 3-minutes to search
for the mask which I've dropped into the sea 24-hrs before



"Feel the sea, smell the sky. Let your spirit and soul fly"

And the day everyone been waiting for - trip to Oslob!

This dignity of this place has been actively discussed among divers

and animal right associations etc.

 

Oslob Tan-Awan is a place that everyone would go for a lifetime experience

to interact with the whale shark. We were told that there's a 99.99% chances

to encounter a whale shark. Why? Because the fishermen have been feeding the whale sharks for decades and the whale sharks come back everyday for their scheduled feeding.

 

It remains very controversial if we should support the whale shark watching

because some says the feeding is creating a negative impact on their

natural migrating habits and some said they would have been long gone by villagers

who could capture the whale shark and feed their family for a month with it!

 

We have arrived at this amazing place!

Amazing shot by Bo Mancao



Certain precautions needed in order for us to preserve the

existance of this incredible creature.

 

Whale shark is the largest living fish in the world and to dive with them

is an opportunity, but not to be too excited and should not be taken lightly.

 

We are constantly reminded to...

1) Not touch or approach the whale sharks

2) Maintain an estimated 5ft distance around them
 3) Stay away from the tail to avoid injury from the strong wag
 4) Avoid feeding the sharks
 5) No littering
 5) Not to use flash photography
 6) Not to use sunblock as it will contaminate the water





Joyce vs the Big Guy - my first encounter with the whale shark



Dived for 1-hr with the whale shark and my DC alarmed me "DIVE TOO LONG"



After an amazing experience at Oslob, we went for sightseeing at Tumalog.

 



At the Tumalog Waterfalls - famous blue waterfall!



Now this is BLUE!



 A 3-hour drive back to Moalboal from Oslob and

it's time to pack our gears to fly back the next day.

 



Amazing night view at the Dolphin House



My friends and dive buddies for this trip. And please give me back my Bunny!



Goodbye Love Resort, Moalboal



Back to work and till I can keep calm and blow bubbles again... adios Philippines!



 

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An unexpected reader

Of all the readers who visited my blog, you are the last person on earth I could ever imagine to have found my humble-inactive-non-proofread-blog.

Dear unexpected reader, you are making me anxious.

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Discouraging thoughts

My need to prove my self worth is beyond my need to keep myself safe.

I want to run.
I want to dive.
I want to do all that my physical body are allowed to do.

But I can't.

Does that makes me the loser I was 3 years back?

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Diary of a sport-freak

Ever since I embarked into a sports-filled lifestyle... this is what happened!

Sprained my ankle from dance rehearsal and bootcamp session.

What makes it harder to heal is that I had to continue rehearsing for the performance.

Spinning, flying, jumping, I did it all.

It was one crazy night as we had to change 3 costumes in a less-than-5-minutes-performance!

We gave our best shot and I couldn't have bothered about my ankle.

The injury never heal and I was then preparing myself for holiday at Vietnam with the Mountain Divers.

So I opt for another treatment before I go.

Ta-daa! I went to Vietnam with these.

Vietnam trip involves alot of walking, and to one extend crawling at the Cu Chi tunnel.

It worsen the injury and I went for another treatment right after I came back.

Got my leg wrapped with herbal treatment and was already worried about Redang trip.

How could I fin when my ankle hurts whenever I move it?

Live up to Nike's motto - and I "JUST DO IT!"

What's good about diving is that we have appointed buddies to watch our back.

Glad that it all went well and I truly enjoyed myself.

Few later I was resting for the ankle to recover.

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Then few weeks back I went for my very first 12km marathon.

With a VERY SORE CALF, I should be resting.

Instead, I was only resting for 3 days before getting into zumba and bootcamp back to back!

As if the pain wasn't bad enough, I went for badminton the day after.

I couldn't walk after that and so it's a wrappy time again!

And this time, it involved the entire calf!

Somehow made me looked like I was seriously injured from a freak accident! *choi!*

After wrapping for one day, one day of rest, I went for my next marathon of 11.5km.

I think I am one crazy woman to be torturing my body for the name of sports.

I've decided to rest for the entire week.

Missing bootcamp classes and skipping activities with friends.

Feeling alot better, I went for a jog yesterday.

Three rounds at the Dog Park.

Dang! The calf hurts again!

The same damn place!

And DANG! My entire week after-work-activities had been planned out!

Tuesday : Jogging

Wednesday : Zumba

Thursday : A 5-km training for KL Rat Race 2014

Friday : Badminton

Saturday : Bootcamp

Sunday : ATV (just a fun-filled sports.. as long as it's a sport)

What's gonna happen after this?

Another wrappy wrappy session???

I had to keep going.... 

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Overnight Oats : Mangola Vanilla

Feeling satisfied with my BANANA O-BERRIES overnight oats, 

I attempted another recipe as mum has just plucked a homegrown mango right infront of our house.

MANGOLA VANILLA RECIPE

1/3 cup of rolled oats (not to mistaken it with instant or normal oats)

1/2 cup organic vanilla low fat milk

1 cup of greek yogurt

1 mango (1/2 chopped to be mixed with oats, 1/2 as topping)

1/4 tsp chia seed 

1 spoonful of chopped raw nuts (unsalted)

DIRECTIONS

Put oats, milk, yogurt, chopped mango, chia seeds and nuts into a jar.

I tried to be more creative by putting everything by layers.

But the chopped mango sunk into the yogurt.

Place in fridge overnight.

In the morning top with freshly cut mango and chopped nuts. 

Voila! 

I really enjoy the taste of sweet mango with hint of vanilla flavor!

I could have this everyday!

yummylicious!

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Overnight Oats : Banana O-Berries

This is my first attempt of preparing an overnight oats.

As I was unprepared and have not bought any milk, I used my protein shake as substitute.

BANANA O-BERRIES RECIPE

1/3 cup of rolled oats (not to mistaken it with instant or normal oats)

1/2 cup protein shake berries flavour

1 cup of mixed berries yogurt

1 spoonful of crunchy peanut butter 

(I've added another spoonful in the morning as I love its creamy texture)

1 whole banana

Raisins

Walnuts

METHOD

Put all the above mentioned ingredients in a bowl or jar 

(covered or not covered)

Keep it refrigerated 

(to be eaten the next day, or it can last another day but the fruits may not be fresh)

LESSON LEARNT

Banana turned darker the next day - Advisable to cut it fresh and mix with 

the overnight oat before eating the next day.

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I personally prefer using flavored milk or yogurt to enhance the taste of my oats.

But one can always opt to have plain milk and yogurt as well.

This bowl of overnight oats kept me full till my lunch at 2pm.

And it gave me a very good and "smooth" time when I went to the toilet that morning!

yummylicious!

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Overnight Oats

Sorry I've not been blogging that often lately. In fact, not at all since April 2014.

The main reason of me getting back to my blog is to post about my recent craze on oatmeal.

Mind you, not any ordinary oatmeal, but one that is healthy, delicious and attractive looking.

Overnight oat it is!!!

Individuals photos obtained online

Now this is the recipe that I get to be a chef without firing up a stove!

Or burning down mum's kitchen!

I'm quite new at this and the info I am sharing may not be too in-depth or accurate.

So please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

What is overnight oats?

Overnight oats is basically oats that are soaked overnight with liquid that

is more commonly water, milk, yogurt, protein shake etc.

No cooking needed. 
Just put the oats with liquid into the refrigerator.

Most interesting part about overnight oats is the toppings!

Fruits, nuts, seeds, peanut butter, honey, raisins, imagine what you can do with these!

These toppings can be mixed together with the oats and liquid, 
or to be inserted the next day before consumption.

And if one stray from a healthier choice, 

some chocolates or ice-creams can be added into the overnight oats too!

I'm soooo gonna try that out one day! But it's gonna hurt my diet!

Will be working out on my overnight posting.. stay tuned!

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