Nudibranch Hunter

Thursday, June 05, 2008

My 36th Birthday

Dinner at Pizza Uno, Centerpoint

Free Birthday Cake

Birthday cake from Sister-in-law, Eva

My beloved family

Baskin Robbins from Lu Kenn

Monday, May 12, 2008

Nissan Grand Livina

On Saturday (10 May 2008), I have placed an order for a new Nissan Grand Livina 1.8 Auto, and the colour is Sunburst Orange as suggested by my wife.

The Description
DRIVES LIKE A SEDAN, FITS LIKE AN MPV

LIVINA is a coined name of "LIVE and LIVING"

"A stylish MPV which offers a totally new driving experience…like a sedan with flexibility"
Highlights

Quality Interior
Luxury interior, which exceeds the expectation of the class

Elegant Exterior
Designed with sophisticated functional beauty that looks best in an active daily lifestyle

Sedan Like Ride Comfort and Handling
Ripple-control shock absorbers help enhance comfort, and damper rebound springs improve stability on curves.

Amazing Luggage Room Capacity
There's plenty of room to stretch out and relax with the giant luggage room.

Easy and Flexible Seat Arrangement
Variety of seats arrangement are available

Awards
"Nissan GRAND LIVINA won the "The World Most Beautiful Automobile Award " in China and awarded by Mobil Motor as "The Best Compact MPV" in Indonesia Car of the Year 2007 "

Source: Nissan

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Redang - Rescue Diver Course

Just went to Redang with wife and 2 other friends. 3 of us (except my wife) were there doing Rescue Diver course. We had been hearing quite a number of unfortunate news regarding diving accidents, some even could not be saved. Because of this, it prompted me to take up the Rescue Diver and EFR certification. Accidents do happen when scuba diving. I want to equip myself with the necessary knowledge and skills, so that when something unfortunate happen, at the least I have the skills learnt to either self rescue or be able to rescue others. I must say that the course was tough and we were pretty exhausted at the end of each day. Well, we survived the course, even though not perfect, we managed to complete the course with good comments from the instructor.

Beside all the hard work and getting ourselves tired doing the course, we had some serious fun. I have improved on my underwater photography skills this time around. And managed to capture many nudibranch during this trip. Photos below:

Phyllidia varicosa

Phyllidia elegans

Jorunna funebris

Probably the same as above

Chromodoris kuniei

Chromodoris geminus

Chromodoris leopardus

Chromodoris coi

Flabellina exoptata

Same as above

Phyllodesmium briareum

multiple Phyllodesmium briareum

Pteraeolidia sp

Thysanozoan nigropapillosum

unknown nudibranch

Monday, March 24, 2008

Sipadan Photos

I went to Sipadan Island for the second time. The accommodation and food were a lot more nicer compare to the last trip. Diving also much more organized, and service was excellent. I finally managed to spot the much sort after mandarin fish. It was a very fun and enjoyable trip overall.