the unexpected

Last Aug 9, 2008 me and other divers from Toucan dive chartered a boat to do some wreck diving in the "straight of makinaw" in Lake Michigan in Chicago. On my second dive while descending for some reason I lost my dive camera and I never found it after searching.  I was sad and then I just let it go.

a phone call yesterday delivered a good news! I was shouting for joy! another diver a week later found my camera buried under the sand and particles. This morning I picked it up from the good samaritan diver, her name is Cathy. Thank you! the camera is perfect condition. Underwater housing really worked!

here are some of the pictures from the camera.

the chartered boat, good thing I took this because Cathy was able to track me down!

me and Bill, my dive buddy

chicago skyline from the distance

our gears

" the tower"

Big thanks!

My dive trip in Batangas, Philippines

Batangas is one of the best dive sites. Corals and marine life are spectacular.  Since it is a tropical water donning a wetsuit is optional. We stayed in Eaglepoint Resort in Mabini, Batangas. It is about 2 1/2 hours drive for Makati City. The place is so secluded. All of the cottages and rooms are along the cliff overlooking the sea.

I found Nemo!. This is probably my best shot.

school of fish....

another view.....

a tropical fish saying "hi"

a live plant...

anemone hiding...

another school of yellow fish

another version of Nemo..huh!

a sea fern

a starfish... 

another live plant

not sure what it is.. but is it's alive

another fish

fish feeding session

come to me....

hello for down below

"baby nemos"

Surely will come back to this place again. Happy diving.

Scuba diving at Boracay

My favorite hobby.. I was so excited to go diving in mainly because it is tropical water meaning I don't have to don my 7 mm wet suit, just a board shorts and rash guard shirt, Yippeh! My first dive was wreck diving into a sunken vessel. My buddy and I went down 97 feet and was able to penetrate the vessel.

The second dive was shallower just about 40-60 feet with "mini wall" diving. Corals and marine life were all beautiful.

an eel...

a lobster peeking through....

a soft sea urchin..

I met Nemo...

me and some Korean divers

I will be posting Batangas diving pictures next..pls stay tuned

Cheers!

scuba diving

I thought I 'd like to share one of my hobbies--scuba diving. I am a PADI open water and advanced diver.

This was taken at my fun dive at Mexico last summer

it was a different experience being underwater and explore the beauty of our nature

This was taken during

annual Pumpkin dive last October. With me is Kelly, my dive buddy

With Bill, another dive buddy. This was taken at Pearl Lake.

My excitement is building up everyday because I will be going to the Philippines last week of this month and I have planned to dive in BORACAY and BATANGAS.

Its gonna be fun... Don't worry, I will post pictures and I will not disappoint you... Till then..