iain goes bananas

wow, it's been a while since i updated you all on what's been going on. no, i've not been swallowed up by a whale shark (haven't even seen one yet), and no, i've not been taken into an amazon princess' hareem (although she tried).

actually, i'm enjoying the quiet life of a divemaster-in-training on perhentian islands. to be exact, for all those anal readers out there, at spice divers on pulau perhentian kecil's long beach.

my day to day routine consists pretty much of getting up, looking out of my window at paradise, taking a 2 minute stroll down a perfect beach overlooking impossibly blue waters, having a banana pancake breakfast, diving, chatting, diving some more, eating, and spending my evenings socialising (read: drinking) at the bar. so my toes are either under water or sifting through pure white sand all day, every day, whichever way you look at it. such a hard life.

the dive shop has a great crew - although they have caught on to the fact that my jokes can get pretty bad. i guess it's genetic. anyway, i've been rationed to one a dive, which is a step up from the one a day limit i used to be confined to...

my divemaster training should be completed in a couple of weeks. not quite sure what i'll be doing after that. maybe the instructor course in july, depending on how things work out. really getting the hang of this diver's life.

while i really enjoyed travelling, turning up somewhere new every couple of days, it's actually quite nice to spend some time in one place again, getting to know the locals and such. of course i've gotten myself roped into promotion and marketing for the diveshop and one of the beach bars on longbeach, so i'm keeping busy.

so sorry it's taken me so long to update this site. i'll do my utmost to regain your collective confidence and start updating the blog more regularly. thank you all for your patience. really appreciated.

greetz from the beach - and you're all more than welcome to pop by, the water's lovely!

cheers,
iain

ps, yes, the pictures are someone elses. still working on uploading my own. but this is really what it looks like here!