Just wanted to post an update re: current murderous situation on Koh Tao. We are fine. Yes, it was pretty close to us, but considering it happened on the longest, busiest stretch of beach on Koh Tao where the majority of locals, foreign locals, and tourists stay, everything is in close proximity. Especially on an island about 21 km². It’s a horrid situation, but not believed to be a random attack which makes us feel better. For now, business is as usual. On the upside, this morning I was filming a diving video for a few fun divers and we stumbled across a turtle that had its’ fin stuck in…
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This Is What We Do – A Diving Video
Here’s an underwater video I shot for Sairee Cottage. Lionel is side-mount diving with a colleague. Side-mount diving is diving with two tanks either side. That’s double the air, and potentially double the dive time. You look cooler (very important in diving), and you can squeeze into some pretty cool crevices!
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Turtle at Lham Tien
I’ve finally discovered how to get screen shots from the footage I shoot, so here’s some from this morning’s dive. I had finished my safety stop, surfaced, and was heading back to the boat when someone yelled, ‘turtle!’ Of course I had to drop down and get some shots.
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Mowing the Grass
This is how Thailand does it.
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You know you’re back in Thailand when..
…There’s a bin of used tissues next to the toilet. I forgot that some countries have workable plumbing so that the toilet paper can actually be flushed down the toilet! This is rare in Thailand (and Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia) where you need to use the toilet paper and then put it into the bin so not to clog up the toilet. I was surprised when I got to Changi Airport in Singapore and found NO WASTEBIN WITH ACTUAL HUMAN WASTE in it! Amazing!* However Singapore has something that’s more annoying/scary in their bathrooms. Automatic flushing toilets!! Pretty much every public toilet in Singapore is automatic and I’ve been flushed out…
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Wok to Cook in a Wok – Cooking Dinner On An Island
We have a small electric wok that smells slightly of burning plastic. We also have one chopping board, one knife between the two of us, and some cheap cutlery. With some fresh ingredients from the local grocery store, a shop we’ve affectionally named ‘The Smelly Shop,’ and some meat from an esky of ice we’ve been eating quite well. Here’s a bunch of dishes I’m pretty proud of!
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Don’t be this selfish git!
Don’t stretch out and hog a whole bench on the 2.5 hr ferry ride. It was a packed ferry and a few people, Lionel and I included, ended up sitting on little plastic stools that we placed in between the benches. Some people are so polite. Not. And he wasn’t even sleeping!
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What is Going on in Thailand?
Firstly, let me just say we are safe here on Koh Tao. Secondly, let me reiterate that we are safe on Koh Tao. Thirdly, mum, dad, we ARE safe. The first we heard about any trouble on the mainland had been through our families, reporting back what the western media has been reporting. Here on Koh Tao we didn’t notice anything different, it’s currently low season so the lack of tourists didn’t seem amiss anyway. This is what is happening so far. On the mainland, there is to be no gathering of more than five people. On the mainland, there is a curfew for locals and tourists between 10pm and…
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Diving with Team Awesome – Koh Tao Diving Video
Two very cool divers, which are now very good friends have cut together this awesome video about our diving together! I assisted on their Open Water, Advanced, Nitrox, Deep and Wreck Specialty courses during my Divemaster course at Sairee Cottage and it was a fantastic experience! Some of my first dive leads were these guys! Lucky I didn’t get lost. Thank you Tobbe and Linda. All credits for the video goes to Tobbe and Linda. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqNVP_2xL3o
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Things We Do In Bangkok
24 hours in Bangkok to re-new Lionel’s new passport.
