BALI DIVING AT NUSA PENIDA - OCTOBER 2009

We managed to see 3 huge Manta Rays just swimming on the surface at Manta Point. I managed to take a picture of the Manta's fin before we jumped into the water. Sad to say though while we were underwater we could not find them. Reason was they were hanging out to close to the rocks and we could not get any closer to the rocks to look for them because of the strong surge we encountered. When we came back up onto the boat we saw them right where we left them. Its okay I guess I'll have to come back but I think I'll rather head to the Similan Islands again or Richelieu Rock to see Manta's because the water is much much warmer.. hehe =P I'm still happy though =)

This arch reminds me so much of Chris Sharma's KING LINES Deep Water Solo route which he climbed and finished in Mallorca, Spain. He set the grade 9b / 5.15B. So far unrepeated. Chris Sharma is the best Rock Climber in the world by da way =P

I love wearing this CAMARO Hood!

ATSY giving her Ninja pose =P

This dive by the way was our sixth dive in Nusa Penida and it was also the COLDEST.. 18 Degrees man! Freakin damn cold! I was so cold I could not take a decent picture of this beautiful Nudibranch.

One part of Nusa Penida was beautiful =)

Peace!

ATSY posing =)


Blue Season Bali is offcially the best looking Dive Centre I have ever seen so far and with the most staff. Its unbelievable how many Dive Instructors and Dive Masters they have there. Beautiful I tell ya!

Blue Season Bali's transportation for us =)

You want some Chinese food says ATSY =P She's really tired so excuse her okie =P

We had some good fortune throughout our dive trip in Bali. We got to see so many different kinds of marine life. We didn't get to see our Mola Mola though so perhaps next time.


The flowers for prayers which most people in Bali put outside their property =)

I have to say that diving in Nusa Penida is pretty challenging and Super Cold. On average its like 23 - 24 degrees. Our sixth dive at Crystal Bay was 18 degrees. That was no joke. I was out of the water in 24 minutes and after half an hour everyone else was out of the water! Its a great experience but I'll definitely go back there just to look for the Mola Mola's but with a much thicker wetsuit =)
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ALAIN ROBERTS A.K.A. SPIDERMAN FINALLY TOPS PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS

French Climber Alain Roberts a.k.a Spiderman finally completes and accomplishes Petronas Twin Towers in our city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His first attempt was in March 20, 1997 in which law enforcement stopped him at the 60th floor where there's a ledge for him to get inside easily and he did. 10 Years later on the same date 20th March, 2007 Alain Roberts second attempt to climb KLCC had come to an end again when law enforcements got tipped off and again stopped him on the 60th floor. By then I was wondering when will he be coming back and hope I'd be ready to catch a glimpse of him as I am a huge fan.

But this time he surprised everyone. Sneeky Alain Roberts came to Kuala Lumpur again and on the 1st of September, 2009 he begun his climb at around 5 something in the morning. Because he started climbing so early it was dark and managed to climb most of the way unnoticed. And there the man who failed twice to climb our twin towers finally achieved his Dream. Climbing and finishing KLCC was Alain Roberts Dream for many years. I didn't think he would climb right to the very top where the small ball is. Its crazy! Its funny how we all see the Malaysian Special Forces come in a chopper to get him at the top with all the best safety equipment in the world and there you see Alain Roberts standing right at the top of the ball with his hands in the air and without any safety waving our Malaysian Flag.. Unbelivable :D
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THUNDERBIRDS - UNITED STATES AIR FORCE F-16 FIGHTER JETS AIR SHOW AT TUDM - 03.10.09.

All in line and ready to head to the runway for some action!

Pilots chilling on the tarmac just like the movies.. Fighter pilots and crew are just too cool!

Even females get to be pilots.. Don't mess around!

In formation!

U-TURN!


So so cool to be chilling on top of the plane while the air show goes on.



Silhouette of the F-16's!



GIANT C-17's Cargo Plane.. This is pretty cool!

Back of the GIANT C-17 Cargo plane.


They are so cool yet so discipline. Its so hot and still lining up!

ATSY with d C-17 Cargo Plane.

Mua with the Giant C-17 Cargo Plane.

ATSY with our Royal Malaysian Air Force Sukhoi.


Royal Malaysian Air Force Sukhoi.

Mua with da Sukhoi.

The RMAF's Sukhoi high up in the air!

I just can't wait for another airshow after this one coz the sound of the Fighter Jets are freakin awesome! LIMA in Langkawi is in December 2009. I hope I can make a trip for that one because LIMA is a full air show with loads of other Jets and perhaps choppers. The skills that the United States Air Force pilots demonstrated with their awesome F-16's Fighter Jets could not be any more perfect than they were. And with each stunt they perform, they have different songs to fit the stunt. How cool is that! Oh.. and trust me their music selection is superb. They just know how to entertain people really. They take that much effort to show the world how good they really are. I hope they make this a yearly thing as I look forward for more action! I wanna be a Fighter Pilot now!
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MY DIVE MASTER & INSTRUCTORS FROM SIMILAN ISLANDS, THAILAND BACK IN KL TO VISIT ME

RH having some awesome Nasi Kandar for branch at Pelita KL. She loved it! She loves Indian food and in her opinion Indian food has the most flavor!

Church enjoying his Nasi Kandar. He just could not stop eating coz it was good. I always bring my guest for some good local food while they visit me.

Church & RH having some fun in the boat parked the carpark. No idea who it belongs to though but it has been moved recently.

I brought both of them to eat some awesome Hokkien Mee and Wan Tan Hor at Jalan Imbi. They love Asian food. They have travelled so much and lived in Bali and Thailand for so long that asian food is just part of their daily meals now.

This was at SKYBAR after dinner!

SKYBAR in Traders Hotel, KL.

A must have group photo of myself, ATSY, Church & RH!

Jalan ALor for some Wicked BBq Chicken Wings!



Myself and ATSY are so happy because Church and RH scheduled their trips just so they could come back to KL and see us for the second time before heading back to Austria. This time around I offered them to stay with me and so they did. We had a great time eating our local food and catching up on all our adventures.

They are deciding where their next location is gonna be for more Diving. Its gonna be in Asia I think coz they love it and Bali sounds like a winner at the moment because before they came to KL, They were holidaying in BALI for almost 5 months! They know Bali pretty well now I tell ya and they did so much Diving there I think they know each and every dive sites by now. Miss them already! Hope to go Diving with them soon.
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MY AUTOGRAPHED POSTCARD BY 2 TIMES FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPION MIKA HAKKINEN AT SUNWAY PYRAMID

The victory kinda WAVE to the crowd.. He had loads of practice during his F1 days :D



I have to say that Mika Hakkinen is a very humble guy. He was so kind to take his time and sign autographs, shake hands with fans and take pictures. How did I know he was at Sunway Pyramid.. well just so happen I was headed to Subang and I heard on radio that he was there to meet the fans and to promote his Never Drink and Drive campaign for Johnny Walker as he is one of the Ambassadors.
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MY 2009 BIRTHDAY - 03.09.09

UNBELIEVABLE! This year I have received the most THANK YOU Wishes ever! I was facebooking almost the whole day to thank everyone for their warm & kind Birthday wishes! I even got wishes from my friends who are overseas who I don't see so often.

Its an amazing feeling to have had all of you whom I know to wish me on this special day of mine! I also dropped by MadMonkeyz Bouldering gym at Wangsa Maju for a short while to surprise all the staff & my fellow climber friends with some delicious CUPCAKES from Pavilion Shopping Mall :D Glad you all enjoyed the cupcakes! Its really good I have to say. I also managed to do a lil Bouldering with them & I'm extremely happy I managed to finish some Awesome route which Guy set for all of us! It was an awesome feeling to finish that route considering I had such a tough time getting to the 3rd hand hold =0 Such a cool technical route at the start & power at the end I tell ya. I need to work on my flexibility more from now onwards after that route! Thanks for the awesome route Guy!

After climbing a lil.. I went home.. shower & went out with ATSY for some quiet time having some Wicked Marshroom Soup at Delicious Bangsar Village 2, Strawberry CHeese cake & Good Day Ice Coffee!

It was trully an amazing Birthday eventhough it was a weekday. I'd like to thank everyone yet again who wished me & I'll never forget it :D
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BOULDERING DEMO NEXT TO DAMAI WALL, BATU CAVES

Its been a while since I last posted up a climbing picture of myself. Its been so much of Diving recently.. hehe! Well this was a fun event. Besides a Rock Climbing competition for Novice climbers at Damai wall, Batu Caves, there was some cool base jumping events as well. Our Bouldering demo was just extra & perhaps for exposure for rock climbing in general. Anyway.. in the picture I was in launching position. Its a good demo coz I got a free 10 entry pass for MadMonkeyz Bouldering gym at Wangsa Maju :D
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