Ms Z's Diary

Monday, 1 April 2013

Live.Dive.Jump

On the first day we reached Redang,we had a stroll on the beautiful sandy beach and took some pictures around the island.

A Hong Kong movie 夏日么么茶 starred by Richie Ren and Sammi Cheng was shot here in 1999.

This Mo Mo Tea Inn was used in the filming and is currently Laguna Redang Resort's gift shop.

The sun ☀was so high and up, exuding all of it's heat down on Redang and it's golden rays giving off beautiful reflections.

First day OWC- My instructor Terry introduced us the course.we started with shore dive (learn some basic skills) *;) winking

1st- Learn how to install the equipments.

The full set of diving equipments consist of BCD (Buoyancy Contrl Device-first stage,second stage,low pressure inflator hose,alternate air source),weight belt,fins,socks ,mask and diving computer

Smell the air tank gas and check the bar(190-200)
Weight belt head is always on the left and the weight flat side face on top

It's advisable to hv ur own diving computer so that u know how deep u are and when to ascend

*always remember to do safety stop- 5metres for 3 mins

(ascend not faster 10 meters per min to avoid DCS)

Clean up- remember to dry the valve

Put water into the BCD and blow some air inside then turn the BCD upside down to clear out the water

Where Love Gets 'Locked' Forever

Everyone knows Paris as ‘the romance capital’ and the ‘city for lovers’ :x lovestruck

History of love padlocks

Two years ago, a new fad started, when love-struck sweethearts started to lock padlocks onto the chain link fence on the Passerelle des Arts, which crosses from the left bank to the Louvre museum. The love padlocks, called ‘cadenas d’amour’, multiplied until there were more than 2,000 love tokens on the bridge, each one with an engraved message of love. After locking the love padlock onto the fence, the lovers tossed the keys into the Seine river – a sign of their eternal love.

After walking through the Eiffel Tower with Mr Khor, climbing up to the top of Montmartre, shopping excitedly in Champs-élysées and enjoying the architecture of Notre Dame… We do not forget to discover the lovers’ bridge. After wandering in Notre Dame, we found the bridge where thousands of padlocks are locked onto the chain link fence.

Yippee!!!

We bought two padlocks from M’sia and planned to put them when we travel in Paris. We hang the lock on it with our names. :P tongue

What could be more romantic than attaching a love lock to the Pont des Arts/ Pont de l'Archevêché? :x lovestruck

Jumbles of padlocks – even chunky bicycle locks in places

Walking along the Seine River is very enjoyable. The view along the Seine is a delight! 8-> day dreaming

Doesn’t it seem like the necessary procedure of travelling in Paris? >:D< big hug

On this bridge, if the lovers kiss each other, they’ll be happy together ever after! Therefore, many artists, travellers, and students often visit and sit on the bridge. So even if there’s no such a thing called the lovers’ padlock, the beautiful L'lle de Citi and the twinkle lights from the faraway Eiffel Tower, and the ancient scenery which hasn’t change her view for over 200 years seem to be the best expression of the sincere love for each other.