Been gathering the bits and pieces of I-don’t-know-if-it’s functioning equipments from friends and my parent’s place. Last night, I found my wetsuit and my alien dive mask (I got a special one with ear caps because of my ear problems last time).  So I actually look like I’m wearing a huge headphone when I’m diving. My friends used to ask me, “which station are you listening to?”

 

Looking at all those equipments remind me of the days where diving was like my life. When I had a badly ruptured eardrum (warning: only if you don’t mind seeing how a eardrum looks like) and the doctor told me that I will have to stop diving FOREVER. I asked him, if I were to forgo hearing on my right ear, can I continue to dive? What followed next was a good lecture from him (alright, I know I deserve it). But I have to really thank him for the fantastic op that he did for my ear. I was able to dive a year after the operation.

 

The old saying is true, “live and dive another day” (sometimes I say, live and die another day).

 

And looking at the photo of the ruptured eardrum, I’ll be diving exactly the same day I put up that photo!:D

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