Category: Musings

December and Calories…

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What’s this in connection with Little Mermaid’s journey?  Musings…. As if thinking how to survive the calories fever during the holidays!

So what calories have to do with the little mermaid?  Well, extra calories is not included in her pursuits in fact, it must be avoided. In the first place, fat mermaid is a complete taboo, a sore and an utter disappointment! On a deeper sense, it’s not healthy and against the rules of wellness. 

The gatherings  that come with the celebration for the season is now on, invitations comes now and then not to mention the lunch and dinners with good friends and the parties at the workplace (got at least two) and more.  Last Sunday morning, I woke up with a headache and just as I used to do, still closing my eyes I tried to make a rundown for the past days for my food intake – trying to make an inventory what I ate. Well, I had lechon at least in 4 meals last week plus red wine in Friday and Saturday evening!  I guess it was too much for me, it felt like I was nauseous but have to get up for an important Sunday celebration which got me exposed again to meat and other foods that are not healthy (but very tempting and delicious). 🙂  I was thinking how to get out from this food splurge that came with December festivities. How can I? 

 The mermaid in me is worrying that my wetsuit would get tight I couldn’t fit in, maybe I’m just being paranoid.  But honestly, I aimed to have the same wetsuit until it will go kaput after 10 years?!? J I’m making it as my gauge for my right weight. I wish I could get away from all the superfluities in December, after all it’s not necessary for a meaningful Advent season.  The little mermaid in me feels sheer bliss if I could just jump into the waters, swim and burn all these calories and feel fit once again but I couldn’t just do it these days! 😦

 Hmmmm, what about dancing and sweating it out?  🙂

Probably My Last Dive for the Year!

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I laze around today – its one of those days with that kind of feeling I just wanted to do nothing but I have to pull myself up to do some thing productive.  After my laundry, I rested again then had quick errands, finally visiting my hairdresser.  There’s still lot in queue that must be done: Christmas cards for mails, books to finish – I had three in line; write-ups to do; overdue blogs; etc.  Surely, things never get done not to mention at the workplace, there’s a lot of catching up to do.  But today I’m pacing down, I need it though…

I miss the sea and I just wanted to be swallowed up in the water and be at peace down in the water world.  I’m looking forward, two weeks from now I’ll be going back to Duka Bay for a dive with Angel, probably this will be my last dive for this year. This will also be my last trip for the year with Angel. Weekends are booked already for the rest of the year and things are getting pretty more hectic at work.  The holidays will make it worse!

But plans for 2010 was set up already, of course all of these dives are part of the preparation for Dive Tubbataha 2010 which will be the highlight of next year’s dive trips. I could hardly wait!  J  There will be new sites and new places to explore next year, the wanderlust in me is throbbing…

Note: Above photo is the beautiful Sakayan, dive boat of DiveSpecial, Inc. taken at Jasaan port.

Musings from a Mermaid…

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diversholdinghands1Over and over again, I say that exploring the waterworld has touched me immensely and in many ways have changed me as a person. My joys multiplied in every experience I savored, I’m learning new things and obviously I’m enjoying every bit of it.  There are more etched in my memory than what I’ve said or what I wrote, it always brings smiles on my lips everytime I remember them…

Contrary to this however, is my being a woman.  My being one put limits in this pursuit, my strenght is not enough to accomodate the rigors of diving. My gear bag is heavy, the tank is heavy, gears are heavy and my doctor said I need to be careful with my shoulders.  Although there is an increasing of ladies diving now, there are still dive resorts espeically those managed by foreigners bit critical to find Filipina (married to foreigners is okey) in this sport.  They look at you as if you’re an ET!

I was wishing I could put on the gears (bc, tank, weights) walk to the dive boat and climb up from the boat with them still on, but I don’t want to put much pressure on my back and shoulders, so I’m truly dependent with the help.  Sometimes too, there are men buddy who are too solicitous and keep tagging along  and once my buddy held my BC until we ascend and when we surfaced he inflated my BC – I can do it anyway! 😛  Men are men, so they can stare at you while you’re at your snug fitting attire, and that’s rude I think!

 But more than that, I enjoy the benefit of my being the “Venusian”, I can get the attention of the “Martians” during dive trips. And I’m always grateful for it, the men are always ready for all your requests.  My gears are always carried for me, even during shore dives  – I always put on the gears on the waters.  My mentor always arranges things for me to make me comfortable in my dive trips, that is if I dive with them.  I always gain favor from him, including discounts on dive fees and stuff from the dive shop.

 Also, dive resort treat divers with special care and attention especially PADI accredited, I always admire their professionalism and courtesy.  It’s like I’m into a career oriented group dealing with special people – at a higher level.

 Perhaps, as a woman I can not equal what men can do as a diver but more than that my being a Venusian is not an obstacle in exploring and broadening my horizons in the underwater world.  Divers are special people, they are fun loving and adventurous, woman at that!  J