the entry about diving into the unexpected

 every once in a while, when the waters are less murky and the crows are not warbling in the sky, i would pack my diving gear and head out to the seas, whilst belting out my favorite tunes (did i forget to mention i have lilting vocals? now that would be telling.)

it is during this time that i feel dissociated from the rest of the world, a separate entity submerged in the blissful serenity of the seas. of course, during the aftermath, i would be quite submerged in quite another chafing matter altogether. the sand would creep its way into whatever humanly crevices possible. there would be sand in between the toes, sand in the ears, sand in private recesses where abrasion hurts the most.

so it was on this very day that i went to the southern most area of the island, supinating on my flippers as i made way for the speedboat, cautious to ensure that the sand would not slink into my diving garb et al. as the boat revved out into the open waters, i could feel the wind tousling my hair and caressing my body, which was quite an unknotting experience. when the boat came to a slowdown, i flipped off the back of it and dived into a sea of blue.

the panorama underwater was a splendid view. get a load of the sea anemones and jellyfish swimming amongst me!

have a go finding nemo amongst the sea anemones.

sea anemones thrashing gently in the water.

this condom-like invertebrate that is 0.03mm thick is otherwise known as the jellyfish

other species of jellyfish

isn't it amazing? they change colors like chameleons.

editors note: due to the extreme pressures encountered when in sentosa's underwater world, visitors (like i myself) may experience hallucination and thus conjure a web of falsified truths. i imagined myself in the deep seas when i was actually looking at sea animals from behind aquarium tanks. that much could be said too of my lilting vocals.

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