Scuba lessons and more fun pics from the weekend

Just got back from our first brief classroom course for scuba certification. Patrick, Boon, Raffi, and I are all getting our scuba certification together so that we can be prepared for our HAWAIIAN VACATION… luckily, it sounds like we’ll be able to get our certification in four brief outings. I’m really excited with the prospect of being able to travel around the Pacific and doing more scuba diving… another reason for me to explore Thailand and Bali and lots of other places …

I went scuba diving last year when I was in Dongshan Island in China. Basically, an instructor held guided me the entire time and we only got to 10 meters… Plus, it was right after a typhoon so the water wasn’t very clear… not too enjoyable.

Umm… I’m much tanner now…

However, after my snorkeling trip in Hawaii last year, I’ve been eager to be able explore alot more underwater – it kind of opens the horizons on what kind of things you can do when you’re on vacation!

Speaking of outdoors, I added photos from the boat trip and swiming expedition that we did before. I think etchy has already posted a bunch of photos (and they’re probably better), but here are my few fun photos…

The guys coolin’ off upstairs

Our host, Emily, showing off her nanquan yell. Eric would be proud sniff.

Chillin’ on the top deck

After the beach party … Emily evern MOOOOOORE chill…

Also, you guys probably saw the photos that I posted when I went to Ani-Com with friends to help promote Alive Not Dead. It was TIRING, but fun… Shan and Cass make an AMAZING duo when passing out fliers and I saw numerous geek-boys with the mouths literally hung open when they spotted our Wonder Twins in action. Here are some of my personal photos from the day…

Shan and Cass with a Kakashi from Naruto

Shan, me, Cass, and Eric in front of Hong Kong’s favorite cartoon character, Dingdong from Doraemon…. I used to have a Hongky roommate who LOOOOOVED Doraemon.

The photographers surround the Wonder Twins…

Shan, me, and Cass so off our Alive Not Dead love…

From my headshot…. these are the awesome Adam and Eve statues in front of Times Square…

Shan gets more to the point…

I love that they put this gigantic phallus statue out in front of one of HK’s most crowded shopping malls and it’s not a problem. Not like in puritanical America … and I might be mistaken, but his pubic hair looks like they’re actually Hong Kong dollar coins… Wow….or maybe flowers… I can’t tell…

In any case, all of the photos are at the end of my July 2007 photo album...