PICTURES

hah! finally got some pictures up. firstly, my CD got corrupted (and i paid 10 euros to get my photos burned onto the CD. HEH! Turks and money can only mean cheat) and i'm left with only diving photos on my CD. so okie, i did some photoshop to my photos and here i'm posting them!

This is in the Aegean Sea, where ocean life is virtually dead and fishes can only be attracted by killing a couple of sea urchins (which is on my right hand in the picture). Surface sea water is 18 degrees, which was probably only 5 degrees when we went down 27 metres. for the first dive, we were given short wet suits (while the rest of the divemasters wore long and had extra thermal protection, we were given oversized, normal short wet suits) and we could literally feel fresh cold water coming in between our body and the suit, given virtually NO thermal insulation at all. When we came up the water, i swear, i had a sense of what hypothermia would be like. I was shivering for 30 min and i just couldn't stop. sigh. anyway the 2nd dive onwards, the instructors became smarter out of the sudden and gave us expensive Mares thermal protection wet suits (worth US$400). Their oxygen tanks were interesting, they had a netting for all their tanks to increase frictional grip with the straps. Singapore diving centres CAN YOU HEAR? invest some money in these nettings too so that you won't blame us for not checking. Anyway, diving itself is great... i wish i could be in the waters too and breathe scuba too...


I like this photo! This is me and Clarence trying to cross the freaking cold canyon and while struggling, he stops to take a photo. haha! You know, we were totally unprepared for this canyon trip. We were actually walking around aimlessly on the streets with no where to go. Luckily, Jacq had a tourist brochure with her. We wanted to go to some ghost town initially, but as we were flagging for minibuses, we got one that goes to the canyon instead of the ghost town. and so, we ended up at the canyon which took our breathes away.


Ok, this was taken at a beach with the Mediterranean Sea at the background. I am the chairman of the GBGS society (Gian beng gian sai) while Sami is the founder of SS (Savings society - whoa so refined, pui!). our motto is to save every penny for a better tomorrow. Just look at the background... just pure horizon!!! Ufuk (turkish for 'horizon') galore! The water is great too! cold and shoik and the waves make u turn 360 degrees! and the water is saltish, but it doesn't sting your eyes and being in the water makes u feel blissful... ever since i took up diving, i love clear waters more than ever...

This is a typical turkish meal. The centre is salad (i am HOOKED onto tomatoes), the one with fries is called iskandar (Turkish name for Alexander the Great) and they name the dish after him. Its just Kebab meat on plate (refer to previous entry pt. 7 ) and the wrapped bread is just kebab meat inside too (refer to previous entry pt. 7 again) and the white white thing is plain yogurt. They have yogurt for everything too. jeeez!

This is in Cappadocia - Where dwelling habitats are natural volcanic landforms. people lived in the 'caves' for many many years and were unfortunately evacuated due to earthquakes and lanslides. They have more angular cone shapes called "fairy chimneys", according to myths, there were fairies living in the area who feared humans. Hence, they seek shelter in the chimneys, thus called 'fairy chimneys'.

And this photo, clarence is the just the model for size comparison for this little prison cell. If you look in, it's just an empty 2 metres deep hole. This is the underground city, where there's a kitchen, school, church, winery, all found in 80 meters below the ground. so in this underground city, how could anyone leave out a place for offenders?!? this little prison cell is to keep offenders in there for a period of time, and then crucify them in the underground church.

ALSO, there's an underground tomb. All, it's really literally a city under the ground sia. A skeleton was found here.

Okie just an overview =)

Hah, i'm so proud of this photo --- i took it! Looks like some Nike ( which we found out that Nike is the Goddess of Victory ) advertisement of a Nigerian runner completing some trekking expedition with only a bag and camera in hand. of coz too bad, the shoes he's wearing ain't Nike, otherwise it would be PERFECT.


Last travelling companion : KahFai --- This was taken at Ephesus, an ancient greek city in Turkey. Everything collasped due to earthquakes and that's left is 5% of what it used to be. They have a magnificent theater, ruins and pathways with many traces of greek architecture. Examples would be how their buildings are built with extensive columns on bases, circular patterns and word carvings everywhere. In this picture, the walkway is supposed to be sheltered, but everything's gone and the remains are just weathering out and will be gone completely in a matter of time.



This is Turkey's national monument --- where Ataturk's coffin is, though we're not sure if he is also buried in there. Its magnificent. Just great!!!! It's on top of the hill and very tightly guarded. Very very very pretty place.


Okie! this is the end of my photo entry for my road trip. The next entry will be photos on what i do in school -- the REAL stuff man! =) The kids like us and we love the kids too... =) okie lah! be patient and wait for the next entry!!!!