photos, photos, photos

more photos from one of my few dives-nudi's

these were taken at a dive site called Magic Rock.
I think I'm slowly slowly improving my photography skills, but it's still a long way to go.

sorry, long since last update

I've been so busy that I haven't had the time to update my own blog, so sorry about that. I've had to put my priority to updating TRACC's blog and managing camp.
I'm getting really worn and tired after working nonstop about 10-12 hours per day since early May.
I'm so looking forward to my visa run to Bali and the 5 star spa resort, I need that desperatly.
During my week there I will have a think about my future, the last weeks has been very hard on me for mostly two reasons.

Look forward to the next call from mum and dad so I can get their sensible feed back on the things troubling me.

I have manged to do a few dives and a few snorklings, one of those produced two blue ringed octopus, they are so cute, but don't disturb them only watch from a distance.

Mum and dad for you

busy busy working bee

that is me.
managed one dive since i got here. been snorkelling though with one of our volonteers yesterday and today, she's the only snorkeller we have for the moment so i want to make sure she feels involved.
monday is the staffs day off, but not for me, i'm going into semporna for grocery shopping.
think my visa run to bali is going to be so so very very needed and nice, look forward to end of june.

i still don't have a good feeling hanging with the western staff and volonteers at dinner etc, i normally eat with our malay staff instead. they are reallt friendly and make you feel very welcome and on top of that they have good work ethics, even better then some of our western staff and interns.

i've stopped trying being friends with staff and interns, since that clearly didn't work, so now i'm a nagging bitch instead. the strange thing is that some of the volonteers work more and ask if there is anything they can do compared to some of the staff and interns.
i'll continue with micro managing and keep track on who's doing what and then have a follow up meeting one on one.

i have started to practice freediving though by myself, not deep at all but starting in shallow to swim down and take photo

Spectacular snorkelling today

Took an hour off from working today and went snorkelling with one of our volonteers, wow, it's not just fish, turtles and corals it's also all these amazing jellylike things that are so beautiful if you look closer.

My little palace is getting better and better, I now have a proper spring matress which I will try out tonight.
We don't have electricity in our tents yet but luckily the nights are somewhat cool.

Really miss my sister Cizzi, mum and dad and the wonderful people from Koh Tao and New Heaven Dive School, guess what they say is true, there's no place like home, and I have two, Sweden and Koh Tao.

Pom Pom, busy busy days

I've been really busy on Pom Pom since I arrived. I've been unpackning and painting the kitchen cupards, organisation all the stuff needing for cooking, scrubbing toilets etc etc. It's been nonstop work from sunrise to after sunset.
Still loads at rebuilding camp to do, but not much I have the skills to do. On Tuesday we're going into town and then I'll make sure that we stock up on groceries properly.
We still dont have running water in the showers or bathrooms, you have to carry buckets with you. I'm taking my bucket shower in the toilet casue thats the only place where they've put in a new flooring. We also don't have a freezer so meat is kept on ice only, so far so good...
Drinking water we boil from the well but the taste is pretty strange.
Wednesday we have a big group of 8 people arriving, that will make things interesting.

I did go diving today and it was very nice with a break from work.

Unfortunately we have a lot of flies, mosquites and other biting things so I'm very itchy. Luckily (knock on wood) there is no dengue or malaria on Pom Pom :)
I'll try and see if coconut oil will help to deter the nasty buggers, and of course mosquito spray.

I did get my palace of a tent up yesterday, it is wonderful, can't wait to furnice it :) Waiting for my dresser which will come from KK in a few weeks, and the boys will build me a proper bed so I sleep better, and I will buy myself a real matress.
Also getting a chair and a table to have a work area in my tent, it is two rooms :)

Sorry I cant write more but it's getting late and I want a shower beofre it's totally dark :)