Scuba Diving

I've been looking through my blog, and it made me laugh that there exists a pattern of posts, which I disn't think would happened. My last posts have been all about the beach, or better, about summer. It is funny how the enviorment affects our thinking as well. Anyhow, as it is still summer, I will talk abou one of the things I most enjoy: scuba diving. My father has always liked scuba diving too, which may have been one of the reasons I like it soo much, however, I enjoy scuba diving so much also because as I said in the last post, I love the sea, and compared to other natural enviroments we have in our planet, the sea is one of the most unexplored.

The first time I went diving, was in a beach called Toque Toque Pequeno, aobut three ours from São Paulo. It was really cool, and we saw many different things, like a turtle and a snake. Then , after diving going there about three times, we went to Natal, in the North part of Brazil, and dived in a place called Maracajaú, which in my opinion, is the best place to scuba. It was the first time I dived with the oxygen tank, and it was a hell of an experience. We saw many cool fishes, and animals.

After that, I went to Fernando de Noronha, which is also an extremeley good place to dive, and I dived at about 12 meters under the ocean's surface. In this majestic arquipelago, I saw barracudas, turtles, and even a small octopus. This year, as I mentioned in the last post, I went again to the North Coast, and again to Maracajaú. Even though it was again, very cool, I got sad to see how the turism has affected the scuba diving in a bad manner. The previous time before this last one, when I went there, we would get a boat, which would drive us about fourteen Km away from the coast, and there would be one platform, so that we could have a place to rest. This time, there are many boats, including a gigantic one, which takes us to the same place, and where there are about 7 platforms. After diving, I began talking to a local guide, and I asked him, why had all those beautful fauna and flora dissapeared. He told me that it is because there are too many people there with sunblock, and too many boats, which scare them away. It is natural that people be attracted to beautiful places like that, however, what made me sad was that of those many people that go there, a small ammount of people are there for the real purpose of diving. Most are there to jump in the water, go back to the bboat, and keep drinking beer. I mean, give me a break. If one wants to enjoy themseleves like that, be my guest, but do It some place where it will not affect the enjoyment of other people, like me, whoms purpose is to SCUBA!!!

Anyhow, I recomend the sport to anyone who really likes the sea, and natural habitats. When I scuba, it seems I have been transported to another world, as it is so quiet, (when no boats are zooming over the sea... )
Pece out Holmies
Check it
Jamal
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The Beach.

I really enjoy the beach. I mean, who dosn't? Everything in a beach, which is natural or like Marty from Madagascar would say,"from the wild" is simply perfect.
First of all, there is the sand. Sand, such a boring name for such a beautiful thing. People often go to the beach, and touch the sand and all, but really don't pay attention to what they are holding. They are holding grains billions of years old, which was washed by the sea to the shore. Each one of those grains has a meaningfull history. They "saw" everything happened! To add to that, it is very good to get a hand of sand, and just fell it.

Sencond, there is the scenario of the beach. This, is also one of the greatest and most influencial parts of the beach. Recenteley, I went on vacation to the northern part of Brazil. It was just massiveley beautiful. There, I was able to look at beaches that were deserted, with not an alive soul through the beach, and these were kilometers long... TO add to the white sand, and nobody on the beach, gigantic palm trees would sway with a loud swishing sound, caused by the very hard wind. This place, was São Miguel do Gostoso. It is a small town, which has numerous beautifull beaches. This part of the coast is already far north, which means the coast is not paralell to the african continent anymore. It's face is mostly directed to places like the Caribean Islands. The people in São Miguel do Gostoso are very polite, and helpfull, unlike mostly unknown people in places like São Paulo. In that area, it is rare for one to go to a beach, and not find at least one fisherman's boat, or "jangada". A little down south, one will find beaches which are located down of these MASSIVE cliffs. Another beautiful scenario. It really depends which taste the person has for beaches. It could be a deserted beach with boats, and no people, while it could also be a beach full of people, and loud music being played (which I dread).

Finally, the last thing that makes beaches what they are, and to me is one of the most important parts of a beach, is the sea. To me, the sea is magical. It is together with the sand, the history of our planet. Imagine how many boats already passed throgh the sea, or how many sea creatures live in the bottom of the ocean, which we have no idea! One of the main motives of why I enjoy the sea so much, is because it is so unexplored. The sea gives us also many cool things to do like surfing, sailing, scuba diving, kayaking, and even food. Like I mentioned before, the sea is magical.
These are three of the main things which make the beach perfect. There are many things to add to that, and I am sure that anyone can think of at least one. Even Mr. Bean likes the beach! It is his source of inspiration in his last movie, when he goes on vacation. It is very rare to find someone who hasn't at least had one good enjoyable time at the beach.
Peace out holmies
check it
Jamal
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My Longboard

Hey!
Well, i've just realized I lacked a post, and didn't realize it. Anyhow, Christmas is superb, as mentioned in another post of mine. But this post won't talk about Christmas particularly. It will be about my Christmas present. I got a surfboard. I used to surf with short boards (6,0 ft), which usually have the characteristics of a more radical surf. It is really nice, however, one has to always be going to the beach, and practicing in order to keep the experience. Obviously if I went to the beach, and stayed for about 15 days, I would be back on top. However, as it is rare for me to go to the beach, and mainly in these long periods of time, I've decided to begin a new path in my surfing life. My father owns a longboard, in which I learned how to surf. Over these years I have also very much discovered how to enjoy the longboard style, and now a days, It is my favorite. So I've started longboarding again. I think it is a style in which the manuvers are much more aprecciative(obviously thats MY opinion) . The manuvers are much more classical. Some examples are the Hang Five, or Hang Ten, where the surfer goes to the nose of the board, with the five or then fingers of the feet, and stay there. The cuts in longboarding are much lighter, and round, which again, makes it much more classical. I got given a 9,4 feet single fin , entierley yellow. It is beautiful. At the moment, I am looking at it hung on my bedrrom wall. I took it to Juquehy beach together with my father, and cousin, to test it. The waves didn't help so much, but as it is a very large surfboard, it can easily go in any wave, and you are able to feel it already. As it is single fin, it is a little harder to manuever than a tri fin, as my dad's longboard, but at the same time, the fin is removable, which makes it much easier for transportation, and conservation. There is a movie named Singlefin:yellow, which by the way is ver good. I will put some photos of the movies board, for y'all to have an idea of how it is. The only difference is that the fin is removable, and it dosn't have the two dark black lines accompaning the stringer in the middle.
Happy new year, cause most probably the next time i write a pos will be in 2010.
at the moment vacaions are great.
Let's make an everlasting vacation, shall we?
Best regards to all
se ya.
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Reading

I am have been reading Papillon, a very good book. The author is named Henri Charriére, a french lad. Papillon in french, means butterfly, and the author, used to be nicknamed papillon, for he had a butterfly tattoed to his chest. The book is real, and papillon tells his story through full details. It starts when he is convicted for a murder he swears he didn't commit. He admits have commited other murders, however, not that one. He is first sent to a prison in France, where he goes to the solitaire, even though he didn't do anything, and remains there for 45 days. After he gets out, the director of the prison curses him, beats him, and asks him: " Anything you want to say now, Papillon?", and as a man of dignity, he replies " I now want to spit at your face. The only reason i don't, is because i would get my spit dirty." So he is beaten up, neraly to death and then sent to the solitaire again. In the middle of the trips between solitaire-directors office, he meets Dega, a person who would later be one of his best friends. The jury decides to convict him forever, and then he is sent to French Guinea. After a good planning, he flees, and from the french guinea, he reaches colombia, in a little boat. However, he has to go to land, and the people from colombia, capture him. He then is sent back to French Guinea, however, this time, he goes to the devils island, and is sent to a small island from there, where he spends two years of reclusion. He mentioned speaking to someone four times in two years. When he goes back to the salvation islands, he meets Dega, Galgani, Maturette, and other friends. He trys to flee once more, and the escape would have worked if it wasn't for a man who tattle taled them the day before the escape. He then was convicted for eight years in reclusion, which were diminished to one year and a half, for he risked his life with the sharks, to save one of the guards daughters. He is now back to the salvation islands again, and wants to escape, however, the commander of the prison asked him to try in at least a month, for in a month he will be retired. So Papillon, is waiting for another chance. If you have the chance, read it, for it is an excellent book.
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3D slime

What is 3d slime?? Well, that is one of the most usual questions asked by people with no notion of light online games, that do not take much time to begin, or people that dislike 2d games. For those that do not know, 3d slime, is an online game, in which one can play many 2d games (in fact there is one 3d game), about sports. The games include Volleyball 1p ( one player), Volleyball 2p ( two players), Flying Voleyball 1p, Power Volleyball, soccer, basketball, cricket, bowling, water polo, dodgeball, and boxing. These last ones mentioned all are of two players. The games are divided into 1, 2, 4, and 8 minutes. These are when one is playing with someone else. However, when playing solo, one goes for the world cup. In soccer, for example, the world cup includes mostly all the teams in the world. The person playing on the left side of the keyboard plays with the a, w, d, s keys, while the person playing in the right of the keyboard uses the arrow keys. There exists a type of "game" called training day, which is very usefull for starters, for as the name implies, it introduces the person to the games. There are highscores, and if one is good enough, they are ranked there, like our friend Kevin Yoon. In my experience, 3d slime is a ver good option for when someone does not know what to do. It is very distracting, and educative, for the colors of the flags, are implied in the little guy's color. I recomend it to all people.

Kart

My comrades and I recentely went Go Karting. Extremeley interesting it was. The Flores Brothers, Sebastian, and Santiago used to go kart a lot when younger. Thy used to have a kart each, so as thought previously, Santiago went first place, and Sebastian second. In third, the German origined Michael Isensee, and in fourth my pal André Allemann. Fifth place, was I (and I will furtherley explain why), and sixth Kevin. In seventh André Teixeira, and eigth Lucas. Finally, Paulo Jordão, an old bud we met there, was the ninth.

This sport is very nice for people who enjoy adrenaline, and speed. The only problem is that there is little time for too much money, so it is rare that we go. Now, I will explain why I was fifth(not first, as planned). The race began, and I began in fourth. I was going to have a closed turn, when Sebastian closed me. the impact was so hard, that it made André Allemann, which was behind me to bash under me. We got stuck for one and a half laps. i was in last, so it was theoretically good. Four position over one and a half lap is a good result.

For the people who want top Kart, the KartIn is a good place to go. HAVE A GOOD RACE!!!

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Christmas

I know it is kind of early to talk about christmas, however, as is is one of the things I most enjoy, it is today's post's subject. My family holds a tradition, of always picking real trees for christmas, and for me, this is one of the most important part of Christmas. The picking of the tree, and the taking it home to put on the lights, while listening to christmas music by louis armstrong, or nat kingcole, is one of the best parts of christmas. Christmas has different meanings to different people, and even so, everyone worships it. For children, the word that comes in bold is presents, even though many have relegious teachings in mind. For relegious people, it is the coming of Jesus Christ to our world, or the begining of eternal salvation. In my past experiences, I have looked at Christmas, when going through difficulties, and for help, for it has always helped me. It is when the whole family comes together, and everybody is joined together, as though nothing that could restrain the the communication of family members exists. When I think about Christmas, the word Unite is what is in bold.Every year, my entire family comes together at my grandmothers house on the 24th to celebrate Christmas. Last year, Christmas was very rainy, with trees swaying, and winds blowing at very high speeds out of my grandmothers house. Suddenley, we all heard a very loud CRACK, as a massive tree landed on my aunt's car. After that, the only noise heard on top of the rain was the car's siren. the talking seased, as my oldest cousin, my son's aunt ran into the night with an umbrella to see what had happened. When he came back, he said the car was totally smashed, and had no chance of working again. My aunt, obviously was extremeley sad, however, the whole family began to support her, and even though it was a horrible catastrophe, it was kind of an "ice breaker", because the family, was behaving like a family should behave. It was Christmas.