23-24 June 2007It was a sunny morning when we arrived Kapas. Check-in time is a t 2 pm but since we had to wait for several hours, we changed our attire and enjoy snorkeling. There was almost nothing we could see except a few half alive corals & some fishes..& 'oysters'..This was because, we went to the wrong site for snorkeling...hehe...Didn't feel disappointed though because we believed there would be nice sites to explore in Kapas.
After a few minutes of snorkeling, we changed and had our lunch...then check in... Changed again to proper attire and got prepared to dive. At 2.55, we started our 1st diving at Southern Tip of Pulau Kapas. Unfortunately, it started to rain and it was not really a pleasant diving because it affected the visibility of environment underneath. I had problem to descend because I used less weight than I supposed to use. But of course, our divemaster, En. Azam, helped us a lot. Hmm...almost panic because the starting depth is like 10m...so nothing I could see..even the bottom. Descend slowly, at last I saw the bottom surface & started to get excited. Yippieee...there are lots of hard corals and typical marine fishes like parrot fishes and that rainbow fishes...My buddy snapped some pictures but we didn't really satisfy with most of the
pictures..but it was ok for beginners like us.There were so many anemones where Nemoss live. Tried to look for nudibranches as well but I couldn't see any because of my cheap mask...it fogged easily though I applied anti-fog to it. My buddy told me he saw Morray eel but I couldn't see that cute and unique creature. Hoping that I could see a sea-turtle but..again...no turtle...Really loved the moment where a group of fishes surrounded us but suddenly I got headache. We dived for 35 minutes & ascend to the surface...Dark clouds and tears dropped while we hoped on the boat.
Back to our chalet & rest...I got headache and it was because I tried to constraint my breathing and caused air spaces in my body. I should have breathed normally..shooossshhh....what a big mistake!! But there is cure when someone happened to face this, go back
to the water, snorkel, dive, bath...or whatever...then he/she will feel better. That's the healing power of the sea. So, my buddy suggested that we go for snorkeling. This time, we walked along the beaches and asked people the locations of nice snorkeling site. We almost fail to find a good spot but to avoid disappointment, we simply got into water, with our fins on, swimmed blindly and thank God, we found it. There are beautiful corals...alive & dead...and oucchhh...sea-urchins...why was that thing appear when we tried to appreciate the beauty? I admit...I'm afraid of sea-urchins...it's like a Booby trap and I just didn't want to suffer because of that black, thorny creature. But remembering that is heir place, so I tried my best not to hate them too much by saying 'hello mate!!'..hehe.. There were also clownfishes but not the same as Nemo...we call it Tomato clownfish because the color is just like a tomato. And our luck, we spotted a Blue-spot ray looking for food at the dead corals...How lovely it was... 
The next day, went for diving at Coral Garden. Descended at 5m deep and explored that place. Marvellous...beautiful...butterfly fishes, damsels, clownfishes, pufferfishes, tubeworms and other creatures were present. Captured videos at this site and I just loved to look for more corals and fishes. I thought I could never see any barracuda, but our way up, several barracudas pass through our group. Unfortunately, they passed through just to say 'hello!'..huhu...Almost forgot, I realized that I can control buoyancy better and this time,on my own..Always remember, once u r possessed by beauty of the sea, u'll tend to forget everything...so, to be safe, I always look for my diving buddies and divemaster should I feel I'm away from the group.
When it starts, the end must come. So...gotta say bye2 to Kapas island and the crews of Dive Terengganu...but it's not the end because, one day, we will come again to explore other dive sites in Kapas Island...so long..Cotton Island
