Life of a Singapore PADI Scuba Diving Instructor

Since the fracture during the last Perhentian trip, I thought I was recovering. Sometime this morning before the pool, at about half past seven, I woke up with intense pain on my left side. It felt more like the lungs hurting than the ribs itself.

Maybe age is catching up, recovering process seems forever. Now, even a simple yawn, cough, sneeze or a fart hurts like hell. Simple things that we take it for granted daily, is painful for me now.

Simple things that we take for granted.. .. How many times are we all guilty for taking things for granted? Our sight, smell, touch etc. I look at Jill and Dale and saw how peaceful they are now. I cannot help but wonder, in another 7 to 8 years time, when it is time for them to go back to heaven, how would I take to that?

I love the five of them so much that separating from them for good send tears to my eyes. In my entire life, nothing seems to matter more than the well being of the five of them. I hope the other three, Chip, Bubbles and Jack are doing alright with Juliana.

I am often asked, which of them do I love the most. It has to be Jack. Jack is the first dog in the family, and he pratically grew up with me. When Jack was first introduced to me, I wasn’t working, so he spent his growing up days with me. When he was a pup, he was so attached to me that when I worked late at home, he would just sit beside me. Unable to control his tired eyes, he will crawl into my lap and sleep while I worked.

And Jack, has a weird habit. He loves sleeping ontop of me. Everytime when I am done with work and lie down onto the bed, he will climb ontop of me, balance himself and then fall asleep. I miss that SO much.

Jack, if only you can read, you are the love of daddy and daddy miss you every day. Even when I am typing this, daddy cannot hold his tears back thinking of you. You mean everything to me. Even though mummy and daddy did not manage to work things out, and you might be physically far away from me but you are always close to my heart. You will always have a place in my heart my love.

Not a single day went past without me thinking of you. You appear in my dreams, when I talk about you, I speak about you fondly, as though you are by myside.

Indeed, dog is a man’s best friend. And in your case, you are more than a friend. YOU will always be that child of mine, always there to cheer me up. Now that you are no longer by my side, you are always in that place, in my heart.