Deep blue sea.

I so miss diving. Remembering my first breath of oxygen under water wayback year 2000, I was so afraid to touch the sea grass. Being under the sea for about 30 minutes or so gives me peace. It is as if I am in another world, the sea creatures' world. I have loved the beach since I was little, but through diving, I realized how wonderful it was underneath that I even swam like Ariel in The Little Mermaid.

Since I was so fearless back then, I kept diving and diving until 2008. Boat dives, night dives, wall dives, drift dives at Tinoto, Camiguin, Davao, Maasim, Glan, and Gensan. With all these dives, I always brought a net bag with me, where I pick up garbage underwater. Can you imagine how people can dare to leave their trash in the sea while swimming? Junk food wrappers, bottles, cans, combs, juice packs, etc. This is why divers organize an annual underwater clean up to lessen underwater garbage that can cause death to the fishes and destruct the coral reef. We usually do this clean up at |Lion's Beach, Maharlika Beach, Tropicana, and London Beach. Among these beaches, I must say that Maharlika Beach has the most beautiful coral reef in Gensan. There is a vast array of staghorn corals underneath that attracts fishes to make it their home. I have seen rare kinds of fishes here. But the problem is the water has a lot of silt, making the corals and fishes not so visible from afar. Some fishermen also tend to destruct the corals by using nets to catch fishes. I hope the management at Maharlika Beach would take effort in taking care of their beautiful reef. I always loved diving here because I see different kinds of species every time I dive. I have even seen a sea turtle swimming around one time, and also a big octopus which was hiding under the reef dome. This and all that gives me delight when diving. It makes me appreciate nature even more. And I do hope that all of us will give importance to our beautiful beaches. So that our children's children will also have a chance to glimpse what is underneath the deep blue sea.
Lion's Beach, Gensan (those red ones are soft tree corals)

Frogfish at Maharlika Beach, Gensan