Dive-Monster Rhoody

Thalatta Garden and cottages

The large Pool-Area is the center of Thalatta. Well designed with a shallow entry part and a deep end, ideal for Scuba-Diving courses. The Beachresort has some separate small pools for Kids and a Open Air-Jacuzzi. The whole area is surrounded with tropical plants in all colors and shapes. The chef of the Restaurant is a french guy who really knows how to serve you local and international delights.

The diveshop in Thalatta is managed by “Raffi” and Easy-Diving from Sipalay. All equipment is brand new and the staff very professional. Easy Diving offers Scuba courses from Beginner up to professional level. Daytrips to the nearby Apo Island are scheduled a few times weekly. At present a big Bangka is under construction to give the guests the chance for some dive-safaris through-out the Visayas and northern Mindanao. 

There is a consumable entrance fee of some hundred peso if you don’t stay in the Resort and big groups might be rejected, so better call or mail the management before you go there.

cheers

Rhoody

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some of you know that I was a soundtech for 13 years in one of my past lifes. While surfing the net I found two videos of Bands I was touring with before. What cracked me up is that some guys out there changed the music and the video. They did it in a great professional way and it is really ammusing.

It is german, so most of you guys may not understand. The first band is Rammstein and is international well known. In tyhe video the guy who did it used the lyrics of Haindling, a guy who is since 20 years on the road in Bavaria/Germany and is famous for using weired instuments singing in bavarian slang.

The second video is Haindling but th video producer took a Rammstein song as a kind of Revenge. In my opinion he did a hell of a job and I can’t stop smiling. One of the reasons I put them up here is also that some of my german friends dropping by here at dive-monster.com and as they don’t surf the web like I do I want to share it with them and all of you. I hope you guys enjoy.

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I haven’t posted a lot last month, some work kept me fairly busy and I really don’t know if it was worth it. I was trying to organize a fundraising event in Dumaguete and all I feel now 3 days later is frustration. I know I did some mistakes while organizing it, but what disappoints me more is that 99% of the people who told me “wow, what a great idea” did not show up and again just a lot of hot air of most of them.

Maybe I am to sentimental but guys, stick your nice words up your ass !!! I don’t need them and your lies and please don’t expect any kind of respect of my side for you in the future…

Here some names I am really thankful for what they did and how they supported me and the idea:

First of all 3 people without them I would not have the energy to do anything.

My Rechel, her lovely daughter Daisy and my friend and business-partner Kim. Your support keeps me going and doing things I do (if they are good or bad, I do not know…) I am so thankful and I hope I can give a lot back in the next month and years.  

Mike Feeney who never got tired to entertain all (or should I say the few) guests during the event.

Fely the wife of the other host (who got drunk the first day and remained to be unseen for the rest of the time).

All musicians and technicians and helpers  who did a great job until early in the morning hours. I can’t remember all names of the visitors who came there to help and enjoyed the hours with us. Thank you all.

Do I wanna organize something again? To be honest, I don’t know. Probably yes, but I don’t think it will be in Dumaguete. Let’s see when a bit time goes by The whole thingy jus costs too much energy for me and my little family. At crunch-time I had not enough time for Daisy, my little-little one and found her a couple of times with very sad eyes. That won’t happen again, promise…

The money we raised might be enough to make some Kids smiling, I will throw some 10K into the fund to make the number higher. In the future I may just grasp (like I did before) some of the Kids and take them to the doctor, buy some school stuff or help in another way. 

Yeah, I am tired…

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