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2016 And Many More

30 Saturday Jan 2016

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When life throws you a lemon, make lemonade. I pulled myself together and moved on. I will make the most out of this 2016.

I am bit by bit back into my freediving training with my buddies. And now I am also back to running with my running buddy. It is so impressive that he always survives to tag along my running. I run whatever pace I like and he never complains and yet manages to give me extra push until the end. I also learned about running shoes from my buddy. And one of the best things is he inspires me to be back to my active lifestyle which I left behind during the low season of my life in 2015. And now, I am bit by bit back to the person I was before, cheerful, active, and positive. So, thank you! I wouldn’t have bounced back so fast without you.

I can smell a lot of great exciting things are in the air for this 2016.

Lots of love! Cheers!

 

 

 

My 2015 In A Glance

30 Saturday Jan 2016

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2015 has passed and yet first month of 2016 will soon pass. So, I decide this is the time to write a review of my 2015.

It was a year full of ups and downs, more downs to ups I have to say, but look at me, I survived it and came out even stronger and better. Someone very dear to my heart departed. On top of it, my very best friend and I had a fight over something I didn’t even understand why or what, it was just a ridiculous argument which ended up not so well. I went on a very stressful and intensive trainings for my freediving competition. I tried so hard to manage my live and to pull myself together. I held the pieces so tightly and I bent so many times so I wouldn’t break. But I have to say that God has been and is and will always be so good to me. Despite all the sorrows, many exciting things happened.

My friend and I went to Bali to shoot the very first underwater 360 video in the world for the World Expo 2015 in Milan. It was such a precious experience and the team was so wonderful. And to top the excitement, I got a very precious Molchanov’s monofin (which will cost me a fortune if I have to buy it by myself) from a dear friend, Kev, the owner of Fusion Freediving. The monofin is super comfy that I barely feel it, like a second tail to my feet. And it has the signatures from the World Champion – Alexey Molchanov and one of my most favourite freedivers, one of the best in the world, GBR very own – Michael Board. What could I ask for more.

And one of the best thing ever happen in my career, I got my own room with a big window and very nice view. I assumed a very interesting role and yet received many good feedbacks. And the new team embrace diversity very well. We respect each other and work efficiently.

Thank you 2014. It has been a very hard year but in the end, all that matter are how well we live our live and move on.

Cheers!

 

 

Free in the Deep Blue

28 Thursday Nov 2013

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I am supposed to write about this in my new blog for my underwater activities, but I am too busy to start one and I cannot resist myself to hold the story any longer. This is the best thing ever happened to me in 2013 when I said yes to Julia and Lukas from apneabali (check apneabali.com) to train with them for the One Breath Jamboree 2013. I went back and forth to Bali for the trainings, but I didn’t always get lucky because I am easily attacked by stomach bugs. For sure we know that stomach bug is not good for freediver, because we use belly breathing. Besides, it is not nice to hold your breath while having the (severe) stomachache.

One Breath Jamboree 2013 was my first ever freediving competition. I did 2 dives. One was Free Immersion (descending by pulling the line down and back to the surface by pulling as well) and the other one was Contant Weight (descending by swimming using fins – bifins or monofin). I got white cards for both dives meaning my dives were valid with proper Surface Protocol (take off the facial equipment, give OK sign, and say “I am OK” on the sequentially). So, with the two white cards I am now the First Indonesia Female National Records Holder for Free Immersion and Constant Weight. Thank you a bunch Julia and Lukas! for having me at Apnea Bali.

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The dives were amazing easy dives. I am so grateful to have Lukas and Julia as my instructors and coach and safety diver. I really cannot ask for more. It’s more than I deserve. They took good care of me, encouraged me, and they were the happiest persons at the platform when I got my white cards. Lukas even smiled to me on my way back to surface with the tag (yes, we have to bring a tag from the bottom to prove that we reach the depth). He doesn’t smile that much, so seeing him smiling was a huge pleasure!! I mean it and I treasure it!

I miss Bali and Apnea Bali. I wish to go back there soon and dive again. Go deeper and train to be better and better. As Miquel said, freediving is about continuous learning. We don’t stop. We find ourselves by keep learning and keep diving.

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Into The Zone

27 Wednesday Nov 2013

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Into the Zone

I love her! See that smile? I can’t resist that smile. She always knows how to make me feel better. Together with Lukas, they take me for the trainings. And I am grateful for being with them this year, 2012. After the severe accident that took my dear friend away, it was so hard to go back to the water. And yet, I said yes to train with them and that saved me. Now I get back to the water. I even love it more.

Well, what I want to say here is that I really love this picture. I got it last night from Shane. I love the way Julia held me on my relaxation and breathing right before I entered the competition zone so I did not need to use my energy to hang on by my own. I remembered how a wonderful coach she was on that day and with Lukas down there as the safety diver. More than I can ask for. A family where I always feel welcomed.

And by the way, she is Julia the highness, yet the dangerous one. We all love her! ❤

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