With the majority of the world’s surface covered with water, and more known about the moon’s surface than the ocean’s bottom, and man’s tireless efforts to explore it all, the sport of scuba diving allows anyone of average fitness to experience the briny blue and its watery wonders. A relatively new sport born from research by the US Navy, scuba diving is an increasingly popular recreational activity for holiday-makers and the adventure hungry. Southeast Asia, and in particular Thailand, offers worldclass training and diving with some of the region’s bst dive sites accessible from its shores.

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The woman in the green-cloth militar shirt was busy playing pool on her computer. I approached her small both on the Laos/Thai border and coughed slightly. She looked up briefly to inspect my visa, pushed it back into my hand, and went back to a tricky shot on her eight ball. Welcome to Laos.

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Etter litt folkeopplysing fra nærbutikker og roseselgere har jeg fått med meg at det er Valentine i dag. Uten at jeg vet dette med sikkerhet er det vel en dag funnet opp av kjøpmenn i USA, når så kjøpmenn i Europa så hvor innbringende den er prøver de å innføre den også der og nå er den kommet til Asia. Jeg misliker egentlig den type dager som setter dollartegn i øynene på kjøpmenn, så lar meg ikke rive med. Så dagen vil bli “feiret” på den normale Thai restauranten vår, men jeg kan vel alltids la meg rive med nok til å komme med et lite dikt til Alisa (et som står hele året, og ikke bare denne dagen):

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Pattaya has been in the throes of a building boom not seen anywhere on the planet since Harry Truman decided to level Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a matching pair of atomic bombs to make way for a series of American fast-food franchises and car dealerships.

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