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A new worldA new sightA new experience and billion differentsensationsArticle by Anoosha Lalani, Pictures by Professional Scuba Photographer
at my instructor. The
attempt is more
forceful than I expect it
to be. She points
cogently at my air
gauge and I glance at it
anxiously, desperately
hoping that the little
onyx arrow will not be
pointing to what I knowshe expects. The
distasteful low on air
sign. I know the basics.
Fifty bars and you are
out. I am now on fifty
bars. I am now
considered low on air.
Impatiently, my
instructor grabs the air
gauge from my hands.Seeing the fifty, she
makes the sign of
ascend and just like
that our adventure of
the day is over. The
jelly fish bubbles are
now rapidly rising from
the deflation of our
BCDs. As always they
are the last seen beforewe reach the surface,
emphasizing the end of
a dive.
Gilli Air, the beating
heart, rests within the
archipelago of the body
that is the three main
Gilli Islands. It is
located closest to the
mainland of Lombok,
Indonesia and is the
place where culture
meets adventure.
Everything included.
Even the boat ride
there is just as much
part of the islands
mystique as is the
beach and the sea. The
salty spray, therrrrrrrrr of the boat
engine and the
gorgeous sight of the
abundantly verdure
island all add to the
clichd perfect picture
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a high squeak and
bubbles being blown. I pull
my eyes away from theunderwater sanctuary of
life to look at my
instructor. The attempt is
more forceful than I
expect it to be. She points
cogently at my air gauge
and I glance at it
anxiously, desperately
hoping that the little onyx
arrow will not be pointing
to what I know she1
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artist aims to paint.
Coming closer allows
for the more detailed
features of the island to
come in to view. From
the powdery white
beads of sand to the
smaller successfully
fashioned shells acting
as homey abodes to
crabs, everything about
the island is worth
observing.
Though unlike the
crabs, our abodes
require keysand so
we wait patiently but
with nothing to do, I
cannot help thinking
about the walk from theport to the hotel. The
heavy sun lashed down
on our travel groups
dark collared shirts
while we hauled our
heavy luggage past
countless modest
beachside cafes playing
reggae. No cars or
motorbikes to ruin thebeachy tune. Just us.
So to speak it must
have been quiet? No,
our complaining made
up for the cars and
motorbikes. Vrooom,
Vroo-my, bag is so
heavy, vroom, vroom.
Once in a while the
bartenders, fishermenor waiters would
interrupt our
complaining by
shouting out Hello
bootiful, what your
name? Where you
from? I like you! Some
were even trained to
use Australian slang
and attempting anAustralian accent, they
would say Yoh,
Wassup dood. The
comments were like a
cue to the laugh-a-thon
that followed.
GilliAir: B
lowing
bubblesNove
mber24,
2010
.basics. Fifty bars and you
are out. I am now on fifty
bars. I am now considered
low on air. Impatiently, my
instructor grabs the air
gauge from my hands.
Seeing the fifty, she
makes the sign of ascend
and just like that ouradventure of the day is
over. The jelly fish bubbles
are now rapidly rising
from the deflation of our
BCDs. As always they are
the last seen before we
reach the surface,
emphasizing the end of a
dive.
Gilli Air is the beating
heart thats rests within
the archipelago of the
body that is the three
main Gilli Islands. It is
located closest to the
mainland of Lombok,
Indonesia and is the place
where culture meetsadventure. Everything
included. Even the boat
ride there is just as much
part of the islands
mystique as is the beach
and the sea. The salty
spray, the rrrrrrrrr of the
boat engine and the
gorgeous sight of theabundantly verdure island
all add to the clichd
perfect picture that every
aspiring artist aims to
paint. Coming closer
allows for the more
detailed features of the
island to come in to view.
From the powdery white
beads of sand to the
smaller successfully
fashioned shells acting as
homey abodes to crabs,
everything about the
island is worth observing.
The snake like moray
eel will look you in theface without shaking. Its
mouth open, in a wide
O to behold its usually
hidden pearl white
teeth.
Cuttle fish near Bio-rock
Islands. It is located
closest to the mainland of
Lombok, Indonesia and is
the place where culture
meets adventure.
Everything included. Even
the boat ride there is just
as much part of the
islands mystique as is the
beach and the sea. The
salty spray, the rrrrrrrrr
of the boat engine and the
gorgeous sight of the
abundantly verdure island
all add to the clichdperfect picture that every
aspiring artist aims to
paint. Coming closer
allows for the more
detailed features of the
island to come in to view.
From the powdery white
beads of sand to the
smaller successfullyfashioned shells acting as
homey abodes to crabs,
everything about the
island is worth observing.
Though unlike the crabs,
our abodes require keys
and so we wait patiently
but with nothing to do, I
cannot help thinking
about the walk from the
port to the hotel. The
heavy sun lashed down on
our travel groups dark
collared shirts while we
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crazy comments were
not the only things that
caught my attention
when I was walking.
Parallel to the beach,
the white capped
waves that were
crashing on to the
sand, dragged bits and
pieces of litter and
broken coral. The
increased tourism was
destructing the island.
People came. They
littered. They
destroyed. And then
they left. In the recent
years, a bio-rock
project has been
developed in which
broken pieces of coral
are attached to a steel
structure underwater
which pulsates with low
voltage electricity to
help restore the
growth. These artificial
corals are now dwelling
homes to tones and
thousands of fish. They
are also growing at a
rate that is three times
faster and more
durable.
Gilli Air will always be a
part of me. The sun.
The sea. The locals.
The reef. These are all
just the simple cells
that make up the vitalorgan known to us as
the heart. Everything
that I have seen during
my time at the island
has been engraved in
to my system
permanently. Before I
arrived at Gilli Air, I had
no expectation for
anything to be as greatas it was. Before I tried
Scuba Diving, I could
never have imagined
the beauty that I have
seen. Gilli air is worth
the plane ticket. It is
,our abodes require keys
and so we wait patiently
but with nothing to do, I
cannot help thinking
about the walk from the
port to the hotel. The
heavy sun lashed down on
our travel groups dark
collared shirts while wehauled our heavy luggage
past countless modest
beachside cafes playing
reggae. No cars or
motorbikes to ruin the
beachy tune. Just us. So
to speak it must have
been quiet? No, our
complaining made up for
the cars and motorbikes.
Vrooom, Vroo-my, bag is
so heavy, vroom, vroom.
Once in a while the
bartenders, fishermen or
waiters would interrupt
our complaining by
shouting out Hello
bootiful, what your name?
Where you from? I like
you! Some were even
trained to use Australian
slang and attempting an
Australian accent, they
would say Yoh, Wassup
dood. The comments
were like a cue to the
laugh-a-thon that
followed.
The music and the crazy
comments were not the only
things that caught my
attention when I was
walking. Parallel to the
beach, the white capped
waves that were crashing on
to the sand, dragged bits
and pieces of litter andbroken coral. The increased
tourism was destructing the
island. People came. They
littered. They destroyed. And
then they left. In the recent
years, a bio-rock project has
GilliAIr: B
lowing
BubblesNove
mber24,
2010
Left: Diversswimmingbeneath theboat
Right: LionFish
past countless modest
beachside cafes playing
reggae.
So to speak it must have
been quiet? No, our
complaining made up forthe cars and motorbikes.
Vrooom, Vroo-my, bag is
so heavy, vroom, vroom.
Once in a while the
bartenders, fishermen or
waiters would interrupt
our complaining by
shouting out Hello
bootiful, what your name?Where you from? I like
you! Some were even
trained to use Australian
slang and attempting an
Australian accent, they
would say Yoh, Wassup
dood. The comments
were like a cue to the
laugh-a-thon that
followed.
The music and the crazy
comments were not the
only things that caught
my attention when I was
walking.
Parallel to the
beach, the
white capped waves thatwere crashing on to the
sand, dragged bits and
pieces of litter and broken
coral. The increased
tourism was destructing
the island. People came.
They littered. They
destroyed. And then they
left. In the recent years, abio-rock project has been
developed in which broken
pieces of coral are
attached to a steel
structure underwater
which pulsates with low
No cars or motorbikes to
ruin the beachy tune. Justus.
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weaved in so
unconsciously and
carefully with culture.
All it need is someone
to experience it.
attached to a steel structure
underwater which pulsates
with low voltage electricity
to help restore the growth.
These artificial corals are
now dwelling homes to tones
and thousands of fish. They
are also growing at a rate
that is three times faster and
more durable.
Gilli Air will always be a part
of me. The sun. The sea. The
locals. The reef. These are all
just the simple cells that
make up the vital organ
known to us as the heart.
Everything that I have seen
during my time at the island
has been engraved in to my
system permanently. Before I
arrived at Gilli Air, I had no
expectation for anything to
be as great as it was. Before
I tried Scuba Diving, I could
never have imagined the
beauty that I have seen. Gilli
air is worth the plane ticket.
It is the only place where
adventure has been weaved
in so unconsciously and
carefully with culture. All it
need is someone to
experience it.
restore the growth. These
artificial corals are now
dwelling homes to tones
and thousands of fish.
They are also growing at a
rate that is three times
faster and more durable.
Gilli Air will always be a
part of me. The sun. Thesea. The locals. The reef.
These are all just the
simple cells that make up
the vital organ known to
us as the heart.
Everything that I have
seen during my time at
the island has been
engraved in to my systempermanently. Before I
arrived at Gilli Air, I had no
ex
Left: Colourful Lobster
Below: Clownfish in Anemone
GilliAir: B
lowing
BubblesNove
mber24,
2010
which broken pieces of
coral are attached to a
steel structure underwater
which pulsates with low
voltage electricity to help
restore the growth. These
artificial corals are now
dwelling homes to tones
and thousands of fish.
They are also growing at a
rate that is three times
faster and more durable.
Gilli Air will always be a
part of me. The sun. The
sea. The locals. The reef.
These are all just the
simple cells that make up
the vital organ known to
us as the heart.Everything that I have
seen during my time at
the island has been
engraved in to my system
permanently. Before I
arrived at Gilli Air, I had no
expectation for anything
to be as great as it was.
Before I tried Scuba
Diving, I could never have
imagined the beauty that I
have seen. Gilli air is
worth the plane ticket. It is
the only place where
adventure has been
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