SunSet at Langkawi

Langkawi SunSet
Originally uploaded by lowtristan.

Beautiful? Yes it is but was heavy hearted when taking this photo.

The memory is still fresh in my mind. The day began with a sunny day, however, it rain in the afternoon and the sea was choppy. As a diver, I learned to respect the sea. Thus, i have told my colleague it's not a good day to swim in the sea.

Later in the late afternoon around 4pm, we were partying & drinking at the poolside bar. Suddenly, I heard my colleague saying that someone drown. The first thing that come to my I have to do something. I quickly ran over to the beach and i saw a group of the hotel employees looking down at a person body.

When I reach to the side of the victim, I tried to perform CPR on him, hoping I can reprieve him. I called out the the employees to call for ambulance. When I am about to give him mouth-to-mouth, i can see clearly foam has formed in his mouth, nose, ear and eyes.

Suddenly, there's a hand landed on my shoulder. I turn back and saw this huge guy shadowing me from the sun. He told me it's pointless to continue CPR on the victim because he had tried earlier for 5 min but he was unable to reprieve the victim. With a heavy heart, i decided to stop, knowing the victim has already dead. We cover the victim with a towel and left the scene.

Back to the poolside bar, my colleague and I continue to drink but the image of the victim has lock in my mind. I pretended that I am fine until the sun set, i took out my camera and shoot it. That night I have problem sleeping as this is the first time i came so close to a dead body.

The next day, we found out that the victim was an employee of the hotel. May he rest in peace.