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.
