Kaleebso 08

it was 1 trip where i had the hardest time trying to get going....

Firstly there was a general lack of enthuasium amongst the Clubnarc founders to come....prob because of work and family commitments. Then there was the juggling of work and organizing and marketing the trip (i had originally expect minimum effort to get the boat filled up). When i apologized to Khaylee about the no show and offer the pay him the penalty for the canceling the trip he gracefully suggest that we come anyway and just pay for the no of pax we managed to garner. In the end, we mustered 10 chaps into a small van and headed for trip....

the trip went exceptionally well, Tiger reef was fantastic! Eugene caught a Spanish Mackerel, we had a lot of fish to eat from the ujom (FAD).., every expectation about the Kaleebso was met ..... and we manage to get some people who have not dived for many years to re aquaint with the ocean again.

But somehow for me, this trip was a point of reckoning. all along the from the time we started Clubnarc, i had anticipated the day where if we would reach a point where we cannot get going anymore...and people will drift apart and finally we would have to call it a day...i think i have reached this point.

Realistically, it would be very hard to get 20 fellows to come a spend 3-4 days away from their work, kids and other commitments. The idea of spending quality time catching up with old chums would dull compare to the financial and opportunity cost it would take.

Perhaps its time to rethink about the viability of continuing the cause, to continue to use Clubnarc as the custodian to the unique relationships we shared through the years of inter-winding our friendship with the passion of exploring the oceans.

I think the best thing for me right now is to take a break from the Clubnarc and see how it's gonna evolve...personally i don;t think we should not continue to leave a presence that is nether here nor there...as it is clubnarc is nothing but a ghost on the internet blogs... which sees one pathetic hit every 2 weeks....

so i guess the resutlant of this blabbering is

1) I am exiting from Clubnarc...
2) will continue to organise trips (Bali, kaleebso) if the opportunity arises...but more on small group self drive stuff...until it is viable to do it again....(perhaps when the kids are 7-8 years old and all our friends can spend more time on this.....)

Till then

thanks for a wonderfully great time !