Snorkeling with a Life Jacket

I am currently on holidays with a couple of my friends and went snorkeling a few days ago. The thought of snorkeling scared me even since one of my friend suggested it. I am paranoid with waters but i thought to myself, just deal with it this time plus i would have friends around me anyway so i ended up going snorkel but it didnt last long.

After 10 minutes being in the water, i decided to go back to the boat and stayed there not wanting to go snorkel again because i was struggling to breathe and i just couldnt do it!!

My friends told me to have a second go but i refused because i was traumatised. So, everytime my friends went snorkelling i would just stay on the boat looking around and taking pictures...hehehe, i still enjoyed staying on the boat though ;);)

We spent 2 days and a bit in Mabul Island (the place where we went snorkel) and on the evening on the last day i finally decided to have a second go but with a life jacket. I felt like a little kid who is learning how to swim but i didnt trust myself enough to swim out in the sea without a life jacket. I would rather feeling like a little kid and look like a little kid than feeling insecure. Not the best thought to have i know but i couldnt help it!!

There was even a little kid who jump multiple times from the wharf to the sea and i was sitting on the wharf stairs amazed by the braveness of that little kid :D:D

It is a bit ironic because my nickname is ikan (fish) but i get paranoid of waters and just learned how to snorkel with a life jacket... oh well, i had a good time and enjoyed everyone company...