Emmanuel CastisMano's BLOG (entry one)
So here is the first entry of my 'Breathe' Dairies.
I often wonder what life's path has in store for us all. I Know one thing though, and my best friend Dan's grandfather Paul put it beautifully. I guess at 85 years odd he had had some life experience, to be able to put it so, he said: That the one thing that he remembered about his life, was the friends he surrounded himself with. The experiences he had with people, even if it was just a moment that he shared, on a subway train, with a beautiful woman.
So I guess that's how this journey started. Me and two of my best friends, two of my favourite people in the world going on a journey together, and taking along some amazing people to share the moments with us.
Now I ask you how anything can be more right.
And on top of that; the Universe has been amazing and provided us with some of the most amazing support from some of the most amazing people we have come across.
It's just amazing how much support we have got from the Diving community!
I could mention them all but that would just take too damn long!
I must say though the team at Divetek SA are amazing. BJ, Chris, Andre, Jen, Nat and the absolutely gorgeous and ever most loveable Meg.
Now these are people who almost everybody in the Dive community know or have heard of. They are all the Salt of the Earth. It just takes me back to what Paul said about surrounding yourself with beautiful people.
So now we have amazing people's support, and we have a team coming on the journey, that is made up of more people who are the Salt of the Earth. There's Gordon our DOP one of the best Underwater Photographers in the country, and watch out Ladies he is quite the charmer! Then we have (just going to change the CD I'm listening to)… Aah Diana Krall, absolutely beautiful an unbelievably soothing voice and damn Elvis Costello for being married to her. Anyway I digress… Where was I… yes… Then we have The Hammer! Man this man is a bit of Enigma when it comes to certain things, a bit of a dark horse in a good sense, but now I can't mention what it is that he is a bit of an Enigma over. On the other hand though, here is a man who came into our lives completely from nowhere. We were at an FHM Go Kart race and we were put on this team with these young funky guys. One of them was The Hammer-then introduced to us as Rohan. Damn could this guy drive a cart. I think we won the night cause of him. Anyway somehow we ended up in his car taking us back to our cars. We all got talking, and the subject of Diving came up and next thing you know we only meet up like two months later at my house the night before leaving on a Diving trip to Ponto, and that's where he got his name The Hammer. I'm not gonna explain how he got the name, I always get the story wrong, I'll get him to explain it to me and I'll tell it next time.
Right so the rest of the team? Jack Devnarain well need I say anything more. He is a true officer and a Gentleman. Then there's the guy who you can take out of Springs, but you certainly can't take Springs out of him, Brandon Auret. We've been working together now for about 7 years. We started off as 'The Doowah Boys' and then moved onto 'Isidingo', he got there a year before me. Then there's one of my soul mates, Dan Gelber, aka Uncle Flip Flop. One of the most amazing souls I have known, in my short existence on this Earth. One of the wisest and least judgmental people I have ever met. I can go on forever about him and about the rest of the guys too. But I guess you will get to know them as I log our journey, and trust me never will there ever, be a dull moment!
So this is just an intro to our little journey, however significant it may be. But to us it's an experience and hopefully we can take you with us and keep you entertained through it.
I think we will. We are just a group of people who are up for a little fun.
And let me tell you I couldn't think of anyone better, than the people I've just mentioned, to share this journey and experience with.Till next time.
Love, Light and Peace to all. XEmmanuel Castis