AFTER HOURS
Musicians and their hobbies
MEI YI FOO Pianist SCUBA-DIVING
I’ve been scuba-diving for over ten years. It’s not unusual for Malaysian kids to spend a lot of time in the sea – when I was young, we would go to the beach to swim and snorkel and eventually, when I was old enough, scubadive. I now have my advanced certificate, so can dive down to 30 metres. I try to dive at least once every six months anyway, but more and more I’m finding myself on tour in lovely places such as Turkey or the south of Italy, so I try and fit in a dive or two there too as well. My most recent dive was at Nusa Lembongan near Bali, which was absolutely incredible.
The corals there were spectacular – it was like seeing gardens under water and so otherworldly. There were so many colours, plus big creatures such as moray eels, manta rays and sharks. My husband is also an avid diver – I got him hooked! – and this is very helpful as you do need a diving buddy. You can’t just dive alone. We are hoping that maybe this summer we can go diving in Italy or perhaps Croatia. Proceeds from Mei Yi Foo’s ‘Connotations’ CD will go to the Marine Conservation Society