PETALING JAYA: Corporate life paid the bills, but it couldn’t feed her soul. Srimanimegala Sathiavelu found the peace and purpose she had been searching for elsewhere: out of office, beneath the waves. Brave plunge: Srimanimegala said watching other divers inspired her to obtain her own diving licence, while a trip to Sri Lanka introduced her to the joys of surfing. The beauty of the oceans there attracted me.”Although she could not swim confidently and had no diving licence then, watching other divers inspired her. “I immediately enrolled in the open water licence (diving certificate) in Pulau Tioman and achieved the advanced open water licence three months later at Pulau Perhentian.

Source: The Star December 20, 2025 05:19 UTC