Asian Diver and Scuba Diver No. 2/2019 Volume 153 | Page 6

Chairman Lim Geok Khoon EDITOR’S NOTE 48 PUBLISHER John Thet | [email protected] EDITORIAL Senior Editor Diego A. Garcia | [email protected] Associate Editor Ian Bongso-Seldrup | [email protected] Online Editor Terence Koh | [email protected] DESIGN Assistant Art Director Justin (Tin Htwe) | [email protected] Web/IT Dutch Catalon | [email protected] Alexey Molchanov “Freediving for me is my life, work, and an opportunity to travel and meet interesting people. Freediving gives me the chance to do what I love and get great satisfaction from what I am doing” – Alexey Molchanov There is nothing so pure as donning a simple pair of fins, snapping on a mask, and chomping down on a snorkel bit before a beach entry into a silvery turquoise lagoon. Don’t get me wrong -- scuba has been a dear friend for the past 20 years and always will be. But freediving is like a first love, the one that taught us how to move through this three-dimensional world. Together we felt the wonder at the profound beauty of life, but also learned that without respect, all is lost. Freediving gifts us a liquid paradox of possessing the ultimate freedom within limits that are non-negotiable. Ecstasy and disaster living side by side. A combination that is irresistible to many who contributed to these pages. Dive free my friends, and get back to what you truly love. ADVERTISING/MARKETING & ADEX (ASIA DIVE EXPO) Regional Account Managers Desmond Ho | [email protected] Jason Tan | [email protected] Jasmine Tee | [email protected] Project & Events Manager Ellfrance Phang | [email protected] Marketing Manager Nora Ismail | [email protected] Events & Marketing Assistant Manager Karter Lee | [email protected] Marketing Executive Keng Chia Jin | [email protected] CIRCULATIONS/PRODUCTION Traffic/Production/Circulation Senior Manager Victor Ow | [email protected] MEDIA CORRESPONDENTS [email protected] Indonesia Cipto Aji Gunawan Japan Keiichi Arantani Russia Andrey Bizyukin North America Matt Weiss Germany Dietmar W. Fuchs Diego A. Garcia Senior Editor CONTACT INFORMATION Editorial Submissions | [email protected] Photo Submissions | [email protected] Subscriptions | [email protected] Advertising | [email protected] WRITE TO US [email protected] Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd 20 Bedok South Road, Singapore 469277 MEDIA PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE AWARDS Publisher of the Year 2014, 2015, 2018 John THET Editor of the Year 2015 Alice GRAINGER Designer of the Year 2018 (Silver) Tin Htwe JUSTIN Special Interest Media of the Year 2014 ASIAN DIVER ASIA DIVE ACADEMY AWARDS Silent Hero of Marine Conservation 2014 Dive Industry Publisher of the Year 2015 John THET On the coveR Filipino actress Sarah Lahbati perfectly encapsulates the title of this photo, Allure, while freediving in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines Image ©Martin Zapanta NEWSSTAND DISTRIBUTION ASIAN Geographic can be found in the following countries. If you have difficulty finding us on newsstands, please contact our distributors: AUSTRALIA Gordon & Gotch Australia Pty Ltd; HONG KONG Times Publishing (HK) Ltd; INDONESIA Java Books; MALAYSIA Pansing Marketing Sdn Bhd; SINGAPORE MPH Distributor (S) Pte Ltd; THAILAND Asia Books Co Ltd 4 PPS 1112/08/2012 (022817) ISSN 0218-3064 MCI (P) 184/03/2018 Asian Diver can be found on-board and for your reading pleasure at: