Return to Singapore 1995

Diving is a collaborative sport. Li Xiaofan and Lin Qianxue both learned about the buddy system when they were learning to dive in Singapore.

As the name suggests, a dive buddy is a partner who dives together. When diving, we usually work in groups of two. They check each other's equipment before entering the water and take care of each other when diving together under the water. This can make us have a better diving experience and avoid diving in the water. No need for trouble. With the help of a diving buddy, they are not afraid of unexpected problems when diving recreationally, and therefore the safety factor is greatly improved.

Off the coast of Paya Island, Li Xiaofan and Lin Qianxue tried to dive shallowly for a while, and then they found that they seemed to have a tacit understanding, and they cooperated tacitly and became a good pair of diving partners.

Having a good diving buddy when diving in the sea can tell you what you are thinking with just a small movement, and you can always think about it together. Choosing a suitable diving buddy is very important for happy and safe diving.

Although the scenery in the sea is beautiful, diving alone is inevitably boring. It is very important to have a diving buddy who can liven up the atmosphere and have a good understanding. If you chat and joke around together, the entire diving trip will become more perfect and interesting.

Half an hour after the yacht set off, Li Xiaofan and Lin Qianxue went deep into the blue water for a deep dive.

When they entered the water, at that moment, Li Xiaofan felt that the whole world seemed to be quiet, and he only heard your own breathing. The body loses weight and enters a state of true freedom. There is also that concentration, focusing on your own body, focusing on the underwater creatures and corals. It is definitely a beauty that cannot be seen on land. It feels like I'm in another world, another planet! Watching the bubbles rising slowly in the water is indescribably dreamy and beautiful!

All kinds of colorful fish are swimming under the water. Because the water is so clear, from a distance, it seems like they are floating in the air. Under the sunlight, their shadows hit the bottom of the sea, like a dream. You can see all the creatures under the sea, including jellyfish, turtles, starfish, corals, and even the rocks, which is very healing.

They were very lucky. A baby shark arrived on the same day. It was pink all over and had a little bit of black on the tips of its fins. It was quite soft and cute, completely different from the ferocious big sharks in their impression. Next to the young shark, there are other small fish, light and quite beautiful.

In the vast and boundless underwater world, Li Xiaofan felt that his mind had become broader, as if there were many more wonderful things in life waiting for him to discover...

It feels wonderful to dive with the graceful Lin Qianxue.

After washing up after diving, in the evening, after being introduced by the local tour guide, the two of them went to have dinner at a very special restaurant on the island.

It is said that this is a restaurant built in a mangrove. The two of them walked along the hundreds of meters long wooden trestle and went deep into the ancient mangrove.

Under the wooden trestle, huge tree roots are exposed outside the mud. The roots are intertwined, and various frogs and jumping fish jump between the roots from time to time.

This primitive scenery is very charming, but the rough log railings on the bridge and the rusty street lamps hanging high on the branches, the increasingly dense woods on both sides, and the two of them alone on the silent plank road made Lin Qianxue pull Li Xiaofan's hand. Hand, leaning against him worriedly, suspicious:

"Afan, do you think there will really be a restaurant at the end of the trestle?"

Li Xiaofan patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you'll find out if you keep moving forward!"

As the saying goes, there is no path through the mountains and rivers, and there is a village with dark willows and bright flowers. When they reach the end of the plank road and pass through the dense mangroves, their eyes suddenly open up. A restaurant built in the original tropical rain forest appears in front of them.

This restaurant is really special. It has no doors or windows, a thatched roof above its head, and a wooden trestle at its feet. The terrace behind the restaurant is adjacent to a small river, and there is a pier for cruise ships to dock.

But the taste of this restaurant is quite good. The dishes are mainly Thai food, but also have special dishes from Malay and other places.

In this most natural environment, Li Xiaofan and Lin Qianxue watched the sunset and ancient trees in the distance, listened to the chirping of insects, enjoyed thoughtful service, and tasted the most unforgettable dinner.

After dinner and before leaving, the most interesting thing for Li Xiaofan was the restaurant's reservation card, which was a leaf picked up from anywhere in the forest. On it, the restaurant's name, phone number, and guests were beautifully written with a silver pen. ’s name, and a small flower that looks like a random drawing.

The two of them walked hand in hand on the plank road back. After drinking half a bottle of red wine, Lin Qianxue seemed to be too drunk. She was leaning on Li Xiaofan's shoulder, slightly drunk, with the breeze blowing on her face, her red lips and white teeth, she was very enchanting.

The drunken beauty has a rosy face, and her every frown and smile adds to the rosy glow.

The afterglow of the setting sun stretched the silhouettes of the two people very, very long.

Suddenly, there was a "pop" sound, and a big frog was alerted by the footsteps of the two of them. It jumped up and jumped in front of Lin Qianxue.

The unsuspecting Lin Qianxue was so frightened that she hugged Li Xiaofan tightly and hid in Li Xiaofan's arms.

On the quiet and romantic plank road, the two hugged each other tightly and could not be separated again.

The fiery shadows of the two of them were left on the plank road, the beach, the hotel room, and the bathroom...

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Soon the New Year of 1999 came.

On New Year's Day 1999, 11 European countries launched a common currency: the euro, ushering in a new era.

The euro is the most significant result of the European monetary reform since the Roman Empire. The euro not only improves the European single market and facilitates free trade between eurozone countries, but is also an important part of the EU integration process.

Li Xiaofan found that although 1999 was the last year of the 20th century, the international political situation was turbulent. From the Iraq nuclear crisis, the Kosovo War to the India-Pakistan conflict, regional conflicts and tensions continued. However, driven by the strong growth of the US economy, the recovery of the Japanese economy, the European economic integration marked by the official launch of the euro, the stability of the mainland RMB and the stimulation of domestic demand, the overall growth of the world economy exceeded last year and began to recover comprehensively.

Correspondingly, major global stock markets also rose across the board to warmly embrace the arrival of the millennium, as if to leave all the notoriety of "financial storm", "bubble economy", "false prosperity" and so on in the 20th century.

After the New Year, the Dow Jones and Nasdaq in the United States began to fly together.

Under the wave of the new technological revolution centered on information technology, emerging industries seem to have been cultivated into new economic growth points in the United States. With Internet stocks as the leader, the US Nasdaq over-the-counter trading market continues to be active, and the Nasdaq Composite Index has repeatedly set new highs.

Li Xiaofan knew that this was the last feast before the bubble. For him, the biggest opportunity to get rich in the 20th century has come!