India, Aug. 28 -- I need to go cliche with this one-please forgive me.

Once upon a time, on a faraway island, I began my tryst with scuba diving. Not long after, I found myself aboard a liveaboard in the middle of the Sulu Sea. Orca Dive Club, with whom I've had the pleasure of diving before, seamlessly organised the entire adventure.

Into the Blue (Photo Credit: Brijeshwari Gohil) We set sail on the Infiniti, a liveaboard headed from Puerto Princesa to the legendary Tubbataha Reefs. The crew briefed us on rules and responsibilities for diving in this protected marine sanctuary-one of the last truly untouched dive destinations on Earth. But as we left shore, the sea grew rough. Infiniti swayed with every punishing wave, and my phone-alr...