5 of us.

1st & 2nd dives (i don think consider dive) - confined water in swimming pool to learn basic skills
3rd dive - 5m seashore in front of Redang Beach Resort (1 instructor and 1 assistance)
4th & 5th dives - 18m open water. enjoyed 4th dive but 5th dive already very tired, got strong current & low visibility about 5m only caused me left behind the team, luckily got assistance look after me.

if u do more dives the next day u will find it more fun.. even when got current.. u sort of get use to it..
first 2 days i also find it tiring.. 3rd day i find it fun.. haha..

Don't worry too much. Sounds like you are being overly stressed out about it and it will definitely affect how much you enjoy diving.
Make sure your buddy knows that you are a beginner. Most important thing is to calm down and take your time. Being panic will not get you anywhere nearer to the group. Take your time and look around, get familiar with the surroundings and your equipments. When you feel comfortable in the water, you will enjoy diving more. You can always catch up with the group at your own pace. If you're not comfortable, you can all off the dive and wait on the boat, dive within your limits, do not force yourself.

3 dives a day is normal. Some people can do up to 6-7 dives a day.
Practice definitely makes perfect when it comes to diving. But experienced divers shouldn't be too confident as well.

A few dive centers in Klang, they are pretty good.
Would suggest that your sister wait for July MIDE to get better deals. Ask her to join this forum!

my buddy = my fren.
she is newbie oso.. still new and hard to take care for each others.
maybe overstress, need to learn theory and practical in 3 days. abit rush.

understand ur feeling, newbie here....

perhentian trip this May, and we newbies are buddy with the more experience divers... learn and enjoy

=.=" ur the more experienced diver i am buddying with..

Please look after me!!

hm.. your buddy with experience is your fren?
if not hard to buddy with ppl we don know that with experience, cos i dont think we(student) cannot buddy with ppl come for leisure dive.

Actually i did my buddy with my friend who came for leisure dive. Feel nervous also and uncomfortable.

After that I buddy with my instructor for my leisure dive and it was quite fun and relaxing.

remember ur no longer a student.. now ur a certified diver already so need practice more

U oso look after me ya and we sama2 go and steal others' balance air



devilkid84,

after my exam dives last year, ie, newly certified... another 2 newly certified divers and i were buddy up, we were having great joy during our leisure dives...

then during march this year, i visited perhentian island solo... i told my dive master (dm) tat i am new and fresh, would love to be buddy with experience diver... i was 1st buddy with a singapore diver and fren now with about 10yrs of experience, then i was buddy with a Japan-san (fren oso after diving)retiree who has been underwater for 7 -8 yrs... In fact, i learn so much from them esp during buddy check

- look for the dm tatz going to lead u and tell the dm wat u want
- never let buddy system stops u from further exploring the passion of diving
- confirm hand signals, buddy check... GO!!
- join ur buddy and the group, way to explore the world.......

u r certified rite after your island trip... so no more student loh

Andrew plss prepare 2 octopus so we can suck ur air!!~

Pairing up with new buddies is one of the best way to make friends in diving.

newbie??? i think you dive the most this year than all members here...

why hard to buddy with people you don't know their experience? you can always choose to buddy with divemaster. Next time can i be your buddy ar?



i dont think my regulator is equipped with even 1 octopus/spare... afterall i'm a very kiasu diver

I see..better wait till july then.. thanks guys..

Hey Would love to join in here.

Welcome! You're invited to join us on our Facebook group too!

Come for TT meetup too.

Hi number 6...

Feel free to join us for outings and dive trips!

wow! lyn getting more & more divers

hehe just came back from Phi Phi.. did 4 dives in 1 day.. Kinda doable.. Just take it easy and dive within your limits and make it count and feel worth it..

I hate current! Hahaha panicks me out.. especially when current makes me swim sideways into the coral.. have to twist and twist to rotate my body to swim another direction.. and I am not that agile out of the water.. even more with the bcd and tank.. haha

ya.. need to dive more. as i mentioned earlier, not sure my physical can go dive again as i sinus bleed for my 2nd & 3rd dive.
btw, how fast you guys dive for 18m from surface to bottom?