ic.. any ideas where to get a good yet cheap ones?? haha in Klang or PJ area..

Yahh... i was tense especially when instructor always scold me not to do that, not to do this.
can't blamed him, coz it's all about safety. i understand that
almost drowned during mask take off clearing skill test.

hi guys,im gonna take my open water licence this coming july 2013 at perhentian.Is gonna be a 4 days 3 night diving course but the diver shop that we enroll is insisting we must stay at least 18 hour before returning which means an extra night stay,is it because to avoid decompression sickness since we are flying to the location?

Beside that still got a lot of preparation. Gear researching and buying....gain some experience...haha...
All those trip that you all go....so nice..

Eh add your name la

Hello to all scuba divers here!! Just want to come and hang out with you guys.

Just completed my OWD and cant wait for MIDE for bargain hunting. I am looking for some fins(open heel, split) so can any sifu here give some advice or your experience? How much is the price range e.t.c....

Selling my Atomic Split Fins (Red color, M size)


Used only once for the recent Perhentian trip with fellow LYN members.
Selling at RM350 (nego)
Contact me know if anyone interested.

normally U do it once than u can estimate it already. I normally put 3 weights but as I dive I find that I could start using 2 weights but I still remain 3 cos easier for me to control.

But depends on BCD also.

I tried b4 coming out with almost 0 bar. fight current in Redang. 50 bar already signal go up.. when doing safety stop see left with almost 0. straight away take DM octo n suck. haha. Now breathing control better already so not so worried about this.

thx munkeyflow and b5n111,

looking forward to MIDE next month.. :-D

is the exam hard? one draw back i understand from going to island or a vacation place is the time constraint.. like if fail exam, then more time going to be spend retaking it..

It's true when people say that one would rather travel far than visiting their own backyard, isn't it? The same applies to me too. 
Thanks!

Hi, good afternoon. Thank you for greeting me. Professional anglers have very deep knowledge in sports fishing and practice 'catch and release' method. They also involve in IGFA (International Game Fish Association) activities.

There are also several other aspects that describes a professional angler.

Dilemma...  casio gshock rm300+ or suunto zoop rm750 for new diver like me?

There are plenty who do that. For me i think if your comfortable with your open water and want to move on to advance than might as well go ahead as for me advance is just a "term" and does not mean anything.
I mean if your an OW only you could dive to 25m too and do those things you do during AOW, with enough dive your buoyancy would be better, anyone could dive around a sunk ship/boat, and compass is the same as on land.

Important is the mindset to dive safe and within limits.

p/s: no1 wants people to go get their license and stop diving after that. Thats y i always suggest DSD first to know if you really like it and would want to continue with it.

Sometimes after a few dives, if the instructor/DM is confident in your skills. They will bring you to certain dive sites that are over the depth limit for OW divers. Just like our recent dive to Sophie Rickmer's Wreck at Pulau Weh which is 40-50m deep. The dive center require us to have a minimum of rescue with 150 dives or DM with 100 dives. They didn't really check our certifications and log book but they did a deep check dive at 45m a day before to test if we really know what we are doing, before going for the wreck dive.

Again, this depends on how strict the dive center is. Certain dive centers strictly follow the rules while some are a bit more flexible if they see that you are experienced.

Anyhow, AOW is not much of a big step from OW. I would recommend most to just go ahead and do AOW after getting their OW if they find that they enjoy diving and are pretty much comfortable with their buoyancy underwater. Don't see it as an achievement, you can see it as gaining new knowledge to dive safer. Rescue and DM on the other hand, is quite a big step upwards and you'll really need to have some experience before jumping into it. It's very good though, you will learn a lot on how to handle emergency situations and so on.