It bit off part of your fin? Really lucky la you. Anyone took video of the whole ordeal?

jakesean your triggerfish attack not so bad laa haha.

For me, it's a yes too. I don't usually tip boatmen unless I find them really good. But I do usually tip the DM and/or dive center.

It's not mandatory to tip.

At the end of the trip of course. If I go alone, I'll tip as an individual. If go as a group, will have a group tip and if anyone wanna tip the DM individually, are free to do so.

You could say the average is possibly 5-15% of the total dive bill.

b5n111, munkeyflo,
Learned something new. Thanks guys.

thanks monkeyflo, EvanSoon, b5n111 for sharing

i am in the hospitality industry and i know how that little tips can make someone's day... i just want to make sure i don't under tipped them... especially those who have gone that extra mile...

Reporting in!
Attained my ow nov13
Aow march 2014

Nice to know u all

Welcome, share us your thought pls


Tip is just part and parcel only. Treat them nice and also be fair to them also, coz they are working for their dive operator.

To me, dm s one important factor of how well will will our trip be...

Every1 of us varies in our own financial status, any1 thinks of "few words of complement"...




Care to share us more on your lovely journey.. where, which operator and the highlight moments...

@ukiya: kindly share ur malapascua intinersry ya! Planning to go there oct or nov

I went most of my dive with seahorse sipadan scuba in Mabul
As im working in semporna sabah
Went for padi ow with them, 1ins : 2 students
Then did few dives in mabul mostly

Did mantabuan n bohey dulang
Planning for sipadan on 18/4/14-21/4/14
Nice to know u all

Current dive eq
Gull vader
Gull top wetsuit
Cressi open heel fin cheap one
Suunto zoop
And watershot ip5s with red filter

Now in dilemma to sell my watershot n use gopro as more practical n less fogging
But well. Ip camera quite good for beginner like me

Next aim trip is philipine (pahlawan/malapascua)
Next course target nitrox!

Nice to know u all finally found a thread since 2007 in forumLYN

wahhh.. so lucky.. every weekend can do dive....

I didn't dive w seahorse yet but itz neighbor Billabong provided me my best experience on mabul n sipadan to date...

If u come across any good work offer in Semporna, kindly inform us

Those islands there are simple Super... Did u hike up Bohey Dulang? Marvelous view....
Sipadan in less than 2 weeks, simple too excited... All the best, dive safe. Oya send my regards to the Bumphead


Nice meeting u too... some of us are heading ur way, end of Aug... See u then

I think it giving a "test bite" only... No video recorded and no serious injuries. But the experience, wow and wild!

But I armed with pointer and octopus, ready to counter/purge it if it returning third/forth time.

I heard some people got bitten b4, finger cracked, head bleed, first stage got bite and pull away etc...


My malapascua trip not fully plan yet, will let u know if everything went well, heading there on end of June (low season)

Hows your Bohey Dulang? Try Kulapuan - drift dive...

Nitrox? Try check out side mount courses...

Side mount so expensive.
My uncle in mabul (not sea horse) gave me 750 for nitrox course.
Good deal?

Ill share my fb u/w photo using iphone 5s which i tink acceptable for beginner
https://www.facebook.com/zahid.muien/media_...44553161&type=3

Seems expensive to me but depends on how many nitrox dives given and where.

your fb pictures privacy make us cant see it.

Side mount is nice and cool but better go for nitrox 1st. no point using side mount unless u doing deep or cave and so on.

Edited already

nitrox for RM750??? that's expensive.... can get as low as RM350-400.... my friend just did it yesterday in Tioman.... RM400 inlcuding 2 nitrox dives.....

RM750 include what?

It's usually around RM500 and below.

Btw, can't see your photo album still.

This post has been edited by munkeyflo: Apr 7 2014, 01:26 PM

But its worth it... side mount ... u can do multi stage...

Maybe u can post a picture here ...

Wah ok done finally able to figure it out. Done public sharing

wow not bad pictures for a phone. Nice.
Didn't think it would be this good.

picture is good... but battery wise?

my iP4S almost every dive interval need to be charge...

I put flight mode, but sleep mode when not takin picture so prevent fog by overheating under water
Usually lasts 3 dives 100% to 10% batt

This post has been edited by zedstat: Apr 7 2014, 04:07 PM

Last for 3 dives.. good

Another fren also using abt the same as u, pretty lovely photos too, share u the link when free to access fb later...