I thought you went there earlier?

Hi

I'm eyeing Mares Matrix...anyone would know the price range in MIDE?
I see the retail price vary wildly but not sure about transaction price
lazada shows RM24xx
some websites of local shops shows RM169x (original 24xx)

Matrix can see dive profile on the screen itself...Zoop novo I think got this function also, but very big looks bulky; price tag of d4i is so hefty, so, Matrix.
Actually I was keen on the Deepblu Cosmiq also, looks cool, can download the app on iphone and browse what other people sharing their profiles which sync in time with the pictures taken.
However a review from another forum says the battery went flat after 7 dives, and it turns blank. I think the battery life deterred me.

Why wait until you have 35bar? cowboy style diving?

It seemed you have the misconception of 'finish the tank' mindset. First off you need to get the concept right: the tank is not meant to be finished. Finished tank translates to finished life. It does not matter how comfortable or uncomfortable the environment is to you

Secondly, most probably you are just tired from the dive and not exhaling as much air as you did during earlier stage of your dive. The remnant air inside your lung will expand as you gradually ascend, and when you realised you are ascending uncontrollably, you'd try harder to exhale, which in turn will made you pant even more, and before you knew it you are already at surface. Probably it's better to give up and check if there are boat above you. I used to be like that, at a point I'm going down with 6kg and I still helicopter. Last I dive, I was trying to control my breathing and reduce the weight I carry gradually over a few dives, which I informed the dm. Last dive I used 4kg (later dm added another half kg to my tank since she's not entirely confident with me hehe) and did fine with complete safety stop.

Any last minute raya trip I can tag alonggg?

Do not rely on your buddy. At best, your buddy is the last resort you want to depend on because let's be frank, if you want to attempt at a dangerous situation for finishing your tank, chances are you and your buddy will get panic and things will get fucked up very quickly. What you are suggesting is dangerous not only to you but also threatening to your buddy/team. Whoever your buddy is he/she is either as cowboy as you do, or just plainly unfortunate.

Swimming up while blowing air from lung is known as Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascend (CESA) and as the name suggests, it is for emergency only. I'm not sure why you would want to attempt to finish your tank and do unnecessary stunts risking life/DCS/DCI to you and your buddy. Is it takut rugi because there's still a quarter of tank you paid you must finish it? Should you be insist to carry on diving this way come show your face and let fellow divers to recognise and avoid you as buddy.

Probably good to mandate everyone to bring a packet drink/oral hydration for diving, in case you get thirsty under water or dehydrated waiting for rescue on surface. I saw people brought packet ribena to drink under water because the compressed air made his throat dry.

Fisrt engage an instructor or dive shop, plenty of them in town. Go to PADI website and locate a nearby PADI dive centre.
Then you will knowledge development (read book + video) on your own pace and then over a few days (doesn't need to be consecutive days) you can do your five confined water sessions in one of the available pools of the said dive shop, finally over a (long) weekend you can go to Tioman or the Terengganu islands to complete your four open water sessions and pass the test and you're certified open water diver.
As for credit card payments you may need to talk to the particular dive centre you'll be engaging with.

Just to let you know that the there is a dive show at the end of this month at PWTC so you might want to check out and get bargain prices.
Otherwise you might just as well rest it until next year when you have more leaves.
There's an old (?) Chinese saying that goes like, 'Time is like cleavage, you have it when you squeeze it'

Experience came with more dives. As open water certification primarily teaches you survival skills, you will need more time to build up experience from fun dives, which judging from your lack of free time to do fun dives, I'd probably give diving komodo a second thought. Diving at those sites require minimum advanced open water with drift specialty since the current is unpredictable.

Recently I read an article (via wechat in Chinese) of a Chinese diver with 20 tanks experience diving at Canyons, Puerto Galera, where they encountered with massive down current.

Here are excerpts of the images of the dive comp only, if you can / want to read the article (in Chinese) click here (not sure how long the link will work).

September got 2 long weekends back to back...3 days leave = 9 days off
But I have two non-diving trips planned in September, probably will get a day of compressed air fix during my stopover at KK.

In this case you are paying more for less? I always thought eLearning costs extra compared to manual.

Layang-Layang anyone before it is completely destroyed by the Chinese?

Can dive with crocodile in plaza rakyat

Ada matrix kah

My brief talk with guy from Tenggol Scuba 101 said we gonna stay on mainland and boat out everyday...

This post has been edited by vmt: Aug 3 2016, 06:13 PM

I signed up for one B&J fun dive without fixed date and without buddy.
Anyone interested? Dates can be from now until June 2017
You still get MIDE rates as long as you can confirm by end of this month.
RM770 standard AC room 3D2N 6 dives including return ferry, packed lunch, equipment (RM75 discount if you have your own full set equipment)

P/S I will be doing my AOW with Quiver Perhentian over Malaysia Day weekend.

This post has been edited by vmt: Aug 6 2016, 12:22 AM

No need to guess, I spelt it out.

Nah, if you join me (share room) then you get the same rates...