You remember my sis trying to fit into the 7mm pinnacle suit in Bali last year? That one was supposedly with merino wool inside it. But the inner lining is still the same like normal wetsuit I guess. The wool is lined somewhere in the middle.

Talking about it, I still have the 7mm pinnacle up for sale, female, size xxs lol.

I wear at least 3mm wetsuit or my sharkskin now cause of that stupid triggerfish. Scared already.
If I didn't wear wetsuit, confirm one chunk of meat bitten off my thigh.

Mask - for asian females (unless your nose very high like angmoh), I'd suggest to check with Tusa masks. But generally you need one that fits you well over everything else. Tusa has a wide range of masks and colors that can help females make decisions faster

Fins - I still love my seawing nova but there are many other fins, like the one you chosen Mares X stream, it's a good pair of fins. Short and light and easy to pack. A lot of females and males love it too. Plus it's reasonably priced as well.

Wetsuit - Too many to choose from. These days it's not only brands like Bare, Akona, Scubapro or Mares. There's also other kind of alternatives like Sharkskin, Frogskin, Fourth Element, Lavacore, Gull, etc. etc. A lot of brands available in the market now. Some are cheaper some are pricier. Some materials are different. Some are 2 pieces (note: a separate fleece top is super hard to remove when it's wet, not glamour at all) You'll need to go shop around.

If you've gotten your OW in April, should have gone for MIDE if you didn't. You'll get a wide range of products to touch, feel and be poisoned. Remember to keep your credit card and cash safe.

I choose my first pair of fins because it was red. But it was the first color to go off underwater hahahahaha.
I choose my first handphone also because of its color. Lol.

Did you forgot to bring your gopro underwater?

Thailand/Indonesia/Phillipines/Maldives

So far I’ve only done Coron and Dumaguete and some parts of Camigiun and Talikud island off Davao. The last 2 aren’t popular dive spots but since I was there.

Coron is beautiful. Palawan is beautiful.
If you love macro, you can also go to Anilao. Dumaguete is quite the macro too, plus it’s near to Dauin which has one of the best dive sites - Apo Island. And then there’s thresher shark sighting in Malapascua.

Hahahaha. Need to go somewhere cold enough to put on the very-hard-to-remove vest top.

We see all sorts when we go diving, we don't discriminate

You'll only need to pay a bit more for your own room la. You don't need to pay for 2x diving cost unless you marry your partner and he/she dives too and you have to cover all cost.

But yea, go alone, like the others suggested. You'll meet more friends that way.

Maxis definitely no coverage. Even sending out SMS was difficult for me.

Your best bet is Celcom.

Try daily disposable contact lenses.

GoPro.

Tioman should be alright in October. If November, then I'll think twice.

Yea I came across this as well. Not sure who will be exhibiting but might give it a visit since I’m in town

Evan can be a male or female instructor too, depending on the student’s preferences

Won't be surprise he already has contact for such wifi. Lol.

Lake Titiwangsa

Siggggghhhhhh. You need to spread your virus around more. Every-week-go-diving virus hahaha.

Saturday MIDE TT 5th May 2018 :-

1. imran85
2. Ji3MOON
3. demetrius (kiv)
4. EvanSoon
5. ukiya (kiv)
6. Christina
7. Jessica
8. munkeyflo

Ninja mode

Bali 8-12 Sept
1. munkeyflo
2.

Tekek cheaper.

Mares Smart. Easy to use. Decent colors (except the white will turn yellow). Last time MIDE selling RM9xx or so but then later change price to RM10xx. Still pretty reasonable if compared to Suunto ones.

But ohmaigod Suunto pastel color range is <3<3<3

Generally it's quite tahan. Unless your camera super heavy even when it's in the water.

But I still paranoid cause I lost camera before (found it later on the surface though). So I tend to hold onto my camera or let the strap go around my fingers or wrist if I want to free up my hands.

TG5 is tiny and light. I'm sure no issues.

I know people with DSLR and 2 strobes also just clip it like that underwater. Some have another clip to secure it cause it's huge and will move around if not secured properly.

When entering water, get someone on the boat to pass it to you. I usually hug it towards my chest with one hand and other hand still secure mask and reg.

Ya, somehow very lucky. It was those old Canon housing that was colorful and hence easier to spot when on surface.