HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

EvanSoon Nice way of scarring off divers wei! 

Going to Bali this June with family
Should have gotten my OWD before that if things goes accordingly to plan
planning to take a few dives there

any recommendation there? dive shop & spots?
I read Nusa Lembongan & Penida is the most famous one, but not recommended for beginners like me due to strong current?

Was thinking Lovina, as kids can go watch dolphins also, but Lovina dive spot is around Menjangan, also not really suitable for beginners as it's deep

Amed would be another popular choice, but nothing much to do for wifey & kids while daddy go diving

Hi guys and gals,

I'm planning for a dive trip this year to Pulau Perhentian.

May I know any recommended dive center in pulau perhentian besar?

Hi all, I'm planning to buy a housing for my XT1 camera. I found Meikon brand. Is it reliable? Cos i see it's made in China ^^

any other brands can recommend? thanks.

Evan's pond. We need one of this here man.

I'll be in the water this weekend... have a whole bunch of equipment reconfiguration that I need to do before then!

is it a must to go to the open sea to get the padi cert? can it be done without going out of town?

want to ask all the sifu master here, for the dive site around sipadan, normally will what go up to which dept? around 30m? more than 30m?

i know, just i never been there too, just in case there were some site is slightly more than 30m ? i dont know, thats why asking here

That's why la. Dive with no camera => no stress!

Just restarted the habit of taking it with me. Reflecting back there's so many memories I could have captured but didn't

Is there any drawbacks in taking the SDI certification instead of PADI? Am planning with a friend to take SDI in April in Tioman

The most recognized card in diving is the Mastercard

hi divers, any insurance plan can recommend? try to find a plan that can cover for normal travel and diving...

or is it better to separate out 2 dedicated plan? DANAP + normal travel plan?
AXA quoted me a travel plan rm300 say got cover scuba diving  

Thanks in advance

Great, will cancel my Visa and Amex then. Hahahaha.

Will check with my friend what the schedule is like. The plan is to go to Tioman from 19/4 to 22/4 to do it all. Will ask my friend for the specifics.

you can go for RAID too. I actually like their app, and the materials will be accessible even after the course. all softcopy.

If you have a card like that I guess you need to call/email the dive center ahead and ask if your agency is recognized.. If it isn't just dive somewhere else ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

But even it's a frequent problem, you can do your cont ed courses with one of the mainstream agencies. The later cards usually supercede the earlier ones.

Diver's Den in PJ holds Rescue refresher course almost every year.

It does recognize in another way.

However, scuba dive agencies getting more n more... Refer this LINK for the 95% completed numbers of agency on Earth... 5% remaining unknown or they rather too small to take note of...

Hmm are you sure about that? Check your instructor manual to see if there's wording that limits it to specific agencies recognized by PADI Inc.. AFAIK it's at the instructor's discretion.