do research and let us know.

I just found 3 dive shops linked from the wikitravel page

I'm spoiled with the 50-70 pricing that we get in malaysia

Will be heading to Tengol (diving with Zol) for the weekends. Let me know if anyone will be there as well

Just came back from tenggol... 6.5 hrs drive, jam badly after dungun-paka. Uturn back to use the bukit besi way. Going there was 4 hrs from Gombak toll.

Tenggol.
Easily the best peninsula east coast island for diving, pristine corals, nudis, just sadly very few fishes.

Basically 2 resorts there only, I stayed and dived with Zol (www.tenggoldives.com), chosen based on the recommendations I've gotten from MUW and others i know. Back to basics environment, strictly dive, makan, sleep. Maxis and Digi only gprs.

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Added on August 26, 2012, 3:04 amJust came back from tenggol... 6.5 hrs drive, jam badly after dungun-paka. Uturn back to use the bukit besi way. Going there was 4 hrs from Gombak toll.

Tenggol.
Easily the best peninsula east coast island for diving, pristine corals, nudis, just sadly very few fishes.

Basically 2 resorts there only, I stayed and dived with Zol (www.tenggoldives.com), chosen based on the recommendations I've gotten from MUW and others i know. Back to basics environment, strictly dive, makan, sleep. Maxis and Digi only gprs.



This post has been edited by miuk: Aug 26 2012, 03:07 AM

Kaleebso has a 2d2n thing where they you get on the boat friday night dive 2 days tioman and depart sunday afternoon. Usually 7 dives all in. Total 750.

Wow DM somemore. I read the news on Scubaboard, but didnt know it was a DM.

Any link for wavebreaker? No news about them lately from google

During mola season its quite common, hence why its really not recommended for new divers to go.

Last year, there was 3 deaths in one month

Combination of cold water and down currents (which many are not familiar with). Normal reaction when hit by down current is to inflate bcd, which will make the situation worse.

This post has been edited by miuk: Aug 29 2012, 10:31 AM

Really weird huh, both very experienced professional divers. Maybe they went deeper than the rest of the group to look for Mola2?

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Added on August 29, 2012, 3:01 pmYou sure its her? MUW and ScubaSG says its another person and the Jakartapost said that it was a new diver.

This post has been edited by miuk: Aug 29 2012, 03:01 PM

Textbook would be to deflate BCD and stay slim profile as possible (less area to be swept by the current). Then try to swim sideways out of the current stream, or if possible climb your way out.

My experience at Nusa Penida during a drift dive:
Coz even though I knew the theory regarding down currents, somehow my natural instinct when I first started noticing that I was sinking was to inflate my BCD, which made it alot worse. Realizing that, deflated my BCD as much as possible then tried to swim away, luckily down current wasnt too strong, still manageable.

Another experience while in pulau weh:
Rock climb all the way to a sheltering rock and waited for the current to pass.

This post has been edited by miuk: Aug 29 2012, 04:08 PM

Ooo, tec diving.

How much is it to start with Padi Tec or going other courses like TDI, GUE, DSAT, PSAI or IANTD is cheaper?

Actually I'm looking at doing nitrox, cheapest by an outfit in KL that I can find is rm500, anyone knows where I can get cheaper?

Just heard. The group involved is a friend of a friend. One female Malaysian diver dcs after crystal bay. Will only fly back on Wednesday, 5hrs deco chamber treatment. That's all I know so far

Just wondering, how to sign up for kaleebso? My friends tells me usually its chartered out every weekend to different groups, so if you know the group then you join. Any way for a solo diver to join?

Phi phi is like so so only... on par with peninsula malaysia east coast islands. nothing to shout about

Monsoon is coming. Weather is gonna be erratic already. Perhentians should be in its last call by mid Oct.

If you dive safely and conservatively, 99% of the time you wont need the swimming and water threading skills.

Only concern is that you get separated and need to wait on the surface for rescue (ie like the tioman drifted away case), then its when it'll be useful to stay calm and afloat while waiting for rescue.

Assuming all taken at islands and not those part on land part on island courses

fastest 3d/2n but not recommended at all

usually 4d/3n

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Added on October 22, 2012, 8:57 pmJust paid 336 to service my mk25/s600 at sealantis

This post has been edited by miuk: Oct 22 2012, 08:57 PM

Its about that price to ship a medium box via USPS to msia. He's not conning you.

Maybe the seller meant it as mexico or canada...