Hi,

Welcome to diving world. Yes, the more the merrier but personally I prefer to be in small group for example max of 2-3 rather than bigger group. Attention from an instructor maybe less for bigger group

Sipadan there not really suitable for discovery scuba. Try going to WM islands first. Or if you like VVIP service, then go to Bali or Thailand dive sites.
3 would be just nice. Believe me, I assisted my instructor with soooo many OWD during their certification dive when I was doing my Rescue course. It was havoc once we all went underwater. Too many people. Too crowded. I did my certifications with my bf so just 2 of us. Got all the attention we need from our instructor and dive master. Too many people, price might be cheaper, it's more enjoyable as well. But might not have enough attention from instructors.

Have fun diving!

bought a Suunto Zoop but yet to try it. will be using it in my coming Tenggol dive

My bf use Suunto D9. It's his watch already.

RM700+, forgot the exact price but its on promotion now. not naming shop names but if you want more info, pm me

dive comp and a watch is different lah. if i want a watch and can also go diving, take a look at Mares Nemo Excel. classy enough for a daily watch but wont break the budget like D9

If you dive in east coast only, probably no need a dive comp, but if do open sea dives like sipadan or Bali, then dive comp becomes more important as it tracks your no decomp level, especially wall dives. Basically, if you do your calculation properly, you can dive without one, but have to monitor your depth and make sure you don't yo yo while diving

Haha. My sister once told me her experience with Singaporean divers (no offence if there are any Singaporeans here).
She was on her own with about 6 other male divers who then introduced themselves. They all brag about how they are already Divemasters and say that she can rely on them if anything goes wrong, without knowing that my sister was already a divemaster herself with lots of experience.

So after going into the water, the diveguide signal to decent. After a few minutes, my sister and the diveguide was at the bottom of the sea waiting for the other divers to decent. And it seems they were all kelang-kabut, going up and down, legs here hands there everywhere.

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RM980 include the course under Padi and accommodation.  not include meals lo

stay at Sunrise at Long Beach there.

Less then 1 hour...but depends how you control breeding...normally i try to get off limit till 0 Bar...hehe dept around 4-5 meter..

Just to remind all Lowyatt member..starting on 1st July till 3rd July ..MIDE expo...thinking to buy new BCD,Regulator,Gauge ...haiiyaa!! too much maa.

http://www.mide.com.my/

See you there on Friday...chow

During my active diving days, I too have a full set, even knifes and torchlights. It cost me at that time, let's see, RM1500 for the Scuba Pro BCD, RM1500 for US Divers regulator set plus octopus and gauge (smallest mouthpiece at that time but regretted later as bubbles comes out in front of your eyes ), plus Mares fins, Tusa goggles and booties, gloves, knife, a weight belt and also a US Divers wetsuit, it comes to almost 6K. I even have those retractable thingee to put back your gauge after looking at it. Everything is housed in those oversized plastic container bought in those hypermarkets. My wife also has a full set too. we even have a portable trolley to move them.

Thing is, when we go for diving trips, we hauled everything onto the car, onto ferries, onto boats and then after the dives, we do again in reverse. THen after reaching home, take everything out again and wash with fresh water and hang out the booties and wetsuits to dry, sometimes it takes ages to dry. Very 'mafan leh!'   During those trips, we also have other divers who came just bringing themselves. No hauling and cleaning.

I then sold my wife's and my diving gear but kept the fins, booties and goggles only. Diving trips was very much easier after that. I used to have in my bag a small cutter and some cable ties and also my own silicone mouthpiece so I can change the mine onto the regulator and replace them after a diving for the day. Fact is in Malaysia, dive trips cost the same regardless of whether you are using your own equipments or supplied by dive operators. I think if we dive just 3 or 4 times a year, buying equipments are not really necessary, just a thought.

What do you normally do when diving in pool? I find it quite pointless diving in pools. Lol.
So now when me and my bf go diving in pools, we tend to be taking lots of photos underwater.