hello everyone! dive newbie here. me and my partner just got our owd license 2 months ago and we have logged a total of 8 dives ever since.
will be back in malaysia for our break soon and i was just wondering if anybody could shed some light regarding the pricing of diving gears in malaysia. right now what we have are just wetsuits (have to get them cos i always get rashes/irritations from worn out rental suits.. plus they were on sale anyway).
so yeah, just wanted to know if gears in malaysia are cheaper compared to here, australia. i'm not really sure about the malaysia market but dive shops here often carry brands like aqualung, mares, oceanic, cressi, probe and so forth.. too many to be named.
do feel free do blast away with suggestions and opinions. i'm here to learn. thanks!

wow. thanks so much for those wonderful inputs. they're going to have an end of financial year sale soon so there will be lots of stuffs with clearance price.
like for example, the wetsuit that i purchased was the mares trilastic 7-5-3mm. got it for like RM350 after conversion. i don't know if it was a deal or not. okay, it was an impulse buy, i confess.
recently there was 2 mares bcd that went on sale. they were mares origin sport at mrs plus (RM480) and mares kaila with mrs plus for my partner (RM650). wanna know what you guys think about the pricing?

i don't see myself getting a dive comp in the near future, but the financial year sale has got me splurging on gears that i don't intend to get. what's your take on mares's icon hd dive comp? it's on sale and is going for RM2100 here (after conversion).

haha whats with glowing barracudas... i'm planning a trip to bali with my partner to swim with sunfishes aka mola mola (heaviest bony fish in the world)
anybody has got any experience with them?

haha i meant dive, after all this IS a scuba diving thread right. 20c water should be an issue as i swam in waters ranges 18-23 during training and open water dives here.

peak season is said to be in August and i am planning to go that time. at the mean time, i'm going for dives every weekend!

there are 2 types of sea sickness pills. natural and drug-based. for the naturals, the main ingredient is ginger and it is used for milder forms of seasickness. for drug-based, u have brands like Kwells and etc. They sometimes give side effects like dehydration and dry mouths but are more effective than natural ingredient based pills and. These pills are just for prevention so they are to be taken at least half an hour before traveling.
Try not to rely so much pills because by doing so u will never "learn" how to overcome seasickness. Studies found that sometimes people who have mild seasickness talk/think themselves into a more severe seasick condition and sometimes to overcome seasickness is to get psychologically prepared.
There are a few rules/tips on how to prevent seasickness though. Try to stay away from alcohol the day before u set out to the sea, get plenty of rest and keep yourself hydrated. And if you find yourself feeling slightly nauseating, just look out at the horizon. Try not to close your eyes lie down because by doing so, the brain is receiving different signals from the eye and ear (i.e. eye is focusing on something stationary but fluids in the ear is unbalanced due to the rocking of the boat)
Hope this helps!