i went with this diving company call Mako and they are under NAUI. at first i didn't know that there were different "gangs" for diving qualifications. They have PADI, SSI and NAUI. haha but i guess it doesn't make much difference since i'm learning from only one and i won't know what's good and no good. but i'm really glad that i took up my course with them because they are a bunch of nice peeps and instructors.
so, well, before the fun stuff, it's the boring stuff. it's lecture and pool lessons. lectures are ok. not as boring as i tot it would be. everything was about pressure, volume, density, equipment and learning how not to die while diving. haha. pretty cool.
pool lessons were a bit more intimidating because i never really dive before. so all that equipment and techniques did scare me a little at first. but it was ok after i got used to it. in fact it was pretty fun learning all the stuff. well, since we were good, the original plan of 2 pool lessons were cut to only 1~! haha. or they slack. i dunno.
righto~! so on friday the 13th, we assemble at Mako and prepare to head to Dayang. there were 5 vans!! i think there's almost 30 plus of us going. gosh. there were leisure divers and learner divers like us going for basic and advance. we were suppose to hit the Causeway, then Kota Tingi for a short break, before heading to Mersing for the ferry ride. actually on that day, i wasn't feeling very good, had better days. kinda having some GI problem. feels like puking but can't and stomach always gave me the weird feeling. no appetite. but well, i still went for the trip, hopefully this will resolve.
we started off at around 10 and reach mersing around 4. ferry ride is a gruelling 3 hours. the sea was EXCEPTIONALLY choppy that day and it was rocking like a earthquake of magnitude 10 on ground (ok i dunno how serious is that.. but u get the picture). the whole ship was dark and the fumes were a killer. there was this lady in front of me who keep throwing up. and this kinda induce others to throw up too but surprisingly, my body held up and i didn't have any problem throughout the ferry.
at mersing! shag face..
reach the island about 7am. very nice and cosy place with some huts and a central "cafeteria". checked into the rooms and zonked out~!! gotta wake up at 8.30 to go for our very first open water dive.
Pulau Dayang actually consists of 3 islands (pulau lang, pulau aur and pulau pinang). they are very scenic and the water is quite clear (much much more if u wanna compare with spore's). visibility was close to 4-5m underwater. quite rich in marine life although i can't really appreciate it at this point of time.
wearing the wetsuit~
weeling with her borrowed shades
The Island
just enjoying the view~
the other folks donning the wetsuit
alright. shows on!
last check of equipment. don't wanna run out of air underwater eh
The Island@sunset
looking at bikini girls.. i mean..gills.. fish's gills
The Island.. shoreline
bridge from ferry to the huts. that's sara, one of our instructors =)
on the bridge~
the folks
weiyang and me.showing off his 6 "islands"
sit down, sing song, talk crap
i wasn't yawning. just trying to get my ears popped to equalise!
the place we were staying at. pretty decent =)
cheers to us for another dive!
time to gear up. take some time off to pose first
alright. 1st grp pic
and weeling's the cameraman here
the gang of divers!
the graduates from basic scuba class!!
in total, we dive 5 times over 2 days and had a lot of fun. not just the dive, but it's a good break from what we have been doing in our daily lives. and when u're in the water, everything u worry about is all at the back of the mind. what lies ahead is what you see.
looking forward to going for my advance course. and i just told weiyang that end of year, we can go to Sabah and dive at Sipadan and conquer Mt Kinabalu at one trip! of course with some rest day in between! will update if there's news!
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