Plans for 2008

Travel plans have been made for the remaining of 2008 after my open waters :)

June 20 weekend: advance @ Dayang
July : Bintan (new dive site)
End July: Leisure dive @ dayang to accompany the je-pun collic and wifey (Je-pun = Japan and I saw this word in MALAYSIA!!!!)
Nov/Dec : SIPADAN!!

The above trips are going to materialise *i hope*

At least for the June, end July and Nov/Dec one. Too bad the new khakis couldn make it this June due to heavy work commitment. He has to do a slide presentation for 24th June and N has KINDLY volunteered me to help with those slides while we go on tt 21 June trip. But i dun know Je-pun. So too bad. will have to make it a double trip..

Bintan may b a lil difficult since it is a new site, recently discovered by divers. Better to let the experiences ones go find out where the strong currents are, what kind of danger zones lurk at the sea bed..

But the highlight of the year will be SIPADAN!! The dream site which has pushed me to want to get my advance license asap, despite the hefty cost... *bleah*

Was first introduced to this site by a colleague who was a already a frequent diver when I met her on job last year. Wasn really keen on this particular sport then.. and so i didn pay much attention to it. It was only until i personally experienced the waters and saw a harmless photograph of the beach huts built on the waters and surrounded by the serene blue sea which was hanging by the wall outside the classroom, that I really decided to make the destination my aim of the year :)

It is said that there are and abundance of turtles, nemos, baracudas etc etc and SHARKS!! (if u r lucky). Basically, the fishes there swim in schools so the sight will be superderful..


So our recent fave dating spots will be:

1) PARADIZ centre, there are 2 dive shops there
2) libraries, we refuse to spend at least 70 bucks to get one book on fishes
3) islands, ferries, sand, sea


And the cost of this hobby is heavy.

so far the things on my shopping list from my trip to PARADIZ earlier:

1) Dive com (~S$450)
2) Snorket (~ $37)
3) Dive stick to poke the ground and stabilise the buoyancy + bright orange hand loop (~$28 + 8)

Already bought:
1) the own mask + headstrap(~$87)
2) small torch (~$45)

by the lure of the color. They are pink!!! :)

Trip costs:
1) Basic license ($560 + 20 + 40)
2) Advance lic ($460)
3) SIPADAN (~1.5k)