Class Of 20080605 Diver's Quote

Billy Ooi

scuba diving is another medium for us to know our lovely planet earth better and has close contact with aquatic life. And of course, I have more space to stay together with my love one

Chai Har

make me feel like i'm as if a mermaid... heheh.... 

serious one... it's very relaxing underwater.... the only pressure we have will be 'out of air'.... 

it's so silent underwater... can hear our own breath.... cool!

Devin Loong

Scuba diving is like being Superman aka Scubaman because we are weightless and floating over the ground. It opens a whole new world to aquatic creatures and environments to me. I want to levitate like Richard standing still with his arms folded and looking down on us, reminds me of a scene from Superman Returns when he was in space looking down on earth. Super Cool :)

Henley

It's one of my greatest achievements in life - because I had to mentally and physically overcome my fear of water to dive. And - when I saw the divemasters and Richard hovering in the water while watching over me cycling around in the water below, they looked like they were flying. They could go anywhere with a single breathe and a kick. So to me... scuba diving is being Superman, underwater.

Kenneth

Scuba diving to me is a totally new kind of adventure for me. I like the underwater world very much as it’s a very different kind of experience and all I can hear is my own breathing only. I get to see colourful fishes and big fishes in the water and also beautiful and colourful corals.

Cheng Mei

To me, diving is something like hiking. It's not just something in a list-to-do that i could just tick and move on. It is something I want do for the rest of my life. There's a whole new horizon there deep in the sea that i would love to explore.

Stop, Breathe, Think And Act

In the Rescue Diver training or even as early as Open Water Diver training, the first step in safely responding to a victim is by remaining calm and evaluate the situation for the most feasible options. This should be done quickly but it is important that divers faced with any emergency situation ........... stop, breathe and think before acting. Selecting a proper course of action always takes into account the rescuer’s skill level, the environment and available rescue aids. Rescue Diver training teaches students the proper techniques for identifying and reacting to all types of emergency situations, including self-rescue.

Recently I had the chance to demonstrate what I learned. Although it’s not directly related to diving incident but it’s a very critical situation pertained to a scuba diving trip. When I was driving on my way for a scuba diving trip, my car accidentally ram to a crossing wild boar. The wild boar stays alive but not my car. With barely 3 hours to catch our last boat to the island, I calmly put my training into actions. I get a tow truck; get the car workshop to fix the car (to at least working condition) in 3 days and hired a cab from the village to jetty. When the cab driver doesn’t know his way to jetty, I even take over the steering. That’s the commitment of an Instructor to catch the boat in time to teach his students :-) Btw, we had a great trip !

Period Advise For Woman Divers

For women divers, there are times in their lives when they are having period during a diving trip. According to an article in Divers Alert Network, there are no data to support the belief that menstruating females are at an increased risk for shark attacks. But it’s more about the inconvenience, the mess, the whole lot to deal with and think of. And because some women have heavy and painful periods, tampon only offers little, if any, consolation. Hence more and more women prefer to postpone their menstruation with aid of medicines. One of the medicines is Primolut and you can easily buy over the counter.

Primolut N, also known as Aygestin in USA, is used to treat irregular, painful or heavy periods. It is also used in the treatment of endometriosis, premenstrual syndrome, and to delay periods. Manufactured by Schering AG, Germany, it contains 5 mg norethisterone on each tablet. The monthly bleeding can be advanced or postponed if particular circumstances require this; however, please note that this medication remains restricted to those cases in which there is NO POSSIBILITY OF EARLY PREGNANCY in the cycle concerned. Should any of these problems arise, consult your physician immediately.

Excerpt from DAN

Is Shark or Human More Dangerous ?

The movie “Jaws” released 30 years ago has done much "Jaws" did irreparable damage to the image of sharks worldwide. They appear as a ferocious creature in the image and perception of many humans.
The facts is on average, there are only about 100 shark attacks each year and only 10 of those result in a human death. Statistic shows 50,000 people die of snake bites, 500 people kill by elephants and 50 golfers die during a golf game struck by thunders. Compared to 10 people killed by sharks each year ratio to over 100 million sharks perish at the hands of humans annually. So who is the dangerous predator ?

Facts about shark

• Shark has been around for 400 million years, even before dinosaurs roamed the earth


• There are 350 species of shark but only 4 species danger to human. They are the Great White shark, Tiger shark, Mako shark and Bull shark (in the order where the most dangerous specie is first one on the list).


• Whale shark is the biggest shark and it can grow up to 15 meters. Interesting to know the biggest shark only eat plankton through the gills


• Spined pygmy shark is the smallest shark with maximum length of 25cm