It was RAINING.
The first thing that comes to my mind is - is this a bad omen?
Because i had my period the day before i depart for Pulau Aur.
Gosh, i know. It's terrible.
but well, dun worry la...i didn't pollute the sea...
And no sharks come after me either...heheh...
Thanks to the 'genius' invention of tampons. =.=lll
I swear i'm not going to use it again after this.
Having period on this important day and then heavy rain in the morning - how could i not possibly push away the thought that these are bad omens?
But well...I went for the dive anyway.
I've paid Rm695 for this trip + license, there's no turning back.
rain rain go away......
around 7am...foggy...
the rain subsided about half an hour later....
morning view of the beach..
breakfast time......yummy~
My wet suit...The instructor postponed the dive to one hour later, around 9am.
Legend : Red dot = place we stayedD1 = 1st dive spot @ Telok Teluran
D2 = 2nd dive spot @ Atlantis bay
D3 = 3rd dive spot @ Telok Jawa
D4 = 4th dive spot @ Pulau Lang
I didnt take any photo of the 1st dive spot as i didnt bring my camera along.
We are divided into 2 groups.
I'm in group 1 together with Asri, Wee, Chong, Wan and Bakar.
The other group consists of Amri and 4 other chinese guys whose name i couldnt remember either. They stick to each other like glue... =.=lll
The 1st dive spot is Telok Teluran, which is suitable for learners like us as there are lots of ropes for us to hang on.
We're required to get into the sea thru the 'giant-stride' method ( take a big step from the edge of the boat into the sea )
Well...the scenery underwater at Telok Teluran is juz ok. nothing special.
The corals are hard corals like the ones at Lang Tengah.
We're bought to this site bcos we're juz beginners and the corals muz be hard enough to withstand our 'accident'-kicks..
But all the same, i was quite excited as it was my first dive in the real sea.
It is more of a fun dive and doesn't require any skills.
But we learned / refreshed the skills of neutral buoyancy, equalizing ( prevent ur ear drums from over-pressurize ) and mask clearing ( clear the water from ur mask underwater ) thru the 1st dive naturally.
And En Zakian took his expensive underwater cam and took photos of us underwater...^^
My buddy is Bakar, a malay guy.
Well, i was fortunate enough that the malay guys are quite gentleman and Amri is especially nice enough to teach and help me on putting on the diving equipment eventhough he is in the 2nd group.
Bakar is a nice buddy too as he didnt leave me alone when underwater. ^^
After the 1st dive, we went back to have lunch and then after some rest we continued the 2nd dive around 3pm.
Me and Asri...
playing with cute hermit crab while waiting for departure...^^
never forget to bring along energy boosting bananas and bread.
boat that stored the oxygen tanks
the 2nd group preparing...that's En Zakian at the front.
En Zakian briefed on the 2nd group on what to do.
me n my buddy with Pulau Aur's village behind
The guys taking giant stride from the edge of the boat as it's more suitable.
holding on to the edge so that wont be swept away....
deflating the BCD so that can sink underwater...
We relaxed while waiting for the 2nd group to come out..
Saw a few of this boat nearby...forgot what it's called. This ship belongs to a family from france.
We are divided into 2 groups.
I'm in group 1 together with Asri, Wee, Chong, Wan and Bakar.
The other group consists of Amri and 4 other chinese guys whose name i couldnt remember either. They stick to each other like glue... =.=lll
The 1st dive spot is Telok Teluran, which is suitable for learners like us as there are lots of ropes for us to hang on.
We're required to get into the sea thru the 'giant-stride' method ( take a big step from the edge of the boat into the sea )
Well...the scenery underwater at Telok Teluran is juz ok. nothing special.
The corals are hard corals like the ones at Lang Tengah.
We're bought to this site bcos we're juz beginners and the corals muz be hard enough to withstand our 'accident'-kicks..
But all the same, i was quite excited as it was my first dive in the real sea.
It is more of a fun dive and doesn't require any skills.
But we learned / refreshed the skills of neutral buoyancy, equalizing ( prevent ur ear drums from over-pressurize ) and mask clearing ( clear the water from ur mask underwater ) thru the 1st dive naturally.
And En Zakian took his expensive underwater cam and took photos of us underwater...^^
My buddy is Bakar, a malay guy.
Well, i was fortunate enough that the malay guys are quite gentleman and Amri is especially nice enough to teach and help me on putting on the diving equipment eventhough he is in the 2nd group.
Bakar is a nice buddy too as he didnt leave me alone when underwater. ^^
After the 1st dive, we went back to have lunch and then after some rest we continued the 2nd dive around 3pm.
Me and Asri...
playing with cute hermit crab while waiting for departure...^^
never forget to bring along energy boosting bananas and bread. The evaluation started on the 2nd dive at Atlantis bay, near our resort.
This time we're required to go into the water through the back-roll method. ( sit by the edge of the boat and plop into the sea backward )
backward-roll
The current there was soooooooooo strong and i was nearly swept away. ( i mean it )
I didn't realised that i was swept away until when i tried to swim back, i had trouble to move forward.
Luckily i managed to get hold of the rope Amri throwed for me and he pulled me to the front of the boat where the others are waiting.
I was damn exhausted by that time.
Everyone was grasping tightly to the end of the other boat while waiting for our instructor ( En. Zakian ).
I feel that i'll be swept off any moment by juz holding on to the end of the boat.
The current is really that strong.
The current cannot be felt after we safely descended to the bottom.
The scenery underwater was not that nice either because the water's visibility is not that high.
The fishes were not that many either.
But hey, i saw a cuttlefish....ngek ngek...*syok sendiri*
We are required to perform the task of neutral buoyancy, mask clearing ( taking the whole mask out and put it on again...my, i'm glad i did it nicely with no water going into my eyes ), breathing through buddy's octopus ( spare regulator ) ( something to do when u run out of air ).
Well, i did everything nicely....heheh...
cold~
in the water!
This time we're required to go into the water through the back-roll method. ( sit by the edge of the boat and plop into the sea backward )
backward-rollI didn't realised that i was swept away until when i tried to swim back, i had trouble to move forward.
Luckily i managed to get hold of the rope Amri throwed for me and he pulled me to the front of the boat where the others are waiting.
I was damn exhausted by that time.
Everyone was grasping tightly to the end of the other boat while waiting for our instructor ( En. Zakian ).
I feel that i'll be swept off any moment by juz holding on to the end of the boat.
The current is really that strong.
The current cannot be felt after we safely descended to the bottom.
The scenery underwater was not that nice either because the water's visibility is not that high.
The fishes were not that many either.
But hey, i saw a cuttlefish....ngek ngek...*syok sendiri*
We are required to perform the task of neutral buoyancy, mask clearing ( taking the whole mask out and put it on again...my, i'm glad i did it nicely with no water going into my eyes ), breathing through buddy's octopus ( spare regulator ) ( something to do when u run out of air ).
Well, i did everything nicely....heheh...
cold~
in the water!
Bakar, me and Asri after the 2nd dive
boat that stored the oxygen tanks
the 2nd group preparing...that's En Zakian at the front.
En Zakian briefed on the 2nd group on what to do.
me n my buddy with Pulau Aur's village behind
The guys taking giant stride from the edge of the boat as it's more suitable.
holding on to the edge so that wont be swept away....
deflating the BCD so that can sink underwater...
We relaxed while waiting for the 2nd group to come out..
Saw a few of this boat nearby...forgot what it's called. This ship belongs to a family from france.We went back to the 'resort' after that.
There's still a lot of time before our BBQ dinner so as usual, camwhore lo...
huge clams...can see a lot of these underwater...
me me me!
only 2 pic of me...kelian lo..
This is the only bridge that connects Atlantis Bay resort to the village.
Breath-taking view....
halfway to the village...
me with Wan n Amri..
and we reached after half an hour.
nice rocks..
sea cucumber everywhere....the water is soooooo clear!
sooo soo clear that corals / rocks can be seen from far....
There's still a lot of time before our BBQ dinner so as usual, camwhore lo...
huge clams...can see a lot of these underwater...
me me me!
only 2 pic of me...kelian lo..En Zakian suggested us to go to the village to have a look so the 10 of us ( minus Asri ) took off to explore the village.
This is the only bridge that connects Atlantis Bay resort to the village.
Breath-taking view....
halfway to the village...
me with Wan n Amri..
and we reached after half an hour.
nice rocks..
sea cucumber everywhere....the water is soooooo clear!
sooo soo clear that corals / rocks can be seen from far....The bridge is soooo lauzy and didn't maintained so most of the planks were wobbly and dangerous.
I even 'made' a hole on the bridge and luckily i didnt fell thru it.
I even 'made' a hole on the bridge and luckily i didnt fell thru it.
There's nothing to see so we went back before the sky went completely dark.
one bad thing is that we canot see sunset and sunrise here.
Sigh.
We had our delicious BBQ dinner and after that En Zakian taught us on compass navigation.
delicious BBQ dinner...
Amri taught me how to use it during exercise and well....hopefully i know how to use it in the water on the next day.
After that, i went back and have my sleep around 9.30pm as we're going to wake up even earlier the next day at 6am.
Ya, i know, it sounds kinda boring without a night life.....but hey, my hp canot use wat...
Better sleep early than missing someone right...
one bad thing is that we canot see sunset and sunrise here.
Sigh.
We had our delicious BBQ dinner and after that En Zakian taught us on compass navigation.
delicious BBQ dinner...
Amri taught me how to use it during exercise and well....hopefully i know how to use it in the water on the next day.After that, i went back and have my sleep around 9.30pm as we're going to wake up even earlier the next day at 6am.
Ya, i know, it sounds kinda boring without a night life.....but hey, my hp canot use wat...
Better sleep early than missing someone right...
*to be continued*
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