My Dayang dive trip 08 June 2007 (after soooooo long!)

Looks like my laziness IS really getting to ultimate levels. I've been back for more than a week already and i'm only posting now!






Heres our dive bags. theres where we keep our dive euqipments (mask, snorkel, wetsuit, regulators, fins, weight belts and torch)

well. i forgot to take more photos! cuz i kept my camera in my bag and i'm just plain lazy to take more photos :D anyway we are diving with Mako sub-aquatics. Thats where i got certified as a NAUI basic and advance open water diver.
The trip is simple.
1. From Mako (~8pm) we left for the checkpoint to Malaysia in a mini bus. After clearing the forever crowded checkpoint we headed off for our 1st rest point at Kota Tinggi (no photos taken :b) to take a break.
2. Non-stop journey to Mersing ferry terminal. (thats where one can also take a ferry to Tioman) No photos, i'm sleeping throughout the ride. too dark to take photos ( theres no street lamps) going 100-120km/hr in a minibus is not something most Singaporeans experience too :D I'm used to it actually, if its not fast enough, I'll complaint :D (eta Mersing ~12am)
3. A final ~4 to 5 hrs boat ride to P. Dayang :O thats how far out Dayang is. This trip we did not get the boat with sleeping decks (double decked padded wooden beds). Its all seats so we gotta make do with it. got a bit sore neck aft that tho. :/
4. Alight from the boat at almost 5am (no watch and sleepy and lazy to ask) and we got our rooms and off for another round of sleep before our 1st dive at 9 am :D

Heres some underwater photos of the trip!









I'm not putting these photos in order of when its taken. I've added a watermark to prevent piracy. Hahahaha! These fishes, starfishes (yes, thats a BLUE starfish), and worms are quite common in Dayang waters.
Especially the clownfishes. you wont be finding Nemo. you'll be sick of Nemo! :D Clownfishes are quite inquisitive fishes (from my perspective) I wriggled my fingers in front of them and the sorta swim in between them, thinking they are anemone stingers! quite gullible these clowns :D
Also seen Sea feathers, Christmas tree worms and Feather worms.










There were many more fishes like 2 foot long Bumphead parrot fishes still in their teens (which sadly the pics didnt come out too well), Lionfishes hiding inside rocks to sleep just to come out at nite), Moray eels, Stingrays, Cleaner shrimps, whole seabed of Sea-cucumbers, Sea whips and lots of other schooling fishes which i cant be bothered to identify :b

Its quite a satisfying trip made after more than a year since my 1st visit to Dayang for my basic open water course.

Shall I take up a Master SCUBA diver course or a Rescue diver course next???

Anyone wanna learn diving? ;)