SCUBA Diving @ Redang Island

SCUBA Diving
Finally a dream comes true ^^

Before we take the plunge into the deep blue sea... photo session time..!!


3 guys + 3 gals + one random sun glassed diver trying to camwhore as well :P

left to right: Zhenyi, Han Fong, Audrey, Serene, Hsien Hui, Bryan (our dive instructor) and myself

During the briefing session before we start the dive.

Notice we all are wearing the same type of belt?
They area actually the weight belts that help us sink into the water during diving ^^

Every one of us have to carry around 1-3 kgs in order to sink into water to dive (so you can imagine how tiring for us to carry those weights around while preparing for the dive session)

Only Serene so pandai not to wear it first .. smart smart...

Revising the sign language to use during diving session. It's definitely important to remember how to communicate with each other while under water. The sign we are showing in the pic is actually a sign of sighting of Butterfly Fish under water (hence the butterfly hand sign) hahahahaa... Even the creatures underwater also have different sign language for us to learn.. Interesting eh?

Pointing towards our diving site (can't remember what's the name ady though)
Yeap, there are actually alot of dive sites around the not too big Redang Island :)

Pic with Bro Zhenyi!

Final march on the white sandy beach before entering the blue blue water world

All geared up for diving action ^^

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After almost 1 hour of underwater...

It was definitely beyond words to experience the underwater sea world for the first time. Too bad I don't have a underwater camera to snap down those priceless moments. We saw sting rays as big as a kitchen kuali, and as small as our palms, swim along with green turtles, passed by schools of yellow sea basses... and of course, visited tonnes of clown fish (Nemo fish!) areas a.k.a anemoni chorals (remember how Nemo try to pronouce the word 'anemoni' before starting his fish school :P) and many other beautiful and magnificient things under the sea.

One word to describe it all: Fanstatic ^^

Now that I am a qualified Open Water Diver, there's so many adventures and underwater experience to unveil and explore!!

You should try it too. To dive does not require you to be a good swimmer. As long as you are not afraid of being underwater, you will surely can dive just like a fish under the water ^^

Redang Island

Redang Island,

the wide sandy beach,

with sands as white as Double A paper,

with water as clear as bottled RO water,

compared to PD,

it's as if comparing between heaven and hell...

This post is supposed to be.. supposed to be... up a few months ago.

But heck, blame the work and life that are always full of events.

Zhenyi and I, along with his college mates and buddies, went to Redang Island for our SCUBA Open Water Diving under the certification of PADI. Being a beach lover, it was my fourth time going there. Yet each time the vacation in Redang will be different (with different gang of people), so each time will always be a different experience ^^

I shall let the photos do the talking :)


Impersonating Kung Fu Panda ^^
(from left: Hsien Yew, myself, Audrey, Serene, Hsien Hui, Han Foong and Zhenyi in the front)

Being in Redang, snapping pictures is the full time itinenary!
Who can resist the beatiful sandy beach with breathtaking view haha.


High School Musical wannabes!!

The high jump was definitely not something achievable with a few attempts.
That's why I think the movie was named as HIGH School Musical -_-'''


Attempting to high jump for the previous photos.

Audrey's pose is really cute... Hsien Yew, erm dunno why he's sitting... and me and Zhenyi, looks like going to smack to each other after the jump... thus my freak out look O.o


Snap shot in front of our resort.


Another one in front of our resort, Redang Bay Resort.


In the mood for ~Meteor Garden~
Love the sceneries in Redang :)


BEWARE!!
Viewer discretion required...!

The following photos contain the following elements:
- America Next Top Model
- I Want to be a Model
- Man Hunt
- Amazing Race Asia
- Survivor
- Temptation Island

View at your own risk.

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Ok ok ahhaaha that's all for the Redang Island post.
Stay tune for my diving post!