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okay.. here's the deal with the NAUI dive instructors... they're bloody anal when they come to safety.. which is good
if i had bothered to get myself certified, i'd probably be a divemaster by now coz of the contacts available to me
so, wanna?
thinking about it, should i shake off the sloth and get my ass certified too? -
You guys go get certified, maybe I should just go through the course again myself
Here's an old photo of me I dug up, can't even remember where it was taken
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Eh so scary lehhhh....heheheh... GIant Groupers... how big one.. like the one in Underwater World.. tts like.. 1 m long??!!!Originally posted by av98m:Actually hor, the divemaster will be more scared than you if you are so scared You have to take a certain amount of responsibility for yourself, the divemaster cannot check on you 100% of the time. Just monitor your air consumption and stay within the specified depth and don't wander off by yourself, you'll be all right. 
There was this time I was the divemaster for my group, one diver grabbed my arm so tight my circulation almost got cut off.
I'm so rusty now, I probably can't even remember how to put my gear together
I see giant groupers all the time when in Malaysia, and like the evil bear, think of claypot fish head and stuff when I see them
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1 metre is damned small okOriginally posted by ShrodingersCat:Eh so scary lehhhh....heheheh... GIant Groupers... how big one.. like the one in Underwater World.. tts like.. 1 m long??!!! -
okay.. more weird fish..
a chimaera
Sturgeon - the source of caviar... it's usually armoured
a Flat Fish -
I think I'll dig up my gear tonight and see if its rotted away by now
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thx and more more! heheOriginally posted by the Bear:okay.. more weird fish..
a chimaera
Sturgeon - the source of caviar... it's usually armoured
a Flat Fish -
here's a silly-looking fish... it's a Batfish (not the other bigass pomfret-shaped batfish)
a weird snailfish
an ugly grenadier fish
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actually, i kinda like potato cods.. they behave like giant dogs of the sea
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[quote]Originally posted by the Bear:
[b]here's a silly-looking fish... it's a Batfish (not the other bigass pomfret-shaped batfish)
Anymore lipsticks for u miss? -
let's move away from fish for a while.. into Cephalopods (Cthulhu would approve )
Nautilus... wonderful creatures
the Octopus.. isn't he cute?
octopus are intelligent creatures.. they have been known to open screw-top jars to get at food, and mimic other creatures.. check it out here (with video goodness too!) => Mimic Octopus
Squid
giant version, the Giant Squid
colossal version, the Colossal Squid
and the yummy version, the normal squid
Cuttlefish
i like cuttlefish.. both to look at and to eat
isn't the baby cuttlefish cute?
like i said.. Cthulhu would approve
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ah ... the Giant Coral trout of Malaysia .... AND the lobsters ..... AND the giant crabs that come out at night ..... AND the giant cuttlefish .......
*claypots flashes before the eyes ....
yeps, bear's right .. NUAI's a lot more particular about their standards, while PADI .... let's just say they are good for "resort" diving operations .... you guys should all get certified ... then club 30 can start an acquatic branch also ... -
more weirdass sea creatures courtesy of SERPERT. Scientific and Environmental ROV Partnership using Existing Industrial Technology
Piglet Squid
Birdbeak Dogfish and Arrowtooth Eels
"Cirrate Octopod"
Bluetoothed Redfish
Chimaeras
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OMG!!! This is wayyy too kawaii!!!! I want them as pets!!!!Originally posted by the Bear:more weirdass sea creatures courtesy of SERPERT. Scientific and Environmental ROV Partnership using Existing Industrial Technology
Piglet Squid
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these were taken with a Remotely Operated Vehicle.. almost a kilometre downOriginally posted by elindra:OMG!!! This is wayyy too kawaii!!!! I want them as pets!!!!
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Hee the piglet one is very very cute!!!
I'm have a particular thingy for cephalapods - cuttlefish, octos.. so cutteeeeeeeee they are. Out of this world!
Hey divers.. is NAUI same like SSI certification?
Hubby and I will go do the sailing course first.. then mebbe next will do tt... now tt he is going to start new job without shift work!!! -
SSI is definitely NOT like NAUI, it's not even close to PADI in terms of recognition.Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:Hee the piglet one is very very cute!!!
I'm have a particular thingy for cephalapods - cuttlefish, octos.. so cutteeeeeeeee they are. Out of this world!
Hey divers.. is NAUI same like SSI certification?
Hubby and I will go do the sailing course first.. then mebbe next will do tt... now tt he is going to start new job without shift work!!!
there are only a few SSI certifiers in Singapore, and I think I know most of them .... a couple of them are really dodgy characters, can PM me if you want to know more, but honestly, stick to NAUI, it's probably a little more expensive, a little more difficult than anything out there (except BSAC, but nobody goes for that nowadays), but you get what you pay for, and since scuba IS really a dangerous sport (something neophyte, open water divers, what i call weekend warriors, often forget), so learn it well eh ...
the place Bear knows is very reputable, I've dived with that joint a couple of times myself, but it's rather pricey, I can recommend you cheaper ones, or alternatively, can psycho Bear to come along as well, got group discounts -
there is a kind of fish with feelers that look like a few pairs of legs, who knows the name?
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OK, I have to step in on this one. Can we stop the fucking agency mudslinging? PADI, NAUI, SSI, BSAC whatever, at the end of the day it is the individual instructor that will determine the quality of your training. And the individual diver's responsibility to practise good diving habits. I've met and dived with both competent and fucked up divers from all the various certifying agencies. The worst diver I ever dived with was BSAC certified. This like like the usual which brand is better crap I see on so many types of forums.Originally posted by Fatum:SSI is definitely NOT like NAUI, it's not even close to PADI in terms of recognition.
there are only a few SSI certifiers in Singapore, and I think I know most of them .... a couple of them are really dodgy characters, can PM me if you want to know more, but honestly, stick to NAUI, it's probably a little more expensive, a little more difficult than anything out there (except BSAC, but nobody goes for that nowadays), but you get what you pay for, and since scuba IS really a dangerous sport (something neophyte, open water divers, what i call weekend warriors, often forget), so learn it well eh ...
the place Bear knows is very reputable, I've dived with that joint a couple of times myself, but it's rather pricey, I can recommend you cheaper ones, or alternatively, can psycho Bear to come along as well, got group discounts
As long as you follow the procedures and standards set by ANY of the certifying agencies, you will be fine!
Bear, shrocat, if you are getting certified, here's a tip. Buy your own safety sausage and get the instructor to teach you how to deploy it. Then practice in the pool and if possible during your first open water dives multiple times until it becomes second nature. Oh, and replace the crappy cheap ass line it comes with and use good quality cave line instead. Can save your life one day. -
if.. that's a fricken HUGEASS if.. i decide to get myself certified, i got a divemaster/dive instructor sister.... you think for one moment she's going to let me skimp on safety and equipment?
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Welll....that will depend on how much she likes you, doesn't it..........Originally posted by the Bear:if.. that's a fricken HUGEASS if.. i decide to get myself certified, i got a divemaster/dive instructor sister.... you think for one moment she's going to let me skimp on safety and equipment? -
Originally posted by av98m:OK, I have to step in on this one. Can we stop the fucking agency mudslinging? PADI, NAUI, SSI, BSAC whatever, at the end of the day it is the individual instructor that will determine the quality of your training. And the individual diver's responsibility to practise good diving habits. I've met and dived with both competent and fucked up divers from all the various certifying agencies. The worst diver I ever dived with was BSAC certified. This like like the usual which brand is better crap I see on so many types of forums.
As long as you follow the procedures and standards set by ANY of the certifying agencies, you will be fine!
Bear, shrocat, if you are getting certified, here's a tip. Buy your own safety sausage and get the instructor to teach you how to deploy it. Then practice in the pool and if possible during your first open water dives multiple times until it becomes second nature. Oh, and replace the crappy cheap ass line it comes with and use good quality cave line instead. Can save your life one day.
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one gets a bit partisan when it comes to such things mah .... (DUI !) ... but i'm not fibbing about dodgy SSI instructors (character-wise) ... -
still wondering if i should
and also wondering if my surgically repaired back can handle it -
okay.. back to creepy creatures..
BIG-ASS jellyfish known as Nomura's Jellyfish
scary Portuguese Man-of-War jellyfish... not a true jellyfish but a whole lot of organisms living in specialised symbiosis
harmless stingless jellyfish found in Palau.. they have evolved to live in symbiosis with algae living within the jellyfish itself.. it doesn't have a mouth and each day, they drift to the surface and follow the sun for photosynthesis and at night, drift back to the bottom of the lake...
oh.. and if you are a diver and you see this, get the hell out of the water.. the deadliest jellyfish around, the Box Jellyfish
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think of the bikini babes ....Originally posted by the Bear:still wondering if i should
and also wondering if my surgically repaired back can handle it