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09-22-2005, 11:03 PM DiverYap Joined on:09-22-2005 Posts 3 Tioman diving Hi, My name is Joshua. Just had my open sea diving certification three weeks ago at Tioman. It was my first diving experience and it is fasinating and awesome. The feeling of able to swim underwater and see the marine lives beneath the sea surface totally took my breath away (well actually I was breathing deeply). I saw big sea turtles and alot of colorful corals. And those eerie looking sea urchins. The water visibility, I think, is not as clear as Redang which I went for snorkling trip before my diving certification. All in all, I am glad to get my diving certification done and able to dive from onwards. I will go dive at different sites and see the various kinds of marine life. Hope to know more diving friends too!           Report

09-23-2005, 10:58 AM Alex Joined on:09-21-2005 Singapore Posts 24 Re: Tioman diving Hi Joshua,   nice too meet you and congratulations for your certificate . Tioman is indeed a nice place to stay for a dive-weekend. You should try out a liveabourd in the suroundings of Tioman - you will even get a bit more excited about some of the divesites a but further off the coast from the island. Redang is a nice location - I also was there beginning of this year. I have never seen so manny blue spotted stingrays before then in Redang. Also Tengoll is a very nice location for diving. Anyway - there are too many nice divesites in that part of the world and they are all waiting to become explored    Report

09-24-2005, 6:35 PM ScubaNasa Joined on:09-24-2005 Posts 2 Re: Tioman diving hmm i've not been diving since my last trip to sipadan in 2002. Anyway, i would say, sometimes the dive site in tioman is much2 nicer to explore especially at 'tiger reef', lighthouse reef or whatever. Why sometimes? hmm, that would when you hit the water with 40 - 50 feet visibility ++ strong current ++ termocline.  I dont know, but that was my experience when i met a friendly manta ray. play with her for roughly 20 minutes with 300psi at the end of my dive. Yeah, Alex, I agree with you. Liveaboard is a must try! I went twice. My first trip was... ahahaha i logged 7 dives + 6 vomits after the 1st 2 dives! cheers!!!    Report

09-26-2005, 10:04 AM Dive Joined on:09-26-2005 Posts 8 Re: Tioman diving Hi all, And welcome Joshua to joined the diving adventures... I have done few time of skin dive before i obtained my OW this year..is really fantastic! Same the blue spotted ray is really nice and cool.... Happy and exciting while dive...let see if have chance to dive in together again...    Report

09-26-2005, 2:59 PM flameangel Joined on:09-20-2005 Posts 16 Re: Tioman diving  ScubaNasa wrote: My first trip was... ahahaha i logged 7 dives + 6 vomits after the 1st 2 dives! Wahahahaaa! That's funny!    Report

09-26-2005, 5:34 PM Alex Joined on:09-21-2005 Singapore Posts 24 Re: Tioman diving You shouldn't dive with a full stomach anyway - so what do we learn: vomiting is not a bad think ? And 6 vomits after the 1st 2 dives shows that you are a very responsible diver. It keeps people entertained (these who are watching and concentrating themseflfes not to join the party) - and by the way: it also can attract some nice marine animals. Vomiting is still part of a lifeabourd experience - I am also into that (not that I am addicted to that - but it just happens once in a while). We have had also a nice experience earlier that year - we went to a more remoted divesite off Tioaman - the boattrip was about 2 hours in one direction - and what happened - the engine broke down. And know guess what nearly everybody did ?- you know, just to keep the party on (boatman included by the way). After a while we were surounded by a lot of nice colourful fishes. And in the evening everybody was realy hungry    Report

09-27-2005, 9:18 PM Dive Joined on:09-26-2005 Posts 8 Re: Tioman diving Alex, U r in singapore or Malaysia? hei felt free let ask all the guys and girls come out and share the sweet story then...on the other hands, we can form a group and organise the dive trip...      Report

09-28-2005, 1:55 PM Alex Joined on:09-21-2005 Singapore Posts 24 Re: Tioman diving Hi Dive, I am living in Singapore. Of course we can form a group and get submerged together. My next dive trip is to Pulau Dayang (going for the practical part of my rescue Diver Lisence) on the 7th till 9th of Oktober. Interested in joining for a leasure dive ?    Report

09-28-2005, 10:55 PM Editor Joined on:09-19-2005 Posts 38 Re: Tioman diving This is excellent! You guys are making the effort to form a club and go out diving together. Tioman sure brings back fond memories, this is where I got my Open Water Certification.     Report

09-28-2005, 11:17 PM DEviLFish Joined on:09-28-2005 Singapore Posts 7 Re: Tioman diving Hi....  I would like to share i did my open and advance in Tioman too.. I've always stay in babura.. I still feels that Tioman is better than Redang as there are more to see... ~~DiVe is LiFe~~    Report

09-28-2005, 11:34 PM Dive Joined on:09-26-2005 Posts 8 Re: Tioman diving i think now the water a bit choppy already...and dayang accomodation so so good...and i don't think i will follow...maybe after the monsoon...i will again log my dive and do my advance again...    Report

09-29-2005, 2:17 PM Alex Joined on:09-21-2005 Singapore Posts 24 Re: Tioman diving Yes - I agree. The accomondation in Dayang is very very basic but don't forget about the nice BBQ every Saturday evening. Ok - I have special memories with Dayang because I did my first dives there but in generaly I agree that Tioman is offering better dives (specially if you go for a livaboard). By the way: does anyone knows the status about the plan to increase the airport at Tioman - that would have a very negative impact to the marine life I guess ?    Report

09-30-2005, 7:20 PM DiverYap Joined on:09-22-2005 Posts 3 Re: Tioman diving hi guys, so nice to hear from so many of you out there. Definitely I will join one of your diving trips... Well monsoon is coming soon i think i will only be free by next year :(... Alex share with us your next diving trip with us ok? Let's explore the unexplored diving sites!!!!!                Report

10-11-2005, 3:14 AM sharonlo Joined on:10-10-2005 Posts 12 Re: Tioman diving Hi everyone! This is my first time talking in a dive forum. Like a few of you, I obtained my open water certification and jus finished my advanced OW!! :) Quite happy as I'm jus so into diving. Really really enjoy diving a lot. However, i took both my OW and AOW in Australia, as i'm studying in Aust @ the moment. So i've never experienced WARM waters yet... How's Tioman like? Is it wonderful? Do u get to see lots of big colourful fish, plus reef sharks?? Australia's boring... jus sand and sea grass... :( prob cos i'm in the west side of Aust. haha! however, it has wonderful wrecks! i recently dived this battleship wreck and it was jus gorgeous! newae, keep on with the dive talk! it's quite exciting to hear! tk care! :)    Report

10-16-2005, 8:47 PM Dive Joined on:09-26-2005 Posts 8 Re: Tioman diving Hi alex and all... monsoon make us difficult now...let organise for a trip early next year and keep in touch for all...    Report

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