who are divers on CS?
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kng said:OUCH!!SOrreeeeee
i can make it this weekend. Will rush to do my mola video clips if you guys are meeting...
EH, the rest of you guys - can pls let our tow kay-neo know whether you can make it for uwcs this sat?
Underwater world sounds interesting if we can bring our cameras...Not sure if sentosa will allow a whole group of pple with camera flashes inside tho...
MOLA MOLA.???????????????????????????
you saw mola mola.?????
why didn't i go........ sobsobsobsobsobsobsobs :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
All gear provided, including wetsuit, because they're sponsored by Dacor and EVERYTHING the people in the tank are wearing must be Dacor. No fins in the tank. They will also put a WHOLE LOT of lead on you to make sure you are more negative than you've ever been, UGH. I use no weights normally, they put 10lbs on me...sehsuan said:
Cameras, yes, BUT flashes/strobes - no. Hold on, this might only apply to the dugong tank (which costs more to dive), failing memory... you'd better check with them.
I'd say the whole thing isn't worth the money. Save your cash for a 2-tank dive off Hantu.
i've also have something like this kind of offer from my workplace - but it lists a number in my HQ to call up to seek information.
IF no fins are allowed, perhaps it's to prevent "collisions" in their tank, which i think isn't all that big... but even if so, i will opt out if that's the case. i mean, since when did i become a hardhead diver :bsmilie:
IF no fins are allowed, perhaps it's to prevent "collisions" in their tank, which i think isn't all that big... but even if so, i will opt out if that's the case. i mean, since when did i become a hardhead diver :bsmilie:
It just doesn't feel very satisfying.beivied said:
Firstly, there's the length of dive - you have a full tank on your back, but they're not going to let you drain it, you're limited to 20-30 (could be mistaken) minutes at most with them politely hurrying you along most of the way.
Then there's the fact that you don't really feel like you're diving cos you're not neutrally buoyant and you're doing a moonwalk without fins. You do move around, but on yer feet, feels so awkward especially with all that weight on your waist, especially the bit where you have to leap across the top of the plexiglass tunnel - and inevitably fall gracelessly on it to the amusement of passers-by.
Then there's the rather controversial fact that I don't think anyone should patronise Underwater World Singapore, cos they're owned by Haw Par, who, surprise surprise, own a huge chain of shark fin-serving restaurants... UWS were the ones who tried to serve Seahorse Soup to guests in the past... and who take their animals directly out of the sea with little inclination towards habitat or food web preservation, and advertise this proudly with posters in the tunnel... but I shan't impose this POV on anyone, just a personal reason to avoid it.
I suppose it's good if you've always wondered what the pelts of sharks (sandpapery), morays (not advisable, they can and will bite, but they're very velvety), or dugongs (rubbery) felt like.
Oh, and Gracie the dugong is a real sweetheart. Feel really bad for her, all crunched up in a tiny cage like that. Same goes for the pink dolphins in the lagoon nearby. Poor babies.
Seriously, it's not really a dive, just an enhanced aquarium walk-through experience. If I had to put a dollar figure on it, I wouldn't pay more than $50 for it.
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how much did you pay for it then, discolite?
btw, which restaurants are under the hawpar group?... the thing i don't really like about them is the pink dolphin project. it's just LIKE the backfiring "free willy" project/movie! worse still, the reports of having to extract all the teeth off one of the dolphins...
for sat meeting:
1. beivied
2. sehsuan
3. lanxx (might not make it, I have BBQ, have a jap fren coming down to SG)
4. laixi
5. kng
6. waisj
7. toasty (?)
8. nightshades (?)
9. anyone else?
if I can really join you guys, will be late at night 10pm?
friday night, I am free, any takers? ;p
1. beivied
2. sehsuan
3. lanxx (might not make it, I have BBQ, have a jap fren coming down to SG)
4. laixi
5. kng
6. waisj
7. toasty (?)
8. nightshades (?)
9. anyone else?
if I can really join you guys, will be late at night 10pm?
friday night, I am free, any takers? ;p
hmm. dunno if you fellas stil want or not, but since i painstakingly called underwater world, here's the info i got:
no fins, all gear provided, including mask wetsuit and booties. if you wanna bring your own, MUST be dacor.
dugong dive -
15min to 20 min
max 2 pax at a time
slots: 9.30 1.30 3.30
70 dollars per person.
no flash allowed for camera.
entrance is subject to health of dugong.
if cancel dive, will refund on the spot.
shark dive -
25-30min
max 4 pax at a time
slots: 9.30 11.30 1.30 3.30 5.00
95 dollars a person
flash allowed for camera. advise DM first.
what's in the tank: 1-2 leopard sharks 6 feet long
at least 3 nurse sharks
black tip
white tip
eagle rays and other rays
some.. dunno what shufflenose.. i dunno.
both dives: sgd130 per person
group discount: 15 dollars off shark dive for min 10 persons. bookin for the same day. i.e. if we have twelve people, we will take three time slots.
no fins, all gear provided, including mask wetsuit and booties. if you wanna bring your own, MUST be dacor.
dugong dive -
15min to 20 min
max 2 pax at a time
slots: 9.30 1.30 3.30
70 dollars per person.
no flash allowed for camera.
entrance is subject to health of dugong.
if cancel dive, will refund on the spot.
shark dive -
25-30min
max 4 pax at a time
slots: 9.30 11.30 1.30 3.30 5.00
95 dollars a person
flash allowed for camera. advise DM first.
what's in the tank: 1-2 leopard sharks 6 feet long
at least 3 nurse sharks
black tip
white tip
eagle rays and other rays
some.. dunno what shufflenose.. i dunno.
both dives: sgd130 per person
group discount: 15 dollars off shark dive for min 10 persons. bookin for the same day. i.e. if we have twelve people, we will take three time slots.
their advice: go by november, cos going to do interior upgrading. still can go for it in dec, but will not be as what they had told me, may change.
my advice: dont go for the dugong dive. if the dugong is really so sensitive, lets not disturb it too much.
the seahorse soup thing, they made a public apology and said that it was the restaurant's mistake of the menu, and they didnt intend to have it on the list. dunno if they are being truthful for that, but at least it didnt happen.
the main purpose of going there is to have the sharks and rays swimming around you lo. depends on what is your objective. if you wanna remain as a diver diver, and you feel humiliated without your fins, then no point. but if you wanna have a feel of different sharks around you, which is very hard to come by if you are out there diving, then should be ok, IMHO.
my advice: dont go for the dugong dive. if the dugong is really so sensitive, lets not disturb it too much.
the seahorse soup thing, they made a public apology and said that it was the restaurant's mistake of the menu, and they didnt intend to have it on the list. dunno if they are being truthful for that, but at least it didnt happen.
the main purpose of going there is to have the sharks and rays swimming around you lo. depends on what is your objective. if you wanna remain as a diver diver, and you feel humiliated without your fins, then no point. but if you wanna have a feel of different sharks around you, which is very hard to come by if you are out there diving, then should be ok, IMHO.
oh ya, i forgot to add that certified divers get to feed the eagle rays. if you think negatively, you are paying to be labour. if you think positively, this is one chance for you to "get closer" to the rays and have a feel of it. of course, i guess seeing them in the wild is hell a lot of difference from seeing them in the tank, but it will be a good experience lo.
see things with an open mind, and you may like the results better
why you go diving? becos you wanna fin around? no what. take it as a fun trip lo.
see things with an open mind, and you may like the results better
why you go diving? becos you wanna fin around? no what. take it as a fun trip lo.
eh.. thanks for getting the info beivied.
anyone wanna join? maybe can get 10 ppl and more to make it a cs diver outing?
If in mid-november i can make it..haha.. exam ends early november...
Should i start the list of those interested now?
List For shark dive
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1) CheeChee
2)
3)
4)
5)
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anyone wanna join? maybe can get 10 ppl and more to make it a cs diver outing?
If in mid-november i can make it..haha.. exam ends early november...
Should i start the list of those interested now?
List For shark dive
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1) CheeChee
2)
3)
4)
5)
....
Tow kay neo cannot make it on fri huh? Like dat then dun change date - keep to sat and lanxx try to come earlier (9+??) lah!!beivied said:
It's quite hard to come v close to eagle rays and sharks in the open sea, so unless you travel to somewhere far and exotic, this cld be a good chance to get close up pictures of the animals. Dugongs are also v rare in the wild, so hmm... maybe can discuss more at uwcs seed hahah.
More or less finished the video clips last night - now need to find suitable music!! ARRGH
beivied, dont act cute leh. my hair standing up...
ask our lanxx to bring the friend along lor... who knows, this friend is ALSO a diver leh? although i cant imagine talking in my poor japanese - "koni chiwa" or "canon olympus fuji nikon toshiba ridata hagiwara..." :bsmilie:
ask our lanxx to bring the friend along lor... who knows, this friend is ALSO a diver leh? although i cant imagine talking in my poor japanese - "koni chiwa" or "canon olympus fuji nikon toshiba ridata hagiwara..." :bsmilie:
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