The Strada Club's Licensed Scuba Divers

[av8or5]

docglen, organize ka na ulit ng dive eb in the near future! sasama na kami ni mr president!

sana mag kaysia yung wetsuit or else..maging suman ako.

[ThePatriarch]

sana mag kaysia yung wetsuit or else..maging suman ako. ahhahahah

kasya yan bro... mas malaki naman tyan ko sa iyo eh, hehehe

[ThePatriarch]

docglen, wala ba tayo dive mini EB this weekend? hehe, excited na ako to dive with the BOSBs

[docglen]

docglen, wala ba tayo dive mini EB this weekend? hehe, excited na ako to dive with the BOSBs

sir, may dive sa sunday. may 18 at anilao.

[ThePatriarch]

Those who want to join the dive mini EB on May 18 sa anilao please post your handles:

1. docglen
2. ThePatriarch
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[ThePatriarch]

Due to the tropical depression, the dive mini EB on sunday is cancelled. Docglen, next week puede ka? Other divers, sama na para mas masaya!

[ThePatriarch]

BOSBs, docglen and I are going to Cebu on 20-23 June 2008 to get our Advance Open Water Certification! We will leave on June 20, Friday, via the 7:30 pm PAL flight and will be back on June 23 Monday, 8 pm PAL flight. The cost for the lessons is roughly 10K per person and that will include 5 dives, including a night and a wreck dive! Those who are interested, post your questions here or PM me or docglen... Sarap nito! Domo Arigato!

[moxxxs]

boss....naka book na ba kayo???

tatamaan ang 4x4 clinic eh. 22 June yung tentative sked. tentative pa naman.

BOSBs, docglen and I are going to Cebu on 20-23 June 2008 to get our Advance Open Water Certification! We will leave on June 20, Friday, via the 7:30 pm PAL flight and will be back on June 23 Monday, 8 pm PAL flight. The cost for the lessons is roughly 10K per person and that will include 5 dives, including a night and a wreck dive! Those who are interested, post your questions here or PM me or docglen... Sarap nito! Domo Arigato!

[ThePatriarch]

boss....naka book na ba kayo???

tatamaan ang 4x4 clinic eh. 22 June yung tentative sked. tentative pa naman.

Im very sorry tukayo, naka-book na flight namin and nabayaran na... sobra excited kasi kami ni docglen eh... sensya na ha...baka naman puede pa ma-move a week earlier or a week later yun 4x4 clinic? hehehe

[ThePatriarch]

Dive Mini EB tomorrow at Anilao... pictures to follow after the event

[ooba99]

Dive Mini EB tomorrow at Anilao... pictures to follow after the event

Sarap naman. I just hope I have the luxury of time.

[ThePatriarch]

Sarap naman. I just hope I have the luxury of time.

sarap nga doc, i had a good time yesterday. pero victim ako kahapon ng murphy's law. first two dives namin, may major leak/defective yung gauge na nabigay sa akin. while madami pa si docglen na air, paubos na agad yung hangin ko kaya i was forced to go out of the water earlier than the rest of the group. then we went back to the resort to have our lunch and to replace my regulators. ok naman yung buffet, hehehe. then dun sa third dive namin, i had difficulty maintaining the agreed dive depth, it turned out na defective naman yung inflator ng bcd ko. every breath i take, may pumupuntang hangin sa bcd kaya pataas ako ng pataas!

hay naku! yan ang risk kung rental ang equipment!

galing mag-dive ni docglen! swabe sa ilalim and im sure swabe din siya sa ibabaw, hahahahaha

docglen, post mo na pics natin!

[ianmitsulancer]

^^^
dapat meron din tayong "BOSB Law"... hehehe

don't worry thepatriarch... sisiw lang sa swimming pool this saturday!

Looking forward to those pictures soon! thanks.

[ThePatriarch]

^^^
dapat meron din tayong "BOSB Law"... hehehe

don't worry thepatriarch... sisiw lang sa swimming pool this saturday!

Looking forward to those pictures soon! thanks.

BOSB Law? Hmmmm, I propose this statement: "In all things, make sure that you have fun!"

BOSB Motto? "Hakuna Matata" = no worries, hehehehe

[ooba99]

Ano na kaya nangyari sa Cebu dive nila sirs ThePatriarch and docglen? Mukhang binagyo sila ah.

[moxxxs]

Ano na kaya nangyari sa Cebu dive nila sirs ThePatriarch and docglen? Mukhang binagyo sila ah.

mukhang naging indoor dive nalang ata. hehehehe.

[bluemica]

hahaha baka sa ocean park tumuloy hehehe

[ThePatriarch]

Ano na kaya nangyari sa Cebu dive nila sirs ThePatriarch and docglen? Mukhang binagyo sila ah.

mukhang naging indoor dive nalang ata. hehehehe.

hahaha baka sa ocean park tumuloy hehehe

we survived and conquered typhoon Frank!

we arrived at cebu on friday, June 20, around 9 pm... the flight was so bumpy, docglen was nervous during the whole time... signal #1 kaya when we landed in cebu! buti na lang our dive instructor fetched us from the airport. then we went out sa 'happy strip' ng cebu... bahala na kayo mag-isip! hahaha

saturday, june 21, the weather did not improve. we opted to have a shore dive for our first two mandatory dives (deep dive and underwater navigation) of our advance course since wala kaming makuhang bangka na foolish enough like us to dive at that weather. the people at scuba world where we got our tanks gave us a quizzical look na parang gustong magtanong kung may death wish kami, hehehe. both dives were ok, after 5 meters, the water was calmer and visibility was ok.

sunday, june 22, the sun came up! after a few calls made by our dive instructor, may nakuha siyang bangka kaya go na kami! wreck dive ang first elective namin for the advance course and we were delighted to see an airplane wreck in mactan, cebu sa depth of 22 meters. however, the current was strong, buti na lang naka-gloves kami ni docglen (I was forced to hold sa body nung airplane). so para na rin kaming nag drift dive, 2 in 1 ang dating.

second elective dive namin on june 22 was the peak bouyancy dive. the boatman allowed us to enter a marine sanctuary for free and even allowed docglen to bring his camera with him to take some pictures! we did some difficult exercises underwater (swimming forward with your head inverted and pointing at the bottom while your feet was pointing upwards, swimming backwards, etc.) but after that exhausting dive, we are still looking forward for our night dive.

unfortunately, while we were waiting for the sunset and eating our early dinner, bigla umulan ng malakas with matching winds. when we were about to consider aborting the night dive, bigla tumigil ang ulan and nag-calm ang waves! ganun kabilis! so natuloy ang much awaited night dive namin to complete our advance course. gandang experience because there are marine animals that go out only at night and that is the only time to observe them.

Glennie Boy, post mo na pics! here is the link to our dive instructor's blog site for a few of our pics http://www.divephilippines.blogspot.com/

[av8or5]

Great summary atty. Grabe, mga addict nga kayo. Hope to dive with you all soon...Save lang money and aral conti.

[ThePatriarch]

hehe, nakaka-addict talaga. Glennie Boy (docglen) is now considering taking the rescue diver and EFR course... ipon muna ng konti pero ultimate dream namin is to dive at tubbataha reef!

for sale pala for those who are starting to complete their diving gear on a tight budget... scubapro BCD and oceanic regulators for only 15k (new ones would cost you at least 900-1,000 US$). Both item is used but in good working condition, the owner brings them for service and cleaning every 5 dives! (medyo OC yung friend ko eh) PM me na lang if you are interested.