Scuba Diving

[Clair de Lune]

thanks! now i have an idea.  sis minnie99, sana ganyan din sa PE namin. lol. eh swimming lessons lang talaga PE namin nung college eh! 

yeah, i thought those 2-4k dive packages offered at resorts can get you certified na. hahaha. ambisyosa lang?    [textspeak!] i think i'll start with those fun dives first just to try the experience. if it goes well, then that's the time i will think about saving for classes since i'm on a budget constraint here. kasi nga, everywhere i want to travel in the phils, be it in bohol, boracay, palawan, moalboal, it's so enticing to dive. looking at pics pa lang, i'm amazed na. there's a whole new world pala underwater, and beauty is not limited to what we only see on land. 

[minnie99]

Yes! Super ganda! Breath-taking (pero wag naman sana literal, lol!). There really are no words to describe the scenery down in the deep. I dont have a dive buddy kaya di ko na rin nagamit license ko

[minnie99]

Meron ang Speedo. Nagtingin ako nito dati, I'm just not sure how much. Yun lang kasi natingnan ko and nakita ko. I think nasa 3k siya? The set consists of goggles/snorkel, and fins

[minnie99]

Ay oo nga, haha. Hindi necessary ang fins unless gusto mo sumisid talaga But if snorkeling lang talaga I guess okay na mask+snorkel.

Oo sis, masisira nga yun. Baka pwede babad sa tubig occasionally? Lol, I don't know, sorry, di kasi ako nakabili nun and lagi lang rent. Ang nabasa ko lang is to just rinse them with cold water (do not rub the inside) tapos let dry. But yung long-term, care wala...

[meimei]

^alam mo yun nga naisip ko for long-term care, "babad sa tubig occasionally", hehe. kasi kung masisira siya pag hindi palaging ginagamit, eh di might as well, ibabad in water once in two months or so, hahaha!

if anybody else knows how to care for a snorkeling set in the long-term, pa-share naman.

[jhandee]

Sa Portulano Dive Resort in Baun Batangas  2.9k yung diving lesson nila, may kasama na ding  3 full meals and 2 snacks.

@ sis meimei- sa Landmark makati ground flr meron dun snorkle gears nakabili ako worth 600 lang maganda na :-)

[catnap07]

sis meimei, try to check the mask and snorkel sa aquamundo. if i'm not mistaken around 700php each yun. i bought mine 3yrs ago. matibay sya pati hindi naglealeak. yung mask na binili ko is for scuba diving pero pwede mo rin gamitin for snorkeling.

[meimei]

^hi sis! i checked their website, they only have two branches:

MAIN OFFICE:
Vernida I Bldg.,
120 Amorsolo St. Legaspi Village,
Makati City, Philippines 1229


MANILA BRANCH:    
Robelle Mansion, 877 J.P. Rizal St
Makati City, Philippines 1210

sis, ito lang ba talaga ang branches nila? baka kasi hindi lang updated ang website... parang ang hassle puntahan.. hehe. sa Speedo na lang siguro kasi may branches sa malls...

[catnap07]

yes, as far as i know yan lang ang branches nila. in the future, if diving equipment naman hinahanap mo, i would recommend it. aquamundo din ang wetsuit ko and fins.

[sublime1]

Hi mag sis! Super interested ago to try diving! Just want to try yung intro dive muna. How much kaya aabutin nun?

[minnie99]

Yung "Discover Scuba" nakikita ko sa Bohol mga 4k-5k yata?

[wel_101]

My hubby and i tried dsd first before undergoing open water diver certification, at least to gauge if we want to pursue diving as a hobby.  Our dsd experience went very well that we decided to get certified. Mabait ang dive masters and dive instructor namin.  Now, we will be undergoing advanced open water certification naman. Ü

[Krissy1982]

 Hi  Saan kaya ako makaka bili ng wetsuit? Meron po bang store for scuba diving equipment sa 
 Manila? Thanks

[summerscent]

Hi mga sis! share ko lang yung experience ko with discover scuba diving.

We went to Camiguin last week and nag pa book for an open water fun dive sa Caves Dives Resort. Ok naman yung dive instructor, certified by PADI sila. For 2300, included na dun ang gears and lessons (wala syang food, pero ok lang since super excited kami for the dive  )

Thankful ako sa instructor namin dahil sobrang patient sya since medyo nahirapan kami i-master yung mask cleaning  . Then after an hour, pinayagan na kaming mag proceed.  Sa unang beses, super sakit ng tenga ko (nakakalimutang mag equalize) then after that, super enjoy na. Ayaw pa sana naming umaho, pero kongti na lang yung oxygen sa tank hehe

Super fun ang experience and we decided na i-pursue pa lalo ang scuba diving. 

[diddle]

Hi I'm interested to Scuba Dive. As in no experience, zero knowledge ako.

Any tips or suggestions how to start? Like what school and gadgets I should have? I live in Metro Manila, so anywhere near.

Thanks in advance!

[minnie99]

Sis san ka ba sa MM? Alam ko madami din naman schools dito, search ka lang din sa Google. Sa QC I went to Dive Republic

Usually naman ipapa rent ka ng equipment. I suggest find a school and im sure they can answer all your questions (usually these schools have dive shops so if you want to buy gears, dun na din

[sublime1]

Tried the Discover Scuba Diving lesson at Portulano yesterday, just to see if kayanin ko ang diving. The instructor (and the owner of the resort, as well) was Sir Arnel Sevilla, and super hands down on how he taught us the basics in diving. At first medyo kinakabahan pa ko, but nung time na for us to dive sa open water, all my anxieties was replaced by amazement. Sobrang ganda lang underwater. It feels so serene, and I was really in awe the whole time na hindi ko namalayan umabot na kami sa 30ft. And nakakaita pa kami ng hawksbill turtle! Hehe.

I will definitely pursue the OW certification within this year, para bago ako magbohol, PADI certified na ko.

[Shiecg]

@ Krissy1982

try Aquaventure Whitetip sis along Mabini, Ermita.  Dive supply shop yan sila, you can find all dive equiptment  there. enjoy bubbling :-)

[aprilQ]

I want to go scuba diving also. I heard there's a new school opening in Makati by Mares brand. So I might enroll there when it opens

[maverick21]

Yes scuba is a good leisure sport to get into. you will be just a few in the whole population of this world to experience the under water world