Diving is my longing wish since I was in my university because I wanted to swim beautifully like a mermaid underwater and enjoy the amazing underwater world. I am a person who likes to stay inside the water especially during swimming, I always stay in the water and enjoy my quiet time. So getting a diving license is one of my bucket lists and finally I did it at the right timing. Thanks for my friend's invitation.
说真的，不敢多想，多想（钱和假期）就不会去了，那也许我永远都不会去实现我的梦想了。这趟潜水之旅我们一人需要RM1300++，这是个包吃住和潜水的配套。
Honestly speaking, I did not dare to think much on my concerns on annual leave and money, because the more I think, the more I won't go. And this wish will be my dream forever....So I just took action and paid the money. This 4 days 3 nights diving trip is about RM1300 at Tenggol Island which includes accommodation, food and diving license.
四天的潜水，现在回想起其实很短，一晃就不知不觉地过去了，现在才有机会静下来回想，也趁机把这美好的记忆记载起来。觉得时间很仓促是因为很多东西都要马上学会，不只是技巧上，更多的是心理的恐惧，我真的觉得是我的新突破（虽然我会游泳）。
4 days 3 nights was a short and compressed trip because time passed fast without noticing. You will be packed with all the skills learning dives. Not only on skills, it's more on mentally and psychologically breakthrough for me even I know how to swim.
Can you dive without knowing how to swim? Yes, after this diving experience, I found out that as long as you are comfortable with water, you are fine to learn diving because divers do not swim underwater. We need to keep our hands less motion (crossed arms) and move with finning.
潜水，让我再次感觉到仿佛在大学考试的那般紧迫，因为潜水也要考试，还必须得到75分以上（我的妈呀)，还需要看表格来算数。说真的，我的脑袋非常紧绷，应该是回答100题以上的选择题，而且大家的速度都很快（同伴压力），也许是我的承压能力低吧。
Guess what, diving course involves exam too ><! Oh no, my final year exam feeling was coming back during this diving course. I felt tension while eveyone was rushing to complete about 100 questions and aiming for scoring 75 marks and
above in order to get the PASS.
去海岛前, 开始水里实战前必须完成5小时的视频学习，过后才开始学习怎么装备、在水里可以待的时间、手势、怎么让自己浮起来和怎么清掉面镜的水等等。
There are some videos on knowledge reviews that we need to complete before we reached Tenggol. If not you need to spend your time to watch 5hrs videos at island. Those videos cover the communication signs,gear setting up, equipment selections and many more.
要下水前一天晚上，我们学习怎么装备我们的器具。
下水前，我们吃了一点早餐(不可以吃太饱)，因为也许会因为晕船或者水压而吐出来。
Before the dive, we are advised to eat a little or just enough to avoid throwing up due to water pressure or seasick.
My 1st time gearing up
The wet suit is so tight until I felt suffocating. The weight of the complete gear is just too heavy (20kg++) for me until I walked unstably.
My first confined water experience (4-5m near to the shore )
I learnt how to do mask clearing, replace BCD, breath through mouth, use hand signal and experience the salt water taste from mouth and nose ><. We also learnt how to share the alternative air source with your buddy in case you are run out of air.
My first open water skills (9m)
I learnt how to descend with rope and equalize my ears. I learnt how to keep neutral buoyancy, backward roll entry from boat, hovering, finning and holding breath until the water surface then inflate my BCD manually to keep myselffloating.
My 2nd open water dive (20m)
I learnt how to do controlled emergency swimming ascent (CESA) for running out of gas and need an emergency ascend. For this dive, we descended from the middle of the sea and exited at the sea shore. We swam through the sunken wreck , Tenggol Island Beach Resort House Wreck.
At my last dive, I experienced strong ocean current. And this time we descended without rope, we just did the backward roll from boat and started to descend. We did our underwater navigation at Gua Rajawali. This is quite far from island, so the wave is stronger than what I have experienced as a newbie. And I felt seasick when I just came out from the water.
这四天就是不断地穿上湿式防寒衣然后脱掉、吃了东西稍微休息下又下水了。
During this 4 days, most of our schedule is changing wet suit and taking off constantly , then rest then dive again. hahahaaa
想起来，真的好仓促，我还无法好好回想这整个过程。
Frankly speaking, this trip was packed because we need to pick up all the skills as fast as possible until I do not have time to sit down and recall every piece of my first dive memory. Until now, I have some time to record all my diving experiences for my future reference. :)
感恩这短暂有意义的旅程；
感恩大家都一切顺利完成；
感恩我们能一起体验潜水；
感恩这旅程我看到我的弱点；
感恩这旅程我们建立了关系；
感恩这旅程我们好好谈谈天；
感恩这旅程我们好好放了松。
I am thankful for this precious time spent together with my friends and loved one. I am glad that everyone of us pushed it through the difficulties and we got our PADI open water license. Hooray! Victory is worth to celebrate.
Thanks for friend who organised this meaningful trip. Throughout this diving trip, we built unique friendship, we notice our weaknesses, we conquered our fear and we enjoyed the moment of victory. This was a truly unforgettable experience in my life which I experienced new level of breakthrough. :)
Therefore, if you love water and want to dive, you should try it now~it's never too late. FYI, there are 70s elderly got the certified padi license too~
Hopefully, you find this helpful through my humble sharing. :)
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