Getting Started

Since our earlier trip to Redang in May'06, SY and I have been pretty interested in taking up a course on SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Aparatus - thank god they shortened it to just scuba). I didn't expect it to be so soon, but barely 2 months later we found ourselves signing up for the PADI Open Water Diver course.

Of course it doesn't really matter which dive centre you sign up with, as long as you're comfortable with their location, their instructor, and most importantly their pricing, go for it. SY and I signed up under Dragonet which is located in Uptown D'sara Utama, just up the street from a popular mamak hangout - Dharoos. It's a pretty simple set up on the first floor, but it serves its purpose well.

The course we're taking pretty much introduces us to the world of scuba. In order to get our Open Water Diver certification, we'll need to complete 5 modules in a classroom, 5 modules in confined waters, & a minimum of 4 open water dives. The price - RM1,500, which also includes a 3 days 2 night stay at Coral Redang. SY also managed to get a friend from work to join us - Andy, an expat all the way from Switzerland.

So here we are, at the beginning of a journey... destination unknown.