May 2012 IDC at BSB and the PADI IE The Instructor Development Course (IDC) is a 20 odd day program that prepares you to take up the Instructor Examination (IE) which is conducted directly by PADI staff. Once you complete the IE, you are certified as an Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI), one of the … Read more Taking the PADI IE
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Arriving at Blue Season Bali
May 2012 First views, Sanur-Tulamben, Bali After many months of looking forward with nervous excitement, I was had my first views of Bali stepping off the plane; the weather was lovely, cool and breezy, very different from hot Malaysia, where I had been for a month. I had gone back to Sealantis in Tioman, for … Read more Arriving at Blue Season Bali
Best Dive Job 2012 (Part 3)
PART 3 March 2012 Amazing! Made it to the newspapers in Bangalore! My quest on the pages of City Express, the City section of The New Indian Express dated 21 March 2012 Best Dive Job 2012 on the front page of Bengaluru Chronicle, the City Tabloid of Deccan Chronicle dated 7 March 2012 Best Dive Job … Read more Best Dive Job 2012 (Part 3)
Trip on a Dhoni…
January 2012 The PADI Growth Chart Diving in India Netrani Island, Murudeshwar The start of the New year, 2012, waiting expectantly for the results of the Best Dive Job 2012, and there was my first opportunity to dive as a professional…yup, travel, accommodation, food and best of all… diving!!! Thanks to Planet Scuba India, I … Read more Trip on a Dhoni…
Best Dive Job 2012 (Part 2)
PART 2 July-December 2011 Hosted by Blue Season Bali, Indonesia MY CAMPAIGN STEP 2: Blue Season Bali Dive Center Promotion STEP 3: Best Dive Job Worldwide Competition Promotion
Best Dive Job 2012 (Part 1)
PART 1 July-December 2011 Hosted by Blue Season Bali, Indonesia What is the Best Dive Job Competition? Quite simply, a competition to WIN the opportunity of a lifetime! Statistics show that some 70% of you reading this page now are doing so from work. Look around you. What is stopping you from changing your own … Read more Best Dive Job 2012 (Part 1)
Labas, Tiger Reef, Golden Reef…
July – September 2011 PADI Divemaster Journey – Part 4 Tioman Island, Malaysia Other dive sites in the vicinity include Pirate Reef, Malang Rock, One Tree Bay and Kador Bay. Pirate Reef has artificial reefs sponsored by DHL, and its quite amusing to see the DHL logo plaques on the artificial reef structures there. Malang … Read more Labas, Tiger Reef, Golden Reef…
Renggis, Soyak, Labas and more…
July – September 2011 PADI Divemaster Journey – Part 3 Tioman Island, Malaysia For every diver, once the sense of balance, or neutral buoyancy has become almost second nature, the next step or most ‘wanted’ task is “GOING PRO”. The first step in going PADI-Pro is the esteemed title of PADI Divemaster. Joining the elite … Read more Renggis, Soyak, Labas and more…
Rescue Diver to Divemaster
July – September 2011 PADI Divemaster Journey – Part 2 Tioman Island, Malaysia As described by PADI, the Rescue Diver course is indeed the most satisfying and rewarding course. It is quite strenuous and physically demanding and completing the requirements give a huge feeling of accomplishment. Tired diver, unconscious diver etc. are situations that call for … Read more Rescue Diver to Divemaster
Islander for 45 days
July – September 2011 PADI Divemaster Journey – Part 1 Tioman Island, Malaysia Tioman island is the closest dive location to Kuala Lumpur, just a 5 hour drive away. If you are taking a bus, it usually leaves around 11.30pm from Tasik Selatan, the bus terminal that is further outside of the main downtown area. … Read more Islander for 45 days
Advanced OW to Rescue Diver
July – September 2011 As a novice diver, gaining the stability or establishing a proper neutral buoyancy took a few more dives, as was properly pointed out by my first instructors when I was very keen to go in for my Advanced certification right after my Open Water. Instructors play an important role at this … Read more Advanced OW to Rescue Diver
Diving Goa – Leisure Dives
September 2010 & February 2011 Diving in India Baga Beach & Bagmallo Beach, Goa In the mainland, or India as we all know, diving is relatively under-developed. Andaman & Nicobar islands on the east cost is so far away that few people even recognize it as India until a few years ago. During the past … Read more Diving Goa – Leisure Dives
Going down, down, down…
July 2010 PADI Open Water Certification – Part 2 Redang Island, Malaysia Arriving at the beautiful island, the sandy clear water beaches and the loads of snorkeling holiday crowd was calming, well, whatever happens, I’m going to have to atleast enjoy the beach and the beauty I said. Snorkeling and diving seemed to be as … Read more Going down, down, down…
First breath underwater…
July 2010 The PADI Growth Chart PADI Open Water Diver Certification – Part 1 SCUBA, (for those who have not heard of it… Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) the world out there you see almost every other day on Nat Geo channel, what does it feel like to be the star of that show!…. that’s … Read more First breath underwater…
Meet people. Go places. Do things.
PADI – The way the world learns to dive. Meet people. Go places. Do things. These simple words tell you about the possibilities that open up to you as a PADI diver. Diving has changed me, like it has changed almost everyone who has tried it. Here are my experiences in reaching small, tiny goals … Read more Meet people. Go places. Do things.
