Introduce yourself - Get to know the PPD. (No chatting PLEASE!!!!!!)

[D_B]

Hi all, was invited over
Name: DB (Don Beary)
Age: Bigger gulp ... 50 , an even younger 50 (sorry Dennis,lol)
Occupation: Automotive Repair (I hope I didn't brain my damage)
Diving Since: Sept. 04
Certs: OW, AOW, National Geographic, Rescue, O2
Favorite Sites: Catalina and Roatain (did intro. dive in Roatan)
Dream Dive: Pacific, Caribbean ... anywhere the viz is good, and the water warm
Equipment: ScubaPro: Knighthawk BC, Mk-18/G250HP , R190 Octo, Signal Mirror, XS Scuba Alu80 tank, Oceanic Veo200 comp. AtomicAquatics Liquid Blue Splitfins, Tusa Visulator mask, Cressi Big Eyes mask(spare), SeaSoft Gloves&Boots&Weights, Akona 7mm suit, Henderson Hyperstretch hood, UK C8 & Mini Q-40 dive lights, UK Trigger BC knife, Canon SD550 Digital P&S and the UW housing, Stanley 30" rolling tool box

DB

 

[Rachelle]

Name: Rachelle
Occupation: SYstems/Applications Developer
Diving since: 1995
Certifications: NAUI DM
Favorite dive sites: monad shoal, malapascua
Dream Dive: Cocos Island
Equipment: Diverite/transpac, poseidon jetstream reg, uwatec dive comp

 

[stormrider]

Name: On file
Age: 39
Occupation: Business Executive
Dive cert: PADI AOW, Nitrox
Diving since: May 2003
Favourite dive site: Anilao, Palau
Dream dive: Many yet to explore
Equipment: Scubapro/Bare wetsuits, TUSA Splendive II mask, Mares Avanti X3 fins, AquaLung Legend LX regs, SeaQuest Pro BCD, UWATEC Aladin Prime computer

 

[Kim]

By popular request!

Name: Kim
Age: 54
Occupation: English Teacher
Diving since: 1969 (ok...only once in Shri Lanka - got certified in 1997)
Certifications: Padi: OW, AOW, Rescue. IANTD: Nitrox, Overhead Environment
Favorite dive sites: Richeleu rock, Hin Muang (Thailand)
Dream Dive: Battleships Prince of Wales & Repulse (Malaysia)
Equipment: Apeks TX 50/DST, Diverite Transpac/Travel wing, Avanti Quattro, Suunto Vyper

 

[El Orans]

Name: Laurens
Age: 37
Occupation: SAP consultant
Diving since: 2003
Certifications: IDD: OW, AOW, Rescue. GUE: DIR-Fundamentals
Favorite dive sites: Karpata, Bonaire
Dream Dive: Truk
Equipment: Apeks/Cressi/Halcyon/Suunto

 

[hyaku]

Hello all. Been a member for some time but hardly ever log on and didn't realize there was a Philippine Section

Name: Colin
Age: 58
Occupation: Higher/Ed (Going into retirement)-Japanese Classical Budo School in Cebu
Certification: Padi MD
Favorite Dive site:House Reef (In front of my house) Moalboal
Dream Dive: Regular whale shark sightings, Blue ring octopus..... I am already living it.

 

[diveshop@diveph.com]

Name: Tom
Age: 35
Occupation: Dive Operator
Certs: PADI MI, TDI Instructor Trainer, DSAT Blender-tec deep-Trimix Instructor, TDI Adv. Wreck Inst, TDI Nitrox to Extended Range Inst/ entry level trimix, CPR1st/ CPR0X IT, EFR Inst.,SDI IT, TDI CCR Diver.
Favorite Sites: Subic and Coron.
Dream Dive: Any new wreck
Equipment: A little of everything

 

[Jamdiver]

Name: Chris
Age: 24
Occupation: Office slave at a local telco company, soon to be med student....
Diving since:June 2004
Certifications: BSAC Ocean diver, Sports Diver (Almost complete)
Favorite dive sites: Robins Bay, Spanish Anchor, Alligator Head
Dream Dive:Cuba or Bonaire
Equipment: Mares MR12 rebel, rebel octo, Cressi Aquapro 5 BC, genesis response fins, cressi big eyes mask... (check profile for rest)
And my new toy Canon A610 with WP-DC90 housing

 

[wardric]

Name: Eric
Age: 37
Occupation: Civil enginneer
Diving Since: 1994
Certs: FQAS OW; PADI AOW, Rescue, DM, Ice; TDI Nitrox
Dive History: Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Great Lakes) Mexico (Yucatan coast, cenotes), Florida (St Petersburg area, Key Largo), Cuba; Sea, lakes, rivers, quarries, caves (cenotes), ice holes
Favorite sites: would be the mexican cenotes by a mile but Cuba is nice too.
Equipment: Mostly Dacor (the original brand), Suunto Vyper and a Drysuit DUI TLSse. Canon A75 with casing.
Dream dive: the Philippines of course

 

[partridge]

Name: Paul Partridge
Age: 31
Occupation: Printing Press manager
Diving Since: 1990
Certs: PADI Instructor
Dive History: General Santos, Davao, Cebu, Bohol
Favorite sites: House reef at our place
Equipment: Almost all manufacturers represented in my locker
Dream dive: anyplace new that hasnt been dove before