New diver - Shanghai expat

[Esvee]

Hey all,

just spent the week at alona beach on panglao in the Philippines to try and work some on getting a PADI OW certification. Didn't quite make it as we couldn't fit in the 3rd and 4th dives, but I did do two awesome dives at the Black Forest today. Slightly getting the hang of this, equalizing was hard at first as was remaining neutrally buoyant, but finally got a bit better when we had a triggerfish lunge at us! He really reminded me of angry birds somehow... My instructor bravely tried to put his fins in the firing line while I bravely....um tried to escape while he was being eaten.

Anyway, great fun and really want to get certified next time and would welcome any advice.

 

[Coconut Divers]

Welcome to Scubaboard Esvee,

i used to work in Thailand and had the same experience with triggerfish. HAHAHAHAH
Lets go diving!

 

[Quero]

Greetings from Thailnd, Esvee! My advice is to go diving often! From Shanghai you can get to a lot of places with great diving quite easily and quickly, including here to Phuket, to Bali, to the Philippines (as you already know), to Malaysia.... if you need advice about any of these destinations, SB is the place to come and ask for general advice! I get a number of expat divers from Shanghai, and I send them to all the places I listed, so I can offer specific advice based on travel dates, etc. Just let us know what you are wondering about and you'll get all sorts of useful insights!