Thanks for the welcome. My friends and I will be having a "post-dive"
meeting this Saturday - maybe by then we'll discuss where we will be going
for our next dive. However, since there are 13 of us there might be some
difficulty in coming up with a convenient date for everyone.
     But personally I wouldn't have a problem since my girlfriend and I
agreed that we'll go diving at least once a month - main reason being that
my gift to her on her bday this November is an all-expense paid trip to
Thailand. And I specifically told her that if I don't feel confident enough
with our diving skills the trip will NOT push through and I'll just give
her a bday card instead   :-)    ...



- Angelo





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--- Angelo Pardinas <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi there ....
>
>      I'm Angelo (originally from the Philippines but now
> staying in
> Singapore) and I've been a lurker here for quite some time. I
> just finished
> my PADI Open Water Course last weekend and now I'm waiting for
> my C-card. I
> enjoyed it a lot and am looking forward to some more diving as
> well as
> going up the PADI education ladder.
>
>     Anyway, I've got some questions regarding buoyancy control
> since this
> is what gave me the most difficulty in the PADI course. I
> tried looking at
> the archives but all the answers I saw only confused me more
> than helping
> me.

Angelo...welcome to Scuba SE. You ask very good questions and
the responses so far have been excellent.

Bouyancy control is not easy to master and when you are starting
out, you'll sometimes wonder if you'll ever get the hang of it.
In time you will and then you won't even give it much thought.
You'll be more concerned with looking at the critters you
encounter whilst diving.

I found that keeping good log records regarding weighting,
rubber, tanks, depths etc. really helps. When we travel and go
from 5mm wetsuits to sometimes no wettie at all, it's good to
refer back to the logbook to see what combination works best.

Having good bouyancy control makes the activity so much more
enjoyable, but you have to work on it in the beginning. It will
come. Go diving...lots! That's the real secret.

Keep the list up to date with your diving. Let us know how it's
all going.

Cheers
Birdo




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