WAS A DIVE INSTRUCTOR NOW A DOCTOR

Feel so happy for him, now he is a famous anti ageing specialist in thailand.

He was interviewed by TV programme "POO YING to POO YING"

Anybody who do not want to get old, he is the guy to look for :) especially to the gals out there..haha. I am sure he can can you some discounts just let me know ...Keke.:)




Now he has found a new goal in life, but i hope he will still continue to teach and share his diving passion whenever he is free..;)

Met Gadegumpoo Pecharatana(Patrick) when i was diving in Phuket few years back.

He was a diving instructor for a few of the reputable dive centres in Phuket vast of experiences diving in Andaman sea, not only that he is an expertise in recompression chamber matters as well. Good friend of mine, and will always treasure the friendship we have. I will see you in BKK soon...:) Choke Dee

SNAP SHOTS

Can you see me ??? Shrimp camouflage...




Joseph, divemaster, sexiest manhunt of the year..








Harlequim shrimp..)






She must be real tired after the dive ;) Must be too much alcohol the night before.


We were so bold to gather at Bangla street, Patong beach, Phuket.




Giant Jelly fish :) Look at the tentacles ;)

Nanami's log book..One of the nicest dive log books.

DEALING WITH SOME OF THE MORE COMMON MARINE INJURIES

Let us review some of the more common types of marine life injuries and their management.

• Coral cuts, abrasion & sponges

Here are some of the recommended steps:

Clean the wound of the of the fragments. Very small fragments can be remained in the wound, prolonging the healing process and increasing the risk of infection. The best way to remove any fragments of coral remain in the wound is to irrigate the wound with sterlie water or a saline. Often, onboard the dive boat, the former mentioned may not be available, therefore cleaning drinking water will serve the purpose as well. A syringe(without needle) is an excellent way to flush the wound with enough pressure to remove the fragments.

Next, clean the wound further with antibacterial soap. After a thorough cleaning, apply a topical antibiotic cream (e.g. neomycin) then cover the wound with a sterile dressing and bandage. Change dressing daily or as soon as they become wet or soiled.

• Sting Creatures: Fire Coral & Hydroid

These marine creatures have nematocyst or stinging cells, that inject venom when they come in contact with a body. The intensity of the sting varies with each species that adminster the sting as well as how the diver's sensitivity toward the venom.

Here are some recommended steps :

The initial treatment for fire coral and hydroid stings is the same: to neutralize the venom, use white vinegar. Do not use fresh water to flush the wound: the change in salinity will cause any untriggered nematocysts to "fire" causing more envenomation.

Continue flusing the area with white vinger is ideal. Since most of us do not carry a litre of vinegar for our dive trips, soaking a gauze with vinegar and applying them to the the injuried area works well, too.

Remove pieces of offending organism that remain. Use forcep or tweezer to remove any large pieces of the organism that might still be visible to you on the injuried skin. To remove any imbedded or small particples, apply shaving cream and shave the area with a safety razor.

Vinegar has shown to work effectively in preventing any further stinging from jellyfish.

Dive safe..Hope it helps those who will be planning any dive expedition soon :)

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Louis Goh

DIVE REPORT

Wow!! What a start for the new dive season in Tioman after the monsoon. Sunny saturday morning and the weather was favourable for diving, especially there were quite a number of open water diver students, current was mild for most of the dives. i was conducting the open water training dives for 5 open water students, who were from the media industry. They had successfully completed the 4 training dives with me as well as passed the open water exam . Congrates !! Ken, zhiwei, katsy, celeste and rainie. Dive report for the weekend as follows:

Tomok Island - 1st dive. Awesome !! visibility approximately 15 metres. The mini car wreck remains intact and green turtle was found hovering around the wreck, despite divers was checking out the wreck. It was a good sign !! Turtle seems to be more friendly toward the divers, in particular the one in tomok.

Soyah Island - 2nd dive. Visibility was approximately 10 metres. As usual the titian trigger fish never fail to greet us. The giant golden seafan on the south of the island was not destroyed, and it seems to be more vibrant than last season.. Humphead parrot approximately the length of 1 metres was checking out the divers at approximately 5 metres.. Swim away from us, when one of the divers was also excited and fin frantically toward the humphead.

Labas a.k.a bird shit island -3rd dive. Visibilty was approximately 20 meters. Sighted only some common garoupers and blue spotted rays. Nothing to shout about !! What actually excites me was the swim through around the boulders which was always the highlight for this dive site.

Instead of the a la carte dinner, which we used to have for the past few dive season, for this new season, all meals will be served in buffet style. As usual was hanging out with the dive crews from paya cove at the beach bar. I will never miss the belachan stingray and Muar o-tah amidst the long wait and slight drizzling.

Chebeh - 4rd dive. Visibility was approximately 15 metres. Together with grace, i was assisting her to teach the open water training dive 3. I can only remember some of the students. Kunshan, weijia, ken, robert, xxx, and xxx.

Renggis island - 5th dive. Visibility approximately 15 metres. Giant cuttle fish mating, black tip reef shark as well as abundance of giant moray eels.

For the active adventure diver, joined our organized dive trips and diving vaction around South -Sea asia including short weekend getaways to Pulau Tioman and Pulau Redang in malaysia. Or you can experience world class diving around the region at dive spots in Andaman Sea, Indonesia and Philippines.

Happy and safe diving

Louis Goh
PADI Instructor #477385
EFR Instructor
Nautica Dive Team

Maurice and Grace

On the 7th of March, it was the big day for Maurice and Grace. The "Pink Panthers" brothers gathered at the Groom's place.

Getting ready to depart for the bride's place to squeeze in the traditional Chinese tea ceremony, thereafter followed by the groom's place.

As we expected, the brothers were not spared from the hustle by the sisters.. Thanks to the sisters that bestowed us with the chilli padi :) Whose idea is that ???


Tea ceremony over at Grace's place...:) They must be very nervous..pictures speak more than a thousand words.

The sisters entourage as well as the new Mr and Mrs Chan after the tea ceremony over at the bride's place...

Maurice and Grace waiting next to the lift for the arrival of the sisters..Where is the sisters ??? :) Having a plate of Holland Village Nasi Lemak ??? :)

Maurice's Family - Chinese believe "Huat Ar'' for the newly weds, is to wish them all the best in their marriage as well as everlasting love..and may more wealth bestowed to them..

Kudos.. to the brothers, sisters as well as all the good friends who had put in their hard work to make the wedding absolutely fun and enjoyable.

I also thanks the couple for giving me the privilege to be your emcees for your big day..

Also not forgetting shermie(above pics on the left), my co-emcee, who had did a great job for that day as well as her guidances and partnership with me.