Where It All Began

NATIONAL DIVE LEAGUE (NDL)
SCUBA DIVING

TIOMAN ISLAND @ AUG 2020

One of the best things in Malaysia is its beautiful tropical islands that features breathtaking coral reefs and amazing sea life. We wanted to take in as much as we can and explore the beauty that lies underwater. Join us as we start our journey as scuba divers with the NDL Open Water Diver Course in one of Malaysia's famous islands for diving, Pulau Tioman.

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My first scuba diving experience turned out to be the most terrifying experience of my life!!!

I was overwhelmed by the theory modules even before I reached to the dice center; just reading ‘buoyancy’ and ‘air pressure’ took me back to my maths and physics exams in school and made me nauseous.

Further, I wasn’t expecting to be tested on skills like mask and regulator clearing, wearing and removing one’s Buoyancy Control Device underwater, emergency actions in case of no oxygen, and so on- in the deep sea! All I had imagined was playing with fishes…

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Major Learnings from the trip. Going through any challenging experience that is far outside one’s comfort zone invariably brings with it numerous life lessons. Needless to say, this experience taught me a lot about myself and my fears, and I write this post to share a part of this with you, in case it benefits anyone else out there.

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