Hi all. I am not the type of hardcore divers. Only one or two trips a year, for the pass 4 years. Only went to Aur/Dayang 3 times, Tioman 1 time and Green Island on Australia Great Barrier Reefs once. So not much experience. But the most unforgetable ones are:
1) seeing a big group of baracudas at Dayang.
2) seeing the same reef sharks 3 times when snorkelling on Green Island of Australia.
3) Left big toe kanna hit by an oxygen tank at Dayang. Then dived 100 feet with one fin. With the help of the dive master who stepped on my injured toe on the crowded dive boat. He felt so guilt, therefore agreed to be my buddy for that dive.
4) Got separated from 3 people (including dive master) of a group of 5 at the first checkout dive near a small island off Tioman, then the remaining 2 (included me) kanna chased by 2 triggerfishs at 27 m depth.
Actually planned for Sipadan this year, but friends think it is not too safe, and also Manado quite cheap now, so change plan to Manado. If this don't work out, then maybe go Perhentian or Dayang again.
Cheaper though.
And when we go diving, usually quite relax, not the "chong" type, when not feeling well, we will stop. But accident do happen.
So my lesson learned is either be the first to gear up and wait in the water or be the last one to gear up and let others wait for you. Don't stuck in-between, especially on a crowded dive boat, accidents do happen, especially on a choppy sea.
Hope to try wall, rig and wrack diving next time, if got chance.
That's all.