Liquid Gear Guide: Boots & Fins
I feel this needs to be bunched together as not all fins require boots. Open heel vs closed heel fins Personally I prefer to have
Jacket or Backplate and Wing?
The ultimate BCD choice: Jacket or Backplate and Wing? Many of my students ask me why I have a ‘different’ BCD. To clarify: I dive
Into the Blue
Have you ever been into the blue? Have you ever felt tiny? And by this I mean in the scheme of the universe that feeling
Filipino food
Filipino food RICE!!!! Basically that’s the main ingredient in any Filipino food dish. Plain, mixed with savoury or sweet ingredients, fried, cooked, any form Filipinos
Shore Diving
Shore diving When most people think about diving they picture themselves on a big boat on a sunny day cruising the tropical waters of the
Speedos – Do or Don’t?
Speedos – Do or Don’t? Speedos, the word brings up some pretty clear mental pictures. As a female diver, I have the luxury of slipping
Diving with a stick
Diving with a stick Do you go diving with a stick? Personally I don’t as I really do not see the point unless I have
Living in Paradise
Living in paradise People often tell me that I am living in paradise. And while I admit that there are many things that I love
The History of Negros
The History of Negros. Why is it that I always end up with the blog topics that need some research and fact checking? The history
Teaching my first course
Teaching my first course After I took my PADI Instructor Development Course I was looking forward to teaching my first course and couldn’t wait to see who
Philippine Drinking
The local choices for drinks are vast. Cheap beer, cheap rum, cheaper rum, cheaper beer, coconut wine (tuba), errr, cheap gin, cheap whiskey….well, you get
Dive Technology – They saw you coming!
Dive Technology There is a well-known phrase for anglers, walk into a tackle shop and it’s the angler who gets hooked – I think it’s
