Category: Diving

My Princeton Tec Shockwave LED light left Ohio on December 5th and passed through Cleveland (Ohio), Louisville (Kentucky) and Anchorage (Alaska) on December 6th, and today it arrived at Chek Lap Kok airport in Hong Kong and is now subjected to an X-ray inspection. It is due to arrive in my hands tomorrow (December 8th).

Yippee!

Ah! I just received an e-mail from the USA saying that my light will be shipped out today. Finally…now I can safely send my present light for servicing to Daddy In The City although I know he might just screw the light up more than the it is right now.

It’s 9-watts/170 Lumens produced by 3 X 3-watt LEDs that are powered by 8 X C-cell alkaline batteries with a burn time of 20 hours at low setting (100m beam), or, 12 hours at high setting (128m beam).

Shockproof, it is rated to 100m depth.

So I should expect it to arrive sometime before Christmas.

How much did it cost me?

US$169.95 plus shipping by UPS (roughly RM605.00)

Now..I shall be moving house this Thursday and hopefully everything’s settled by Friday. Come Saturday, I hope to do two dives in Port Dickson. Yes, it has been more than a year since I dived there.

I hope to do Pulau Jarak again in January some time. Me and Little Angel plan to do a weekend getaway just to decompress from city life.

I hope to relax..and not think of anything but maximise my dives.

See that image? That was taken in Port Dickson. Not exactly a dive destination for recreational dives, but for hardcore divers, it is another place to dunk in.

In 9 days time, some divers are planning to dive there. I hope to be able to join them and dive there. It’s been 17 months since I last dived there….and 10 days out of the water too.

Now that I’m back on terra firma, I guess it’s time for me to post some pics of how the monsoon sea looked like when we were at Bidong.

KUSTEM Bay upon arrival

The rest of the pics can be FOUND HERE!

It’s 2.08am, and it has begun to rain as it did last night, here at Bidong. It was just over an hour ago that I completed my night dive. It’s been a long day for me.

The day started off with two dives for me for the deployment of the artificial reefs. The sea was mirror flat and the dives were good. After lunch I did another dive, and another one at night.

The company has been good too; and with this night being the final night, I just want to say I feel glad I made this trip. New friends, good dives, superb food.

If it weren’t for the kids at home, I’d feel depressed having to go back to reality.

It’s 2.15am now. It’s raining heavily. I’m inside my tent with Azizul. The barge carrying the artificial reefs should be here within the hour. By 8am we should be commencing our job.

I love this island. Sun, sea, breeze in my face, no sunbathers, no noisy tourists: just a few friends and I, and nature.

We departed KL at 2am and arrived in Kuala Terengganu shortly after 8am, having stopped at Bentong and Temerloh R&Rs. We had breakfast at Kuala Ibai, and then went straight to have a look at the artificial reefs we’ll be deploying tomorow and day after.

We left Merang jetty at about 12.30pm, went to Redang’s Marine Park to take the tanks and compressor before going to Bidong. Sea was rough with waves around 2m high. But this spot is more or less Bidong’s leeside, so hardly any wave here. But that could change tonight when the wind blows from land.

I’ve pitched my tent – seaview and seafront. And now I would like to make up for the sleep I had missed last night. The only thing missing is the angel.

Finally, latest weather for the dive area effective Saturday 18 Nov through Monday 20 Nov:

Saturday 18 Nov: Morning – Cloudy; Afternoon – Rain; Night – Fair

Sunday 19 Nov: Morning – Rain; Afternoon – Rain; Night – Fair

Monday 20 Nov: Morning – Cloudy; Afternoon – Cloudy; Night – Fair

I can smell the sea already. Should depart KL in 26.5 hours from now. 🙂

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KUALA TERENGGANU/REDANG/BIDONG

Saturday: Morning and Afternoon – rain; Night – fair.

Sunday and Monday: Morning – rain; Afternoon – thunderstorms; Night – fair

TIDES FORECAST FOR KUALA TERENGGANU/REDANG/BIDONG

Saturday: 0101H (1.3m); 0534H (1.4m); 1242H (0.6m); 2023H (1.7m)

Sunday: 0237H (1.3m); 0555H (1.4m); 1255H (0.5m); 2052H (1.9m)

Monday: 0419H (1.3m); 0600H (1.3m); 1312H 0.4m); 2124H (2.1m)