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Thread: hello, newbie here... from the very tropical islands of the Philippines... =)

  1. 07-08-2007, 06:56 PM #1
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    Default hello, newbie here... from the very tropical islands of the Philippines... =)

    hello everyone... just signed up, and actually just had my first dive last May 2007, so I'm really new in the dive world... I got no certification yet (my first dive was a discover scuba short course) but I'm targetting for an Open Water certification soon...

    just wanna share some of my photos during my dive - taken in Puerto Galera, Philippines...

    thanks... this is a great forum!


    01. Coco Beach


    02. Powdered Sands, Turquoise Waters


    03. Golden Dusk


    04. Picasso Triggerfish


    05. Fishy fishy


    06. Trumpetfish


    07. Anemonefish


    08. Another Anemonefish


    09. Hard Corals


    10. Soft Corals


    11. Featherstar


    12. Blue Starfish


    13. Goby the little guy


    14. The Dive


    15. The Garden Under


    16. The feeling downunder
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  2. 07-08-2007, 07:06 PM #2
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    Welcome to the Matrix, gesguerra! Thx for sharing u/w images of the Philippines! I'm currently researching diving there as it's my next trip, so I look forward to your posts in the Philippines forum.
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  3. 07-08-2007, 07:13 PM #3
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    thanks annasea! you'll definitely like it in the Philippines, as it is very tropical location, coral reefs are so alive... and you'll find a lot of species of marine life... thanks again!
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  4. 07-08-2007, 08:45 PM #4
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    Welcome George! I do hope you'll continue your scuba education. Hope to dive with you soon...

    Excellent set....
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  5. 07-08-2007, 09:13 PM #5
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    Welcome gesguerra! You've managed some great pictures there for someone with so few dives! Well done!
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  6. 07-08-2007, 09:13 PM #6
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    welcome mr. george! we were in anilao last may 2 to 4. :--)
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  7. 07-08-2007, 10:11 PM #7
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    thank you masters for the kind appreciation...


    caloy... i think i've known you from another forum, Digital Photographer Philippines? ha! thats it... well was just sharing the same set here... yeah i'm really itching to go for the open water cert... and yeah it will be nice to dive with masters like you!

    ashtony, where in anilao do you dive bro?

    kim, i was into photographing the underwater only while snorkeling for a year, so i was a bit comfortable with the camera already during my first dive... and of course i didn't want to miss documenting my first dive!


    thanks! cheers!
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  8. 07-09-2007, 06:29 AM #8
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    george, that was my first time in the philippines. we completed 4 dives in two days.

    i learned my first OW in Saudi Arabian' persian gulf and the red sea.

    thanks for asking.
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  9. 07-09-2007, 06:34 AM #9
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    George,
    Welcome to The Dive Matrix. I'm pretty sure you wont feel lonely here... There's quite a bunch of Kababayan's here and other friendly divers from around the world. Let's start planning the next dive....

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  10. 07-09-2007, 07:57 AM #10
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    ashtony, oh i see... glad that you seem to have had a lot of fun in anilao, i used to snorkel/freedive there - that's where i got hooked with the underwater... marine life is so alive in there as well! thanks!

    thanks for the kindness ben, yeah lots of nice people in here... it was actually also a Kababayan who invited me to join this forum... looking forward to diving with the masters such as yourself... cheers!
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  11. 07-09-2007, 09:52 AM #11
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    Hi George. I'm back in Canada for a month and I miss the PI already!
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  12. 07-09-2007, 11:58 AM #12
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    hola george- try and join the Philippine Paradise Divers forum if you haven't done so.
    and welcome to TDM!
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  13. 07-09-2007, 05:33 PM #13
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    dennis, thanks bro.. so when are you coming back?

    thanks maggie! actually i've joined already the Phil Paradise Divers forum and have been reading some threads... nice...
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  14. 07-09-2007, 07:56 PM #14
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    I'll be back in the beginning of August. Hope to see you see you at a local dive site...
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    aha! here you are! welcome to TDM george!

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