Dive 3: Batu Layar

Our second dive for the day is Batu Layar .. it's somewhere in the middle between Perhentian Besar and Perhentian Kecil .. it's a lovely place with thousands of fish .. which I adore so much.. and we get the chance to dive with Mr Turtle .. 

Dept: 8 - 18m

Vis : 8-10m (quite good for February season)

Some info I got from the internet:

Located on the west coast of Perhentian Besar, "Batu Layar" (Sail Rock) is a submerged reef with a huge staghorn coral field in prefect condition and massive table corals, making it one of the best hard corals site in the Perhentian's.   
Doing diving in the beginning, it's kind of nervous because you don't know what down there.. I used to have this feelings like what people always said "butterflies in your tummy"... but once you get used to it, you stop thinking about the unknown and enjoying the beautiful creatures instead .. that's what I really love about diving.. exploring new beautiful things every dive.. 

some of the hard corals .. i will improve my camera settings, i promise!!! :)

Dive partners

Nice try Sham!!

Myself and Midd .. we look like fish too.. hahahaha

I LOVE DIVING!!! wuhuuuuu

Dive 2: Terumbu Tiga (T3)

This is my second time diving at Terumbu Tiga.. I was there last year, October .. the visibility (vis) was not too good either due to monsoon.. but i was told that T3 was very beautiful in May- June.. I can agree with that because although the vis was not so good, we can still see the beauty of this diving site..

Terumbu Tiga also known as Tiger Rock consist of 3 big rocks that you can see above the sea level .. down below, it has more rocks with beautiful life creatures.. you can find lots of small creatures like nudie, shrimp as well as soft corals .. as they are small, you just need to look really careful .. and be extra careful not to ruin the corals .. look where you're going as well...

and of course, lots of nemo in Perhentian

Some actions by friend :)

Just a comment I would like to leave before I end this blog, if you're a diver, please please don't touch the fish or corals .. you might ruin or disturb its habitat .. just view, take photos and enjoy the moment.. :)

Oh ya, before I forgot, I had a chance to meet the owner's son of Flora Bay Resort, Mat Yie. The reason why I want to mention him here, other that his sweet face, is because of his talent in underwater photography.. he showed us his masterpiece and tears almost came out from my eyes (biasa la kan, dalam hati ada taman), admiring his work ..


You can look for yourself here: http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/matyie/Interesting
 it was really an honor for me to meet in person with someone so talented .. love it!!!!!! 

Short trip to Perhentian Island - Dive @ 3 Ruang

Since the first day I came to this island.. my heart fall in love with it and I keep coming back to this island .. now with my new hobby, which is diving, I came here even more .. just to relax and enjoy the scenery .. so again, just a few days ago, I went to the island to sharpen my skill in diving .. and this time, i have my camera with me.. opss not actually mine, but my bro-in-law .. hehehehe . 

today's blog, or travelblog will be about my diving and some photos for reference to those who want to go there. Below are all the diving spots in Perhentian.. I just dive in 7 of the places so far .. still lot more :D

Source: http://www.virtualmalaysia.com

This time we went to 3 Ruang, repeat Terumbu Tiga, Batu Layar and D'lagoon .. "we" means myself and Midd .. and we made few new friends, Sham, Cikgu Aisyah, Mohar, Wan, Abg Mie (from the band group - Medicine, owner of Fauna Reef Diver), Abg Di (owner of Fauna Beach Resort) and many many more..

1st Dive: 3 Ruang ( or in English - 3 spaces)

we dive in the evening, around 3pm ..Visibility was not so good.. probably due to the monsoon season not yet over.. Perhentian Island is at its best during May to August .. and starting September to October, it's almost monsoon season, so it really depends on your luck.. they closed the island from Nov to February .. and when it came to Feb to March, it will again depends on your luck .. not all resort and dive center open at this time, and keep your expectation low if you dive during this months .. but in May and June, you can have some hope to see great views under the ocean ..

back to Visibility (vis) in 3 ruang the day we went for the dive (24 Feb 2012) , it's probably only 5 meters view ..

New friends made .. :)

testing my skill in macro - still a longgggg way to go!!!

Nothing interesting to see at this place at this time because of the visibility .. so we just use the opportunity to sharpen our skills in bouyoncy.. will share more photos in next blog ..

Some photos I took in 3 Ruang ..