Januari 2010,
Well the start of a new year in Fun City, the guy's kicked off in style we had the couple week which was really fun we had Charles and Rena ,EJ and Nickie and Laurence and Christine who came in to do the Padi Open water course.
The diving was great we did half of their course in Samae San and dives 3 and 4 in Pattaya.
They got to see the best dive site's well also looking at Charlie and Wiggs have a real singing battle ouch where are my ear plugs lol hope to see all of you again.
We had Darren from the USAF who flew in to take on the Padi Open water course and he flew through it see you back here again for more fun in the sun.
Young Benne from Germany took on the Padi Open water course and had so much fun he went straight onto the Padi Advanced course well done and hope to see you back here for the Padi Rescue course, dive safe and dont get too cold in Germany lol ,also the lovely Kajsa from Sweden who has given up horse riding to become a diver and she did great completing the Padi Open water and Advanced course plus braving a few drinks with the Team afterwards good luck with the website's and see you back to go all the way to Padi Instructor.
The little Frenchman Fredrick who crossed over from Cmas to become a Padi Rescue diver we had a lot of fun on the course and drinking, the Thai people miss their local fisherman lol. Take care in Paris and see you back for the Padi Dive master course soon.
Good to Steveo from OZ who came back to complete the Padi Peak performance spec and the bottle of Bunders lol which the little Frenchman fell in love with the taste of it lol.
The weather has been great again with smooth chilled out sea's and 15 mt vis also the wreck diving has been one of the best dives in both area's on the Hardeep we saw a huge Marble Ray James nearly swallowed his reg also Wiggs found the big grouper let's hope the Fisher men don't find him.
We got a chance to dive Hin Chalem the deep wall dive was beautiful with so many fish and soft corals to explore we hit a nice depth of 5mts then made a slow multi level dive up wards also nearly 20 mts vis the dive was good If you chance go to the website and have a look at the Samae San trip photo's.
Real Divers are involved with the local community about sinking more wrecks in Pattaya which is great news for all we will keep you updated on this as it happens.
Also the Real Divers forum is getting fun check the VIP part out on the latest news when the Team is not diving lol.
Well it's been hot and getting hotter but the diving keeps you cool and a few cold ones after the day has finished.
Well that it from me and the guy's I see it as it happens.
Scoop
February 2010,
February kicks off in a busy way for the RD Team as young Kirk aka Cookie rolls in for the Padi Rescue course and Dive master Internship. Cookie did a great job understanding Neil's London accent in the academics lol.
He finished the course with a lot more knowledge in diving also a bit of sun burnt, well done and good luck on the Dive master course ,we will keep up dated on how Cookie goes.
Johnny aka JBG passed his Padi dive instructor exams, well done from everyone at RD. Top job mate and see you back for the Padi Master Scuba Diver Instructor.
James who completed his Padi open water diver thanks for doing that with us guy's hope to see you back for more fun in the sun also Big Pete from Poland who had a great time on the Padi Advanced.
Sasha and Rene from Russia who did the Padi wreck speciality , well done guy's good luck with the ice diving brrrrrrrr sounds like fun but a bit too cold for me lol.
Toby the crazy redneck well done cowboy you rode through the Padi open water and Advanced see ya next time mate.
It was fun with the 2 guys from Spain who did 7 days diving with us, we got some great dives in and the night dive was awesome dive safe guys. Well it's been getting hotter here in the land of smiles and the diving has been very nice Koh Rin has offered some good dives we got to see some different fish life as well seems to have a lot of sand rays and moray eels, North Rock is always a good dive just love the coral's some of the best in Pattaya also had some very good drift dives Koh Manwichai is one of the best dive spots to do this sort of diving as it has a very long stretch.
The guys can get a good hour drifting along the corals and sandy areas my favorite way of diving and the boat is always at the right spot to pick you up so no surface swims life is easy lol.
Well the lads have been chilling out in the Care Free bar soi Welcome good beer prices and great food also you can bring your own music no more Thai love songs lol if you want more of an update on the RD night life please go to the forum for the latest info.
Well that's it for this hot month I see it how it happens.
Scoop.
March 2010,
March was a hot month plenty of sunshine and blue sky's which made the scuba diving great.
James and the merry DMTS had a busy hot month here in Fun City, Jesse aka Stretch came in and passed the Padi open water course, and we had a lot of fun with our mate from Canada on the boat and in the local watering holes. See you next year for the Advanced course and keep away from the bears in Canada lol.
Paul the kick boxer from Norway boxed his way through the Padi Open water course as Pete said it less painful than boxing ouch lol well done mate.
CJ the aka Pikey who passed his Rescue and a few specs not bad for a Gippo lol see you back soon for the MSD please don't bring your caravan or smelly pikey dags lol. Cookie has been doing a good job on the Padi Dive master course and has survived DSD, OW divers from Russia lol and he is still here and nearly completed his course well done Cookie boy keep the good work up.
Jim aka LUB who walked through the Padi Rescue course and fell in love with the TQ1 which has sadly burnt down, more next month on that 1.
Well done to beautiful girls from Hong Kong who came in and did a Discover scuba dive with the lads even Neil and Pete was trying to get on that gig lol I am sure you all had a great day out there and see you back here again. On a very sad note Nick aka The Wiggs passed away which was the saddest day in our history our hearts go out to Nick's family RIP Wiggs from all at RD.
The diving has been brilliant calm water no wind very hot great vis and plenty of Blue spotted rays to see on most dive sites.
The lads made some great dives in Samae San on the Hardeep and Shark fin rock seemed to be the best dive sites as our divers kept telling us over their beers. Just a quick notice we won't be diving Samae San for the next 2 months due to the changes in the wind direction causing some big swells but we will be back.
Neil has been looking at new boats to go on and we have a new one which is very fast and in nice condition so we have 4 boats to use that means for you divers you get to go to the best dive sites, Happy days, well that's it for this month be good be happy dive safe I see it as it happens.
Scoop.
April 2010,
April started in a hot way. We noticed the lack of wet suits as divers and team members decided to dive in tee shits and surf shorts the water temp is 32 c.
The problem we could see in the further is coral bleaching some of the divers have noticed that some parts of the corals are turning white not a good sign we will keep you divers updated on this.
The wreck Htms Khram has been the best dive site this month for fish life followed by Koh Rin South rock.
The divers have seen plenty of Morray eels some good size one's as well. Drift diving is back the 2nd dive had been great fun as the tide rises we are getting some fantastic fast dives,a great lazy fast way to dive.
Koh Man wichai and Kon Klung Baddon Pattaya Far islands are great for this sort of dive.
Well done to Allan for passing his Padi Open water good luck and see you next time.
Aussie Mike who started as a Discover scuba diver and went onto to his Padi Open water course , hope to see you back mate for the Padi Advanced course also Aussie Steveo who pased the Padi Rescue course well done Oz thanks for the Bundies as well mate lol.
Franz from Austria well done on your Padi Advanced course ,Rescue is next dont drink too much snapps lol.
Gregg and Zara who had a great time with the team completing their Padi wreck spec and Eanx ,see you in 3 months for the Padi Dive master course .
Well April is the most fun time in Thailand as we play Song-khran which means you cover complete strangers in ice cold water and powder lol it's a great way to cool down and you get the old guard returning to the RD dive school. Kuz the Lawyler ,Billie the Kiwi and the Ape from Koh Chang we had a few new guy's as well ,Cookie ,Strech, and Norway Paul it was fun in the sun the whole of Pattaya and Jomtien was playing with the water and drinking ice cold beers with music blaring out it was maddness in a great way ,would recommend it to people who like to get wet, if you dont then it is best not to come here at that time as you will get soaked lol.
We had a new Dive master Internship start Kai from the USA good luck mate and have fun.
James aka Remo has had to go home for a while dont worry he will be back, he is missing the bears and snow lol, Take care mate and see you back in Fun City soon.
Well divers thats a fun busy month over lets see whats happens next month dive safe.
I see it as i see it thats a fact...Snoop
April is the month of song khran
June 2010,
June is always a fun month with pretty good diving most days.
Well we had our friend from Sweden Kaz who signed up for the Rescue course with JBG as her instructor the lucky man lol.Kaz did a great job passing the Padi Rescue course and her fittness was spot on few of the lads will have to slow the beers down and take up jogging to keep up with her lol.
Its great to see the ladies going on to Padi Rescue diver said Neil and Pete not enough of them do this course which is a shame as it more of a thinking person who makes a better rescue diver rather than brute force said Neil and with his knowledege of training the Rescue divers over the last 10 years who could not agree with him so come on Girls show the lads you can do this. Well Kaz then went for the padi Divemaster internship and is doing a great job good luck and see you here as a dive instructor. Also Scott from the USA was back and ready to crack on with the Padi Divemaster Internship who know's maybe Padi Instructor is next for you mate lol.
As you can see it's becoming a popular course and great fun with the Real Divers Internship if you need anymore information check the pay as you or contact Neil or Peter for information on this fun and interesting course.
Freddie from Norway who passed the Padi Openwater and the Padi Advanced course well done.
You are ready for the Padi Rescue course no problems for you mate lol see you back soon.
It was great to see Tony ,one of our first students, at Real Divers where have the 5 years gone lol.
Tony got back into the diving life with scuba review and a days diving with a few beers afterwards dont leave it so long mate lol. Solo Stan has returned to Real Divers and at the young age of 67 years old took on the Padi Rescue course and breezed through it he had so much fun he signed up for the Real Divers Divemaster Internship well done mate and it shows you its only over when you say its over we will keep you updated on Solo Stan as he completes his Padi Divemaster course who knows some of you might even dive with him.
The weather was good for most days off June we have a few rainy days as we are in the Monsoon period but as we know and now you know Pattaya is the only diving area where you can dive 365 days of the year, so if you are thinking of diving in Thailand Koh Chang is rained out Phuket is the same plus very big swells Koh Tao is so paced out on the dive site you only get the chance to see other divers and the dive brands lol so hope to see all you Real Divers back in Pattaya for some fun in the sun. See you next month for more diving updates i see it as my eye's open.
Dive safe Snoop
July 2010
As we dived into July the weather started to change as the monsoon season really kicked in.
The 1st few days where very rough with strong winds and 2 mts waves not good for diving as we like it so rather than go to the local watering holes.
The RD Team put a Eanx class on as we dont have to get wet to pass this one.
The divers who joined up was Jbg ,Tom ,Rai and Joyce who had a lot of fun learning how to stay down and get the a decent bottom time as well as staying safe for the whole dive.
With Pete's knowledge and teaching skills it turned out to be a fun day for everyone.
We had Cool Kenny returned to do his Padi Openwater and Padi Advanced diving course well the rescue will be the next step for you and it all started with a few Padi Discover scuba dives, lol one day you will be teaching it yourself.
Well we have started the Padi Full face mask spec with Lance aka Tomo who is teaching this for Real Divers. Jbg ,Solo and Nobu San took the plunge on this course and what a different way to dive as JBG said he was singing his tunes while diving dont worrry you wont be able to hear him lol.
What Solo like was the safety of the full face mask and Nobu San who likes to take photo's like the vision on the mask. Well the diving gods must of felt some pity on the Real Divers and gave us some of the best weather this year, as the weather broke into sunshine flat sea's and that means its off to Koh Rin for the best coral dive site in Pattaya.
The team got there at 11am for the slack current and what a dive we had the vis was neary 20 mts max and so many small fish in the 10 mts depth range the divers who did a muti level dive from 25mts saw heaps of small Bamboo sharks and some very large sand Rays.
After lunch we went to South Rock and even Neil got in for this dive lol. South Rock is a great dive site corals start at 5mts to 20 mts so every one can enjoy this dive site again with the great dive planning from the Real Divers Team the condidtons where perfect for this dive.
The next day we had Mark and Jai who wanted to start their Padi Wreck spec and again the diving conditions where go go go straight out the HTMS Khram again slack tide was on the Real Divers side and down they went again we had 15mts vis and so many schools of Long Thoms and Tuna we also saw some beautiful large Batfish at the stern.
The afternoon dive was fun as the curent had picked up a little but the vis was still great to give you the max fun from this dive.
We would like to thank the group from South Africa who came out on the Padi Discover Scuba diving ,Lars who completed the Padi Openwater course.
Well divers dive safe and ill get you ready for next month ..Life is good i see it as it happens ..
Snoop
August 2010,
August started in a busy and fun way with lots of friends and divers returning to their number 1 dive school.
Jungle Jim came rolling in from the Afgan with his daughter Brooke.
Jungle Jim signed up for the Real Dives Divemaster Internship should be more easy than the Chicago SWAT Team said Neil and Pete.
Well Jungle Jim didnt wait too long to attend his first training course his daughter Brooke.
Brooke did a great job the team was impressed whith the way she cracked on with the exams and had great fun on the Padi Openwater dives over coming any thing that got in her name then again she is Jungle Jims daughter well done Brooke hope to see you back again for fun in the sun and more diving.
Little Steffie came in and went for it she signed up for the Real Divers Padi Divemasters Internship it was great see a Steff again back in the water.
Steff was having so much fun that her boyfriend Chris came out from the USA to join her and to become a Real Diver.
Chris did a great job on the Padi Openwater with JBG and Steff to help him.
Well this month was getting better when Ghost rolled in from the UK looking even whiter than before lol.
He didnt hang around on to the Padi Rescue course and EFR again Ghost got a real grip on the training and did a great job learning the different ways to prevent or deal with a rescue.
Again Neil's famous words every diver should be a rescue diver it would make diving even more safe and more fun.
Well its Night diving time and JBG ,Solo Stan ,Steffie ,Jungle Jim and Ghost went for it, the team had a look at the weather and sea currents and its was green light go go go lol. We chose the island of Koh Kwok which is a great dive site to find turtles and easy to find the boat as you go south to north how easy is that lol.
The team did a daylight dive to prepare for the night dive, this should be done before every night dive so the divers can be famillar with the sites and navagation.
Steff was a team leader and took some of the divers out first time she had done this and did a great job some of the team were lucky to find the small Bamboo sharks also smaller moray eels which is great to see day or night.
Then it was back to the RD for a few well earned beers.
The monsoon has been kicking in with plenty of rain for the farmers but the diving has still been very good in Pattaya as the rains tends to come at night time so its still sunny days out on the diving boat.
The full face mask spec is starting to get busy if you are thinking of doing this course let the brothers know so they can give you all the information and to offer you the special deal.
Well thats it for this month Dive safe to you all and lets se what Sept brings in lol .I see it as it happens ...
The Snoop
September 2010,
September started and in rolled Big Irish Gazza and his mate Del, the fun kicked off straight away with Del cracking on with the Padi Openwater course and doing a great job both the lads got a decent fun days diving as well as Gazza would say 1 for the road lads and see u both back soon.
Hilmar from Canada came in and completed his Padi Scuba Diver course well done and hope to see you again to complete the rest of the Padi Openwater course.
We also had a Father and son team Em and E4 who signed up for the Padi Advanced course the guy's had a great time with super conditions on the ship wreck HTMS Khram also the Search and Recovery at Koh Rin was fun with all the sand rays popping up, hope to see you both again good luck back in the USA.
Airbourne Ranger Steve landed at the Real Divers HQ for Padi Advanced course his Instructor JBG did a great job on the training and Steve voted Real Divers as the most fun and professionals dive shop in Thailand he has dived with also Real Divers would like to thank Steve for the beers at the ICF Bar lol.
A blast from the pass Antony from Manchester England rolled in great to see our Manx mate again.
Antony went on to pass the Padi Rescue Diving course he worked very hard and got very high exam results well done from the Real Divers Team. Also he passed the Rd Winchester test lol well done mate see u next time.
TelBoy our American mate came to the Rd shop to take on the Full face mask spec and he did Lance did a good job in training Tel Boy and now he has more options when he wants to go scuba diving also the safe side of when his doing the Techie diving and going deep deep deep lol hope to see you soon mate.
Well the Team have been busy with Indian divers great to see and alot of fun we wpuld like to thank all 12 of you, sorry i cant remember your names, but it was a fun day out and i hope you go onto the Padi openwater course.
Cory and Kerri well done on the night dive always a bit scarey at ist but great once you get in and the fun starts good luck to you both in Kiwi land.
Stig from Norway the diving wreck animal lol great diving with you on the Htms Khram and Kood but you really need to get a new wettie mate, can smell you coming lol, dive safe good luck with the ice diving back in Norway.
A big thank you to every one who cam out and had fun in the sun with Real Divers hope to see you all back again.
The diving is getting better every day we seem to have rain about 4am in the morning for 1 hour then its sunny all day the sea is falt no waves or ripples and the vis is 10 to 15 mts.
What we have noticed is how clean the island beaches are and the dive sites with no empty bottles or man made rubbish the coral bleaching has stopped as the water temp is dropping to 27c cold for us local divers but the hoilday diver its warm lol.
Samae San trips are back on. We are using the the tradtional Thai way of diving which is a very small safe boat we include lunch,drinks and transport there and back but we have no WC on the boat but their are plenty of remote islands lol.
Ok divers keep it safe on the dive sites and ill see it as my eyes open ..Snoop
October 2010,
At last the monsoon is over or it should be !! November is the start of the cool season which is great news for us divers as the water cools to 28c the visablity will increase by 4 to 5 mts, however the winds will be cooler and in between dives good idea to have some sort of warm jacket to keep the chill off.
Real Divers are now back in Samea San diving we have a very small but fun boat to use very basic but ideal for getting close to the dive sites and picking up divers after a great drift dive.
This trip is made for 1 Divemaster and 4 Divers or Students so if you want to explore the fantastic dive sites in Samae san please contact us for more information.
The drunkern Ninja as we call him John from Texas rolled in and and was ready to become a Padi Rescue Diver.
John really got into the training and did a great job with JBG his Instructor for this course hope to see you back for the Padi Divemaster course also Jason came in from Texas and kicked off his Padi Open water course nice to meet you mate and see you back again for more fun in the sun.
Dirty Larry came back from his Techie courses and went straight into the Full Face Mask spec with Lance, as Larry told us it was more easy to do than slinging drop tanks at 50 mts lol.
Laura from Essex UK well done on the Padi Advanced course and it was strange when you and the brothers got together in the bar we could of been in Harlow Essex lol take care.
Luke and Steve who did the deep spec well done lads hope to see you again have fun in Pattaya.
Also Pedro from Mexico our first Padi Openwater from that country with Joker talking Spanish and with Pete's Essex boy accent we had a lot of fun on the course and in the bars afterwards, try not to fall in love with every Thai girl lol good luck in Mexico.
The time had come for Joker to return to Iraq always a sad day at the school when a good mate and Divemaster goes.
Keep it Frosty mate and see ya back in 90 days lol.
Well thats about it from the Team and myself ..Dive safe ..Keep warm i see it as i see it ...SNOOP
November 2010,
Well this is when the cold season starts, great no more rain as the monsoon is over !!!
The weather had got a lot better as the sunny skies returned to Pattaya, great conditions for diving.
Aussie Mike aka Dog, rolled in ready for the Padi Advanced course and Padi Rescue course, as Mike dived through the Padi course with JBG as his Instructor, once again Mike had a great time with the RD Team on the boat and off the boat.
See you back soon for the Padi Divemaster mate.
Our French diver Freddie aka Papillon was out having fun with the team on on the HTMS Khram and the Pattaya Far islands Bon Voyage see you back next year for more fun in the sun.
We had Kie form Germany who started the Padi open water with us he liked it so much he went onto the Padi Advanced course once again JBg did a great teaching job that Kie is back for Padi Rescue very soon, dive safe and thanks for all the beers lol.
Dannie from Holland has has made over 100 dives with Real Divers thank you Dannie from all the Team.
Dannie seems to like the school that much she has started the Padi Divemaster internship with the Team i am sure Dannie will have alot of fun as she always doses good luck.
Well Done to Sean the Pilot who passed the Padi Openwater course well done mate see you back again for more fun in Pattaya lol.
Deter from Germany dropped in to make 4 days diving with us guy's it was great to see you again dont leave it so long next time lol.
Steveo the Aussie came in for a few days diving and fun in the local watering holes and a bottle of Petes Southern Comfort very nice lol.
Mike Goldsmith from Aussie well done for passing the Padi Openwater course and useing the Real Divers Speed boat which leaves at 11am so more sleep for the diver lol, see you next time mate good luck.
So as you can see we have been busy this month having to much fun.
The City is starting to buzz now people are coming, not just the Russians lol, so here we go for the high season am sure the Team will be busy and i will keep you updated an all the news and latest head lines in Pattaya ...
I write it as i see it ...Snoop
