Freak and Freaky
Happy Real Divers
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 songh 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