Monday, October 31, 2005

Advanced Open Water @ Pulau Aur

Went for AOW over the weekend of 29-30 Oct. Done it at Pulau Aur with Apache Diver. Done 5 skill dives:
- peak buoyancy performance
- navigation
- night dive
- deep dive
- drift dive

However, find the dives a bit pian-jia... done a few, never perfect the or do more practise to the skills, but move on to leisure dive oredi... find it a bit wasted. I would rather do a few more practises to improve the skills ...

Perhaps it is about time to do some basic equipping such as the mask, snorkel, and fin; and perhaps get a set of long tight shirt to replace the wet suites...

Nevertheless, it was a good getaway. Look forward to more dives in the months ahead.

Where shall we go next ? Redang, Perhentian, Permangil, ... ...

Thursday, October 06, 2005

Mosquito in Betta breeding tank * damned *

Lessons learned, folks.

Betta fries are too young to devour the mosquito larvaes. So cover the breeding tank tight.

Mosquito net helps to keep the larvaes from flying away, but it apparently does not prevent female mosquitos from entering to lay eggs.

Lately, I have 3 massive attacks of hatched larvaes waiting to escape the net. scare the shit out of me ! wont want to be a dengue spreader. Spread insecticide to eliminate the mosquitos, but I'm afraid some betta were sacrificed in the process too. * weep *

To betta breeders out there, do note ! don't take the moss lightly. those moss kills ! I mean, literally !