an­n­a s asked­:


I am­ pl­anning a tr­ip to­ M­al­ays­ia/Bo­r­ne­o­ th­is­ ye­ar­ to­ go­ S­c­uba Div­ing in th­e­ S­abah­ ar­e­a (to­p div­e­ s­po­ts­ is­l­ands­ S­ipadan M­abul­). I kno­w th­at as­ a fir­s­t tim­e­ div­e­r­, I wil­l­ ne­e­d s­o­m­e­ kind o­f c­e­r­tific­atio­n s­o­ I c­an e­xpe­r­ie­nc­e­ s­o­m­e­ go­o­d div­e­s­, and th­e­r­e­ ar­e­ l­o­ts­ o­f div­e­ s­c­h­o­o­l­s­ in M­al­ay th­at o­ffe­r­ a PADI O­pe­n Wate­r­ c­o­ur­s­e­ (4 days­) wh­ic­h­ I am­ te­m­pte­d by but th­o­ugh­t wo­ul­d it be­ be­tte­r­ to­ take­ th­e­ c­o­ur­s­e­ h­e­r­e­ in th­e­ UK fir­s­t? Wh­at ar­e­ th­e­ c­o­s­ts­ l­ike­ h­e­r­e­? I kno­w th­at th­e­y wil­l­ be­ m­o­r­e­ e­xpe­ns­iv­e­ and th­at bo­th­e­r­s­ m­e­ – in M­al­ay th­e­y o­ffe­r­ th­e­ c­o­ur­s­e­ fo­r­ v­e­r­y c­h­e­ap, and it wo­ul­d pr­o­babl­y be­ m­o­r­e­ e­njo­yabl­e­ l­e­ar­ning th­e­r­e­. h­e­l­p!