Guys Leafbug also interested can include him ah? i tong tong with him la ok?

What do u mean by tong2? ..... Dun be late OK.

 ;D

[size=14]The session was great. Some of the pics here. First and foremost, I would like to apologize to Nazimkecik for not able to take his picture in action--as my camera batt went completely off during his dive. I should've charged it b4 hand.. sorry bro! Owe you a meal.

Pool viz is great. Someone must've cleaned it since we last visited. Water tasted a bit less salty... don't know why... ;-)
[/size]



[size=14]One of the briefings given to CCR candidate b4 the dive....
....and Bubblebunny is looking far out to the ocean[/size]




[size=14]Nazimkecik and Evo giving some signs while awaiting for their turn[/size]




[size=14]Evo, Mephisto and Nazimkecik[/size]




[size=14]Lara, our first try out of the day[/size]




[size=14]Comrade, probably misses the sea... tengok the word OCEANIC pun dah cukup, kot...[/size]




[size=14]Notice the cover of this Inspiration Rebreather... ada nampak itu logo?? If you are interested to get some, please PM Mr Hollowman...[/size]




[size=14]Snafuette, our 2nd candidate giving an OK Bond-girl style[/size]




[size=14]Snafuette, just b4 ascending[/size]




[size=14]Watch your back, Holemaster, Katakpink can harrass your a** and steal your air... :-)[/size]




[size=14]Snafu, Holemaster (in Inspiration), Hollowman[/size]




[size=14]Holemaster[/size]




[size=14]Holemaster and Sheik; notice that Snafu at the back walking towards us![/size]




[size=14]Tuan Mocha in cool style[/size]




[size=14]Mephisto, doing it on a free dive[/size]




[size=14]Katakpink signing OK[/size]




[size=14]Sheik borrowed Snafu's mask[/size]




[size=14]Snafu without his denim[/size]




[size=14]Encik Evo in a prowling mode[/size]




[size=14]
Comrade trying to do bring up an object from the pool. This time is NO LiftBag. Just Hollowman as an object and SMB as a tool...[/size]




[size=14]Bubblebunny... look Ma! He got no bubbles?[/size]




[size=14]A cuttlefish.. looks a bit out of place[/size]




[size=14]Can someone tell who's who from these backsides?[/size]

PS:mr sheikh, where oes that cuttlefish comes from la wei?in the pool ar?

Oooh that cuttlefish. I love it. It goes very well with a bit of kicap and sambal.

Anwyay thanks anyway for the organizer and also snafu who is kind enough to let us try his expensive machine.  Anyway found out that its not that easy to handle this machine and to breathe with this machine.  A total difference from what you breathe with open circuit.  But it is really nice when u breathe warm moist air, with noi bubbles, and only listening to a bit of your breath. ah...complete silence...

i think all of us had good experience with it. It's a matter of getting used to handling it. I am actually looking forward to use it in open sea... :-)

Please find more pictures before the actual dives. The prep of it is a little time-consuming as well. But the result is great!


Putting it together



Pouring Sofnolime into a scrubber casing.. or whatever it's called. Notice we imported a Brazilian expatriate to observe (hahaha)



Scrubber up close

No worries bro! thanks for taking tonnes of pics of the everyone! nice pics by the way!  

[size=14]The session was great. Some of the pics here. First and foremost, I would like to apologize to Nazimkecik for not able to take his picture in action--as my camera batt went completely off during his dive. I should've charged it b4 hand.. sorry bro! Owe you a meal.

Pool viz is great. Someone must've cleaned it since we last visited. Water tasted a bit less salty... don't know why... ;-)
[/size]

THE DAY I DIVED CCR (CLOSE CIRCUIT REBREATHER) – THE INSPIRATION
SHAH ALAM, SUNDAY 19TH NOV 2006 : Shah Alam Aquatic Center. Dept – 5 mtrs.
A week ago I received a calling via YM about the CCR Inspiration try out. It was Hollowman asking me if I would like to participate in the try out. I tot to myself “open circuit” pun tak terror lagi.. somemore want to try the Inspiration??? Then again I tot.. Sifu wants to share (after so much pestering from curious friends) the experience of diving CCR. Hey.. Why not? Cuba try test lahh… bila lagi nak dapat opportunity macam nie? So.. Friends, here’s my story. In laymans terms ok.

The Brief Briefing
The girls were called up for the 1st briefing on the very basic usage of the Inspiration. My heart was already pounding.. (Thinking to myself, geez.. what am I getting myself into). The things I could remember were:

-      When breathing, and if I taste the air kindda funny (stale air) abort the dive. Ask for the octopus from your buddy (at that time was Bubble Bunny) and ascend. Just in case, there may be an o’ring failure or scrubber failure that could cause this stale air to occur. (Guess what? My heart pounded faster..).

-      To descend > it’s TOTALLY different! Take a deep breath thru your mouth and breathe out thru the nose into the mask nice.. and slow.

-      Now there’s this BLUE button (called – the DILUENT button). When pressed, injects air. So while you inhale and experience uncomfortable breathing just press the blue button. And then breathe normally.

-      And if you hear a beeping sound… ascend.

-      Off course there is MORE to it, but much more technical. So this basic information is enough for our try out.

After the girls were briefed, then it’s the boys turn. I went to suit up.

The Experience
After awhile I heard Sifu call for Lara.. ‘Come Lara, you are gonna go first’. What??? My eyes roaming all around fast for Snafuette. ‘Snafuette! Where the hell are you?’ Sifu said ‘Oh.. She’s underwater’ Damn! Gulp! My heart is pounding faster than ever by now. Suka tak suka.. I had to do it. I tot I cud do it second or third and watch those who started first and learn. But Sifu’s waiting now.. And the program has got to start. And I cant let down all the LaraCrofts out there can I.. heheh..

During my heart pounding moments, Sifu help strap on the Inspiration while Sheik help put on my fins.. Thanks Sheik, love u for that. Maklumlah.. tengah risau. Then I heard NazimKecik comment “Lara.. Why your face so panic?” ‘Pasal mmg panic laaa…’. Not knowing what’s gonna happen.. panic lar.

Put the mouth piece in my mouth and practise breathing first. In…. Out…. (switch off your nose now..) and In… Out… Then I felt uncomfortable.. I told Sifu, everytime I breath in, I felt that I cudnt take one full breath. Sifu told me to press the Blue Button.. and air will be injected into the ‘counter lung’ and ahhh.. now I can take a normal breath. Yeay..much better now. So in the water I go. Still breathing In…. Out.... Getting the hang of it at the surface, Bubble Bunny right there by my side and ever so patient. Its time to take a deep breath and exhale thru the nose and that will help me descend. Did that a couple of times.. and hey hey hey… I’m sinking man.. And that was a WOW for me. I did it! Once I’m down there.. Sifu skinned dive in to see if im okay. Yeah.. gave Sifu the OK sign and NOW! I gotta move from this end to the other end, so apa lagi start fining lah.

Guess what? My buoyancy sucked BIG TIME!!! One minute I’m on the floor the next minute I’m rising up. Tried to apply the breathing technique, exhaled out all the air in my lungs to stop me from rising but it’s not working. Bubble Bunny had to pull me down every now and then. Finally I just use my fins to fin down. Then I realised.. hey.. no bubbles and no sound of bubbles.. Just all calm and quiet. This is COOL Sifu! Now I’m having fun. As I reached the other end of the pool, I turn around and what do you know.. All my friends were escorting me from behind. Thanx guys.. Sheik, NazimKecik, Mocha, Holemaster, Hollowman, KatakPink, Evo, Mephisto and Comrade. By now my heart aint pounding no more.. Once awhile I could hear the sound “psst” according to Sifu that’s the sound of the (O2) being injected automatically. Cool huh? Since I didn’t get enuf of 1 round of the pool I did another 1½ round and then I hear the beeping sound and Bubble Bunny gave me the thumb up sign to ascend… sigh..

A couple of basic points I learned:
1. What type of air was I inhaling in and out? Enriched Air = Nitrox

2. What’s the most basic difference diving CCR and Scuba?
Scuba = Compressed Air = dry air
CCR = Enriched Air = moist air

3. Are there any other gasses involved when diving CCR? Yeah.. Helium,Oxygen, Trimix..
    
If I’m wrong, please correct me Sifu. Anyway Sifu.. I will ask you questions that are playing in my head from time to time.

Sheik,Thank you for taking the photos & for lending me your mask... cos Snafu's mask was fogging up all the time...ahhahah expensive but lousy!!! Your moldy mask was much better....  thanks!!!  :

Bubblebunny, my buddy - who has never failed to be there when i didnt know when to press the BLUE button hahahahaa for a sec, i was not able to breathe..... Thanks buddy for always watching over me!!!  :o

Of course, the one and only Snafu   - who was kind enough to let me use his Rebreather (by the way, it is his baby) and sorry i accidentially flooded the system................ so good lah so patient wth all of us.... of course my bouyancy was all over the place... and the techniques that we learnt in open water was totally WRONG if it was applied.....  nevertheless, at least now i have tried the rebreather....
I cannot say i like it very much - maybe i am so used to the normal diving with cold air... maybe i can try a few more times then i might like it??? hahhahahhaah  8-)

GLAD YOU ALL HAD A GOOD TIME & GOOD EXPERIENCE

We can always do it again next year ya....I will include cleaning up too.

BUBBLE BUNNY... THANKS for helping me to do the CLEANING UP till late at night, THANK YOU.

 ;D

i hope i am not late... was away the past few days...   thanx snaf for allowing us to try his rebreather... if it wasnt bcoz of him, dun think i'll haf the chance to ever try a rebreather... at least not for now.... harga macam a brand new kancil or kelisa la... haha... maybe if starong enuf can strap klancil behind my back and dive.....  ;D oh... not forgetting holemaster for organizing it and hollowman for collecting RMs.. hehe.... 8-)
the preparation part was a bit tedious... long and troblesome.. but guess that's what u need from rebreather divers!! patience and discipline!! was following snafu from the begining of the preparation process.... at least i can understand the mechanics of it now... hehe...... eventhough not in detail....
totally different experience.... inhaling and exhaling can never be used to correct bouyancy... ended up crashing to the bottom most of the time..... was kicking hard when sheikh was pointing the camera at me to stay neutrally bouyant... haha... it was so quiet....
still amaze with the whole concept of rebreather... looks as though very easy to construct but the engineering value is just amazing!!
last but not least, special thanx to all the divers who were present! it wouldnt be the same without u guys.... should have more get together like this in the future... maybe can think of other activities....   ohh... btw... i am more than heppi to help u clean the rebreather next time..  ;D
thanx sheikh for taking all the pics.... haven't seen them on any friendsters yet.... hehe.....
p/s: tell me if u wanna spray your rebreather like evo's fin.. haha....  ;D

Quote

ohh... btw... i am more than heppi to help u clean the rebreather next time..  ;D
thanx sheikh for taking all the pics.... haven't seen them on any friendsters yet.... hehe.....
p/s: tell me if u wanna spray your rebreather like evo's fin.. haha....  ;D

Is never to late bro ..... Evo fins? ... Dat paint will crack laaaa for sure!!!!!

Next time I will show U how to paint on UW equipment.....  

 ;D

on ya rebreather i guarantee wont crack coz its hard plastic... hehe... evo's fin is getah... but he insist nak cuba...so i help him spray la... haha

no prob... we can spare snafuette from cleaning... but must prepare us some yummy pastas....  ;D