SIP #5 - How many pencils?, Redang Kalong, Redang ~ 200608-220608

[miezegreat]

How many pencils did one use for the survey?

Bijan = 1 pencil
Daniel = 1 pencil
Belle = 1 pencil
Evelyn = 2 pencils
Miezegreat = 2 pencils (erm... )
Jgshuwei = 4 pencils !

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[RoCKET]

lucky scuba dynamics is sponsoring the pencils....

[MasAduka]

Indeed it become "an issue over the small tissue"

[evelynwg85]

No leh, i used 2 pencils leh...dont know why this time though are 2B pencils but quality not tht gd, the pencil can penetrate thru the back..i think Su Wei also face the same thing with mine...have suggestion here, we actually can buy those mechanical pencil for Jawi writing...Belle bought it and quite nice to use also...some more only RM2++...cheap and lasting..

[miezegreat]

Scuba Dynamics is sponsoring pencils? Cool. Then we will need super pencils - non-breakable, glow in the dark and has an alarm or beeping sounds when we 'lost' 'em. Evelyn, yes, Belle did use the pencil and it looks very convenient. And MasAduka, we’ll be glad if you want to sponsor as well.

Back to the SIP. For this trip, there were 5 of us as stated above, plus our Reef Check trainer, Daniel. Lady boss Shafi couldn't join us this time around because she was busy running around the oil palm trees at Tawau .

On Thursday nite, picked up Bijan, Belle & Evelyn @ 9.30pm and drove to Kuantan, where we met up with Jgshuwei at around 12.00am. Belle & Evelyn transfered to his car and off we went to Kuala Terengganu where we're supposed to pick up our trainer, Daniel at the KT bus station. Emm, all of us were not sure where the station is, but confidently, Jgshuwei led the way... well, it took us about 20 mins to reach the station.

(Ermm, can't find a good looking map)


Finally we reached the station and picked up Daniel at 4.00 am.

We drove straight to Merang Jetty. It was 4.30am, still too early and decided to sleep in the car, and we did.

We were woken up by the noises of the buses @ 6.30am,parked the cars and went for breakfast.





We left for Redang Kalong @ 8.00am.



Taking a nap ….


Jgshuwei's napping style.


Bijan.


Bijan & Miezegreat


Cool Daniel enjoying the sea breeze.

   
These girls slept all the way from KL to Redang.


to be continued...

[bijan]

Indeed it become "an issue over the small tissue"

huh?? be nice..thread starter is graciously sharing her adventures here..there's no need to spoil the mood..

oh..since u've yet to introduce yourself, please do so by starting a "new topic" in the introduction board so that all of us here can get to know more about u..do share with us on ur upcoming trip to tioman

[jgshuwei]

Aiyoh, Miesie u really posted those photos ah?

[miezegreat]

Aiyoh, Miesie u really posted those photos ah?

Jgshuwei, don't worry, I have plenty more, hehe... .

Bijan,  thank you .


continue....

We reached the jetty at 8.30am.



AB & Tim of Kalong greeted us, had our breakfast - again, and we were given the keys to our rooms. A comfortable looking room and I was really glad to see a clean bathroom. Ah, I already like this place.

We rested for a bit before we start with our 1st survey. The weather was looking good and we were hoping that the water is too.

And off we go…

Happy Faces before we went into the waters.





Day 1 ~ Survey #1 - Dive site: Paku Kecil

Time in: 11:39 am
Bottom time: 71 minutes
Max depth: 13.1 meters
Avg depth: 10.9 meters
Visibility: 5 meters
Water temperature: 27 Celsius

A bit disappointed when we got in, the visibility was not that good. Daniel and myself went to lay the transect line and on the way back to the starting point, I spotted a green turtle sitting quietly watching us swim past by.

Daniel laying the line.


Who did what?
Fish survey: Jgshuwei & Belle
Invert survey: Bijan & Evelyn
Substrates survey: Miezegreat
Impacts: Daniel

There were not a lot of fishes to count - a few butterfly fishes, parrotfishes and a napoleon wrasse (lucky Jgshuwei!). Inverts on the other hand counted only 2 giant clams and substrates, 50% along the line were hard corals. Impacts are mostly coral damage caused by storm. Other than the green turtle, a blacktip shark was spotted swimming around.

Muppet moments: Err, I dropped my pencil while helping out Daniel reeling up the line. First casualty of the 2B pencil. And oh, we found out later that Jgshuwei's pencil was half broken - "I was trying to defend myself from this triggerfish and accidentally grazed the pencil on a rock. That's how it's broken lor". There goes the 2nd one.

[miezegreat]

Commercial Break



Aiyah, cold!

[miezegreat]

We had a break before the 2nd survey.

These girls can really sleep, anywhere.
     

Survey #2 - Dive site: S.P Pulau Lima

Time in: 15:17 pm
Bottom time: 57 minutes
Max depth: 14.9 meters
Avg depth: 9.7 meters
Visibility: 3-5 meters
Water temperature: 26-29 Celcius

After 10 minutes in the water, we had to abort the survey due to poor visibility. We did a fun dive instead - well, we had to go thru a few changes of termoclines - freezing cold and warm ones. Fishes were not much, a lot of corals were damaged by storm, maybe. Saw a red anemone out of nowhere, a huge garoupa swimming back to it's hideout, a couple of nudis and a big triggerfish. By the end of the dive, the water was really blue and clear.

Some of the underwater pics.


Red anemone.


Blue waters.


This lil' samseng was trying to 'attack' me when I was taking it's pictures. 


Evelyn


Daniel


Bijan


Muppet moments: I didn't realise I dropped my slate  , but Evelyn rescued me - thanks so much, dear. 
And, we all followed this someone and ascended at the other side of the island, out of sight and away from the boat. Erm, no names mentioned, but you can always refer to the KT map.

[miezegreat]

After the 2nd survey, we were all tired and hungry. Had our dinner and we were lucky to watch the full moon rise between the small islands, it was a beautiful sight.


Waiting for dinner.




Full moon.

Went to bed early and hoping that the waters will be better the next day. Once my head hit the pillows, I 'pengsan-ed' till next morning.

will continue later zzzzzzz...

[miezegreat]

Commercial Break



It's a bird, It's a plane, No, It's Super John!

[JD]

Great report...keep it coming...and I can see we have a star in the making on our bro Mr Jgshuwei...!

[miezegreat]

Day 2

Woke up at 7.00 am, feeling fresh & ready for the next survey. Had breakfast and we were briefed on the dive site. On the boat, the 3rd casualty of the 2B pencil – the lead penetrated thru the pencil and went missing and Jgshuwei got a new one.


Survey #3 – Dive site: Black Coral Garden

Time in: 08:46 am
Bottom time: 48 minutes
Max depth: 14.9 meters
Avg depth: 9.4 meters
Visibility: 10-15 meters
Water temperature: 28 Celcius

The water was clear when we got in, aah, at last, we can have a good survey – and so we thought. We noticed that Daniel did not move after he laid the line about 5 meters away and then Jgshuwei ‘flew’ fast towards us a couple of minutes later - those were the sure signs that we have to abort the survey. The current was too strong for us.

Dem! What a waste. We ended up doing fun dive with Tim’s group, having to take cover behind the rocks from the current for 10 minutes. A big garoupa gave Jgshuwei a surprise, suddenly appearing behind the rock and a group of snappers were swimming against the current.

Looking at the site, a lot of corals were damaged, mainly by storm and we guessed by the ‘coral steppers’ too. We saw a group of divers trying to balance themselves but ended up stepping on the corals instead. “I feel like inflating their BCs!”,  Daniel wrote on his slate.

Other sightings – a big moray eel under a table coral, a big pufferfish, a dogface puffer, a couple of nudis, a benny fish and the infamous Mr. Trigger.

[evelynwg85]

 
our stock value all drop la....Ummi, when u took all those picture ar?not fair la.....ish ish...no eyes to see liao...