Hello from the Philippines!

diversean1983 · February 5th, 2012, 03:01 AM

I am as of now not yet a DIR diver but am very curious about DIR diving. I'm not a professional and have less then 150 dives under my belt. I have a PADI OW & AOW certification, but I still want to further my training and after watching those guys on the 5ThD-X videos on youtube I wanted to dive the same way those guys do.

I'm planning to take a GUE Primer course and my GUE Fundamentals next year and am hoping to be DIR certified REC diver soon.

Regard,

Sean

*OkiMike* · February 6th, 2012, 12:27 PM

Congrats on your newfound interest. As I'm sure you know by now, there is a lot of GUE/DIR activity in the Philippines and a wealth of experience among the instructors and instructor candidates there.

And if you ever have an interest in diving Japan, give me a holler.

John63 · February 7th, 2012, 07:06 AM

Hi Sean,

don't know where you are in the PI but if you are interested in DIR you could do worse than contact these guys:

http://www.asiadivers.com/techasia/

Cheers, John

Ragnar · February 7th, 2012, 01:49 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by John63)

Hi Sean,

don't know where you are in the PI but if you are interested in DIR you could do worse than contact these guys:

http://www.asiadivers.com/techasia/

Cheers, John

Yeah, and it's also a fun town!

Edit: For what it's worth, I originally learned DIR from the internet, got my gear sorted, started diving doubles and got away from fundies with a Rec pass with zero personal mentoring beforehand. It can be done if you spend enough time with it, but you should have a lot easier time than that after meeting some DIR people there.

diversean1983 · February 7th, 2012, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Congrats on your newfound interest. As I'm sure you know by now, there is a lot of GUE/DIR activity in the Philippines and a wealth of experience among the instructors and instructor candidates there.

And if you ever have an interest in diving Japan, give me a holler.

Thanks for the invite.

Quote:

Hi Sean,

don't know where you are in the PI but if you are interested in DIR you could do worse than contact these guys:

Cheers, John

Thanks for the info John, I've gotten in communications with the local GUE instructor.

Quote:

Quote: (Originally Posted by John63)View Post
Hi Sean,

don't know where you are in the PI but if you are interested in DIR you could do worse than contact these guys:

Cheers, John
Yeah, and it's also a fun town!

Edit: For what it's worth, I originally learned DIR from the internet, got my gear sorted, started diving doubles and got away from fundies with a Rec pass with zero personal mentoring beforehand. It can be done if you spend enough time with it, but you should have a lot easier time than that after meeting some DIR people there.

Thanks I'll keep that in mind.

Thank you everyone from your comments and insight I greatly appreciate it.

Sean

February 7th, 2012, 01:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ragnar(Offline) New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Guambodia Via CT Posts: 44	Quote: (Originally Posted by John63) Hi Sean, don't know where you are in the PI but if you are interested in DIR you could do worse than contact these guys: http://www.asiadivers.com/techasia/ Cheers, John Yeah, and it's also a fun town! Edit: For what it's worth, I originally learned DIR from the internet, got my gear sorted, started diving doubles and got away from fundies with a Rec pass with zero personal mentoring beforehand. It can be done if you spend enough time with it, but you should have a lot easier time than that after meeting some DIR people there. __________________ A Villain is the hero of his own story. Last edited by Ragnar; February 7th, 2012 at 02:02 PM..

February 5th, 2012, 03:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
diversean1983(Offline) New Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Philippines Posts: 2	I am as of now not yet a DIR diver but am very curious about DIR diving. I'm not a professional and have less then 150 dives under my belt. I have a PADI OW & AOW certification, but I still want to further my training and after watching those guys on the 5ThD-X videos on youtube I wanted to dive the same way those guys do. I'm planning to take a GUE Primer course and my GUE Fundamentals next year and am hoping to be DIR certified REC diver soon. Regard, Sean

February 6th, 2012, 12:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
OkiMike(Offline) GUE Instructor Intern Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 345	Congrats on your newfound interest. As I'm sure you know by now, there is a lot of GUE/DIR activity in the Philippines and a wealth of experience among the instructors and instructor candidates there. And if you ever have an interest in diving Japan, give me a holler.

February 7th, 2012, 07:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
John63(Offline) New Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Middle East Posts: 29	Hi Sean, don't know where you are in the PI but if you are interested in DIR you could do worse than contact these guys: http://www.asiadivers.com/techasia/ Cheers, John

February 7th, 2012, 03:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
diversean1983(Offline) New Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Philippines Posts: 2	Quote: Congrats on your newfound interest. As I'm sure you know by now, there is a lot of GUE/DIR activity in the Philippines and a wealth of experience among the instructors and instructor candidates there. And if you ever have an interest in diving Japan, give me a holler. Thanks for the invite. Quote: Hi Sean, don't know where you are in the PI but if you are interested in DIR you could do worse than contact these guys: Cheers, John Thanks for the info John, I've gotten in communications with the local GUE instructor. Quote: Quote: (Originally Posted by John63)View Post Hi Sean, don't know where you are in the PI but if you are interested in DIR you could do worse than contact these guys: Cheers, John Yeah, and it's also a fun town! Edit: For what it's worth, I originally learned DIR from the internet, got my gear sorted, started diving doubles and got away from fundies with a Rec pass with zero personal mentoring beforehand. It can be done if you spend enough time with it, but you should have a lot easier time than that after meeting some DIR people there. Thanks I'll keep that in mind. Thank you everyone from your comments and insight I greatly appreciate it. Sean