Scuba Diving Adventure

The Philippines is rich in marine ecology and biodiversity. In fact, it is part of the Coral Triangle. According to World Wild Life (WWF), Coral Triangle refers to the waters of Papua New Guinea, TImor Leste, Solomon, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Philippines where there's vast amount of corals and marine biodiversity. Located specifically in the little barangay of Anilao in Mabini, Batangas is the center of this Coral Triangle. No surfing this summer but I got another new ocean experience - scuba diving!

"Wondering free wish I could be part of this world."

It was my friend who got really enthusiastic about scuba diving that she even enrolled herself so she can have her own license got me into this. Fortunately for me, there's no need to have a license to go into the depths. For beginners or non-licensed, there's a basic introduction for scuba diving wherein you will learn the basics such as the proper use of the equipment, proper breathing, underwater hand gestures, and few others. I was accompanied by a master scuba diver. What a cool name eh? And that's how I did it. 

It was a struggle to equalize the air pressure in my nose and ears. I was already telling the master scuba diver (I really like his title haha) to go up but he signaled back the equalize sign. So I did it again anyway trying to tolerate the pain. I was there for more than 30 minutes, interacting with the colorful corals and fishes, feeding them, and more. 

Relaxing after the dive.

Chasing sunset "ala eh" edition. 

Planet Dive

One of the best things about Anilao is its proximity to Manila. Upon reaching Anilao, there are many resorts that nestle around and offer great packages for day tour or weekend stay. We went for Planet Dive. It has a friendly package rate for intro to scuba diving which includes buffet lunch, unlimited drinks, diving gears, and the use of cozy lounge along the beach side.