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by biapol
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:51 am
Forum: Entertainment, Leisure & Sports
Topic: any scuba diving class? or friends? i wish to join
Replies: 1
Views: 1835

Probably it's best to check with your doctor to see whether you could dive with your condition and if the doc approves, get a written statement from him/her to show that to the dive center you sign up with. Let the dive center know of your condition up front, so they can take care of that. It may no...
by biapol
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:46 am
Forum: Entertainment, Leisure & Sports
Topic: Best Climbing Gym ?
Replies: 5
Views: 6624

sorry, are you looking for a place to practice wall climbing? or you looking for a gym? climbing walls are at a few SAFRA locations: one of the biggest ones is in Yishun. The nearest MRT station would be Khatib and then a 15 mins walk, or Yishun MRT and a few stops on 812 bus. Look at the SAFRA webs...
by biapol
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:40 am
Forum: Entertainment, Leisure & Sports
Topic: scuba for beginners...?
Replies: 24
Views: 10500

First of all - if you are new to diving, when you do the course, the rental of dive gear is included - you don't need to buy your own to start with. And even if you are certified, you can rent the equipment as well. What I did though when I first took up diving was buy my own mask, as I found the re...
by biapol
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:14 am
Forum: Entertainment, Leisure & Sports
Topic: Any Suggestions for Learning Mandarin Chinese?
Replies: 11
Views: 8236

conversational chinese

When I first came to Singapore many years ago, I did a course in Mandarin at Cambridge Institute which offers language courses. I did the beginners and the intermediate courses, each 10 weeks in conversational Mandarin, 1 evening a week. Not too taxing, as I was working full time and good enough to ...
by biapol
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:54 am
Forum: Entertainment, Leisure & Sports
Topic: SCUBA diving in Singapore?
Replies: 95
Views: 83858

diving season

just about to arrive in Singapore but by the time my diving gear arrives the season will be closed :( does anyone know if there will still be decent diving over in Phuket during the Tioman closed season? The diving season in Phuket starts around November, which is when the season at Tioman closes. ...

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