Archives

My Pages

The fast forward dive, really fast

Started another day on paradise island today with early duty over the Dive Center. Great morning as usual. Two flights today arrived right on time to bring out more underwater enthusiasts. Also a day to say goodbye to Rudy and Tom who have been diving with me for more than 10 days while [...]

What It Takes To Scuba Dive

I am back to bring you more about the crazy little thing called scuba dive. This time I am discussing about what does it takes for any person who wants or desires to get wet and wild.

So what do you need? I would say the most important thing to [...]

Learning To Scuba Dive: The Training-Part 1

So you think you have what it takes to scuba dive now. Or you finally managed to convince yourself and your partner or best friends that scuba dive is okay. The next step is to find a dive training center nearby to sign up for the first level of scuba diving, Open [...]

The 90yrs old scuba diver

What is the oldest age for a scuba diver to still be active in his or her underwater passion?

The answer is  90 years old and this was from my true experience.

I know some won’t believe this until they see it for themselves. I couldn’t at first as well. And to spend [...]

Start uga_insert_html_once: head, Footer hooked: HTML inserted: Location is HEAD Start uga_get_option: footer_hooked uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: footer_hooked (1) End uga_insert_html Ending uga_wp_head_track: Start uga_filter:

Started another day on paradise island today with early duty over the Dive Center. Great morning as usual. Two flights today arrived right on time to bring out more underwater enthusiasts. Also a day to say goodbye to Rudy and Tom who have been diving with me for more than 10 days while welcoming more people to jump in with me for the next couple of days. The goodbye was short and simple. Just the way it should be for great friendship.

The next arrival kicked off at 2pm with 7 divers altogether. The first dive was great as it was just nice to start off their adventure here. Amusing themselves with thousands of reef fish and few big tunas, they looked happy at the end of the dive.  A short 1 hour surface interval after putting up fresh tanks for them was well spent on reading a book.

The second dive started at 4:30pm. We were heading towards Wreck Point accompanied by gentle swells being on the windward side. It was a great dive filled with excitement and adrenaline pumping. The current was fast enough to bring us more than a kilometer of distance after 50 minutes. A dive site where divers normally go slow along the reef was turned into series of powerful drift towards the channel. The best obviously the current. The ups, downs, left and right you name it gave us almost no time to stop for a glance and any tiny critters around.  Walls of blue water decorated by fusiliers and surgeons made the dive even better.

At the end of the day, we were all agreed that the current had drained us all and the post adrenaline rush left us sated at the same time anticipating more action tomorrow.

Start uga_in_feed Ending uga_in_feed: Start uga_track_user Start uga_get_option: ignore_users uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: ignore_users (1) Start uga_get_option: max_user_level uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: max_user_level (8) Tracking user with level Ending uga_track_user: 1 Calling preg_replace_callback: ]*?)href\s*=\s*['"](.*?)['"]([^>]*)>(.*?) Ending uga_filter:

Started another day on paradise island today with early duty over the Dive Center. Great morning as usual. Two flights today arrived right on time to bring out more underwater enthusiasts. Also a day to say goodbye to Rudy and Tom who have been diving with me for more than 10 days while welcoming more people to jump in with me for the next couple of days. The goodbye was short and simple. Just the way it should be for great friendship.

The next arrival kicked off at 2pm with 7 divers altogether. The first dive was great as it was just nice to start off their adventure here. Amusing themselves with thousands of reef fish and few big tunas, they looked happy at the end of the dive.  A short 1 hour surface interval after putting up fresh tanks for them was well spent on reading a book.

The second dive started at 4:30pm. We were heading towards Wreck Point accompanied by gentle swells being on the windward side. It was a great dive filled with excitement and adrenaline pumping. The current was fast enough to bring us more than a kilometer of distance after 50 minutes. A dive site where divers normally go slow along the reef was turned into series of powerful drift towards the channel. The best obviously the current. The ups, downs, left and right you name it gave us almost no time to stop for a glance and any tiny critters around.  Walls of blue water decorated by fusiliers and surgeons made the dive even better.

At the end of the day, we were all agreed that the current had drained us all and the post adrenaline rush left us sated at the same time anticipating more action tomorrow.

Start uga_filter:

Started another day on paradise island today with early duty over the Dive Center. Great morning as usual. Two flights today arrived right on time to bring out more underwater enthusiasts. Also a day to say goodbye to Rudy and Tom who have been diving with me for more than 10 days while [...]

Start uga_in_feed Ending uga_in_feed: Start uga_track_user Start uga_get_option: ignore_users uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: ignore_users (1) Start uga_get_option: max_user_level uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: max_user_level (8) Tracking user with level Ending uga_track_user: 1 Calling preg_replace_callback: ]*?)href\s*=\s*['"](.*?)['"]([^>]*)>(.*?) Ending uga_filter:

Started another day on paradise island today with early duty over the Dive Center. Great morning as usual. Two flights today arrived right on time to bring out more underwater enthusiasts. Also a day to say goodbye to Rudy and Tom who have been diving with me for more than 10 days while [...]

Start uga_filter:

I am back to bring you more about the crazy little thing called scuba dive. This time I am discussing about what does it takes for any person who wants or desires to get wet and wild.

So what do you need? I would say the most important thing to have is your guts. Come on guys, there is no point if you freak out just by the sight of the ocean. make an appointment with a psychologist or who ever you can help you to get rid of the water phobic you have. But honestly, who really afraid of water. No one otherwise someone is going to have issues with hygienes.

Don’t worry if you are not good at getting along with others. Once you are involved in scuba diving, you will learn how to in no time at all.

Next, please people, learn the basic swimming. I’d rather sitting with my cocktail mix on the lounger than diving with with someone who couldn’t swim both underwater and at the surface. Too risky, too many paper works. Instructors, please make sure your student can at least swim no matter in what styles of swimming. Don’t compromise your credibility.

People, please make sure you know what you are about to face and experience. Understand that you are going to stay submerged for almost an hour at depth for almost an hour. Make sure you fully understand all the risks involved when participating into scuba diving. As a professional we are very susceptible to legal action simply because a diver didn’t fully understand how to minimize risks and how to avoid mishaps. Not good for the industry.

Finally, you don’t have to be an environmental activist. All that is required is your sense of respect for the nature. Regardless underwater or dry lands.

To wrap it up, anyone can be a scuba diver providing you have the desire to do it. Anyone, even a person with special condition. Just remember to include all the basic requirements I put above.

Come back for more next time. Next posting will be more interesting. To the pros and experienced one, comments and tips are very welcome.

Start uga_in_feed Ending uga_in_feed: Start uga_track_user Start uga_get_option: ignore_users uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: ignore_users (1) Start uga_get_option: max_user_level uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: max_user_level (8) Tracking user with level Ending uga_track_user: 1 Calling preg_replace_callback: ]*?)href\s*=\s*['"](.*?)['"]([^>]*)>(.*?) Ending uga_filter:

I am back to bring you more about the crazy little thing called scuba dive. This time I am discussing about what does it takes for any person who wants or desires to get wet and wild.

So what do you need? I would say the most important thing to have is your guts. Come on guys, there is no point if you freak out just by the sight of the ocean. make an appointment with a psychologist or who ever you can help you to get rid of the water phobic you have. But honestly, who really afraid of water. No one otherwise someone is going to have issues with hygienes.

Don’t worry if you are not good at getting along with others. Once you are involved in scuba diving, you will learn how to in no time at all.

Next, please people, learn the basic swimming. I’d rather sitting with my cocktail mix on the lounger than diving with with someone who couldn’t swim both underwater and at the surface. Too risky, too many paper works. Instructors, please make sure your student can at least swim no matter in what styles of swimming. Don’t compromise your credibility.

People, please make sure you know what you are about to face and experience. Understand that you are going to stay submerged for almost an hour at depth for almost an hour. Make sure you fully understand all the risks involved when participating into scuba diving. As a professional we are very susceptible to legal action simply because a diver didn’t fully understand how to minimize risks and how to avoid mishaps. Not good for the industry.

Finally, you don’t have to be an environmental activist. All that is required is your sense of respect for the nature. Regardless underwater or dry lands.

To wrap it up, anyone can be a scuba diver providing you have the desire to do it. Anyone, even a person with special condition. Just remember to include all the basic requirements I put above.

Come back for more next time. Next posting will be more interesting. To the pros and experienced one, comments and tips are very welcome.

Start uga_filter:

I am back to bring you more about the crazy little thing called scuba dive. This time I am discussing about what does it takes for any person who wants or desires to get wet and wild.

So what do you need? I would say the most important thing to [...]

Start uga_in_feed Ending uga_in_feed: Start uga_track_user Start uga_get_option: ignore_users uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: ignore_users (1) Start uga_get_option: max_user_level uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: max_user_level (8) Tracking user with level Ending uga_track_user: 1 Calling preg_replace_callback: ]*?)href\s*=\s*['"](.*?)['"]([^>]*)>(.*?) Ending uga_filter:

I am back to bring you more about the crazy little thing called scuba dive. This time I am discussing about what does it takes for any person who wants or desires to get wet and wild.

So what do you need? I would say the most important thing to [...]

Start uga_filter:

So you think you have what it takes to scuba dive now. Or you finally managed to convince yourself and your partner or best friends that scuba dive is okay. The next step is to find a dive training center nearby to sign up for the first level of scuba diving, Open Water Diver Course. But please wait for a minute and keep reading this post to know what exactly you are going to experience during the course. Very important so you have ideas of what the instructors are going to put you through.

I want to share with you in a very simple way about the trainings and the exercises you will meet. Scuba diving training is basically a progressive method which you start from someone who has no idea to someone who can claim yourself to be an expert depending on how you define expert.

First, you will have to go through a long session of academics which can be very exciting as well as boring. For me this is the worst part in the whole course. With 5 modules of 45minutes videos and cheesy presentations, you’d wished it to end quickly. Trust me you’ll have to agree with me later.

Depending on your instructor, you might have to go through 2 exams the same day even or in between your course. Don’t worry the exams are very easy to score and should you fail you are allowed to resit the exams. They are very easy, seriously unless you can’t read.

After the classroom, you will begin your in water training. These are the best part. These are the moment you will find out whether you can dive or not. These are your moment of truth. I am going to share with you some of the skills you have to master in order to become a competent scuba diver.

First skill, getting familiar with your equipments. Overall of 14kg to be carried on your back are the buoyancy jackets, the regulator, the tank and the lead weights. The jacket can be both inflated and deflated, you get the idea? To float and to sink. The regulator is your life line. It allows you to breathe underwater providing you know how to breathe. Haha.  The tank supplies beer to you while diving. Huh? Of course it supplies air so you can breathe. The lead weights are to anchor you at the bottom to join in with the wrecks. Seriously no, the weights are to compensate your naturally buoyant human body so you sink underwater and at the same time not heavy enough to surface up.

With my explanation, hopefully you get a rough idea about your equipments and their purposes. Come back for more explanation on what skills you will learn for underwater purpose.

Start uga_in_feed Ending uga_in_feed: Start uga_track_user Start uga_get_option: ignore_users uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: ignore_users (1) Start uga_get_option: max_user_level uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: max_user_level (8) Tracking user with level Ending uga_track_user: 1 Calling preg_replace_callback: ]*?)href\s*=\s*['"](.*?)['"]([^>]*)>(.*?) Ending uga_filter:

So you think you have what it takes to scuba dive now. Or you finally managed to convince yourself and your partner or best friends that scuba dive is okay. The next step is to find a dive training center nearby to sign up for the first level of scuba diving, Open Water Diver Course. But please wait for a minute and keep reading this post to know what exactly you are going to experience during the course. Very important so you have ideas of what the instructors are going to put you through.

I want to share with you in a very simple way about the trainings and the exercises you will meet. Scuba diving training is basically a progressive method which you start from someone who has no idea to someone who can claim yourself to be an expert depending on how you define expert.

First, you will have to go through a long session of academics which can be very exciting as well as boring. For me this is the worst part in the whole course. With 5 modules of 45minutes videos and cheesy presentations, you’d wished it to end quickly. Trust me you’ll have to agree with me later.

Depending on your instructor, you might have to go through 2 exams the same day even or in between your course. Don’t worry the exams are very easy to score and should you fail you are allowed to resit the exams. They are very easy, seriously unless you can’t read.

After the classroom, you will begin your in water training. These are the best part. These are the moment you will find out whether you can dive or not. These are your moment of truth. I am going to share with you some of the skills you have to master in order to become a competent scuba diver.

First skill, getting familiar with your equipments. Overall of 14kg to be carried on your back are the buoyancy jackets, the regulator, the tank and the lead weights. The jacket can be both inflated and deflated, you get the idea? To float and to sink. The regulator is your life line. It allows you to breathe underwater providing you know how to breathe. Haha.  The tank supplies beer to you while diving. Huh? Of course it supplies air so you can breathe. The lead weights are to anchor you at the bottom to join in with the wrecks. Seriously no, the weights are to compensate your naturally buoyant human body so you sink underwater and at the same time not heavy enough to surface up.

With my explanation, hopefully you get a rough idea about your equipments and their purposes. Come back for more explanation on what skills you will learn for underwater purpose.

Start uga_filter:

So you think you have what it takes to scuba dive now. Or you finally managed to convince yourself and your partner or best friends that scuba dive is okay. The next step is to find a dive training center nearby to sign up for the first level of scuba diving, Open [...]

Start uga_in_feed Ending uga_in_feed: Start uga_track_user Start uga_get_option: ignore_users uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: ignore_users (1) Start uga_get_option: max_user_level uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: max_user_level (8) Tracking user with level Ending uga_track_user: 1 Calling preg_replace_callback: ]*?)href\s*=\s*['"](.*?)['"]([^>]*)>(.*?) Ending uga_filter:

So you think you have what it takes to scuba dive now. Or you finally managed to convince yourself and your partner or best friends that scuba dive is okay. The next step is to find a dive training center nearby to sign up for the first level of scuba diving, Open [...]

Start uga_filter:

What is the oldest age for a scuba diver to still be active in his or her underwater passion?

The answer is  90 years old and this was from my true experience.

I know some won’t believe this until they see it for themselves. I couldn’t at first as well. And to spend 4 days of diving with a group of elderly(70 to 90yrs old) was not in my expectation at all.

It was somewhere around the month of April, the month which the resort always gets the highest occupancy in its 6 months operation(March to August). We are talking about 100 to 120 guests at the same day, which had made me to come up with this joke, ’someday scientists are going to blame scuba divers for the global rising of the  sea level’. This is the month of high expectation, anticipation and excitement. It is also the month of desperation and frustration. 120 divers with the same passion. 120 divers with the same expectation. To see if they have all the luck they need to encounter one of the most amazing shark performing their ancient rituals. The hammerhead sharks parade, the aggregation of 30 to 40 mighty sharks gliding gracefully in the blue water. If any of the divers are lucky, as if seeing the school is not enough, one of these gentle giant might even come close by to inspect, close enough for you to see the shark’s details. On a different dive however, some might missed it by a mere second before they disappear into the depth. That dive will be a disappointing one so they said. To be exact, 70% of these divers admitted of being a ’single minded’ diver, their dive trip has only one goal, only the hammerhead that matters. Seeing other amazing life such as the majestic giant manta swimming close to divers for as long as 30minutes or a massive school of bigeye trevally crossing path with another 30 pygmy devil rays never seems to please them enough. I have never grew tired of such an amazing scene. Would you?

Back to my story, I was assigned to guide a group of Japanese for 4 days. There were 10 of them altogether. It was not a surprised of course as I was already informed about it few days in advanced. However, what surprised the day they arrived was to see 2 young Japanese guys with 8 elderly people slowly walking to the reception. When I get their registration form, things just gotten better. Their average age was 80years old. 1 of them(Ikuko) just celebrated her 90th birthday few weeks before, and she has only been diving for a year. In fact, most of were. I was so sure I’m going to need an extra guide until I saw the 2 guys’ forms. They were actually the dive instructors of the group and also the organizer of their trip. What a big relieved. They assured me they are going to assist me in any way which was very cool.

It was a very interesting week for me. The dives were fantastic. We saw one hammerhead shark right above us. We had a manta ray swimming along with us for 15 minutes. They were happy. And they were as active as a youth can be. Amazing people.It was tiresome as well. We always had to figure out the best way for them to enter the water as well as to exit which was the most challenging every time. The Japanese ways of giving services has always amazed me and these 2 instructors had displayed the same manners towards their group members. I was very lucky to have them helping me out. I have to give credit to my boat captain’s professional performance during those times.

3 dives a day, water was sometimes quite choppy, some of my elderly divers had finally decided it is too much for them. 3 of them had chose to do only 1 or 2 dives a day. Ikuko amazingly did 3 dives a day without fail. How amazing that was for a 90 years old lady. The fact that she was also the ‘cheer captain’ on the boat made things better for everyone. Nothing stops her from diving. Not the swell which had given seasick to most of them nor the merciless infamous current of Layang-Layang water. Some other divers were so curious they came up to me and asked me about my dives with them. There was another Japanese diver Mr.Honda who was our regular guest who said to me that he once thought he was the oldest diver on the resort until my group arrived. By the way Mr.Honda was 67years old at that time. And he comes every year to see the sharks, so we’ll be expecting him again next year.

So do you think you can still do the things you like to do as you get older? I wish I can still dive at 60. Or maybe still do some guiding here in Layang-Layang.

Start uga_in_feed Ending uga_in_feed: Start uga_track_user Start uga_get_option: ignore_users uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: ignore_users (1) Start uga_get_option: max_user_level uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: max_user_level (8) Tracking user with level Ending uga_track_user: 1 Calling preg_replace_callback: ]*?)href\s*=\s*['"](.*?)['"]([^>]*)>(.*?) Start uga_preg_callback: Array Get tracker for full url Start uga_track_full_url: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerhead_shark Start uga_is_url_internal: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerhead_shark Start uga_get_option: internal_domains uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: internal_domains (waterfreakz.com) Checking hostname waterfreakz.com Ending uga_is_url_internal: Get tracker for external URL Start uga_track_external_url: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerhead_shark Start uga_get_option: track_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: track_ext_links (1) Tracking external links enabled Start uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links (/outgoing/) Ending uga_track_external_url: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerhead_shark Ending uga_track_full_url: /outgoing/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerhead_shark Adding onclick attribute for /outgoing/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerhead_shark Ending uga_preg_callback: hammerhead sharks Start uga_preg_callback: Array Get tracker for full url Start uga_track_full_url: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_ray Start uga_is_url_internal: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_ray Start uga_get_option: internal_domains uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: internal_domains (waterfreakz.com) Checking hostname waterfreakz.com Ending uga_is_url_internal: Get tracker for external URL Start uga_track_external_url: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_ray Start uga_get_option: track_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: track_ext_links (1) Tracking external links enabled Start uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: prefix_ext_links (/outgoing/) Ending uga_track_external_url: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_ray Ending uga_track_full_url: /outgoing/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_ray Adding onclick attribute for /outgoing/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_ray Ending uga_preg_callback: giant manta Ending uga_filter:

What is the oldest age for a scuba diver to still be active in his or her underwater passion?

The answer is  90 years old and this was from my true experience.

I know some won’t believe this until they see it for themselves. I couldn’t at first as well. And to spend 4 days of diving with a group of elderly(70 to 90yrs old) was not in my expectation at all.

It was somewhere around the month of April, the month which the resort always gets the highest occupancy in its 6 months operation(March to August). We are talking about 100 to 120 guests at the same day, which had made me to come up with this joke, ’someday scientists are going to blame scuba divers for the global rising of the  sea level’. This is the month of high expectation, anticipation and excitement. It is also the month of desperation and frustration. 120 divers with the same passion. 120 divers with the same expectation. To see if they have all the luck they need to encounter one of the most amazing shark performing their ancient rituals. The hammerhead sharks parade, the aggregation of 30 to 40 mighty sharks gliding gracefully in the blue water. If any of the divers are lucky, as if seeing the school is not enough, one of these gentle giant might even come close by to inspect, close enough for you to see the shark’s details. On a different dive however, some might missed it by a mere second before they disappear into the depth. That dive will be a disappointing one so they said. To be exact, 70% of these divers admitted of being a ’single minded’ diver, their dive trip has only one goal, only the hammerhead that matters. Seeing other amazing life such as the majestic giant manta swimming close to divers for as long as 30minutes or a massive school of bigeye trevally crossing path with another 30 pygmy devil rays never seems to please them enough. I have never grew tired of such an amazing scene. Would you?

Back to my story, I was assigned to guide a group of Japanese for 4 days. There were 10 of them altogether. It was not a surprised of course as I was already informed about it few days in advanced. However, what surprised the day they arrived was to see 2 young Japanese guys with 8 elderly people slowly walking to the reception. When I get their registration form, things just gotten better. Their average age was 80years old. 1 of them(Ikuko) just celebrated her 90th birthday few weeks before, and she has only been diving for a year. In fact, most of were. I was so sure I’m going to need an extra guide until I saw the 2 guys’ forms. They were actually the dive instructors of the group and also the organizer of their trip. What a big relieved. They assured me they are going to assist me in any way which was very cool.

It was a very interesting week for me. The dives were fantastic. We saw one hammerhead shark right above us. We had a manta ray swimming along with us for 15 minutes. They were happy. And they were as active as a youth can be. Amazing people.It was tiresome as well. We always had to figure out the best way for them to enter the water as well as to exit which was the most challenging every time. The Japanese ways of giving services has always amazed me and these 2 instructors had displayed the same manners towards their group members. I was very lucky to have them helping me out. I have to give credit to my boat captain’s professional performance during those times.

3 dives a day, water was sometimes quite choppy, some of my elderly divers had finally decided it is too much for them. 3 of them had chose to do only 1 or 2 dives a day. Ikuko amazingly did 3 dives a day without fail. How amazing that was for a 90 years old lady. The fact that she was also the ‘cheer captain’ on the boat made things better for everyone. Nothing stops her from diving. Not the swell which had given seasick to most of them nor the merciless infamous current of Layang-Layang water. Some other divers were so curious they came up to me and asked me about my dives with them. There was another Japanese diver Mr.Honda who was our regular guest who said to me that he once thought he was the oldest diver on the resort until my group arrived. By the way Mr.Honda was 67years old at that time. And he comes every year to see the sharks, so we’ll be expecting him again next year.

So do you think you can still do the things you like to do as you get older? I wish I can still dive at 60. Or maybe still do some guiding here in Layang-Layang.

Start uga_filter:

What is the oldest age for a scuba diver to still be active in his or her underwater passion?

The answer is  90 years old and this was from my true experience.

I know some won’t believe this until they see it for themselves. I couldn’t at first as well. And to spend [...]

Start uga_in_feed Ending uga_in_feed: Start uga_track_user Start uga_get_option: ignore_users uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: ignore_users (1) Start uga_get_option: max_user_level uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: max_user_level (8) Tracking user with level Ending uga_track_user: 1 Calling preg_replace_callback: ]*?)href\s*=\s*['"](.*?)['"]([^>]*)>(.*?) Ending uga_filter:

What is the oldest age for a scuba diver to still be active in his or her underwater passion?

The answer is  90 years old and this was from my true experience.

I know some won’t believe this until they see it for themselves. I couldn’t at first as well. And to spend [...]

Start uga_wp_footer_track: Start uga_get_tracker Start uga_in_feed Ending uga_in_feed: Start uga_track_user Start uga_get_option: ignore_users uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: ignore_users (1) Start uga_get_option: max_user_level uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: max_user_level (8) Tracking user with level Ending uga_track_user: 1 Start uga_get_option: account_id uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: account_id (UA-11718109-1) Ending uga_get_tracker: Start uga_insert_html_once: footer, Footer hooked: HTML inserted: Location is FOOTER Inserting HTML End uga_insert_html Ending uga_wp_footer_track: Start uga_shutdown Start uga_in_feed Ending uga_in_feed: Start uga_track_user Start uga_get_option: ignore_users uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: ignore_users (1) Start uga_get_option: max_user_level uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: max_user_level (8) Tracking user with level Ending uga_track_user: 1 Footer hook was executed Start uga_get_option: footer_hooked uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: footer_hooked (1) Start uga_get_option: debug uga_options: array ( 'internal_domains' => 'waterfreakz.com', 'account_id' => 'UA-11718109-1', 'enable_tracker' => true, 'track_adm_pages' => true, 'ignore_users' => true, 'max_user_level' => '8', 'footer_hooked' => true, 'filter_content' => true, 'filter_comments' => true, 'filter_comment_authors' => true, 'track_ext_links' => true, 'prefix_ext_links' => '/outgoing/', 'track_files' => true, 'prefix_file_links' => '/downloads/', 'track_extensions' => 'gif,jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,pdf,mp3,wav,phps,zip,gz,tar,rar,jar,exe,pps,ppt,xls,doc', 'track_mail_links' => true, 'prefix_mail_links' => '/mailto/', 'debug' => true, 'check_updates' => true, 'version_sent' => '1.6.0', 'advanced_config' => true, ) Ending uga_get_option: debug (1) -->