TwoTribez is coming – check it out at the events page.
If you’re wondering what IDC, IE or PADI stands for, then you’re obviously not a SCUBA diver about to achieve a professional diving qualification.
The PADI IDC is a big deal, because it’s where recreational SCUBA diving ends and professional SCUBA diver training starts. Professional as in do-it-for-a-living. Because you will be transferring knowledge to others, it’s important you are held against stringent standards and achieve important objectives.
Taking part in a PADI Instructor Development Course will teach you those standards and help you achieve those objectives and ultimately help you get certified as a PADI Diving Instructor.
Asia’s next SCUBA diving PADI Instructor Development Course is being held here in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and will be conducted by Downbelow Marine & Wildlife Adventures.
Downbelow have classrooms located in Kota Kinabalu’s KK Times Square, and a dive station tucked away in a secluded cove on the nearby Gaya Island surrounded by pristine rainforest and the ever vibrant coral reefs of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park.
The PADI Instructor Development Course in Sabah will start on 27 August 2010 and conclude with the end of the 2-day Instructor Exam on 12 September 2010.
You can also choose to do the PADI IDC as part of an internship program with Downbelow.
An internship program allows you to get to know every aspect of the dive industry from dealing with daily divers, through to replenishing the coffee, tea and biscuits. Oh yes, diving. It also allows you to log the many and different dives that you require to achieve certain certifications.
All said, if going out to a beautiful tropical island every day where you are surrounded by nature above, below and to the sides of you, where you hang out with other people passionate about diving every day and you get to meet and teach diving to people from many different countries and cultures, if that is what you call work – then yes, a diving internship is lots of work.
SCUBA diving internships around Asia are plentiful. Where you ultimately decided to your diving internship will largely depend on how serious you are about becoming a dive instructor, how highly you value the quality of your instructor education and how focussed you want to be on your dive training.
Choosing to do your SCUBA diving internship in Sabah, Malaysia makes sense for the diver serious about becoming a quality instructor themselves following tuition by those passionate about diving and maintaining high standards not just in their own business, but that of the diving industry in general.
If you choose Sabah, Malaysia for your SCUBA Diving Internship, you choose:
To find out more about Asian SCUBA Diving Internships in Sabah, Malaysia, simply fill out the contact form below. Or, if you’re interested in the SCUBA diving PADI Instructor Development Course, surf on over to the PADI IDC Events Page.
Craving for a bit of Western food, SabahBah set of to the grill part of Firefly Bar & Grill, hoping to sink our teeth into that Bourbon Glazed Back Ribs everybody’s talking about.
Happy Hour is Beer Hour
Three hungry and thirsty people sat down at about 7pm, in the thick of Happy Hour, and decided to take advantage of Firefly’s generous beer specials. A tower of Becks, which equates to 4.3 litres of beer (3 jugs), costs RM73 during Happy Hour; it’s very hard to say no to such a great deal.
For Starters at Firefly Bar & Grill
For something to nibble on that would complement the beer while we waited for our mains, and keeping in tune with our Pork Mission, we chose the Crispy Pork Belly from the Starter section of the menu. Marinated pork belly, lightly floured and then deep fried to perfection, served with spicy lemon grass vinaigrette is the very accurate description.
Between the 3 of us we agreed it was flavourful, very tasty and overall quite delicious, although 1 thought it was perhaps just a little too crispy and 1 thought it wasn’t fatty enough (although admittedly she likes it very fatty). But otherwise we were well impressed.
In the meantime, our tower of beer was looming large over the table and the beer was flowing steadily. There’s something magical about being able to pour your own beer right at your table.
Firefly Bar & Grill – The Mains Menu
Shortly after, our mains arrived. We had the Honey Brined Pork Chop (pan seared pork chop topped with apple ginger chutney), the Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich (chicken fillet with Swiss cheese) and the Firefly Burger (homemade patty with mushrooms, sauted onions and Swiss and Cheddar cheese).
Having had a couple of hit and misses with burgers around Kota Kinabalu recently, the Firefly Burger was a pleasant surprise.
The homemade patty was aromatic, tasty herbs and spices complimenting the flavour of the thick and juicy meat. The bread bun, although large, didn’t overpower the patty. In this way the meat was the star of the burger, with the buns awesome as backup, making for a great burger show.
The chicken club sandwich was equally delicious, with two large chicken fillets smothered in cheese, overflowing on the burger bun. The buns are not quite as large as they look in the accompanying picture, but they were large enough for our taster to not be able to finish his.
Our critical Foodie gave the Honey Brined Pork Chop a big thumbs up, even though she was quite disappointed no to get the ribs she craved for.
We finished off the substantial amount of beer left in the tower, we called for the bill, which came down to only RM50 per person.
By then the bar part of Firefly Bar & Grill was heaving, the band hard at work getting the packed house moving. As we couldn’t find a table inside, we decided to try the bar part of Firefly on another occasion, perhaps when they have those Burboun Glazed Back Ribs in stock again…
We’re Generation Now and if it happens later, it’s just not good enough. This is probably the reason why the SabahBah.com Facebook Fan Page is doing so well – people want to interact right this minute.
We launched our Facebook Fan Page on 16 November, and today we’re merrily skipping past the 700 fans mark as more people join to talk and learn about Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and Borneo.
So what’s special about SabahBah.com’s Facebook Fan Page?
The main reason is that you’re instantly surrounded by other people who are passionate about Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and Borneo.
You can instantly share your experiences with people who will appreciate it, learn from it, and perhaps even try to experience it for themselves. SabahBah.com is travel information about Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and Borneo and the Fan Page is place where this ideology is perpetuated.
Communication on the fan page is another great thing. If you want to ask a question, get feedback or solicit suggestions then the growing community of active Sabah-lovers are always willing to help. Sabahans love their food, so food questions should get a flood of responses.
Post a fan picture or post one to the wall – Sabah-lovers love to see how other people experienced this unique part of the world, and perhaps we can get ideas of how to experience it ourselves.
Exclusive Content
The transition from 2009 to 2010 was fun. Kota Kinabalu had loads of parties going on, some the biggest in Borneo. This always leaves many people wondering “what should I do?”. The Fan Page was great with a little guidance in that way.
We teamed up with Ice Bar at 1Borneo who was staging possibly the biggest party KK has even seen and we gave away free tickets every day for a week.
And that’s what we’re aiming for on the Fan Page: letting you know about what’s hot and happening and giving you the opportunity to join the fun.
So, if you’re not on the SabahBah.com Facebook Fan Page yet, get over there and get involved in some Sabah chat.
Ice Bar, unlike what the name might suggest, is one of Kota Kinabalu’s hottest nightlife venues, filled with beautiful people up for a party any time of the year, but especially on New Year’s Eve.
But not just on New Year’s Eve. Nope, Ice Bar, in the habit of pushing party limits as they are, will be throwing a massive party that stretches over 2 nights, both New Year’s Eve and the 1st of January, making Ice Bar’s party the longest, the last of 2009 and the first of 2010!
What you can expect at this massive Sabah New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day celebration is 6,000 megawatts of bass power, 3,000 party people wanting to say goodbye to 2009 and hello to 2010, 16 hours of partying hard, 13 DJs for your entertainment and 9 dancers.
The tickets are RM70 each, and aside from the quality entertainment that Ice Bar’s got lined up for this New Year’s extravaganza, you’ll also get a free drink, a party pack and entry into the lucky draw for some awesome prizes.
Check out the details of what New Year’s Eve in Kota Kinabalu has in store for you by zooming on over to the Ice Bar New Year’s Eve Party page, or see the insane specials that Ice Bar 1Borneo has during December and January at the Ice Bar main page under Kota Kinabalu nightlife!
Party hard at Ice Bar this 09/10!
Exclusively for Facebook Page members of SabahBah.com, 2 sets of tickets (2 for 31 Dec and 2 for 1 Jan) are up for grabs.
Visit our Facebook Page at Facebook.com/SabahBah and win yourself tickets to this awesome event.
