Good news for Non-diver & DIVER!!!

SWV had it own 1st & only Transparent Kayaks in SABAH!!

From the said kayak can easy view through the beauty of Reefs below!!

Above & below pictures shown how clear view on the Coral Reefs through the kayak!!

Cool!! Isn't it very clear view?!

Above & below pictures taken from underwater on the kayak at surface!!

This is boatman, Abdullah on the Transperant Kayak!!

All boatmen can help anyones want to ride on the said kayak!!

The rental charge per kayak is RM15 half hour & RM30 an hour!!

Come Let's Try Out this COOL Kayak!!

What's has happen this week?!!

On 28th Mar 60 Earth Hour!!

Please support this event by switch off the light for an hour!!

Rika san still teaching the Junior Open water course!!

Resort wasn't that busy.......

We have Malaysian, Italian, Japanese, American and China!!

We are under replace the old schedule board!!

Why every staffs here?! They are attend meeting chair by Jimmy the Dive Manager!!

The new transperant kayak place up here!!

This week will finish of the repair work at Dive Center!!

New Schedule Board will soon be done!!
Dive guides & Boatmen help lots on the under repair works!!

Here to show some new woods already been replace!!

This just a temporary shower area while during the under repair works!!

Dive Center under repair!!!

This 4 ladies just completed the PADI Discover Scuba Diving conducted by Rika san & Assistant by Niger!!

Congratulation! Please do take up the Open Water course and be listed in the PADI Member as Open Water Diver!!

Rika san teaching small kid, Diana Dee PADI Junior Open Water!!

Lots of old woods taken out & replace new!!

Boatman also help to paint the whole Dive center!!

Hope to finish all work within this week!!

Dive Guides also help for fast progress the works!!

We apologized for the inconvenience of the under repair had caused!!

Ciao Ciao Scuba & Sail!!!

www.scubaventures.com

We had group of member Scuba & Sail Adventures from Reggio Emilia, Italy recently visit in SWV!! Today finito diving!!

Here the group photo of member Scuba & Sail with SWV Dive guides!!

We thank you from our bottom of our's heart and miss you all!!

Hope to see you next in big group!!

Take care & God Bless!!

Grazie!! Ciao Ciao!!

Are we busy last & this weekend?!!

Sorry! Last week was bit of busy in Dive Center & the internet connection wasn't that good!! Here shown the guest coming and welcome by our friendly smiling staffs!!

Dive center was under repair construction to move out old woods, paint the wall & change the water-pipe!!
SORRY for the inconvenience caused!!

We had taken out the Scubazoo counter for more ample space of sitting!! Don't worry! SCUBAZOO still here with us!!

Alex's God parents and sister Caroline & her husby VK. Liew has recently visit here in Mabul!!

Guided walk round the Island & view local life style!!

We had the early morning depart dive at Sipadan!!

After the early morning Sipadan dive will back to Dive Center for Breakfast!!

Look at this young Japanese ladies so happy after the early morning dive!! After breakfast can back to sleep or continue for self dive at House Reefs!!

We also had local divers from Tawau to visit!!

Non-divers join our boat snorkelling trip!!

After back from snorkelling have a Tea-break!!

After Tea-break try out our newly transparent kayak!!

It can see through from the kayak to view the beauty below the seawater!!

It's a 2 person seated & our staffs can help paddle to show around the beauty of Underwater World!!

Our staffs help to get in & out from the transparent Kayak!!

Look who was here this weekend?!!

YES!! Is NINA!!

She here diving together with her Japanese friends visited in SWV!!

Ops! Now come to departure after staying with us!!

Here our staffs waving goodbye & saying "See You Again!!"

Images of Olympus C8080!!!

Ornate Ghostpipefish!!

Dwarf Lionfish!!

Young Painted Sweetlips!!

Marbled Rock Cod!!

Young Star Puffer!!

Juv. Little Dragonfish!!

Face to face with Longhorn Cowfish!!

White-tipped Anemonefish clean by Commensal Shrimps!!

Green Turtle clean by Cleaner Shrimps!!

Green Turtle resting close to the artificial reef where surrounded with others marine life!!

School of Ox-eye Scad!!

Magnify view on a diver above & below seawater!!

Sunset view from surface just after dive!!

Tawau Airport!!!

Most peoples seeing this sign and feeling soon back HOME!!

This was side view of Tawau Airport!!

In front of Terminal building got lots of young trees!!

Small green garden inside the terminal!!

Malaysia Airline, Mas Wing & Airasia are the commercial airline for Tawau Airport!!

Airasia is the Low Cost Airline that fly direct from Kaula Lumpur & Kota Kinabalu!!

View through the glass window to welcome close relatives, Friends, Bosses, Guests & etc!!

Here the arrival hall where pick up point & guests can see their name on paper hold by each tour operator staffs!!

Please make sure own luggages already put in the van or bus before sit down on seat!!

Finally Ron is back after long Holidays and center picture was Carla our ex-instructor and she now work with Pom Pom Resort!!

Ciao Ciao Carla!! All the Best to you!!

Low & High Tide view at SWV!!!

This was view when seawater fall to lowest level!!

This view show seawater rise up to highest level!!

This Tide happen when caused by pull of the moon & sun!!

The Low & High tide happen during new & full moon of each month!!

Can compare of the above & below pictures.....

how lowest & highest the seawater level?!

Look how many coral reefs in this area!!

When seawater rise up then boat can come in to Island!!

Coral reefs & seagrass can stay out of seawater for a short while!!

Healthy Corals live in good sun and good temperature but not in too hot & too cold!!

Barry Peter's Images!!!

Lisa & Barry Peter from New York, USA!!

Below are the best images from Mr Barry to share in this blog!!

Thank you & We miss you both!!

Sea-whip Goby with eggs!!

3 Painted Thecacera Nudibranchs!!

Peacock Razorfish - JP variation

Blue Ringed Octopus!!

Black-rayed Shrimp-goby!!

Mandarinfish!!

Rogen the DM?? Jabar the pilot??

Thanks again Lisa & Barry!!

Have a safety flight back HOME!!

Take care & see you again!!

Seagrass & Sands!!

Seagrass and Sand bottom live variety of marine life!!

Here below and above pictures show how some really camouflage at the surrounding area and feeding ground!!

Here above show Papuan Cuttlefish half burrow in the sand ground!!

Jr Alex Barracuda here for hunting & cleaning!!

Young Leafy Filefish!!

Pair of Striped Puffer!!

Freckled Goatfish feeding!!

SANO KENTARO san Irasshai Mase!!!

Welcome back Sana Kentaro san!!

He was here last week with a group and few days later come back again!!

Today he bring another group back!!

Welcome Yellow Fin group and Abi was their guide today!!

Sealife Images!!!

Mini Mud Goby!! Under family of Callogobius sp!!

Angry face of Mosaic-fin Shrimp-goby!!
It action like dog barking barking!!

Flagtail Shrimpgoby with Randall's Snapping Shrimp!!

Pair of Crab-eyed Goby!!

Face to face with male Pacific Arrow-tooth Cardinalfish!!

If watch carefully it hold egg masses inside the mouth!!

Painted Sweetlips cleaning by Rock Shrimp!!

Black-blotched Porcupinefish cleaning by Rock Shrimp!!

Yellowmargin Moray cleaning by Rock Shrimp!!

Fancy Dress Dive!!!

Hey! Is Golden man or woman?!

Recently meet group of fancy dress divers at House reef!!

Look...is a bird...No is a duck...No! Is Swan!!

Are those colour hair still this year fashion??

YES! Flying Golden Man!!

Ops! Chicken Head!!

It is a Swan!!

Helloooo Yellow Head!! What are you taking??

Hi!! Look here....1 2 3 click SMILE!!

See how fun they are?!!

Believe me their buoyancy skill are superb!!

Images by Pro Ivan Choong!!!

Pro Ivan Choong & Doreen Lim!!

Can log on to I-NSC Photography.net to view his work!!

Below was his images taken during the Photo Festa 2009!!

Thank you Ivan for sharing the beauty of Underwater World though the LENS!!

We wishes you all the BEST & keep up the good work!!

Bajau Sea Gypsy Traditional Wedding!!

This noon come a Bajau boat peoples for wedding ceremony held in Mabul Island!!

It was rain in afternoon and because of Low tide the said boat wait till water coming high enough to went in Mabul Island!!

This wooden motor boat is bring in the Bride!!
Where in city we used of car, jeep, bus, truck, bicycle and even horses or cows!!
The beauty of this where everyone escorted need dance all the way to reach the Bride groom place!!


Those women , ladys and child perform their culture Bajau dance while escort the bride!!
Look how happy they are dance in the rain!!
Good rain is the good day for Boat peoples where they need fresh water from the sky!!


This is footage of Bajau Sea Gypsy wedding escort party using the wooden motor boat!!

Breakfast time?!!

This was new SWV logo wooden chair for Restaurant!!

The resort add in new furnitures!!

Do you all remember her?!!

The Eggs Lady!!

This the inside view of the Restaurant!!

It got more green plants!!

Are you hungry now?!!

Is Tea Break time!!

A new look display on entrance from Restaurant!!

Outside view of main entrance to Restaurant!!

Outside view of whole SWV Restaurant!!

Somethings to share with!!!

Have you ever seen Male Fingered Dragonets fighting?!

Oh Boy! They swim very fast like Formula 1!!

This short footage showing young Broadclub Cuttlefish try feeding on crustacean inside the branches of Pocillopora Verrucosa coral!!

NEW SPECIES OF NUDIBRANCHS!!!

Richard's Thecacera!!

This species of Thecacera Nudibranchs was discovered by Dive Guide Richard and its was named after him by Neville Coleman!!

Rica's Polycera!!

This species of Polycera Nudibranch discovered by Dive Guide Rika san and it was named after her by Neville Coleman!!

This new species discovered by Richrad and Neville Coleman name it "Blue Trapania"!!

Ahh!! BLUE???

This species 5mm pink Nudibranch was found by Alex on Sea Cucumber but cannot take very close up to it!!

To identify was nudibranch and no choice to turn it over (SORRY!) but it soon self flick back to position!!

This picture was looking down to it's anal tube!!

What species?! It look like in the family of Pleurobranchaea!! Will send to Neville Coleman for identify!!

This 2mm species nudibranch was found by Alex and the only picture he have before the camera battery go off and other was out focus!! Cannot view very clear but it has very long oral tentacle that believe under family of Cerberilla that live in sand!! "Is OK!!" said Alex "Will find it again next!!"

Underwater Images from Olympus MJU850SW!!!

All the above pictures taken by SWV Dive Guides using Olympus Digital Camera MJU850SW!! Everyone can free try use its during the Photo Festa 2009 held in SWV!!

Underwater Images from Olympus FE360!!!

All the above pictures was taken by SWV Dive Guides using Olympus Digital Camera FE360 during Photo Festa 2009!!

Winner Pictures of Photo Festa 2009!!!

Best of Show picture taken by Chris!!

1st place picture taken by Chris!!

2nd place picture taken by Adrienne

3rd place picture taken by Eugene!!

Congratulation to all Winner of the Photo Festa 2009!!

Big Thanks to Pro Ivan Choong for share his experience conduct photo courses and with his help bring in 3 Olympus digital cameras for anyone to try out!! THANK YOU!!

In the end those cameras are been sold out!!

Thank you to Olympus, SIN for the support!!

Photo Festa Images!!!

Batfish cleaning by 2 Cleaner Wrasses!!

Red-Blotched Hypselodoris Nudibranch!!

Porcelain Crab!!

Bubble Coral shrimp with eggs!!

Common Ghostgoby in Seafan!!

Close shot on Bluestriped Fangblenny face!!

Many-spotted Sweetlips!!

Close up with Crocodile Flathead' eye!!

Swimming Humphead Wrasse!!

Swimming young Green Turtle!!

Face to Face with school of Bigeye Trevally!!

Dusky Nembrotha Nudibranch!!

All the above pictures from 4 participants and each 3 photos!!

WELL DONE & THANK YOU!!

Tomorrow will show who the winner of this Photo Festa!!

A Busy Weekend!!!

Are you going to colour your hair like them?!

YeLLoW FiN group Irasshai Mase!!

AnGHoR LinE group Irasshai Mase!!

ScUbA DiVInG AiR Irasshai Mase!!

Alex and his small group DIVE MaBuL!!

Allister here teaching his student divers!!

They soon will add in to the list of PADI Divers!!

Richard and his group depart for dive Sipadan!!

Ramil and his group dive Kapalai!!

Non divers snorkelling at House Reef!!

Today is final day of Photo Festa!!

The above Olympus camera & housing are for sales!!

Marine Life Images!!!

Swimming Female Green Turtle!!

School of Ox-eye Scad!!

Pair of Stonefish buries themselves in the sand!!

School of young Spadefishes under the jetty!!

Orange-striped Emperor!!

Face to face with Tomato Grouper!!

Tomato Grouper clean by Rock Shrimp!!

Three-spot Dascyllus clean by Cleaner Shrimp!!

Shore Crab sp?!

Alex Jr. Barracuda!!

The RAINS come in MARCH?!!

This morning was a heavy rain!!

It stop for a while and rain back again!!

The weather now cannot predict and its seem like most rain in March!!

Today we had 2 groups of Japanese divers and few divers from the State!!

Here are group of Japaneses doing the CHECK DIVE!!

One group already underwater perform the skills!!

The Weather change very fast mainly in Mabul Island and in noon the SUN is out shining!!

LIGHT turn ON at SWV resort!!

Above pictures are taken yesterday when Resort lights ON!!

PHOTO FEST 2009!!!

SIN Pro Photographer Ivan Choong & girlfriend Doreen Lim!!

Today start the Photo Festa conduct by Pro Ivan!!

Here are the participants from right hand side Christopher Ng, Adrienne Chung, Pro Ivan, Ng Eu Gene & Benny Loo!

Congratulation to Cindi Gassaro from the State for reaching her 1200 dives!!

Well done CINDI!!

Hope can reach to next 1500 dives here again in SWV!!

CIAO CIAO ITALIA!!!

This POCO POCO group from Italy really enjoyed themselves in SWV!!

We gonna to miss you all and hope to see you all back again!!

May GOD bless you all well!!

We thank you too from bottom of our hearts!!

Get Close up to Marine Life!!

Here the tip for taking underwater marine life behavior is best to watch it 1st before click on the button of camera housing!!

Below some pictures to share with and wasn't a good shoot!!

Tomato Grouper cleaning by Rock Shrimps!!

When lots of shrimps on the grouper's face can easy to take a shot and even can get more closer!!

Young Tomoto Grouper cleaning by Rock Shrimp!!

Those Rock shrimps above under the species of Urocaridella sp.

Male Wolf Cardinalfish hold the fresh eggs masses in it mouth!!

Have to be patience to wait for Male Wolf Cardinalfish open up it lips then take the shoot of egg masses inside it mouth!!

Otherwise all the shot will be look like this photo!!

If be patience enough will get the shot like this face to face!!

Female Black Ornate Ghost Pipefish!!

Spurcheek Cardinalfish clean by White-banded Cleaner Shrimp!!

Male Yelloweyed Cardinalfishes hold on egg masses in their mouths!!

The egg masses inside Male Yelloweyed Cardinalfish's mouth almost close to hatch out!!

Beautiful Day!!!

Today Weather was so GREAT!!

Italians out for sun-tan at sun deck area!!

The Dive Center was busy!!

We today start rental off the Transparent Kayaks!!

A Japanese father & a son rental out for half hours

The father paddle and son see through the kayak to view underwater scenery as same as the snorkellers on the surface !!

They really enjoy it!!

What colour are YOU?!!

Today we had a group of young Japanese Divers and welcome brief by ALLAN!!

Most of them just completed their Open water!!
Look how colourful and happy they are?!

They are from D-Trip Diveshop, Izu, Japan lead by Mochizuki Daijiro san!!

IRASSHAI MASE!!

Check Dive briefing by ALLAN!!

Group photo before entry water!!

Beside Allan was Daijiro san!!

There's a French guy Azevedo in this photo!!

Can spot him?!

Each one has to perform 2 skills check underwater except for Instructor before tour to PARADISE 1 by SWV Dive guide!!

Marine Life In Paradise!!!

Blue Giant Frogfish rest at Blue Stout Tube Sponge!!

Blue Ribbon Eel just out from it hole!!

Swimming Hawksbill Turtle!!

Pink Anemonefishes live in blue Magnificent Sea Anemone!!

White Tipped Anemonefishes live in Merten Sea Anemone!!

Poor female Green turtle hit by boat propeller at her back shell!!

A pair of Ornate Ghost Pipefish!!

School of Bigfin Reef Squid!!

Clark's Anemonefish with Corkscrew Tentacle Sea Anemone!!

WHO will off duty for this March?!

Today had a small group British diver and was welcome brief by Dive guide Richard!!

Ron today start his 2 weeks Holidays back HOME!!

ARAMAITII!!!

Ramil is going back to Philippines for a month!!

Isn't he look tired?!!

Rika san soon will has her a week break!!

Can look on her face how happy to wait for this date!!

Abigail also will take her week break this March!!
So sweet look when going to off duty!!

Bobby will take the Intructor course this month!!

Wish him luck!!!

New TOYs in SWV!!!

We have new All body transparent two passenger KAYAK!!

Yesterday we try it out at PARADISE REEFS!!

Was clear to see below reefs thought from the KAYAK!!

Chris from Scubazoo filming Bobby & Niger on the KAYAK!!

Ron & Abigail were act as a couple while been filming!!

This the way of paddle show by them and was so easy!!

Jimmy & Allan took about 20min paddled to & fro Seaventure Resort!

Allan try standing to check the balance and of course their weigh in it!! This kayak cannot be roll over and cannot allow many water to get in it!! It hard to get in it once in the water!! It will not sink but float!! Only can use in calm sea condition and wear floatation device!! Well! We haven't fully install all it accessories yet!! Will try next when completed!!

Look at Allan how HAPPY he was!!

What a DAY after the rain and SUN and now the SUNSET?!