【边走边记】学潜水（1）

Bumps on the road towards a diving license （1）

Mastering bicycle riding was a truely thrilling process in my childood. Learning car driving was another exciting experience shortly after I settled down in States. Full of expectations, I registered a scuba diving class in one of PADI branch offices.

The rule of obtaining diving license is pretty simple:  passing a wrtten test and completing 5 diving trips and technique requirements, similar to get a driving license.

"Here are the diving manual, diving table, and other tools" Head coach briefed. "But, before we start, PADI requires you fill and sign this form. This is the last chance you can back off", she smiled. The form warns risks from injury to death during diving train periods and mandates the trainees yield the litigation rights against PADI.  

I made a quick scan on facial expressions of classmates, and found them quite comfortable to the clause. With a brief hesitation, I signed the form with my mind where excitment trickles away and nerves tense up.  

The first diving trip was held in a swimming pool. The main topics include: how to wear diving suite, oxygen cylinder, how to breathe, how to clean mask, how to communicate using hand signs underwater，among others. When I was sitting and practicing my routines on the bottom of pool, I had good time to watch others' funny movements. S is a small yet round lady. With the clumsy and inflated suite, she was floating, rotating, and revolving on surface but sinking downward to the bottom. After deflating the suite, S, glowing on her face, already drifted from one end to the other while teachers were busy in handling others’ emergencies.

to be continued

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• 好玩，继续写啊。 -谢桥- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/08/2009 postreply 18:05:59

• 谢谢桥 -任我为- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 02:54:54

• 中学读英文了么？ -bearsback- ♂ (15 bytes) () 12/08/2009 postreply 18:25:35

• 谢老大鼓励 -任我为- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 02:55:32

• I am disappointed ^_* -梅石莹玉- ♀ (90 bytes) () 12/08/2009 postreply 20:02:25

• 回复：I am disappointed ^_* -任我为- ♂ (88 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 02:56:29

• 俺大眼看了, 写的真很不错，文从字顺，有细节描写，有心理挣扎 -lilac09- ♀ (2761 bytes) () 12/08/2009 postreply 20:29:18

• 哇，有才。尤其是glowing-->ghast，学到了，谢谢。 -谢桥- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 01:34:14

• 8226; 哇，有才【zt】，你化了那么多时间，很感谢. -任我为- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 02:53:18

• well written... -振一- ♂ (482 bytes) () 12/08/2009 postreply 21:30:05

• Agree。谢谢振一的修改。 -任我为- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 02:44:55

• 写得好,多姿多彩的生活,期待你的【边走边记】系列. -紫君- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 07:02:51

• thanks -任我为- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 10:11:33

• 有点儿担心：我在文学城无照潜水八年，那PADI会不会罚我？ -念亲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 09:20:09

• 当然会罚,罚你回家也写一篇潜水日记.问好妹妹,问好教主! -楚江- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 09:48:59

• 姐，那我只好把教主的日记抄下来，拿去骗你老人家了。：-） -念亲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 10:05:03

• 南村群童欺我老无力，忍能对面为盗贼。瞧这什么世道，嗨。。。 -楚江- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 17:57:44

• 姐，你这是说你那些干儿子干女儿呢吧？哈哈~~~ -念亲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 18:34:46

• 问好楚江. How is everything going? -任我为- ♂ (33 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 10:09:50

• :) -任我为- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 10:11:10