【邊走邊記】學潛水（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

練習寫作，懇請高手指正：）

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• 好玩，繼續寫啊。 -謝橋- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/08/2009 postreply 18:05:59

• 謝謝橋 -任我為- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 02:54:54

• 中學讀英文了麽？ -bearsback- ♂ (15 bytes) () 12/08/2009 postreply 18:25:35

• 謝老大鼓勵 -任我為- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 02:55:32

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

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

• 俺大眼看了, 寫的真很不錯，文從字順，有細節描寫，有心理掙紮 -lilac09- ♀ (2761 bytes) () 12/08/2009 postreply 20:29:18

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

• 8226; 哇，有才【zt】，你化了那麽多時間，很感謝. -任我為- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 02:53:18

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

• Agree。謝謝振一的修改。 -任我為- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 02:44:55

• 寫得好,多姿多彩的生活,期待你的【邊走邊記】係列. -紫君- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 07:02:51

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

• 有點兒擔心：我在文學城無照潛水八年，那PADI會不會罰我？ -念親- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 09:20:09

• 當然會罰,罰你回家也寫一篇潛水日記.問好妹妹,問好教主! -楚江- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 09:48:59

• 姐，那我隻好把教主的日記抄下來，拿去騙你老人家了。：-） -念親- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 10:05:03

• 南村群童欺我老無力，忍能對麵為盜賊。瞧這什麽世道，嗨。。。 -楚江- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 17:57:44

• 姐，你這是說你那些幹兒子幹女兒呢吧？哈哈~~~ -念親- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/09/2009 postreply 18:34:46

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

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