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Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi is well known amongst scuba
divers and skin diver for the magnificent wall and macro diving.
Those who have visited this haven had only these few words to
describe their experiences:
"Unforgettable".
"Amazing".
"Superb".
"Unbelievable".
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Manado's wonderful and rich biodiversity underwater will probably still be undiscovered if it wasn't for one man : Loki Herlambang, who, over 3 decades ago (circa 1975), made an exemplary dive in Manado Bay. Awed by the beauty he explored the inexplicable and breathtaking Bunaken and the neighbouring islands.
The mind blowing experience has inspired Loky to form Manado's first diving club now known to the dive world as Nusantara Diving Center or NDC for short (www.ndcmanado.com ). NDC has now grown and is rated to be among the best dive and spa resorts in North Sulawesi.
Divers today are forever in awe of the dominating volcanic landscape that has created a unique backdrop for North Sulawesi. The year-round diving offers excellent visibility averaging 25m and offers an amazing variety of marine life and exotic surroundings. Many unusual species, like the prehistoric "coelacanth", reef-sharks, turtles, eagle rays, napoleon wrasse, dugong and orca (to name a few) have come to call this amazing place "home". It is one of the world's best, yet at the same time, the least known dive destination in the world.
A majority of the sites are conveniently accessed within one hour from your hotel and North Sulawesi's remote location means that the sites are never crowded with other divers.
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Unlike before, where getting to Manado from Malaysia would mean having to fork out at least RM1500 (which does not include a nights stay in Singapore to catch the connecting flight the next day), Air Asia (www.airasia.com) now proudly offer divers from Malaysia the opportunity to discover the delights of Manado and Bunaken at a fraction of the traveling costs.
For as little as RM400 return (based on RM40 per way tickets), Air Asia will take you direct from LCCT to Manado International Airport, thus saving you money and valuable time.
Which means that you too, will find yourself echoing the very same words visiting divers have uttered before this :
"Unforgettable".
"Amazing".
"Superb".
"Unbelievable".
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Red is auspicious. Red signifies prosperity, affluence, fortune and good omen. Even on special occasions, red is worn. Red is a symbol of good luck. Red is not only just that.
It is the colour of the blood that runs from the shark when it is mutilated for its fins just so that you can have your prosperity drive to impress your business clients or your in-laws. It is the colour of the blood, days after the body of the shark is thrown back into the sea to be left to die a slow and painful death. The luck of this shark is certainly not good considering how much red it has bled. Affluence can buy sharks’ fins and fortune can dictate your how much longer you can be affluent but calling for the mass mutilation and cruel killing of these sharks may never bring you that good omen that you need to remain affluent and influential. The more you eat sharks’ fins, the more red people perceive of you. Is red auspicious then? |
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