Kevrumbo
FWA -Filipino w/ Attitude

Date of Birth

December 9

About Kevrumbo

Biography:

Enthralled Aquanaut, lost in (Inner)Space. Born, raised, graduated from UCLA & still currently reside in Los Angeles County, the Birthplace of Recreational Scuba: where you can snowboard/ski in Winter Mountain Wilderness; then turn back around to swim, surf & night dive in Kelp Forests at Mainland Beaches; and finally come home to Suburbia with a perfect Mediterranean Climate --all done within either a span of 12 hrs, or a leisurely paced Weekend. . . !

Location:

South Santa Monica Bay/Los Angeles California, USA, Planet Earth, a blue world 71% water & third planet from a G2 yellow dwarf star, in the Milky Way Galaxy two thirds of the way out from the center on the inner edge of the Orion–Cygnus arm.

Interests:

WWII History -Pacific; Geography & World Travel; Sailing (Catalina 30); Lindy-Hop, Ballroom & Salsa Dancing; Big Band & Latin Jazz, Standards & Broadway Musicals, Classic Rock and Old School R&B/Funk (Gangsta Rap is Crap!).

Occupation:

Aerospace --fully assimilated borg drone in the Military-Industrial Complex Collective (Resistance is futile and Big Brother is watching/hearing in on you). Building up & preparing for the inevitable SE Asia War with China, & Middle East with Iran.

Gender:

Male

Certification Agencies:

PADI, NAUI, TDI, NACD, IANTD, GUE

Dive History:

Sipadan -luckily & unknowingly escaped before the infamous Abu Sayyaf Raid, Easter Sunday April 23, 2000. Dived in Indonesia -Lembeh, Halmaherah & Raja Ampat; PNG -Bismark Sea; Thailand -Similans, Hin Daeng/Hin Muang Pinnacles; Fiji -Bligh Straits; Philippines -Balicasag Island, Tubbataha Reefs; Hawaii -Oahu & Big Island; Mexico -Cozumel, Baja Calif./La Paz; Grand Cayman & Little Cayman BWI; Galapagos Islands; Cocos Island Costa Rica. South China Sea/Singapore -WWII Battleships HMS Prince of Wales & Repulse, Super Tanker Seven Skies; Sri Lanka -WWII Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes; Sunda Strait Indonesia -WWII Cruisers USS Houston & HMAS Perth; Chuuk Lagoon -HIJMS Oite Destroyer, Aikoku Maru, San Francisco Maru, et al; Palau -Helmet Wreck, IJN Iro Tanker, Chuyo Maru, Teshio Maru, Ryuko Maru; Subic Bay PI -USS Rochester, Sakura Maru, LST, F4 Phantom Jet; Coron Bay PI -HIJMS Akitsushima, IJN Irako Wrecks et al. DCS type I Left Shldr in Chuuk '08 with successful Table 6 HBOT

Certification History:

PADI Drager Dolphin Rebreather 1999 (Fred Colburn, Pacific Wilderness); GUE-Fundamentals 2001, 2007 (John Walker, Beach Cities Scuba, Michael Kane, Hollywood Divers); TDI Adv. Trimix 2005 (Chuck Mather/Keith Keizer, Dive Tek Hawaii); DSAT Trimix Blender 2005 (Dave Ross, Tech Asia); PADI Wreck Diver 2005 (Jo Hjelm, Island Divers Oahu); NAUI Wreck Penetration 1 2005 (Andrew Georgitsis, 5thD-X); NACD Cavern 2006 (German Yañez, Yucatech Expeditions); NAUI DPV 1 '06 (Joe Talavera, 5thD-X); IANTD Technical Wreck Diver '06 (Sam Collett, Tech Asia). Candidate/Intern Certified Hyperbaric Technologist (NBDHMT); Volunteer Crew Intern, Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber.

Certification Level:

PADI Rescue (1997); American Red Cross Adult & Infant CPR (exp. Jun '12)

# of Logged Dives:

500 - 999

Dive Classification:

Technical Diver

Years Certified:

Ten Or More Years

Dive Equipment:

Halcyon SS Cinch Backplate & AL BP; Explorer Wing 55 & 40 for Twin PST LP104's & Catalina AL80's; UTD Z-Sidemount System w/ Catalina AL100's; Apeks TX100's & TX50's, SP Mk25 G250HP's; DC Ultraflex & Bare HD Trilam Drysuits with cuff & shldr dumps; 4.5Ah Halcyon Eos LED, Diverite LED Lux; Jetfins; X-Scooter Sierra; Suunto D3 & Uwatec 330m BT; McMurdo Fastfind Plus PLB in Dive Canister; Uniden Mystic VHF/GPS Marine Radio stowed in X-Scooter; Halcyon Diver's Life Raft.

SB Challenge:

200m IM Swim w/o dying on initial Butterfly Lap

SB Challenge Streak:

DOA

Rebreather Type:

Drager Dolphin

Rebreather Experience:

Drager Dolphin

Diving Rebreathers Since:

1999