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Congratulations and Welcome to the Philippines !!!
Diving Tips : tagalog english translation (ok some words are different if from Visayas and mindanao, depends on which of the 7,000+ islands you would be located)
Pawikan : sea turtle
bahura : underwater reef / mountain , one of the best places to dive
Laot : sea ward
Habagat : South west winds
(calm sea on the east side of the island, rough on west side)
Amihan : North Easterly winds
(calm seas on the west side of the island, makes the pacific side for Surfing)
pusit : squid, cuttlefish
Pating : shark
bangka : dive boat (hehehhehe)
bangkero : dive boat captain
(but its the DM and the Instructor that gets to Boss around)
bubu : fish traps deep underwater
(nasty piece of contraption, very simple yet very effective !!! )
Tulong : Help
Tubig : water
Dagat : sea
Alat : salty
Sea Urchin : ah this crawlie has lots of coloquial names .....
Mabuhay : just don't use this , smile na lang , hehehhehehehe
chit = bill
bir nga = 1 beer please
isa = one
dalawa = two
tatlo = three
apat = four
bir/ beer/ pale = san miguel pale pilsen
light = san mig light
dry = san mig super dry
strong = san miguel strong ice
red horse = extra strong beer
mani = peanuts
sisig = sizzling minced pork wonder that's amazing with beer... (trust me!)
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Originally Posted by lara1018
go figure
