Here at Thresher Shark Divers we don’t need an excuse to have a party, but on the 11th of February we had ten!  So staff and customers alike were invited to help us celebrate, with festivities that went on way into the morning!
Andrea and Chris both celebrated their birthdays, Manuella reached her 100th dive, Martin and Martina both qualified as PADI Divemasters after the final snorkel test…

Martina gives the okay to start her snorkel test, while Martin looks on in dread….

But he survived his snorkel test! New PADI Divemaster Martin with Instructor, Jo

Martina, new PADI DM with Instructor Angus
 
….and we had 5 freshly qualified PADI Instructors who just completed the PADI IDC and passed their Instructor Exam that day. Another 100% pass rate for TSD!  A big ‘Well done’ to Lee, Henry, Mac, Martin, Judith and of course their Course Director, Rich. The biggest IE ever on Malapascua hopefully means plenty more to come!
The night commenced with liquid award ceremonies….

TSDs newest PADI Instructors, L-R: Mac, Henry, Martin, Judith and Lee
 
…and ended with some bizarre Filipino party games: Trip to Jerusalem, Musical Chairs, Apple Munching, Egg Breaking, Tomato Dance and Paper Dance, with prizes given to the victorious.

Apple munching….

… Egg Breaking….

…Tomato Dance. or is that Tomato Squashing!
Strangely enough the games all seemed to be sly variations on the theme of getting veryclose to the opposite sex, so much fun was had by all!

About Andrea Agarwal

Andrea Agarwal is a PADI Master Instructor and the founder of Thresher Shark Divers on Malapascua Island, Philippines. Originally from the UK, she moved to the Philippines in 2003 and built what is now one of the largest and most respected dive operations in the country. TSD is a PADI 5-Star Career Development Center (CDC) and the only PADI TecRec facility on Malapascua. Andrea has spent over 20 years diving Malapascua's waters and has been instrumental in developing its reputation as the world's best destination for daily thresher shark encounters.