As you said Philippines is a great value I hope to be making my third trip there later this year. You said somewhere different though

I think Thailand would be a great choice too. I made a trip there in November 2006 for Loi Krathong. I went to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand where I attended Thai Massage school for two weeks. Also did the usual sightseeing, temples, elephant rides in the jungle, muay thai bouts... A very cool place to take a vacation No diving on that trip, but I still had a great time. I'll dive the next time I go. Here are a few links to get you started:

http://www.diveadventuresasia.com/index.htm
http://www.seadragondivecenter.com/index.htm http://www.scubacat.com/en/general_information/ http://www.southsiamdivers.com/
http://www.sea-bees.com/eng/index.htm http://www.divecentrepattaya.com/