Thursday, September 20, 2007

Sipadan 13-16Sept2007

Hello people!
I'm sorry for not updating for quite some time..hehe!

Quite busy with work lately
Gotta get more sales as more holiday plans are coming
I'm planning too many holidays
As AirAsia is getting cheaper and cheaper, my plans are getting more and mooorrree!

Okay let me start with Sipadan updates

Day 1


Flight from KL to Tawau

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Then we took cab to Semporna town
That's the place that we stay

We stayed at Dragon Inn Resort
The chalets are all on the sea..cool!

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Our chalet was special
But I'm quite afraid coz it's quite shaky!
Furthermore it rained that night!

I couldnt sleep well
Afraid that the sea water will rise and our chalet got flooded! LOL!


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Next..snorkelling time!
The boyfriend went into the sea to get this blue starfish!
It's so beautiful!

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We went to this small island (I couldnt remember whats the name)
Before we went, we heard from the locals that this island has lotsa poor ppl..
I didnt expect them to be so poor til I reached the island

They're so pity
My dad, the hero, took photos with them
And the next thing the kids asked was.."Coins/Money!!"
They're poor but SMART okay!

And dad gave them some coins
Mana tau..the kids ran to their kampung and brought all their friends out!

Hahha..
The next thing the hero did was..dipped himself into the sea to avoid that! LOL

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We even went to the seaweed plantation
Err..I dont think so it's called seaweed..dunno what's that called!

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Dinner Time

We had our meals at this lil island
Restaurant on sea as well..
Lunch and dinner are there..small restaurant but the food was great!

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Lobsters

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Salad lobsters

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Steamed fish

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Fried lobsters
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Taste-like-sharkfin soup

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Sotong


Day 2

Woke up early at 8am
The boatman was already waiting for us at the jetty

We're going Mabul Island
The journey took about 45 minutes.

But the sad thing is...we dont see much fishes
Only so mini mini ones
I guess we went to the wrong place
The boatman is not good enough..hahha!

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Anyway we had a lot of fun snorkelling as well
My handsome boyfriend even sunbathed on da speedboat
He sunbathed when he fell asleep during the 45 minutes journey back! LOL

Dad did charity again
He knew the kids only want some money
So he told the kids he dont have any
But he gave them some biscuits and lollipop!

The kids were so damn happy
There's one smart boy even showed us his talents..hahha
He jumped into the sea from the bridge and started singing Malay songs
I think he's cute
So I gave him another extra lollipop..hehe!

Dad was interested with the naked lil boy..
He thinks that he's cute without clothes! LOL

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These chalets are in Mabul Island
We just dropped by for snorkelling
Dad loves the place..he collected info on the chalets
He wants to come again

The island is really beautiful
Peace and quiet

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We even saw this dog swimming in the sea
Everyone's not curious of fishes but dogs!
And you know what?! The dog can even swim faster than us! LOL

The faces of the group..
The wind was so strong and you can hardly see their eyes opened ;)


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After half day of snorkelling, we had our last meal at Singamata
Check out around 3pm

And we took cab back to Tawau city
The journey is about an hour from Semporna to Tawau
I was so tired..slept the whole journey to Tawau

Reached Tawau about 6pm and check in at Heritage Hotel

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Dinner Time

Dad is really good
He did survey on the restaurants nearby Heritage
He asked one uncle,who's selling longan nearby our hotel, bout famous restaurant
And the uncle recommended us Jin Ling Seafood Restaurant nearby the area

We walked there
Just few streets from our hotel
The food was really superb! You can never find that in Peninsular!
And the best thing is..the price is so affordable that it costs only about RM14 per person

Imagine for RM14, we ate all sorts of seafood
Even our Bukit Tambun had to give up!

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Day 3

The third day
That's the day everyone's waiting for
We'll have free meals the whole day!

The reporters association, hakka association and the MCA gonna treat us
Thanks to AhHwa for all that!
We even had lunch with the YB of Tawau

And there's one small article of our lunch gathering in Sabah's local newspaper
Not bad huh..macam orang kenamaan aje!

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But I dont like this pic
I so look fat from sideway view..eeuu!

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After lunch it's our free and easy time
They're having badminton friendly match at 3pm
So we didnt go anywhere
Dad,me and the boyfriend lepak in our hotel

The boyfriend was busy packing and getting ready for the friendly match
I got nothing to do
So I watched National Geographic channel..damn wuliao!

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I love the baby T that Wilson sponsored
Oh dont overlooked my talent..hahha!
I only wear the attire for photo purposes..I'm not involve in the match!
The boyfriend gotta submit report to Wilson..
So I gotta wear as well..hehe!

Our team lost to Tawau
But of course we gotto lose..have to give face to them la..
Hahha I know its lame but that's the fact!

Dinner at Jin Ling Restaurant again
See how famous is that restaurant

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I'm gonna post up photos on the food we had

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I think I left out some of the dishes while busy eating
The crabs was delicious
I couldnt stop eating..hahha! I know I'm putting on weight!

The lady in the photo is Amy
She's the one who organise everything in Tawau
Thanks Amy!
Will see u again when we're going Sipadan the next time ;)

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After that we went karaoke
The karaoke there is quite different from ours
They dont have rooms for each group
It's open karaoke..you sing and everyone listens!
I dont really dare to sing..hahha! But I did la..only few songs

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The place looks a bit like clubbing..LOL
I couldnt imagine going to clubbing with my dad! Hahha..

Day 4

Time to fly back
Our flight back to KL is 10.30am
Woke up around 8.30am and took cab to Tawau airport

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Weijen said the nasi lemak on board is good
So I ordered one to try
RM7 per pack..
And it's not bad! Try it the next time you're on board..

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But dont expect it to be as tempting as the menu shows
It's some sort like simple type of nasi lemak bungkus
But the curry chicken is best!

Hmm..it's quite a long post
Actually I wanted to blog bout Sipadan trip separately
But since I have time now, so I just blogged all..

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We really had a wonderful trip..looking forward for another Sipadan trip
Me and the boyfriend are deciding whether to go scuba diving course
So that we can dive the next time we're going Sipadan..;)

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To Go Or Not To Go?

I'm confused now
The boyfriend, his partner and Ah Keong going Macau,HK and Guangzhou on Jan

Actually I decided to go with my sis
But we cancelled the sisterly trip
Coz we'd prefer to go on August
That's the time we can go for better shopping

Now I feel like going
Although I know there's nothing to shop during that time
The flight tickets is still the same price
Around RM490 to and fro..

Should I go with them?
But the boyfriend doesnt welcome me ;(
Coz he said it'll be troublesome when they go Guangzhou..

I need to walk for a long journey with the guys
And they might stay in budget hotel or motel..

Isk! I still can take that!
I wanna go..!
Nvm nvm i'll decide bout it later..

For now..the Bangkok trip is just around the corner
And I think Singapore trip on December is also confirmed

Many plans coming for next year
I'll start planning for the entire trip..hahha!
Dad wants to go Bali..so will be planning for one..hehhe!
Anyone wanna join me??


Oh ya..I'm going Pavillion shopping mall tomorrow! Yay!

Alright that's all for now
It's time to pick the boyfriend from his court..
Take care ya people..*hugs*

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