Sabah @ April 2008

Akhirnya sampai jugak kitorg ke Sabah...kitorg stay kat Kinabalu Daya Hotel...mase mula2 nk decide duk hotel nih, kitorg google dulu...kebanyakan review semua negatif...tapi according to my colleague kat Sabah, the hotel has been refurbished...so, it turned out quite nice...since kitorg cuma stay 3d2n je, masa tuh agak terbatas...masa mula2 beli tiket dulu, x sangka plak byk tempat best kat Sabah...kitorg bernasib baik sbb ada colleague kat Sabah -Victor & Dean yg very helpful to show us around the town....org Sabah mmg baik bahhhh....:)

First day pagi, sampai2 jek terus gi island hopping......we wish we could go to Sipadan or Mabul (hahaha..we wish!!!)...so kitorg gi Pulau Manukan & Pulau Mamutik lebih kurang 15 minit boat ride...Apelagi....snorkeling je lah kitorg satu hari tuh...

Naik banana boat pun mahal jugak kat sana...sorang RM30 tuh....dah la mahal, pastu mmg laju giler dia bawak....then saje2 terbalik kan banana boat tuh kat tgh2 laut.....kak su dah panik giler sbb dia x reti swim...kitorg kena jadi pelampung dia...hehehehe...

Nemo kat Sabah ni friendly giler.....

Kenyang ikan2 kat Sabah ni....x payah susah2 cari mknn...

That night we had our dinner at Anjung Senja...Anjung Senja ni cam tempat makan biasa jek....cam warung2 tapi byk and the location best jugak la sbb by the sea...walaupun diorg kata seafood sana murah, kitorg makan 4 org sampai 80++...maybe yg murah tuh yg raw....kitorg amik nasi goreng, ikan kerapu seekor, ade lah lauk lain sket pun dah nk almost 100...mmg mahal giler....pastu kitorg order sayap madu aka chicken wings...hehehe

Hari kedua....Dean took us around the town...development kat KK Sabah mmg pesat....they are building up the water front, a lot of commercial centres, shopping malls are coming up.....to be one of the tourist attraction...Tempat yg x blh miss ialah Pasar Filipina (pic)...sejak dulu, pasar ni mmg wood based (imagine kalau ade fire...)... kat dalam tu banyak giler small2 shop/kiosk jual barang2 kraf, pearls, brooch, bracelets...rantai....mmg tempat paling sesuai utk org pompuan shopping.....hehehe...sbb nk bargain harga murah, kitorg semua borong kat satu kedai jek...dapat la jugak diskaun....mmg rezeki kedai tuh...senang2 dapat more than RM1K sekelip mata jek...hehehe....Kat KK nih, tempat2 dia blh kata walking distance....cari hotel yg betul2 kat town then blh jalan kaki je nk gi Pasar Filipina, jetty, shopping mall, tempat makan....

Malam tuh Dean bawak kitorg gi makan seafood yg mmg best giler.....(Dean belanja!)...mmg berbaloi la kalau mahal pun....kitorg order sayur sabah, kerang putih, udang, ikan..ntah ape lagi nama seafood pun x tau....ade la dalam 6 jenis lauk.....mmg best gilerrrrr!!!

Hari ketiga sebelum balik sempat gi Pasar Gaya (Sunday Market) kat Jalan Gaya (pic) yg hanye dibuka hari ahad seawal 6 pagi....6 pagi dah terang kat sana....kat sini pun blh bargain dapat brg murah...yg lain nyer pasar ni, diorg banyak jual binatang exotic...dari tikus ke anjing, macam2 binatang ada...

From left: Kak Su, AyuDcs, Yati & Me

Perhentian @ July 2008

After Pulau Tioman, next was Pulau Perhentian……I expected this trip was going to be the same like Tioman and Redang…but this trip promised us extra fun coz we were swimming with turtles and sharks and we met cute baby turtles……Me, Radi, Byot & Ecah (from KL) met AyuDcs & Ieta (from Kuantan) at Kuala Besut Jetty.

The bus ride was a hell to me.....the bus was stinky and stuffy.....the worst part was, there was leaking and my backpack together with my clothes inside were wet and i had to dry them first as soon as we checked in (otherwise i had no clothes to wear except for my swimming suit!)....

We managed to get full board snorkeling package for RM350 even after the increase in oil price. We were informed that all the boat fare etc have been increased. Perhentian was not that far from the Kuala Besut as it took about 1/2 hour journey by speed boat (compared to almost 2 hour boat journey to Tioman!)...We stayed at Ayumni House Chalet which was quite ok (except for the electricity which only available for certain time only bcoz they were using generators).

We had fun and really enjoyed ourselves every second when we were there....here goes our priceless memories and experiences.....

Tioman @ May 2008

Tioman mmg best!!! Dari jeti Mersing ke Pulau Tioman lebih kurang hampir 2 jam…memabukkan....phewwwww.....…tapi memang berbaloi…kitorg stay kat Panuba Inn (highly recommended!)…Panuba Inn memang tempat private and makanan pun not bad…bilik kitorg menghadap laut…memang bes giler….tido malam dgr ombak, bgn pagi dgr ombak…full board package including snorkeling trip cost us RM350…semuanyer 10 org - Me, AyuDcs, AyuMcD, Ieta, Fadly, Bul, Uda, Shikin, Kok and his girlfriend. We were having fun and the place was sooooo beautiful with crystal clear water.....corals were everywhere, beautiful fish and the scenery was amazing.....here are a few shots while we were there......

Ni lah dia resort yg kitorg stay- Panuba Inn Resort....mmg best! serius! highly recommended! selesa, food sedap & harga quite reasonable

Ini view dari bilik kitorg.....mase kitorg sampai dah mlm....so, blh dengar je la bunyi ombak yg kuat giler.....pkl 6 pagi dah bangun....dalam mamai2 tuh kitorg lepak kat balkoni tggu hari terang sbb x sabar nk tgk view dari balkoni....hehehe

Mase ni pkl 7 lebih pagi.....x sabar nk mandi pantai lepas tgk air laut dari balkoni...

Kat mana2 tempat snorkeling, ikan ni lah yg paling byk...ape nama ikan ni ek? kitorg pun x tau....hehehhe

Lepas penat snorkeling, ktiorg di bawa ke Coral Island berehat sekejap sebelum sambung snorkeling lagi....Coral Island nih mmg cun giler pantai dia.....white sandy beach....crystal clear water.....really beautiful.....

hmmm....tgk je la air laut ni....rasa macam swimming kat pool jek...mmg cantik giler

Best frens ever!!! From left....AyuMcD, Me, AyuDcs and Ieta....ini lah kengkawan kalau gi trip.....bosan? mmg bosan pun asyik ngadap muka diorg nih...hehehe...tapi diorg mmg best...frens forever!

On the right is what we called "the creepy coral".....coral ni ada kat Pulau Renggis.....masa tuh tanpa kitorg sedar, dah jauh snorkeling dari pulau...dah nk ke tengah laut....arus dalam laut pun kuat giler....konon nyer nk gi jauh sikit nk tgk turtle sbb abg bot tu kate ade penyu kat area situ.....then kitorg terjumpa coral nih satu je kat tgh2 laut tuh...macam pulau dalam laut plak....mmg cantik....tapi tanpa kitorg sedar, arus kuat dah bawak kitorg jauh nk ke tengah laut....ape lagi...panik la kitorg...masing2 struggling nk balik ke bot dan kitorg sedaya upaya melawan arus.....

Dalam bersusah payah masing2 nk balik ke bot, ade lah pulak yg tertinggal kat belakang...makin lama makin jauh tertinggal...maka bermula la operasi menyelemat...hehehe...jejaka2 yg join trip kitorg nih x reti swim la plak...tapi yg lain manage ke depan slowly except si Bul sorang nih yg dah panik kat tgh2 laut sambil jerit2 "rasa cam nak mati dah......tolong!!!"

Mase tuh aku dah la x pakai life jacket.....blh ke nk tolong selamatkan dia ni? yg lain sumer dah ke depan...sian la plak tgk muka dia dah ketakutan...arus plak kuat....kalau lambat2 lagi hanyut nnt...then, dgn segala kudrat perempuan yg ada nih, patah la balik gi tarik dia (macam dalam gmbr)....dah la berat....jauh plak tuh nk sampai bot....Ieta & Mahayu pun masing2 ade penumpang jugak...bebudak laki ni kena amik course berenang dulu la patutnye....ade ke kitorg yg pompuan ni selamatkan diorg...ish ish ish....Berasak jugak la kitorg nih berusaha gi ke bot...alhamdulillah....semua org selamat sampai...

Selain snorkeling, sempat la jugak kitorg singgah kat tempat perahu layar...tempat ni baru siap milik Marina Mahathir (kalau x silap)...dekat2 area ni pun ade free duty shops and kampung....

cantik kan? the sight was breathtaking!!!

Sebelum balik, sempat lagi diorg nih bermandi manda....

MBE 5533 @ LRT Cempaka Station

Phewwww!!! penatnye hari ni...lepas keje terus gi Hentian Putra, cari tiket ke Kuala Besut minggu depan (minggu depan nk gi Pulau Perhentian)....nasib la Hentian Putra tuh kecik jek.....tapi ulang alik jugak la dari kaunter ke kaunter nk cek tiket yg ada...nasib ade Radi...xdelah pening sorang2 nk beli tiket...tapi letih gak nk layan kerenah Radi...nak bas Sani lah, x nak naik bas 2 tingkat la, gayat la, x nk duk depan sgt la, nk pilih seat la....hahaha...tapi xpe....aku suka layan dia...hahahaha...

Lepas beli tiket, lapar la pulak......plan nk mkn kat the Mall...tapi cam x bes jek....nk mkn kedai biasa2 jek....then, kitorg mkn la kat kedai Kool (kedai ni Jay Kool nyer kat Pandan Indah)...lepas mkn, dah kyg, Radi hntr balik umah......

dah balik, dah mandi, dah online.....tetiba Radi call....hmmm...ape lagi la minah ni nak....then, she asked me where did i park my car? i was melopong trying to figure out where did i park my car...and BAMMMM!!! OMG!!! I TOTALLY FORGOT! I LEFT MY CAR AT THE LRT STATION near my house! Gosh! macam mana lah blh lupa i parked my car (my father's car) kat lrt! hehehehehe....

then i refreshed back what happened....after work, i left my car at the lrt station and took star lrt to go to PWTC and walked from there to Hentian Putra. i met Radi there. Then, i supposed to go home by lrt but we decided to have dinner and Radi sent me straight home.....by that time, i was totally forgot about my car and all i wanted to do was to take a bath and watching Desperate Housewives...

I really thought i have parked my car at my apartment.....i was sooooo wrong....hehehe.....so, i had to walk to the lrt again for the car coz i would never leave my car there...when i reached the lrt station, only 2 cars left including mine....it was dark and creepy (it was 11.45pm) and i was alone.....there was taxi driver and lrt staff who was about to leave...dengan secepat kilatnye, terus masuk kereta and left the station....hehehehe....what a night!!!

RHBIB Treasure Hunt KL-Melaka @ July 2008

The 'hunting' started from our office to A-Famosa Resort Melaka. AyuMcD, Aun, Tie & Me were a team. We were so excited and sooooo 'berlagak' to others that we sure were gonna win this...but the moment we attended the briefing, we were nervous as the sample questions given were sooo difficult...we knew we had to crack our heads to break the clues...all 4 of us never participated in any treasure hunt before, thus, we really had no idea what to expect whatsoever.....

Ready to flag off.....at the front - Me (Driver), Ayu (Navigator)...at the back from left - Tie & Aun (Clues breaker! heheheh)

This was the main challenge - EATING CILI PADI!!! They required 2 person from each team to eat 5 cili padi...so, tie & me ate those chillis...3 for me, 2 for tie.....i didnt know where they bought the chillis but they were extremely hot and i could feel the burning inside my throat....we both cried!! and so others...

Q: You can see it if far behind.....

A: RAFFI (read "if far" backward!)

Note: we got this one wrong! hahahaha

That nite, we had dinner. During the dinner they have announced all the winners and the organizer shared with us all the funny answers given by the participants. The dinner theme was "RED & BLUE"....it felt like Chinese New Year as most of us wore striking red...hehehe....

Our guest artist...the Papa Rock - Ramli Sarip.....we were really entertained that nite....his performance was so original...

Post dinner.....we went out...just lepak2 minum around 1am....

On Sunday, we went to my house for some durians etc....it was fruit season and we had langsat duku, manggis, durian and rambutan...NICE!!!