HELLO EVERYBODY!
Oh god. It has been AGES since I last stepped into my own blog :P As usual, I've been busy having the most luxurious time of my life! Hahahaha :) Seriously, ever since my Hubby got me the iPad, I've been watching various shows on it! Dramas such as BBT, HIMYM, CSI etc, and Anime such as Ouran High, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, The World God Only Knows.
And finally, after so long of procrastinating, I'm finally getting down to business and blogging about my trip to the wonders of Tioman Malaysia!
Hubby, Boyboy and I went there for 3 days, 2 nights, but we practically had the time of our life! We ate like kings, played like there is no tomorrow, and continued eating. Hahahaha, it is a wonder that I managed to shed all the extra weight within a few days :P
But of course, the plus point of this trip was not all about the eating and the merry-making, it was Mother Nature who caught all three of us by heart and surprised us with how wonderful life can be without cramming ourselves in the hustle bustle of city life. I am serious.
So anyways, we took a private bus from Singapore to Malaysia and the total journey was like 3 freaking hours just to reach the jetty. However we were early! The ship did not leave the harbor till 2pm and we were there at 10am! We had four hours to kill!!!! We walked around the jetty looking for things to do but in the end we just bought snacks and watched a few movies which I've downloaded on the iPad.
Time finally passed by within the inch of my very life, and we started to board the ship. We thought that there would only be a few people, but to our surprise, there was this HUGE crowd waiting to go to Tioman. The three of us had to freaking squeeze through the entire crowd just to board the ship. Once again, the journey was TEDIOUS. It took us about one hour to get to the island and before that, the ship was delayed for about half an hour. Plus, inside the ship was stuffy and really hard to breathe which made the journey even more excruciating. Thank goodness I managed to doze off despite such rough conditions.
When we reached the island, half of the day has gone by and we started looking for our room. We had to walk quite a long way as our hotel was located on quite the far end of the island, but it was a good walk because we got to admire nature at its peak form! So anyways, here are some pictures! :)
Hubby and I at an open-cafe! :) And this cafe has some really good food so we ate most of our meals here, trying out their different specialties! :)
Hubby took this picture of me~ It looks super natural right? And I didn't do any photoshop at all, I just added the blue-ish effect, the rest was nature's doing :)
As the island was situated next to the ocean (DUH! That's why they call it an island), there was this constant breeze that just cools the island itself. Plus, there are no tall buildings on the island so the breeze is really strong even if you are deep in the island. As such, despite the sun devious glare, I did not exactly felt hot all the time thanks to the ocean breeze~ It was truly awesome.
Even though the sun was already setting, there were still fishermen out there working hard. After they bring in their catch, we get to treat ourselves to an awesome BBQ, fresh from the sea!
If you stare into this picture deeply, you can see this ANGMOH sitting on the beach reading his book. I liked how this entire place just brings out the natural feel of us human beings. Even though I spoiled everything by bringing an iPad to such an island, still I felt myself appreciating nature at its rawest form.
Hubby and I preparing to have our BBQ feast on the first day! :)
This is Boyboy who just came back from swimming in the ocean. Well, since the inhabitants were pretty open people, walking around half-naked (top half naked mind you!) all the time, Boyboy decided to impart in their 'culture' as well.
Early in the morning and the fishermen are already out in the ocean working hard.
This is another angle of the restaurant that the three of us frequent a lot :) I love the somewhat Hawaiian decorations out and about.
Second day morning: The tide was really shallow which allowed us to venture quite out in the ocean and we found a lot of awesome stuff out there! Hubby caught a few crabs but he let them go because the crabs quite bubbling at their mouths which I felt was quite disturbing. Hahahaha it looked like it wanted to poison us or something D:
And here is Boyboy sitting on a speedboat! Half-naked as usual LOL.
And it's snorkeling time!!! :) I did some snorkeling as well and saw many beautiful fish underwater. I tell you, the ocean water was so clean, it was freaking crystal clear that you can see deep underwater from just swimming on the surface! I'm serious! Hubby bought an waterproof camera just for this occasion and snapped lots of pretty pictures of the underwater life. We still haven't got to the job of developing the waterproof camera so you guys will have to wait for us to do so :P
After snorkeling at a certain area, the person brought us to another beach at another island in which we could do more snorkeling at our own will. Of course I was too tired from drinking too much seawater and feeling all bloated. Plus my eyes were super pain as I accidentally rubbed my eyes with my wet hands and I'm like "WHY AM I SO FAIL?!"
You can see how bloated I am from drinking lots of seawater D: Please ignore my fat thighs D: That is the consequences of joining Cheerleading!!!! T.T
Hubby wanted to stunt with a pretty scenery behind, and he got his wish! :) Sadly I still don't look so flattering in my bikini D:
And here is Boyboy pretending that he is some mermaid with sand on his eyes being his 'eye shadow'. Hahaha this kid always never fail to make me laugh till stitches.
Finally all the food pictures Hubby and I took, all complied into two!! :) Heehee, and that reminds me: there were a lot of cats on the island and they were so accustomed to the presence of the locals that they were super friendly to us strangers as well. Of course, we returned the favor and fed them with all the remaining food which we could not finish. Trust me, when Hubby and Boyboy order food, they order twice their usual amount and they know that I am a person whom can't eat a lot. So yea, there were a lot of leftovers. But it was a good thing because we got to feed the cats! Heehee :)
So after three days, we took the ship back to Malaysia Jetty and returned home safe and sound in another private bus. It was quite a journey and the three of us no doubt grew tanner. REALLY TAN. My grandmother joked that Hubby and I looked like Malays on our first day back in Singapore. It was just that bad. Right now, my skin color has not really returned back to the way it was, but then again I doubt it will do so D: Sighs* Hahahaha
Still, it was an awesome trip!! I would really recommend this island to all those who likes adventure, nature or just enjoying a few quite days without having to worry about the problems of life. I felt more relaxed than usual after my trip and I managed to recuperate from having been stressed out a few days before. However, I had to put in more effort than usual to lose the extra weight, but all in all, it was worth it! :)