Feeling sexy

Addicted to you by Shakira.

Not that i have anyone i'm addicted to.



I would sell my soul to the devil to have a body like Shakira.

2013

What's in 2013?
I don't have any plan reserved in 2013.
Maybe that because i'll die before 2013.
Maybe the Mayan is right. The world will end before 2013.
Aren't you curious a bit?

I give up..

planning my trip to Seoul.

I always hear people say that Tokyo's subway is one of the most complicated in the world. But hold on, have you seen Seoul's subway map? Seoul's maybe less colorful and less crowded than Tokyo's but if you looked at it a little longer, 5 seconds maybe, i'm sure migraine will hit you in no time.

Nowadays, you don't have to worry about not having to be able to read Koreans cause the map is readily translated into roman letters for your ease. But the thing about the translation is that they use too much vowels. Just by looking at their places name enough to make me go crossed eyes.

For example, Gwangheungchang, Gyeongbokgung, Bupyeongsamgeori, Gwangmyeongsageori, Gwanghwamun.

Do you see what i mean?

Mabul Island

So, last month i went on a business-leisure trip with Mr to Semporna. It was a total of 4 days trip. The 1st day was all about getting there and settling in. The journey from Sandakan to Semporna roughly about half a day. The 2nd day we're there, it was all about work. It was already 3pm when we finished our work and only then the fun began. We booked a day trip tour to Mabul Island with Uncle Chang. As for me i find the price is quite reasonable. We paid RM 132.00 per person for a whole day in Mabul Island. That price include boat transfer, jetty fee, snorkeling gear, transfer to 3 snorkeling locations, breakfast, lunch and unforgettable memories.

Off we went to snorkeling on the 3rd day. So our journey began when the speed boat leave for Mabul Island at 8.00 am. I was excited and skeptical at the same time. I don't want to get my hope high cause i don't want to be disappointed later. But then, the island did really met my expectation. Well, see for your self. They say a picture say a thousand words. No editing done on these photos.

If you know me, then you must know that i don't know how to swim. So you must understand that the vast sea terrifies me, so much. But then the idea of snorkeling was so appealing. I never snorkel in my whole life before! So with the assurance from the tour staffs and guides that non-swimmer can easily snorkel with life jacket on, i jumped into the sea with glee. 

And i sank. 

And almost drown. 

Thank god for the guide watchful eyes. Yes, it was embarrassing. I mean who got drowned when using life jacket?

I admit that my first mistake is to jump from the boat. I should have get into the water slowly and adjust. Well if you asked me, i blame the french lady who made the example of first jumping from the boat. She jumped without any life jacket on, then she float while putting on her snorkel and mask, still floating she bend over to wear her fins as of she's tying her shoestring on a sidewalk and then off she go and disappear from my view like a fish. She makes it look so damn easy!

So, on my first dive i still stayed underwater. I mean i still get to snorkel. Only that i just snorkel around the DRIFTING boat, while holding onto the boat's rope. I still get to see some corals, starfish, and small fishes. It was not that sad. Stay with me cause my story does get better.

Each snorkeling session is about 45 minutes. After the first session we went back to the shelter and rest for one hour. Then we were brought to another snorkeling location near Kapalai Island. This time the boat parked at a deeper location. So it was just blue green all around and i cannot see anything by swimming around the boat alone. You have to swim about 10 meters in order to get to the reef. So i resigned. I went up the boat, sat quietly and watched others.

But then, the thing about the guide is that they wont rest easy as long as you are not in the water. They took their turns in every 5 minutes asking why you are not in the water. First i told them that it's too deep and i'm afraid of the unknown deep. Later my answer was that the reef is too far and i cannot swim even with life jacket on. Then they offered to take me to the reef. But i still hesitate and say that i just want to stay on the boat and dry up. And then they throw their killer lines..

"But there are turtles.."

"Really? In there?"

"Yes"

"Can you actually see them?"

"Yes"

"Okay then, let's go there. And i want both the life jacket and life ring this time"

In the end i was glad that the guides never give up on me. The above photo is my 4th turtle sighting and was taken while we were still on a boat to our 3rd dive.

Our fun day finally end at 5pm.

And that night i slept through the whole night.

Spent and sated.