Langkawi: Pulau Lagenda

i often feel guilty because i dont know much about malaysia. and i think that too many malaysians prefer to go overseas instead of travelling in malaysia. cant blame them though. some of the places i went, you cant find easily because of the lack of promotion and awareness. how are people going to go a place if they dont know what are the attractions there? some have the facilities but are left deserted. like my dad says...

"they set up everything nice and pretty for the ministers that attend the opening ceremony. after that, everything falls apart."

i think that is a real waste because malaysia truly has the potential. malaysia definitely has the charm and many places i went recently had me captivated and ended up burning a hole in my dads pocket. hehe, coz my camera uses AA batteries!

one of the many beautiful islands of malaysia, pulau langkawi..
sorry bout the few photos. these were taken by a few people coz i didnt have a camera then.




first photo: taken in our room in aseania!! the room has 2 double beds and at rm 69 for two nights with 2 free breakfasts, its a steal!!! there were two rooms. first room housed charmaine and gary(her boyfriend), the naughty, cheeky lenfoong and taroniar,"the human" second room, me and suet mei, and michelle oh and brainiac diane!


on the boat. see how prettily we are smiling? the ride was heavenly with splashes of seawater and an amazing seabreeze....


we took a island hopping package! first place, pantai beras basah! the sand so white and fine. pity there was some litter left behind by some irresponsible people though...we went banana boat-ing!!! so fun but didnt get any pics of that! got a very funny story about the banana boat...ask lenfoong!


all 8 of us on the trip at tasik dayang bunting. actually got some pictures of us swimming in the lake one. i have no idea where those pics are. swt! that place is seriously idyllic and quiet.

after going to tasik dayang bunting, the pak cik handling the boat took us to see eagles( some were huge!) and we saw some mousedeers too. gary said they were licking salt. think they will get high blood pressure if they lick too much? <",>







these three beauties were taken at a small deserted island at the end of our island hopping. at first we were a little reluctant coz we were all so tired!! boy were we glad we got down from the boat. the view was amazing and the pak cik help us take the photos. while snapping away at the numerous cameras, he kept saying.."cantiknya, betul cantik!" he really knows how to stroke our ego! thank pak cik for taking these beautiful pictusres for us!

i feel a bit lazy dy... i straight skip to the next day when we go snorkelling ok? 1st we had to take a boat ride to pulau payar aka coral island.

blue power girls on the deck! there were many foreigners. not sure what nationality though. many of them looked so sunburnt till they resembled cooked lobsters but they dont seem to mind....




ccouldnt take pictures underwater!! coz our cameras not waterproof. so only can have this pics by the beach. these fishies sure have a good life coz many ppl were feeding them! you probably cant tell from the pics but it is scary to be surrounded by fishes and the fishes bite!! eek!! so geli..

snorkelling is fun! it takes time to get use to the apparatus and breathing through your mouth, but after that, you can paddle and look at fishes all you want. i had scary experience though...i was cruising around with suetmei when i felt something long and slimy wrapped around my leg. i am embarassed to say i let out a tiny scream. next thing i knew, suetmei had swam far away and the long slimy thing was actually the belt of my lifejacket! evil suetmei! running away in my time of need!

i think one of the highlights of the trip for me was seeing sharks...

yawn..looks boring eh?

and seeing a barracuda!!! i came home excited and told everyone i saw a barracuda. their reactions were disappointing. conclusion, they dont know what a barracuda is..
behold, the resident barracuda of pulau payar, mr mustafa( i kid you not! its really his name!) who lives under the jetty.


if you still think its no big deal, you suck!! just imagine yourself, a virgin snorkeller iddling in the sea when you see mr mustafa cruising nearby....aargh! i almost screamed the first time i saw him. hehe, he very handsome eh? found his pic online.

overall, the trip was a huge success!! and i myself had tons of fun and got darker in the process. the best thing about being young is having the time to see the world(only nearby la, no money ler) cant wait for my next trip. any ideas on where to go?



open your eyes to the beauty everywhere.....

p/s: go visit places around malaysia when you have the time.

*~MALAYSIA TRULY ASIA~*

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