Mantanani Island..part 1

It was a very last minute planning. We made the confirmation for this trip only nearly about 3 days before the real day of the trip. To make it easy, I google, to find for any tourist agent that can help us arrange our trip. And, yup I found one. We only do all the arrangement through email and once was on the phone. As I mentioned earlier, even though it is a very last minute plan, the trip ended up with a surprisingly result. We do really having FUN and the trip was "FANTABOLOUS"..hehe

As arranged, me, fredy a.k.a Fread and flora a.k.a Florence waited at the Cititel Hotel around 7am. A guy approached us and he lead us to a van. **forget to ask his name. Before we proceed to the jetty, we first, stop by a hotel near Segama area to fetch another tourist that will go together to Mantanani Island. It was only 4 of us in the van, and we felt very comfortable with the space that we have. The journey from KK, took about 1hr 30 mins to the jetty. While in the van, because of the excitement, I couldn't close my eye that I don't want to miss the chance to enjoy the scene all way to the jetty...wowww.... because of the long journey, we use the time to get to know of each other. The driver introduce himself as Azmi and the tourist introduce herself as Zhangjin (she is from China).

From the jetty, the boat will takes about 50minutes (or nearly 1 hr) to Mantanani Island depends on the weather. The sea was not that rough on the day we arrived. So we managed to arrive on the island as scheduled.

these are the picture of the new aliens, arrived in Mantanani Island..who are they and which is which???...ermmm..I CAN SEE YOUUU..... from the left:

Night, Fredy, Flora and Zhangjin

This was out first station. From the Jetty, the boat will take you here before the first session of snorkeling.

The view around the Dugong Beach....

And, she is very fresh when we arrived on the island though not enough of sleep...hahaha..

The first thing we do is "taking pictures". and the "WAJIB/MUST DO" activity when on the beach is...

"SAND JUMPING"...this activity are for free.and you can take as much as you want for the picture and at anywhere you want to..wakakakaka..kidding you.. ;)

Right after that, we wait for our boat to take us for the first session of snorkeling. And..YUPPP...It was MARVELOUS...Snorkeling is really recommended at Mantanani Island. Those who prefer diving, for sure is more recommended (as Azmi told us). When snorkeling I saw the blue starfish, lots of kind of fishes with lots of beautiful stripes....but the only thing is, the sea was very rough on that day. I nearly drowned because of the big wave. To snorkeled with big waves contributes to the tiredness... I don't have the chance to take pictures of the fishes. Lesson to learn = bring along with you camera with water resistant. If you have one, you will be very satisfied with the trip...

see, see and see this...she nearly fainted and vomited while in the sea.
Less sleep + snorkeling + big waves = ended up with sleeping. hahahaha
Then, we decided to check-in first and decided not to join the team for the second session of the snorkeling. We decided to go for free and easy.. the boat took us to our chalet and it is just nearby the Dugong Beach.

Above are the jetty to Bembaran Lodge. Is is a very nice place to stay. The accommodation is just enough for you to have. I will blog about it later. I think this lodge needs more publicity and promotion.

Above picture are our chalet. Though not that spacy, for me, it's all what you need on an island.

Hari Selasa Yang Panas...

Ini adalah kisah 'hari selasa yang panas'...Hari ini memang panas..bukan cerita panas ya, tapi hari ini memang panas.. Okey, seterusnya, ini cerita blog ari ini....

Hari ini, aku terasa macam nak buka akaun simpanan di sebuah bank di Karamunsing. Bank M. Ini cerita betul ya...saja nak kongsi..harap tidak ada mana mana pihak yang ambil hati ya..kalau ada,minta maaf saja la ya...nak selindung tak juga dapat, nanti tambah cerita, bohong jadinya..kerana itu, aku cerita saja apa yang berlaku ya..

Ini ceritanya;

Kawanku mahu ke bank M maka aku juga setuju untuk ikut sebab aku juga ada tujuan untuk kesana. Setelah mendapat parking yang amat sesuai, hati terasa sungguh senang kerana tidak perlulah nak jalan kaki jauh...masuk aku ke dalam, lantas terus aku menuju ke kaunter perkhidmatan pelanggan..kaunter dijaga oleh seorang wanita yang berdandan dengan cantiknya. Umur takpayah la nak teka..

Aku : Maaf miss (dah terbiasa panggil semua wanita/perempuan "miss" sbb lebih baik salah panggil "miss" daripada salah panggil "madam")

Miss A : Yes....

Aku : Saya nak buka akaun disini. Berapa minimum amount saya perlu untuk buka akaun disini?

Miss A : Err...(sambil memandang ke arah sudut pejabat disebelah kiri dia)... Minimum amount adalah RM250..tapi sekarang tak dapat nak buat sebab mesin kami rosak..

Aku : Owhh..jadi tak dapat lah buat hari ini? Bila saya boleh datang lagi?

Miss A : Ermmm....tidak tahu la. Sudah dua hari mesin tu rosak..

Aku : Okey..tak apa lah..terima kasih...

Setelah itu, aku terus 'chow' dari kaunter itu lantas terus ke tempat di mana kawan ku duduk sambil menunggu gilirannya...sedang aku duduk, baru aku terfikir....

"hermm...nak buka akaun simpanan kat sini perlu guna mesin ke? bukan perlu komputer ke? atau yang dia maksudkan mesin tu adalah komputer? tapi tak kan la ada satu saja komputer di sana? rosak mesin ke atau rosak sistem?"

Persoalan ini masi lagi terngiang-ngiang dalam kepala...mesin rosak??

**masih lagi berfikir.......

How do you see the glass.....

source of picture: internet..forgot the link


How will you describe about the glass above? Half empty or Half full??

HALF EMPTY ????

or

HALF FULL ???


I learned to answer it as "it's HALF FULL"...

J.M.J Hepi Birthday.....

source of picture : adopted from picture taken from the internet

Hepi Birthday Jared... Happy Belated Birthday actually Jared.. He is 1 year this year..

Look at him.. soon to be 'orang bujang' in the house.. Interesting about him is, he is a very shy person...errr.. and kind of innocent kid. If you disagree with his action, say "NO" to him and see his response.. hehehe.... looking cute and innocent, he will bend his head downwards, while his eyeball rolling all around his eye... hahaha

when these two are in the house, my mum (which is the grandmother) will get "headache" and always pengsan after babysitting them two. When one of them ask for "susu" , the other one also want. When one of them asking to be carry, the other one will want the same thing. When one of them get into trolley/bike, the other one also want the same thing. Then, you will see, most things/toys in the house will be in pairs. There are 2 bikes, 2 car-toy, 2 puppets, and 2 etc.....

these two are more likely "belangkas"... the sister will say "sayang adik jared"...and the brother will reply "ta..ta..taaa..ta...ta.." (i let you guess what does he mean..) hahaha

This is Jared when i first saw him.. took this photo when his grandma change him after mandi.. **see that, he winked at me..haiyoo.. a sign of a playboy-to-be. wakakakka...why not oo Jared, choose the best when you are ready...hahahha

Jared, Uncle wish you the best in your life. Be a good person and never disobey your dad and mum... Grow taller like your daddy (not like your mum..hahaha) and don't become a 'keras kepala' kid and most important thing, NEVER forget to put Lord in everything in your life...

Kisah Ke Kedai Menjual Ayam....

Ohhhh...hari ini rasanya sangat teringin mau makan KFC. Tadi baru je 'limpas' kedai KFC. Oleh kerana gian sangat nak makan, maka sanggup la Si A parking jauh-jauh kerana dah susah nak cari parking. Maka dengan semangat yang ada pada dirinya, berjalanlah Si A masuk ke kedai KFC dan terus menuju ke kaunter. Si B adalah insan terbabit yang merupakan pelayan perempuan yang menjaga kaunter yang mana Si A dilayan.

Si B : Selamat petang tuan,selamat datang ke KFC. Boleh saya membantu? Tuan nak makan sini ke nak bawa pulang?

Si A : Sy nak "take-away".

Dengan actionnya, Si A bercakap orang puteh sikit..waiseh..ehemmm..hemmm

Si B : Baik tuan, Tuan nak pesan apa?

Si A : One Toasted Pocketful, One Cheezy Wedges with extra cheese, One small coleslaw and 6 pieces mixed chicken.

Waiseh, Si A masi lagi cakap urang puteh walaupun Si B masi bercakap Bahasa Malaysia.

Si B : Terima kasih encik..sila tunggu.

Setelah menerima pesanan dan menunjukkan harga semua makanan, Si B terus membungkus semua pesanan Si A.

Sedang Si B membungkus pesanan Si A, dengan tiba-tiba, Si A terasa tekaknya haus dan dia pun nak order air minuman.

Si A : Miss, nak add-on air minuman..bole?

Si B : Boleh encik..Kami ada Pepsi, 7Up, Mountain Dew atau Strawberry. Dan kami ada coffee utk minuman panas..

Beberapa saat kemudian, Si A pun menjawab..

Si A : One Honey Dew....

Dengan pantas Si B menjawab "Maaf encik, kami tak ada honey dew". Dan tanpa ada apa-apa reaksi Si B menunjukan jenis minuman yang ada dalam stock mereka.

Si A : Tak ada..hemm..bukan tadik..... (tidak habis berkata, baru Si A perasan sesuatu...)


Anda perasan tak?? Si B langsung tidak ketawa dan secara serius dia menjawab "Maaf encik, kami tak ada Honey Dew"....Kemudian Si A hanya ketawa sendirian. Dia hanya menunjuk kearah Air Pepsi dan terus berlalu keluar selepas mendapat makanannya. Si A terus tersenyum sendirian sampailah dia masuk ke dalam kereta.....

It's December

It's December and I still not finish with my book. Very disappointed with myself and how I wish that the time will stop to envy my life. How to do "everything" in 24 hours or in a week or in a month? I only know there is 'day' and 'night'...I only see the atmosphere goes bright and dimmed to dark..and there it goes repeated day by day until I didn't realized today is already the 7th December 2011. ...really?? Slap my face, kick my head and bang me on my back!!!...come on...it's 18 days to Christmas Day...

while others jingling and shopping at the mall, I'm still sitting on my desk and hibernating myself in the room..due to my illness..darn the weather!!..I am like having a transition here, trying to adopt myself to the uncontrolled randomly daily weather...The temperature goes like a chart now. Up it go, and then it can fall down to the base in a minute..hahaha..sound super extreme right?..hehe..I felt it that way. The weather is just like..very cool and windy in the morning --> then turn to very hot (sooo darn hot) in the noon --> and then suddenly raining heavily in the evening --> and at night, it feel very dry.

Hahaha...

Andrews A, : Mastering the 7 Decisions

I am trying to force myself to start reading. And I want to start with this book. Written by Andy Andrews, this book comes after he wrote The Traveller's Gift. It was his advice to jot down things that I read so that I will remember the content of the book as well as to share and also to practice my writing...hahaha

What attracted me from buying this book? Ermm.. honestly saying I don't know the answer for you. As i mentioned earlier, I NEED TO START READING!!!..hahaha.. Well, I saw this written at the back-sided of the main cover.

"Andy Andrews' words - both written and spoken - are a significant and enduring presence in the lives of our quadron Commanders around the world."
Michael W. Wooley
(Liutenant general.USAF Commander Air Force Special Operation Command)

There are some more but I will try to update later. I was just only on the second page of the INTRODUCTION when I always fall asleep. Fuhh..its hard to start the habit of reading back. I remember when I was in primary school, I always went to the library to read books, but now I am very lazy to start reading even a 10 pages book.**magazine is excluded ya..hahaha
Well, roughly saying, the book are discussing about 7 decisions that determine personal success. They are:
1. The Responsible Decision
2. The Guided Decision
3. The Active Decision
4. The Certain decision
5. The Joyful decision
6. The Compassionate decision
7. The Persistent Decision

Herm..from the content, Andrew discuss deeper on each of the point above. Erm...I hope this way will help me to finish this book because I need to summarize the point discussed in the book. Well, all the best to me and will update the book later..**by the way, my definition of "later" is when I finish with the reading and when I don't have the laziness in me to blog. Harap maklum. Hehehe