Langkawi – Jewel of Kedah, Malaysia

Photo credited to Phil LANGKAWI, KEDAH, MALAYSIA The well-known beach destination in Malaysia that has beautiful beaches, mangroves rich in flora and fauna and duty-free shopping! So who’s up for some island chillaxing?! Check out Tourism Malaysia’s website on a writeup on Kedah. TOP 5 REASONS WHY LANGKAWI IS AN IDEAL HOLIDAY DESTINATION FOR ME! 1) Mad stressed at work :( It’s time…… to do nothing and think nothing. I just want to feel, to enjoy, and to experience. Man, I’m…

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Diving with Uncle Chang at Mabul Island

Just thought I’ll drop by with a quick post on how I spent on diving and lodging for my recent diving trip to Borneo, Sabah, East Malaysia. Arrive at Tawau via Air Asia from Kuala Lumpur 1h 30mins taxi ride from Tawau Airport to Semporna @ RM100 Overnight stay at Dragon Inn, Semporna @ RM77 1h boat ride transfer from Semporna to Uncle Chang‘s at Mabul Island @ Complimentary for Divers 6D5N Stay at Uncle Chang @ RM90 per person…

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The Yam Ah Mee Craze Continues!!

Omg, this guy… he’s hilarious and such a great sport!! So a lot of people in Singapore are crazy about this guy… from his name to the way he speaks to his looks, and his hair… gosh. And I got to give thumbs up to this guy. In promoting a movie night that is organised by Passion Card, he did this video: Returning Officer and Chief Executive Director of the People’s Association invites you to PAssion Movie Night on 21…

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Itinerary for Borneo Diving Trip

So I’ve been “MIA” for awhile now. Went to pursue my dream of learning how to dive and then diving. But I’m back now. With more exciting new updates! There’s something brewing new for this humble blog of mine and I will be back to update everyone about it soon! Meanwhile, hola all, I’m back. Here’s sharing my itinerary for my 8D7N Trip to the Borneo Islands. 8D7N combination will get us a diving certification, and 2 days worth of…

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PADI Open Water Course at Mabul Island

I’m at Mabul Island, West Malaysia now taking my PADI Open Water Dive Certification. Arrived at 8am this morning to Uncle Chang’s “resort” and was shuffled off for check in and breakfast. The room assigned to us costed RM90 per person for a twin-sharing room and all meals included. Today’s day one of my lifelong diving adventure. As I walked the little aisles of Uncle Chang’s lodge on Mabul Island, I saw a huge turtle swimming by in very shallow…

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Hello Sipadan

In the past 3 months, it seems like I let go of a different lifetime that I lived in and then stumbled onto a new life in which I find happiness and… contentment. Who knows how long this feeling will last but this is not a post to contemplate the what ifs. So I went to Bali earlier this year (which ok, fine is not too long ago and only just in end Jan), where it felt like I set…

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Things to do in Bali: Mount Batur [Part2]

So I covered Part1 of my adventure on Mount Batur, Bali in another post already but hey, while the pitstop of one’s life journey is important, let’s not forget the significance of what it took to get to the pitstop. So here, this post, I’ll be posting pictures of how the ascend to Mount Batur looked like. Interested travellers who want to come this same way, I hope you find this photo log useful. Remember, bring a windbreaker! Cos it…

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Things to do in Bali: Mount Batur [Part1]

This is an amazing experience everyone should try at least once! It’s not easy but when you make it to top, it’s liberating. The picture above, is taken when we were already at the very very peak! We were picked up at 1.45am from our hotel lobby and ferried to the base of Mount Batur in under 2 hours. It was pitch black! The climb started easy at about 3am. Easy because it was mostly walking on flatland on volcanic…

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