SABAH : Day 1

Our 1st vacation for this year is fly to Sabah. To b more specific, kitaorng ke Semporna coz plan mmg nak bercuti di pulau. Tujuan utama adalah nak snorkeling since nak diving takde license :(

Perancangan asal nak ke Sipadan. Tapi bila dah Google and menerjah few blogs...bg kami2 yg takde license diving ni, di'advice'kan ke Mabul and Kapalai. Fyi, Kapalai adalah pulau yg cantik & sesuai utk snorkeling. If nak ke Sipadan, kene byr permit rm40 per person. And the day b4 kene gi register di Jabatan Laut coz in a day hanya dibenarkan tak lebih 200 peoples yg berada di pulau sipadan. Since ianya agak remeh and ade 2orng budak kecik ni, so weols decided ke Mabul n Kapalai shj. Next time la ke Sipadan itu pun kalau nak amik lesen scuba diving. ;p

Our flight on 24th Feb, 7.20 am @ LCCT. So, nite b4 the day mmg tak tdo la dgn lenanya. Tdo 3-4 jam sj. Then bangun around 1am pack semua baju2 yg diperlukan...terus siap2 dan kuar dr rumah around 4.15 am. Sampai rumah Cu 4.30am and terus ke LCCT.

Sampai LCCT around 5.45 am - self check-in. Biasa la, AA kene 1 hour b4 kan.

us - b4 boarding

on board..me with adam harith & kaklong

behind - hubby & angah

view from plane

masa ni dah nak sampai lebih kurang lagi 10min...

pekan Tawau

@ Tawau Airport

Perjalanan dari KL ke Tawau mengambil masa lebih kurang 2jam 45minit. Selepas check out dkt imigresen kaunter, I cepat2 turun nak amik luggage. Tetibe my luggage dah tertukar dgn orang. Arggghhh kalut sekejap. Blh tak 'org' tu main amik je bag org lain w/o check betul2. Vongok kan. Takkan la bag sendiri pun tak kenal. Nak cpt pun agak2 la kan...

Mood yg happy sebaik m'jejakkan kaki di bumi Sabah terus GOne! Serius nak nangis rasanye. Then gi buat report kat cust srvc. The officer pun call la 'org' yg selamber amik my bag tu. Ring bnyk kali still tak mau answer. Officer tu advice will call me once get thru dgn 'org' tu. At the same time, I amik hp num dia and try call but it same - no answer! Serius menyirap je rasanye... Then, kaklong adv me to text him. After sms, terus dia call I. He said sorry & wil return my bag. Thank God...ingat dah mmg takkan dapat balik la my luggage. Hahahaha, tak sangka blh lak tertukar bag...yg pastinya bag dia mmg nmpk sgt buruk & lusuh mcmn la blh teramik my bag yg still nmpk cantik tu...ish..ish..ish (mmg drama betul la ;p )

nasib baik dpt balik....

ok...muka dah HAPPY balik... ;)

maYra & adam harith

While waiting sum1 pick up kitaorg untuk ke Dragon Inn Floating Resort....tpt penginapan kami.

Sebelum ke resort, kitaorng pusing2 bandar Tawau dulu..since dah t/h perut pun dh mintak mkn la. Tnye org sana, makanan ape yg menarik, so diorng bawak kitaorng try 'Nasi Lalap'. Lepas lunch terus bergerak ke Semporna. Dari Tawau ke Semporna mengmbil masa lebih kurang 1 jam 45 minit. Kitaorg chatered 2 kereta since weols, 8 adults & 2 kids. Satu kereta rm150...mahal ok! Tnye kat airport baru rm95/trip. Lagi murah...tp takpe la, since dah call 'pakcik' tu dulu msa kat semenanjung lg. Actually ctc 'pakcik' ni dpt dr my cousin's fren.

Dragon Inn Floating Resort

Nice and comfort. Kitaorng pilih budget double room, price rm66 per night. Murah and worth it. Siap ada breakfast. Bilik aircond and ade water heater plus tv- astro. Yg penting toilet sgt bersih.

Selesa sgt! For more info, check kat sini. Btw, resort ni ade menyediakan shuttle van utk pick up kat airport. And teruslah weols suh amik my MIL & family kat airport coz diorng sampai dlm kul 6 lbh. rm120/trip.

After check in semua, rest for a while...mandi, smbhyg and siap2 pergi ukur jalan kat pekan Semporna. Sementara menunggu trip satu lg iaitu my MIL & family which their flight kul 3.30pm and diorng sampai resort around 8 lebih.

on the way gi ricky line...nak cari tpt dinner yg best!

Sebelah resort ni, ade ofis Uncle Chang - agent shorkeling & diving. Kitaorng survey harga dulu. Pakej Uncle Chang ke Pulau Mabul & Kapalai include stuff 4 snorkeling + breakfast + lunch = rm150 per person. Murah.

Tapi weols tak amik pakej tu. Masa jalan2 kat jetty, kitaorng jumpe sorng brader ni. Brader ni offer rm120 but without breakfast and lunch. Actually weols mmg xnk ade breakfast since kt resort dh ade breakfast and for lunch mmg plan nak tapau je. So, confirm dgn brader ni esok pagi ke Mabul & Kapalai utk 13 orang - chatered 2 boat.

pasar ikan Semporna

Ikan mmg fresh2 la kan. Baru naik dr laut. Geram sungguh tgk ikan cantik2. and sgt murah giler! Selonggok ikan kembong rm4 ade yg jual rm1. Selonggok kat sana bnyk giler ok. Lebih 15ekor. Kesian tgk budak2 sana yg jual ikan kat pasar ni...dgn tak pakai seliper nye...sedih ok. Bila kita dtg tgk2 ikan je diorng dah merayu2 minta beli. Kesian sgt. Mengenangkan KL tu jauh n naik flight lak tu, xdpt la nk beli. Kalau tak dh bnyk I borong sume ikan tu. Buat stok setahun kat umah... ;p

Kat pasar mlm kat pekan Semporna. Mcm2 bende/mknan yg tak prnh tgk ade kat cni. dan yg plng best tu, sgt MURAH.

Masa jalan2 kat pekan Semporna tu, ade 2 3 orang budak yang mintak sedekah. Kesian sgt...

" kak dua puluh sen kak, saya lapar...saya lapar...kesiankan saya " sambil menadah tgn n ikut kitaorng... mintak 20sen je...ape le yg dpt kan...

Sedih i tgk. but once ko dah bagi duit, lg ramai lak yg dtg mintak. My BIL siap bagi aiskrim lagi kat diorng.

Dinner kat area2 resort kitaorg jgk. Paksu Man & my hubby gi borong ikan yg fresh kat nelayan yg baru naik dari laut. Kat kedai tu kitaorng upah masak je. 1 dish rm8. Masing2 muka lapar tak sbr tgu makanan sampai.

Juz ignore muka penat + muka lapar I tu...

Lepas mkn je, I and hubby dah balik resort. Alasan : Adam harith u'uk le pulak..pastu bagus I tak bwk diapers. So, I tak join aktiviti bergambar diorng malam tu.

p/s : to be continued on Day 2

Luv,