Yesterday
is dead and gone. Goodbye September. You were good to me. Well not perfect but still good enough and I've got a lot to be thankful for really. As the saying goes, nobody wants to be in pain, but you can't have the
rainbow without the rain. But oh, hello
October… please, pretty please, be good to me.
I’m
still flushed, a present from the merciless sun. There are some reddish glow on my nose, my cheeks, angry red marks with a burning sensation on my shoulders, my neck and my arms so badly tanned. Looks like the 50 SPF lotion couldn’t help much against the burning sun and protecting me from
the tan effect.. arghh. Knowing my skin,
it will take several months for it to get back to the original tone. I am not very fair-skinned by nature and have always been
envious of those fair-skin ladies who will burn yet get back their normal colour in no time. With this newly acquired but certainly not welcomed
tan, looks like this would be my lament for months to come.
Folks, this is the testament of my glorious weekend
rendezvous of island-hopping on the breathtakingly beautiful isle Sipadan,
Mabul, Kapalai Resort and Bohey Dulang situated on the east coast of Sabah. With God's grace, the weather that last weekend of September was perfect and I had the most wonderful time. So burnt
skin or not, I would do it again in a heart’s beat!
Thanks to the Chairman of Sabah Parks, YB Dr Joachim Gunsalam for according me and my UNK gang the fantastic opportunity! Sabah Parks is a statutory body under the Ministry of Tourism, Culture
and Environment.
Ok, will talk more about the trip later. Meanwhile, allow me to show off some pictures of the trip... :). Cheers!!
our ride
..spot me..
Sweet Young Things..
.. the group pic
releasing the baby turtles to the sea..
.. a closed-up
lovely Jo and moi at Maldives...errmm.. .at Kapalai Resort
The turtle encounter is interesting. Is it easy to spot them anytime on the island? Or you need to be there at the right time?
ReplyDeletewe didn't get to see any actually 'cos we did not stay long. But I heard that they can be readily seen on some parts of the island especially at night. The baby turtles which were set free are one day old. This is part of the conservation activities for the endangered reptiles.
ReplyDeleteWe however saw a couple of turtles when we dropped by the Kapalai Resort. I heard that at night, they come out in hordes. Kapalai Resort is ohh heavenly... :)
The turtles, the ladies and the seaside are all very beautiful.
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DeleteYour compliments are very much appreciated ..hehe thank you.
Hi Angie, lovely pictures and all the beauties sure very sweet and cute. And the turtle look sooo cute.
ReplyDeleteI like this resort the sandy white beach,so lovely. Hopefully to drop by one of this day but would love to climb Mount Kinabalu before I'm too old to walk. LOL
Have a nice week ahead.
Hi Amelia
Deletethank you for the lovely words. I love the baby turtles too. They were hatched just a day before and so very active. We had fun setting them out and watching them racing to the sea. lol..
Hey, yes you should climb Mt Kinabalu. If enough preparations, it shouldn't be too hard and you'll enjoy the magnificient scenery from the summit of highest mountain in SEA! :D