It was a June-ful of FUN!

I know I suppose to complete my Day 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 of our South Korea vacation, believe me, I am trying to too but I simply couldn't find the time to do it.  Because my entire June is gone. Let me tell you why...

My busy-ness basically started from the last week of May.  As I've earlier blogged, I ran 5km in the Standard Chartered Fun Run event in conjunction with the National Youth Day in Putrajaya that weekend.  I got a little tan from the run.

After which, I left for a short recuperating getaway to Philea Spa Resort in Malacca.  Got back the next day for a chilling out session with friends over cool beers.  The weather is simply too hot these days.  Chilled beer somehow seems so tantalizing!

On the first Sunday of June, was out in Petaling Street/Central Market area for a street photography outing with my bunch of photography enthusiast colleagues.

It was 3 hours under hot sun, roaming thru streets looking for 'interesting' subject to shoot, experimenting on different techniques, improving on better frame. It was a crazy hot afternoon that left sandal tanned lines on my feet.  I got yet a little more tanner! 

On the second Sunday of June, we were out baking under the cloudless blue sky at the Super GT Race in Sepang International Circuit.

Believe me, that was one super HOT day.  Hot sun, hot cars and not forgetting, hot girls too!  We all got really really tanned from this.  I was still all red when I got to work the next day.  I think one might catch a little whiff of burn if they sniff hard enough... hahaha...

It was a great opportunity for me to practice more panning.  Love this shot though it can be better.  Oh yeah, I even got an autograph from Cyndie Allemann from Hitotsuyama Racing Team driving the Audit R8-LMS.  It's not that I idolized her but, I am very proud of her achievement from a women point of view.  :)  

On the third weekend of June, we were off to Pulau Sibu again (went last July).  We simply love it too much and decided that we shall try to make it an annual thingy.

This time round, it was a little crazier (and more fun).  We hyped up their sunset aerobic.  There were just us in the beginning.  Towards the end, there were at least 40 pax.....!

We got a little more creative after couple of cans.  We moved the beach table from the sand into the water so that we have a table for our drinks, tidbits & sandwiches.  It was rather cool.  We get to feed fishes while we munched down our sandwiches.  Imagine this... cold beer, snacks plus colourful fishes swimming around you.... how awesome can it get?  hahahahaha....

Some of us pretended to be a peacock to get close to one!

Other than archery, we went for flying foxes too..... :)  Wiiii........................................!  Thank God the breakfast remained in the tummy!

The backdrop look rather surreal isn't it?  Like some scene out of Jurassic Park or Terranova.  I tell you, this place is addictive.

Nights are filled with game of monopoly, bargaining, negotiating and everything else we can think of over some really nice wine and even nicer company!  Oh, we even went for a moonlight jungle trekking on the first night we were there.  The sight of lighted up bobbling fishing boats out in the black sea from where we were up in the hill plus the sky full of twinkling stars simply took our breath away!

On the fourth weekend of June, last Friday, went pick mom up from the airport when she got back from her 21 days Europe Vacation.  She looks good!

Some of the postcards that arrived in my mailbox all the way from Switzerland & Munich.  Pretty isn't it?  Hope to cover that part of the world someday - Parisian coffee, Belgium chocolates, Brussels beer, Swiss watches and etc.... :)  

But, for time being, let's just concentrate on these: Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, China, South Korea, Japan & Philippines.  The rest can wait. ;)

I requested for just a plain navy blue, medium size, long handed Longchamp.  Instead, I got 3!   A small short handle black for my casual days, a medium long handed navy & red with Eiffel for dailies.  How wonderful is that?  

Due to her huge & heavy luggages, instead of taking a coach back, the husband & I took a drive back to Kluang on Saturday to send her home!  Left KL at 10am, arrived Kluang at 12:30pm and back to KL again at 4:00pm.  Need to rush back on the same day due to prior engagement.  Nevertheless, it was a leisurely & enjoyable drive.  

And this morning, woke at 6:15am (overslept a little), accomplished our first 10km run!  It was quite an achievement on my part though I took 1:40:11 to complete.  But then again, I did not train.  What was I expecting?  :p  It is not the TIME, but the distance!   

Like what a friend shared on her FB... "The miracle isn't that I finished.  The miracle is that I had the courage to start." - John Bingham.  Whoever John Bingham is, I couldn't have agreed more! 

 The first two finisher from our little group of 4. :)

This is the first '10km participation' for all of us.  The guys have never even done 5km.  Their very first virgin run! :p I was worried they might rolled down the hill... hahahaha....

There you have it.  My entire June.  Don't even asked about the weekdays for they are all filled with works, dinners, dancing, house chores & etc.  And, I am so TANNED.  :p

So you asked, what's in store for July?  Well, I planned to do nothing and recuperate, complete my South Korea travelogue before end of July where there is gonna be another exploration to somewhere INTERESTING1 (Shhh.....! Don't tell anyone! hahahahahaha....).  

Sibu Islands Resort - WE LOVE IT!

Remember I shared this teaser photo two weekends ago?  Well, this is it.  This amazing place that I went was a super amazing place (lols... brain dead.  Can't think of more words.).  It was totally beyond expectation not just on my part, but for my girlfriends too.  All of us have this thought that we are going to some kind of island off Johor, where there will be other villages besides the resort we will be staying in.  Just like what Tioman Islands or Pulau Besar or Perhentian Islands would have been.  We gonna just spend some girly time together, bumming out at the beach enjoying the breeze.

Imagine our ecstatic-ness when we were greeted by these free roaming docile deers the moment we walked out of the jetty.  All earlier discontentment of having to fork out the additional RM150 to charter a speedboat dissipated!  Well, the chartering was because we missed the arranged ferry.  We underestimated the distance from Kluang to Tanjung Leman. 

It was such a pretty place!  No villages.  No rubbish strewn all over.  Surroundings were all landscaped to perfection!  Pretty gentle deers lazying all over the place minding their own business and peacocks too.  

There were nice table and chairs put out at every corner of the island for us to chill and enjoy the sea breeze.  By the beach, in the middle of the garden amidst the deers, along the walkway to the chalets and etc.  I remember when I just got back from my trip, my other friends asked "WHY?" when I told them that I didn't go for any dives, I simply replied: "The island is simply too pretty to leave.  I don't feel like going anywhere!"  Lols...  Really, it was that. 

The weather was awesome too.  I guess we were really blessed for having such a nice weather.  Blue sky, white clouds, breezy.... The first activity we did was went dipping at their pool!  A pool on an island you asked.  Well, that was cause at that time, we have yet to discover it's gem! :)

Lucky for us, due some reasons, probably cause we were all four hot girls group, we were given the best service ever.  A guide was arranged to show us around the island, activities were all arranged and planned out for us all.  Free of charged.  Or probably their occupancy were low on the day we arrived and they have no one else to entertain.  Well, I still prefer the first reason :p.  That we are hot! Lols.... 

It was archery next.  We were all so ambitious and wanted to start off at 15m and was pretty disappointed when the instructed make us start at 5m range.  All four of us broke out in hysterically laughters when our arrows began flying all over the place except for the target (even at 5m and we wanted 15m!)!  Hahahaha...  Nevertheless, as we progress from 5m to 10m to 15m, we did managed to aim better.  No wonder we are ladies!  It gonna be a huge problem if we are men!  Hehehehehehe....

This was what greeted us when we decided to check out Beach 2 (their best) after the arrow game.  It was so pretty and crystal clear.  Can see right thru to our feet.  Even caught sight of fishes swimming around us.  Oh my......... I never knew we have islands like these right here!  Who needs Maldives or Mauritius?!

We enjoyed the crystal clear and calm sea so much that we stay right thru sunset till the sky turned dark before heading back for shower and dinner. The sunset were really nice too with clouds like on that first day we arrived.  Lucky lucky!

The first thing we did next morning after breakfast was... snorkelling at Beach 2 together with our guide, Ah Long.  There were so many pretty colourful corals and fishes.  All of us was so excited.  But this is still not the best yet.

 I found Mr Krabs (Spongebob Squarepants) loitering on the beach.  Probably checking us out!

The not so appetizing canned food we brought were exceptionally appetizing after a day out at the beach!  We even made Ah Long take us out to another island to purchase more.  :p  Seriously yummy I tell you! No bluffing one!  We had chilli tuna, curry tuna, anchovies sambal & etc.  We didn't bring enough bread though and have no choice but to purchase a loaf from the hotel.  It was freaking RM10 for a loaf of bread!  So guys, bring more bread next time ya if you going to island!

 My blue mask and snorkel.

This is by far the highlight of our trip.  The best.  Ah Long took us out for an Island tour as well as island hopping in the afternoon and brought us to this little island called Kukus island.  It was so beautiful that we started screaming even before we get off the boat!  Lols.... yeah, when you have a bunch of crazy girls travelling together, do expect lots of screaming and laughing!  Lols... 

The sand was powdery white, the sea was greenish blue and there was a bunch of seagulls awaiting us when we arrived.  Typically out of postcards scene.  Or movies even.  James Bond.  Lols... We had so much fun there.  I know I did.  Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Went mad taking photographs.  The corals were absolutely fantastic.  We were all screaming thru our snorkel!!  It was a hillarious sight! 

After Kukus, Long brought us to this other island where they have shops to chill.  We each ordered a fried noodle and gobbled it down within minutes!  This is the place we bought extra canned food.  Long show us this kitty cat that has deformed paws.  I am no expert in cats, but I am sure u can tell the difference.

This was what greeted when we finished our fried noodles.  Such pretty sight.  Sigh....... I am missing it so much!  Shimmering golden sea....  We were actually talking quite loudly until we caught sight of the sea.  We just we silent and each pulling out cameras to capture the beauty!

When we got back to our island in the evening (yeah, our island... lols)... the deers were all out.  Nice.

And of course the peacocks too.

We absolutely had a great vacation though it was just a 3d/2n thingy.  Just nice.  Am missing the island so much and can't wait to get back as soon as possible. :)  Such a nice place right in our backyard.  If you are keen, try googling Sibu Islands Resort.  You might be able to find them.  I am too lazy to dig out the receipt for their website which was probably buried underneath a huge piles of documents on my desk.  Anyway, I highly recommend this place if you are seeking for some relaxing short vacation!