Pulau MAnukan and Pulau Sapi Adventure

2nd May 2009~

I've been a Sabahan all my life but have never been to any of the islands that surround it.. To make it worse, I'm not even sure of their names.. So on that cloudy Saturday, Pijah and I woke up early and set out to the Jesselton jetty to meet up with my friends from UIA to explore Manukan Island and Sapi Island..

Boat's fare: RM 25

Snorkelling set: RM 15

We board a small boat to Manukan Island.. The wave was brutal that morning and the boat was melompat lompat. I was so afraid that I would puke when we arrive.. But the boat ride was joyful \(^^)/ WEEEEE!!!! Just like a ride on the saddle of a terrified horse or a fierce bull.

Since it was my first time ever to set my feet on an island.. The ones with corals~ I was mesmerized by the different colours of the sea water.. From dark blue to aqua marine and then turqoise.. So beautiful.. It reminds me of something Mady said during our kayak training.. About the different density of water, about the different heat of each of those colour... Interesting if I have some of such knowledge...

We straight away seek for a place to put our stuffs.. Finally we found a nice place under a shady coconut tree.. Straight away put on our BA and jumped into the water to snorkel hehe I was pretty excited.. I have no prior experience so I have difficulty breathing through my mouth when the mask blocked my nasal airway passage huhuhu

We searched and searched for the corals.. There were very few.. The guys told me corals are very sensitive.. Sensitive to heat, sensitive to pollution and etc.. Manukan is very crowded with people, so it's not surprising to not find any coral.. So we went further... As we go further I found the fish was bigger... I've never really appreciate the way the fish swim you see.. I saw that they wriggle their bodies to swim in the aquarium.. But in the deeper region of the sea, I saw them flap their fins like THE BIRDS!!! Soo0oo0O CUTE!!!!

We brought along some bread with us and fed the fish.. I got scared when the bigger fish came to swarm the area where the bread float just in front of us.. It looked like as if they were piranhas whose about to eat on my flesh!!!

After Manukan, we head for Sapi Island... I was already tired then so I changed and just rest.. I even slept for about an hour.. What woke me up?? There was a wild boar scavenging for food at a nearby trash can.. Well, only one got that close.. From where I rest, I can see another 3 in a distant.. Huhu how did these boars got on the island?? A mystery left unsolved since Kenyir~Wild boar seem to be EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a lot of FUN that day~ Thanks to Bubble, Apek and Yassin for inviting us along~

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I'm away for XPDC

I'm not going to be in Sabah for a while~

I'm probably in KL as you read this..

On 22nd May, I'll be in Kuantan and on 23rd my rakit team and I will head to Temerloh to prepare for the XPDC Rakit that'll commence on 24th May...

Pray for us. May all of us be safe throughout the expedition..

Hehe Brought along 118ml banana boat 50 SPF sunblock with the hope that it'll prevent me from having severe sunburn.. I have an important wedding to attend on 6th June so please don't get too dark dear skin..

Harap harap team UIA can get better placings this year :)

"Menghilir ke sungai Pahang~"

Last year's rakit team..

UIA Kuantan + Gombak.. Love it so much~

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O thee~ the handsome dentist

When was my last dental check up??

It must have been half a decade ago..

I've been complaining and groaning due the intense pain in both sides of my jaw~


I'd to bear the pain for weeks.. Sleepless nights and a lot of twists and turnings.. Urgh! what a pain!!!




A week before the final last semester, I gathered some courage to go to the Kuantan Dentist..



Shifaa came along to accompany me.. The doctor told me my molar tooth was already infected and inflammed and that what caused the unduly throbbing pain~ She drilled through my enamel and sucked out whatever it was in there.. Cost me RM 80~So the pain was eased.. At least I was saved for the final~


When I got back from the Marapi Expedition yang besh to the max itu, the pain returned in my left jaw... Another episode of pain killer consumptions.. Another sleepless nights... I finally talked to my father about it and he hurried me to the dentist the next day.. I found a big hole on the enamel of the last molar tooth... Is it the 3rd molar in medical terms?? Owh~I forgot haha



I don't know what drove me to wear nice cloth that day.. And I was spraying my oceanus perfume here and there...




Pijah got suspicious and asked

"Ko pegi mana2 ka pas gi dentist??"




I spontaneously answered

"Mana tau kalo aku lawa2 n wangi2 nanti tu doctor nda kasar2 hehehe"




I registered myself at the counter.. I know my chonically decayed tooth will be pulled that day.. I was preparing my mental for it while waiting for my name to be called...


NORHAZIAH!!!!!


Huh!! the moment of truth finally came.. I went inside the small room and lied on the "death bed".. The doctor was still not there.. He was preparing himself inside the other room.. And when he entered, I was so surprised that he looks like THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So handsome~
But that doesn't change anything.. He was going to explore deep into MY buccal cavity and witness all the rot and decay and whatever there is inside..


"Adui.. Susah ni tau mau cabut~ Jauh betul di dalam~" He said in his husky voice.. Adoi~


So I closed my eyes as he did the procedure.. I can feel the stinging sensation as his huge metal injection pierce through my soft palate and gums huhuhu Thankful that the pain was not as painful as the epidural injection I had for my ortho surgery...


So the procedure went on for almost two hours because my tooth was... SPECIAL hehehe it tends to break into small pieces and he even took a 15 minutes rest and told me

"sakit suda ni pinggang saya" huhuhu


After the seem not-to-be-ending hours of torment, he finally announced that he was done.. Wah!! As I opened my eyes, there it was... A pair of sparkling captivating black iris eyes.. Full of assurance that everything would be okay.. I was listening attentively as he explain what to do and what not to do as my hurm gum recover...

Wah!! his handsome face helps a lot hahaha \(^^)/ and know what, everytime I quiver when it was so painful.. he would say sorry softly~ Flattered~

Moral of the story~

• Be in your well-presented feature at all times!!! There might be someone as handsome as Hayami Mokomoshi !!!
• Take care of your teeth and visit the dentist regularly for check up~
• Hurm~ let one of your child be a dentist because MAN it's so0o0o0 lucrative!!!!!!!!!!

Malu jugak la when a handsome guy actually scrutinized your teeth and saw the imperfections hahaha

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