28 days to go…

还有二十八天，我就离开家，去一个陌生的环境求学。 虽然不是梦寐的美国，但是一个离梦想很近的地方。近来我想了很多， 发觉了很多，总结得来真的很老土， “要失去，才会珍惜”。

到英国读书，我害怕的， 并不是距离，而是那一年的时间。 每天醒来就会见到的面孔， 二十八天后， 会是一个奢侈。不想在这里细细地描述他们，因为我知道这篇文章会在我十三个小时的机程内，不断地在我脑海回响。只怕会哭得稀里哗啦的，停不下来。

又或许，我比自己想像得更潇洒，可能过了闸门，就能抛弃那家人的影子，专心开始人生一段极之精彩的路程。 但那天到来之前，我会慢慢地，好好的， 倒数着离开日子得到来。

Tioman, for the First three times~ <3

I am leaving for UK in a month’s time, and one last trip to Tioman is on my must-do list. After waiting months for B’s semester to finish, I finally got my chance to set foot on this beautiful little quirky island again, for the third time.

I have got to say, everytime I am here, things are new. The company, the people, the weather, etc etc… With high expectation of a galore of eye-candy like last time, well, I kinda enjoyed too much teasing Zin, babe and a few more people who had been there with me before. Sad to say, this trip, well, ‘supply’ did run low this time *if you know what I mean*

Anyhow, I wanted to post these on Facebook earlier, but I figured, a picture’s worth a thousand words, but sometimes, those thousand words aren’t exactly what you wanted to say, ain’t it? So, I am putting them here first, make it properly captioned~ haha, for what it’s worth.

We didn’t go snorkeling this time around, just solid chilling like a sloth on the beach and reading books I’ve been putting off for a long time. And please, bear with me with the self-candid shots throughout this blog – the downside of traveling with a guy who prefers living in the moment rather than setting out tripods trying to capture it instead. ^^ It is a new ‘old’ line of thinking that I would like to grasp, after being torment by the easy access to Facebook sharing and all.

*moo, if you were here, I bet we’ll have thousands of pictures again~ lol *

Anyway, here’s Tioman, through my eyes, for the third time. (Oh, my gratitude to those reading up to this line before skipping more words to pictures ^^ you’ve made my day <3 )

Pack pack packed!

Setting off at 6am, and here we are at 12! ^^

The best part of Tioman? Everyone gets a house-cat! *meow*

Yummy breakfast that comes with the Lodging @ Nazri’s + my makeshift ND Filter ^^

This is us, after cycling from Tekek …
*Zin, if you are seeing this, cycling in Tioman is NOT fun… it hurts your butt, well, MY butt, and I almost get run over by cars or bikes every 5 minutes. So, I am with you on walking to campus in UK*
AND WIPE THE SMUG GRIN OFF YOUR FACE, I KNOW YOU’RE HAPPY


Curry Noodle for simple brunch




Prepping for dinner ~ If only moo is here ~ =(


This is what girls and guys do differently before dinner~

My new found FAVOURITE???

Pineapple Rum + Nicholas Spark + Sunset by the beach *heavenly*

Pizza before dinner + Dinner! Bikini bod is so overrated!

Kitty with a moustache~ ^^

Bad kitty, for harassing us during dinner time by jumping up our table

Trying desperately to get my stubborn skin tanned~

Next time, tanning lotion instead of sunblock~ Liking my new bronze lather~ hehe

Read/ Swim/ Tan/ Read/ Swim/ Tan/ Read/ Nap/ Swim

Damn, life’s a beach, and I wish I could live it everyday ^^

And you bet! How could I not munch on this yummy before I go~

Chicken Cheese Burger and Chips @ Mawar Restaurant, only then I realised that the chef was certified as a Club Med Culinarian! No wonder the food tastes so good!

How about some touristy shot?

Caught napping in nets~

And NO, this is not what you think~

It is a child running while I was taking pictures in HDR mode~ No worries~

A updated map of ABC, with a new dive shop coming in~

My essentials~ I am finishing this book soon~ Wee~ Good read!

The guy who has different expressions for every single shot, I wish I can do that~

My favourite + an old pal from my first trip to Tioman…

Shella + Zin, do you think remember her? ^^

Flashback from April 2010:

A father&son duo, reading books with a hiking headlight, this is such a precious scene.

Time to go, and my heart was sinking, deep into the sand…

Laying around in the sands got my lovebites from our sandy friends – sandfly!

I’ve always been a Redang girl, used to the cleanliness of concrete buildings and advanced civilization, but Tioman has definitely changed me. It was a small island, with most of its villages mobilized by motors as the roads are not wide enough for cars, people there walked from one end to another. You don’t dress up for dinner and there were no never-ending clicks of DSLRs, just people living in the moments, not being caught up by Facebook status or entanglement from work emails. It is a sanctuary, for people who are carefree enough to leave those all behind, or at least trying to. I have never felt so well rested and peaceful for a long time. Sure, sandfly bites stings but I am just glad I recreate my love relationship with my long lost paperback friends~

Until next time, here’s Tioman through my eyes, hope if given the chance, you can give this place a shot too.

With love,

KC