Mabul Island - 1st Day

Hey hey hey...

Just had my dinner di depan laut terbuka. 1st day di perairan Sabah and ianya adalah terlalu mengujakan.

My trip start really early today. Around 6am, dh gerak kuar rumah ke KLIA. Star LRT drpd umah dan transfer kat Tasik Selatan. Giler lah naik ERL early morning pun ramai umat manusia. Agak lambat gak r so reach KLIA around 740am while aku punya flight pukul 825am ok!

Once reach there, terus aku try MAS punya self checkin. Giler tak efficient sbb once ko dh lambat dia takleh update data n kena g counter. So, siap lari2 g potong queue counter n mintak tlg akak MAS tuh bagi boarding pass. Dah la gate jauh pastu kena lari2 siap. Once sampai... Gate tak bukak lagi! Mmg haram... So, layankan penat lepak jap n around 15 mins dh boarding. Hujan lebat plak tuh. Giler gerun...

In flight, as usual MAS agak smooth tak mcm AirAsia. Dorg nyer badan kapal kan lain n terbang pun level lain2 kan? So, agak lancar lah perjalanan. Food pun not bad n aku habiskan masa baca buku...

Once arrived kat Tawau Airport, pickup boy dh tunggu lama n bila on phone menderu voicemail masuk. From my sis, my fren kat sini n the pick up boy itself. Flight lewat skit sbb hujan... Drpd situ, travel lagi naik pickup van ke Semporna. It takes around 1 hour gak la. Dgn jalan jem bila sampai pekan Samporna, budak2 time dorg balik skolah.. Mmg best..

So, arrive situ jer boating boy pun dh tggu so aku rasa mcm best jer. All planned works well. Dr situ ke Mabul Island amik around 1 hour. Travel lagi... Kt area Semporna nih, pekan kecik jer n banyak umah2 pacak. Mostly orang Bajau laut. So dorg mmg nelayan piorly n makan hasil laut. Selamba jer budak2 dorg dive laut dalam n bwk bot. Nih aku tgh menulis pun ada yg kat tgh laut tgh nyanyi2.. Giler seyh!

Tapi kat sana agak kotor skit since dorg nih tak particular pasal hygiene. Once dh masuk open sea baru condition agak elok skit. Smooth journey n apa yang aku perasan, perairan sini tak effect la dgn monsun atau angin yg bukan2. Even trip sejauh sejam nih pun dorg bleh naik bot pukat biasa.

Arrived at Jeff Divers homestay around 2pm. 6hrs plus to reach the destination. Sgt penat but sgt berpuas hati dan suka sekali - riang tak terkira - hebat rasanya - etc2 bila dh sampai. Semua homestay sini pattern tepi laut, menghadap open sea. Kat sini jer dh nmpak coral.. Ikan besar2.. Dinasour 2,3 ekor dan mcm2 lagi.. Air tak clear sgt sbb ini lebih kepada perkampungan. Nk lagi lawa kena g Sipadan, Mataking n Kapalai. Kata dorg la...

Lepas lunch, kitorg lepak borak2 sambil ditiup angin sepoi2 bahasa.. Mostly sini foreigner. Aku, biz partner n member dia n Jeff, owner homestay yg local. Semua bilik sini semua foreigner. Best giler sharing dgn dorg..

Around, 3 plus kitorg g jalan2 area Mabul. Masuk perkampungan dorang n tembus on the other side. Giler cool lah.. Pulau nih sangat dara lagi n dorg agak particular rupanya. Orang kampung sini hormat orang luar n even malam pun still no problem nk pegi mana2. Kitorg settle down lepak minum on the other side of our homestay. Laut sebelah sana...

Approaching evening, tgh sunset nk turun.. Kitorg turun snorkel depan umah!. Masa nih ikan banyak.. Air pun pasang so mmg best la. Keep on snorkel smpai tak sedar dah gelap. Than kitorg settle down prepare for dinner.

Time dinner, si Jeff nih suruh staff dia buat local food n mat2 saleh ni semua sangatlh suka layan food mcmnih. Enjoy makan dgn dorg n borak pasal country nasing2. Skrg kitorg tgh rest2.. Layan wifi, Facebook n borak2. Air semua free flow so bancuh.. Layan jer..

Wrap up, interesting day today. Pic nnti aku upload FB r. Baru cool. Bagi berbulu skit.. Hahaha.

Tomorrow... More interesting.

Free Scuba Driving?

Yosh!!!