Sabah, the perfect square - Island Trip part 2

time flies really fast.
felt like it was just last month when Barack Obama was elected as the 1st African American President of the United States.
felt like it was last week when Pak Lah stepped down, paving the way for Najib to take over as the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

and, without i realising it, it has been 2 months since my first day reporting for duty here in Kota Kinabalu office. i feel like i've been here for such a long time. and my goodness, it's only two months je. meaning, i am enjoying my time here. i mean, i got to maintain a healthy lifestyle (morning walk to the office), although my diet programs is in haywire. i'm currently in i-want-to-eat-everything mode. i am in stress? i don't know. maybe because of the job. i am yet to deliver any groundbreaking results to the unit, department and the company. hopefully, i've learnt everything that i need to know. now, it's more on learning to walk on the ropes. sorry, let me rephrase that. now is the time to walk on the rope.

anyway, i just came back from a short-and-sweet trip to Pulau Manukan, with several people from the office.

back during my first 2 weeks in KK, one of my PIPErs, Rani, advised me not to mingle with Executives only. when he said executives, he said not with the Semenanjung lads only. mix around with the locals as well. Because based on his observation, he saw that most Semenanjung staffs, especially the young ones, only mingles among themselves only. well, that was from his observation lah.

so now, i can safely declare that, i am creating a bond with all Malaysians. i don't know. but i find it funny when we differentiate ourselves by states of origins, when we are all Malaysians! for me, the purpose of me asking people's hometown is because i want to know more about them. i want to connect with them. not for assabiyah thingy. yezzaa! lama tak guna ayat tu.

ok, back to the original report.
so, went to Pulau Manukan, and had a wonderful time over there. and yeap, went there with my Sabahan friends. note to myself: need to brush up Sabahan dialect and slang.

and when you are on island, blessed with sandy beaches and calm seas, you are suppose to go snorkeling. and that's what i did. snorkel. burnt myself.

for the record, damn it i hate to admit this, when i snorkeled previously, i always wear the life jacket. although i know how to swim. i dont know why. maybe because i lack the confidence to snorkel without it. but today, i swam freely without the life jacket. it is another great achievement for me! woohooo.. for most of you, maybe this is nothing. but for me, considering the fact that i only started to learn how to swim in 2000, this is a big step for me. hehehehe. basking in self-glory.

we were on Manukan from 8am till 2pm.
snorkel + makan kudap-kudap + tidur tepi pantai sambil berjemur + snorkel (repeat again and again and again)

and as usual, when i get the opportunity to sun bath, i do it without applying any sun blocks.

and now, i suda terbakar.

hahahahhaa

but i loike.

ok, my entry here macam dah jadi kucar kacir. must be sebab penat or something. i think the only thing that makes me awake now is the Red Bull that i had earlier this evening.

roger and out!