trip to Bohey Dulang Island and Sibuan Island

i wanted to update about my recent trip before i pretend to get busy with my final exam preparation starting this 28th Dec.

(not so fun Christmas this year)

straight to the point.

Bohey Duland and Sibuan island is located in our beloved Semporna.

of course in Sabah leeee...

4 days before the trip!

this is actually a very last minute plan. 

like we plan this on 3rd December and then we just go on 7th December.

and sometimes the best trip is the one that you don't plan!

sebab kalau plan awal-awal selalu tidak jadi!

even though the place is just in Sabah but i never been to semporna before. Tawau, LD, Sandakan semua saya tidak pernah pigi sebelum ni. sedih...
so,i do a lot of googling and contacted a few agent to get the best price.

always-always contact all agent to get best price!

7th December. 

we decided to drive ourself to Semporna.

initially, i planned to take midnight bus from KK so that we can arrived in Semporna in the morning. 

but then ada orang tu rajin mau drive so, okay lah.

and actually if you going there more than 2 person, it's more cheaper if you drive. 

if you go by Bus it will cost you RM90/person (return trip).

but our fuel cost is around RM200(return trip KK-Semporn-KK,Myvi 1.5,auto).

so, kalau ada 3 person maybe cost around RM66/person, return trip. 

kalau guna manual lagi murah kali ahh. hehe

it's just that if you decided to drive, then you have to wake up really early. 

since our trip is on weekdays so we decided to take off from KK at 5.00 am to avoid traffic jam.

i woke up at 4.00am just to make sure everything's okay. 

and went to 7E to buy a lot of junk food ad water supply at 4.30 am before we take off.

the good thing about bringing your own car is that you can bring as many things as you want.

it took approximately 10 hours driving from KK to Semporna (plus 2 stop for breakfast and lunch)

nasib bawa kereta auto boleh la tukar-tukar drive. 

we stopped at Ranau to have breakfast at 7.15am and arrived at Lahad Dato at 1,30pm to have our lunch. 

first time sampai Lahad Dato, ada Secret Recipe pula sana ahh.. wahh, noobnya i.

then we arrive at Semporna around 4.20pm. sesat jalan lagi ya. hampir tempus ke Tawau.

Waze punya pasal.

singgah pump tayar before leaving.

it's still dark and i am actually driving!

we decided to check in at Mutiara In Hotel since our guide recommend it. 

Rm50/night only for single bed room and the hotel condition is just okay la. 

suite the price. hehe

But the owner is very very very friendly and reliable. 

Mutiara Inn Hotel

there's a lot of hotel around Semporna's jetty so i think you don't have to worry so much about place to sleep.

Also,semporna got Watson, Guardian, Giant, Maybank, Petrol Station, KFC, and so on.

so no need to bring many stuff. can get there all. hehe

malam kami round-round the place, went to buy sunscreen and some beach pants.

mau minta puji juga la masa di pantai kenen.
oh ya.. make sure round semua kedai sana before buying stuff like pearl and beach wear because some of the shop offer cheaper price than the other. 

DAY 2. 8th December 2015

i woke up around 7 am because i am so excited!
mandi then pakai sunblock then tunggu guide.

the boat usually leave at 9.
lambat siiikit guide kami datang tapi ok juga la.

here is the timetable givin by our guide

The package included breakfast and lunch so you don't have to worry about breakfast or lunch in the middle of the beach. hehe

view just a few step from our hotel

exictedddddd

it took around 20 to 30 minute to arrived at Bohey Dulang jetty. and it very very very pretty from afar. you can see the blue sea from afar you know. awww

jetty Bohey Dulang

you see the peak there? yess, thats where we are going!

we need to climb to the peak if we want to see the nice view.

its 300m high from sea level but then you need to climb 600m before you reach the peak.

alaaaa, kalau kamu biasa naik Gunung Kinabalu macam kacang saja baitu.

make sure before you climb, you have taken your breakfast, but don't eat too much junkfood or you'll throw up on the way up. macam tu satu urang tu. ohohoho

otw

jalan otw naik. ada tangga, ada bukan tangga juga.

sempat selfie otw

 dan after climbing for 25minutes akhirnya kami sampai.

the view you can see from above

cantikkkkkkk

tq to our guide for capturing this beautiful view. 

trip-trip orang korea

saya ja ni.

on weekdays and still many people. can you imagine going on weekends?

i feel like i want to hangout here for the rest of the day but the guide said we have to go down since we still need to go snorkeling. terpaksa la turun.

oh ya, you need and must wear sneaker to go upstair or else the guide wont be responsible for any injury

 we have our lunch at Bohey Dulang island and then proceed to the second island, Sibuan Island.
Sibuan Island located just a few miles from Bohey Dulang Island. around 15 minutes rides?
not sure. tapi kijap ja sampai.

pulau botak. 

view you can see otw to Sibuan Island

yess, thats it! that's Sibuan Island you can see.. 

view fromSibuan Island! That's Bohey Dulang Island if i'm not mistaken. hoho

daftar dulu baru boleh bergembira

how clear the sea issssshhhh!

trip-trip phototgrapher kijap

harus selfie la kan.

me trying to beat Agnes Monica. haha

huishhh. ada selipar semua. panas beiii..

 snorkeling time!
i didn't take many picture of snorkeling since i don't have Gopro! hishhhh. menyesal x beli Gopro!

ni ja la saya mampu gambar. before i jump into the sea enjoying God's creature. 

that's our day 2.

going back around 4.30pm. 

thank God our guides are very sporting!

they bring us to wherever we want. 

they are enjoying their job as well.

day 3

preparing to go back to KK as early as 6 am.

arrive at kk around 5 pm.
penattttt..

okay, that's all.

do you plan to go visit Semporna Island?

here i provide you the agent and hotel contact that might help you.

Agent

Semporna Holiday Tour Facebook Page

the rate is RM120/person if more than 8 people. 

RM300/person if VVIP. 2 person only on the boat.

price including boat transfer,breakfast and lunch.

*but the agent inform me that the price is probably going up next year. not really sure how much.

you can always contact the agent.

hotel.

Mutiara In hotel

contact number-089781610
you can also ask the hotel owner to arrange the boat to island for you.
i am not really sure about his rate la. hehe

this is the hotel rates he send me.

but you can always find other hotel if you want to. there's plenty of hotel in Semporna. 

 is it Safe there?

Everytime i tell my friend that i am going to Semporna the question i got the most is,

"IS IT SAFE THERE?"

We all know about last year incident happened in Semporna, and a lot of people are terrified with the incident.
i am a little bit scared to but then after i contacted my friend who works in Semporna Clinic, she said it quite safe in Semporna now but she didn't recommend me to spend the night in the island.

and i cannot guarantee your safety (sebab nenek saya bilang ajal ada di mana-mana) but i can at least tell you this, during our visit on the island i can see policeman and soldier everywhere.

they are guarding the islands.both island Sibuan and Bohey Dulang.

we went on weekdays and there are so many visitor especially foreigner.

and our guide said, they are not taking any booking for Christmas anymore sebab full book already!

boat pun fully booking.
so, for my own opinion, if it is not safe why do people keep coming to this island??
hehe..
honestly i feel safe during my visit to these place. :)
that's all i can say.

nampak? hihi

oklah, that's all.

p/s

kudasang. jerebu sebab sejuk

Lahad Datu jerebu sebab habuk

hahah. actually LD sedang dalam pembaikan jalan. hopefully next year jalan sana cantik suda. amin.


XOXO,

l i l i e j o h n

Stress vs Doodle

so, recently i fall in love with doodling.

i accidentally bought a book in Kaison last month during my Braces review at Putatan. 

i enter the shop because si Bugir ask me to buy something for him and i end up buying the drawing book.

it's very thick for a normal drawing book. and the pastel is just so nice that i didn't think twice to put it in my basket and i also found the colorful pen which is also end up in my basket. hehe

that's the book. and just recently i bought the Faber Castel coloring pencil. 

so, it's really help reducing my stress actually.

so,  these are some of my doodling.

my first doodling

and then this one

i am so bad at coloring! especially water color. that's why i decided to buy the Faber Castell coloring pencil. i regret coloring this one. huhu.

but even with the coloring pencil i am still bad at it. that's why i only coloured half of it. hoho

this one is tribute to my dear cats, LOUIE and SOPHIE. I miss them badly. T.T

and this one during my boring lecture yesterday. hoho

this is the new one. i haven't finish it. stress sekejap tadi but then lukis ini saja pun hilang sudah stress. so nanti saya stress balik baru sambung, hihi

and yes yes yes.

it relieved stress so much.

bagus lagi doodling kalau stress daripada meluah sama orang.

at least no one will try to find your mistake.

because honestly, the only person who understand your stress is yourself.

STRESS? go find a paper and start doodling.

it's easy and it doesn't have to be perfect.

you can start by drawing different size of circle.

then start coloring them.

trust me. 

it's super easy!!!!!

so,if you really can't draw there's a lot of adult coloring book out there you can get.

the famous one is the SECRET GARDEN ADULT COLOURING BOOK by Johanna Basford.

that's all for now.

XOXO,

l i l i e j o h n

Fun Activity in Sabah. Low Cost! ( Bukit Perahu, Tamparuli)

so, today i am going to post about the hills i've conquered in Kota Kinabalu.

why suddenly i feel like going on hiking???

i just feel like i've been in the city for so long and i need a fresh air.

but the thing is i don't have much money.
i need to save a lot of money since mau sambung belajar lagi kan. huhu
so, i'e decided to explore the nearby area around me first.
apa barang p luar negeri sedangkan sabah pun belum habis round kannnn..
aiseymen. saya sengaja kasi sedap hati saya tu. jan kamu marah. hihi

so, my first hike is BUKIT PERAHU, TAMPARULI.

actually at first i plan to go hiking to Bukit Botak, Sepanggar since i've saw beautiful picture of Bukit Botak/Bukit Gundul  on blog before and it truly amaze me.
but then my friend said let's go to BUKIT PERAHU TAMPARULI!
'ahhhhhh? di manaitu bukit perahu? inda pernah dingar punnnn'
sambil kurik kurik idung di gym.

siiiiiikit lagi saya tidak mau pigi namun kerana boring, so saya pergi jua.
i even recruit my friend from HMBP to join us.

nah gambar-gambar. hihi

permulaan jalan lebih kurang gini.

jalan punya jalan 

you'll see the cross along the way. so memang tidak sesat.

view you can see otw up

almost there! 10 more step!

tuuuuna puncak dia.. buli nampak sudah.

five more step!

yahuuuuuuu..sampai!

 nikmatilah gambar-gambar kami.

sioknya ada GoPro

otw

our team! 

interested to go here???
how?
how?

i don't really know how to explain the direction but i'll try to explain it as simple as possible.
okay. begini.
jalan saja terus ke pekan Tamparuli, just after the Tamparuli Bridge, kamu akan nampak simpang sebelah kanan kalau dari jambatan.
now masuk sana.
then after that ada signboard st.veronica hills ka kalau tidak silap.
ahh sana la tempat masuk.
minta maaf saya tidak terambil gambar jalan masuk. huhu
actually ni tempat ni memang banyak orang exercise turun naik bukit everyday.
nanti bisuk saya letak map sini ahhhh..
heheh

itu saja,
sekian.


XOXO,
l i l i e j o h n