back from tioman with burnt lips and wrinkled skin!
most awesome and slackest work trip i wld say, we've got basically nothing to do but to enjoy ourselves there.

i was like a freeloader. great, everything was paid for. even the toilet trips in JB. hahahahaha. right sam?

day 1 - 02march
arrived at ngee ann polytechnic early in the morning, and only left for malaysia approx 2hours later. i could have sleep for a little while more! and i couldnt remember if i fell aslp after that. lol. the bus sped its way through, so that we could catch the ferry at 12noon. arrived at Mersing at 1130am, 30mins before the departure.

time on the coach: 2hours.
time on the ferry: 2hours. -.-

u need 4hours of travelling time just to get to Tioman.

arrived at tioman at about 2pm, like finally. checked in, dropped our bags and off to the beach for some water confidence test and testing of the equipments.

and this is one good thing of being an instructor. NO NEED FOR LIFE JACKETS. haha.

a short day at the beach, then back to the resort for dinner and games. and oh yar, the cafe by the beach sells awesome ramly burgers! i ate ramly burgers everyday there. haha.

spent the night sitting ard and munching on my burger, gossiping abt lecturers and then, back to the resort.

day 2 - 03march
breakfast at 8am, set off to Tulai island at 9am. dispatched the students into the 6boats, and sam and i, with another instructor, hopped onto the boat with the most hunks. ROFL. oh, did i say hunks? or maybe some muscular boys. hahaha.


so...
time on the boat: 2hours.

you spent hours travelling to get to the destinations, under the scorching sun. it was our first day out at the sea. totally clueless about what the sun can do to you. as a result, we came back with a burnt face, shoulders, neck, hands, legs, palms, feet. you name it, we have it. lol.

arrived at some snorkeling site at Tulai. took me awhile to jump into the sea, cos i was scared! and the sea is so salty that you could just float in the waters without much effort.

awesome experience, great views of the corals and the fishes, totally fun time. i regretted so much that i didnt get the waterproof camera pouch from szehui.

set off for lunch, and we got dropped off by the beach of Tulai. had packed fried rice, with chicken wing and fried eggs. swam around and then back to the boat. beautiful beach with clear blue seas. totally not like those in Sentosa.

apparently the boatman requested us to swim back to the boat by ourselves. and some of the non-swimmers didnt bring their life jackets down with them. so we got to give them our life jackets and i ended up swimming back to the boat without one. though i would prefer to have one to myself cos i was scared of drowning halfway. hahaha.

went to another snorkeling site, same stuffs, same salinity, but probably different types of corals and fishes. hahaha.

then it was the 2hours boat ride back to the main island.
washed up, dinner, games, ramly burger and then crashed.

day 3 - 04march
breakfast at 8am, set off to Marine Park at 9am. i hid in the shade for the whole trip. hahaha learnt the lesson, and didnt want to get really burnt.

time on the boat: 30mins. not too bad..

they have big fishes over there, and Barracudas! and if you are lucky, you might see be able to see some sharks.

didnt go down to the waters, didnt have that mood cos i was still regretting over the fact that i didnt get the waterproof pouch form szehui. hahaha. and i didnt want those fishes to get close to me. lol.

so i ended up just throwing pieces of bread to feed them. haha.

lunch at some town area, and then a visit to the Duty Free shop. and i found a RM7.90 waterproof camera pouch there! SWEET! hahaha. so excited and was keeping my fingers and toes crossed that i could take some pictures under water at Renggis Island.

arrived at Renggis Island, and fortunately, the pouch worked. =)))

took pictures, had a hard time trying to un-fog my mask while trying to fight against the strong current without the life jacket on. hahaha. so, we got a life jacket down just in case. hahaha. and then some fishing time in the middle of the sea followed by BBQ dinner back at the resort.

washed up, and had an impromptu shots of Malibu with pineapple juice. shouldnt have drink that cos period is round the corner. and it does affect your ability to hold your liquor. hahaha, and the giddiness kicked in while i was munching on my hotdogs. lol.

didnt have much for dinner, went back to the resort to take some rest, and then dropped by the dinner hall for performances put up by the students.

and then some episodes happened, talks by the jetty, and an awesome splendid night. XD the rest shall remain a secret. waahahahaha.

it's for me to know and for you to find out, though you wld probably not get anything out from me.

crashed at 3am.

day 4 - 05march
home sweet home!
decided to give breakfast a miss and woke up at 945am, washed up, packed up and checked out at 11am.

ramly burger for lunch, sat around the jetty with the cool sea breeze.

my poor toe got cut by the door. rofl. nice splatter of blood across. hahahaha.

we were told that the ferry would arrive at 12noon, but it was late for 1hour ++!
got onto the ferry only at 130pm, and it was another 2hours ride back to Mersing. hopped onto the coach, and then 2hours back to JB.

dropped off at City Square with sam to do some walking around. dinner at Secret Recipe, and then home sweet home with aching and burnt shoulders, lips and face. i swear i looked like a Filippino maid. o.0

overall, it was AWESOME. i like my skin colour now, minus away the burnt parts. =)