Monday, 10 October 2016

Boracay: Where I met My Crush Summary and Tips

My birthday gonna end in 30 minutes and since I'm free today but so lazy to continue my writing, this is summary of Boracay. Perhaps, kalau rajin aku post la yang tengah draft tu. Dah Part 3 but being a panda is so difficult. And maybe later gonna update this post with Boracay Photo. Only if.

If you guys would like to go, I suggest you guys pergi at least 5 days la if pergi 3 days only memang rugi because it took almost 1 day to travel.

Let say 5 days. You guys cuma ada 3 days to have fun. Another 2 days spend for your travelling. So if you guys plan for 3 days then you'll only have 1 day in Boracay actually.

So here is it summary of Boracay.

Our Itinerary


Day 1: KL - Boracay - Check in - Cari activities - Dinner - Tidur



Small Airport. Flight landed after us.

Day 2: ATV - Zipline - Helmet Diving - Parasailing

Day 3: Snorkeling, Island Hoping, Crystal Cove - Parawsunset - Shopping!




Day 4: Check out - Check in another hotel - Paddle boat - Dinner (Beli seafood dekat D'talipapa Market and suruh orang masak. Pastikan Halal) - Lepak our cosy villa

Beli seafood on last day sebab ada duit balance haha tapi at the end Bella yang belanja. Thanks Bell!

Day 5: Check out - Kalibo - KL

Ha basically tu jek la apa yang kitorang buat sepanjang 5 hari dekat Boracay.


Crsytal Cove!

Our Hotel

We booked two hotels. 3 days 2 night at Starfire's and 1 day 1 night  Blue Lagoon's. Purposely booked 2 hotel just because we want to feel rich hahaha

1. Starfire Annex Station 3

2. Blue Lagoon Villas

Kalau rasa nak jumpa jodoh dengan Korean stay la dekat Hennan. Ramai Korean duduk situ. Hari hari lalu macam tengok live drama Korea in Philippine. Meamng Boracay ni Korean ramai la datang sampai signboard pun ada tulis bahasa dorang hukhuk


Transportation

1. Flight: KL - Kalibo (3 hours and 55 minutes)

Some might Transfer from Manila to Caticlan or Kalibo.  Up to you guys. If you're from Malaysia Airasia ada direct flight ke Kalibo. Don't put hassle in your life nak travel to Manila then Kalibo.

2. Bus / Private Car / Van (2 hours 15 minutes)

Depend actually. If you're on a bus, The driver might stop for a while at R&R. If you're on private car like me kita terus jek sampai Jetty. Tak mahal pun actually. When you arrived at the airport, luar tu dah berlambak transportation provider yang provide Door to Door service. The famous one is Southwest but actually boleh guna lain. Mostly  Southwest ramai book online (Ada online fees!). Like us we didn't. So read the blog but depends on you to choose.

Tapi masa balik kitorang naik bus. Provider sama akan pickup dekat hotel korang. Dah la tunggu lama. Boleh pulak masa nak jalan dah ada pulak makcik nak pergi toilet la nak pergi beli air la. G-r-r-r-r-r-r-r.

Or you can even rent a motorcycle or naik bus penumpang yang berhenti berhenti tu. ahahaha the next day baru sampai.

3. Speed boat / Small boat (Around 10 minutes depends on your boat speed)

I don't know exact name. Fee for the boat already include in our transportation package that have been booked earlier

4. Van / Small bus (10-15 minutes based to your hotel location)

Ala ni macam Angkut kat Indonesia or Tuk Tuk kat Thailand. Ni pun takyah bayar. Kira package tu include semua sekali.

When you return home repeat from No. 4


Boracay ni cantik sangat especially the sunset. Laut dia sejuk panas mentari terik pun tak terasa bila mandi laut. A bit hassle on travelling jek la, because you gotta hop on a plane to Kalibo airport or manila then from Manila to either Caticlan or Kalibo.  From the airport you will have to take a drive to the jetty, and after that a speed boat to Boracay.


FYI, kitorang naik with Globe. Ni card dia. Don't worry ni boleh book masa korang touchdown. Boleh bargain harga jugak. hihi  Nanti dialah yang akan urus semuanya untuk korang.






Activity

Banyak sangat! You name it, ATV, Helmet Diving (Must try tapi makesure one day before departure flight sebab dia akan bagi CD kat korang), Parasailing, paddle boat, Zipline, Parawsunset, Island Hoping, Snorkeling, Proposal eh? Wedding, be a Mermaid and etc

Ye betul ada sediakan service Proposal. Name it you nak write your lover name on Sailing boat or even on helicopter. So romantic. I witnessed it with my eyes.

Ada wedding masa I tengah main paddle boat lepas tu dia pasang 'Tonight I celebrate my love for you'. Damn rasa loser sensorang dekat tepi pantai tu.

So boleh jalan jalan area situ untuk cari provider yang sesuai with your budget lah. Don't worry. Along the Station 1 to Station 3. Or Station 3 to Station 1.

But yang disappointed sikit la bila bab Snorkeling sebabnya ikan takde! I prefer Perhentian more. Snorkeling kat Boracay ibarat Island hoping duduk atas boat pusing pusing sampai pening. And then nak snorkeling kena bayar 20 pesos. Nasib baik murah.

Shopping

Erm aku rasa orang yang kena update about shopping ni Bella haha. Just nak bagitau la nak shopping ni ada dua satu dekat D'talipapa dan satu dekat D'Mall. Atau boleh shop dekat tepi tepi pantai local people yang jual macam Fridge magnet, keychain.

D'Mall

Mahal sikit la. Tapi kalau poket kau tebal shopping jek la dekat sini sebab basically souvenir sama jek. Yang melainkan dorang harga. Sini banyak kedai makan selera antarabangsa. Semuanya ada.

D'Talipapa

Actually, I was looking for this place since first day tapi tak jumpa until night where we decided to shop.  I stumble upon this weird and seram lorong near Nigi Nigi Nu Noos Beach Resort, Station 2. Lorong kecik jek. Memang betul antara hotel Nigi Nigi tu (Tapi kalau nama hotel salah maafkan aku sebab memang ingat nigi nado huhu). Korang memang akan nampak lorong macam seram sikit haha maybe sebab malam. Tapi kalau korang jumpa D'talipapa Market tempat jual ikan memang area situ jek. Masuk dalam sedikit. Yes this is it tempat souvenir paling termurah sekali. So for cheapskate people like me this is your place to shop for your love one. Eley beli apa jek pon t-shirt, fridge magnet, botol pasir. Serious this place memang murah. Fridge magnet can get 2 for 100 pesos here. At D'mall yang macam ni 1 dapat 100 pesos. Yang buruk punya (Bentuk ikan, ketam haha) dapat la 7 for 100 pesos.


Yang macam ni ha dapat 2 100 pesos hihi




T-shirt dekat D'talipapa 2 for 140-170 pesos dekat D'Mall 2 for 180 pesos. Tapi t-shirt dia tak la berkualiti mana and design buruk lepas tu beli banyak tak bagi discount pun! Ada yang jual 6 helai 250 pesos kot tapi well design buruk. Semua kedai sama jek design dia. Botol pasir written I love Boracay boleh beli kat sini sebab dapat murah sangat! 100 pesos ada 7 ke 8 botol kot. Yang tu sesuai la kalau nak bagi officemate ke. Suruh dia balut tebal sikit atau korang beli la bag kecik jek 3 for 100 pesos boleh letak dalam tu nanti takla pecah. #suggestionjek




So kena pandai la. Tahniah kepada cheapskate ku sebab da give up tak jumpa D'talipapa ingat nak shop jek kat D'mall tapi rezeki terjumpa itu pun lepas kuatkan hati ha masuk jek la lorong seram ni ada lampu bukan takde apa apa hal lari jek la haha dan terjumpa jodoh sementara. Eh?

Budget

This is my budget and what I spend. Bell and Dida might have different than me. Untuk memudahkan aku da buat dalam table seperti dibawah.



So yang aku belanja kan in Pesos is 11905. Ikut rate masa tu lebih kurang RM1034++. Tu pun duit peso aku ada lebih lagi sikit kalau tak kena bayar Airport fee mesti lebih banyak!

So total semuanya untuk Boracay All In is RM1700++ for 5 days.  I know out there boleh murah lagi. Like I said this is my budget. Boleh jimat if you stay at backpackers hotel macam asrama tu. Like us, kitorang ada stay hotel yang mahal so kalau tak stay hotel mahal sebenarnya murah lagi. And plus flight ticket kitorang rasanya promo tak banyak time tu. Kalau promo boleh dapat murah lagi la kan.

Ada yang aku tak catat sebab ada yang Bell belanja. You can see her post. We jimat on Makan la because we didn't breakfast. Just makan apa yang ada. Kalau beli pun setakat beli sejenis kebab. And ada tu makan Nasi Goreng Brahim or Maggi. Last day jek makan mewah. Tu pon Bell belanja haha. Dah la tak makan sangat lepas tu hari hari jalan 3km balik Malaysia berat turun 3kg. Kihkih

Rasanya dah habis kot. So untuk lain lain boleh refer tips bawah ni

#Tips
1. Flight lama book la makanan. Mesti lapar punya la walaupon dah makan before boarding. Kalau malas seludup la roti dalam bag. Air bawak botol kosong jek sebab kalau bawak air nanti kat immigration kena buang. So bila da lepas Immigration da sampai kat boarding gate isi la air. Kan ada air free tu boleh isi. takla haus dalam flight. Kalau jenis tidur jek sepanjang 4 hours tips ni bukan untuk awak.
2. Jangan risau kalau tak book lagi transport nak ke jetty sebab keluar airport tu memang banyak orang offer. Kena pandai pilih mana murah. Rata rata blog aku baca semua suggest Southwest. Dorang book online (Required credit card and ada service charge) so kalau tight budget and no credit card like me gamble jek book masa sampai. Baru la nama dia mengembara. Ambil lain pon tak kesah. Tengok kan dapat naik private luxury car haha
3. Bawak la stok makan macam Maggi atau Brahim sebabnya nama pun Boracay tu dekat Philippines bukan negara Islam so memang bersepah babi tepi jalan. Eh tak la bersepah berkeliaran I mean memang seluruh kedai ada pork.
4. Buka mata anda besar besar sebab boleh cuci mata kot kot terjumpa jodoh hence the title is Boracay: Where I met my crush
5. Pakai la selipar jek baju yang selesa. Aku tak paham orang boleh pakai heels masa dekat pantai. (Aku lupa bawak selipar jadi kena beli). I don't know why people can be so fashionista even at the beach. All the time aku selekeh jek huhu
6.    Survey survey survey and bargain bargain bargain for activity. And also masa beli seafood dekat D'talipapa Market.
7.    Don't trust people. Trust your instinct more. I don't know why tapi memang tiap kali travel aku selalu bagi nasihat tu. Bila travel sikap ragu ragu tu tinggi.
8.    Jangan lupa solat.
9.    Memory phone and camera sila la free the space. Banyak video boleh buat gambar nak tangkap. Gambar awek pakai bikini lagi.
10.Waktu Boracay sama macam Malaysia. Cuma dia gelap awal. 5.30 dah sunset. Subuh 4am.
11.  Oh Boracay ramai gila Korean. Oppa hi Oppa. Ya Allah bestnya rasa macam berjalan mencari jodoh hahaha
12.  Bawak waterproof case kalau taknak handphone rosak! Kalau takde kat Boracay banyak jual. Harga taktau.
13.  Dah bawak waterproof case tu jangan lupa pulak bawak waterproof camera. Sjcam jek kalau tak mampu GoPro.
14.  Pilihan hotel banyak! Station 1 (Mahal), Station 2 (Sederhana) and Station 3 (Murah). Pilih lah mana berkenan dengan budget anda. Nak honeymoon duduk la Station 1, nak mabuk duduk la Station 2, budget sikit duduk la Station 3. Tapi mostly activity naik boat dekat Station 3.
15.  Nak ke White Beach tu jalan jauh sangat. Situ tak banyak boat. Memang takde pon. So boleh lah nak berkuak lentang bagai
16.   Laut dia sejuk! best! patut la panas panas pun boleh berendam. Now I knew the secret.
17.  Masa dekat Jetty akan ada orang yang bawak bag. Not free bayar lah seikhlas mungkin. Bella yang bayar haha. Masa pergi our driver yang angkut kan bag. Sini memang apa pun kasi la tips. itukan cara dorang cari rezeki.
18.  Kalau tengok drama dorang mesti akan nampak orang susah minta sedekah. Yes Boracay pun ada. Ada one small boy maybe age 10 dah kerja kat restaurant (Poor little boy). Tepi jalan along the road pon ada. Tapi yang pelik nampak waktu malam jek. Bagi la sedekah mana duit syiling yang tak boleh belanja tu. Nak sedekah banyak kau traveler bukannya tourist.
19.  Susah jumpa orang Malaysia hahaha
20.  Beli Mango shake! paling sedap Jonah's tapi a bit pricey and jauh. Tepi jalan ada jual 50 pesos jek. Minum lah pagi petang siang malam.
21.  Simpan 700 pesos for Airport Tax aka Terminal Fees. I'm not sure fees dia sama ke tak every year. 


nasib baik simpan duit sikit huhu



So why I named it as Boracay where I met my crush? Refer tips no. 4. Yeah found my ultimate crush here. Silly girl. Same flight on arrival and departure. I hope he stumble upon this blog and read. I just wanna say I have crush on you haha. Hmm should I say I had? 

Kenapa tak hello? A simple hello could lead to a million things. hm

Boleh baca part lain dekat sini.

http://karripuff.blogspot.my/2016/08/boracay-where-i-met-my-crush.html

http://karripuff.blogspot.my/2016/08/boracay-from-bella-point-of-view.html

Or you can read Dida's solo trip to Maldives

Part 1

Part 2

Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Boracay From Bella Point Of View :)





Heyya there,Bella here.So where should I start? Hmm since my friend syifa already write her story about Boracay,So I’m just gonna give my review on what I like and what I hate about Boracay.Some pros and cons .

Thing I love About Boracay
-Amazing view absolutely stunning!
-Crystal clear water of course!
-Love the white beach
-In love with mango shakes (50 pesos per shakes so cheap!)
-Jonah fruit shakes a must try but course but a bit expensive!(120-150 pesos)
-Loads of activities to do!
-Parawsailing in the evening sambil tengok view sunset
-ATV Ride at mount Luho fucking awesome!
-Parasailing was amazing and helmet diving!
-Not so expensive totally under budget!
-Loving the crystal cove view
-Night life was amazing


Things I Hate About Boracay
-Not much choice on halal store
-Snorkeling spot so less perhentian much better I guess!
-Too crowded dekat white beach at night!
-Tunggu bus lama !
-Takes  1 whole day to arrive at the island itself!
-Serabut dengan penjual yang semak kat tepi tepi tu.
-Small airport(eh banyak plak complaint! Haha)

I think that’s all I can remember for now. But overall things are okay here except I don’t eat that much because no selera tengok babi gantung gantung haha.Ha one more thing I’ve been receiving a lot of question about how many RM I spent  in Boracay. So this is what I can remember lah ye.(Based on my personal budget).

Flight from KUL-KLO & KLO- KUL Return = RM550 + 100 extra luggage = RM650
Day 1:
Transport to Jetty and including Boat transfer to Boracay Island: 1400 pesos
Hotel (this one budget hotel) = 6000++  divide 3 (2000++  pesos per person )
Eating out first night = 200 pesos  equal to RM18
Activity for the whole 3 days which include Parasailing,Parawsailing, ATV Ride to mount luho ,Zipline, Helmet Diving and island hoping (snorkeling) = 4500++ pesos per person

Day 2:
ATV Ride to mount luho + Zipline + Parasailing + Helmet Diving already pay. Refer above
Eating out for lunch +Dinner  + Mango shakes = 300 pesos

Day 3:
Island Hoping  + Parawsailing already paid refer above.
Eating out Lunch + Dinne + mango shakes = 450 pesos
Breakfast makan nasi brahim bawak dr Malaysia and some bread.(Jimat hoi)
Souvenier :1500 pesos

Day 4:
Transport from station 3 to blue lagoon =200 pesos divide 3 70 pesos per person
Switch to new Hotel Blue Lagoon Villa = RM 550 per night divide by 3 173 per person
(tips berjimat nak rasa hotel mahal buat macam kami kast baru dok hotel mahal nak rasa kan haha)
Transport from hotel to station 1 =150 pesos aq bayar belanja membe kalau konsgi lagi murah).
Paddle Surf = 1000 pesos per person
Eating out : Breakfast lunch dinner + Jonah and mango shakes =  5000 pesos (RM450)
(yang ni makan mewah sket beli seafood suruh org masak kan and mahal  sbb aq belanja dorang ,kalau kongsi tak la banyak cmtu hehe)
Souvenir : 1000 pesos

Day 5:
Makan meggi je bawak dr Malaysia
Transport from hotel to jetty dah include masa first arrive.
Boat transfer to mainland  upah orang angkat beg depends kat korang I just give 20 pesos kedekut haha
Eating out : 200 pesos.
Airport Tax =700 pesos per person.

TOTAL ESTIMATED BUDGET : Around RM 1.5 k (Can be less cause I ade bazir and belanja merapu rapu haha)


So here you goes picture from boracay! Enjoy !



Waiting at the airport before departure!


Everytime we travel we love this view kan?

Touch down at the island ,and looking for food!



Sunset view in the evening!

3 Layer color lawa kan!



ATV Ride

View at Mount Luho !

Crystal Cove !





Our Stay !

In Front of our villas!

OMG !










Parawsailing



Helmet Diving

Parasailing!


This is just yumms! Mango shake at boracay!

Willy Rock!



Paddle Surf!


our boracay video!

Monday, 22 August 2016

Boracay: Where I met my crush

22/8/2016

Since Dida already published her Maldives so I need to update this quickly la! So lazy to write and watermark the pictures!. Like Dida said ' Tak koser nak letak watermark, I couldn't care less if u want to steal my pictures like org takde life haha'

So I think I'm gonna summarize everything (Actually da tulis sampai part 2 but naa so busy being a Panda 🐼)

4/3/2016

Flight departure at 10.50am (Malaysia time)

Moisturizer kena ambil dek Immigration. 😭

In flight meal macam biasa Nasi Lemak Pak Naseer dah siap pre-book.

Masa tengah tulis ni aku ada dalam flight setelah lebih kurang 1 jam 45 minit berlepas. Tengah bosan decided to write up my journey. Plus there is no one to talk (Kita duduk asing asing. We don't even bother)

Perjalanan amik masa dalam 3 jam 55 minit. Oh kapten flight ni perempuan. Cun gila! Rasa awesome jek. Yela pilot kan. First time ni naik flight yang dipandu oleh kapten perempuan. Salute 👮🏻. Tapi dia senyap jek yang banyak cakap her co-pilot. Hey please nak dengar suara you.

Tak sabar nak sampai. Letih dah duduk.

**Tulis lepas dah sampai**

Selepas 2 jam 15 minit kot selamat mendarat maigad da sampai tapi perkara paling frust nak lalu adalah Immigration sebab queue panjang! And dia cuma bukak satu kaunter jek! Lepas tu dah ramai sgt baru dia bukak lagi satu kaunter but still 2 kaunter jek dengan beratus ratus orang.

Can you imagine? Masa tu ada 2-3 flight yang sampai.

Da selamat lepas Immigration selepas lebih kurang 30 minit queue. Misi mencari transport sebab kita gamble tak book transport awal awal. Masa keluar tu memang ramai la panggil mam transport mam cheap. Tapi kitorang da aim southwest. Pergi southwest tapi unavailable lepas tu adalah datang sorang tu offer okay la 1300 pesos murah lagi dari southwest and naik private car. Laju sikit sampai dan selesa. southwest nak bus and akan singgah R&R dorang. Kitorang naik private car terus jek menuju ke jeti. Tapi Ya Allah cuak sebab jalan kecik driver bawak laju. Mengucap panjang bila bertembung dengan bus. Tapi bagi dorang tu perkara biasa siap tanya lagi 'are you afraid?'of course I'm afraid!

Sepanjang perjalanan nak ke jetty tu boleh nampak kawasan Kalibo tu and bila nak dekat dekat sampai Ya Allah breathtaking gila view. Dah nampak pantai biruuuu gila. Excited! (Ada video. Tengok la nanti rajin upload la video tu)



Oh btw sini left hand drive wow taktau pun ingat sama jek macam Malaysia. Sebab kat Thailand pun right hand drive. Indonesia pun sama. (Based on country I have been to)


Perjalanan ke jeti mengambil masa lebih kurang 1 jam 45 minit. Dah sampai jetty tunggu driver park kereta sebab nanti dia akan hantar kita sampai pintu hotel (ambil door to door service). Tak sabar dah nampak laut biru!

Naik boat hmm small boat taktau panggil apa dalam 15 minit. Dah sampai boracay kena naik transport lagi nak pergi hotel. Taktau panggil apa nk cakap van pun bukan dalam 15 minit depends on your hotel location la.

Tapi sampai jetty tu terkejut sikit sebab nampak macam mundur sikit la. Tapi bila da ke pantai. Cantik sangat.


Dah sampai hotel lepas perjalanan yang mencabar. Almost sunset that time. Kitorang stay dekat Starfire Annex Station 3. The cheapest rate I can found in Booking! Bilik for 3 people! Hotel ni betul betul depan dekat pantai. Lari 3 langkah dah sampai. Kat pantai tu ramai local yang lepak dan bermain main.

Btw harga bilik tu bayar cash on arrival and dia ada VAT sejenis tax taktau apa benda which aku tak aware pun pasal tu. Sorry guys. So hotel 6900 pesos divide by 3, 2300 pesos per person

Bilik dia okay. Kecik la tapi boleh la muat untuk 3 orang. Bersih just toilet dia takde bidet. Lepas tu electric dia asyik blackout tapi sekejap jek macam 5 minit cemtu. Rasa dorang pakai generator kot. Entah. Atau memang dah biasa berlakunya ketiadaan electric sebab dalam bilik ada lampu emergency. Prepare sesiap noh.

Our cheapest room. Tangkap masa nak check out

Sampai sampai check in letak bag terus keluar tengok sunset. Ya Allah cantiknya wei macam lukisan! 5.30pm dah sunset! Waktu dia sama macam Malaysia cuma dia gelap awal. Pantai dia biru! tapi banyak anjing keliaran be careful with poops. Station 3 ni banyak local. Dorang cakap sini tempat untuk backpackers. Station 2 hotel sederhana, Station 1 hotel mahal.




First sunset.

Lepas dah menghayati sunset nak berjalan kekonon nak cari makan dan activity. Cam jek dorang orang Malaysia atau maybe sebab aku dua jek dengan kawan aku tu bertudung. Dorang kan bukan negara Islam. Mam, Malaysia mam? Apa khabar?

Rimas. Sebab dorang akan datang untuk offer activity orang. So kitorang jalan jek tanpa tau arah hahahaha sambil perhatikan malam disitu. Our first night hehe.

Jalan jauh ni tak sedar tapi tak jumpa pun kedai makan boleh makan. Ada babi panggang! What do you expect?

Lepas tu tetiba ada la orang ni approach first dia nk offer activity dia tapi tanya dia mana D'talipapa sebab nak pergi situ. Lepas tu dia cakap takpa dia boleh tunjuk bawak kedai halal. So follow jek la walaupun rasa takut. Dah sampai kedai tu ingat leh makan tapi rupanya dia jenis kita kena beli seafood lepas tu dia masak. Der baru sampai kau nak suruh aku makan seafood kau ingat aku bawak duit banyak?

Lepas tu kita macam da pening nak makan mana. Cakap taknak lepas dah blur berapa lama. Dia bawak tempat lain macam fast food dorang dia cakap halal sebab ada Malaysian makan pastu aku tengok dari luar ada pork. Okay cancel. Pastu dia offer nak pergi station 1 dia suruh naik tricycle masa tu terdetik dihatiku ini eh orang ni macam nak tipu jek. Well bila kau travel kau punya sifat waspada tu tinggi. So cakap nevermine. And cakap dengan dia kalau kita nak book activity dengan dia nanti kita call.

Pastu gerak jalan lagi. Penat ni. Jumpa la Restaurant India. Tengok menu okay la makan sini. Makan roti naan 100 pesos. Okay la naan dia besar. Kenyang! Duduk dekat pantai pasir tu.



Masa makan tu tetiba satu kawasan Station 2 blackout. Run! free food for everyone! Haha bongok mat salleh tu

Masa makan pun ada orang pinoy tu jual jual. Taktau jual apa.

Lepas makan jalan jalan cari activity untuk esok. Actually tepi tepi jalan tu banyak sangat orang offer Island hoping and lain lain activity. Basically price sama 800 pesos I think for Island hoping. Tapi kitorang jalan tak tentu arah tak sedar dah 3km berjalan sampai la kitorang stop depan Starbucks. Yer Boracay ada Starbucks. Ada McD, Yellow cab, Korean food and etc.

Sebab mengikut si Bella kawan dia cakap depan Starbuck ni ada orang offer murah.

Lepas tanya la sorang ni eh siapa entah nama dia. Dia memang duduk depan Starbucks. First dia offer private which only 3 of us for 3-4 hours murah! kira dalam aku rasa 2000++ pesos kot. Tapi bila fikir kau tak scary pula tengah tengah laut dengan orang boat lepas tu korang bertiga jek. So decided to take public tour lepas dah tanya banyak kali minta kurang hek. Kitorang book dekat dia Island Hoping including lunch tapi apalah sangat kau boleh makan masa lunch. nanti aku cerita (Tapi sayang dia tak pergi Ariel Points tempat bunuh diri diving dalam laut), zipline, helmet diving, parasailing, parawsunset and ATV. Semua tu bernilai 4000++ pesos per person.

Aku memang bajet dari Malaysia untuk activity akan spend 4000 pesos. Sorry aku tak ingat harga untuk setiap activity tu berapa sebab aku dah amik semua sekali dengan orang tu. Tu pon ada minta discount lagi (Bayaran masuk ke puncak apa entah (masa nak ATV tu dia coverkan. hehe).

So lepas dah dapat book activity sepanjang dekat Boracay kitorang pun jalan pulang ke hotel. Gila jauh dah menapak. That is the consequence if you stay at Station 3. Takpe la jalan sambil mata melilau tengok abam putih kakak putih wow FREE SHOW.  Kalau nak happening duduk kat Station 2. Paling banyak kedai makan dan hiburan. Mana yang tak fikir akhirat boleh la stay Station 2. Tapi sumpah view memang cantik!

Balik hotel kira duit berapa dah belanja haha. Okay nak bagitau aku bawak RM1200 jek bila dah convert dapat 13000 pesos macam tu. Blame currency siapa suruh jatuh! Rate masa aku tukar 100 pesos = 9.05 MYR

Aku, bella, dida tiga tiga orang bawak duit belanja yang berbeza. 

Nanti aku summarize segala budget memandangkan aku ada catat segala perbelanjaan aku dalam buku nota kecil yang dibawa sekali (Dasar cheapskate mesti la kena catat duit keluar masuk) haha

End of our first night in Boracay. Till next post!


Goodnight
Syifa



p/s: Dah lama dah tulis ni tapi dok draft and draft sampai kesudah hihi

Sunday, 21 August 2016

First Solo Trip : Maldives (Part 2)

OK next up is the itinerary. My day to day activities. Let's start off with the first day :)

**Pictures here are taken using my phone and SjCam, hence the difference in quality. Tak koser nak letak watermark, I couldn't care less if u want to steal my pictures like org takde life haha

22 March (Malaysia local time)


  • 1400 hrs : Bell dropped me off at KLIA2 at 2 pm haha flight scheduled at 1855 hrs. Had some time to do last minute reading and listened to some music & texted random ppl to ease the anxiousness haha. Was really nervous haha
  • 1600 hrs : Checked in baggage. Went to prayer room. Gittewwwww
  • 1730 hrs : Had some light meal. Red bean bun
  • 1815 hrs : Board flight, had earphones on & daydream. That's what I do best. Hehe. Flight duration 4 hours 30 minutes. Maldives GMT +5 (3 hours behind Malaysia time)
22 March (Maldives local time)

  • 2015 hrs : Touched down @ Ibrahim Nasir International Airport/Male International Airport
This was the airport during the day

  • 2100 hrs : Cleared immigration bla bla bla, wandered around airport & changed $50 to MVR. Got about MVR 187. Went to information counter & ask how to get to hotel. Turns out my hotel representative was already waiting for me haha. In here u will be picked up by your hotel rep. So u can't just simply take any taxi u want haha. 
  • 2110 hrs : Met this Indonesian couple & Susana from Portugal who's in Maldives for work. Said she's surveying land to develop another property/resort. Previously worked in Seychelles. Wuuu pretty awesome job huh. All 4 of us will be staying in Eureka Airport Inn..about 15 minutes taxi ride from the airport.
I think that was her haha

  • 2125 hrs : Checked in Eureka Airport Inn. Update friends & family in Malaysia, & sleep.
23 March 

  • 0900 hrs : Breakfast provided by Eureka. English breakfast. Chatted with Susana, she's leaving for this island can't recall what it's called haha. 
  • 0930 hrs : Watched TV, most channels are Hindi speaking or something haha. Update friends & family in Malaysia. 
  • 1330 hrs : Took taxi (arranged by Eureka) from Eureka to Vilingili ferry terminal, fare including airport transfer yesterday : 150 MVR. Ok so get this, from Hulhumale to Male the capital city, this ferry operator runs on hourly basis. Fare MVR 5.50 journey 45 minutes. 
  • Once u reached Male, u will have to take yet another taxi to take u to another ferry terminal where ferry to Maafushi will depart. 
  • 1430 hrs : Ferry from Male to Maafushi only available ONCE a day so plan your trip carefully. Check schedule at MTCC. Lunch : bottled orange juice & mineral water 25 MVR
  • 1500 hrs : Ferry departed from Male to Maafushi. journey takes 90 minutes+, fare 22 MVR. Maafushi is the second stop. If you're not sure, ask the locals on the ferry, they're very friendly :)
Leaving for Maafushi from Male capital city


  • 1700 hrs : Reached Maafushi. Had fried rice + fresh orange juice + mineral water 99 MVR
  • Wandered around Maafushi, see what's happening, surveyed excursion for tomorrow. U can get price as low as $30 half day activity (9 am - 3 pm) or as pricey as $80 half day. Just ask around. Every guesthouse/hotel usually will have an activity planned for the next day. 


  • 1800 hrs : Booked half day island excursion  at Sun Tan Beach hotel for $30. 


  • 1830 hrs : Still haven't got any place to stay for the night, got really menggelabah. Asked around if there was any vacant room in guesthouse. Met this guy nice enough for ringing his friend up over at the other guesthouse & told me there's one vacant room at Island Relax Inn
  •  Went to Island Relax Inn, ask for rates, $75 per night with breakfast, $60 excluding breakfast. Chose the latter haha #cheapo. Got asked where I'm from, as soon as he acknowledges I'm from Malaysia, he said breakfast is on the house tomorrow :) phewww 








24 March 


  • K so this issss the moment that I have been waiting for! Let's just let the pictures speak :)













Diambil dgn iPhone 6s hehehe

















Dolphins spotting with Princess Elsa haha


Saja je hala camera kat mat salleh haha


Didn't take a lot of pictures because I was on my own kan!? Aku la nak snap aku la nak main ngan ikan!? But some of the pictures/video mysteriously vanished from the camera. SjCam ni kan :( Note to self lain kali beli GoPro. But thanks for lending me ur camera Ezudin!

The experience was really wonderful.. :) it makes u realize how small u are, like a speck on speck in the Indian Ocean. I remember messaging a schoolmate over FB during my stay in Maafushi, she asked me to take care of myself etc and I said yea sure ok, pls pray for my safety too. And she said, doa la sendiri, doa musafir kan mustajab. That hit me like damn mind blown betul jugak tu, imma ask for sugar daddy then haha. TQ Kak I'ffah :)


  • 1255 hrs : had Beryani chicken for lunch, included in excursion fee. Then continue exploring Maldives :) I think we went to like not more than 4 spots for snorkeling.


So all in all, I got to see dolphins & fishes of unknown species je banyak..Maldives' marine life compared to Pulau Perhentian, actually errr Perhentian lagi colorful & banyak corals la.. But I didn't get to see any turtles in Maldives so in May I went to Perhentian..again. Haha. 

If you are hardcore enough, u can try 'dive tours' or 'liveaboard trips'. Basically u will be living on board a boat for 3 days or 5 or even a week & the boatman will stop whenever there's an interesting spot or what they love to call 'safari' to dive. On these kind of trips u will usually spot manta rays..or turtles..or even whale shark (despite their size, they only eat planktons je). SO SINCE I ALREADY KNEW HOW TO GET AROUND MALDIVES, NEXT TIME IF ANYONE WANTS TO GO ON THESE TRIPS, DO LET ME KNOW OKAYY

Check out article from Lonely Planet on 'The best places to swim with whale sharks'

  • 1500 hrs : back in Maafushi...did some souvenir shopping



Pusing la kepala sendiri, malas nak rotate haha



This thing idk what it is but it tasted spicy. Tu je haha


  • 1630 hrs : Need to go back to Hulhumale because tomorrow I'll be staying at another place, they will pick me up at the airport, so need to go back to Hulhumale. 
Ferry transfer back to Hulhumale. Bought at iCom. Just walk along the beach in Maafushi, u can see their big ass sign, & just go to the counter to check schedule. 

  • 1800 hrs : Reached Hulhumale. Called Eureka Inn for taxi, but they asked me to take a bus instead -.- Scary hokeh it was getting dark so I went to some police wondering around the airport area & like a poyo tourist I demanded a taxi back to my guesthouse haha. 
  • 1900 hrs : Reached Eureka Inn. Taxi 100MVR. Sleep
25 March

  • 1000 hrs : Checked out from Eureka Inn. Taxi to airport 115MVR. *Pemalas nak try naik bus lol
  • 1030 hrs : Roam around airport area, bought Vanilla frappe for $5, went to Centara Ras Fushi Resort's counter somewhere in the airport, their boat will depart to the resort in North Male Atoll @ 1200 hrs
1400 hrs : I can't recall dah ni how long the journey from airport to Centara haha I think abt an hour or an hour & a half. By 2 pm I think I was already in my room. While waiting for our room at the, I sat at the same table with a couple from Korea & a couple from Japan. At Centara they even have Japanese/Korean/Thai-speaking staff to assist guests. BM-speaking nak tak? Haha. 

That's the bar overlooking the laut

Pin pin pon pon

Emm ehem

One of the restaurants



Tha minibarrrr

Ini semua dah selamat kena cilok










U can rent these things for non-motorized water sports activities here FOC

Sini tempat layan perasaan. TQ Spotify haha





Hehe



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26 March 

0900 hrs : Breakfast

HAAAA ALWAYS CHECK WITH YOUR RESORT IF THEY HAVE SEPARATE HALAL KITCHEN HAHA. Kalau tak makan pejam mata je la nokkk haha





Snorkel around the island until 4 pm. At some point I went too far & got panicked haha nearly drown envisioning me dead alone in the Indian Ocean scary hokeh haha

Link : me snorkeling around the island. Check it out & pls be jealous haha



  • 1800 hrs : boat back to airport, flight back home tak ingat dah pukul berapa haha. zzzzzzz. Thanks for reading! 

Best,
D