Overall, the trip is alright. Didn't enjoy much due to less activity and I don't have somebody close to hang out with. Left for airport everything on the first day. Reached Tawau at around 8PM something I think. Then went makan at 10PM. Haha! Then went to some Inn to stay. The Inn was awesome! Haha! It's in Semporna. Then the next day, took boat to Kapalai. It's just a resort on shallow place. Not on an island. Then went for first dive. Orientation dive at their shore. I had problem descending into the water. Haha! After so many years of not diving, I forgot how to descend and stuff. But it was awesome. Saw a Frog Fish on the first dive. Other than that, got problem equalizing. Haha! Then after orientation dive, my instructor, Lily (who didn't follow the dive group on the first day), arranged a boat trip to Sipadan Island. The place is awesome. The corals and reefs just rock! Visibility sucks though. Well, visibility sucks in all the dives, that's why this trip sucks also. Haha! Then the next day, woke up at 4:30AM to get ready for a 5:30AM dive in Sipadan Island again. This time in a different place at Sipadan. Forgot where. Went for the dive. Two dives actually. After the second, I couldn't join them for the sunset dive and the night dive because I'm exhausted and too tired. Thought I'm gonna fail my Advanced Open Water Diver but my instructor asked me to take Underwater Naturalist instead of Night Diving. So yeah, I used my study time (yes, I brought my books to study there) up just to study and memorise some species of fishes. Was supposed to name like 15 different fishes but in the end, only can name 2 because can't find the other species. HAha! The current was too strong and visibility sucks! Then yeah, I finally passed. Nothing to talk about actually. Just boring dive trip. Not satisfied but at least I got my Advanced already. Here are some pictures:
This is the fish outside the inn's office. It's a real fish. They preserved the hunted fish.
The room.
How the floating Inn looks like. I stayed in the first day (night to be exact).
The arrival jeti.
The long pathway to the rooms..
The sun grew bigger 0.o Hahah! Just some random shot of how the room looks like.
Here's how the back of the room looks like.
More walking.
The sun grew bigger =P. Haha!
Some random lighting picture.
Random picture.
I need to pass by this "thing" before I can get to my room. Dam far!
Sunset.. And again, the sun grew bigger!
Finally! The rooms.. Hhaha!
Some bad lighting picture of a sunset.
Random sunset picture along other rooms.
This is the army long house in the resort.
The back of the room.
The toilet...
Some random sunset picture.
Some random picture of the light at the back of the room at night.
Some pictures at night.
Just non-floored place in the dining area.
The dining area.
All the pictures above of Kapalai Resort was taken on the first day and night in the resort.
This is Uncle Teh (or Tay, forgot). He's an Advanced Diver. Funny fella. Hahah! Look at how many cans of beer he drank! Haha! Neh, he drank 4 I think. And he included the word ONLY after 4 cans... HAHAH!
This is the dog on the resort. It's not pregnant, it's FAT! yes people, no puppies in that belly, but FATS!!!! HAHAHAHAHH!
Good bye Sipadan! Haha!
This is a chop from the dive office in Kapalai. If you see properly, you can see two turtles making out... And that's my hand. Who chopped that mark on me? Ask Mr. Teh (or Tay)... HAHAHA!
Glory to God for the nature He created. Awesome stuff.
2 Chorinthians 5:7
We live by faith, not by sight.
Amen! Amen! Amen!
