anyway, this trip was not originally included in my itinerary. i just planned on going to singapore to meet n and my sister (who was in sg that time looking for a job) but it seemed that a vacay with n was not the same without a beach. there were other choices such as bintan, langkawi, penang as they are the cheap ones... but we bravely arranged tioman because there were good reviews from her friends and in the net.
it was my first trip in a malaysian place and i must say i loved it (that's why im going to 3 malaysian places this year! ha!). the place that we stayed in has a very nice manager and he really accommodated us poor travelers. their food was superb and the room is ok considering the money that we paid. and did i say that he's nice? it's not the crush type but he certainly did a good job giving me a good impression about malaysians.
but the best thing about tioman is marine life. it's craaaazy! we went to two different snorkel sites. one is a marine sanctuary where they breed fish and you could see fish that are big enough to scare you because of their size. think about a single milkfish that you can buy for 200 pesos. that big. then the other one is superb. we basically snorkel-circled one tiny island and you could see the variety of marine life in there. it's my first time to see a baby shark, a pawikan and so many different types of fish --- all in 30-45 minute snorkel experience!!! there were two batches of snorkelers because a & h had to go back to sg the next day. i accompanied both. we went to the same areas but i still enjoyed them all the same!
after this trip i bought an underwater camera. i would not want to miss any other snorkel moments.
i did not take much photos from this trip. i enjoyed it that much that i preferred to stay in my snorkel suit and kept looking at the beauty that is tioman.
people in the photo are n and her friends. the other girl happened to be the sister of the bf of r, my filthy dormmmate. small world, e?
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