tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67715316765535448872016-05-23T19:48:53.147-07:00places - people - food - culture - underwater - land - traveltuliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06228222763275509116noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-60304982047729464022014-12-31T00:35:00.000-08:002016-05-02T21:02:20.851-07:00

Actually I am not sure how to start writing about this trip. It all started with coffee with Nazir one day months earlier where he told me about the trip. I was intrigued but not enough to say yes ... I didn't know any of his dive buddies except Tony, and at my age, I don't feel like meeting new people (yeah.. so what?) He FB messaged me a few weeks later, during Ramadhan... and I thought.. mm..

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The day of our trip finally arrived. I was nervous which could only mean one thing.. I would have a great time there.. yeay!Day 1: My loyal red  Our flight was not till 1:30 pm. It took me a while to pack. Jon started packing early. I know coz I texted her. Asking what to bring.. how many bags.. you know.. girls stuff. I don't know why I was extra nervous.. it's as if I've never traveled

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[9/8, 21:14] Marina : Mak rasa nak gi lgk la nokk [9/8, 21:14] Marina : Tak pun bali [9/8, 21:15] Jon : Doh bakpe mung [9/8, 21:15] Marina : Heheh nak ajak mung [9/8, 21:15] Marina : Jalang2 [9/8, 21:15] Marina : Cari jantang [9/8, 21:15] Jon : Gersang hok? [9/8, 21:16] Jon : Mu nok g bila? [9/8, 21:20] Marina : 10-12 oct [9/8, 21:22] Jon : Lps raya aji [9/8, 21:22] Marina : Aah [9/8, 21

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The journey We missed our yearly trip to Mabul last year due to the attack on Lahad Datu and Semporna. and we all missed Mabul terribly. So when MAS sold tickets to Tawau for merely RM270 roundtrip we just could not stop ourselves. All the terrible episodes in Lahad Datu and Semporna a year ago were forgotten. Was it intentional? Beats me... We bought tickets in October and planned our

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Turning 36 and still single would surely make any woman miserable. But my girlfriends are the noblest beings.. They made sure my 36th birthday was celebrated the best way possible. It started with just talks about partying at an island somewhere for the single girls. First it was Langkawi.. Then it was Redang.. Then it was Mabul. Then Someone came up with Bali.. And revisiting Bali has

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Day 1: Arrival Truthfully.. I had my qualms before going on the trip.. So many disheartening events that led to this trip.. such as the dive center double booked us (even requested us to change our flight dates... helll no! lucky he made some arrangements so we could dive but with a different dive operator), getting payment (why of course! it's a yearly issue), overcrowded group.. (i initially

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-34302695726815612372011-11-08T20:14:00.000-08:002012-10-08T20:15:34.030-07:00

It's been a while since I last updated, and this is an extremely over due entry. It started one night in front of my computer.. I think that has been my MO lately. Stay up late .. saw Cik Mail's status on Facebook, and quickly asked him the details.. too long out of the water I was excited when he said he's off to Tioman for 2d1n with F and DZ. So I BBMed F and asked him about the trip and he

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-73180421101327112562011-10-29T20:22:00.000-07:002012-07-24T06:03:00.959-07:00

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-50569331899513313522011-09-06T12:39:00.000-07:002011-09-06T12:40:45.865-07:00

I have a new Page on FB. it's for the upcoming Festival Johor 2011. please support this page by liking it and possibly joining the discussions or creating one.. ;) i'd really appreciate it. We're also on Twitter! Follow us @FestivalJohor11 today ;) Festival Johor 2011 Promo

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hahaha... marah orang Yan nanti. but seriously.. who goes to Yan to dive? I didn't know I could either until that fateful day when the Northern Divers made a commotion on the BBM group about a dive daytrip. 2 dives plus a chance to hang out with the rest of the Northern Divers I haven't met yet. Who would pass such opportunity kan? *bodek* anyway it was a "not quite as I hoped for but I was glad

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-46103556043799303972011-06-18T11:07:00.000-07:002011-06-18T11:20:40.281-07:00

wednesday (18th may 2011) ... wee hours in the morning on bbm "penat lah.. jumaat terus masuk langkawi" "langkawi? utk apa?" "ada coz" "apa kata kita tukar tempat.. i pegi langkawi, u rest?" "u nk ikut?" "boleh ke?" "i tak kisah.. jab i tanya jab. confirm bila" .... that afternoon i bought my tickets to Langkawi. hahaha i had the chat with a fellow diver from Northern Divers. he invited me to

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i haven't been to Melaka for a very long time. in fact.. i can't remember when was the last time i was in Melaka. So when Nadia invited me to lepak at her place, I couldn't say no :) 18th February Friday afternoon, I called Nadia to ask for directions to her place. Yeah right! As if I can find it on my own! :P She told me to meet her up at the toll exit at around 5:30 pm. So after lunch I

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Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-37919059474303193722011-04-09T01:26:00.000-07:002011-04-09T01:27:34.503-07:00

Hi everyone! I've the itch to dive Mabul again. If you're interested to join me in this trip please send me an email (marina.yusoff@gmail.com) Details as follows: Date - 24-28th June 2011 Open to Non-Divers & Divers. Diver wanna-bes are also welcomed :) Price includes: transportation (tawau airport - semporna - mabul and back) 11x dives around Mabul/Kapalai & Semporna with Big John Scuba or

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before we go further i have to warn you that you might puke after reading some of the things written here. it's a rembes trip.. so don't say i didn't warn you :P ok.. i have to be honest, the reason why I made another trip to Mabul not two weeks after I came back from Mabul was because of a man who we shall call mr. yummy. OMG he's like the hottest guy I've laid my fingers eyes on... in terms of

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-42404093936448621462011-04-02T12:16:00.000-07:002011-04-02T23:09:10.374-07:00

First there were twelve. Then there were five.  Lucky for me, Big John didn't mind. hehe... we're heading back to Big John. this year we did not do Sipadan. Instead I took the chance to explore one of the islands in Tun Sakaran Marine Park, Sibuan Island. I've heard nothing but great things about the newly opened island, so this year I decided we should give it a visit. The island has been

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-74794316354869769062011-03-25T21:33:00.000-07:002011-04-04T21:42:55.036-07:00

Bali was one of those places that I know I love as soon as my feet touched the ground. It's a beautiful island, the people were nice. I went to Bali a couple of years ago and realized that I never quite wrote anything about my trip. It's been a long time now so I won't bother recreate the events. But one thing that stuck out from the trip was the supir  (driver) that Normi and I hired during our

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-1048996283347511492011-03-20T02:27:00.000-07:002011-03-20T02:31:48.255-07:00

yes...i did... i went to penang :) then again, the main reason for the trip was to attend a friend's wedding at jerai, kedah. but.. penang is a better place to hang out than aloq staq kan? hehehe :P so i contacted another friend who lives in nibong tebal, who's also invited to the wedding. and i got myself a tourist guide. or so i thought :P so the plan was on. went there five days. we'll

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-22567821343365386662011-03-18T04:31:00.000-07:002011-03-18T04:32:08.667-07:00

Cute Exclusive Handpainted Tshirts - March Sales http://marinabutik.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-stuff-for-march-2011.html

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Salam, it's that time of the year again :) we're extending our annual trip to those interested to join us :) this year we're not going to dive in Sipadan. Sorry guys.. but we're heading to marvelous locations around Semporna.. There are so many islands we can explore. Meantime, this coming trip will be as follows: trip itinerary day 1: arrival at tawau airport 2 mabul/kapalai dives - day

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-13828415753008696842010-05-25T22:16:00.000-07:002011-04-02T22:20:57.562-07:00

it's been months.. mm make it years since i last dived in Redang. So when my business partners told me to do a survey at Redang on our latest project, I happily obliged. Despite the fact that I just returned from Mabul not two weeks ago. I then advertised on Facebook so I could cut the cost. Plus.. going to an island is no fun without any girlfriends kan? those beach boys... mm... ;) Jas was

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-41736223621023799742010-05-05T08:26:00.000-07:002010-12-01T08:35:12.155-08:00

(caution: this entry is a very gedik entry. don't say i didn't warn you ok?) 29 April 2010 i didn't get enough of lando so i made another trip to billabong scuba on labor day weekend. plus johnny announced that he was leaving Billabong to manage his own dive center in Puerto Galera. So what's better than a goodbye dive trip? hehe :) view from the diver's lounge.. it was a hush hush trip ..

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-15653431607452126212010-03-31T05:42:00.000-07:002010-11-10T17:50:27.181-08:00

it's time for our second annual trip to Mabul... and this time we brought our sugar daddy and toy boys along. haha.. kidding. we missed a few from last trip because 1) comot was pregnant with her first baby, 2) eadie is currently posted overseas. but we had newcomers which made our second trip more or less a horny one. lenn came this year with a mission.. to get her OWD license..finally. haha..

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-23891398756892462902010-02-08T23:15:00.000-08:002010-06-16T21:36:53.002-07:00

normi and i went to saigon and we had such a great time there. saigon is actually ho chi minh city and it's situated in the southern part of vietnam. it's not in china, it's in vietnam. hehe :) i knew it's gonna be a great trip the minute i saw the pilot and the stewards. haha.. normi and i were seated at the back of the plane. we literally got the last seat on the airplane. as soon as we got to

Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056051829922346402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771531676553544887.post-87029335415179196842009-09-15T21:06:00.000-07:002010-05-12T21:40:35.584-07:00

It truly felt amazing thinking that in matter of hours I would be diving in Lembeh Straits. Just google dive Lembeh, and you’ll find countless websites calling it a critters’ heaven. There are quite a number of dive centers that offer Lembeh dive packages. I decided to try Makawidey Dive Resort, a fairly new dive center right in the heart of Lembeh straits.“Selamat Datang! Welcome!” blurted Nazir

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