Thursday, December 10, 2009

Endau Rompin
Went for this short weekend trip in April. I think the plan was to go climb KK at first, but accommodation was fully booked, hence we went to Endau Rompin instead. Memorable because I had my first encounter with leeches. Read a lot horror stories about leeches before going for the trip, and nearly backed out last minute because Endau Rompin is known to have a lot of leeches.

The first leech we encountered - on a boat.

The hike on the first day was tedious, and we were all physically unprepared for it. To make matters worse, we had to keep a lookout for the bloodsuckers - there were really a lot of them. We had to stop every 10 min to check our shoes and flick them off. Gross.

On the first night we (the girls) could not help whining non-stop and we wanted to skip the hike to Upeh Culing waters the next day. Luckily we did not, because the hike was easier (no upslope) and we had a fun time sliding down the rocks at Upeh Culing.



Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Boracay
Went to Boracay in March, and it's the best beach I have ever been. Ok I haven't been to that many beaches.. but still, it's really beautiful.

The sand is very white, fine and soft - you don't need a beach mat! The sand is more comfortable! And the waters is crystal clear..


However the diving wasn't fantastic - the visibility wasn't good surprisingly, think maybe the timing was bad. Heard from the locals that Boracay is actually not as nice as before, and there are many more islands in Philippines that are more unspoiled and beautiful than Boracay. I hope I can check out these islands next time!

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Time flies.. we're now approaching the end of 2009! Inspired by healthiliciouslyme, I decide to recap my 2009 as well.

While in certain aspects, my 2009 was less than ideal - I never knew I could complain and whine non-stop! However, to think on the bright side, I'm very thankful that I have some listening ears to turn to.

1/1/2009 - I had a little test of friendship on the last day of 2008, luckily no hard feelings was brought over to 2009. Spent the countdown in a movie theatre. Little did I know that my first movie in 2009 would predict my highlight of the year.

Did a fair bit of travel this year, will recap them in the next few posts :)