4 days 3 nights Sabah trip (Mabul island and Tawau)

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First day

Well, until I am back to my real life now, I still cant help recalling the stunning beauty and the indelible mesmerizing view of Mabul Island. It is a place isolated from the hustle and bustle of the city and indeed a true paradise for every nature lover. Not to forget to mention that Scuba Junkie, a place where we spent our days in Mabul Island is a must-go resort and strongly recommended.

At the very first day, we took our flight off at 7.30 and reached there around 10.30. We then took a van to the Semporna, (a jetty which is a pass through for everyone before departing to every island around that region). It took us approximately 1 hour to reach and we had a simple lunch there. It is a huge relief to see that harmony among races still actually prevail in East Malaysia where you can see Malays work in Chinese restaurant and all kind of races gathered at Chinese and Malays restaurant to have their meals together neglecting the difference of skin colors which make how different they look in their appearance.

Girlfriend taking photo with many patterns. LOL

We then headed to the long-waited Mabul Island! Along the journey, the crystal clear ocean, the soaring seagull(very few though), the howling wind due to the speeding of the boat with occasional splash of water onto our faces invigorated our deadbeat body resulted of the long travelling hours. Not really realizing how much time been spent on the boat, we reached the island which immediately feasted our eyes with it's intense beauty.

(Scuba Junkie is a resort run by foreigners, whose mostly come from US I believe. Despite being foreigners, they actually do a lot more better job in conserving our Malaysian ecosystem than our Malaysian. Such an irony fact to tell, isn't it?

'40 millions years to perfection, 40 years to almost destroy'
- one of the quotes printed on their t-shirt generally triggered so much inspiration on humanity behaviors towards the mother nature.)

We reached Pulau Mabul by 4 p.m
The staffs helped us carry the luggage and briefed us of the island, welcoming us with superb hospitality. Literally felt the surge of safety and warmth the moment I stepped on the land. (though the island had actually been threatened with the invasion of Philippines terrorists recently)

We checked in and took some rest in the chalet.
After that, we had our dinner at 7 which was served with Western Cuisine such as spaghetti, french fries and so on. The food was nice.

We then attended a talk given by some shark lover from US. They introduced us the sharks and worked on many efforts to save the sharks from being extincted, including urging the government to illegalize the shark fishing activities and to promote awareness to public on the significance of sharks in an ecosystem. Extremely guilty when the slides actually depicted some pictures of Chinese eating the shark fins soup.

After having some chill in the bar, we then slipped into the slumber land at early hours to brace for the next activity-fully-loaded day.

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