Swimming with Sharks

Hey hey hey! Guess I'm back to writing!

 From the Jetty, we hopped in a speed boat and cut through the waves of the sea. It was terrifying at first, because of the huge waves that we had to go through and also the fact that we went against the current and that made our journey bumpy. However after a while we got use to it. 

 

 

We arrived to 'Pulau Perhentian' (Perhentian Island) and felt that we were in a different world. I do not know how to describe the fantastic scenery that I had to deal with. I was overwhelmed. The water was crystal clear, the sky was clear as well, and trees were wild. It is a place where you can breath in the view, see wild monkeys, and squirrels. (I rarely see them)

It seems that nature rules the place. There were no cars nor any other road transportation. The only transportation you can find there are the taxi boats. Its a perfect place to re-connect with nature.

As soon as we see the water, we obviously dive in with our snorkeling gears. There were many types of fishes; but I did not have a water proof camera with me, so i didn't have the chance to take any pictures. =(

We went to 4 different snorkeling spots around the island with a speed boat. We went to 'Teluk Pauh', 'Shark Point', 'Tanjung Basi' and another spot which I forgot the name. I saw turtles just rolling in the deep almost my size, black tip sharks in different sizes, beautiful underwater cities (coral reefs) and colorful fishes. (I saw Nemo as well swimming with his cousins)

The 1st shark I saw was near the beach. I was just snorkeling and BAM! The adrenaline I get was different. A metre long black tip shark appeared to be relaxing on the same area as I was. It was just swimming 2m from me, minding its own business. They are magnificent creatures. 

We saw the black tip shark

In the shark point site, we went shark hunting. Unfortunetly, we couldn't find any sharks.(pretty scary)

I feel really lucky to have the chance to experienced swimming with sharks, and be very close to a huge sea turtle. I had an amazing time.

If you enjoy snorkeling, diving, going to the beach, getting tan, I highly recommend you Pulau Perhentian. It is an island that you see in most brochures that are photoshop and edited, but trust me, this is A REAL ONE.  It is worth it to visit this island.

 Hope you had an amazing summer vacation!

♥

¡Chao, Hasta pronto!

25 Facts About Someone

This is a classic topic for most bloggers (at least the ones that i follow). So, not to waste time this post will highlight to you the 25 facts about me.

1) I do not like most veggies, but I love fruits.

2) I am done with my exams for the 2012-2013 academic year. 

3) I am scared of most animals, but I live with a chinchilla, named Einstein. Not only that, but I had a hamster named August when I was 9. He had beautiful golden fur, and was loyal. I was devastated when he left me. I also used to have a hedgehog. =)

4) I changed schools for more than 12 times in my life;  friends step in and out from my life. =(

5) I will be leaving the school i'm currently in right now. 

6) My favorite color is aquamarine, or you can say, blue in general. 

7) I can be a very shy person- depending on my first impression.

8) I love to spend my free time watching TV series, movies, hang out with my friends and shop. 

9) Most of the things in my wardrobe are blue. (obviously, different tones)

10) I am a fan of Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, the Hunger Games and ....Narnia. These most of the time this fact explains my drastic change in behavior. 

11) I have never ever watched titanic fully. (if the last 10 minutes count, then, okay, I have watched the super loooong romantic movie)

11) I love to eat ice cream. 

12) My favorite subject in school is surprisingly Information Computer Technology.

13) I love 'photography'. I love taking close-ups/ landscapes of of just about everything: birds, butterflies, sea shells, leafs,etc. These are some examples. (these are not edited) 

14) I love to sing, especially when I'm with a couple of friends that like to sing as well. 

15) I love the beach; especially the ones near the coral reefs. I love to go snorkeling. 

16) I am the oldest among my siblings.

17) I like summer, but not the 'summer heat'. Another similar fact: I love autumn.

18) I am a flutist, and I also like to play the piano.

19) I used to want to be a police woman. =)

20) I love to paint. (free style, i do not know any technique, and not a professional)

21) My favorite eye shadow palette is the 'Naked' palette, from Urban Decay.

22) I miss Disney World.

23) I am Directioner- please do not hate me. =D

24) I love watching people dance the 'Irish Dance'. Lord of the Dance is one of my favorite shows.

25) I love to ride roller coasters, even though I get terrified when I am on it. 

There you have the '25 fact about me' post. Hope you like this personal post. I cannot wait for the summer vacation and go back to my lovely country. haha stay in touch for my next post! 

ps: (extra fact) I used to be a very bad pianist/ backup singer in a band of 5 called the 'Diamond Weapons'.

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