Langkawi 2011

It has been a great many years since I was in the land of eagles. As such I cannot remember much about it, only little fragments such as the giant eagle statue and not going up on the cable car. The only clear memory was that I visited the underwater world... and that is only because my aunt bought me a necklace (the pendant is the following photo). Even after growing out of wearing it, I turned the pendant into a key chain so that it is still functional. 

This time around, I went there during my birthday weekend with some friends (my birthday was just a coincidence, they would have gone without me any way ^^). Unfortunately for all of us, it was basically raining for most part of our trip... spent a lot of time listening to the rhythm of the falling rain (=p) which of course meant a lot of thinking on my part. 

At least we managed to go island hopping which was fun. The waters was a little choppy, making the ride exciting. The guys were joking about how only here even the ocean has portholes as the boat went up the wave and landed on the waters. I loved the eagle feeding part (though not sure if it is environmentally friendly) as they swept down from the sky gracefully, picked up the food from the water and fly back to the sky. Then there was the Pregnant Maiden's Lake which was a little scary to swim in since the bottom cannot be felt and there is hardly sides to hang on to. 

Oh! We also went up the cable car (subconsciously been trying to push back this particular memory). It was terrifying @.@ But once on top it was nice to enjoy the cool breeze. Since it has been raining, it was foggy and could not see much, in drier seasons the view is said to be fantastic, especially at sunset. 

Birthday Cake

It was truly a different way of spending my birthday which usually means a big party. This time, it was just another day.... except at the end where they distracted me with shopping when in town while they bought and snuck the really pretty cake into the car then the room. Have to hand it to them for the really nice surprise (I am seldom surprised... and even less pleasantly surprised ^^)

*thinks about life so far..... *