Dream come true - Final Day at Maldives!

The final chapter of Maldives! Hehe. Masa last day ni actually banyak lagi lebihan makanan yang di bawa dari Malaysia. Bawa makanan sekotak tapi 10-20% je kami makan. On the last day, baru ingat Nasi Lemak Brahim masih tak terusik. Dapat la merasa Nasi Lemak di perantauan ecece.. Haha! I panaskan air then rendam both packet dalam kettle tu. Half of the water pon dah mencukupi. While waiting, I went to the cafe and amik telur rebus untuk makan dengan Nasi Lemak. The taste was nice. I like the sambal very much. Next time travel boleh beli lagi. 

After breakfast, we had one last activity. Snorkelling! But not for me. I'm lazy to do so. So I just duduk dalam boat sambil borak dengan pakcik boat. Then dia tunjuk sumthing kat tengah laut tu. Mula-mula I tak paham, but then bila dia sebut "dolphin, dolphin" baru la paham. Dapat jugak tengok dolphin lompat-lompat sambil pusing-pusing badan. No picture sebab it was too fast!

Bila tengok my friends snorkel terasa nak je terjun but I'm lazy and afraid because I didnt request for life jacket. Nanti cepat penat. Bila semua dah penat, we went back to the hotel untuk berehat and kemas barang. Nasib baik they let us extend our stay without any charges. Flight malam okay, mana la kami nak duduk menunggu sampai pukul 10 tu. Haha. After dinner they send us to the airport. Yeay balik! :(

Maldives sangat-sangat awesome! Hope one day boleh datang lagi. :)

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Dream come true - Paradise Island Resort, Maldives (Part 5)

For this entry, nothing much to story. Basically it just a day visit to the resort located on another island, Paradise Island Resort. Truly a paradise! Once reached the jetty I was like speechless. The view was too beautiful. We were greeted by the friendly staff and some explanation given to us. They provided us with a map! Besar jugak island ni. No wonder siap bagi map. So we decided to jalan-jalan pusing island first, then go mandi-manda. Since the island agak besar, we just skipped some places and pergi yang penting je such as visit water villa, shark point and mandi laut! Shark point and water villa padahal tempat sama je but the distance from one place to another place agak jauh and we kinda tired jalan here and there. But for the sake of nak tengok shark, kami redah jalan. Haha! 

Dah penat jalan kami decided untuk mandi-manda since lunch hour dalam 2-3 hours lagi. No wet clothes allowed I guess kat restaurant. Serious I macam rasa serba salah, antara nak duk dalam air or makan. Haha! Kalau bukan sebab dah bayar for food memang confirm tak keluar dari air. The funny part was, one of my friend tertinggal his short untuk mandi pantai. He went to the shop nak beli seluar baru but mahal, tak berbaloi! Then the staff cakap boleh rent, so he went to another place yang staff tu tunjuk. Its like on the opposite direction from that place. Like I said earlier, the distance between each place agak jauh, dia malas nak jalan dah so dia redha je lah mandi pakai jeans. Pastu g restaurant untuk lunch pakai towel sebab jeans tadi dia jemurkan atas batu nak bagi kering. Hihi.

After lunch, lagi satu hal nak mencari masjid. Nampak ada masjid dalam map but we couldnt find it walau dah jauh bjalan. Every buggy yang lalu lalang tu asyik full with penumpang and stuff! Lenguh dah kaki ni. Then kami tanya staff yang tengah kemas bilik where is the mosque, and he pointed inside the fence. Memang takkan jumpa la disebalik dinding tinggi tu. Kat dinding fence tu stated for staff only. Lol! Lepas solat rasa nak pengsan je sebab jauh lagi perjalanan to the jetty area. Sigh! We lepak area jetty while wating for the boat to arrive. Sedih nak balik dah. :(

Breakfast provided by our hotel, HolidayMakers Inn.

View from the airport jetty, mostly untuk bawa guest to resort.

See! Jauh kan?

Love the greenery! 

Water villa! We cant afford this!

Shark! Shark! Shark!

Secret entrance to heaven!

Our lunch buffet! Both pasta were delicious. Nasi lauk-lauk and dessert pon sedap. 

Last moment untuk enjoy the awesome view. 

Sampai hotel around 6 if I'm not mistaken. Mandi and rehat while waiting for dinner. Kami g dinner kat hotel sebelah. The restaurant located on the roof top of Fern Bouqete Inn. Dinner under the stars yaw! Haha. Actually behind them tu laut but cant see sebab gelap, we can only hear ombak menghempas pantai and enjoy the sea breeze while makan. Kami order grilled jumbo prawn with rice and vegies. Sedap!!! The best grill prawn I ever had. Tak cukup sepinggan tapi nanti kalau tamak rugi pulak. Haha! Harga? Not that cheap walaupon dorang negara laut. This meal was around RM60 and the lobster dish around RM200! Baru berangan hari-hari nak makan lobster. :p

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Dream come true - Night Fishing, Maldives (Part 4)

One of our activites kat Maldives was night fishing. Ni my first experience! Takot x tau nak cakap lah, pergi laut malam-malam, gelap gelita tak nampak ape-ape. My face memang obvious cuak! Haha. The fishing duration was around 4 hours and we managed to get 7 ekor ikan. My friend dapat 2 ekor and I dapat sekor. The rest,pakcik boat yang tangkap! Haha. So ada la rezeki untuk dinner kami malam tu. Kami bawak balik ikan ke hotel and orang hotel tolong masakkan. I guess Maldivian memang suka limau sebab dorang guna limau dalam almost all masakan dorang or makan ngn nasi putih etc. I remember on our first day, they served us a small plate of limau, bawang merah and cili. Masa lalu kat area pasar and kedai-kedai sayur dorang pon nampak banyak jual limau. Lunch kat Kuda Bandos pon they used limau untuk perap ikan. Hihi.

So while waiting dorang siapkan ikan untuk dinner, kami order makanan dari nearby restaurant. Tak larat nak jalan cari makanan dah. Penat yang teramat sebab activity agak full that day. Balik dari Kuda Bandos, terus bersiap untuk night fishing ni. Ada yang dah tertido dekat sofa lobby while waiting. Lama jugak la makanan yang di order nak sampai. Lebih dari sejam. Kami order nasi beriyani ayam je. Masing-masing kelaparan so memang nampak nasi je la. Hihi. Lepas tu ape lagi, perut kenyang, tido lena lah. :p

Ni pakcik boat kami, yang bawak g Kuda Bandos, night fishing and snorkeling. Baik sangat!

My friend dapat his first ikan.

Hasil tangkapan!

Our dinner! Fresh from the sea.

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Dream come true - Kuda Bandos, Maldives (Part 3)

As per recommended by the hotel staff, kami agree untuk visit Kuda Bandos. Its a picnic island, dibuka untuk tourist on weekdays and local on weekend. So if you want to visit this island make sure plan betol-betol ok. Located not far from Hulhumale, around 30-40 minutes. If using speed boat maybe around 15-20 minutes. Tapi tak kesah la how long it tooks because Kuda Bandos worth more than that. We were here for the whole day (9am-4pm). As soon as sampai je jetty, I was speechless! Too beautiful! Ada jugak la feeling-feeling cerita Pirates of The Carribean masa dorang landed on sandbank. Ahhh, I cant believe that I had witness one of the best island/beach in the world! 

*all pictures and videos taken using iphone.

Boat slowly approaching the jetty.

This is what I'm talking about! Even nothing much I can do here due to the expensive price for the activities, I still enjoy my time sitting by the beach under the hot weather. I dont care if my skin turned darker. Haha. Its beach riteeee. 

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Dream come true - Maldives (Part 2)

On the second day, semua semangat bangun awal sebab dah tak sabar nak explore Maldives! After breakfast kami berjalan menuju ke jetty untuk cari any agent nearby. Kot-kot lah dapat murah dari harga pakej yang hotel sediakan. Tapi as per advised by beberapa orang yang kami jumpa pon suruh ambil pakej dengan hotel je. Xpe, kami semangat nak cari jugak. Kat area jetty Hulhumale memang xde so kami naik boat pergi ke Male. Tambang boat 5.50mvr (RM1.20). Sampai kat Male pon still cant find any agent. Penat bjalan ke hulu hilir. Lepas satu, satu hal yang nak dibuat. First, my friends nak g cari sim card, then ada yang nak tukar duit, cari kedai makan, cari kedai souvenir etc. Serious lenguh kaki berjalan. Haha. Lepas lunch around  3 or 4 pm kami pulang ke hotel dengan hati yang kecewa. Haha. Nearby the hotel ada sea pool, some of my friends dah pegi mandi-manda x ajak. Cis. Dengar cerita dorang mndi pagi tu buat I x sabar nak g tengok sea pool tu. Sampai je hotel letak barang terus terkam g pantai. Haha. Local people (kanak-kanak) siap main tolak-tolak lagi. Malu je kat dorang sebab I takot nak terjun. Haha. I can swim tapi tak confident kat tempat yang dalam, kaki x jejak tanah. Tambah-tambah pulak kat laut. Ishh.. Nasib baik xde wave so ok la, tak penat sangat nak float. :)

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Masjid kat Hulhumale

Hulhumale jetty, jernih je air!

Election dorang on september kalau tak silap. Ada rupa Samy Vellu tak?

Inside the boat to Male.

Male town. This street agak busy.

View along the way and this one is in front of the pasar. Boat nelayan.

Pasar ikan. 

Fresh Tuna!

Tuna everywhere.

Ni main street yang dorang panggil "shopping street". Banyak kedai jual souvenir. 

Makcik-makcik Maldives

Our lunch! Saje try local food yang tak jauh beza dari our local food. Hehe. 4 orang makan cost around 135mvr (RM28). Siap tambah-tambah lauk lagi. Oh ye, dorang siap bagi sireh and pinang lagi! Tapi kami x nak sebab x reti nak makan. Haha. 

Annnnnnddddd.. ni la sea pool tu! :)

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