I got a mild food poisoning on the last weekend. At this point, it’s not surprising, considering how the weather has been here in Kuala Lumpur. When you are expecting sunny hot days in August, you got thunderstorms instead. And when things should be pretty chill and comfortable in September, you are seeing some menacing gray skies at 8:30 AM.
I’m feeling better now; at least I no longer need to go to the toilet every hour or so. However, just like many other gastrointestinal-related illnesses, the aftermaths still feel pretty harsh. I’m still suffering from lack of appetites and feeling pretty bloated. As of now, breakfast of hot jasmine tea and some cinnamon cookies should do.
Take care of yourself too, folks! Make sure you keep yourself warm!
Not to be confused with Malaysian Independence Day on August 31, Malaysia Day commemorates the establishment of Malaysia confederation when Malaya, North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak, and Singapore united into a single state in 1963. Singapore separated from Malaysia two years later in 1965.
It’s a long weekend for Malaysia Day, and we decided to go to Langkawi since the kids have been wanting to go to Langkawi after I came back from a team meetup.
At first we wanted to just chill at the hotel, but then Ari saw Jupeter Holidays kiosk at the hotel lobby so we decided to take island hopping activity for Saturday activity: Visiting three islands surrounding the main island with boat: Dayang Bunting Island, Singa Besar Island, and Beras Basah Island. Each island has its own attractions: Dayang Bunting is part of Langkawi Geopark with natural conservation and freshwater lake (the lake was formed after a giant ancient cave collapsed,) Singa Besar island offers mangrove and eagle feeding, and Beras Basah island has beautiful white sand beach with calm waters, perfect for swimming and chilling out.
And yes, we are planning to visit Langkawi again next year, with more activities in mind ? Skycab, island hopping (again!), and sunset dinner cruise!
OldTown White Coffee Café at Langkawi International AirportLavender sunsetThe chefs on the BBQ night at the hotel! Stuff that I found during my morning walk by the beachClick for fuller image
We reserved a boat just for the four of us. You can either reserve/charter a boat for your group only or have it shared with others. For personal charter, the payment is RM 400.
Click for fuller imageWira saw a couple of monkeys on our way to the freshwater lake in Dayang Bunting islandDayang Bunting island in the background. It looks like a sleeping pregnant lady (hence the name, “Dayang Bunting”)The freshwater lake inside the island where folks can swimEagle feeding. The eagles descended when the boat captain threw the food to the water
Fun fact: During the eagle feeding, you will see two types of eagles: The brown eagles are the ones that’s the symbol of Langkawi. The black-and-white ones are sea eagles.
I keep seeing this kind of black stones in Beras Basah island. Is this vulcanic?My favorite activity: Collecting sea shells (and returned them to the sea)
The post talked about the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II, and how things feel so… weird.
I’m an Indonesian, and if my memory from my History class still correct, England (East India Company) didn’t occupy Indonesia that long, compared to the Dutch’s Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company) that settled in the country for a freaking 3.5 centuries or so. Indonesia fought for the independence and never been a part of any commonwealth with any European-based country.
So when the news about the passing broke, I thought I can just shrug it off and get on with my life as usual.
But dude, the… feelings. That kind of surreal feelings you have as you see the news articles, tweets, Tiktok videos… I remember I saw Charles and Camilla’s picture on my Facebook timeline with a caption: “King and Queen”, and I found myself muttered, “… … … what?”
I don’t have anything against Charles, but it’s just feel “not right,” you know? Something is no longer familiar, and it feels like you are missing a piece of puzzle. You are holding a puzzle piece and you know the piece will fits, but it’s not the same puzzle piece.
I don’t know if this is called as mourning. Perhaps not, but it’s definitely a different feeling far from “happy” or “sad” or “angry”. It’s that dumbfounded feeling that caught you off-guard.
Nindya’s quick blurbs
A month too late, but I just stumbled upon IKEA France’s Tiktok video, hinting a possible collab with Animal Crossing. Unfortunately, no further information about this other than IGN picked up this news when the video was posted.
