Hello all!
I’m back from my “island” holiday! And would you believe it, this is my first ever island adventure in my 30 years of existence! 😉
I got Firefly Airlines to thank for this fabulous fam trip. There were so much planned out for all of us, and I’ve got a lot to share so expect a lot of posts about Sabah as I go along.
Anyhow, I’m starting the wackybecky Sabah Chronicles with this “muddy” post, simply cos I’ve got some epic pictures that I think you guys will like!
Such as this one:
Haha, that was us heading back to our resort BAREFOOTED after our mud bath at the Mud Volcanoes on Pulau Tiga.
Pulau Tiga is believed to have been formed by the eruption of several mud volcanoes after a large earthquake on the Philippine island in 1897. Since then, the island was expanded and formed into its current size thanks to subsequent mud volcano eruptions.
Thankfully, there is no significant eruptions since the beginning of the 20th century. The only volcanoes the current generation knows about at Pulau Tiga is the loosely-termed “mud volcanoes“. It is not the eruptive kind but a pool of bubbling mud from deep inside the earth.
The mud is believed to be mineral-rich & is good for the skin. Well, since yours truly here is always on the quest for luscious skin (ahem) I couldn’t possibly pass up on such an opportunity right?
The rest (there were 12 of them!) egged me on & stood watching to see if I was going to sink! Chis! 😉
Oh, did I mention that it’s FREE?? Yea.. that’s why I’m laughing like a hyena in the pic below. :whistle:
This is me after wading pass the first small pool. Behind me lies the big one which is deeper hence the need for the ropes that runs across the pool.
The mud is very sticky and thick. Walking is tough and swimming is impossible! The bed of the mud pool is alike a less scary version of a quicksand, you tend to sink deeper as you make your way around; only thing is it doesn’t “suck” you in & swallow you up!
A bit of assistance can be God-sent when you want to get out of one pool to another!
Anyhow, here’s the group of us who were “adventurous” enough to go into the mud pool. And all are hanging onto the ropes for dear life. Haha..
Below: I don’t what I was doing! I swear! LOL!!
Being interviewed by TV3: (UPDATE! I appeared on Buletin Utama, TV3 on Sat, 12th March 2011 at around 8pm++. Yay! Watch the video clip!)
Mud people alert!
Below: Us goofing around.
Ok, let me warn you first. The mud looks nice to play yes, but it’s a real pain to wash it off!
Awfully gooey, it sticks stubbornly to fabric (even my bikini), and God help you if you are wearing cotton. You’ll never to be able to wash it off clean!
Even for my skimpy bikini, it took me a full hour of scrubbing and rinsing and scrubbing again & again before the colours were recognisable again. Imagine if you are wearing a t-shirt!
Disclaimer: These are not my feet ok! I got prettier ones ;p
Ok ok, the point is, I’m trying to show you the thickness & gluey-ness of the mud. When it dries, it literally “cakes” up on you.
Posers in action! 😉
It would have been stupid to stain anymore of our clothes with the mud so we walked back like this:
LOL. We really qualified as jungle men & women then!
Oh oh, I LOVE THIS PICTURE! It is not photoshopped but it does gives the effect of greyscale right? 😉
GETTING THERE: Pulau Tiga is located about 10 km (6 miles) offshore of Sabah near Kuala Penyu town on the tip of the Klias Peninsula. If you are in Kota Kinabalu, it will take about 90 minutes by road followed by a 20-30 minutes powerboat trip from town (a sub-district of Kuala Penyu) to the island and its marine park.
If you are in Labuan, you can take the ferry to Menumbok and then the speedboat to Pulau Tiga. Alternatively, you can also charter a speedboat from Kota Kinabalu or Labuan.
This is us!!
Daily Standard Boat Transfer Schedule
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So would you have waded in the mud like I did if you are in Pulau Tiga? 😉
PS: Another muddy adventure in KOREA – click HERE !
Looks fun 😛
It was Yen! Heehehehe…
that’s a hint!
WHAT hint?? ;p
hahaha…. something something something …. up at first 3 para… hahahah
HUH??
Gosh, looks like ‘mud’ is the theme for a lot of your vacations this past year (here and Korea). This looks fun, and as long as the mud is ‘clean,’ I guess I’d do it! Did u feel any positive effects on your skin after that? 😀
hah! Now I’m tempted to try something else.. I wonder what other extreme/ wacky stuffs can I do next?? :whistle:
oh you would jump in? Yay! We can go holiday together! Thk God i wasn’t the only one that waded in! The 2 guys (brad & Fei) were very good companions throughout! Very opened – minded & adventurous!
wow!! really fun right! haha how come u dunno what u were doing at that time?? :p haha sempat interview summore! u look sexay with those mud babe! :p
Sexay yea?? Hehehe! Thks!
I was goofing around and got caught in my wacky pose! ;p
Ah, I see lots of my photos~ ^^
Btw, hi Rebecca!
Haha!
Thks for the pics Aris! You should have waded in with us!
Talking about Blogger Exposure! Lmao. I would have dipped myself it the mud. Serious!
Really! Yay!
I can’t wait to see the side of you that is clubbing, dancing the night away & now, wading in mud! wooho!
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Hahahaha, that looks like alot of fun and yucky at the same time 🙂
I’m sure you’ll enjoy it too Thrist!
Interesting…Looks like you are having a swell fun time 🙂
I always do! Hehe…I’m game for anything & I believe in being happy
Lovely!
Lovely? What? Who? Me?? ;p
Later a Mud Man come out of it….
Urghh!! Actually we were worried a bit of that..hehehe
We were scaring each other on whether there are any crocs, monitor lizards etc below that mud pool!
Luckily there wasn’t anything other than tree branches! Hheehhe
Gosh you look like a statue…lol. Seems fun though 😀
It was!! You need to treat yourself to a holiday soon Alex! you work too hard!
hi there, actually l was been there before, but unfortunately, l was sick so just rest inside the quarter~~~
by the time we reached there, we were told by our guide to bring those “unused” clothers for the mud, otherwise, it will wasted
Hi Wui Keong! Hahah, yes. I wish they have told me that! Cos my clothes were ruined! It’s terribly hard to wash the mud off!
If you do go again, remember to play in the mud 🙂
Anyhow, it must have been horrible for you! to be sick in such an isolated area 🙁
yeah~~ the whole night sleep and look at ceiling~~~ it look like a nightmare~~~
but l do take some photo there~~~
maybe you can take a look if you wish to
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Oh thks for sharing but I can’t view. Not sure if it’s cos we are not friends.
Hahah sleep & look at ceiling! Terrible!
yeah, that’s terrible~~
err….. if there is, maybe you try to add me, so that l can share some related pic. to you~~
🙂
Sure sure. Add me on FB!
l can’t get ur fb account, so, just “like” your page, please take a look on that~~~~
OH yup yup! Got it! 🙂
ok~~~~~
just see ur reply~~~~~