star virgo!

i have so little time nowadays, been going out everyday =(

leaving so much of my life hanging, even simple chores like buying/refilling daily necessities such as shampoos and pads, putting face mask, opening the mails i receive each day, uploading photos, unpacking my holiday bags, opening my birthday presents, are all left on the shelf!! what a terrible procrastinator right??

anyway, i really want to blog about my star cruise trip! it's so refreshing to go on a cruise after like a 10+ years hiatus. i love everything about a cruise.. being out in the ocean, the nice pool and jacuzzi facilities, romantic restaurants, sea breeze on the deck, bars and lounges at night... i like!

once we boarded the ship, me and my mum went to the top deck and spent like 30 mins snapping away..

pardon my dark n low quality photos.. they were taken on my iphone! no time to upload my camera photos yet.

everything on a cruise is posh.. even the library! it's totally english style and carpeted.. u just feel like grabbing a nice read and snuggle up on the cosy armchairs by the window overlooking the ocean.

love the sunset views you get out in the middle of nowhere. orange, pink and blue hues, with wind whipping through ur hair.

and of course the balcony room! cosy little balcony with a glass railing.. allows you to have an infinite view of the ocean. u just feel so so calm and peaceful out here, feeling so small in the wide vast world. even though the ship is so giganormous (13 storeys!), it's a little speck of dust against the ocean.

i actually think our bedroom is very cosy though it's small.. but the beds are comfy and room is fully carpeted and clean.. most impt! there's also a small two seater couch by the bed for a good read or tv.. and it can be turned into a big sofa bed for extra space.

we dropped at redang on day 2! my favourite little malaysian island. was sooo looking forward to the snorkelling and sun and sand. mummy still wasn't very comfortable with the snorkelling gear... but i've mastered the art of snorkelling by now! went swimming round and round on my own, until i became black like a fatimah. sigh. now it'll take me months to get rid of my ugly tan. the beach is still nice and clean with white sand, and the water is blue and inviting as ever.

we washed up quickly and changed into fresh clothes... and spent some time taking photos (again!) on the island until the ferry came.

i really like dining at the western restaurant at night... it's so so grand and romantic. so grand it even has dresscode. it feels like a big ballroom. even has a grand piano in the middle of the huge room. and the food was so good! it's almost like what you'd expect to be served in a restaurant.. the best part is... order as MUCH as you LIKE! wooots for pple like me. i ordered two sets (starter, main, desserts!) and gobbled everything up.

the jacuzzi was so relaxing.. there was like 4 jacuzzis around the swimming pool. my mum and i went to the indoor exercise pool first.. then we went out to the jacuzzi which has warm steamy water (shiok)... and finally i went to the swimming pool and swam several laps. felt really healthy for once.. truly satisfied. i brought gym stuff along but didn't get to use the gym.. too little time to spare. next time i'll make sure i use the gym! then go swim when i'm all sweaty!

hokay that's it for my cruise trip! really sound like a suaku here but i really like to go on a cruise! been on a cruise 4 times already but still somehow like it. guess it's refreshing to go once in awhile...

off to catch up on xinmsn!