this pic was taken at the jetty.
there's a trail beside the mosque that leads to this jetty.
I was told to attend the science seminar 3 days ago. Secretly, i was quite happy to get it because the seminar is on Friday and i get to spend more time in Semporna. Oh so, my main agenda is to lepak there and take pictures. Seminar? what seminar? that was the last thing in my agenda. i checked online the places to stay and some photos of Semporna, printed the town map, got the directions from colleagues who kind of know the place, and yeeeha...
'Sempornaaaaa, here I cooooome!!'
I drove to Semporna on Friday morning, left at 6am, reached there at about 8.30am. The Silam road is quite treacherous, uphill and downhill, lorries, slippery road... and yesterday morning it drizzled all the way from LD to Kunak.
The science seminar - it was quite good in terms of how to mark the Science Paper 2, how to answer accurately... blah blah blah.. but it seems more like some seminar that gives you tips on the possible questions coming out this year. But it was really very tiring because of the long hours. At some point of time they were babbling about the same old story and honestly, i was already shutting down, can't wait to go and check in at Dragon Inn. After one day sitting with the teachers, i really felt that i couldn't do what they do, couldn't give what they give, couldn't care about what they care about, couldn't bear with the system like the way they do.
OK, enough of nonsense about teaching in school.
Back to my trip.
outside the Dragon Inn
This morning - got up super early at 6, i was hoping for a nice sunrise. But, it didn't happen that way. it was too cloudy, and the blue sky only appeared later in the morning.
I spent an hour walking around the old town area. This place is something like LD. I wished i could be bolder and more daring in taking pictures of the faces there.
this was taken at the same jetty as the boy pic.
Anyway, i consider this trip as one of the big achievements - drove all the way from LD to Semporna, traveled alone, drove back from Semporna to LD. You won't know how scary it can be unless you have taken that road before.
i will definitely be visiting Semporna again. For the coming Oct, i am planning to follow my colleague to a photography trip at the islands around Semporna. Oh oh, i heard that in that trip, we will have to sleep in sleeping bags, bathe with rain water or water from the well.... rahhhh... that's a challenge for a freak like me. But what is more important than having the opportunity to go and take pictures which i won't be able to get elsewhere?
This trip kind of sparks up the adventure side of me. :P
'Sempornaaaaa, here I cooooome!!'
I drove to Semporna on Friday morning, left at 6am, reached there at about 8.30am. The Silam road is quite treacherous, uphill and downhill, lorries, slippery road... and yesterday morning it drizzled all the way from LD to Kunak.
The science seminar - it was quite good in terms of how to mark the Science Paper 2, how to answer accurately... blah blah blah.. but it seems more like some seminar that gives you tips on the possible questions coming out this year. But it was really very tiring because of the long hours. At some point of time they were babbling about the same old story and honestly, i was already shutting down, can't wait to go and check in at Dragon Inn. After one day sitting with the teachers, i really felt that i couldn't do what they do, couldn't give what they give, couldn't care about what they care about, couldn't bear with the system like the way they do.
OK, enough of nonsense about teaching in school.
Back to my trip.
outside the Dragon InnThis morning - got up super early at 6, i was hoping for a nice sunrise. But, it didn't happen that way. it was too cloudy, and the blue sky only appeared later in the morning.
I spent an hour walking around the old town area. This place is something like LD. I wished i could be bolder and more daring in taking pictures of the faces there.
this was taken at the same jetty as the boy pic.Anyway, i consider this trip as one of the big achievements - drove all the way from LD to Semporna, traveled alone, drove back from Semporna to LD. You won't know how scary it can be unless you have taken that road before.
i will definitely be visiting Semporna again. For the coming Oct, i am planning to follow my colleague to a photography trip at the islands around Semporna. Oh oh, i heard that in that trip, we will have to sleep in sleeping bags, bathe with rain water or water from the well.... rahhhh... that's a challenge for a freak like me. But what is more important than having the opportunity to go and take pictures which i won't be able to get elsewhere?
This trip kind of sparks up the adventure side of me. :P
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