My Bucket List: 4 Things I Want To Do In 2016

I try to set realistic goals for myself, so I am able to achieve it. I am an outdoors person and love adventure. Every year since 2012, I have done something adventurous. Go on an ATV jungle trek, went to an extreme park, trekked 100km, white water rafting, hike up hills, abseiling, skydiving and etc. But this whole year 2015, I didn't do a single adventure thing! I did focus on team sport - Futsal, but no... adventurous stuff! 2015 was a mini rollercoaster ride for me. There were many things I wanted to do, but couldn't without upsetting a lot of people. For 2016, I have 4 adventure related things I want to tick off in my bucket list. It's a year I want for me and Don! 

My Adventure Bucket List: 

5 Things I Do in a Long Haul Flight

I get bored really fast. I get fidgety, restless and super annoying. It's either eating, go online and shop or bombard Don with messages asking him to entertain me. Whenever I have some free time, I am always searching for things to do. Read articles online. Watch a documentary (I love watching documentaries). Blog. Work on side projects. So, imagine my boredom when I am on the plane. No internet. No phones. I have to find things to entertain myself. Every time I go visit Don, I prep myself with things to do to keep myself entertained. If you're traveling to be with your loved ones this holidays, here are some things you can do in a long flight beside sleep.

Bangkok in Kodak Dispoable Camera

A couple months ago, Don and I went on a short trip a weekend trip to Bangkok. It was our first trip together as a couple. I wanted to take lots of photos for memory sake and blogging sake. At the same time, I didn't want to be too caught up with INEEDTODOCUMENTTHISNOW. We were there to have a nice time and enjoy each other's company outside Perth and Kuala Lumpur.  After discovering a bunch of the Kodak disposable camera in Coles, I went back to buy everything off the shelf. Probably one of the best decisions I've made because ever since then, they stopped stocking them. :( 

But anyways, below are some of the film photos I took from my Kodak disposable camera. Hope you enjoy them! 

Lang Suan Road

Glamping at Kota Tinggi: Canopy Tribes

Futsal is an important part of my life. I love doing team sports. I get a lot of satisfaction when I work out or do things in a team because, in truth, I am a homebody. I can stay in the whole day, have zero human interaction and be happy with my screens (Maybe this is why long distance relationships work for me, haha!). Futsal is my healthy escape. Playing futsal with different groups of people from different walks of life, I managed to develop many potential lifetime friendships. I don't know how it happened, from hanging out after futsal for drinks, meeting up outside futsal for coffee and chats. We started becoming close (a group of at least 15 people! It's a big group!). We have a travel bug in the group and she wanted to go on a staycation before she leaves for her big (second!) UK trip. I didn't think twice when she invited me. I wanted this trip to kick off my wanderlust! 

Life Is A Beach, I'm Just Playing In The Sand

It was my first trip to Cottesloe that made me fall in love with Perth, seven years ago. I remember being so overwhelmed by its majestic view. Blue skies. Soft white sand. Clear waters. I took SO many photos at the beach, so I can document how beautiful the view and the atmosphere. I grew up in the urban jungle where we have to drive out for hours to see a decent looking beach. Seeing the horizon, how blue and sunny the beach was, it was love at first sight for me.

Elephant Rocks (William Bay National Park), Western Australia

Elephant Rocks in Denmark

Elephant Pool is a sight seeing spot in a town called Denmark. Why it's called Elephant Rocks because it looks exactly like a herd of elephants paddling in the shallow waters. It's located in Willam Bay National Park about 15km west of the Denmark town cenre.

Address: 

William Bay Road | Denmark, William Bay National Park, Western Australia 6333, Australia

Travel Staples

I am heading to see Don for a quick, sneaky trip! Earlier the month, I decided that I want to see Don. I miss him and I miss Perth. We’re not going to wait until Christmas to see each other. Making it another 5-6 months gap between our visits. Don couldn’t give me exact dates to when I could come because of work, but I wasn’t going to take no for an answer. After some stressful planning (for Don), I booked my flight ticket a week before I was intended to fly off. I only had a few days to pack and a day to organize my itinerary. I tried to let this trip be a free and easy one, but I couldn’t!! The OCD in me wrote a small, quick itinerary of place I want to go, eat, buy and people to meet.

I have been quite lucky to go on trips every month for the past 3 months. Packing has become significantly easier for me. As I was packing, I compiled a few of my travel staples. I didn’t know I had “staples” for my travels because I do different kinds of traveling. Turns out, I do. Here are some of my travel staples.

How To Plan A Holiday With Your Long Distance Boyfriend

Being in a long distance relationship has many perks. One of them includes traveling to your partner's hometown or going on a holiday together. When you finally decide on a time to meet or go on a holiday, planning in advance helps! After months or even years apart, you would want to make every moment and second count. Having a good itinerary really helps make your trip easier and save you so much grief (and fights with your partner). Don booked his flight to see me a month in advance. That gave me plenty of time to plan out our trip!

Bangkok Round Up 1: Temple Selfies

As I mentioned many times in my previous posts, Don and I went to Bangkok for a short holiday! It was our first time traveling together. To be completely honest, i was really anxious to travel with Don. He is laid back, I am not. I like to have a travel itinerary, he likes to with the flow. Don and I don't fight, but we bicker like siblings. I was worried that something might go wrong during our travels and one (me) of us would get upset. 

To my delight, Don is such an easy guy to travel with. In fact, I think he is one of the easiest and most fun person to travel with. I've travelled with many different characters. Don is  #1 on my list to travel with. It's not because he is my boyfriend, but he is really a fun guy to travel with. Whatever i had planned to do in Bangkok, he was okay and up for it. He let me make all the decisions and he just followed me. He didn't mind getting ripped off by the locals, while i tried to bargain to the lowest we could go. The only time Don decided on something was when he wanted to have Pad Thai for lunch, so off we went to get him Pad Thai. 

Travel Make Up Bag

Don and i did a little traveling when he came to visit me. We went to Bangkok! When traveling, i try to keep to my makeup bag light by only taking the essentials. I always struggle to figure out what make up items to bring me with me. I tend to over pack my makeup because i don't want to forget anything important! Don't you?? 

Lunch Time

Swanborne Beach, Western Australia

Kodak Disposable Camera Photos!

A quick trip to Coles turned out to be a GREAT quick trip to Coles with the discovery of Kodak Disposable Camera (Single use cameras). With 27 exposure of 800 asa film inside... i knew it was going to be perfect for Perth's sunny weather. Its getting too obvious that i LOVE taking film photos in Perth because of its light.

ALBANY, WA

CANT BEAT THIS VIEW

Jalan Alor

Cows and Flowers

Long time no post, sorry! Family came down for my graduation and was spending time with them before they headed back home. Don took me for a short trip down south, he warned me there will be no screens and no internet for a couple of days. I thought i'd outsmart him by topping up my phone with extra data and credit only to find out on the way...i used up all my phone data and credit!!!!! I had to beg him to let me use his phone to check my Instagram and Facebook. When we got back to the city and my phone got data, had over 700 messages flooding in. Don gets shitty because i am always on my phone (messaging people, playing games, taking photos, surfing the net) and one morning, I forgot to switch off my 7am work alarm, it woke him up. The man was not pleased! 

In light of things, i do appreciate some time off social media and appreciate other things like, long walks, look at cows, take photos in a garden of flowers and catch up with movies.

My world

Early the year, i wrote about loving globes and world maps but never owning one. I did get off my ass and got myself a globe, which i love! For my birthday, Don hinted he got me something and he wasn't very good at hiding it and sure enough, he surprised me with a world map! He was really cute with it, he got me whiteboard markers to circle places i want to go. Post its - to take notes of things i want to do in the countries and etc. I love it! Such a thoughtful gift

There are a few places i really want to go:

1. Cambodia
2. Hong Kong
3. India
4. Japan
5. France

I have been to Cambodia when i was younger and visited the Angkor Wat, but i was too young to appreciate it. i was more interested in running around the temples with my friends. I have pictures of Angkor Wat in my room back in KL, just to remind myself to go to Cambodia! I really want to go back and learn more about the culture. Hopefully end of this year :D. I hope to cross out this list within the next two years with Don. I am really excited to go on adventures with him, hehe!