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Around this time two months ago, I was on a two-week adventure to Sri Lanka, with STRANGERS. You see, I had a ton of leave to clear and wh...
Presenting to you my Lanka crew! Angelica, Godwin, Amirul, Edwin and... who's that? Oh right, Faruq. |
ahhhh wtf!!! it's not the sea, it's the OCEAN cuz Sri Lanka is surrounded by the Indian Ocean so it literally has beaches all round the island nation |
hiiii!! i was still so fair on our first day. Godwin even said i don't look the sort who gets tan easily, what a way to strike up a conversation with a new friend |
Our first meal in Sri Lanka - their famous Sri Lankan crabs (I'm sorry I didn't take photos of the food) |
that ocean viewww |
was so excited that they were using these classic old bottles!! |
A beauuuutiful red mosque which i now look at with a tinge of sadness because of recent religious clashes in Kandy between Buddhist and Muslim people. |
In the evening we walked along these railway tracks... remember this father-daughter pair because.... |
:') |
early morning train |
Off to Galle!! (prono: "gall" bladder) |
Sri Lanka's Independence Day!!!! (4th Feb) Those are Raffles Institution kids for you hahah |
We were treated to this most wonderful, colourful parade!! We were sooo lucky. Reminded me of one of those NPCC NCC uniform group parades though |
Galle is known for their forts, which overlook the granddd indian ocean |
I've never been to Greece, but a lot of their interior designs remind me of the pictures I see of Greece's lovely white walls and earthy colours |
That's what I like ;) |
Lovely churches they have as well - dutch, portuguese influences~ |
AAAAHHHHHHHHH |
THIS was why we loved Ella |
Having this amazeballs breakfast in front of that bloody beautiful mountain.... what more can i ask for, WHAT MOREEE |
Cheyyy this one |
Angelica! We had to walk along these train tracks to get to... |
Ella Rock! |
"we're from Singapore!" "where were you originally from though?" ".........." |
conditioning my new shoe for my next hiking trip |
my sri lankan guide bahahahha |
da top, not that easy i must say |
Felt so tiny |
but actually we're not so tiny |
chey x2 |
THE SICKEST CAFE IVE EVER BEEN TO!!!!!! Just look at that goddamn view - we're literally on cloud 9 |
we so hapi and faruq so burnt turnt wurnt |
nomz |
I. COULD. CRAIIIIII |
not very chey anymore lololol |
Nine arches bridge |
these two had a photoshoot, smizing, posing all |
They somehow got pregnant HAHHAH i really dunno what they were thinking la wahlaueh (btw we had our share of rain too over there) |
posting this cos i'll never forget how amirul trolled me that night while playing that indian poker game two middle fingahhsssss!!! three if i could to you amirul!!!!!!! |
you've to be right there to really see and feel this amazing sight i couldn't stop taking photos |
amirul would know cuz he ma train buddeh i had to reach over to his side window at least 10,000 times to get a good capture |
so sometimes i capture a lil bit of him. just a little bit. *rolls eyez* |
city kids *rolls eyez* |
strawberries *rolls eyez* hahahh |
they were soooo candid, so curious to know who we were and where we came from |
reallyyy enjoyed our meals at this table :) |
loooove sri lankan breakfasts!!! all those fruitsss argh string hoppers, bread, jam, and eggs yum |
We arrived at Dambullah after Kandy to see this UNESCO heritage site. It's called the Sigiriya Rock. |
I must say tho, the climb up was pretty darn treacherous with the hot sun beaming above |
there were thousands of chinese tourists, and we wanted in on the action too |
The top!! View was quite spectacular, but i don't know if it was totally worth it |
emotional at the top |
glamourous at the top |
fun at the top |
sisterhood at the top |
Us at the top :-) so so so glad to have made these new friends. |
Back down at the bottom at our lovely hotel |
tea in the backyard garden, love thisssss |
my cutest host!!! |
it was time for me to leave my strangers-turned-friends |
Edwin and his polaroids :) for keepsake |
The next day.. I found myself in paradise |
so out i went!! |
whoooooo |
we didn't go too deep though - pretty shallow |
TURTLE!!! criessss |
Me happy |
real beautiful sunset :') |
I rented a bike and OFF I WENT |
I arrived at my destination |
It's a temple overlooking this amazing, amazing ocean. I could cry just looking at this with the wind in my face |
sat here for at least 2 hours... |
... reading this book on meditation that i found in my apartment. learnt many lessons from this unassuming book. |
met this wonderful family as well :) |
Then rode to another beach in the evening... |
it was so secluded, i felt like it was mineeee |
so I took one last chance to ride awayyyy |
then a family saw me and approached meeee :) it was even this little girl's birthday that day!!!! sadly i had nothin on me to give to her |
one last selfie to end the trip! i was more than ready to come home by then :) |
Thanks Stanley, for ending my trip in the best possible way! :) |