Count Your Blessings

Last week, I attended the wake of a colleague from NYP. I have not met him before as he was already on medical leave when I joined NYP. But through brief sessions MSN few months ago, I talked to him and found out that he contracted 3rd stage stomach cancer, at the age of 33. He also had the whole of his stomach removed and will be undergoing chemotherapy. I remembered that I told him about my mum's condition and encouraged him to stay positive and strong.

Cancer, is a terrible disease. If one is lucky, you may discover it at early stage and one can be completely cured without going through tedious and costly chemotherapy. But cancer can be hereditary and some cancers are virtually symptom-less until they reached late stages and there are simply no medical checkups that can detect them early such as brain or liver cancer. Even for stomach and colon cancer, they can be easily mistaken as day to day illnesses like gastric and indigestion unless one goes for endoscopy or colonscopy.

Although I have not seen this colleague face to face, I was really very sad to see him go so suddenly. He has two very young kids less than 3 years old and it must be very difficult for his family to cope with his departure.

To all...Eat healthy, exercise regularly and relieve yourself from everyday stresses. Stress and cancer has a very strong correlation. Encourage your parents for colonscopy as colon cancer is the LEADING cancer killer in Singapore. Do cherish the ones you love and count your blessings everyday. In any case, we are very lucky to be healthy and well today.

Scrapbook Galore

The term break for polytechnic is finally ending.. and I have had a fulfilling week shopping, cleaning up the house and ... SCRAPBOOKING! It has been so long since I indulge in it that i lost control. Anyway I feel that every single scrap I make, I learn something new on how to improve it...hope one day my skills will get really polished..Here are my proud creations.

Plans are to give some to my sister and the rest will be hanging them on my cupboard in school. When the kids stressed me out, I really need something to look on and relax =P

Ways to Tie a Survivor Buff

After the season #17 of Survivor: Gabon ended last Friday, I was left not only amazed by Bob's magical immunity challenge wins, it was also interesting to see how individuals use their creativity to use the Survivor buff.

The most common way is probably to use it as a head or chest bandera which can double up as a sweat band or a tube. But good old Bob, the Physics Teacher became the first in Survivor history used it as a bow tie for almost the entire 39 days on Gabon. Maybe that is how he created a respectable and gentlemanly image for himself on the show. And he really did have these traits and hence why so many fans, including me, love his fatherly image!

If I am a Survivor? I will make it into a long scarf over my neck and create a fashion statement on CBS TV. And then, I will probably die of extreme heat stroke first before winning anything. Haha...!

Go West

Calling all westerners! Listen up!

The new Jurong Point is now open! When I first visited there last week, there is only one word that can describe the new shopping mall. SCARY! There are like tons of streaming people, the new JP2 is as big as JP1 (yes!), which means it is now double the size of the original JP. What's more exciting is that westerners no longer have to put up with the poor selection of shops in the old JP.

We are now having alfresco restaurants like New York New York, Dian Xiao Er, Ding Tai Feng, Ji De Chi Deserts, Fig & Olive, BK, Bakerzin etc etc which we can only used to dream of in the west. And my favourite? Lai Lai Niu Rou Mee which can only be found in Liang Seah Street for the past ten years!

I really cannot say enough of the variety of shops there, from fashion to accessories to beauty salons, the selection is really gorgeous. There is even a NTUC Xtra which is 24hours, like the one in AMK Hub. You will have to go there and experience yourself..With the atrouciously packed public transport nowadays, it really make sense now to do all my shopping in JP than in town. Horray!

I can still remember my excitement when JP1 opens when I was 14. That is 14 years ago. Yet, it is still the same excitement I am feeling now, no less than the past =)

Heaven on Earth

3 months after my rest from scraps, I am finally back.

This time I have decided to follow through my design process and all the way up to completion. Not a fresh design though, but clean job using all of my old materials. And new photos too, those took at Henderson Waves.. like those photos a lot.

This is going to replace the scrap that is currently in my office, which I do think is rather poorly done. Yeah a new art piece at my desk!

Sugar Baby!

For the first time this pin up model looked so angelic to me.

Sugar, the unlikely winner of Survivor: Gabon, was always being looked down upon in the group of survivors. She went to Exile island 5 record times, was always not picked as tribe member, and has never won a reward nor immunity challenge. Yes. That's how physically and mentally weak she is.

Yet, in the 13th episode last night, she revealed her kind-hearted soul and admiration for Matt and Bob, whom she thinks are worthy of winning this game. She is totally different from the Sugar we know on the first day. She cried in front of Matt and Bob (yeah, a typical style of a pin up model) to ask them to vote against the "rascals" of the game - Crystal and Kenny, and GAVE UP her immunity idol for Matty even though she knows he is one of the biggest threat of the game! She wanted the good guys to win and not just go with the flow to vote the strong members out.

Well she is now in the final 5, it could just her strategy. But she sure does touch my heart.

Run My Own Race

Just 10 hours ago, I completed my third 10km run in my life. This year, there were many differences from SCSM 2007:

(1) Due to the construction of Marina Integrated Resort and completion of Marina Barrage, the original route which is covered with raintrees at Marina Bay was changed to an alternative route along AYE. My god, that is a real killer not only because of the glaring sun, the noise from the construction sites, the path was uphill most of the time.

(2) Due to economic crisis (I suspect!) the drinking stations were downgraded. There used to be many stations proving ice cold 100 plus but today most of the stalls supplied only "Ice Mountain" mineral water.

(3) I had ample warm up before the race, as Desmond was participating in the earlier race which starts at 730am. As we were late, we ran all the way from Peninsula Plaza to Esplanade and that gave me a good kick-start.

Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this year's run. Some of the runners have really motivational messages on why they are running, pinned to the back of their jerseys. And some of them really touched me with their determinations:

(1) We are running for XXX. He is now fighting cancer.

(2) I am 50 this year. It is now or never.

(3) I feel good with men chasing me.

I was initially worried about my knees aching during the run, but it was my upper thighs which gave me the most problems today, despite having warmed up reasonably well =(. My main focus was to continue running and not let the surrounding runners and cramping thighs demoralise me.

And of course, you are my inspiration and motivation to complete the race =)

Everlasting Destinee

A Lee Hwa Jewellery Brochure, a green table mat, old flowers and a glass mug. What does that give you? 14 stalks of everlasting tulips!

This is the first time I made artificial flowers, and the idea came from a colleague's desk in school. Using recycled material, I improvised on the scrap material I can find at home plus some supplements from bookshops --> and there you have it! All for less than $10.

I really like the lace details and crystal embellishment at the Bear's lace, they seem to give the vase a touch of class and elegance =)

Hope you like it, because you are my Everlasting DEStinee =)

你是我的同花顺

What am I Waiting For?

To be frank, I really hate going home via Boon Lay Interchange on weekday evenings. Besides the overcrowding problem, which gets worse everyday unless and until the two new MRT extension stations at Joo Koon and Pioneer are commissioned, the bus service is really terrible.

It is a common sight to see meandering queues extending from the bus bays all the way into the MRT station, sprouting a proud 100+ people waiting for the same bus to appear. (The numbers are reliable, I count them every time I feel frustrated; so that I will have figures to quote SBS when I lodge a complaint). Imagine 120 people waiting for a single bus service, which means you probably need 3 bus stops full of people if those people are waiting at a bus stop along a typical road. Some queues are worse, I estimate a minimum of 150 commuters during peak hours. And I happen to be taking the bus which has one of the longest and slowest moving queues.

You can wait for as much as 20min to board a bus 242 at Boon Lay bus interchange. This is ridiculous, as the actual bus journey is 15min. That means you will spend more than half an hour to travel a max of 3km. I think I can run faster than that speed.

Until 4 months ago, I started to take bus from this interchange, again after I switched job. To think that the problem which existed since my University days is still not resolved, after 5 long years. That is the real issue with monopoly of the market, and service providers will not bother to improve or review their quality of service, until someone complains. And I am going to quit waiting and do just that.

Desmond's Home Aquarium

After months of switching from CRS to fighting fishes and to german mini lobsters, Desmond finally settled down on a small scale but beautiful landscape for his marine friends. And here is his proud creations...

I particularly like the castle which has a balcony of mosses on top of it. It is so realistic! And I am sure the shrimps will love playing hide seek among the greens and concrete. This tank setup may look simple, but there are so much effort being put into its birth. The plants, for example enjoy two sets of light, one of which is programmed to on and off at certain times of the day. And if you notice hard, there is hanging-in-mid-water ball of moss which is created all by himself =)

I will be getting my mini office aquarium soon! With easy to maintain livestocks and plants because I am kinda a lazy person. Keke.

A Page from Yuan's Diary

Yee yee and Kor Kor brought Granny, Mummy and me to Hay Dairies on Deepavali Day. Boy! There were so many didi meimei there! So crowded! Some more I have to wake up at 830am so as to reach Lim Chu Kang by 10am to see them milking goats. So I was half awake and half asleep in most of the photos =(

But it was all worth it! I get to see the goatees eat, drink and pee... and get milked but the workers in Hay Dairies. I also get to feed them! Their saliva is so warm and sticky and it was fun! Kor Kor bought two packets of grass for us to feed the goats, and Mummy help me to pluck the leaves from the grass.

I prefer the smaller goats. The Papa and Mama goats can actually stick their heads out and bite Granny's bag! So scary! I keep asking Yee Yee whether the goats will bite me. But she assured me that they are friendly animals.

I have no chance to taste goat milk as they were sold out when we got out from the stables. Next time then. The next time I come, I also want to visit Farmart in LCK! Hurray!

The Man in the Middle

Desmond refereed his first Singapore Slingers' basketball match in the Indoor Stadium on Wednesday. Wow, what an experience! Not only that this is an international match against Malaysia All-Stars, it was held in the indoor stadium where tickets are needed to view the match. And of course, I got a free ticket =)

In all, the match was pretty boring, with the Slingers doing a below average performance against the hardworking Malaysians. Scoreline was close throughout the match but was differentiated at the last 10min when the Malaysians lost their foothole and shooting percentages.

I think the Slinger girls and mascot got most of the limelight that night, as they danced scantily clad, attracting the whistles and cheers from ang mos, players and some referees. tsk tsk.

There For Me

I have always wanted to share this song, which never fails to make me tear whenever I listen to it. It is also one of the most inspiring songs during my runs. I did not know until today that it is a song from The Phantom of the Opera. Well, now I do. Enjoy.

Original song by Josh Groban/Sarah Brightman.

Proud to be a Westerner

I have been living in Jurong for the past 18 years.


It is a place where most people associate badly polluted air, cheap housing and foreign workers with. In fact I had worked in Jurong for the last 5 years, and gradually had forgotten what it feels like to enjoy a nice breathe of fresh air. Foreign workers have become my "best friends", accompanying up and down the crowded journey to the work. I mingled with them day in day out, at the MRT station, Jurong Point, and even at my void deck. I became frequent customers of Indian "MAMA" shops, which sprung in numbers in my neighbourhood serving the pool of Indian worker-drinkers and merry-makers who ventured to my estate late at night. Slowly, they became a part of my life, as I grew numb to their existence around me.

Until recently after I switched job, I travel half the Singapore island to the north eastern side. I don't see my "best friends" anymore on the north bound MRT trains, AMK Hub or the Yio Chu Kang neighbourhood. To many, such an environment had been inherent until the news of a foreign worker dormitory to be located at Serangoon Gardens caused the population to break into cold sweat overnight.

What's wrong with staying nearby the dormitories? And why don't you see the Jurong population complaining? Is it that no one cares about the voices of Jurong-ians? Or so you thought that workers work in the west and so naturally their social radii spill over to the Jurong neighbourhood? Maybe because Jurong is the industrial community of Singapore anyway and that is the best and cheapest place to house them?

I am not implying that I LOVE the company of our dear friends who are helping us build our economy. In fact, there are many times when I saw them fighting after they got drunk at my void deck. At late night, I still go home in fear if I am alone. I don't exactly find them gracious, judging from the rubbish they generate every weekend at Boon Lay MRT. How I wish that my neighbourhood is spared from the potential hazards they offer, since we are already suffering from the poisonous acid rains, bitter cocoa smells mixed with industrial smoke and transport inaccessibility.

Over the years, I have learnt to live with them peacefully. Nobody is born to master the art of compromise but someone just has to do it. So why can't you? =)

Stairwaves to Henderson

I have always wanted to visit the highest bridge in Singapore. And I finally did on Friday. True enough, it was magnificently high; as you may not notice it unless you tilt your head up towards the sky for an at least 80 deg from the horizontal while driving on the road.

We parked the car at the first car park we see after driving through depot road. Initially the winding walking trail up to the bridge was pretty steep. Also, do watch out for the sign board to make sure that you are walking towards Henderson Waves and not Forest Trail or something, as the same carpark has many exits. In less than 5min, we reached the tip of the 36m above Henderson Road.

I must say that the bridge does look better from the outside, that is when you look at it from the road beneath because of the bright LED lights outlining the wave design of the bridge. The lightes remains on from 7pm to 2am daily. On the bridge itself, it was spacious and wide, with lots of spaces for kids to run around, couples to spend a quiet time, and groups of friends for a cosy getaway. There are also a handful of night joggers there, taking on the challenge of the steep meandering track.

It takes less than 15min for a slow stroll from one end of the bridge to the other. But it is a good walk as we were all so full after a sumptuous claypot chicken dinner at Clementi. We did not venture further than the Henderson Waves, even though we know that the end of the road will lead to Mt Faber and eventually Vivocity. Next time maybe, when all of us are in better and more suited gear =P

I will definitely go back to the Henderson Waves again, the next time in the early morning to savour the other views of daybreak. I will also like to visit the Alexander Arch, Southern Rideges and Floral Walk & HortPark! It will be great if I can get some potted plants from the HortPark to put in my office (Hopefully...)!

Hmmm.. I can already imagine that the day scenes will be as gorgeous as the Stairway to Heaven.

A Good Start

After the first week of teaching, I discovered that I can have several names with the 6th option most popular:

1) Ms Lilian
2) Mrs Lilian
3) Mrs Huang
4) Mdm Huang
5) Teacher
6) Cher (short-form for Teacher)

And I DO NOT forgive those students who call me Mrs Lilian, Mrs Huang, Mdm Huang because I already told them I am Ms Lilian Huang!!! Oh well.. ok they are students after all, so I shall give them another week to get use to my name =)



Contrary to popular belief, the year 1 students I am taking for CL1310 are rather quiet and attentive. How lucky. They are also receptive to the classroom expectation that I gave them and often respond positively. Their noise level was also generally acceptable such that I do not have to raise my voice too much. What a good start!

But the real show has not started yet. With the commencing of practical experiments next week, I hope no one burn down the lab or concoct any explosive mixture with the variety of chemicals available in the laboratory. ~Amitaba~

Thank You For Listening

As I begin typing on this new entry, the 8pm talk show on Channel U is on TV. The topic: "Do you think looks is more important or inner beauty, with reference to girls?" A group of ladies is in intense discussions, including the famous blogger Xia Xue. After listening to the first 10min, I feel utterly disgusted and disappointed in their conversations, as most of them actually blatantly expressed that they rather be beautiful and stupid, than to be ugly and smart. And how they agree that botox and plastic surgery are normal and necessary if one is ugly. How I beg to differ!

Sounds familiar? It must be the spirit of SP4 (Semester Project 4) haunting me.

I had my first lesson on Monday since I joined NYP 3 months ago. The module? SP4, which is similar to what we call GP (General Paper) in college. Difference is that the discussion topics in class are mostly technical issues relating to chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Controversial topics which have no right or wrong answers. Objective of the module is to develop their technical presentation skills and also to defend and substantial their claims. It was indeed a fun module!



The lesson started off with a short video clip of "Thank You for Smoking" starring the comedian Aaron Eckhart in 2006. It was a Golden Globe nominated film. What is the relevance? Those who has never seen this show should see it right away...! It effectively exaggerated the power of argument and how an idea can be convincing as long as you have the evidence to support your stand. But the show can be easily misunderstood as "As long as you can bull****, you win" But that is definitely not my point =)

The class is a Year 2 class and hence are much cuter and attentive than I expected. They are responsive and yet not trouble makers. I feel that I can relate to them well also (Hee, think I am less than 10 years older than them lah!). Two more lessons to go for this week, Year 1 class for Physical and Inorganic Chemistry. Class management is really the key to handle Year 1 students, and that is the skill I lack.

Wish me luck!

New Semester, New Look

Heat exchangers, control valves, piping design, risk assessment... This is what "Projects" means to me all these years. Not forgetting how projects are always associated with ridiculously tight schedules and budgets, and the multi-millions of investment capital which is at stake. Thinking of these runs a sudden chill down my spine.

Now, Projects to me is defined with a whole new meaning. And my first project in NYP turns out to be something I really enjoy since young: Creativity and Design. Of course, my job does not involve the actual design, but I can get to decide the theme, what story the picture tells to its audience, and the selection of picture montage. That is fun!


Project Name: Revamp the existing door mural (above) for School of Chemical & Life Sciences
Budget: S$2000
Schedule: Before school starts on 13th Oct

Opps, 13th Oct? That is this coming Monday, and you guessed right, my project was "commissioned" today (one weekend before school reopens!) Phew. Here is the product.

It was tough to incorporate many concepts into one poster. If you look closely, caption says "Witness Technology Evolves, Right before Your Eyes..." Effervescence from the beakers revealed various fields of biochemical sciences, pharmaceutical processes, chemical engineering, green technology and basic chemistry. And you get to witness all these, in the Q4 labs in NYP! Potential students, anyone?

I am happy and excited about this new look which will greet students on the first day of school =)

Oh my Daisy!

I love daisies. They give me a sunny and refreshing feeling. But they are often sadly mistaken for chrysanthemum flowers, which is actually a larger breed of daisies, or so its Chinese name suggest. And because of the showing of Daisy in 2006 starring Jeong Woo-Seong and Jeon Ji-Hyeon, I became even more mesmerised with daisies.




One month ago, I received a pot of daisies on my office desk, its just like how the movie goes. But I know who is the sender of cause =), unlike Jeon Ji-Hyeon in Daisy 2006. On the first day, there were three flowers. After a week, there were four. Look how much it flourished under my care!


I know flowered pots don't maintain its flourish for long, the flowers grow and die, its a natural cycle. So when the flowers finally withered, I plucked them out and cut away those yellowish leaves. If you see closely there are still young flower buds growing out (left). They looked healthy at first, but after a few weeks (right)

Ok I admit that I neglected it during my trip and course for two weeks, but I did not expect its life expectancy to be so short! My colleague recommends money plants which thrives well in office conditions. But I do hope to find something more interesting and varied.

Run My Own Race

As F1 was roared past the island last weekend, here is the route map for my own "F1 track" to prepare for Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2008 (SCSM-10km). *Ta Da!*



Today marked my humble comeback to this beautiful lake at Pandan Reservoir. We reached the reservoir late at 7am, but surprising it was a good and relaxing run, after nearly 5 months break. And it is still one of my favourite spots for long distance running.

Why? Time seems to stop still here. Besides the artificial breakwater rocks, calm waters reflecting the surreal sky of clouds and trees, this place also reeked of occasional smells of Gardenia and Delifrance bread. If you are lucky, you can spot turtles and huge fishes swimming near the water surface. On the softer side, sweet memories filled the area, as my secondary school used to be located opposite the reservoir.











Back in my teenage schooldays, no one ever ventured beyond the "2.4km" mark near the first make-shift bridge at the reservoir. Those were the times when we thought we have the best cross country route of all. Some schools run along roads with heavy traffic, around the perimeter of the school compound, or even along large smelly canals. Eeeek. How fortunate.

Was doing some research on other running routes in Singapore, in a bid to train for SCSM 2008 on 7th Dec. We are running the 10km category only lah!! West coast park is a frequent place we go due to the massive shade from overhanging trees and the good terrain. But the last time I was there, the park was filled with posters of Mas Selamat, making the place somewhat shady, figuratively =)











Looks like Bedok is a good candidate to practise on the final runs at 6.2miles, or around 10km. But it can a wee bit too far.. hmm, but it is good to explore, have never been there. Maybe the air is really better in the east? =)



I have always wondered how marathoners can run without music. They must have magnificent mental strength.. I think I would have given up at the 2km without my Josh Groban and Piano Spas. Heehee.

Happy Boo!

During Monday's Beyond Words workshop at SP, we were made to draw anything under the sun using markers and crayons in just 5min.

I must say it is very therapeutic to let my imaginations run wild and draw like a kid. Below is my proud production (middle picture).














Argh... Its been some time since I watched Monster Inc. and I got the colour code all wrong. Now I know Boo wears a pink coveralls pyjamas, purple slacks with white sneakers. Seems like Yuan looks more like Boo than my drawing... heehee. Time to grow your hair into 2 cute ponies, Yuan!

(Yuan: "Its Mummy who keep cutting my hair! Boo!")

Serenity in a Turmoil

This morning my eyes were glued to TV Mobile. Last night, NYSE tumbled the worst since The Great Depression, as the US house of parliament rejected the bailout bill of US$700B. Dow Jones dipped by a historic rate of -7%, Citigroup by -12%, ExxonMobil by -10%.

The world seemed to be entering into a complete turmoil. And so am I, when I suddenly realised that I left my hp at home!?! I panicked.

The first thing I thought of was how I can contact Desmond as we are meeting tonight. Then I wondered if someone from the school or my vendor will call me (God! the sense of urgency from EM days is still with me!). I also needed to call the Chinese doctor to confirm my appointment later this evening. So many things to do!

When I reach SP, I went to the staff office to beg for a desk phone to call Desmond. During lunch, I borrowed another phone at the reception to call my Chinese doctor. After training, I used a public phone to call Desmond to inform him of the time of my arrival. ~Job done~

After the anxiety to make calls set in, a strong sense of tranquility overcame me. Throughout the day, there was no hp to lose, no silent mode to switch to, no constant checking of missed calls and receiving of junk SMS. I was able to concentrate on my training, and no longer fidgeting with that candy bar. It was a surprisingly pleasant and serene feeling.

I remember that some time ago Serena told me that she does not wear watches on weekends. That was when we were colleagues in EM and everyday was spent fighting one war after another. So on weekends, she said it is therapeutic to lose track of time, sink yourself in whatever you are doing, and enjoy...just like a child. I find this comment intriguing, in fact who cares about wearing a watch these days, when all you really need is your hp.

At that time, I did not think that the same concept can be applied to hp. But after today, I was convinced that technology does not have such a strong power over me, after all.

Me? Lee Hyori?

I don't really know who is Lee Hyori. But at 83% resemblance, she sure looks good to me!

熱浪回憶錄(下集) - Redang Trip (Part II)

This trip has too many elements to be explained in details. Let me summarise in terms in starfishes. Maximum 5 starfishes for perfect quality.

#1. Transportation
Motion sickness was not much of a problem for me. Instead, I suffered severe stiff neck due to the discomfort of the 25-seater Konsortium bus. Ferry ride was ok, given the calm seas and air con which was set at just the right temperature.

#2. Accommodation
We chose a humble room to save on money so that we can spend more for other activities, hence I did not have high expectations. Credits to 4 free mineral water bottles and 24hrs telecast of <<夏日麼麼茶>> on Channel 6.

#3. General Facilities
Another very humble setup at Laguna. There is only one small souvenir shop at More More Tea Inn, a mini pub/bar and a buffet restaurant. Swimming pool was not impressive either, compared to the one in Bintan which have a underwater pool bar and two meandering pool slides. And due to the non existent road transport to other resorts, you are pretty much confined to the same resort for 3 days. This place is not for the party animals, the elderly or children in tow.

#4. Snorkeling
This must be the part I enjoyed the most. Instructors are friendly and humorous, and the deep sea snorkeling for 2 days were fun-filled. Marine Hotpark is the MUST visit site, where we mingled with the fishes in the sea at 零點距離 and took underwater photographs at RM$5 per picture. Snorkel equipment is cheap too at RM$20 for both days and RM$2 pack of bread is enough to attract the Nemos and box fishes to nimble on you all day. It turned out to be a good workout too.

#5. Massage Centre
A foot reflexology at RM$60 on the first night sent me straight into La La Land in the first 15 min. Masseurs look professional and friendly, interior of the centre is scarcely decorated, except for the Kenny G CD playing in the background. The full body massage at RM$120 on the second night was an outright disappointment as my therapist seemed to be purely gently rubbing with the Johnson & Johnson baby oil at my back rather than focusing on the massage itself. But I am still sore over the fact that there is no spa facilities in Laguna, as I was looking forward to a full set of body scrub/ wrap and aromatherapy prior to the trip.

#6. Scenery
Nothing beats the crimson sunset, and the clearly tiered sea lines which transists from sandy-brown to turquoise to ocean blue. Beach is unpolluted and water is crystal clear. On a lucky day, large and beautiful fishes swim to the main shore and you can feed them at just knee height. Due to the humble setup, there is also no huge crowd of tourists or drunk party gangs, which adds points to its serenity. However, due to the abundance of sea shells and corals on the shore, there is a high potential of sharps and tripping hazard.

#7. Overall
The trip did not score on physical attributes but more on the softer sides such as aesthetics and new experiences. So why is there such a high overall rating? Because my company is worth 5 starfishes.