I think this might be the longest time since I have gone without journalling anything down, and it was all for a fantastic reason – a much needed break that I was kinda dreading to go, and as always when I lower my expectations, I find the pleasant surprises that made the trip an incredibly enjoyable one.

I am saying that despite trying out almost every casino table, and losing at every game, and perhaps the biggest loser of all throughout the trip, and it still doesn’t taint the trip. In fact, I think I had the most enjoyable time in the casino, and that.. will be another story altogether when I finally repay my 1001 other photo/blogdebts.

And then the unexpected monthly hormonal flow that made me succumb to tampons throughout the trip, and it created 265673 other questions whenever I pulled it out and stared at it and getting morbidly fascinated and grossed out at the same time.

There is also the quality time spent with Minibean, who displayed the very much worst of her princessy-ness, and yet seeing her so filled with smiles and getting hyped and excited over everything… plenty of the sweetness.

Yes, the break. Not exactly the break I was looking forward to, but somehow I found answers.

Met fabulous people. Mostly casino croupiers. I nervously joked that it isn’t a good sign when croupiers greet you with that familiarity because you had hung around the casino tables once too often throughout the trip after the lil one was put to sleep.

I am still not a fan of cruises, but still a mega fan of activities and doing things I have never explored or done before.

And yes, let me go take a break from my holiday (can be damn tiring you know! The unpacking, the light laundry after the dark washes, and the dust and all!), and I shall be back with more, slowly paying back my blogdebts, which probably will be a damn good idea to stay home to repay the gambling debts I owe my bank account!

Last n0te: I think my television is mocking my fate, discovery channel is now sh0wing a feature of casinos. Do I hear my destiny beckoning? Hohoho.

I am just somehow awesomely glad to be back.

I will miss the gorgeous sunsets, fabulous people, star-lit skies, and the little adventures that got me out of my comfort zones.

And that….. impeccable sense of freedom. How liberating.

Best part? Though I did have a bad, bad course of internet withdrawal (I was okay to live without my phone for the 6 days, just not without my internet connection!), I managed to resist it even when I was inside an internet cafe in Phuket, and chose other activities over it. I was too lazy when I was in KL port, and decided to stay onboard and sleep instead.

I refused to give into USD 22 bucks of internet usage for half an hour onboard, and I am incredibly proud to say… I SURVIVED!

Wanderlust, needs another sensous, mind-tingling stimulation.