It took a while since my unemployment for me to finally get out of the country.

Many planned plans went down the drain, and it is often the burst of spontaneity that would materialise a trip finally.

Like a day trip to Batam, my first trip to Batam earlier, and more significantly, the country I just came back from.

I said I would pause to think about what I would say I wouldn’t do. So it was one of those decisions that I stopped to question, and then grew to love.

It was Sydney skiing trip, or this.

In the end. The sense of adventure in the wanderlust of me, chose this.

And boy, was it one of the most excited trip I ever had. It could even rival my excitement for Rome.

For a place I initially scoffed at, I am surprised how much I found myself falling for it, and bonded with it within a really short time.

And so, within a week, with whirlwind planning, and last minute preparation and packing, off to Terminal 1, not before scooting off for my pole prac (such an addict).

Been to the airport so many times in the past few months, but finally it would be me who was flying off.

And thus, this “vast out there” tag could be dusted off and used again.

The highlights of my trip?

And those who follow me on Twitter, would already have a pretty good idea of where I went to cos I couldn’t stop raving, and lavishing praises on this land – a land like no other.

For someone who braved the sun and got sunburnt when she is so much of a winter coat girl.. it must be somewhere special. It is so special that I can’t wait to spread the word and show the world its hidden beauty.

Such a gem exists, but often overlooked.

A land that made me smile again.

A land that would make me, write again (if my host doesn’t fail me again, that is).