Just after we finished traveling in
Brunei, my family and I proceeded to Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan, the
island with tax-free items.
In the previous post, I mentioned about
the tranquility of Brunei and its people. However, Labuan is TOTALLY
DIFFERENT! Once we stepped out of the ferry jetty (from Brunei to
Labuan, we rode a ferry), the smoke from the vehicles and also
cigarettes slowly enters our clean nose. Just imagine, from a very
clean country to a noisy and hazy island. Wasn't it terrible? One
point I want to stress on. My beloved country, Malaysia should be
really clean. We are led by Muslim government. Our official religion
is Islam. Our Sultans are also Islam. And what Islam encourages us?
“Cleanliness is a
part of imaan.”
So, come on. We should and must keep
our lovely environment clean. No matter if you are a Muslim, a
Buddhist, or anyone, hygiene has to be our priority. How many people
have suffered from diseases just because of the dirty environment? A
lot, right? Thus, let's take a big step to the clean world. And also,
please quit smoking. It also pollutes the air and harm others. You
don't want your beloved ones to die because of your cigarette smoke,
do you?
Back to WP Labuan. From the jetty, we
decided to just walk to our hotel as it is within walking distance
(although it is actually quite far). It took about 30 minutes for us.
However, along the way, we stopped by a restaurant for 'brunch' and a
tourist center. Our initial intention was actually to pick up some
brochures at the tourist center. Unfortunately, it was closed. But
fortunately, there is a museum just beside it, and it was opened. It
is also free! Thus, feeling that that was the only opportunity for us
to visit it, we entered it. Many informations that we got there about
Labuan. One of them is about the era when Labuan was conquered by
British. There are also some house replicas and models of the
cultural clothes that make the museum more interesting to be visited.
After spending a while there, we
continued our journey to our main destination, our hotel! It is
located in 'Arjuna Kewangan'. I don't really know what does it mean
but it is related to trading. After passing through the huge field,
police station, a mall, some roundabouts,... finally we arrived
there! Alhamdulillah, thanks to Allah. However, it was actually too
early for us to check-in, so we had to keep our bags in a store and
wait until 2 o'clock. Truly, it's a long time. After discussing, we
decided to go to one of the attractions that can be reached by
walking.
Arjuna Kewangan is actually a mall,
with a hotel in it. After we passed through the mall, we used the
Google Maps to find the exact way to go to Underwater Aquarium.
Approximately it takes us 20 minutes to walk there, but we enjoyed
looking at the green sceneries as we walked far away from the busy
city. As soon as we arrived at our destination, we were fascinated to
see the beautiful sea creatures there. One of the most exciting part
was looking at the enormous fish. It is really really big and long! I
think it was the attraction there.
After that, we decided to have a lunch
at the food court near the aquarium. We were surprised to know that
the price was much higher compared to in Brunei. Even when we convert
the currency, it is still more expensive! That's why I like Brunei
more than Labuan. :P
Feeling fatigue, we walked back to the
hotel. It was already 2.30 and we could sleep in our room...
to be continued...
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