Redang dang dang dang...

Typically boring. I know...I'm being really negative about this..but there's really nothing to do there. But but but..the main aim is to spend time with WY, to rekindle the romance, to relax, and I hoped I did..

Took the 2230 bus to Shanbandar Jetty (Terrangganu) on Thursday night. The bus ride was bumpy and freezingly cold! Nonetheless, I did manage to sleep here and there during the ride. One of the best moments though, was watching the sky full of stars! The routes were so dark I cannot imagine how the driver could see. Heng heng, I arrive in one piece at the jetty.

We reached the Jetty at around 630am, whole 8 hours!!! The earliest ferry that will take us to Berjaya Redang Beach Resort is at 1030am!!! *Peng*After an agonizing wait by napping, watching cutesy cartoons, ds-liting, we finally set off on the ferry. I dozed in and out while watching Kung Fu! Reached there in 90 mins, and a hotel bus had to ferry us to the hotel, which took another ten mins or so. Saw some cows and goats along the way. Rustic idyllic experience coming my way!

The room was fantabulous. All that for the amount we paid for I should say the room was worth it. We got the hillview rooms, and no thanks to Zhiyuan, who kept saying hillview rooms cannot see the sea, because if so, it doesn't make sense for the categorization of hillview & seaview rooms. Fortunately, he was wrong!!! Hillview rooms can still see the sea! And even better, we can see the hills too. Hahaha! I believe the seaview rooms were on a level above us, which is stupid money to be paid, cos you still need to climb more stairs. But I should give a pat on the back for choosing these rooms, because the area where our chalets were situated, is the kind of place you should run to in times of a tsunami alarm. High level you see...it's on the hills. Good job done!

Boring people us, we spend the rest of the afternoon sleeping until we got to dinner! (Wenyao said we come here to relax, so sleep is a solution...)

Next morning we headed for our round island snorkeling. I freaked out I tell you. The fishies are OK, it's just that the water is way too clear, I see everything so well! And freaking wenyao kept holding these creatures what seemed like jelly fish eggs. I was totally freaked out!!! I was shouting at him to drop them, and he kept saying they were harmless. One woman in the water yelped when she saw him doing that, kept yelling to her bf that he's touching the jelly fish. He is the courageous one, not me! I did manage to touch them at one point, kinda eeky. And he says its nice. Weird man.

We went for 4 short trips. The last one was the best. The corals were beautiful. I should say I was pretty freaked out to a point where I wasn't enjoying when I should be. I realised I get even more scared when I grow old, which is quite bad..

The fishies were the same. I dunno what their names were, so they looked all the same. Corals looked dead too, but the boatmen said they're alive. Hah. Funny. The water around was super clear. Much better than Tioman. If you stopped moving for a while, the fishies think you are part of their environment and comes nearer to you. I screamed a few times when I caught them clamouring up to me. Water there is both cold and hot. Wenyao said corals grow amongst warm and cold currents, and that's why we have that in the areas we snorkel. Amazing!

We spent the whole afternoon on the beach. Berjaya's beach is man-made. Which means it's especially amazing! Shallow shores with crystal blue waters plus soft sandy..erm..sand. The coastline is distinct with the white of the sand and the blue of the waters. And to add to that, I can see the whole view from the balcony of my room! And the balcony has two deck chairs which you can sunbathe in (which sadly weren't utilised)!

I've been growing fairer while working in Raffles Place, and I took this chance to tan myself. I fell asleep while lying on my front (trying to tan my back) and the result was horrible. I came home with a back burn (for me) and a not-so-tan front. Pui!

Because Berjaya's the better resorts (more stars) in Redang, there were loads of ang mo. It's a very family oriented resort. Most of the adults our age go to the few on the other side of the coast, called Pasir Panjang, which are less expensive and more rustic. (By that I mean, not having nice rooms like ours! Very practical kind lah) We ate at the restaurants for our meals. The food is expensive, judging by Malaysia standards, and we got sick of eating fine foods after second day lunch. Thinking of what to eat was a chore! Haha.

The third day it rained the whole day. By then we were too sunburned to tan anyway. So we did nothing much but played table soccer, congkak, watched tv, and bummed around. Relaxation turned out to be a hindrance because we were trying to find ways to relax. Or rather it was just me, I got more stressed than relaxed!

The morning of the third day we tried to head to Pasir Panjang by trekking..without a guide. Attempted to cut through the forest, but was so freaked out by the flying hornets and wasps, plus we got lost in the beginning as we attempt to cut through the jungle. We (I) ditched the plan and headed back. As we were trekking back, we saw these goats who had roamed up the hills. They looked plain silly. The moment they saw us, they just stopped their munching activities and stared at us. And we stared back. This continued until we start moving. The moment we stopped, they stared back. They look so cute, and Wenyao took a picture of me with them (staring at us..) Just the right pose for phototaking!

Come to think of it, I ate loads of muttons at the restaurants, and I hate to think that I was eating their comrades....so sinfully nice...

We decided to book a water taxi instead to Pasir Panjang, but we could only go with 4 Pax, and we had only 2. So we were kinda forced to ditch the plan, and the day was spent bumming around still. (Hint: go with 3 other friends or another couple to guarantee more activities)

Came back the next day after an agonizing 16 hour journey (I really regretted not taking the flight!!!), from 7am boat out to reaching my home at 2330. This was an OK trip I think. I realised I have become a not-so beach person. Wenyao said we could relax by spending time beaching, and there I was, bitching about anything that comes along the way. Well, well, shall post pics when they are available. (They are available now..I'm just too lazy to post..haha)

OMG

Seems like I'm the only person at home on a Saturday. I think tomorrow too. From the looks of it, all I know have something on.

I seriously have no life without WY. Now it's left with Supernatural (the series I'm chasing now), DS Lite (from Zhiyuan), and books (wenyao got me some sometime back). Truly a geek.

It has been a real family day today! Went out in the morning for tennis with my dad, only 45 mins, but I'm perspiring like mad from the cruel weather. Headed for the spa after that. Agonizing massage I should say. Haven't been doing it for a long long time, she said my shoulders are really tense from my deskbound job! Pui! Which brings about another point, I should seriously start sending resumes (after my redang trip next week..hah)!

After spa, we headed for Ivins @ Binjai Park. Super cheap. Ate a lot and costs only 30 bucks in total! Highly recommended. It's peranakan food btw. Good and cheap!

Headed for Granny's place after that. My cutesy cousin Kai-Ian is there. So adorable! Plus my little niece Jamie was there as well. It was supposed to be nap time when we arrived, but the kids got excited and skipped their nap. It was really hilarious looking at them bumming around. The TV was showing this documentary on marine life on the shores of Singapore, and Kai-Ian keep going "Look! Look!", pestering us to look at those magnificent (albeit horrendous) creatures.

My adults around kept asking them to go nap. Jamie was intend on sleeping, but Kai-Ian wasn't. So being the older (by 1 year) relative, Jamie was asked to coax Kai-Ian to bed. She kept calling out but he continued watching TV. And suddenly she took this piece of namecard from the table and went towards Kai-Ian. She kept asking him if he knows what is written on the name card, and he shook his head. Jamie said she knew how to read that (mind you, she's only 3!) and after pausing to catch his attention, Jamie proudly announces: "The words here says Go To Bed!" That really got me stumped! Funny how kids work!

My mum wanted to go to Sheng Siong Supermart after that. She's greatly influenced by this variety show on Sunday night which seems to give a lot of money away! We took Jamie & Kai-Ian there as well, plus the maid too. It was really fun pushing them around. But Kai-Ian got so tired he slept on the baby sit of the trolley! So funny! I bought him yakult to bring his attention back and he kept dozing off while sipping it! Had to hand carry him back home, but that's not without leaving a trail of blimey on my blouse. He drools...

Went to my maternal aunt's place after that. It was a celebration of her bday. Had steamboat but didn't seem to eat much. Played with her daughter Joy, and heard that she just learnt to walk. Kids are growing up fast!

I haven't really been spending time with my parents when WY was around. Now that's he stuck in Tekong, I realised that I'm around my family most of the time. That brings about another point, are my friends getting lesser? Hmm...that's not such a good news right? Hah.

Disappointments

I hate disappointments. Not any disappointments, just stuffs which are said to be done and not done. The funny thing that I realised about disappointments is that, I tend to piss the disappointer (person who disappoints), when I'm the disappointee (person who kenna disappointment). This is so hugely unfair.

So here are the 7 pointers to note:

1) No last minute changes. Please, I got to have time to plan other stuff. I cannot sit still, so don't expect me to sit at home and sulk while you disappoint.

2) Plan ahead. To the disappointer, plan ahead before you give more disappointments. Saves alot of things, say, a relationship.

3) Learn from mistakes. One disappointment is enough, SERIOUSLY!

4) Quit trying to victimise yourself. If you are the disappointer, you are the person at fault. So don't be angry at anyone, esp. not the disappointee (she's the victim here mind you).

5) Disappointee tends to be less reasonable after series of disappointments. In case you don't know, this is usually the case. Quit trying to ask for more understanding when all she gets are disappointments after disappointments, all because she is understanding. Care and understanding will be the last things on her mind.

6) If you disappoint people, make up for it. Please. Take for grantedness is a nono. Humans are not saints, they feel bad emotions.

7) Non-chalance comes at a price. Too much disappointments!

ARGGH!