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)
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