[redang; BRING BACK PRESTON BURKE!]
No pictures from the Redang trip. Well at least not yet. There's some problems regarding the camera which I'm not inclined to explain further. Anyways, it was a 4 days 3 nights trip. 13 hours bus ride plus 2 hours ferry ride equals to insanity. There were 22 of us going on the trip. We all went to Laguna Redang. The place is fine. Beautiful view and all that. The food isn't up to standard though. Apparently, a Hong Kong movie was shot there in 1999 I think. And they rebuilt the shophouse on that beach. Its nothing special but oh well. They're selling momentos and souveniers there. You can actually see sharks in the Shark Bays which is really only by the beach. Totally cool.
First day: Reached there at about 11.30am. They gave out plum drink of some sort and briefed us on the boat's arrival and departure and about the meal coupons and what not. So we went for lunch at 12noon. Buffet spread. Then collected our bags and headed to the rooms. Took a few minutes of rest and then its off to snorkel at Kalong Bay. It was my and the family's first time and we obviously had some trouble especially Ali, who reboarded the boat after only a few minutes of sucking super salty water. 6pm was dinner time. I kinda forgot what happened after that.
Second day: Had breakfast at 7 or 8am. Went snorkelling again but this time at the Marine Park. Got to know that my cousin's friend's son Hakim was also from SP in electronic and communications course or something along that line. Gosh Hakim and his brother are so.. cute? I doubt thats the right word but its the only word I can think of right now. Came back from snorkelling in time for lunch. I think we had some rest before dinner. Dinner was disappointing to say the least. Then me and some of the guys went fishing cum squid jigging. Super fun experience! Caught loads of squids! Dad caught a really large catfish (ikan duri) which he gave to the boatmen. We brought back the squids. That was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. But we had to return to land sooner than planned because a storm was brewing in the horizon. The trip will be continued the next day.
Third day: Groggy as hell. Went for breakfast at 7 or 8 am. Jeez I seriously forgot what exactly happened! Uhh.. I think we went for Archery! For a few hours. Then lunch. After that is fishing again! So cool lor. The cousin caught a Dorado! And we actually saw live Dorados swimming near the boat! Amazing! I caught like 5 fishes so I get the award for most fishes caught. Heehee. The star will always be the star la. HAHAHAHA! Kidding. Anyways, I fell asleep on the boat when the guys were trolling. Couldn't help myself la. Too tired. Woke up just in time for docking. The fishes were again given to the boatmen, much to the dismay of Mom. Had dinner. Anyways, that night Hakim and his bro were playing pool down at the recreation centre. Mom had a massage session booked so I watched them play while we waited. After Mom went in for her massage, I went back to my room for a pee. Saw the cousin and told him that "the bros" were tempting me to challenge them. I didn't realise that he would take it seriously and actually tell "the bros" what I said. When I came down to meet the rest of my nephews and brothers, "the bros" came down as well. They just bought the token and said "Just now who said that they wanted to challenge us?" Hakim is a shy bloke so when he said that in Malay, it sounded more like an awkward question. In the end I got up and we played doubles. To cut the story short, I made the last shot, the black ball went in, and we won. Thank God for that. It would have been embarrassing if we'd lost. Hakim is cute and attempts to talk to us. Angsty bro went off without a word. But then again, I don't know if they really lost or if they lost on purpose. Rumor has it that they wanted a rematch the next day. But that didn't happen. Winning the game and catching the most fishes were also highlights of the trip.
Last day: Breakfast as usual. The rest of the gang went off to snorkel while I wandered around the island. Slacked at the recreation centre watching kids play pool till I was so anxious I decided to play a game by my lonesome. Got bored and decided to look for the rest. Couldn't find them so went up to the rooms. Suspect they weren't there so went to the restaurant. Asked the dumb security manning the counter whether the family has gone up. The stupid woman said yes and so I went up only to find out that none of them were there. Had a freaking drink while I waited for them to arrive. We were supposed to go fishing at 1pm so I was freaking out when they still weren't there by 12.50pm. Luckily, I saw my mom's floral print swimming suit and raced downstairs. They got ready for lunch and we went. After lunch we found out that fishing trip is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Went snorkelling for awhile then booked a banana boat. Banana boat was hilarious, thrilling, dangerous, and downright fun! It was crazy how we all worked together to prevent the damn thing from capsizing. Super super fun I tell you. Definitely another highlight of the trip. After that, we returned our goggles and life vests to the recreation centre and went back to get ready for dinner before packing our stuff for departure the next morning.
I'm abit lazy to talk about the journey back which was excruciating on so many levels. So I'll skip that. I would just like to say that right now I've got a crush on Hakim and his brother. I doubt they'll ever know and I'm sure I'll be over them in no time. If I can get over you, I can get over anyone. So here I am still missing them but it'll pass. Back to reality I suppose. Redang was a much needed retreat and although we didn't really get our rest, it was a memorable experience for me at least. I'd rate the trip 7/10 based on the highlights of my trip. My brother Zul, he rates it 4/10. Mom gives it a 5. Ali gave it a 7. You guys conclude what you want. Right now I'm just endlessly tired and aching all over. It would take me at least a week to be normal again. My charred skin however, would need a much longer time to recover. Haha! Good night, or rather Good Morning everyone. Hope you guys have a great holiday. Take care.
PS: The songs Sparkle Me by Buffseeds, Hold You In My Arms by Ray LaMontage and Explosions by The Mary Onettes makes me cry.
First day: Reached there at about 11.30am. They gave out plum drink of some sort and briefed us on the boat's arrival and departure and about the meal coupons and what not. So we went for lunch at 12noon. Buffet spread. Then collected our bags and headed to the rooms. Took a few minutes of rest and then its off to snorkel at Kalong Bay. It was my and the family's first time and we obviously had some trouble especially Ali, who reboarded the boat after only a few minutes of sucking super salty water. 6pm was dinner time. I kinda forgot what happened after that.
Second day: Had breakfast at 7 or 8am. Went snorkelling again but this time at the Marine Park. Got to know that my cousin's friend's son Hakim was also from SP in electronic and communications course or something along that line. Gosh Hakim and his brother are so.. cute? I doubt thats the right word but its the only word I can think of right now. Came back from snorkelling in time for lunch. I think we had some rest before dinner. Dinner was disappointing to say the least. Then me and some of the guys went fishing cum squid jigging. Super fun experience! Caught loads of squids! Dad caught a really large catfish (ikan duri) which he gave to the boatmen. We brought back the squids. That was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. But we had to return to land sooner than planned because a storm was brewing in the horizon. The trip will be continued the next day.
Third day: Groggy as hell. Went for breakfast at 7 or 8 am. Jeez I seriously forgot what exactly happened! Uhh.. I think we went for Archery! For a few hours. Then lunch. After that is fishing again! So cool lor. The cousin caught a Dorado! And we actually saw live Dorados swimming near the boat! Amazing! I caught like 5 fishes so I get the award for most fishes caught. Heehee. The star will always be the star la. HAHAHAHA! Kidding. Anyways, I fell asleep on the boat when the guys were trolling. Couldn't help myself la. Too tired. Woke up just in time for docking. The fishes were again given to the boatmen, much to the dismay of Mom. Had dinner. Anyways, that night Hakim and his bro were playing pool down at the recreation centre. Mom had a massage session booked so I watched them play while we waited. After Mom went in for her massage, I went back to my room for a pee. Saw the cousin and told him that "the bros" were tempting me to challenge them. I didn't realise that he would take it seriously and actually tell "the bros" what I said. When I came down to meet the rest of my nephews and brothers, "the bros" came down as well. They just bought the token and said "Just now who said that they wanted to challenge us?" Hakim is a shy bloke so when he said that in Malay, it sounded more like an awkward question. In the end I got up and we played doubles. To cut the story short, I made the last shot, the black ball went in, and we won. Thank God for that. It would have been embarrassing if we'd lost. Hakim is cute and attempts to talk to us. Angsty bro went off without a word. But then again, I don't know if they really lost or if they lost on purpose. Rumor has it that they wanted a rematch the next day. But that didn't happen. Winning the game and catching the most fishes were also highlights of the trip.
Last day: Breakfast as usual. The rest of the gang went off to snorkel while I wandered around the island. Slacked at the recreation centre watching kids play pool till I was so anxious I decided to play a game by my lonesome. Got bored and decided to look for the rest. Couldn't find them so went up to the rooms. Suspect they weren't there so went to the restaurant. Asked the dumb security manning the counter whether the family has gone up. The stupid woman said yes and so I went up only to find out that none of them were there. Had a freaking drink while I waited for them to arrive. We were supposed to go fishing at 1pm so I was freaking out when they still weren't there by 12.50pm. Luckily, I saw my mom's floral print swimming suit and raced downstairs. They got ready for lunch and we went. After lunch we found out that fishing trip is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Went snorkelling for awhile then booked a banana boat. Banana boat was hilarious, thrilling, dangerous, and downright fun! It was crazy how we all worked together to prevent the damn thing from capsizing. Super super fun I tell you. Definitely another highlight of the trip. After that, we returned our goggles and life vests to the recreation centre and went back to get ready for dinner before packing our stuff for departure the next morning.
I'm abit lazy to talk about the journey back which was excruciating on so many levels. So I'll skip that. I would just like to say that right now I've got a crush on Hakim and his brother. I doubt they'll ever know and I'm sure I'll be over them in no time. If I can get over you, I can get over anyone. So here I am still missing them but it'll pass. Back to reality I suppose. Redang was a much needed retreat and although we didn't really get our rest, it was a memorable experience for me at least. I'd rate the trip 7/10 based on the highlights of my trip. My brother Zul, he rates it 4/10. Mom gives it a 5. Ali gave it a 7. You guys conclude what you want. Right now I'm just endlessly tired and aching all over. It would take me at least a week to be normal again. My charred skin however, would need a much longer time to recover. Haha! Good night, or rather Good Morning everyone. Hope you guys have a great holiday. Take care.
PS: The songs Sparkle Me by Buffseeds, Hold You In My Arms by Ray LaMontage and Explosions by The Mary Onettes makes me cry.
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