♥ Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Quick Getaway When Singapore Turned 44: CHECKED.
I'm back and I'm at least three tones darker.
What a bummer, but at least I did enjoy myself.
The 13 hours journey from Singapore to Terangganu's town centre and then another one hour and a half of ferry ride to Redang Island was no doubt, arduous. However, it was all worth it.
Swimming pool, soft sandy beach with clear water, food, food and more food. You get the flow. Can't get much shopping done because afterall, it is a resort- not some kind of shopping paradise. Unless you want to buy fish/prawn/sotong crackers at the town centre.
Let me get to the fun part. The fun part comes in a form of a sea activity which I tried for the first time- Snokerling.
Speedboat ride was amazing, it was such asn adrenaline rush. The wind in your hair and the sun in your eyes (well, not exactly coz I have my shades on) The ride was extremely fast (you don't call it a speed boat if it's slow right, duhh) and a lil bumpy due to the strong current to the extent that my mum held on to an Italian man's leg throughout the journey. Hell yeah, she was tramatized and no, she and my aunt did not snorkel.
So yeah, the snokerling trip consist of five stops over a period of 5 hours- some of which you are able to swim in the same coast as baby sharkes, tortoise, different kind of marine creatures etc.
The water was so clear that you do not have to snorkel to see what lies underneath it. That's just on the surface, underneath it is a whole new world altogether.
Oh boy, the first time I get off the boat and got into the water, I seriously thought at one point in time, I was going to die. It was a case of "What If's". What if I can't breath properly? What if my leg got cramped? But alhamdullilah, everything was alright and I am still alive- typing this even. At the first stop, I was actually holding on to my brother's hand, to afraid that if I let go, I might drown. But then after which, I was quite confident on my own.
Having fishes of different colours and size swimming with you and sharing your personal space in the water was nerve wrecking. What if they go into your top? What if they bite your leg?
Gosh!
That's me, with the peace sign in the second picture.LOL!
First and second picture above is a sea cucumber.
Believe it or not, there is a pink sea cucumber.
I've seen it.
3rd and 4th picture: A shipwreck from yesteryears.
The remains of the ship became a home for beautiful corals, aquatic plants and marine life.
Oh how I wish at that point of time, I had a waterproof camera.
Damn!
The guy who was operating the boat was kind enough to guide me through the whole trip. I held onto his hands tightly for at least three of the five stops and he took me way ahead of the others, a place with a breathtaking underwater view. I saw eels, squid, Nemo and Dory (clown fish and idk what species of fish Dory is) and lots of other creatures. I think that was the first time in my life I trusted my life to a 22 year old man because after all, he knows his thing and he knows where the good deal is. We even made a pit stop at the jetty to feed fishes with bread but I think they enjoyed my skin more than they enjoy the bread. I have fish bites on my leg now for goodness sake. So not a fish spa I thought it would be. Truth to be told, I did feel ala Ariel from the Little Mermaid. *sings..Under the Sea*
Redang and Snorkeling= Been there, Done that, Seen all.
Satisfaction guranteed.
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Okay, I'm done with my holiday post.
Don't you guys just love watching Singapore Idol?
I'm sure I had fun watching Singaporeans making a fool of themselves on national tv. Saw some familiar faces from RP. Nothing to do isit? No PP to do?
I want to watch Orphan.
Anyone game enough?
shut up!7:47 PM
