Redang! Yes, Redang!
Date: 15 June 2010 - 17 June 2010
Participants: Ka Yan, Xiao Ying, Elaine Gan, May Chung, Win Shi, Maggie, Max, Edmond Mok, Kar Choong, Jun Sheng, Wan Fong, Wai Meng, Kah Wai, Allen Ho Ming En, Fish Kerk, Swee Chuan, Jian Wei, Khe Lok, Zi Xin.
14 June 2010, 7.00 pm: Departure
Up the bus, into KTM, up another bus, made noise, slept.
Bus condition: cold cold cold.
Surroundings: dark dark dark.
Everyone slept I supposed, more or less.
15 June 2010, 4.30 am: Arrival at Kuala Terengganu Bus Station
Everyone looked for sleeping spots. Some got food, some just stood.
Toilet condition: No good.
Station condition: Not bad, not good either.
6.20 am: Headed to Merang Jetty
Bus: SBU 90
Everyone got up. Slept again.
9.00 am: Ferry ride
It was a fun ride! Bumping all the way, splashing all the way, Smiling all the way.
Took about 45 minutes to arrive at the blue-paradise.
Checked in. Missing slippers found buried under sand by dear Max and his girlfriend, Maggie.
Lost count of time: PLAY TIME!
Went out the sea, guys played volley ball, girls took photos. haha! Then, it was lunch time. Had lunch and prepared to go for our first snorkeling trip. All gears up, ready to go! Boarded the boat, off we went. *my watch was certified dead at 1.45 pm. >< I wore it into the sea. Genius!
1st snorkeling trip went well. Except for a few minor injuries. Gan cut his toe, Max hurt his foot.
The rest of the day was filled with our own activities: canoeing, simply immersing ourselves in the sea, drinking salt water.
Canoeing was a brand new experience for me, went off with edmond, thank god we didn't fell off the canoe but we did crash into people. Sorry! my bad. ><
After dinner, we planned a surprise party for xiao ying, my dear room mate. Unfortunately, she was too smart to be fooled. She sensed something was not right before we even took action. Hence, an awkward moment: me screaming cockroach, she ignoring me. In the end, we still sang her a birthday song and revealed our pre-prepared gift: 18 eggs with cute drawings.
A sweet moment.
Spent the night playing cards and violin.
*The neighbouring uncle came out and reminded us, me in particular, to be quiet. No violins at night. haha!
Cold night. Froze.
16 June 2010, morning: A Fresh Start
Early in the morning, a few of us woke up to catch the sun rise. Sadly, the rising sun was blocked by a mountain. Saw nothing. Enjoyed the morning sea breeze though. Another funny incident: Allen Ho, singing "This I Promised You" early in the morning, was again being requested to lower down his volume by the same uncle last night. haha!
After breakfast, to Marine Park we went. Saw a sea cucumber after being told by jian wei. Went far out to the sea with JW, Edmond and Chuan. Saw no turtles unfortunately.
Yet another nice experience.
Lunch. Rest. 3rd and final snorkeling trip. Brought along bread for feeding fish this time. Was fish-thirsty initially, went chasing after fish. Not so much after being bitten by a blue-stripped-white-fish. Screamed under water, was heard by kkc. ^^" paisehnya... Edmond was fortunate enough to have spotted a shark, none of us saw it after rushing over. Too bad.
That evening, it rained. Stayed in with May Tze, Laine and Xiao Ying.
Allen Ho was posing, or rather, enjoying himself sitting on the wooden fence with his earphones on. Went to talk to him and was later joined by Khe Lok, Wan Fong, Wai Meng and Xiao Ying. What a talk about our pasts. ><
Later that night, we went out with umbrellas to get souvenirs. Allen and Wai Meng bought the same necklace and was crowned "The Gay Partner".
Back to the hotel, the guys played Dare-Or-Dare in their room. Crappy things happened: jumping into the pools, licking hairs, etc. etc. In my room, there were May Tze, Laine, Xiao Ying and Kah Wai, munching on titbits and chatting. I went out for a talk with Jun Sheng.
Rainy night.
Cramped on the single bed with Xiao Ying that night. Just for fun! =)
17 June 2010, morning: Time to leave
Early, May Tze and Xiao Ying went off to watch the sunrise for the second time. Elaine and I slept until they came back. Packed our stuffs and were ready to check out. Need to catch the ferry at 9 o'clock.
Again, photo sessions on the ferry. Beautiful sea, clear sky, perfect combination. Goodbye, Redang!
A lifetime memory, with life-long friends. =)
Thanks to everyone who made this a success!
