we ordered drinks, some of us ordered half boiled eggs which they served in little cups. since we were the only two girls along for the trip, i took this time to get to know Fahmi's girlfriend better. ironically we both went to Jakarta in March at around the same time, but due to some unforseen circumstances we didn't even manage to meet once, lol. and not surprisingly, she thought i was younger than her, when she's actually a year younger than me. sigh. i really need to change my style of dressing or something. do i really look that much of a kiddo? =P.
Geoff with Significant Other
Zahrul, Diyana and Me
Nick, Husni, Bern & Fahmi... doesn't Nick remind you a bit of Michael Scofield? =P
we lepaked at the coffee shop until about 7am when we then paid for our drinks and headed towards the jetty. while waiting for the gates to open we took some photos. the sun was just about rise at this time. diyana and fahmi are really crazy at taking photos (which is a good thing, since i don't need to make the effort of taking photos of my own during the trip =P). eventually more and more people kept piling up at the jetty, mainly foreigners and other Malaysians travelling in large groups just like us. we were lucky we didn't have to wait that long once the gates opened at 7.30am, once we handed over our tickets we were immediately escorted off onto speedboat and off we were. there were about 4 other people in the speedboat with us, all heading to Perhentian Kecil.
Diyana & Me posing at the jetty
Significant Other & Me
the boat ride was kewl! imagine the wind whipping through your hair (and imagine the large tangles you had to attack with your comb later :-S), the sun rising at the horizon, the boat bumping across the waves - i ended up having a slightly sore butt)... heading off to adventure... hahahaha. i sat in the front end of the boat, so indeed it was a bumpy ride. the journey to the island took about half and hour. by this time i was already wide awake =D. i was also thinking how the heck we were supposed to lug that gigantic heavy pull bag that we brought along. i immediately regretted sharing one bag between us. big no no if you need to lug your stuff to and fro. a bigger no no if you ever decide to come to Perhentian and stayed at where we were staying =P.
morning sunrise on the way to Perhentian island
at around 8am we reached our destination, Long Beach. the speedboat couldn't send us all the way to the shoreline, so we had to transfer our stuff into a smaller boat, which cost us rm2 each. you could choose to swim to shore, but then i guess that would be okay if your bags are waterproof in the effort to save rm2. hahahahahhahahaha.
we had decided to stay at Mohsin Chalet. Mohsin Chalet wasn't situated at the beachfront, so we had to walk a short distance to get to the chalets. and we had to do a bit of climbing to get the the reception counter. in fact, the whole chalet was mostly about climbing a bunch of stairs to get around. Significant Other lagged behind, opting to drag the heavy luggage through the sand while i went ahead with the others to check in. the view from the reception area overlooking Long Beach was simply stunning. we paid rm210 for a two-night stay, and purchased a couple of mosquito coils and put down an rm20 deposit for towels. we occupied four rooms in total.
no thanks to these putra lilin people who requested for air conditioned rooms, the rooms we got were situated at the highest point of the area. we had to climb about three storeys of steep steps just to reach our rooms. but the time we reached the top we were totally out of breath. thinking back, i am quite amazed Significant Other managed to lug the gigantic luggage all by himself (not before unloading some of its contents and asking me to haul them up to the room, cheh). the room we got was #5, the connecting room #6 was occupied by Nick and Geoff. next door was Fahmi and Diyana, and the other three shared one room right at the other end of the chalet.
at the reception counter
Significant Other trying to lighten the load =P
Mohsin chalets
after unlocking the door to our room i wasn't pleasantly suprised with what awaited us in the room. the room smelt as if it hasn't been used in months, you know, the kind of smell that always linger in places that haven't been occupied for ages, all musty and mucky? and the floor was in dire need of sweeping. and i don't even dare to imagine what kind of animal leaves droppings of a certain shape and size. hahahahha. even the toilet stinks. the furniture room was really basic, two single beds joint together, a chest of plastic drawers, a face mirror nailed to the wall, a wooden beam suspended from the wall complete with hangers to hang your clothes, air-cond, a single lightbulb to illuminate the room, with the toilet merely containing the neccessities, a sink, toilet bowl and shower. bascially if you plan to hang outside all day, this would be the room for you. plain and simple. oh oh, and i only just knew that the Mohsin Chalets turns off the power supply from around 9+ish am to 6+ish pm daily. wahahhahahahhahahah.
for the first day on the island, Significant Other's friends decided to schedule a snorkelling trip for the day. total kewlness! so we planned to meet up downstairs around 11.15am. after grabbing our things (i sooo wish i had a waterproof bag) we headed downstairs to meet up with the guide, Jali. i officiated my new Ogival swimsuit, but i also wore a pair of shorts and a top so that my shoulders wouldn't get burned by the sun. the weather was absolutely gorgeous! not too streaking hot, but even so that still didn't spare us from being browned by the suns rays. after slathering ourselves with as much sunblock as we could wear, we got hold of swim masks, our fins (i had to settle for the kiddos swimming fins because the smallest they had was still big for me hahah), and life jackets. but first... it was camwhoring time =P. you cannot begin to imagine the antics these people could imagine for the camera.
the snorkelling gang!
having trouble finding the perfect fit
according to Fahmi, this photo ain't priceless
aksi menarik di dalam bathtub... or wheelbarrow as you like it
so off towards Jali's boat we went, all 7 of us + Jali (Nick and Geoff decided to pass the trip). we headed off to see the turtles first, but all we could see was two sleepy turtles at the bottom of the ocean. so off we headed off to an island where we stopped for some drinks before moving on to the next point. we went to see the corals next. there were lots of fishies! apparently some of our friends bought a loaf of bread... for the fishies to eat. they were like mini piranha's attacking the pieces of bread, oh wow. Jali told us that if you could manage to catch one with your bare hand then you're truly a fisherman. he caught a couple of fish to demonstrate *in total awe, lol*. too bad nobody managed to catch any. failed fishermen we are. the sight underwater was truly breathtaking =D. corals everywhere! i just wished i had 20/20 vision to appreciate the view more =P.
me, Zahrul & Significant Other
what's with the funny face?
swimming with the fishies =D
i think we headed off to see the sharks next. and we managed to see a couple! oh wow! at first we couldn't see anything except for the corals, there were alot of corals at this point, but after following Jali's lead we managed to tail the shark a couple of times. yay! ahahah. you should've seen us swim to and fro trying to get a good glimpse of the sharky. boy was he quick. we spent a good deal of time at this point. so after that we headed back to our second stop where we had our lunch. the food was really good, the banana lassi was extremely yummy, the cili padi was twice as hot (Significant Other bought cili padi from the local store there, i forgot what they called that particular cili). it was soo yummy that the bill amounted to rm50, just the two of us *pengsan*.
where we had our lunch
ular sawa kekenyangan
chillin on the rocks =P
it looked like it was about to rain at this point, and it did drizzle a bit but the skies cleared up not too long after. we lepaked at the rocks abit before heading off to the next point to get a glimpse of the puffer fish. the waters at this area was deep so i didn't have to worry about stepping on any corals or sea creature. we spotted the group of puffer fish not long after that, they were huge! and blue! =P. at one point Significant Other did manage to get one glimpse of a shark, even i did too, but it was too fast for us to follow. i can swim fairly good but i get a bit phobic when it comes to the sea since you can't really predict what's down below, so i didn't toss aside my life jacket like Diyana did. hee~
the last point Jali took us was to visit the spring water. it was located on a reserved location along Perhentian island where turtles come to lay eggs (i wanna watch turtle-laying! how?). Jali brought us to this spring where even the locals don't really know where the source is from. and it's not salty. but it's freaking cold. it's almost like having a bloody cold shower at six in the morning. the guys were loving it though. especially Significant Other. brrrrrrr... at this point i'm not even sure if the points that we visited were in that order or if i left out anything. i think i even lost track of time, haha. well anyway, we did a bit of cam whoring before we headed back =P.
gambar lompat is always a must
the guys doing it from behind, haha
the sultry pose yang tak brape menjadi
the two macho men
us =D
we were sooo tired that me and Significant Other went straight back to our rooms for a good long shower and pengsan straight after that. i didn't even know what the rest were up to that evening. sedar2 it was already 10.30pm. one not so nice thing i don't enjoy about the island is that the restaurants close way too early. 10pm already not taking orders. we found Significant Other's friends at a restaurant by the sea, with empty plates on their tables. huwaaaaaa =( (i found out later that they never even returned to their rooms after the snorkelling trip). so we didn't get to eat dinner that night. dang. Nick was kind enough to offer us his chips, and i bought us some canned drinks from the convenience store. Significant Other brought his chess set so he challenged Bern to one round of chess. lol.
well... that's the end of Day 1. a great day? definitely.
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