since there wasn't anything planned yet for the day (and since everyone was still snoring in their rooms), we decided to go down to the beach to check out the area and take some photos =P. the sun was out but it wasn't too hot, but we wore extra layers of sunblock just in case, lol. foreigners were lazily sunbathing on the beach. they're crazy. we're busy trying to make our skin fairer and they're busy trying to roast their skins, haha. Significant Other rented an umbrella for rm10 for the whole day, and i went off to one of the stalls at the beachfront in search of breakfast. funnily they didn't serve nasi lemak. the menu consisted mostly of local goreng dishes and western food, soups and sandwiches, more or less. i decided on chicken sandwiches to share between us, topped up with iced milo (in my head i was wondering if it was possible to takeaway a banana lassi, hahaha).
the sandwiches weren't enough for Significant Other so i went back again to the stalls, this time to a different one to order nasi goreng ayam, extra spicy, 100 plus and another round of iced milo =P. while waiting for the food to be prepared, i shared a table with a local who had really tanned skin and flyaway afro dreadlocks and so we chatted abit. i told him briefly about myself (you never know who to trust these days), and in turn he told me about himself and how he loved his job working on the island, mostly interacting with foreigners under the hot blistering sun, working for 8 months with a 4-month holiday (during the musim tengkujuh) in a year. i started to wonder if it would be possible to love my own job the way he loved his *grimace*. too bad i forgot to get his name. the food arrived not long after, and i bade him goodbye =P.
after makanning, me and Significant Other took a dip in the ocean. it was lovely! Long Beach was really sandy so you didn't have to worry about stepping on any foreign objects, the waters were so clear you could practically see the bottom (although not as clear as i last remembered it almost 9 years ago). oh, there's this little bit that i absolutely have to mention. while i was bobbing in the sea, i suddenly felt something sharp float past my face. i initially thought it was some piece of dried leaf but when i looked closer and realized it was this orange-colored ketam frantically swimming along the surface of the water like it was in a hurry to get to its destination. i called Significant Other over to have a look and he got this idea to chase after the crab.
wrong mistake i tell you. i guess the crab realized that it was being followed, because it immediately changed course and made a beeline for us instead. wth? and the best thing was, it ignored me and made a beeline for Significant Other instead. hahahahah. ape lagi, we cabut la back to shore, splashing like no tomorrow and screaming all the way. ade ke patut he left me behind for the crab to sink its pincers into? chis. at one point i thot the crab got caught in between the folds of my skirt (he grabbed on for a free ride, perhaps?). hahahhahahah. bengong. moral of the story is, don't go cari pasal with creatures in their territory. lure them back into yours first before attacking. lol. wish i had waterproof camera to catch the little critter. hehe.
i think it was around 11-ish by the time we got out of the waters, so by that time the rest were already awake and were headed to the other side of the beach, Coral Bay. we grabbed our things and followed suit. we met a little someone within the trees along the way, Geoff pointed it out to us. i think in one of my Facebook photos someone labelled it as "Geoff". haha. now isn't that sweet.
anyway, i think we had to hike through the forest for about 10 minutes before we reached the other side of the island. the locals advised not to venture into the forest during the night because you never know what's lurking in the shadows after the sun goes down. we headed to one of the stalls for a drink first. Banana lassi for us again =D. they're really yummy! i think sipping them on an island adds more flavor to it, despite it being a whopping rm8 per glass.
the wacky bunch then decided to start a game of volleyball. a couple of French people joined in. i chose to sit this one out, since i know how achy my wrists can get after a few rounds of v-ball. so i took a couple of photos with Significant Other's camera. Diyana's camera batteries were dead so they borrowed mine, so my camera was out of commision for the second day. the view at Coral Bay wasn't so breathtaking, and the sands were more rockier and coarse in comparison with Long Beach. Significant Other was soo excited playing v-ball (harhar) sampai his baju terkoyak, i think he caught it on a nail or something trying to deck the ball. he ended up with swollen wrists, just as i predicted =P.
it was already 2pm by the time we headed back to Long Beach. we made plans to go for island hopping at only one spot for abit of snorkelling but somehow along the way Bern went to linger with the locals, and Fahmi and Diyana disappeared so that plan didn't materialize. Nick and Geoff were leaving the island at 3pm to catch the speedboat back to mainland, so the rest of us just hung out at Long Beach and just chilled in the ocean. Zahrul even took a little nap under the umbrella. he called the experience relaxing. hahahahha. i think it was already evening before we decided to grab a late lunch at one of the stalls. the guys played a few rounds of Bluff as well. i suck at playing cards. my face spells LIAR each time i make a bluff, haha. i remember how i always lost this game to Nedd. main tipu seh.
we decided to explore the beach further down instead since it was already too late to go for snorkelling. the guys played some football, where i got smacked by the ball at some occasions, then we took another dip into the ocean (today is really sea-day). i took a brief stroll to the other end of the beach, where Bubu resort stood. they were building a jetty at that end of the island so the beach there was quite stony and not as beautiful as our side. it was already dark by the time we headed back to our rooms for a shower.
Significant Other was already starting to feel a bit unwell for soaking in the sea too long i suspect. i was hungry so i told him we'd just go out for a quick dinner then head back to our room. but the night grew older and by 9.30pm the guys were still hanging out on their balconies having their usual smoking smoking with no indication of heading off to dinner. since i missed dinner yesterday, i had no intention of missing tonight's dinner =P. besides, all that swimming made me ravenous. so i decided to head off on my own to look for something to eat. i tried the restaurant at Mohsin, but it was already closed (wth?) and the guy there asked me to try the stalls at the beachfront. but he warned me that there were biawaks roaming about at night and it was better not to go out alone. erks.
i trudged through the sand to the very same restaurant i bought breakfast earlier that morning and ordered dinner for both of us. by the time i was about to leave i came across Bern and the rest of the gang looking around to see if there were any places that were still open. haiz. it was already 10.20pm by then. but i guess they did a bit of pleading and succeeded because they eventually managed to convince a stall to remain open a bit later than usual =P.
can you believe i missed having dinner outside twice in a row? how bad is that? sigh. tomorrow was my last day on the island, so i definitely had no chance to try ikan bakar or anything of the sort during this trip. maybe next time round then...
up next... Day 3!
1 comment:
fun kan having holiday by the beach? :) glad to know you both had great time!
Mohd pun ada mention to me when we were at Awana Kijal on going for Perhentian Island for holidays,dunno wether its happening soon though.He's still offshore and its his birthday today.
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