since we woke up late yesterday morning and missed sunrise, we decided to make an early start to catch the sunrise this morning. so i set my alarm clock to ring at 6am. apparently it was still pitch black when i woke up so i snoozed for another 15 minutes when i realized there were signs of visible light in the sky. i hurriedly woke up Significant Other and we grabbed our things and headed out the door. supposedly Fahmi and Diyana wanted to catch the sunrise too. but they tido mati again and did not even stir, no matter how hard Significant Other banged on their room door. so off we headed to the beach, just the two of us.
the beach was really calm and peaceful in the morning =).
in the still of the morning
but we didn't get to see the sun rising on the horizon. probably because there were too many clouds? or we simply just missed it? O_o
morning!
waiting...
the morning skies
i thought we still had time to do a bit of swimming that morning (or any sort of activity for that matter), but apparently the rest of them jakuns got up late again, they stayed up playing cards in the bachelor's room after dinner, haiz. after hanging out at the beach and playing with sand (and me and him fighting over how the material of my outfit resembled the umbrellas scattered on the beach) we went back to our room, where Significant Other proceeded to continue his morning nap *slaps forehead*.
yep this is where i'm going back to sleep!
however it was deemed that we didn't have enough time to do much that morning. checkout was at 11.30am, so we rushed to get dressed and hurriedly packed our things. i had to think of a way to lighten the contents of the big fat luggage we brought with us. in the end i stuffed all of my clothings into my backpack (i utilized my Wahmies wetbag in the process, really useful i tell you, apart from stuffing soiled diapers, lol), stuffed all of Significant's soiled clothes into a DP plastic bag, and tossed the remainder of our things into the big luggage. seriously, we girls may lug around alot of stuff whenever we go on trips, but at least our stuff is wayyy lighter than the guy's stuff =P (plus, dear Significant Other, you ended up bringing alot of stuff you ended up not even using! blekkk).
while Significant Other headed off to the reception counter, i took a couple of photos before leaving our room.
our Room #5. they say Room #6 is haunted... T_T
mister katak decided to drop by just as i was about to leave
the bachelor three were already at the restaurant ordering brunch, by that time it was almost 12pm. the boat heading back to mainland left around 3pm+ so we still had three hours to kill. someone suggested going for the banana boat (we didn't get to do it yesterday! whyy????) but we were already checked out so i guess it was too much of a hassle to change back to normal clothing later due to lack of a proper changing room =(. next time, perhaps? Significant Other absolutely had to go online so those yg bersemangat waja to connect with the outside world sempat lagi update their profiles in Facebook =P (also not to forget the the main thing: uploading photos! talk about the power of technology! hahahahahah).
Husni's four glasses of orange juice =P
impatient to update his profile in Facebook, lol
Mohsin Special and iced lemon tea =)
to kill time,while Zahrul and Husni decided to snooze, the four of us: me, Bern, Diyana and Fahmi played a round of Jenga. Bern jokingly said that whoever loses would be declared 'Jengo'. hahahhaha. i have my own set of Uno Stacko but i haven't played this game in a long time. so what the heck.
contestant #1 and #2
contestant #3 and #4
Significant Other is of little help
fall seQuence #1: before
fall seQuence #2: jeng
fall seQuence #3: jeng
fall seQuence #4: Di-Jeng! lol
so you can obviously guess from the sequence of the photos who won the honor of the ultimate title =P. except, Bern adjusted it to 'Di-Jeng' to suit the title-holder better. hahahha. kejam betul si Bern ni.
since it was still early, we dropped by one of the stalls for a nice refreshing drink of Lassi! =D~~~~ and the rest of them played a few rounds of cards.
the final leap
another round of cards
final round of Banana lassi =D
Jali dropping by to say bye-bye
so around 3pm we gathered our things and headed to the smaller boat that would take us to the speedboat waiting for us further out at sea. we were not the only ones on the boat though. the lovely gentleman Bern decided to strike up a conversation with the two ladies on board.
waiting for blast off
Bern's new aquaintances =P
the speedboat took us to the other side of the island to pick up more passengers - ended up the boat was nearly crammed full. by that time the skies were getting darker, and the waters were getting choppier. and boy, what a ride it was. it was bad enough that we were sitting in the front section of the boat again =P. my butt hurt! imagine, the boat skimming / bumping / treading its way over the rolling waves, going bumpity bump. we all got drenched by the rain waist up halfway through the journey. Fahmi even got out his towel and tried to cower behind it, but i dunno if it did him any justice though. by the time we reached the jetty, it was drizzling, and everything and everyone was dampy. but that was the most awesomest boat rides ever! =D.
whee!
the dark skies and choppy seas
as usual Significant Other changed out of his island clothes to more warmer clothes (i didn't bother, i was too tired to rummage through our stuff). we took a van to get to Kota Bharu for rm15 each. we shared the ride with two other foreigners, so not bad a price eh? the ride took roughly over an hour. halfway there we encountered this narrow bridge on which due to some stupid idiot's decision, traffic came to a total standstill, each side stubborn and refused to give way. haiz.
el stuck-O
we were supposed to be heading for the airport, but we asked the driver to drop us by the roadside at a random restaurant because we wanted to have dinner first, mainly to try ayam percik. boy, the food was good. a little bit on the sweet side though. kelantan food is always sweet. i actually like it sweet, but somehow in Kelantan the food tastes a little bit sweeter than usual.
nom nom nom nom
thanks to these two, sata tidak laku that day
where we dropped by for dinner
everything all polished off... *burp*
our flight was to take off at 8.40pm, and since the locals informed us that taxis were scarce there (really?) Bern enlisted the help of two nice uncles to take us to the airport. we reached the airport at around 7ish. we were just about to check in when si Significant Other realized he left his most expensive pair of eyewear ever owned in the restroom of the restaurant we had dinner earlier. OMG. total mayhem. while he rushed off with one of the uncles who drove us to the airport to salvage the situation, i checked in our heavy luggage bag. air asia luggage weight limit was 15kg, and i was somehow shocked and relieved to know that our bag was 15.9kg (gila berat ok). was lucky that our bag weight was still acceptable.
expensive! don't pray pray~
Significant Other arrived back at the airport not long after, WITH his sunnies, ,thank God. i swear i wouldn't hear the end of it if it were to disappear forever. i might've cursed the dingo brain who stole it from the restroom then and there.
at this time, 1) Fahmi's camera batteries were dead, 2) my batteries were dead, and right after taking a couple of group photos, 3) Significant Other's SLR camera batteries went dead too. huwargh (note to digicam users, if you intend to scroll through all the photos you've taken and plan to ooh and ahh over them, DO remember to bring charger along. powering the display alone can drain your batteries out! wahahahah). so wouldn't there be any photo-taking at the airport? =(
luckily Zahrul came to the rescue by whipping out his camera, which he didn't even use throughout the whole duration of the trip. yay!. at least we managed to get a couple of airport photos =P. but his camera pulak, ran out of memory space, aiya... so we used my memory card instead. Bern, as usual became the honorable Malaysian citizen when he helped a mother (without her husband) to carry her baby stoller down a flight of steps to get to the aircraft parked some way away from the terminal. heh.
mulling over our flight tickets
Bern says, "you're supposed to sit on the wing of the plane la, Di"
inflight photo
we arrived at LCCT at 9.20pm. which was really quick. haha. waited for my Dad to come pick us up at the terminal, brought Dayana home with us and dropped Zahrul at KL Sentral before heading back home.
so... that's the end of my Perhentian story. i'd do this again if i could. twas the best getaway ever =D. now i'm currently on the mission to fairen my skin. i feel so kusam now! huwa huwa huwa...
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