Saturday, August 16, 2008 Y 7:31 pm
Time should turn more slowly.
Bad times would be a little more unpleasant, but happy times won't fly past so quickly.
I can spend more time doing what I want.
We all won't have to grow up in the blink of an eye.
I would have more time to revise for my tests.........
If only time pasts more slowly........
There is no time for me, and there is so much I want to think about, do, say!
Monday, August 11, 2008 Y 5:26 am
Tioman Trip (8 Aug - 11 Aug)Had a superb time at Salang, which is part of Tioman located at Malaysia. Kinda disappointing that I missed the fun run and the Movie Marathon.Even worse, me, a Singaporean, left Singapore on National Day! So sad.... :(
Anyway my family and I set off in the morning on 8 Aug. Made our way to Lavender where we board a coach to the travelling agency's office at Malaysia.There was a kid in front of me who was super noisy. Can't believe what a spoilt brat he is. Screaming and shouting and singing. Haiz.... Took a ferry to Salang and reached there at approximately close to 6. Hehe wasted almost one whole day travelling! And I was without lunch! But the resort rocks! At least my father booked a decent place, not those more "ulu" places in the deserted areas where there is no air-con, with small and tiny beds with squashy and crammed rooms.We went to a local Chinese restaurant which was super good! The food came fast and was absolutely delicious. Then we went for barbecued tuna for supper which my mother, brother and I didn't particularly enjoy. That place was full of cats and all three of us were not on very cordial terms with cats. My brother jumped on to my lap (seriously!) and claimed that those cats who were fighting over food before had red eyes, which I didn't see.I was a bit pissed with him. Hello, I am also scared, but then I just leave them alone and continue with my food and u, a guy, jump on my lap??? Oh please I can't even eat my tuna. So I could only eat a little with his butt in my face.Sleepin was horrible when you have a brother who snores the moment his head touches the pillow and snatches the blankets from you leaving you exposed to the harsh air-con.
Went out for breakfast in the morning. Service was super slow but then since the life of the people there is simple, I guess I can't really blame them for taking half an hour to serve 4 pancakes.Then went out to three other small islands for snorkelling etc. for RM 70 per person. I like the speedboat, it's fast and thrilling! :DFirst up, we stopped at a sea area and we were supposed to jump off the boat and just start snorkelling. Nobody told me what snorkelling was all about and I think I spent a good 15 minutes trying to adjust my mask properly while trying to stay close to the boat in the water AND avoid stepping on corals etc.Lost all my clips and rubber bands in the sea while trying to tighten the mask. I kept getting seawater in my nose and mouth but after a while it wasnt so bad i guess. :D
I loved the second stop the most! We stopped at the beach with sand so white, it's so pretty! I spend around two hours just sitting in the waters, hurling rocks and corals, and snorkelling.
The third stop was in a deep sea spot where the waters were so deep, my brother and I did not bother going in, but instead, sat in the boat and fed the fish. The corals were so pretty that their colours could be seen from above. Too bad we didn't spot a turtle or a shark. The boatman said they probably migrated already since the monsoon season was coming.
After lunch, we continuted playing at the beach till around 5 plus (around 5 hours!) Haha so fun!!!! Then after that eat eat eat la!
There was a huge storm on the third day, so we stayed inside for a few hours. The storm was terrible, I could see chairs flying around and about. The day's diving trips were cancelled and the water was a little cloudy for the subsequent hours, though not as bad as compared to waters in Singapore.Played volleyball and monkey for around 3 hours in the hot sun till lunch time. I regret to say that I lack the potential to become a pro volleyball player - I sucked at it. Not that my brother was any better though, but it was fun just playing with him! You know, we have to keep up the brother-sister relationship. :P
Went to the sea to play again. This time, Daddy rented a floating mattress and we had fun playing with it till dinnertime! I like overturning my brother and he likes to use his head to bang against the mattress when I'm sleeping on it! :)
Ate lots and lots from so many different places! Stuffed with meat, especially fish!
