Time past so fast, did not feel this semester break holiday has been spent seems like did nothing. Despite its a short holiday, but I have used them wisely by went to Redang island, that were famous holiday island in Malaysia, which have the unique feature in its sparkling water and soft sand. For knowing more far, here's the story.
* Day1 ( 27/28-05 )
The day where have been waiting for me, finally its come. Today we were departing from the Putra Bus station in PWTC at 01:15 am ( current time, showing it's on 28 already ). Actually our bus depart on 12 o'clock, but since it was delay we have to wait for another hour again, some of them ( Thomas n the other's ) are using the remain time by playing the UNO games. By 01:25 am the bus is rolling out from the terminal, during that time I felt so happy, finally our intention to spent our holiday are achieve this time, comparing with the previous holiday rejected to Genting after all the ticket bus has been sold out. 5 Hours journey from Kuala Lumpur already, we stop over in the middle of journey ( Forgot the area name ) for those who wanna took a toilet and ate something, you better do it at here because we have another 2 hours journey to complete our first stage, arriving in Kuala Trengganu.
8 o'clock in the morning, finally I stepped my foot in the K.Trengganu bus station. Luckily, we don't have to wait the person who have to transfer us to the jetty because he's already in there since 7 o'clock. From there, we took a hour journey again to the jetty port, since I'm never been to Trengganu, the town is only like Tebing Tinggi, not too small and bigs. all was a small small building, we cant found a big building similar with KL. 45 minutes journey later, we stop over in a small shop, and took our breakfast in there. After that, we continue our journey to jetty again. Here are the picture while we are waiting for the bus, inside the bus, stop over in the middle of journey & inside the van while transfering us to the jetty port.
Wiri, Caesar, Andrew, Me & Thomas
Nella, Dyana & Jensen
Novem & Me ready for depart
Dyana, Nella & Frans ( Sitting at the back one, laughing cause someone sitting in front,hihihi )
Thomas, Me , Steward & Novem ( In the middle of journey )
Dyana, Caesar, Novem & Wiri ( Inside the van )
At 09.30 we arrive at the port. Its out of my mind, the port didn't looks like that I thought before. Oh my god..., its looks so messy and dirty ( especially the water ), seems like a river water and a lot of rubbish. Before we aboard at the boat, I'm with jensen have to change our trousers became a pants to avoid getting wet when we arrive at the coast. while the boat living the port, step by step the waters become more blue and clean. Around 45 minute journey from the port to the island, WOW !!! It doesn't believe by me, the water looks so sparkling and makes me wanna jump in it. Arrive at the shore, check in, lunch & rent the snorkeling goggle. It's time to take a boat and they sent us to the Pulau Paku island to snorkeling and explore all the coral sea and the sea life inside of it, it given us the chance too to feed the fish. In here, I make Caesar goggle lost, and since he asked me to hold his goggle, because he wanna try to dive. I just realize it, when Novem told anyones lost their goggles ? because now it is sank in it. Since the waves are so strong, the goggles finally wont found by me and the guards. Finally, I have to pay back the penalty, who lost it for RM100, and I make a bargain thus just pay for RM70. After came back from snorkeling, we taking a shower, before we got our dinner. Remaining time before dinner, we take a chance to play the volleyball. After taking a dinner, I'm with Thomas , Andrew, & steward take around to saw what's another activities did they had in their own beach villa, where the others have take a rest in their own room, since they didn't got a sleep in the bus. and here is the picture some of it in the day 1.
Jensen & Me while waiting for the boat
As you guys can see, the water seems like in my hometown port ( Belawan )
In the boat
Me & Caesar have found the island
Comparing with the above picture, this is really heaven for me
Novem was the buried victim
* Day 2 ( 29-05 )
As I planed yesterday, I will woke up at 6 in the morning to saw a sunrise has been cancel, today all of us were overslept until 9, we just woke up. Remember the breakfast was started at 7 to 9, we just in rush to go there to take a breakfast, and dearly we lost our breakfast again,huh !!! So annoying, luckily I took a little pack biscuit, just in case the breakfast have finish. At 10 o'clock, we starting get into the boat, for another snorkeling in a different island. This time, the place where we have our snorkeling, it's call a Pulau Lima. Totally different from yesterday one, this time we could seen a clearly coral and all it's habitat inside. Too happy and want to dive in without the life jacket, unfortunately my foot has scratched by a shallow coral, not too much. To avoid more scratch that hurt my foot, I swam into the side of the shore and find some shell at there, Thomas, Steward, Andrew, Dyana , Jensen and everybody were there, while they are busy looking for the unique shell. 1 hour only , they given for us to snorkeling and it's time go to resort and having a lunch. The second snorkeling is at 3 o'clock, and all of us are taking a rest except : Dyana, Nella, Jensen & Frans, since they are too tired for going the second snorkeling. Time is showing 3 o'clock and it's time for us ( Me, Steward, Thomas, Novem, Wiri & Caesar ) to take a boat again for our last snorkeling trip for today, which is in Marine park. This time, it takes a long time to go there, about 25 minutes from the resort because the island was the back side of the main island where we could see when we are coming from the Trengganu port. I thought the place, will be better from the first snorkeling buttt..... the water is really not clear and it's a bit muddy since there have a lot people playing there. Finish snorkeling, go back, have a tea time and take a shower. it's time to collect the soft sand, which is the unique feature from the redang island and carve a picture on the sand. Done for dinner, all of us are going to the Laguna area to took a picture where those area have a lot of good things to capture by a camera. While we are walking to there, we found something unique on the sand and it is a Sand man !!!! Wow... so creative for the person who has been creating for that. All the details from the body, can be seen from the sand man face. After all was over, we went back to the resort and take a rest for tomorrow early morning boat transferring us to Trengganu. And here's the picture for the day 2.
Pulau Lima Snorkeling
Everybody have came back from the Battle war
Me & Thomas
Men In Glasses
Taking a rest, before going for the second snorkeling
Tea time, after back from the second snorkeling
Posing in the Momo chi
Where is it?? Can be seen on the behind blackboard
* Day 3 ( 30-5 )
Finally today, I can see the sunrise all because of novem, who did came to my room and make me awake since he asked for my camera. Afterward I ran into the beach and everybody have been there, ohhhhh......... I felt not too satisfied with the sun glow, because it's cover by the clouds and it's not too clearly to saw the whole sun. Back to Hotel, taking a shower before going for breakfast. I have been shocked by the baby crab, where are hiding underneath my camera but... it is the dead one already, apparently Andrew is the one who try to make me shocked about it. Done with the packing and everything, all of us are going for the breakfast and wait for the boat coming to fetch us back to Trengganu. Arriving at Trengganu since we haven't bought the ticket bus back to KL, what the heckk...... all the bus ticket have been sold out, and all the counter said no more ticket for today and tomorrow. Me and steward are so busy going there and here, and try our best to found the bus are available from each counter, no matter how the bus is look likes whereas we can go back. since everybody are hungry, we stop over in the MCD to get our lunch while thinking the best way to back KL today . Finish our lunch, we started again to found an available ticket to KL. Luckily, Wiri found a bus where have to go Kuantan and from there we took another bus again back to KL. Not thinking too much again, we just book it for 11 person in a safety reason. The bus started moving at 3.30 and it took 4 hours to reach there. This time, I felt like the time are so longer rather than when we went to trengganu from KL, it just caused by the bus are stopped in many places to dropped another passenger. Finally we arrived at the Bus station at 7 o'clock, and with rush we are looking for the KL bus ticket first. Yeahhh...... we got it, the bus schedule is at 8 o'clock, remaining time we took our dinner first. The bus name is a "Plusliner ", from the cabin, it's quite nice, clean & seems we are inside the plane. By 12 o clock, we arrive at KL with the condition just taking a roller coaster recently, since the bus will stop using break in the next trip. And Finally I arrive home at 1 o clock.
Aiyooo..... Couldn't see the sun rise
The Crab hole
Before left the room
Baby crab
Th is the place, where we are stay
Lunch in MCD
On the way, back to KL
PS: Overall, Redang is nice primarily the sparkling water and a soft sand.
Peace out,
Dan,s.