Saturday, June 25, 2011; Y
I am very happy with my life now loll. First Genting two weeks ago, then Tioman after a day of rest, and then wakeboarding the past tuesday and thursday.
WAKEBOARDING WAS AWESOME!!
The instructor was really nice and he teaches really well :D the facilities were good too, not dirty like what debbie was afraid of hahaha. Zomg I wish I have more money then I can go like as often as I like haha. But as it is, a 3-hour package on a weekday starts at $75/pax so........ probably can only go once in a month or something, if I really am serious about it and save up on frivolous stuff like. uhm. tissue prata hahahaha.
Check out:
their facebook and
website The Boarding School - we got to try wakeboarding with them through BigDeal's $80 deal. Woohoo! The instructor Mr Brent Chambers was really nice, patient and knowledgeable! And he looked really pro despite his knee injury :O
When I go wakeboarding again, I would definitely go back to the same school, the two inconveniences of going back are 1) punggol is seriously ulu, 2) seletar island's water is freaking gross, it smells like cockles (quote debbie, and I agree).
Anyways. The three things you have to keep in mind when getting up onto the board: take your time (don't rush to stand up), let the board float up to the water?, knees bent, handle to the leading hip. Something like that (yeah I know that looks like four things but I can't remember which of the 4 forms the 3 haaha).
I AM JUST VERY HAPPY THAT I STOOD UP DURING MY LAST FEW TRIES :D
:D
Going with the girls was also more fun cuz... well girls are girls hahaha. Too bad masu wasn't feeling well enough to really enjoy it D: next time would be better.
Next something to try - ROCK CLIMBING!!!
TIOMAN
14th - 16th June
Tioman was alright. But the snorkelling was awesome!! I admit my paranoia for the sea and everything, but the clear water and nice weather cleared up those fears and I could really enjoy myself (partly cuz I was clinging on to samuel's hand for dear life as we floated together hahaha).
The epic moment came when yz and moth somehow floated to a far corner of the waters and our boat was gonna leave without them until I went to look for them onboard, discovered that they were not there, and asked to turn back for them. SO TECHNICALLY I SAVED THEIR LIVES.
Then again, they managed to hijack another boat (seeing that ours moved on without them) to save themselves anyways. LOLL good one.
Other than that... well, the other facilities are okay. Do not ever choose to go for the "Junior Suites" if you are going to Berjaya resorts at Tioman. The suites freaking suck. For one, the rooms have very outdated furniture and they look dirty (though I'm sure they are not, but they look so). At least the housekeeping did a good job.
Another drawback of the suites is that they are located on the far corner of the resort, so to get to ANY restaurant/shops/beach, you have to take a shuttle bus (which only comes every 30 minutes, and is not exactly punctual) to and fro. Basically, the suites are perfect for loners. Not us.
Oh, and the entire blocks of suites blacked out on our second night cuz of the storm. Seriously. We caught a shuttle bus when the storm subsided at about 8pm and went out to eat to kill time. Tsktsk.
Other than the resort grievances (and some with the lazy couple moth and yz), Tioman was fine [: I wouldn't go back again, but it was still pleasant haha after all it was cheap, and moth's mum kindly booked the resort for us so we can't (exactly) complain haha. Must remember to thank her.
Oh, nice affordable food outside the resort (resort restaurants are overpriced)!
GENTING
10th - 12th June
Genting was more fun because we did not spend so much time waiting around for buses. Hahaha.
One big regret is that we didn't get to go to the theme park at all even though we were gifted with free annual passport to the theme parks because samuel's uncle was a vip to genting casinos HAHAHA :D awesome. Should make a short trip to genting at the end of the year again or something to utilise the passes.
To make up for the theme park, we went on a shopping spreeeeee at KL on the second day. Spend the entire afternoon there. The shuttling around was convenient in the complimentary return trip to KL from genting (again, another casino vip's privilege). KL has serious CHEEEEEEAP clothes. Zomg. I bought a dress that I can definitely use for presentations in school (basic white formal-looking top with black skirt bottom) for RM20 or something. That's less than SGD10. And other things like SGD4 leggings, shorts, another dress for RM25. It's a lot of clothes in 3 hours of shopping loll.
I WAS SO HAPPYYYY. Spent less than SGD 100 on everything. AHHHHH!
Now I think I roughly know how Bangkok would be like. Zomg! Must save up to go during the next holidays!!
KL was on the second day. On the first, we wandered around to First World (we were staying at Theme Park Hotel which is strangely rather far away from the theme parks which were nearest to first world). Played around at the arcade, and caught a movie (cheap cheap again) and got complimentary popcorn and drinks. We redeemed these vouchers that came along with the annual passports to the theme park so we got extra 2 buckets of popcorn.
Total popcorn buckets count: 6
Total moviegoers: 4
Haha popcorn madness.
Ate at some mushroom garden restaurant that was crowdeddd with people haha.
EVERY MEAL AT GENTING WAS LIKEA BUFFET. Because we ate till our stomachs went into OT x: not gooood. Good thing it only lasted for 3d2n hahaha. But food was AWSHUM!!
jumbo jackfruits that we saw during brunch at a restaurant, while on the way down genting
And this trip, we had mew's mother, uncle and auntie to thank.
So many benefactors hahaha :D
fall for someone who catches you @01:17
