Just last week, I was on an escapade to Pulau Redang with 6 other friends. It was planned earlier during the semester and truth be told I wasn't really that into it back then. However, it was actually a great vacation and I liked it. Let me break down the details (might not be so detailed after all) of our itinerary.
Pre-Redang
Waited for the bus (well actually the bus waited for me cause' everyone else was already there) at the Mobil petrol station opposite Sg. Nibong terminal. So off we started our journey, but before that we had to stop at Bukit Mertajam for a bus transition. Happily sitting in the bus we were excited (or not?) to be on our way but alas, the damn driver realised he left out a couple just after crossing the bridge. The driver made a U-turn back to the island and got them and then got back across the bridge heading for the transition destination. Reached there in about 15 minutes. After changing bus, it was Redang all the way. From then on I was on my earphone playing music on my phone. Everyone else was either sleeping or chattering away (it was a night journey in case I haven't told you). I slept too soon after. Some of my friends were complaining that the driver played funny Indian songs (no offense to the race) that they couldn't sleep. He was also puffing away while driving but I didn't notice it nor did I hear the Indian songs. I could only hear people from behind yapping away in Mandarin and laughing like bitches while others were trying to get some sleep but that didn't disrupt my slumber.Luckily or I would have yelled 'TIAM LA CIBAI' at them. That pretty much sums up the night in the bus.
Day 1
Arrived at the jetty at about 7 something in the morning but we were told the earliest boat to the island would be at 9 or was it 9.30 I don't remember. So we waited like idiots until we found out the jetty we were dropped at was not the one to our resort (there were different jetties for boats to different resorts). And so we moved to our supposed jetty and we saw the 1st batch of people boarding the 1st boat already. So in the end we had to wait til 9 too (or 9.30). While waiting, the place started to get crowded and some were smoking like chimneys. Ugh how it irked me. I'm on a vacation not at a Chinese funeral. I even saw a couple of girls on freaking high heels.Omg I hoped they trip and fall so I could laugh at them but they didn't. So the boat arrived and we rushed to get the boarding pass and got on the boat.
Reached the island an hour or so later and wow the seawater was crystal clear. I could already see fishies swimming in it. Walked along the beach on our way to the resort and got some briefing before moving on to our family room. How disappointed I was when I saw our room but it's not that I really care cause' it was cheap *suck it in*. Everyone was really tired from the bus-ing and boating so we decided to take a cat nap before doing anything. Just as I was half asleep, Joshua's ass began farting away like fire crackers and I was awaken.
We then had lunch and rented the snorkeling gears, 30 bucks for 3 days. Then we tried snorkeling at the beach outside our resort just to get a first-hand experience of what it would be like. Had a hard time using the snorkel at first but got better as we went on. At about 2.30pm we were brought by the resort's boat to another snorkelling destination. There weren't many fishes and the corals were pretty much all dead. Got back to the resort about an hour later, got cleaned up and slept til dinner. After dinner, we strolled along the beach and snapped random photos. The day ended with us chilling out at the resort bar.
headed for the island
cam whores
ignore my expression
crystal clear
redang boyz
poor photography skills
Day 2
I skipped breakfast because I didn't get a good sleep the night before. Went snorkeling again but this time at the marine park where the sea creatures were supposed to be conserved but i still saw dead corals, how disappointing. But at least there were more fishes to see to compensate for the corals. According to the guide, beneath a big rock we can find an I-dunno-wtf-eel which is 12-feet long and a giant grouper. We only saw the giant grouper, not 1 but 2 of them. The eel was no where in sight, guess he was shy seeing so many people floating on the sea surface. Slept again in the afternoon and skipped the jungle trekking trip we signed up for on day 1. Woke up at about 4 and we took a stroll again heading to the other side of the beach we didn't explore the night before. Came across the 'More More Tea Inn' where Sammi Cheng and Richie Ren once filmed a movie together before. Snapped some pictures and looked around in the souvenir shops.Later on, we went banana boating and I gotta be honest, I wouldn't wanna go for a banana boat ride in Penang after doing it in Redang.
In the evening, we played table tennis and sweated like hell. Ended the day with some card playing and chit chatting in the room.
beginning of a new day
the sea is calling out to us
banana boaters on standby
now you see us
now you don't
hiao po posing with the ping pong ball
Day 3It's another day on the island and I didn't skip breakfast this time. Went snorkeling at the marine park again but this time we got our hands on the underwater camera from the resort management. We rented it for RM50 for a day. And away we snapped snapped snapped pictures of ourself in the water and the fishes. Even Clan Haha made a special appearance just for the photo session. We met a couple from China and he requested that we help them take a picture of them with the camera and so we did. Overheard them speaking in Cantonese and they were from Guangzhou. So being the 'gau gau' me started conversing with them in Cantonese and I think I said some pretty stupid things but I prefer not to broach the subject. In the afternoon we went souvenirs shopping and spent quite a hefty amount on them. Then we camwhored while snorkeling at the resort beach. It's be a waste if we didn't fully utilise the camera we rented right? In the evening we got ourselves airbrushed tattoos which according to the tattooist will last for about 5-7 days. Mine started scraping off on the 3rd day. After tattooing, we bought snacks and chilled in our room. Everyone was so hyped and were chattering the night away except me. I slept early but woke up every now and then to the voices of those talking non-stop.
rise and shine
lovers on a hammock
off to the souvenir shop
cutie pie posing on the rope bridge
wanna come snorkeling with us?
Clan Haha's special appearance.Please check out my facebook profile to know who's who
spot the turtle
corals
funny looking rock and a fish
Just today I woke up to the voice of my mum's. Checked my phone and there were 2 messages. 1 of them reads "Kris won!!Kris won!!" How am I supposed to react to this. I've been spoiled so many times I think I've turned numb. 
