Finally back from Bintan after 3 days and 2 nights..Imagine going to the same place 3 times for the past year (Argh!)
1st day:
I felt nauseous throughout the ferry journey because of the choppy waters (monsoon season, duh!) It didn't help that we had to sit on the upper deck of the ferry (we were too busy shopping for beer at DFS to take note of the time : ( ) I thought my tolerance level was high, but it nearly gave way when I saw other passengers coughing and puking into the blue plastic bag (Ewwww...)
Reached Nirwana Gardens and after putting our hand-carry, we immediately hopped onto a private bus to Pasar Oleh Oleh to have lunch (I was starved!) Walked around the place and realized that there were not much changes - Prices remained exorbitant (when will these people ever learn?) Settled at Helo Helo Cafe and had fried chicken with rice : ) After that, we wasted no time (and a good deal) - we had aromatherapy. Other than the body scrub, which was too harsh on my silky back, I found the Indonesian massage good : )
Feeling oily (and fat) all over, both Sharon and I jumped into the swimming pool after we went back to the resort. It was a good swim. The water was cold enough to cause hypothermia and the air was chilly enough to make your hair stand : P After 20 minutes, we hopped out of the pool and washed up for dinner....at the kelong : P We felt excited about having dinner at the kelong because we anticipated that it would be good and hearty with fresh seafood which was just caught from the sea - We were so wrong. The quality of the seafood was substandard (how sick)
Went back to the resort and since both Adeline and I were so tired, we decided not to engage in any night drinking sessions. We chose to slack by watching TV and having our beauty sleep : ) (Good choice!)
2nd day:
Breakfast was buffet-style. As usual, I had my sunny side-up, bread and sausage. In addition, I had Teochew congee with salted egg and pickled veggies as well (nothing beats that!) Went for the teambuilding games and I was so shocked that the activities were so simple and short (no fun at all : ( ) But I was impressed with Boss for being so game (he volunteered to be the clown for the last segment) After that, we went for a cool dip and "pool monkey". Good clean fun. After washing the chlorine from the hair and skin, we headed to the resort's cafe to have dinner buffet, which I thought the food sucked. Ultimately, I had only a few mouthfuls of ginger rice, bread with butter, chicken satay and watermelon (I hope I lost weight that night!)
Because we did not turn up for the night drinking session on the 1st night, both Adeline and I decided to give it a shot this time round. Had great fun, but it was short-lived - Our attention was drawn to "Snakes On A Plane" and we went to bed after that.
3rd day:
Woke up late in the morning and went for breakfast buffet (I am so sick of food > _ < ) After that, we packed up, rested and watched TV before taking snapshots of ourselves : ) Was so glad to go home as I was so sick of the food. Guess if I were to stay there for another few days, I would morph into an anorexic..The journey back to Singapore, though not as bad as the one to Bintan, ultimately, I felt sick...It could be the lactose from the Haagen Daaz vanilla ice cream.. : (
