Back
from redang means back to reality. But reality isn’t so bad when
you’re all refreshed and energized. Hahaha.
So
yes, I’m back from my first resort trip of 2016. Do nothing but ‘lepak’, eat, sleep
and snorkel. In case you don't know, ‘lepak’ is a malay word that more or less
translates to ‘relax’ in English.
 |
| Don't ask me why google translates says loungers. I don't even know what loungers mean in English. Hahaha |
We stayed at Wisana Village, a very quiet and mostly family run resort. I realised I didn't take any photos of the room so, descriptions it is. Our room was pretty basic – 2 queen sized beds, a mirror, a wardrobe and a closet, a bath room with a sink, toilet bowl and most importantly, hot water heater with a pump louder than the water pressure itself! Hahaha.
 |
| Under the umbrella where we mostly sat after our snorkelling trips. |
 |
| A pretty shelter with a pretty view of the sea |
The entire stay was pretty pleasant because everyone – I mean all the staff there – were very kind, approachable and friendly. The first sight that greeted us when we arrived was the clear water and white sand – an interesting sight that the water is clear and turquoise nearer to the beaches yet darker or navy-er away from the beaches. The sea looks like there is an invisible line that divides and separates the clear and dark waters.
The
water is so clear and pretty that photos underwater look a little like the
swimming pool instead of the sea. Hahaha.
 |
| Looks like a pile of seaweed right? But its actually an entire school of small fishes. Probably the size of larger ikan billis? Hahaha. |
Among the snorkelling trips that we
went, there were quite a few dead coral reefs that were quite disappointing.
The
fact that coral reef take up to 10 years to grow yet there are so many out
there destroyed. Sigh. Even on our way to Redang and back, on the wide ocean,
we could see PET bottles floating and plastic bags under the sea, trapped with
the coral reefs.
 |
| Borderless ocean. |
Enough about the depressing information, I managed to catch glimpses of 2 baby sharks and a rather big sea turtle – roughly the length of 1m or so! Didn't manage to snap photos of the baby sharks cause they were swimming away from me too quickly but we managed to take a few photos of the one and only sea turtle we saw on the entire trip. Hahaha.
 |
| Looks like nothing but a rock? Look again... |
 |
| Success! Finally found one sea turtle. |
 |
| And there it goes, swimming away from us. |
Other than that are deep sea fishes and corals that we see from the snorkelling trips.
We also went for jungle trekking – but I think the more apt word would be hiking. Hahaha. In anycase, we didn't complete it so we didn't get to see the overall island view. As per the advise of the locals, it was a relaxed trek. But to us city girls and boys, it was more of a challenging hike. And adding on, we actually believed the relaxed trek and went up with slippers instead of shoes. So yes, it was slippery and we removed our slippers, climbing barefoot. Still, it was too much for me. Hahaha. Probably the first time in my life that I perspired like it was raining sweat droplets.
On our nights there, we managed to catch the red moon. Well, you can't really tell that it's a red moon in the picture below but I tried. Hahaha. I also tried to take a photo of the starry starry night but of course, I failed. Hahaha. The only image I got was pitch black screen as if my phone has broken down.
 |
| The supposedly red moon. Looks better to the naked eye though. |
The early morning sunrise on our last day. The famous salted egg yolk hanging in the sky. Hahaha.
 |
| 好大的蛋黄啊！ |
 |
| Regrettably, our boat ride back to the jetty. From clear turquoise waters to grey-green waters. |
 |
| A rare sight. In Singapore, we can hardly see this anymore. |
 |
| A little entertainment on our 10-hour journey back to Singapore |
 |
| Happy Mookata @ Golden Mile Tower |
