I really really wanna tell you guys how wonderful my trip was, how relaxed i felt, how beautiful the beach was and everything else. But everytime i thought about blogging it, i got so lazy because there's just too many pictures to upload. So for now, i'll try my best.
I've never heard of Perhentian Island before i went there, and boy was it like a paradise. I got welcomed by the whatseemsneverending sea in different tones and shades of blue, and i melt immediately, falling in love with the island.
But of course, the downside of it all was the tedious journey there. First, we took a bus to woodlands interchange and changed bus to Johor Bahru.
Then we took a train which took us about 14 hours to reach Tanah Merah train station in Malaysia.
It was damn difficult to fall asleep on board the train. While everyone else was sleeping or reading their books, i was stoning and in daze for 2 hours before i finally got sleepy.
After that we took a 1 hour taxi ride to the ferry terminal.
Then, we had to take a 45minutes ferry to the island. The ride was damn bumpy cos of the waves and the speed the boatman was going at. And of course, we all got wet.
The thing about Perhentian is, the chalets there are pretty limited and they do no advance booking. So its like a backpacking trip and rooms are based on first come first serve basis. We got there, and found no vacant rooms at the cheaper chalets. The guys walked the whole of long beach before we found Mohsin Chalet.
At RM65 a night, you get a room like this
and be greeted by this every night outside your door
Their electricity is available for 21 hours daily and water for 24 hours, but its a scam! There was one night when i was shitting halfway where the lights went off! The toilet is really dark and when the lights went off, i cant even see my fingers. It was damn scary!
And the other night while bathing halfway, there was no water! I had shampoo all over my hair and body and was freezing in the toilet can. I waited for like 20 minutes before there was water again.
This is the view i get right outside my room, splendid isnt it?
We spent 5 days and 4 nights at the island, and its not enough i tell you! There's not much Asians there, maybe just us. Lots of Caucasians and of course the locals who works there. They are really friendly people and speak really good English. They not just know English, they do know many other languages and it was really nice talking to them. They love their job and they love working and living at the island and so would i, i guess.
So all we do there was to snorkel, canoe and get capsized and stucked on the rocks, banana boat, beach volleyball, playing in the clear water, hitting against the big waves, frisbee, sunbathe and eat non stop!
The food there is pretty good and at reasonable prices. We always order so much food till the waitress would remind us that we've ordered a lot already. But we'll still continue ordering. Haa!
Food and atmosphere is especially good at Panaroma! We ate there on two nights consecutively.
For now, let the pictures do the talking.
Time flies faster than the tututrain we took. It was time to leave. The train was leaving at 9pm that day and we reached the station at about 3pm. So we wondered around Tanah Merah Msia and had lunch + dinner at KFC.
This time we bought the train tickets with beds, and it was so much more comfortable. I slept really well that night.
Ya know, i really miss the place a lot. When im there, there's no troubles or worries up my mind. It's as clear as the sea and all i did was to smile and have fun with all my fabulous mates made. I didnt even have the chance to get emo because they're so fun and witty and made me laugh non stop.
Now that im back, i'm hit back to reality once again. Cant help but to feel stressful once again. But this is life, and i'll be brave to walk through it.
Memories of Perhentian Island would be etched deeply in my mind. More islands awaiting me to conquer!
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