Hallo there! I know it's a bit late to update but i went to Pangkor Island last weekend, it was a company trip so i went with my colleagues, it was so much fun! And a nice break too from the city cos guess what? I was back at the beach!!!
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The trip was long though. Bus journey(departed from our office building) took 4hrs to reach the Lumut jetty, where we had to take boats over to reach the islands. That alone took 30-40mins. By the time we reach and checked-in to our beach resort hotel, we were so hungry!!!!
After lunch we started our snorkeling session, it felt good and thrilling too. My first time snorkeling, initially i was scared and hesitant at first but once i got the hang of it, it's a pretty nice experience. The water is clear enough even for my not-so-perfect vision(i had opted to wear the goggles without my glasses, seeing it's pretty tight and might damage my glasses) so i can really see the fishes in the sea =D was so happy! I even touched one of the fishes, it felt weird but so nice at the same time ^^
That said though boats bringing ppl to that particular part of the island to snorkel are quite dangerous though, they just drive up to the shoreline, which is within the snorkeling area. At one time i was pulled up by a person and i realise the boat is so near me, i was shocked ><
There were huge rocks in the area too, and alot of my colleagues got scraped by it while snorkeling...some climbed up the rocks and were grazed by it just like that...the rocks are very slippery! Again i tried to be as careful as i can, and in the end i didn't get any open wounds/scrapes fortunately.
When snorkeling time is up we were taken for a short island hopping tour, not much really the guy just brought us to some islands in the area and showed us interesting rock formations at each island. One island had a rock formation that looks exactly like a whale, another is turtle, and another is crocodile-shaped. So interesting!!! Too bad i didn't bring my camera along so no pics =( the guys said there are no stories behind the rocks; they are naturally formed that way. xD
Then he put us back to the main beach and me and some colleagues stayed back and continue to play water while the others went back to the resort to rest and shower. The waves are quite strong and when they push against you, goodness it felt SO GOOD!! It was so relaxing! The water depth is okay too and i made sure i can always step on the beach floor lols dun wanna get washed away ><
We almost wanted to play Banana Boat but it was RM15 per person and the way the guy play it, doesn't look fun at all so we didn't play. But playing at the shore there is quite fun already! After that we went back and showered to get ready for the dinner later. Was nice able to get out in time to take some sunset photos. It was breathtaking, the view. Sun setting over the sea horizon. Nothing's more beautiful than that xD
Then we all set off for dinner (barbecue) bt it wasn't ready yet(i was thankful we didn't have to barbecue ourselves, someone will do it for us) so we all spread out and walked along the road and visited the stalls selling souvenirs etc. Then we went back to dinner and not quite ready yet, everyone was talking etc and i went off silently alone to the beach.....and had a quiet walk by myself on the dark beach(it was still illuminated by the lights from the seaside stalls and open air eateries so no worries)
Walking by myself on that beach.....it was of course a walk full of emotions and memories. I was numbed by the moment but quite enjoyed the silent walk. After awhile i went back to the group and found the food was ready, so i started eating.
Pangkor is famous for its sea products, esp fish products, and we had alot of fishes and crabs for our meals that night. I also realised they produce alot of fish-related food, but i'm not a big fan of fishes so i didn't buy any...haha...
After dinner ended we're supposed to have a karaoke session but it was an outdoor karaoke session with limited songs(mostly Malay songs lol) so ended up no one sang and we all dispersed again, each to our own activities. However the night is still young (9pm ++ only) and i didn't feel like going back to the hotel and rest for the night yet. But the whole area is turning to sleep itself and there was no entertainment around! After looking through the stalls again we went back to the hotel and sat at the lobby there. The others are sitting there playing with their iPhones/iPads. LOL. Apple fans. xDD
Then at last we decided to go limteh and went out again to drink. In the end we decided to drink beer instead so we all set off and bought a couple bottles of beer and went to the beach there and drank it, sharing between each other. It was a moment i savoured intensely deep inside. I mean....just 2mths back, if u told me i were to spend time at a beach in the night sharing beer with ppl i never knew existed before today, i wud've said that u are crazy! Seriously, u never can guess what will happen in the future...and i certainly didn't expect this. xD
It was quite fun though, some of us sat and lied on the sand, some of us remain standing(me included, didn't wanna get my shorts dirty) but we were there all together, talking, joking among each other, enjoying the night, enjoying the beach, the sound of the waves. Nice experience =)
The most interesting part of the night is that we found glow-in-the-dark particles in the sand as the waves wash up on the shore. At first we thought it was glitter left behind by ppl who might've been wearing glow-in-the-dark clothes(yes they were actually selling those clothes but i'm not too sure i believe it), but when we saw more being washed up onto the shore by the incoming waves, our curiosity were all piqued and we kept searching for more of the particles. The glow will fade after sometime and it was too dark(even with the very bright moonlight) to see clearly what the particle looks like(it felt like sand though!). In the end we didn't really know what it was that glowed, but it was pretty...
Then after that we went back to the hotel and slept... xD
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Woke up very early and went to bfast, another day of Malay cuisine(i had Nasi Lemak Rendang Ayam) and honestly i'm missing chinese food LOL. I ate much mre than i wanted and i felt bad abt it cos we're gonna have a telematch afterwards and i didn't wanna get too full before the match. Went back and changed into sports attire again(was warned might get wet again) and then set off.
I took some pics before the match started(started late too cos the guy was so late ==). We played "build the castle", "blind date" (where one has to be blindfolded and the teammates shout direction to get an object they hid somewhere) and then the old "tug-of-war". My team won and lost one match. LOL.
In the end after the tug-of-war everyone was exhausted and very thirsty(no one bought water) so no more games after that(was supposed to have 2 more). In the end some of us went to play with water and just relaxed, no vigorous activities. I joined in as well but didn't play as crazy as the day before.
Soon it was time to go(we were running late as well) and the results of the match came up: my team got third place. xDD So we rushed back to shower and check out on time, then went for lunch. WHile there we learnt that our afternoon activity of island hopping was cancelled so we all went back early to the jetty, and back to KL. The drive there was madness though!! The driver was driving so fast and dangerous at one point we almost got into an accident when a car on the opposite lane cut into our way. We all screamed in the car rofl...but in the end we all arrived safely. Phew!
It was a shock at the jetty tho cos there is a huge and long queue of ppl waiting to depart the island. We only got out turn nearly an hour later!
It felt awesome on the boat out in the vast sea. And the weather was very good and sunny, it was a beauty seeing the blue of the water amidst the green of the island jungles. Fantastic!
When we arrived back at Lumut Jetty it was still early, and we found out the bus back to KL isn't gonna start ahead of schedule, so we will only leave back to KL arnd 4.30pm as planned. So we all separated and went shopping around the area, mostly to buy local products(more fish products). I didn't buy any cos i really dun eat much fish products and my family was too far away to send it to. So i just tagged along that's all.
Soon it was time to go and most of the time most of the ppl napped in the bus. Haha. They played two movies(one is Norbit which i slept through and another is a local ghost film; we didn't have much choice of movies left) during the journey. Finally we reached KL at 8.30pm and we all went back home after that.
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Overall it's a good experience for me. Tho it reminds me of an old memory but i love the experience there. I finally snorkelled! LOL!! Had the lifejacket save my ass but still. xDD I thought it was a good ice-breaking session too between all the colleagues. It was fun. Never expect to have a holiday with virtual strangers, but it was fun :)
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