Redang Trip after Finals
4:00 PMI had never went on a trip with friends, alone with no adults, out of the city. I know I'm 19, but parents nowadays often worried on their kids despite their age because of the change in lifestyle and era that seems to be inclining towards negativity.
Anyway, we planned a trip together to Pulau Redang, Terengganu. I admit the trip wouldn't be as fruitful if you don't have any friends or relatives that's willing to fetch you around Kuala Terengganu while waiting for the jetty to the island. Vanessa's parents were from Kuala Terengganu and her father was really friendly and willing to fetch us around the town. I thought he was working because we went on a Thursday morning, but he fetched us for some good breakfast and then, he left us at the town for us to explore ourselves, with Vanessa's leads.
Kuala Terengganu town was near Syahbandar Jetty (not exactly super near but it's walking distance), and there are a number of lorongs (small alleys) with wall arts and designs. It's pretty interesting and we had some group shots there.
Then we went to the jetty at 10.30pm to Pulau Redang woohoo! The jetty trip is around 45 minutes to an hour, there is also a tractor (i think that's what you call it) that fetches passengers to respective hotels/resorts.
Pulau Redang have a wonderful seashore and the sea water is crystal clear. No kidding. JieXi was jakun of the soft sand and the water. The wave are rough at times but its enjoyable.
We stayed at Redang Bay Resort. The service is good. The food prepared was really good. It's mostly homecooked food and it tasted fresh and tasty. Following the package, the resorts offers breakfast, lunch, tea time and dinner.
The room are good too, just the lights are a wee bit too dim. Its a simple room with just bed, a table and toilet. There are clothes line outside for you to dry clothes and stuffs too.
So, we went snorkeling in the open sea on the first day and then wasted most of our time on the beach, talking and bonding. We had ice - cream and strolled the beach.
On the second day, we went snorkeling in the Marine Park, the corals were beautiful and the guide showed us a shipwreck which was absolutely stunning because of the corals and fishes hiding there. They should throw more shipwreck into the sea as home for the marines. hahaha. And then, one of the guide was a really kind fellow, although the way he talks is pretty sarcastic but he is fun as heck. He took jump shots of us at the park. I was the first one to go and heck, the salty sea water stung my nostrils!
I know my face looked retarded as heck. Hahaha, you have no idea how hard I laughed at this photo. The guides will take underwater shots for you too, if you ask kindly haha. But basically, most of them are friendly and kind :D There are more water activities to fill in your day, but of course there will be a different charge. They have scuba diving, night snorkeling and more, but we didn't have enough cash for that. Oh and the snorkeling tools are for rent. Normal goggles are RM 25, and the Power Goggles (goggles with power for those short sighted potatoes like me) are RM 45 and RM100 deposit. Yes, there are only deposits for power goggles not the normal ones.
Then, we spent lots of time on the beach with ice - creams again. There is a camera shop that rents waterproof camera. It's just a Sony compact camera assembled with the waterproof case, not some DSLR of course. Try to find the shop on your first day because the package is 2 days for RM70 and 1 day for RM50. Obviously 2 day package rent is cheaper and more worth.
We spent the second night at the bistro, there is a live band with no drummer haha... Their singing are okay and they talk a lot in Cantonese (depending on the audience). One of them was really cool, she could sing a Thai song in full.
That's about it for my trip in Redang. We spent the third day, literally the entire day going home. So it was damn tiring, by the time I reached my room here in SunU Residence, it was already 11pm. Damn.
Redang Bay Resort overall is a good hotel with nice service and great food. The stuff sold in the convenience store is a bit pricy. Oh and the sand quality LOL. The sand in front of Redang Bay Resort is softer than the sand in front of Laguna Resort. But there are 2 types of sand in front of Laguna Resort, the super rough one with dead corals and the super soft powdery one that makes you want to just sleep in it. The wave in front of Laguna Resort is also rougher than Redang Bay.
I think if you really wanted this trip to Redang to be a fruitful 3 days 2 nights, do bring more cash so that maybe you can go scuba diving. Or else it would be a waste of time if you go with the wrong people :) I'm not saying I did, because I enjoyed myself with my MUFY friends like heck over there and I really wished I could do it again. We spent a lot of time bonding and talking and floating along the waves, laughing and joking, teasing each other.
Thanks you for the moments :)
As you can see, I'm the shortest one there with the thickest thighs and roundest face. Ugh. Genetics. But I'm gonna try exercising more for this break to see how thin my body can go with this genetics in my way.
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