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D Spa trip to Bintan :)..(Trsfrd frm fwenster's blog)

Post dd : 6th May 2007

My spa trip to Bintan was really FUN....especially havin' Shanana, Su & Khairani with me. Our ferry supposed to be leavin' by 1.30pm on Sat, 28th Apr 2007 but as usual me & Shanana were late. We hv to check-in d departure hall by 12.30pm but only managed to reach there by 1.15pm!!!! Haha tt's so typically US...especially Shanana :P. Anywayz due to tt fact...we are unable to sit 2gether...so all of us found seperate seats in the ferry. D moment we sat ourselves down...I plugged both my ears listenin' to my MP3. Oh ya....then I also realised tt I so LOVE my Nokia 7390 phone. It's an all-in-one device:P...I don't hv to be bothered of bringing along my MP3 player or my digi cam cos the phone provides all the necessary requirements d above mentioned provides...alone. I dozed off for a nap while d journey there took place. Well, luckily it was only an hour journey!! Upon reachin' Bintan....we excitedly grabbed our luggage & got ready to get on-land :). Our agent fetched us from Bintan's ferry terminal & we all were sent to Nirwana Gardens Beach Resort. We checked-in & they got a buggy driver to buggy us over to our villa! The moment I saw d villa...I was so impressed! It's by a calm pond whereby if u stand out in the balcony of the villa u'll be facing the beautifully designed pond with fresh-water fishes & water-lilies decorating it. I was amazed! And another best part is tt the beach only behind our villa...it's not even a 5 mins walk! When we gotten into the villa..me & Shanana quickly opted for the master bedroom...juz cos there's TV &amp;amp; balcony there...hee;). Khairani & Su took the other bedroom...there's another extra bedroom which is vacant as there's only the 4 of us. After unpacking....we then straight headed to the beach. The water was crystal clear & we can see fishes swimming in it. Me the gang hv always love beaches...ever since school days. We were in the beach for like 4 hrs before headin' back to our villa..to get ready for dinner @ d kelong. After dinner, we went to their rasta bar...which is only beside the kelong. It's a bar built on the waters...of the sea...cool huh? We chatted there talking crap as usual..while listenin' to Bob marley in the bar. After abt 2 hrs...we walked off to get some sleep..so back to d villa we went. I had a really good nite's sleep tt nite. Till I was wokened up by Kharani...@ 9am in the morning!!!! She was the first one to woke up....& her showering in the bathroom woke me..heh! Well, noeing tt there's no-way I can go back to sleep..I also jumped outta d bed & took my shower. After shower, I went downstairs to make some coffee & breakfast. By 11am everybody was already @ d living area..watching tv n all ready for our shopping extravaganza :). We hired a car which came with a driver to drive us to another town. Over there we...shopped & shopped..till we gotten tired & hungry...again, so we told d driver to drive to d nearest kelong. We ordered quite a few dishes n even invited d driver along to eat 2gether with us. By d time we finished our meal, all of us were damn full...n gotten really sleepy (tt always happen). So d journey back to our resort was pweety quiet...all of us dazed due to eating awee-abit too much @ kelong...hee! Upon reaching d resort, we got ourselves a buggy ride back to our beautiful villa. D moment we opened d door...all of us simply dropped all d stuff we've shopped & laze @ d sofa in the living area. Until...I suggested to everyone not to be pigs & go for swim @ the beach. Well...it took quite awhile for the rest to follow suit...but noeing myself hving d ability to irritate everyone & go with my say...they apparently gave up & went along with my idea:P!! We happily swam 2gether in d calm waters of the beach...n it rained & shined & rained again....we as usual juz stayed in d waters having fun.. I was floating around when I noticed smthin'....a huge beautiful rainbow!!!!! I was really speechless & juz pointed it to everyone without gasping a word..Damn...it's one of the most beautiful..amazin' moment i've ever encountered. I mean...seriously we don't get tt kinda huge brightly coloured rainbow in Spore..ay! And d longer we stared @ it...n as d sun shined brighter...the more obvious d colours of the rainbow appeared. Without further a-do...I told @ Sukarni to go grab d Digi Cam to capture it before it disappears. So she quickly ran back to the villa for it..while me & Shanana ran along d beach...well...like as if we could reach closer to d rainbow(well...apparently I told her tt if a person can find the route which leads to the end of the rainbow, he/she will able to find treasures & gold & stuff...so tt's why we ran 2wards it haha..even though we damn-sure noes tt it's juz some fairytale crap. Hey...gals will be gals ay!) When Sukarni arrived, we snapped a few pics of us individually & 2gether :). After sometime later...d rainbow disappeared & we continue with our fun @ d beach. While Sukarni & Shanana were doing their personal SPA treatment by d beach (scrubbing themselves up with d sand haha) I walked along d beach...picking up seashells for Rose (cos due to her late-father's health, she can't tag along with us). Tt went on till around 6.45pm...n we headed back to the villa...really2 tired. We took a shower...cooked dinner (Instant noodles lah!!) By 11pm..Shanana & myself went up to our bedroom leaving Su & Khairani downstairs..watchin' tv. Me & Shanana chatted for awhile till both doze off. I woke d nx morning around 9am...took my shower, pack-up my stuff & made some coffee for myself. By the time..I came downstairs, everybody was all ready to do a last-min shopping again. So shopping we did...n after tt we checked out to be taken to the ferry terminal. Rose fetched us @ Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal n damn-sure is juz in time. I reached home safely...so did d rest. But I really can't wait for our nx plan though.

Signing Off,
Nadiah Natra :)

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