February 2008

Random Nico Facts about the February Month:

• February 2008 has 29 days.
• I used to spell February incorrectly as Febuary. Never understand why there needs to be an additional 'r' after 'b'.
• It's the shortest month of the year, which means I get paid more for less working days
• Chinese New Year normally falls on this month and there is always a reason to feast and celebrate...

Took a week's holiday and fly back home for the Chinese New Year. Was basically just eating, sleeping, mall crawling and having relatives over visiting most of the time (KL life ... what else). Then went to Pangkor Laut on a 3 days 2 nights package with family. Pics. Drove up to Lumut, check in at the resort's office at the Lumut Water Front (good service, they serve hibiscus drinks and cold towels!) and took the 11am ferry to the resort. All luggage were sorted by the resort's staff.

Ferry ride was about 55 minutes. Sea was very calm on the Straits of Melacca indeed. No problems of getting sea sick. Arrive at the Jetty of the resort and get escorted to the reception. Waited a while before a resort staff named Ooi explain to us about everything (almost everything) around the resort and then briefly show us around before leaving us to have lunch at the RBC Club. Lunch was so-so only. Got to our Garden Villa rooms and then visited the Spa Village to make our next day Spa Treatments. Didn't do much the first day, just wandering around and playing cards. The resort was very quiet. Would have thought it will be crowded since bro said there ain't many rooms left when he booked. But maybe most ppl are just tucked in somewhere on the beach, in their rooms etc, just chilled out and relax. Dinner at Feast Village was a international buffet.

Breakfast was also a buffet and as usual I love breakfast buffet more than any other meals. Roti Canai, Chee Cheong Fun, Hash Browns, Free Flow Coffee Bar ! Then took the speed boat over to the actual Pangkor Island. The guy told us we can get a taxi from where he left us (Pasir Bogak) but nothing come into site after some time and so we walked a bit further and finally flagged down a taxi which is pink and yellow and is a van! Apparently there are a lot around that take tourists around the island. It was RM50 to tour the island. Stopped at one of the fishy factories and mum bought a whole box of stuff (ikan bilis, satay fish, dried shrimps etc) to bring home for her friends...

Got back to the resort around noon and had lunch at Chapman's Bar at Emerald Bay. A very nice beach and greeney water. Loads of ppl on the beach sun bathing. Food was quite nice. I ordered Mee Goreng which was the best choice of all. Bro's wanton mee is a mistake! Lol. With a three course meal, the starter itself was really big, 6 sticks of satay each! After lunch, was Spa time! Took the Aroma massage. Although I thought it was a bit too short ... 55 mins but really pampering and relaxing having someone do everything for you! Dinner at Uncle Lim's ... chinese food was ok although I would have thought every other chinese restaurants can serve the same thing but rumoured that this restaurant is the best around the resort. If it wasn't included in the package bill, the dinner would have cost us RM500 ++ whereby the dishes were counted as RM100 per person! (Rip off). Having said that, every other restaurant on the island is a rip off for any locals! RM45 for a Nasi Lemak??? RM30 for a Mocha???

The third day was time to say goodbye after breakfast. Drove from Lumut to Ipoh to visit grandma and has some really nice "ho fun" and rojak. And then head home...

Fly back to my cosy third floor attic at 7 cunningham av. on the 17th, Sunday Morning and get back to work the following day and was on-call from wed to sat...Only get to chilled out again today going out lunch and dinner with friends around town.