Be mindful, because the following post contains blasting pictures which will, and it will definitely blow your minds away.
Caution.
On board ye deck, ya O mater!
Back row: Yin Qing, Shawn, Amanda, Aloysius
Front row: myself, Yvonne, Samuel
On Board Penguine 3
The Meridians!!
Harris Resort!!
Day one
We went to the city center (which I conveniently forgot the name of the place). Aloysius needed to find white pepper for his boss, which he claimed that is very famous in Batam. But we went to 3 supermarket, however, there is every other spices except white pepper in the spice section. One thing there is that you are able to bargain with the taxi driver regarding the price of the fare, and usually they have no choice but to comply to the request (more like demand) because they have to make a living. One more thing, we really do have the Singaporean Tourist look on the city streets, because wherever we were, the taxi will start to sound theit horn or signal to us asking if we needed a ride. You will not see them doing this to other people along the street. Some drivers who were like resting, will dart out of nowhere, approacing you and straight away they quote a price without you saying anything yet.
Introducing the F&N coffee cream soda!!
See how the coffee cream soda will make your teeth turn white!!
Look at our proud models!
What is that Aloy's pointing to? Ever wondered how fast Amanda's hair grew so long?
Another thing abou the taxis there is that the sppedometer is always non-functional. haha!!
Evening time!
Go-karting!!
Check your blindspot!!!!
Look at the pro. Keep left unless overtaking!! And he/she is keeping right almost all the time!!
The new Rally King, being crown!! and he is into the Pit Stop! Getting a change of vehicle!!
(Faster run away before Aloysius does anything funny or even worse, if he cracks a not funny joke)
Did I mentioned that we went for a 2nd round, and i got this really out of maintananced kart. The accelerator is stuck. So during one of the corner, I skidded into the grass patch, thus i got up and tried to move the kart aside, while doing so, the kart went wild and it moved sightly towards me instead of straight. I (generally) evaded, but unfortunately my left foot forgot to 'siam'. The top of my feet was cut, quite badly. Then came the moment, the only time when I hated alcohol more than ever. The guys used alcohol, and cotton wool to cleanse my wound. Intense is the word to describe all my muscles in my body. I felt like my soul was like a wriggly worm trying to squirm out of a clensed fist, but my tail was stuck to this stupid finger which would not let go. When only my feet is 'alcoholized' my entire body and mind is intoxicated...
Nontheless the karting is really a fulfilling experience.
Dinner at Kelong, Sunset seafood restaurant. Well, actually there was a wedding going on at one side of the restaurant, joyous occasion, wiht music and lights. If not for that,I guessed that our dinenr that night would not be so cosy and romantic, and fun and lame. I remembered when Shawn saying about the flower crab, not being meaty, and that Aloysius said that it's the sweetness of the juice we're after. Then I say to Shawn, "you suck" with loads of pun intended...
Back in the room, all of us are getting ready for the midnight acivity. Bath first, then gather together.
If i'm the photographer, and ther're only 5 person in the pic. Where is the left behind??
As said, he is in the room. The moment he touched the bed, he concussed. Yin Qing. Never Mind about him, we continued our game of Taboo! whith so much fun. fancy me saying 'whipped cream' when i meant 'shaving cream'...
Day 2
Started the day with a Harris resort breakfast.
Then we hit the chlorine waters! @ the in house pool. We played captain's ball, monkey, and did a bit of tanning. Sorry no pictures for this, because all of us went wet...
The afternoon is the excellent get away!!
Can you believe that this is less than half of what we ordered?? believe it.
The triple stack of lotus leaf rice. With compliments from Aloysius Ong!!
We came, we ordered, we conquered!! (because if not, it would be $1 per piece left)
Look at everybody's satisfied face. (wait till you see their BELLY with capital letters)
Everybody waited for their bouyancy level to decrease before anyone dared to attempt any water-sports.
We started with Banana boating. It is like a speed boat pulling an inflated giant banana. And we have to cling onto the banana. The fun part is: the boat will take an acute turn and the banana will capsize. You can try to counter it, that's the fun part man. Using our abs muscles (ya, right) to try to stay on course is defenitely the challenge!! Next is para-silling. (I dun kno if i got the spelling right)
The 1st to try. (being volunteered by them's more the word)
But what an exhilarating view.
Advertisment for the peanut brand as he was being helped at his diapers.
Breathtaking eh?
Touch down. (somebody get this pampers off me...)
"Yeah! it's me turn" said Meow. "Wheeee, here i go........."
Back to earth.
High Up into the sky. Magic parachute ride.
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
that now I'm in a whole new world with you
All thanks to our foster parents. They brought us up, didn't they?
(get the pun??)
Back on shore. We lay our hands on the ball. Literally. It Volleyball time along the beach on a romantic evening.
The sweet caress of twilight,
There's magic everywhere.
And with this romantic atmosphere,
Disaster's in the air!
You know what, well, the ball did landed itself in hot soup, off it rolled into the sea water. So Samuel ran after it and jumped into the waters, not knowing that there are sharp rock edges. So, both his soles got sliced, quite badly. Though he did not sound it out, he eventually told us back in the room. The sand was actually stained with his blood.
After bath, this is what.
