Summer Holiday 08 - Langkawi

Hehe.. Holiday this year was in Langkawi because Phi Phi was too expensive and Rick had to fly to KK first. So the trip started with two overweight luggage...hehe...the flight was horrible! sigh! Rick said it's because of the small plane...hmmm... On the way to the resort...hehe... it was like going thru a very big kampung with lots of resorts scattered all over! I thought Langkawi was like a mini city!!!

So we got to the resort, the first thing that greets you is a wood carving of many fish swimming! Fantastic work! you have to see it to understand what I mean. The receptionist was so courteous! And Rick wanted to fight with the porter to carry the bags to our chalet...sigh! Lucky we needed the porter to show us to our room...

The room is a bit run down to be honest but everything else was good cos the resort was very eco-friendly, like they plant lots of fruit trees everywhere and they have an adopt-a-tree programme. The beach was fantastic! Not crowded, lovely long stretch...we walk from end to end every morning and evening. It's really really romantic while burning calories!!! hehe...and the sunset is gorgeous!

Oh and Rick even donated blood cos there was a Blood Donation drive for the Staff but he went and I couldn't because I replaced the blood for my grandmother. oh well,...and he got a free dessert for his effort from the resort!!!

We walked to Pantai Cenang, the shopping part and bought myself a red bikini...hehe...We rented a car cos he couldn't ride a motorbike on his driver's license. We drove to Makam Mahsuri. Finally, i know what the legend is. Then we went to Black Sand Beach which was a disappointment because only a small part of the beach had black sand which was actually granite silt. We also went to Kuah Parade(I think) and got some photos developed and bought a pair of sunglasses for RM 14 on discount. Rick was very impressed. My favourite place was the beach at Tanjung Rhu. It was beeaaauuutttiiiful! White sand, calm blue waters, islands dotting the horizon, very few people... I think because this was the expensive part of the island. Another favourite was Underwater World. Fantastic collection of fish, penguins, birds and a few snakes and the world's smallest monkey(can't remember what they are called) but the place was a bit small for the animals and the 3D show was a disappointment. I'm not even sure what the point of it was and the show was a bit outdated I feel. Anyways, my favourite was the sea dragon, the most beautiful sea creature I hv ever seen!

Best part was on the night of the Beijing Olympic Games Closing Ceremony. They had a buffet dinner and they seated us right behind the projector in front of the outdoor screen! hehe...but we had a misunderstanding after dinner and for the first time, he was so angry with me that I was scared of him and I didn't know why he was angry. But we made up after that so everything was fine again.

One whole week on a beautiful beach with a gorgeous man, beautiful sunsets, lots of sunshine,... sun, sea, sky and man...what else can a girl ask for???

long walk

went for a very very long walk today... including getting lost, we walked for 12 miles!!!! my legs hurt and i hv blisters...

Windsor & Eton Walk

Last week, i chose the place for our walk cos i didn't want to look at the countryside again this time so i thought a view of Windsor castle would be nice if i have to walk for hours... the town itself wasn't as grand as i thought it would be considering the castle is there... and every 15 mins or so, there're commercial airplanes flying overhead!!! i mean if it were my castle, i wouldn't want things that noisy to fly over my head throughout the day...everyday!!! would u?

Anyway, the walk started in town this time... sort of... as you can see... the view is beautiful except once in a while u hv fathers trying to impress their sons by conducting the Swans and Ducks Choir on the River Thames, people walking around and plenty of cafes...

and the aprtments that are along the river... wouldn't u just like to live in one of those? i know i would...

and the u can hv a peek at Windsor Castle between the buildings...mmm...i wonder if the royal family pops into town when they need something from the shops? i don suppose they do, right?

That was only the beginning... nice walk along the river, under the railway, through fields( playing fields...hehe..with no sheep or cows!)... thru more fields and for a change, a golf course...i was terrified a golf ball would hit me!

...then more bloody NETTLES, had to trek thru a jungle of them actually... after that ordeal...we came to Eton College...a small part of it anyway... we saw students(rich students!!!) playing cricket(how come we never had cricket in school?). then we walked outside the schoolgrounds and the size of Eton College astonished me and i am not even talking about the fields they have which includes a mini golf course and where they keep the horses!!!... sigh!... pics? was too awed to take any...i know i know... stupid!

and thru more fields of wheat? barley? ... beats me!

After following signposts like these for HOURS...
and then finally...

Windsor Castle again! and that means the end of the walk/trek!!!!

Medmenham Walk

My First Walk-Medmenham
ok so the first adventure was a walk Rick took me on. now, walk to me means a stroll through the park... but... no! sigh! some of you may know of my aversion to exercising??? anyways, we went on one of those circular walk thingies that starts at a pub and you walk for MILES round the area and come back to the pub again.. so we started at a pub called 'Dog and Badger'. I was rather excited thinking 'oh wow! a nice leisurely walk through a field or the countryside... easy!' sigh!!! first, we had to look for the start of the trail which was hidden at the opposite side of the road. naturally, when u r looking for something, u'll never find it at the first attempt. we didn't so we ran back across the road through a patch of... NETTLES!!!!! i assure u, it was NOT fun! when we finally found it, SIGH!!! we had to walk up a steep hill!!! by the time we got to the top, i was ready to scream except i had no breathe or energy left to talk and was too proud to quit!!! but the view was great... i have to admit, the walk (i still think of it as jungle trekking through the countryside) through the big green fields, forest reserves, seeing wild squirrels, ducks on the River Thames, sheep grazing, wild flowers... it was fun and so worth the effort! and oh!... lol... the pub was in fact an Italian restaurant!!!! i really don recommend ravioli with orange peel...it was...a very interesting taste... but bread dipped in balsamic vinegar and olive oil is fantastic!