Min Lian Hotel Pangkor

it was a rainy when h come from kl to manjung. i was very affraid that h would not show up since h likes to play around with going down to manjung.

after all i confirm that h is on a bus. but h still refused to inform where h would go.

after office hour has ended i rush to manjung bus station to fetch h but h still not show up. then i have to ask h where is h now.

then h ...

i woke H up early in the morning as he requested soo that H will not miss bus to manjung.

then when H arrived at manjung after a 3hours journey by bus from penang to manjung. H called
me at about 11.50am. i was shocked and rushly try to finish my job to meet H.

then we chek in to Kwest Hotel. Standard queen for RM55, very budget hotel. Then the love sparks...

23rd November 2009

Lynne......

We finally dragged ourselves off the sofa in the Cameron Highlands, I think we left 2 Homer Simpson type dents in it! Up early and on the bus heading for Ipoh bus terminal for a transfer to the port town of Lumut. We had packed some sandwiches and a bottle of water for the journey, and watched as the clouds that started off below us slowly raise higher as we drove down through them ...

I would give Pangkor Island an A+ for sunbathing and swimming and beach bumming qualities...but a C- on all the rest, unfortunately. My plan was to just hang out on the beach for about a week, because hanging out on the beach doesn't cost anything...but I should have picked my beach more wisely, instead of just going to the nearest one. Well, I was aware that this isnt the best beach in Malaysia, but I thought that a less-popular beach ...

... night and they were the biggest and tastiest prawns I have ever seen in my life! We had an incredible time and were sad to wave goodbye to the beautiful place. Well apart from our stomach problem that is... We both started feeling a little ropey the evening before we left (we had the restaurants buffet the night before) and definitely more ropey on the morning that we had to leave. We chowed some Immodium and got a little worried when ...

... a delicious snack. Big horn-billed birds flew over the beach and among the trees. Monkeys scampered along the power lines and occasionally stole food to eat from the vendors below which always got a laugh from people walking by. 10 minutes away by auto was Pangkor Town, the only area that is even remotely busy, but even it was small and laid-back. I rented a scooter and circumnavigated the entire island in less than an hour. As I drove around on ...

... of Sea Cucomber, which I managed to step on one of them...not very pleasant! From that Island we walked back to the main Island and headed to the other side, where we found perfect beach, with crystal blue water, white sandy beach and of course still lots of Sea Cucumber! But I definitely enjoyed my swim. On the second day we hired bicycles and went for a very long ride around the Island. Although when we came back after 3 hours ...

... travelling, who doesn't get fed up, and I have to admit I met some people I admire for their perseverance, courage, and positive look on things. The things that wear people out is the ugly face of the touristic industry. In most, though not all, of the countries I travelled in, people were incredibly nice. But with this I mean local people, the people that live in the country and you meet ...

... over their amazing food. At TJ's insistence, we each had two helpings of the rice, beef rendang, and chicken rendang. We then helped ourselves to some of the dessert. While we were selecting which cookies and squares to have for dessert, we heard TJ's daughter explain that she had made all of the desserts. The feast reminded us of Christmas, how there was plenty of food to go around, and everyone ate more than they knew that they should. At the end of our meal, we ...

... sea-monitoring lizards can be observed and Sarah is glad that we don't. They are not particularly dangerous to humans but they are about 8 feet long, look like dinosaurs and rather scary! Sunbathe on the loungers for a bit then take another jeep over to Coral Bay. Being driven around on very smooth roads amongst the rain forest reminds me a little bit of Jurassic Park without the T Rex. Take a walk past the stilt villas over the water that were ...