Redang, 8-11 August 2010

The three of us went to Redang with my sister's family for a short break. It's always good to be away from work and KL once in a while to recharge and refresh ourselves. It was my third time there but the first for both hubby and Ethan. At first I thought 3 nights are more than enough since there are nothing much we can do there other than swimming. How wrong was I. Wish I could stay longer.

Practically, what we did everyday was eat, swim and sleep. Ethan was of course couldn't be happier when we told him that we are going to the hotel. To him, hotel means swimming pool with a slide and he has been asking everyday (practically) to go to the hotel ever since we brought him to the Palace of the Golden Horses for a 2-night stay, like 6 months ago. Everyday, when I pick him up from school, he will say "Mummy, I want to go to hotel." The frequency was daily and went down slowly to once a week 3-4 months later. Luckily, he didn't ask for hotel again after the Redang trip. Probably he was so scared with the sea now.

I enjoyed the beautiful beach and the crystal clear water but not under the blazing hot sun. I will definitely not soak in the hot sun like the 'mat salleh'. I saw a few of them turned golden brown. When I was younger, I like the sea a lot. Now, sun = pigmentation....therefore I avoid it as much as possible.

The first day we arrived, we went straight to the beach after dumping our luggage in the room. It was still hot at around 5p.m. but we couldn't be bothered. Yeah, not even me. I brought Ethan to the sea and he was a bit scared with the waves. After warming up, he was better and can enjoy playing with the waves but still he preferred to play with the sand.

The second day, we went out for snorkelling. He was a bit tensed during the boat ride and he said "Mummy, come I hold your hand, later you fall down." Then, when we arrived at the snorkelling spot, he refused to go down. I asked hubby to go first while I waited with Ethan on the boat hoping that he will be ok after seeing everybody in the sea. Actually, hubby was not feeling well but I think no one would want to miss the chance. So, off he went. After hubby came up, I brought Ethan down. He held on to me very tightly until I couldn't breath. The moment I push away from the boat, he started to shout "THE BOAT....THE BOAT". Everyone in the vicinity could hear him and I was so 'paiseh' so I quickly brought him up the boat. After that, no amount of talking could make him touch the water. He even said that he's scared that the fishes will bite him. At one point, he was so angry that I talked to him non-stop about going down again, he scratched my hand. Ok, so I stop talking and took turn with hubby to snorkel. We left the place after 1 hour. Ethan was the happiest person the moment I said we're going back to the hotel.

Since the snorkelling trip, he refused to go to the beach anymore. Everytime I brought him to the sea, he swill scream "HELP ME". He preferred to play sand and swim in the pool. Overall, it was a very relaxing trip and I hope we can go back there every 2 years.

1st day's Photos:

The flight was delayed for 1 hour. So glad that it took off.

Time for landing

Paid for RM5/pax for the conservation programme.

Welcoming drinks at the reception.

Dumped everything in the room and headed straight to the beach.

2nd day's photos:

We had a little visitor at the balcony.


Waited at the deck for the snorkelling trip.


View from the deck.


Choosing their mask.


Looking tense when we arrived at the snorkelling spot.


Cloudy day and I like it.


He sat there for more than half an hour looking like this after a short dip.


The colourful fishes we saw from the boat.


Finally, he can smile when we headed back to the hotel.


Approaching the hotel.


Crystal clear water.


White sandy beach.


Ethan loves to play with the sand.


Had a blasting good time.


Another sand playing session.

3rd day's photos:

Took this pic while hiding under the shade. Sis went kayaking
with family and Ethan was playing sand, again.


Snacking in between swimming sessions.


Lovely beach.


Fish everywhere.


A sunset view.


Feeding the fishes. The feed is sold at the diving centre.


Didn't get to ride this. Just posing.

4 day's photos:

Chilling out in the room.

Last dip in the tub. No time to swim in the pool.


Attacked by the sand flies.


The big wooden swing.


A tanned look. Waiting for the lunch before leaving the hotel.


Waiting for our flight home. It was very hot & humid.


Bye Bye Redang.


Some scenery shots: