Karen/Patricia [5/17/2008 12:13:00 PM]
yea, I am finally here to blog about my bintan trip le, pat.. haha.. but I still haven got all the photos from Nat.. So I'll just make do with some of the photos I have on hand.. =) After our dinner, we went back to our resorts. & it was really an eye-opener on the trip back. Hmm... how sld I put it.. It was an exciting, adventurous and terrifying trip (at least for me).. haha.. Unlike the safe roads (with so many lamp posts every 100 meters), the roads there had no street lamps at all!! It was pure Darkness!! So scary. I think if I drive there, I would most probably freaked out and caused an accident. haha.. It was so dark in the night. & what happened was that the cab driver was so skillful & familiar with the directions that he drove really so FAST! ~Zoom, zoom, Zoom!! & we were back in out resorts in less than 10 mins!~~ We were like in a real life Daytona or a race!!! So exciting! Bee & I were sitting in front & I can feel cold sweat dripping down.. haha Throughout the rest of the night, we played games (Gifttrap & Modern Art) in the resort room. Gift trap is especially nice to play with close friends.. coz you will then be able to see how well u know ur friends & how well they know you. =) Day 2- Sea Sports. 
Bee's and my ferry tickets...JPG)
The five of us (starting from the left) : Bee, me, Jocey, Nat & Mel. =)
By the time we checked into the resorts in Bintan, it was around 3 pm in the afternoon.. we decided to go to Pasar Oleh-Oleh to walk walk & have our dinner.. When we reached there, Joc was so excited when she realised that there was body massage.. so Joc, bee & me did the neck & back massage for 1 hour that costs us S$20. Unfortunately, we found that there their skills are not that good. They dun seem to be very well-trained. But it's okay, now that we know about their skills, we won't visit them the next time we went lo.. =p
After the highlighting, I told nat she looks prettier but at the same time - more Ah Lian.. haa
Our 10-course dinner at one of the restaurants in Pasar Oleh-Oleh!! =D 
Such a fun group of friends to be with!! =)
Though this pic is blurred, i still like it! It's like I am in the background & the focus is on the candle.. =) Good job joc! haa.. Oh ya.. Joc is the artistic photographer among us. =)
And this is mel! I like his smile!! Very Sunshine~
Happy times!
Sweet Couple! =)
I like this picture. ^_^
Getting ready for our kayaking!! Do you guys realised that Nat & my life jackets were pink while the rest are blue? That's because they gave us kid's life jackets... lol... erm.. we were too small sized la. haa
Then, Joc, nat & mel went for Snorkeling. I didn't want to join in coz I was really scared. They actually drove them into the middle of the sea (where the current is qte huge) & let them snorkel there! My god, if I had gone there, I might have cried my lungs out. haha.. Nevertheless, Nat enjoyed it the most.. coz she had the attention of the instructor throughout the session. haa.. I believed the 3 of them had a great time snorkeling. Sorry bee that you had to stay behind with me coz I didn't dare to try that. =(
Then, we played Truth or Dare in the sea. Nat, I respect you gal. U were really so daring. haa.
Mel as well.. hope the sand didn't cause any irritation or infection eh.. haha
& for our dinner that night, we went to eat at the kelong. Yummy!! It was cheap and delicious! Really very nice. Better than our 10-course dinner during the first night. After dinner, we rented a mahjong set to play. & being a beginner, I lost 3 plus to Nat.. Poor bee had to pay for my losses.. (coz I left my purse in the room.. haha)
Oh ya, one more thing.. there are A LOT of stars when it was night time. Back in Singapore, we can almost count the number of stars when we looked up at the sky in the night. But at Bintan, you can't. There are so many up there that you really cannot count. They flooded the night sky. Beautiful is the word to describe. I love it. =)
I had really enjoyed myself so far untill..........
Day 3 - Day to return to Singapore
We played the banana boat. It was really so fun. We were to sit on the banana boat that was attached to a speed boat & the driver will drive at a SUPER FAST speed that could flung you off the boat if you don't hold on to the grip tightly. I think the 5 of us held on to the grip as if it was some kind of gold.. haha.. We need to turn our bodies left & right according to the direction of the banana boat.. I remembered once my butttock was already out of the seat.. But luckily I managed to pull myself back. haha.. Phew~ Nat & mel almost fell down too.. It was really hard to maintain your stable posture bacause of the hard swings and the sea water splashing all over your face that made you unable to open your eyes sometimes... Nat screamed from the start till the end. Haha.. & proudly to say, none of us fell! *applause*.. Yay!!
Finally, we went to swimming pool at Nirwana Resort Hotel. A nice pool with Jacuzzi. =)
It is impossible for me to list everything that we had done in Bintan coz we played so many things and had so much fun there.. It was really an enjoyable, fun & relaxing trip to go with this bunch of friends!! I really enjoyed myself so much & I believed the rest enjoyed themselves too. =) I look forward to whatever trips we have in future ya! ^_^ Love you guys!!
Look how happy Nat was.. =p
Jocey & mel. =)
A beautiful place, isn't it? 
So calm & relaxing~ 
Memories at Bintan!
My beloved fren - Nat and me..
Still acting cute at our age. . haa
Our meeting place for the 3 days in Bintan. Nice room hor? Romantic leh. haa.. See, we were so involved in discussing what to do for the day.. Only Joc was posing for pics. =p
Can you see that I am happy? =)
At last, no matter how much we enjoyed the place there, it was time for us to leave. Bintan definitely had left both wonderful and frightening (lizards of course) memories and experiences on me.