Just 2 and a half hours' drive from Singapore is Mersing, Malaysia. Just 20 mins on speedboat from Mersing Jetty is Pulau Besar. There are only 3 resorts there: Nirwana, D'coconut and Aseania... arranged in ascending order of price and erm... beauty? heheh.
I stayed in D D'coconut.
What sucks: They cut off the power between 3 to 5. Their water pump and heater is sot-sot one. They have huge pots that breeds mosquito larvae. They've got vicious sand flies and water bugs. Their mosquitoes are nearly as big as hseflies... and their hseflies are nearly as big as bumble bees. Naaah, kiddin! They've got limited sports to rent. There's no kampongs to explore, no kampong food to tryout.
What rocks: They have a beautiful sea with clear turquoise water with plenty of small Nemos and Dories and what not. [Whats the catch? SEA URCHINS with spines more than 20cm long! Oh My Gawd, we went swimming out (during low tide) on the 1st day and my bro didn't bring goggles.. Then as he floated on his back, i had to guide him. Out of the blue, one coral stuck out far above the sea floor AND THERE WAS A BIG SEA URCHIN ON IT! Wah lao leh, I freaked out lor! My bro was nearly backstroking on top of it, and I screamed DON'T MOVE!! coz from my angle his feet were gonna kenna stabbed... I pulledhim away with all my might. Afetr that swim, I stay out off the water for the next 1 and a half day, until my dad went to rent snorkel sets for all of us.] They have a large lawn in front of the chalets where we played frisbee, volleyball and suntanned. Their buffet meals are OH-MY-GOODNESS-YUMMI-LICIOUS...
Like I told Limin, the trip and Island was peaceful, tranquil and calming... but in short, it was boring. Still ok for me, coz my family likes this kinda vacations.
OKAY, here's the photo-blog section!!
Arrival
Back at Mersing Jetty
