Salang, Malaysia
I've fled to the Islands. After 5 days in Singapore following nearly 3 weeks in Melbourne, I needed to get away from cities. I'd heard about Paulau Tioman, an island off the South East coast of Malaysia, elected to head for it. Enter alarm clock. I woke this morning a 7am, and happily played ie punched the snooze button till 7.30 (memories of working in Cambridge come flooding back). I made it to the bus in time to see the Norwegian girls off, as they boarded their bus to Kuala Lumpur. Before long, it was time to board myself. We had to disembark twice as we left town, once to leave Singapore, then again, after crossing the bridge, to enter Malaysia. That done (not without some amusement as to my hair and Le Bete), we settled back for a 3 or 4 hour drive to Merising, where we would catch a ferry to Tioman. I find myself now in Salong, the northernmost village on Tioman. I've got a hut for 20RM, which is somewhat less than 10USD (I'm checking what the conversion rate is as I write). Okay, it's about 5.50USD. I'm sitting at a table right over the beach. It's a pictoresque place, a group of children are frolicking in the water, and down the beach, games of volleyball and soccer are being played in the sand. Next to the cafe, a couple is washing out wetsuits, evidently back from a day's diving.
Life is good. I see myself here for a few days, unwinding from the stress and hardships that come from the hustle and bustle of urban existence. .
My last evening in Singapore was a pleasant one. Brendan, Britt, Silje and I went to the Night Safari Zoo. I'd say it's the nicest zoo that I've seen. You walk through a veritable jungle, twisting paths, suspension bridges, and vines haging down from above. Right out of Jurassic Park. The animals are more active at night, the hippos happily wallowed in the water as we walked past. We stayed till closing and were finally shooed out by the staff. I had to stop on the way out for a Ben & Jerry's icecream, they had Oatmeal Cookie Dough (in cinnamon ice cream), my favorate! I also managed to keep my promise and purchased a Singapore Sling which went down well as we watched the zoo's fire show. It was a good one, every five seconds or so, someone was spitting a plume of fire from their mouth.
There's little more to report at the moment. So far, Malaysia seems lovely, but tropical islands to have that affect.
Life is good. I see myself here for a few days, unwinding from the stress and hardships that come from the hustle and bustle of urban existence. .
My last evening in Singapore was a pleasant one. Brendan, Britt, Silje and I went to the Night Safari Zoo. I'd say it's the nicest zoo that I've seen. You walk through a veritable jungle, twisting paths, suspension bridges, and vines haging down from above. Right out of Jurassic Park. The animals are more active at night, the hippos happily wallowed in the water as we walked past. We stayed till closing and were finally shooed out by the staff. I had to stop on the way out for a Ben & Jerry's icecream, they had Oatmeal Cookie Dough (in cinnamon ice cream), my favorate! I also managed to keep my promise and purchased a Singapore Sling which went down well as we watched the zoo's fire show. It was a good one, every five seconds or so, someone was spitting a plume of fire from their mouth.
There's little more to report at the moment. So far, Malaysia seems lovely, but tropical islands to have that affect.
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