Langkawi + Penang Trip December 2006: The last trip of Year 2006

Destination: Langkawi and Penang
Date: 27 December 2006 to 31 December 2006

For me, the trip started with a message '2 am limteh at dhurbar. ok ar?'
So, there we were at Dhurbar. The people that I spent days and nights, for the last 5 days of my year 2006. The longest trip that I had with friends. Main character of the story: Addy, George, Joseph, Nick, Foong Ling, Kee Fong and Su Ching.

2 cars 8 people, we started off the journey around 3 in the morning, going through the North highway... So many years going up the same highway, it really looked different at 3 am... Darker and no sunlight yet... :P I had tried to sleep on the journey... however, each time when i wanted to doze off... the walkie will... haih... Attempt to sleep on the first nite (27 Dec) failed... Kekeke...

Different from the previous trip with my colleagues, this time we used the land and sea to reach Langkawi. Personally, I actually prefer to use the ferry to reach the destination where I got the chance to feel the wind and also the sea water splashed onto my face :P Kuala Kedah is the place where we board the ferry. The parking attendants there were quite scary when they would just use their motorcycles to follow our cars. Competition is really fierce there. At Kuala Kedah also, I spotted a place opposite the port where there is a fort there... The place looked beautiful... I wonder what is that place call?

Awana Porto Malai, Langkawi

Finally, we reached our first destination. Pulau Langkawi. Keef had actually narrated most of the highlights so I just wanted to capture down the moments which I find amusing and hard to forget:

• How we parked our 'P' license van among the luxury cars at 4 Season hotel. And, we only found out later that there is actually a visitor parking area further down across the road. Hehehe...
• The penguins of Underwater World. Looking at the way they behave, the way they walk and also the way they tap their feet, makes me think back the movie 'Happy Feet'... And, I even see Ramon there... Hahaha... The eye lashes look fake though... Also, the plush toys, I was so tempted to buy the Happy Feet character...
• Sitting and lying at the deck of Awana with some music at the background... Such a nice environment...
• Eating burger with belgian chocolate drink at the beach... Under the stars and plankton that glow in the dark... The atmosphere that time was excellent... I was taught to look at the stars: 3 stars in one straight rows and the brightest star would be the north star... But, I forgot what it's called dy... Pai seh...
• To be surrounded with loads of loads of chocolates... Heaven arr... The bad side of it is I was too tempted to buy each and everyone of it... Especially those dark chocolates... Yummy...

Afternoon, 29 December 2006... Langkawi trip came to the end... Sun burn, chocolates, liquors... Now, it's time to start our second destination, the pearl island... Again, we used the ferry and this time, I sat outside the ferry the whole journey back while my bags and chocolates were sitting comfortably at my place... Hmmm... maybe I shouldn't pay that much for the ticket also... Kekeke... Luckily I enjoyed it...

Pantai Kerachut, Pulau Pinang

Here we were again in Penang... We nearly visited this place every year... Time of the year when we bothered Cheese again... The moment in Penang would be...

• Initially, we planned to start the trek earlier so that we would not walk in the dark... But, we started off even later than last year... 7++ at nite jungle trekking and reach Pantai Kerachut 9++... Even the keeper / guard also surprise we did that... Luckily, we didn't rush on our walk this time... Don't have leg pain... Unbelievable... Along the journey, we were not suppose to call each other name... So, I called myself sap ha sap ha... :P 'Are we there yet' was the phrase that keep on popping up in the jungle... I begin to think that maybe the Donkey in Shrek had followed us... Kekeke...
• Picnic at the beach... Sandy beaches... Bright moonlight... Starry nite... Lovely wave sound... I was quiet back then rite... Hahaha... Enjoying the moment...
• 3 in the morning... Someone psst pssting at me looking for toilet paper... So funny...
• Because of someone's toilet incident, I got the chance to look at the stars 3 in the morning... This time the stars were brighter... And, there are so many of it... I rely never seen before...
• Laze around the beach in the morning, accompanied with wave and cooling wind... What a great way to enjoy a lovely morning... I thinked I sat there more than an hour just looking at the sea without doing anything... Then, with the songs on my phone... Wah... Really relaxing... 好爽啊!!!!
• I lost my slipper to the sea... And, we performed a farewell ceremony to my beloved slipper... You have served me well... Thank you...
• A detour to Park Royal for business purposes... Thanks to someone, I got to see around the beautiful hotel and wow... how they decorated the event of the Casino Royale for New Year Eve... Really beautiful and classy...
• Eating marathon, especially when we came out from the jungle...
• Not forgetting Su's nyet nyet nyet smiley toy.... So entertaining...

So, here we were coming to the end of the trip... With cars full with chocolates, liquor, ciggies, heong piah, nutmegs, jambu, jeruk, etc... Did I miss anything? We were on our way back to KL, back to our usual life...

I really enjoyed the trip very much... I got to do the things that I had always wanted to do but never got the chance of it... Sitting on the beach for a very long time and looking at the stars... Thank you... It will be a sweet memory for me... Such a satisfying and happy way to end the year 2006...