27/10/06 : the journey began...
the drive started at 7.30am, with sleepy eyes n messy hair. yet the mood was excited n jolly good. it was a long drive from kl to d jetty at mersing, johor.
the journey began in a chilly morning...if it weren't the speedboat, the journey to tioman island was omos perfect. by the time we reached the island, we were totally swept away by the mother nature - the blue sky, the clear sea, the lushes of green, and the chalet with an oceanic view.
here we are...we stayed at bamboo hill, a resort even with no star rating or whatsoever, but there r something here tht money cant buy - the feel of home. the set up in bamboo hill is modest but every corner of the chalet is thoughtful for the guests. it has only 2 chalets n 4 rooms, all scattered away from each other, providing u maximum privacy n quiet time of ur own. other than tht they r all surrounded by trees n flowery plants, fresh air become something so precious to us here cos it's rare in d city. we took a nap n woke up for a fantastic dinner. wat a long nap, i know.
the view from the chalet.28/10/06 : i got some fishes!
the best vacation is a vacation without itinerary. we slept until we felt like waking up. we went for my very first fishing experience after breakfast. we spent omos one whole day at the jetty n we didnt hav much luck, but i caught 3 little fishes - first a dory, then a parrot fish, last an unknown black fish. they were too small for dinner, we gav them to the cat. later in the day when the other one were snorkeling outhere, i was looking for some dead coral with funny shapes on the shore. time passed by like sand slipping thru our fingers, our second day ended soon after d dinner...
hey! see my catch!29/10/06 : the fishing battle continues...
it's close to the monsoon season, it rained every morning. we sat at the balcony n day dreaming there, talking rubbish n often stared at the the mountain which turned omos invisible in the rain...
by the sun came out we were in the fishing game again. we climbed to the big rock by the sea, hoping to catch some big fish from there. i was thrilled by the view up there, n the big sunset right in front of me. we caught a big swordfish n happily brought it to the restaurant. tho it's didnt turn out to be a real tasty dish, but the feeling of eating ur own catch is satisfying n with much triumph filled in our stomach.30/10/06 : farewell to d land we omos call it paradise.
we couldnt hide the sadness during the last morning here. it's like in heaven where u wake up to the panaromic oceanic view everyday, the sound of birds chirpping seemed to be our alarm clock in d morning. we often spent time watching the rain coming to us from the far away mountain n breathing the fresh air here, even the skin can feel the moist goin into the pores n rejuvenate every veins in the body.
every night we fell asleep to the serenade of the tide washing the shore, n whistling of the wind thru the leaves. life was too good to be true here. it seemed we had a lot of things done here but at the same time we seemed doin nothing at all, it's the freedom of mind. til we hav the luxury of time to be here again, tioman, my first visit here, wil be my memorable island experience.
sunset view up from the rock....
signature of bamboo hill.
breakfast.
chilled at the balcony.
scenery.
chilled on the rock.
sunset.
we found a 'dragon'.
n we found a fish, too.
the stray cat took a nap on our bed, we name her Tioman.
