A blast at Sitiawan/Pangkor part II
Early Sunday morning, Mel gave a morning call at 6.45. Drowsy as I was, I made it out of the hotel about 7.30. In the car was Yuha, Thanem, Pey Tsei and Prathaban. Another vehicle throttled behind with Hasmani (Is this how you spell his name Mel?), Raymond and Farith. Siew Wei, her boyfriend and Huoy Feng will be meeting us at the jetty.
All 12 boarded the ferry at about 9. When we arrived at Pangkor, we took a van tour that fitted just right for the total number of people we had. First stop was at a coffee shop for our breakfast. Then, we reached the Dutch Fortress, where the Dutch built the fortress for defense purposes, only to be severely destroyed by soldiers later.
The next stop was a temple (forgotten what was the temple’s name though). We we crossing over a bridge when we noticed one particular fish is bigger and longer than the rest. We climbed all the way up and on the way a little replica of the
Great Wall of China was situated. As we descended, they were even monkeys available to be watched here. What a surprise. Siew Wei fed them with some of those white coconut stuffs that you dug out inside of it and they instantly snatched it from her hands. LOL while they’re feeding, Raymond and Huoy Feng became the centre of topic by teasing each other that they are distant relatives of the monkey family.
The road was winding up and down, swerving left and right all the way. Pretty scary ride. We passed a spot where they place rows of ikan bilis stacked beside each other to be dried under the beaming sun. That explained the rather salty-like smell in the air at that very moment.
Our last stop was the ever beautiful Pangkor beach. It was a sunny day and people are swimming, jet-skiing, snorkeling etc. We took the boat ride around the island and it was definitely one breathtaking ride I’ve ever felt. The water splashing against the boat, moving at an enormous speed. The wind blowing through my face. It was so refreshing. We even stopped in the middle of the sea to have a little grasp on sea cucumbers. LOL little yucky thingys. Seriously, when I touched the surface, it feels like banana, except at the end of the pointed edge, some slimy, thick white juice is oozing out. OMG..it was disgusting..cos it looks and feels exactly like semen!! XD We had a great laugh with it, especially from the looks of the girls, their faces clearly shown discomfort of holding that ‘thingy’ XD.
When were back at the beach, I’ve got sand covering every tip of my toes. Getting rid of all was totally impossible so I tried to brush off as many as I could and stuffed my stockings back in. Felt really uncomfortable with most of the stand still intact between my toes.
So it was time to get back to the jetty. I felt asleep somewhere along in the journey, unaware that Pey Tsei had snapped a picture of me and Mel sleeping side by side LOL. When we arrived back here at the jetty, Siew Wei and her boyfriend parted ways while the rest of us had lunch at a nearby mamak restaurant.
After our lunch, it’s almost time for me to leave Sitiawan but before I left, I bought some packets of dried cuttlefish and ikan masin back. I used to love eating those dried cuttlefish and my dad loves the ikan masin. Pey Tsei knew the owner of the shop so he charged me a little cheaper for the stuffs.
It was time to board the bus. I waved goodbye to everyone. Glad that I had a wonderful trip here. Will miss every single one of them greatly. Especially Mel who’ve done a lot for me ;). Thanks for the gestures!
