good trip! heh. i'll do away with all bad things, because i think they're pretty trivial.
tenth february__went over to batam with ade first. had some mcdonald's, chicken and tempura from shihlin, subway, and some cookies with us. some yummy lunch. then slept throughout the ferry trip. the watermelon was damn irritating, thanks.
bought a bottle of baileys and headed to the holiday inn hotel. surprise number one: free shuttle to the hotel! and the two of us strolled around the hotel like some suaku cavemen. surprise number two: kinky hotel room! whoaaaa. it's seriously paradise man. surprise number three: cable tv available! espn + starsports. yummmmm.
went down to the skipark. surprise number four: it's some ten minutes walk away from the hotel! surprise number five: the place is some empty! tried ski-ing for the first time. kneeboard, training board. was able to stand at the end of the day. i'd say my progress was below average, if not average.
back to the hotel by eight, and kept the ski-ing stuff a hush hush thingy. it succeeded, for three days. and now the cat is outta the bag. haha.
surprise number six: candy brought some many food along with her! some mahjong session and it was lights out. didn't get to sleep much tho, but all is fine.
eleventh february__went for breakfast early with eric. surprise number seven: godly spread at the buffet. stuffed ourselves silly, and took a walk down to the ski park, where we met the rest. didn't ski alot, but i almost made it one round. many thanks to ade. played mahjong and some pool. a pretty rest and relax day, if not for the sore arms. grr.
before we left, we did some gosu stunts. backflips and somersaults into the water! interesting in a way that tons of pictures were snapped. and they look pretty good! pictures up when they're up, so be patient![/quote]
went for dinner at some seafood restaurant. surprise number eight: free shuttle, again! it's provided by the seafood restaurant, so yeah. heh. pretty comfy transport tho. had some pretty average dinner, i guess. not anything to rave about. except that the spice in the food was really spicy. had a good chat with kokping and lionel tho.
good seabreeze + good food + good company. yumm.
went back to the room to catch some soccer. missed liverpool's 1-0 win against wigan. surprise number nine: middlesbrough beat chelsea 3-0. whoo. watched manu scored three goals against portsmouth too. heh. definitely one of the better nights for soccer. had some drinks and napped some. didn't have enough sleep again, like the night before.
twelfth february.
woke up pretty late. ten am, i think. went for the same gosu breakfast with candy, renhao and kokping. only ten minutes left for breakfast. but still, we managed to fill our table with food and tucked in. returned only after eleven. heh. took quite a bit, i guess.
ade and andre left for the skipark. so the rest of us decided to go for a swim. surprise number ten: the service at the hotel is wonderfuckingful. i'm not gonna elabroate, you should try the holiday inn anytime you're in batam. heh. swam, played some 'waterpolo', some sauna and steambath.
checked out of the room and headed to the polo ralph lauren shop to get a new polo t. heh. some cheap compared to singapore's. but i didn't realise that i had overspent, and went ahead with the polo t anyway. grr. but still, pretty happy. heh.
went around taking pictures with lionel while the rest took their time to head to the skipark. went to this delapidated building which looked like it had been burnt down. pretty interesting. snapped some pictures of the surroundings, and a few portraits of me. heh. i even took a few for lionel! but taking pictures actually takes some skill man. i compare the pictures i take and lionel's, and there is a wide gulf between the standard. i can see that my pictures suck, but i don't know how to make it better. some sad stuff..!
skipark again. sang some birthday song, and watched some interesting jump into the water. some three storey high stuff. didn't stay for long, uneventful for much parts too. hmm. i wonder.
ferry ride back was pretty dull too. had some portrait at the second deck(?) of the ferry, then headed down. was pretty exhausted: physically, and mentally for most parts. some discman accompaniment is thanks!
dfs was good. bought absolut peach for jessie, and bombay sapphire. stupid blue bottle triggers memory. haha. taxi ride to weili's for jessie's birthday thingy was pretty similar as the ferry ride above. mass couples in the maxicab didn't help! but hey, i'm not complaining. hahaha. all's well, all's well.
had some food, and chatted many. hitched a ride to lakeside and took a train home. whoo. i'm surprised i'm still pretty alive at one am now.
pretty long for an update, but definitely not enough the describe the fantastic trip there. here's many thanks to cableski-staff, holidayinn-staff, and batam. and how can i forget thecrew, for making this trip all the more valuable and memorable. heh. <3s to all.
think happy thoughts!