Berjaya, Tioman

Just came back from a 4 days 3 nights trip to Tioman with Tom.

We paid ard S$350/person which i thought was a really good deal.
The downside? Taking the 4hours bus ride and 2hours ferry there.

For those cash rich people, you might probably wanna book a flight up from Singapore Changi airport to Tioman which probably takes less than an hour.

Im a poor person...

So there we were, outside Golden mile at 5.45 in the morning waiting for the bus to bring us across the causeway to Tanjong Gemok Ferry terminal...
All tired and sleepy (had just 3 hours of beauty sleep)
I WANNA SLEEP!!

(How did Tom look so awake and fresh so early in the morning baffled moi)

I must say that the 4hours bus journey and the 2 hours ferry ride wasnt as bad as i thought.
Moi didnt get bus sick or sea sick along the way, which was a good thing.
And i was half asleep most of the time.

We reach Berjaya Tioman around 3pm.
(The schedule says the ferry departs at 12noon. IT'S NOT TRUE!!)

The beautiful scenery that greets us.
My girlfren, Lina and Tom told moi that Berjaya is the best resort in Tioman. And i definitely agree with them. The sea have all these different shades of blue.
We are really lucky because our crib is located just beside the open sea.
*count our lucky stars*

Without a second to lose, we dumped our bags, changed into our beachwear and head out to explore our surroundings.

FIRST STOP: LUNCH!!!

Our food finally arrived. Moi had the nasi goreng while Tom ordered the Beef sandwich.
After our stomachs are filled, we proceed down to the beach. It's really a good time to go for a beach holiday in Tioman. The weather is great for suntanning and it only rained once during our stay there.We headed back to our chalet where both of us slept from 7pm till 10am the next day.
15hours of uninterrupted sleep!
PRICELESS~

We blame it on the too comfy queen size bed.

DAY 2:
Complimentary brekkie from 7.30am to 10.30am
They provide a good array of both local and western delights!

After brekkie, we head down to the swimming pool overlooking the open sea. Most of our time were spent here where our Dear Tom was teaching moi how to swim.
(YESH! I DUNNO HOW TO SWIM!! sue me!)
The farnie thing: Moi was in the shade most of the time (probably in the sun for like just 20mins?) while Dear Tom was just baring his skin in the hot sun all the time.
At the end of the day, i was getting really brown and Tom looks the same!! @-@

I attribute it to our asian skin. It's able to absorb so much of that sunlight in that 20mins.
Asians tend to turn brown while blonde caucasians in general turn a golden tan colour when they are out in the sun .

TOM? he got sun burnt from all the sun!! KEKE

After all the sun, we rent two bikes to cycle around the Berjaya area.
We didnt get very far though. I fell down four times (Once almost into a stoopid drain!).
In some areas, moi actually had to dismount and push my bike up the slopes.
But hey, the last time i rode a bike was like 10years ago so give me some credit lah!

We make it back in time to see the beautiful sunset
Dinner was at this restaurant where they serve buffet dinner. Its kinda pricey though, at RM66/head. The spread was just okay but the satay were fabulous!
DAY3
we planned to go snorkeling this morning but decided to cancel the trip as both of us woke up with stomach upset.

MUST BE THE BUFFET DINNER YESTIE!!
GRRRRRR
STAR CRUISE making a stop at Tioman!!
Our stomach felt alittle bit better in the afternoon. We decided to go down to the beach and stay there till nightfall.
Dinnertime! We decided "no more buffet dinner" this time and instead opt for a Ala carte restaurant.

Picture taken without flash. I hate taking photos without flash. It look so grainy!
After dinner, we walked over to a open air pub where they were showing the Chelsea VS Man United match.
YESH TOM! You were right. Chelsea won.

Big deal :P
The difference between our height! 27cm!!
yupz, I'm a head shorter!! Now you know who always get bullied and who's the big bully!!

DAY 4...
Last day of our holiday! Sob~

Remember that i mentioned earlier in the blog that it only rained once the whole time we were in Tioman? AND did YOU know when it rained? YESH! Just when we were checking out from the resort. Talk about perfect timing!! We had to struggle with our baggies while holding on to the umbrella.
It's also damn farnie because the rain stopped once we reached the reception.

Ride back took longer than usual. We depart our resort at 11am and only reach Golden mile, Singapore at almost 8pm.

We'll be back!!

Note: Alrite..i didnt wanna pen this down but Tom said that he'll mentioned it in the comment section if i didnt. So here goes, We got off the bus at Golden mile and immediately flagged an empty cab behind. While in the cab, i realise my camera was not in my bag. Initally, i was like "Tom, Did you take the camera? Its not funny!! Give it back to me". Tom was giving me this blank look. Then it dawned on moi that i might have dropped it in the bus. I think moi went hysterical. The cab driver was really kind. He spotted the bus in front and told us that he will try and overtake the bus while we'll signal to the bus driver to pull aside. What happen next was kinda like those high speed cars chase, with the cab driver honking at the bus, and Tom unwinding the window and shouting at the bus driver to stop.

Me? i was still in shock

Damn dramatic horr...In the end, the camera was indeed on the floor (probably dropped it as i felt asleep).
Thank goodness!!! I could never forgive myself if i had lost it.
All the Tioman photos, the camera which was a birthday gift from Tom.

So it's all a good ending in the end.
There! I mentioned it, Tom. Happy? =P