Thanks for staying tuned, SheZai readers! As promised, Here's a review of Bintan. Expensively terrific! Gorgeously thrilling! Splendidly sensational!
Last Saturday, we managed to wake up as early at 530am. Alas, we were still late. But who cares? The ferry hadn't gone off yet. It was soo early because the later ferries were all fully booked. So we have to bear with the morning-ness of it all. Reached Bintan at 10am and check-in was at 3pm! And so we wandered around e compounds of the resort, planning the itinerary for the day. The compound was ultimately humongous! With nice sceneries, refer to pics below. Can pass of as postcard. There are so many recreational activities offered by the resort that we had a hard time deciding. We wanted to fully utilise the time as well as have the greatest time possible.
The beach was calm during this season, so no body-boarding for us. Boo hoo! We had to make do with Banana Boat, Jet-Skiing and ATV the next morning. A quick note that the activities don't come cheap. Since it was my mom's birthday, we went all out and she gotta do the banana boat and jet skiing. =) The rooms will only be ready by 3pm! And by the time we finished booking and exploring, it was only noon! Our stomachs were growling for food. So what did we do? Chill at the Bar/restaurant for lunch. Check out the food that they offer.
Made you hungry? Another quick note to add that looks may be deceiving. They don't taste as delicious as they look. After lunch and a quick lepak nap at the verandah, we decided to go for a swim in the pool. The pool was huge, and relatively clean. Me and Hon challenged ourselves to water basketball and that was the start of all the fun. Oh how challenging he is. *Blueekk!* A good hour later, the reception informed us that the rooms are ready. Up we jumped and off to the rooms to unpack. The room was quite huge for superior double, with flat screen TV, a balcony, a bathtub in the toilet, and comfortable-enough beds. Once unpacked, we headed to the beach. Apparently, the bodyguards with washboard bodies still remembered my sister, who, being a "resident of Bintan", had gone there like 6 times before. They were like," Ehh, sudah lama ya tak nampak kamu di sini.." Hahaha! Right on, Sis. We took the Banana Boat first. The banana boat was being pulled by a speedboat and according to my sister, it was supposed to capsize in the middle of the ocean when the centrifugal force goes haywire. However, it did not. (much to my relief, as i somehow felt a tinge of sea drowning phobia) My heart was in my throat the whole ride. It was so fast and the turns were purposely sharp. I kept screaming," Aaaaaahhhh!! AaaaaaarrhhH!! AaaAAAAaaaAAAarrrhhH!! TANAKKKKKKKKKK! TAAAK NAAAAAKKK!!! " Hon, Mom and sis made fun of me the whole day because I shouted like kena rape like that. Hahahah!
Next was Jet-Ski. Now, this was fun. We did rounds far far off, away from shore. The ocean was so deep and choppy. Hon pressed the accelerator till the end and the jet-ski literally flies on the ocean surface at dead-fast speed. Adrenaline Rushh hits.... Fantastic! Mom had a go at Jet-Ski and she's a pro now. hehehe! That was for sea-sports.
At night, we had dinner at Pasar Oleh-Oleh, very much hyped up by the Bintan peoples. The food was ok, not too mouth-watering, but it made do for a full stomach. A 3-man band was playing and me and sis asked the band to secretly play a "Happy Birthday" song for Mom unexpectedly. A surprise for her during dinner. Her face lighted up like a candle when the band, with all their instruments, approached our table and belted out "Happy Birthday" much to her delight. Look at her, Glowing in all her glory. Magnificent ain't it? She kept on laughing and smiling all the way throughout dinner. Unexpectedly too, even my DAD followed suit and sang and clapped merrily, bellowing," Happy Birthday to my Wiiiiffe.." in his melodramatic karaoke-rehearsed tunes. Hahhahahhaha! It was a funny sight to behold. Let the pictures do the talking.. or more so like.. laughing.
We slept soundly throughout the night and woke up early for some ATV action. ATV = All Terrain Vehicle. Through Mud, sand, puddles, stones, rocks.. it lived up to its name. Sheesh! Hon Loves this sport the most and he was always the first one, going speedily fast! Me and sis had a hard time manouvering the vehicle, but it was ultimate fun! We kept banging into bushes and got trapped in puddle ditches and sand pits! My ATV stalled halfway and we got an extra half hour. Haha! We explored untouched beaches far away from the rest of the peoples, took pics and fooled around before riding back. All in all, it was superb! Made the most out of it! See pics below:
After washing up and getting rid of the mud baths we had while ATVing, we had to finally say goodbye to Bintan. The ferry took us back to our homeland and it's back to reality. That One single day managed to meet my expectations. Although I get a lot of my friends and relatives telling me that the resort is more for elderly people, it wasn't so bad after all! Definitely going back again.
More Pics can be found on my Facebook.
Last Saturday, we managed to wake up as early at 530am. Alas, we were still late. But who cares? The ferry hadn't gone off yet. It was soo early because the later ferries were all fully booked. So we have to bear with the morning-ness of it all. Reached Bintan at 10am and check-in was at 3pm! And so we wandered around e compounds of the resort, planning the itinerary for the day. The compound was ultimately humongous! With nice sceneries, refer to pics below. Can pass of as postcard. There are so many recreational activities offered by the resort that we had a hard time deciding. We wanted to fully utilise the time as well as have the greatest time possible.
The beach was calm during this season, so no body-boarding for us. Boo hoo! We had to make do with Banana Boat, Jet-Skiing and ATV the next morning. A quick note that the activities don't come cheap. Since it was my mom's birthday, we went all out and she gotta do the banana boat and jet skiing. =) The rooms will only be ready by 3pm! And by the time we finished booking and exploring, it was only noon! Our stomachs were growling for food. So what did we do? Chill at the Bar/restaurant for lunch. Check out the food that they offer.
Made you hungry? Another quick note to add that looks may be deceiving. They don't taste as delicious as they look. After lunch and a quick lepak nap at the verandah, we decided to go for a swim in the pool. The pool was huge, and relatively clean. Me and Hon challenged ourselves to water basketball and that was the start of all the fun. Oh how challenging he is. *Blueekk!* A good hour later, the reception informed us that the rooms are ready. Up we jumped and off to the rooms to unpack. The room was quite huge for superior double, with flat screen TV, a balcony, a bathtub in the toilet, and comfortable-enough beds. Once unpacked, we headed to the beach. Apparently, the bodyguards with washboard bodies still remembered my sister, who, being a "resident of Bintan", had gone there like 6 times before. They were like," Ehh, sudah lama ya tak nampak kamu di sini.." Hahaha! Right on, Sis. We took the Banana Boat first. The banana boat was being pulled by a speedboat and according to my sister, it was supposed to capsize in the middle of the ocean when the centrifugal force goes haywire. However, it did not. (much to my relief, as i somehow felt a tinge of sea drowning phobia) My heart was in my throat the whole ride. It was so fast and the turns were purposely sharp. I kept screaming," Aaaaaahhhh!! AaaaaaarrhhH!! AaaAAAAaaaAAAarrrhhH!! TANAKKKKKKKKKK! TAAAK NAAAAAKKK!!! " Hon, Mom and sis made fun of me the whole day because I shouted like kena rape like that. Hahahah!
Next was Jet-Ski. Now, this was fun. We did rounds far far off, away from shore. The ocean was so deep and choppy. Hon pressed the accelerator till the end and the jet-ski literally flies on the ocean surface at dead-fast speed. Adrenaline Rushh hits.... Fantastic! Mom had a go at Jet-Ski and she's a pro now. hehehe! That was for sea-sports.
At night, we had dinner at Pasar Oleh-Oleh, very much hyped up by the Bintan peoples. The food was ok, not too mouth-watering, but it made do for a full stomach. A 3-man band was playing and me and sis asked the band to secretly play a "Happy Birthday" song for Mom unexpectedly. A surprise for her during dinner. Her face lighted up like a candle when the band, with all their instruments, approached our table and belted out "Happy Birthday" much to her delight. Look at her, Glowing in all her glory. Magnificent ain't it? She kept on laughing and smiling all the way throughout dinner. Unexpectedly too, even my DAD followed suit and sang and clapped merrily, bellowing," Happy Birthday to my Wiiiiffe.." in his melodramatic karaoke-rehearsed tunes. Hahhahahhaha! It was a funny sight to behold. Let the pictures do the talking.. or more so like.. laughing.
We slept soundly throughout the night and woke up early for some ATV action. ATV = All Terrain Vehicle. Through Mud, sand, puddles, stones, rocks.. it lived up to its name. Sheesh! Hon Loves this sport the most and he was always the first one, going speedily fast! Me and sis had a hard time manouvering the vehicle, but it was ultimate fun! We kept banging into bushes and got trapped in puddle ditches and sand pits! My ATV stalled halfway and we got an extra half hour. Haha! We explored untouched beaches far away from the rest of the peoples, took pics and fooled around before riding back. All in all, it was superb! Made the most out of it! See pics below:
After washing up and getting rid of the mud baths we had while ATVing, we had to finally say goodbye to Bintan. The ferry took us back to our homeland and it's back to reality. That One single day managed to meet my expectations. Although I get a lot of my friends and relatives telling me that the resort is more for elderly people, it wasn't so bad after all! Definitely going back again.
More Pics can be found on my Facebook.
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