Trip

Paradise...just 12 whopping hours away via bus =S

Over the weekend Erin brought a whole chunk of DVDs from her dad’s recent outing to JB. Got to watch many movies I missed like Kill Bill (violence personified), Bourne Supremacy (great suspense thriller) and Sex is Zero (Korean adult comedy that makes American Pie look like America is shy).

Was at the NATAS Travel Fair yesterday, looking around for a good bargain on our planned holiday. I was looking for a trip to that beach where the movie “Mo Mo Cha” was filmed but due to a lack of information on the place (actually I just didn’t know the name lah) we opted for 2nd best, Tioman.

A brief recon through the agencies there and we found ourselves at TranStar Travels, which quoted as a price of $706 for a 4D3N stay in Berjaya Tioman. Fantastic I thought! Well below my budget too! But not being too hasty and put all our eggs into a single agency, we took off to discuss, plan our next pre-emptive strike.

We chanced upon the next agency, FiveStars Tours. They were offering the same deal albeit at an even cheaper rate. That’s when I saw IT… The Picture! A shot of the Mo Mo Cha Tavern. It read Redang, a small island off Terengganu, Malaysia. Oh my god!!! I just had to go there!!! Sayonara Tioman! Hellllloooooooooo Redang!

The extremely white beaches, the blue turquoise waters, the magnificent sun-lit skies, the palm and coconut trees swinging gently by the cool oceanic breeze. Paradise and I found it! Perfect I thought to myself! Then I was hit by the cruel brick of reality, a 12 hour travel time by coach and by ferry. No airplane, just pure tarmac all the way to the jetty in KL.

And what about the return trip? Same as above…Throwing back my thoughts, I just gritted my teeth, signed the contract and paid the down payment. In my mind were just moving images of paradise, relaxation, and finally a private getaway with my baby! A whole weekend to ourselves with not a care in the world. =)

Nothing is going to deter me from going there. I’m gonna sing that Mo Mo Cha song there no matter what…la la la la la la la la laa…la la la la la la la la la la laaaaa….