finally back from a weekend trip to bintan. as usual, we headed over to banyan tree. the custom officer was actually a nice start to the trip. indonesian custom officers are kinda stereotyped as being slow and inefficient and not the most friendly ppl around.

and i got a nice officer! he just made small talk and teased me about banyan tree. it was a really nice start. even nicer when we were sitting in the waiting area for banyan tree occupants while everyone else was standing around the terminal, squashed with their own groups.

one thing i have to say.. banyan tree is really boring. fine, perhaps it wld have been fun with the right "someone" but i just really lazed by the pool or read my book or transferred my poems (yes, finally..) to my proper poem book. or it was the jacuzzi.. or a very very foamy outdoor bath complete with water jets and yummy smelly bath salts. and i was honestly bored to tears.

hopefully angsana will be more fun. going for spa.. all terrain vehicle riding.. cocktails by the pool.. and maybe jet-skiing. see how la. urgh. boring banyan tree man.

ok, it wasn't all that bad la. i finally got to sleep after a whole week of insomnia at home. i was sleeping at 3-4 am at home. on the first night at banyan, i knocked out at 11.30 pm s'pore time. perhaps it was the amazing seafood linguine dinner.. perhaps it was the sight of the dark velvet sky with so many stars that it looked like sparkling dust. if there was such a dress, it wld be too expensive to even sell given the number of diamonds. or it cld have been the soothing amber fragrance in the air.

the second night, the stupid lizard kept me up with it's annoying call! i loathe lizards. like honestly. yes, vannie, i cannot cannot stand lizards.

but the sight was as beautiful as i remember. the calm as i stared at the sea from the edge of the pool. the reflection of the sun on the surface.. just so grateful for creation.. grateful for the sight that i have to experience it all. i just lost count of the times i thanked God for the beauty in the world. :)