In order to catch the 20:00 ferry from Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal ("TMFT") in Changi, and still be able to "da bao" Nasi Lemak from Changi Village, Mama left office a little earlier to meet Papa from Gwendolyn's school. We dashed straight from Bukit Timah into Changi. Lyn Lyn was all excited, as Mama's been telling her about going on holiday! Well, I don't know how much she knows about holiday, but she knows we're going to somewhere FUN! When we reach the TMFT, she was running around the lobby, wanting to look for sand playing toys, hula hoops, etc...when Mama told her that she'll be left behind if she keeps running around, she just stood still and say: I want, I want to go! When we're passing through Immigration, there is this x-ray hand luggage checkpoint. When Lyn Lyn saw everyone removing their bags and put through the machine, she was all excited in putting her Hello Kitty backpack onto the belt. However, she didn't know that we need to collect our belongings from the other end and stood there, screaming: I want my BAG! But when Mama calm her down and bring her to the other end for collection, she was amazed by that! After the Immigration and before we board the ferry, we need to wait for a while and she was enjoying herself, eating her biscuit. She sat like an "Ah Beng" and unlady like at all...and when we finally board the ferry, she didn't know what to do, but kept staring...but when she was inside, she was keen in sitting down, going around from back to front, just to explore the interior. When the ferry started moving, Papa start to feed her dinner, as it was getting late and Lyn Lyn is HuNgRy...after that, she asked Papa and Mama to take turns to bring her around. Since there's nothing much to do, Mama just brought her to the end and inspect the toilets...judging from the outside, looking at the colour on the door knob to distinguish between "vacant" and "engaged"!
After the Immigration, collecting of luggage, identifying ourselves as the hospitality counter, we finally boarded the transfer bus from the Ferry Terminal and headed straight to the Nirvana Gardens Resort to do all the necessary check-in procedures, before being transferred to our ultimate destination: Banyu Biru Resorts, Suria 3!
Both Lyn Lyn and Frederick were crazy about the staircase in the chalet...kept walking up and down...when we're eventually settled with the luggage, showering, unpacking, etc...we sat down for our long delayed dinner...can't remember what time, but I think it should be around 23:00 + (SG time)...and the kids didn't sleep until after midnight...what a LONG DAY...
Day 2 Lunch at Thai Restaurant; Dinner at The Coffee Shop Seafood Buffet Dinner
As Lyn Lyn didn't sleep until very late at night, she didn't wake up until 09:30 (SG time) the next morning. But when she was awake, she was all excited again, running downstairs to have breakfast, trying to step out to the balcony, etc. In order to stop her from stepping out to the balcony by herself, we told her that the ants will bite her and she'll become itchy itchy, she stood in front of the balcony and said to herself: No ant bite bite...Papa took a few photos for her on the staircase, the adults discussed for a while about where to go, we finally set off to the main resort area and venture about for food! Initially, we wanted to have a BBQ at night at our chalet. However, it seems rather costly and no much variety to choose from, in the end, we've decided to have the Seafood Buffet at the Coffee Shop for dinner. But what about lunch? We wanted to go to the Thai Restaurant, nearer to the Indra Maya Villas (Papa and Mama stayed there before 4 years ago)...but still, we have plenty of time before lunch. We explored around, looking for the kids room and we noticed that it's just next to the main swimming pool. Lyn Lyn ran towards the slides and swing playground, but it started raining just minutes after she's started. So in the end, we went indoors to the kids playroom and spent the next 30 minutes there, playing "10 Pin Bowling". When the rain was not so heavy, we left for the shuttle bus to the Thai Restaurant.
We went back to our chalet afterwards. Initially, we planned for the kids to take a nap, but Lyn Lyn just refused to nap. So, whilst all the rests are napping, Papa and Mama brought Lyn Lyn to the pool for some fun...there was a WATER SLIDE...she tried with Papa for the first time and loved it...so Papa and Mama took turns in catching her at the bottom of the slides, so that she'll not be submerged into the water...she couldn't have enough and kept asking for MORE MORE! But Papa and Mama knew she's tired and we wanted her to go back, shower and get ready for dinner. We told her that we're going back to tell Frederick Di Di, so that they can play together. But we didn't return to the pool afterwards, instead, all of us headed back to the main resort for dinner. On the way to the Coffee Shop, Lyn Lyn just fell asleep...and Papa and Mama had an easy dinner time. She didn't wake up again until we went back to the chalet. We fed her some bread, but she didn't seem to be hungry. When she saw the adults playing cards, she asked to play as well, so Mama played the Hello Kitty Uno with her and asked her to identify numbers! It was very difficult to get her in bed again and she didn't sleep until after midnight (again!).
Day 3 Lunch at Villa (da bao); Dep Bintan 17:30; Arr SG 19:30 (+ 1 hr)
Finally, it's the last day of our holiday. We woke up earlier this morning, so that we can go to the pool again before it started to rain. We spent a good morning playing WATER SLIDES, but Frederick was scared to be exposed to such a BIG swimming pool. He was interested to see Lyn Lyn Jie Jie playing the slides, but he was frightened himself...it took him quite some time before he can finally stand on the edge of the pool and tap the water and walking along the edge...
