Redang was awesome. I'd trade anything in the world for the sun, the sand and the sea at any given day. The natural sunlight there was so good for taking photos, I couldn't resist a few self-shots, which explains the flurry of self-shots. If Redang is already so wonderful, I can only imagine what Maldives would be like. And if there were a heaven, it'd probably be/ should be something like this.

My days were filled with snorkelling, hanging out at my favourite little spot on the hammock with a good book and tanning. Snorkelling was great fun. The marine park was pretty crowded but there were so many pretty fishes there. I dare not venture out too far alone though. We were brought out into the open sea on the second trip and there were lesser fishes there but much more corals, which were absolutely gorgeous. One of the boatmen showed me around the area and swam with me. We dived in and out, closing clams up by touching them. He brought me a sea cucumber from the seabed and one of the other boatmen caught a little clownfish aka Nemo for me before letting it back out. It was so cute and tiny. I also caught a jellyfish. Apparently there were some baby sharks near the resort's beach and the boatmen volunteered to take me to see them but when we swam out, it got too dark to be finding baby sharks. Such a shame though. Taking pictures underwater was pretty cool as well, I felt like a supermodel for a bit (though I barely look like one, its pretty hard trying to open your eyes and coordinate your movements in water). I got myself a great tan which makes me feel so damn sexy and free right now (note: Jessie J reference). I've rekindled my love for reading and coupled with a nice hammock to swing, the sea breeze and the sound of the crashing waves, my being was slowly made whole again and healed, bit by bit.

The resort had no free WiFi at all so I was forced to completely disconnect myself from whatever life I have. I was pretty pissed for a while but it turned out to be really therapeutic in weird way. I was able to get my mind back into a good place and sort out all my thoughts/ emotions. I'm still undecided up to this point, but I've got a better sense of things. It was a quick getaway but a very beneficial one. My only complaint? I wish I had someone to share all these wonderful sights/ sounds/ memories with.

Labels: Quotes, Travels