amazing race

last sunday went for a trip
woke up at 7am
told to bring passport
we planned to go to desaru island
so we had to take ferry from changi ferry terminal
we had to be there at 9.30am
we had to depart by 8am
but somebody was late..
so we started our journey from NTU at 8.10am
someone said "breakfast is important!"
so we queued unexpectedly long at ya kun kaya toast
by the time we got our toasts it was 8.30
.

then we headed east to Changi airport
on the way we needed petrol break
got lost for some time at bedok reservoir
from terminal 3 we took cab to the ferry terminal
we told the driver we had to catch a 10am ferry
but he drove slower than ever
cost about $12
.
when the cab stopped
i was assigned to ran as fast as possible towards the ticketing counter
so i ran..
when i reached the counter..
it was closed
the clock showed 9.50am
so i asked the officer behind
they discussed for quite some time..
then told us..sorry but the counter has closed
and the next ferry is 5.30pm
bye bye desaru island

.
we were sad
disappointed
tried to walk back to terminal 3
but on the way..it suddenly rained
hmm...
could not find any shelter
and the place was deserted
less than 7 minutes later a cab passed by
lucky..
so we took cab back to T3..
he was nice..gave us an 80 cents discount
so we spent hours not knowing what to do..
and strolled along the new terminal


it was 11am
we had our lunch at lerk thai
wanted to go johor but afraid of the checkpoint jam due to mas selamat
so "let's go batam" i suggested
so we went
took the 'penguin' ferry there
the name really lived up its legacy
the ferry was as slow as penguin
'batam fast' was much faster and efficient
.

so we are at batam
changed some rupiahs
went to waterfront
played watersports
parasailing..jetskiing..
it was refreshing




almost had an accident while jetskiing

i was on the wheel..
i turned right and
was just talking to my friend about how safe jet skiing was
when out of sudden on my left another jetski approaching
my friend was shocked and prepared to jump down
water splashing, people screaming
we missed by only an inch..
but we were drenched

.
ate coconut, spring rolls, biscuits
i was impressed by how batam was so international
everything's in S$
the city was so well- managed
the roadside was clean..
definitely much better than my city, medan


at about 5 pm we headed back to the ferry terminal
wanted to book the 6.20 pm ticket back to sg
but it was fully booked
sigh
so we took cab to another terminal
and managed to get 7.30 pm ferry back
.

we reached home at 11pm
and that is my one adventurous day
.

now, back to reality....