it wasn't exactly the beach bum fantasy i was hoping for, but it'll suffice- snorkeling for the first time, falling asleep with the sound of waves lapping against the shore, bare feet sinking into the sand, clear waters up to my knees, disconnected from the rest of the world in the cosy pinewood lodging, my only concern what's for breakfast/lunch/dinner, thinking i should have brushed up on my limited Malay before the trip, coming home several shades darker.
funnily enough though the memory of the journey to and fro on the coach is one of my most vivid, of malaysian toilets and the coach speeding along the rural areas and wondering if we'll ever reach our destination.
thank God for journey mercy and beautiful weather the few days we were at Redang. i did manage to flip through pages of my novel, a magazine and my Bible while louging on recliners facing the sea.