Ohno... I'm back from Batam!! :( Batam was such a nice place. Staying at the Galong sure taught me a lot. Over there, things seems to be slower, and the pace was much slower too. So slow that the time was 1 hour slower than Singapore!
I reached there at Batam time 2pm. And that's my room! My brother and mom didn't come along so it's just me and my dad.
Everything was made out of wood except the needles. That's my dad! Standing at the balcony. I still find it very fascinating to sleep above water.
That's the view from the balcony! I was practising violin there.
Isn't this nice...
That's the roof I face everynight before I sleep! There's one fan. :) But it's still quite warm.
The clear water below.
That's the pathway leading to the dining area and fishing area!
And this is the pathway leading to the nearby islant that is connected. I spent the afternoon practising and exploring the island. :)
Upon my arrival, I was welcomed by the dogs!! I called the white dog infront Milay. It looks so much like milo! And it kept sticking with me. I think she's the mother of some adorable pupies! She's really really brave.
That's me practising carl flesch. It was so horibble sounding that I had to play so softly. Behind me is the island I went to before I started practising.
The one taking a photo of me is Uncle Lincon!! He's the guy who owns the Galong. Great man, great christian. He was really impressed by mendelssohn! And told me I should make my own recording of it. Hehe. That was such a nice thing to say but sadly, I'm not as good as he thinks I am. :(
Trying to use my photography skills. :) The water actually looks quite shiny and the bridge, well, I'm not so scared of it now!! The gaps between each plank are not frightening anymore.
Look how clear the water can get! But sadly, look at what polution has done... There's no choral alive.
Clouds... one of my interest. It's for me to watch and for you to remember. :) Taken from Narnia. The culumbus cloud mixing around with the statrus cloud. Looks like it's going to rain. :) But didn't. The wind was strong and it blew the clouds away!! Causing lightning at further areas.
My not so godo photography skills. Heeee. But I got better!
The pictures coming up are all taken during the evening, one of the best times to take pictures. You can see how much time I had!
Milay again... always posing for me!
Wow... I like this. Although I never liked Mangroves, the sunlight was awesome. Ze told me she saw a lot of mangroves at pulau ubin too!! But maybe they're not as nice as this! Notice the roots...
Another Galong. Our neighbour. :) His son works at Uncle Lincon's Galong. And apparently, his Galong got robbed 3 times!
That's our Galong!! Nice hut! I lik the shadow.. still in the evening!
Milay again!
Photography skills coming!
I like to take things that are standing out alone... it tells a lot.
Even this normal leaf is cool!
See... it's lonley and it stands out!! Heee.
I realise that some things stands out when they're alone... so does it mean that leaders have to be alone? But sometimes, things stand out when you look at them in a different way. Hehe. I don't know what I'm saying. But there's an idea.
That's a place that belongs to Uncle Linkon to keep his fresh water fishes! We had to walk in the island to get to this place while being tortured by mosquitoes. But Milay was walking with us too!! Such a nice dog. :)
My photography skills again!
I like this picture. Look very carefully and you can spot the main object!! :)
Walking back... the end of the day is coming! The sun's leaving!
Bye Sun!!!
Next morning.. my dad doing devotions by the sea.. sitting at the edge of the plank.. so cool. It's my favourite spot too! And yeah, I'm learning how to take picture of humans. Seems like plants are easier to take.
Beach!
This is how they get electricity at night. From 6pm-10pm... it's amazing! How they use the wind.. and how dark it can get. But I liked it. :)
That's me!! And see the effect of the wind! This is the place where they catch fishes! The fishes come at night so they do their fishing at 3am. They wait for the fishes to go in the net. I spent my nights here too. Just sit at the edge and do star gazing! If not lightning gazing! See the edges? It's a great place for stress relief! Or just a simple relaxation.
See that corner behind the paint bucket? I was practising there for 1 hour plus. Facing the wind and watching the sun set with mendelssohn. Practising there makes yo uthink that you've been practising for a long time cause you see the sun set with you. Really cool. Once in a lifetime experience!!
Trying to use my dad as a model!!
Flowers... my very first models.
Yup, after taking those pictures on top, went back to the room to practise carl flesch! Couldn't practise out there cause it sounded too horrible. Only Bach and Mendelssohn can be exposed!
Went back to that island again! But this time, the dogs didnt'welcome me. They were too alarmed that the WHOLE gang rang towards me and one of them bit me. :( Very frightening.
Wow.. I like this picture!! I think I brought this seashell back and it's ready to be given to tham huiyu! She should feel honoured!!
Plants again!
Those adorable puppies accompanying my dad and me! I think they're Milay's offspring. Milay's attached to a blackie.
Hehe. Being very thoughtful.
That's Coconut! He was carrying a coconut with him for a long time before he hid it. :)
Shipwreck? Gorgeous.
Awww.... Milay... Really looks like Milo...
Isn't it magnificent? Those dogs looks so cool welcoming the other people. Water and hill as background... wow...
Milay again... always sticking around me and posing for me. :) Aww... She looks great anyway.
Lonely plants. They're nice to take and mean a lot. Look at the waves.
Catching hermit crabs.. Have you seen a hermit crab without a shell? Here's one!! It's trying to take over someone else's shell!! No wonder they're also known as pirate crabs..
My collection! Wanted to bring them back but all of them ran away in the end.. but it's ok! Started getting scared of them too.
Uncle Lincon brought my dad and me with 6 nus university students, 3 boys 3 girls, to another island! And it was low tide.. veryvery low tide. The sand was awesome but the chorals weren't. Those students joined us on the second day. :)
Clear waters... comfortable sand... what a great day it was.
What tree is this?? What fruit is that?? New wonders...
The jetty!
I have no idea what that is. Wonders.. but it's nice to take!
I'm writing something!!
Music of life... Wherever you go, however you go, you hear the music of life.
Lonely stuff.
Interesting formation!
My camera's quite cool right! But I'm hoping for a better one too!
Didn't spend much time swimming but spent much time playing with the send. And I realised that I'm flat footed! Like my cousin. It's interesting.. which means that I don't have to go for NS! But I'm a girl.
My dad and I.
Taking things from different angles..
My dad as a model again! Just can't seem to take a nice picture.
Heee.. that's that!
And it's a good bye. Bye Uncle Lincon!! Uncle Lincon said he will invite me back to play the violin for special VIP if there's a chance!! Hee... this place sure brought memories.. and I'm going to miss this place. SO MUCH. Right now, ahead of me is a nightmare. But I know, I'll get through it. And I look forward to another adventure with nature.. again...
I wish my mom good health too! So that she may be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible. :)
jumped at : 6:16 PM
hey diddle diddle
Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such fun,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.