Twas Superb!!

Oh, the last week was so great! Was in Penang for more than a week. Got to eat to my heart’s content…really, really missing Penang food already la. Got to spend time with my family and also my friends.

The last day in Penang was the best! My friends and I went to Batu Feringghi to play some water sports. We set out about 12pm. When we reached, there was some confusion as to what to play. All of us agreed to ride on the banana boat together but we were unsure whether to do parasailing or ride on a jet ski. In the end 3 of us went parasailing and the rest rode the jet ski. I went parasailing and boy, was it wonderful! It was absolutely awesome to see a little of Penang from the skies. It is totally different from seeing it from an airplane, believe me. As the wind blew in my face, I was just struck dumb with the beauty of God’s creation. My heart kept jumping as the parachute kept going up and down. At one point the guy in the boat pulling my chute was going so slow, I actually touched the water.

After all of us had finished doing our individual sport, it was time to go on a banana boat. It was so much fun, riding along the waves with everyone screaming ourselves silly…haha. The as went on our last round, I suddenly saw everybody in front of me being thrown into the water. In a while, I found myself in the water also. How I struggled to gain control of myself. Actually I have a great fear of water. Can’t swim also. The first thing that went through my mind when we fell into the water was the fact that this beach was full of jellyfish. I’ve never been stung by a jellyfish and wouldn’t want to create history now. Then I suddenly felt somebody pulling my hair down and I was going into the water! Naturally, I struggled to stay afloat. With water going in my nostrils, I couldn’t breathe. I struggled harder and I won. I looked behind to see who pulled me under and just imagine my surprise when I saw it was Celest, my friend whom I knew since Standard One. She told me she had to hold on to me to stay afloat herself. My childhood friend, putting her life before mine…sigh. Remind me never to get stranded on a deserted island with her. She might start eating me to survive…haha. Then another friend, Huey said she felt a sting on her leg. The jellyfish had struck! Fortunately, it wasn’t a serious sting. It got healed after a while.

After our beach escapades, we proceeded to a delicious lunch of the famous Penang laksa nearby (still makes my mouth water just thinking about it). After laksa, we went on to Lorong Selamat for ais kacang. That too, was really good.

What a day it was! Really the greatest day I had in a long time..thanks to Ee May, Huey Wen, Celest, Chee Mei and Jo-Ann for a wonderful time!