Easter Break in Malaysia

We were in Malaysia (Tioman Island) with Deanna and Glenn for the start of Easter break and had a great time. The food at the resort was actually quite incredible and so meal times ended up being a couple hours of just not eating lots, but chatting the day away! They only had the long weekend, but we stayed on after they left for another three days to do some diving. We rented motorbikes one day and toodled around (in a mid-morning downpour no less!), and spent another afternoon golfing. The course was part of the resort and the back nine was all along the ocean with some spectacular views. it reminded of us what pebble beach looks like (or what we think it "must" look like!). at one particular hole the men had an elevated tee and as they were offering their golf balls up to the "golf gods" half a dozen monkeys came out to cheer them on - and on this one rock sat three of them - looking EXACTLY like the see-no-evil, hear-no-evil and speak-no-evil trio. it was SO funny!

After they flew out we did a bit of scuba diving(if you look closely, you can see the shark), golfed another nine, and spent an afternoon at the spa. Then it was time for discovering Kuala Lumpur (we had three days there before coming back to work). We put on a lot miles walking and sightseeing between the shopping malls. (note from yvonne: it was 35+C, very humid and our "lots of miles" was actually sef-induced: didn't want to get scammed by the taxis, didn't like the particular tours offered so we made up our own "walking tour" that i have to say was great! we were gone 9 hours and didn't do much shopping that first day. it was really something and i still shake my head whenever i think of it - here we were, cotton/no sleeves/light clothing with sweat absolutely pouring down us and we would meet these muslim women - all with the head coverings - some with more westernized clothing - most with the burka and then a few more yet with not only the burka but with the head covering that only had a narrow slit for their eyes. it was amazing, and my heart just ached for them! such an obvious double-sided situation because a few steps ahead were their husbands clad in shorts, tshirts, sandals and sunglasses. so thankful am i that not only am i canadian, but as a woman am canadian!. that first day we took in the petronas towers,
the national mosque, the national museum, the national railway station, central market (a zoo it was!), chinatown and ended our journey by getting a little disorientated and adding even more mileage. The second day was spent, more or less (more) shopping. now that i have the facts correct, i'll turn it back to dave). You would be proud of Yvonne, she didn't whine no matter how many stores I wanted to go in and how many outfits I wanted to try on! I did actually welcome the chance to get in the air conditioned mall 'cause it was about 34 C while we were walking around. That evening, we treated ourselves to a spa treatment at the hotel. They had a pool of fish that nibble all the dead skin away as you soak your feet. Yvonne freaked out when I put my feet in and they disappeared from view as the fish swarmed them. It was quite the feeling, very tickly and it took me a few minutes to stop from laughing as they chewed away. Yvonne got her feet in but as soon as the fish came close, she pulled them out. The girl there just laughed at her so finally she left them in long enough to have a fish actually touch her. That was the end of that! She couldn't bring herself to stick them back in.
Then it was on the airplane and back to Macau. Another great week!