so, i headed to Bintan with the family, grand father and my aunt with her family in tow. 

the past, past friday to sunday!

family holidays are always rather awkward seeing that people don't talk to each other around the house, but this time, having my grandfather around, the holiday was actually entertaining.

i have tons of pictures of him doing all sorts of silly stuff at the beach but really, i will spare you the misery of his saggy 80 year old chest and battle scars.

and it left me with an unflattering tanline, thank god my skin is not peeling/bubbling.

it was a good stay there, we stayed in a villa which was beautiful and i sure felt like a VIP cause everywhere we needed to go in the resort, we had to call a buggy and they will pick me up in less than 5 minutes. the villa was furnished for every whim and fancy, utensils, iron, hangers, towels, everything a home needs.

i particularly loved the veranda which overlooked the sea, at its horizon.

the taxis there were massive, they were called 'kijang' and they were those 4 wheel drives massive rides.

Most things there were expensive since they made used of mainly Singapore dollar and their rupiah was pretty heavy too, say an ice cream could cost 5 dollars, yet at the same time a 7.50 heineken in singapore costs 3.50 there.

weather wise, sunny most days!

the beach, was amazing, the water was so clear and shallow, i could literally walk very, very, very, very far out as many visible schools of fishes will trail along hoping to get a bite at my feet and legs. some kind of fish therapy!

most of all, the people there were amazing. they were friendly and just so sincere. it was beautiful to be around such people.

This is BINTAM, with an overload of lil syira.

( DEL, REI, CAROL, NITHA, see the BALLLLL!)

BINTANNNNNNNN.