Friday, March 5, 2010

Life's a bitch

We keep hearing complaints from friends and family back home that it's the coldest winter since Elvis left the building and how everyone been carrying around the same cold for weeks while waiting for a bus that never comes, and so on, and so on. Stop complaining people, we also have problems, not everything is peachy here in Malaysia. So with that said, please stand back and let us bitch a little.
  • First of all it's really hard to keep beer nice and cold in this heat.
  • The local Starbucks uses regular milk in the latte, not Barista milk.
  • If you do not park in the shadow it takes the air con at least a minute to cool down the car.
  • When you eat mango, your hands get really sticky (unless you have a napkin of course).
  • During our vacation so far it has rained for more than one hour.
  • Our swimming pool can get crowded (we spotted at least five people this morning).
  • We have been eating seafood for over a month, how much more can you take?!
  • And finally, it's hot! The heat makes you tired and it takes at least one nap a day to recover.
Wow, so glad we got that off of our chests, it actually feels a little better now ;-)

Sailing away

Yesterday we went for a 6 hour afternoon and sunset cruise and spent the day drifting among the 99 islands of the Langkawi archipelago. We appreciated the fact that we were taken to secluded areas away from the tourist hot spots, for hours we were the only boat around except for a few local fishermen.

The drinks were freely flowing all day long and the freshly cooked food was delicious. After a few hours of cruising we jumped from the yacht into the water and swam to the uninhabited beach in the middle of nowhere! Instead of exploring the beach as some of the other passengers did, we just stayed in the water, holding each other and drinking champagne. It's cool to feel rich for a day!

After this "exhausting" adventure we got back to the yacht and while Eva (our captain) and her staff were cooking dinner for us, we were laying on the cushions on the deck relaxing and enjoying the stunning scenery.

The dinner was served at sunset and we were still amazingly enough the only boat around. It was quiet and peaceful, the wind was cooling us off while we were eating dinner and enjoying the breathtaking view.







Martin chatting with a lovely Scottish couple (Glasgow Rangers fans) who got engaged on the cruise.