{"id":229,"date":"2008-10-19T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2008-10-19T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2008\/10\/19\/bintan-day-03\/"},"modified":"2022-04-23T12:04:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T12:04:18","slug":"bintan-day-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2008\/10\/19\/bintan-day-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Bintan Day 03"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>19 Oct 08<\/p>\n<p>FY, Sharon, JR &amp; I woke up, bathed and were ready for breakfast by 10 AM (BT). Our bags were packed too! We are going back to Singapore today! As planned, we will go for the Dune Buggy activity before leaving Bintan.<\/p>\n<p>All of us were hungry but YS\u00c2\u00b2 were not up yet. But we still went ahead to open the Sara Lee cake! Hehe&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1331.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1333.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cake all over the floor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">YS\u00c2\u00b2 woke up at almost 10:30 AM (BT). 4 slides of cake left for them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1334.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1337.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Microwave garlic bread<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1342.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1345.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Fried egg<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1346.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bread with honey baked ham and luncheon meat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1347.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So nice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1348.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What&#8217;s this?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1349.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rambutan with pineapple dessert<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After breakfast, YS\u00c2\u00b2 went to settle our return ferry tickets to Singapore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1358.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">11:20 AM (BT) <\/span>YS\u00c2\u00b2 told us the bad news &#8211; all the ferries back to Singapore were full! No more tickets. She had put Yusin and herself on the waiting list for the 14:30 PM (BT) ferry. The rest of us were put on the 18:30 PM (BT) waiting list. We might not be able to return to Singapore today! We should have arrange for the return ferry earlier yesterday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1360.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yee Sze is the only one who could settle the check out and she had to do it before she leaves! We would have no where to go after that. Hence, all of us decided to wait at Bintan Bandar BentanTelani\u00c2\u00a0<strong><\/strong>instead of waiting at the resort lobby.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1367.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Fireflies we caught last night<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1373.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1374.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">JR releasing all of the fireflies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1376.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">FY, Sharon, JR &amp; I went around the resort in our buggy while YS\u00c2\u00b2 packed their bags.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">More photos:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1380.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1381.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1392.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"H2\">Angsoka Villa<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1390.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"H2\">Angsoka Villa&#8217;s <\/span>private swimming pool<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1393.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1394.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1396.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1398.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1401.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1403.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1405.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1406.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1409.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">12:20 PM (BT)<\/span> YS\u00c2\u00b2 told us that we need to leave at 12:30 in order to catch the 14:30 ferry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1414.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">FY crushing onto Sharon while we wait for transport to pick us up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">12:30 PM (BT) <\/span>Mini bus to pick us from our villa to the resort lobby.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1420.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1423.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1424.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1425.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Activities Counter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1426.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1427.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1428.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1429.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">YS\u00c2\u00b2 went to settle the check out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1431.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1432.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1439.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1440.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Bintan Bandar BentanTelani <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">13:00 PM (BT)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1447.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1448.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ferry ticketing counter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1450.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Factory Outlet next to Bintan Bandar BentanTelani<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1451.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1452.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1453.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It was so warm at Bintan Bandar BentanTelani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1455.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1470.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">14:00 PM (BT)<\/span> YS\u00c2\u00b2 confirmed their tickets for the 14:30 PM (BT) ferry and went off. JR &amp; FY went to the ticket counter to continue waiting. JR managed to get for the both of us the 14:30 ferry and confirmed tickets for the 15:30 ferry for FY &amp; Sharon. Good job JR! Don&#8217;t worry FY &amp; Sharon, we will wait for you in Singapore!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">JR &amp; I were the last two to get onto the ferry and had to sit separately.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>We are Back! <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">14:50 PM (ST)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1476.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">JR &amp; I sms FY &amp; Sharon to inform them that we will wait for them at the arrival hall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1479.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1480.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We saw YS\u00c2\u00b2 in front of us! Yusin had called his father to pick them up and they went off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1481.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The arrival of the Falcon 2 ferry (FY &amp; Sharon&#8217;s ferry)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1482.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Waiting at the arrival hall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1483.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">18:00 PM (ST) Met up with FY &amp; Sharon. We proceed to the taxi queue outside the ferry terminal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/Bintan3\/IMG_1485.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Long queue &amp; no cab<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sharon called for a cab and off we go! Home Sweet Home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 19 Oct 08 FY, Sharon, JR &amp; I woke up, bathed and were ready for breakfast by 10 AM&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2076,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions\/2076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}