HOLIDAY TRIP 16TH TO 20TH JUNE
Langkawi - Day One
16th June 2006 (Friday)

I am going to blog about my first holiday trip with Calvin in detail, day by day. =) Just for documenting purposes. So first entry about my 5 Days 4 Nights trip to Langkawi and Penang.

That's the two of us, all excited and happy on Malaysian Airlines, travelling SIN-LGK. We had a small meal onboard as it was only a 1 hour 30 min flight. (The food was actually quite nice, well, nicer than the SIA food I had when I went Bangkok last year)

Us taking pictures with the plane we took when we touched down in Langkawi. A rather small plane, Boeing 737. I think it was as small, or even smaller than the Tiger Airways plane I took last year.

So we were transferred to the hotel, Holiday Villa Langkawi in a small van. After checking-in and settling down, which took quite a while (now I have come to truly appreciate Raffles Hotel's fast check-in and gentle breeze services!!), we headed to our first meal at Langkawi!!
Er, no I didnt eat this cow for dinner. We spotted many cows as we walked to dinner at LIGHTHOUSE. After much extensive research, I was really attracted to Lighthouse, where they served seafood and wine BY THE SEA. Many websites boast about the superb sunset views while dining which I was so so looking forward to.
Besides the cow, we also saw this cool signage, painted on the pavement along our way to dinner. This signage "You are walking in the right direction" was followed by this restaurant's name (not Lighthouse) and saying it served the best seafood in Langkawi or something like that.
So we reached Lighthouse with much anticipation and excitement. It looked run down from the behind but when we went in, the white&blue checkered tablecloth by the seaside was just so so mesmerizing. The wind, the sea, the view, the coconut trees swaying in the wind, EVERYTHING was perfect!
But..the sky suddenly grown overcast. -_- And rain started falling. =( Very dramatic but totally non-fictional, the restaurant's piped-in music started playing "Raindrops falling on my head". The caucasian couple beside us were really amused and asked the staff if it was on purpose. Turned out it had been totally coincidental and unplanned! Pretty cool huh!

So we placed our orders and the food arrived after a while. Calvin had a Chicken dish with Flat Face Pasta while I had a Fish dish. Can't remember all the names. After the food had arrived,it rained even more heavily and our food was all covered with rain water even though we were in the sheltered part. Calvin still did not want to move in further cos the ambience outside was much nicer and it was quite an experience dining by the sea AND in the rain. haha.

But fortunately, the sky started to clear and slowly..

Slowly..

The much awaited sunset!!! :)

We witnessed a really exhilaring sight. The sunset views promised by the websites were truly breathtaking. I wished we had a damn pro camera at hand so that we could have frozen that beautiful memory in time.

That's us at Lighthouse. Oh, the food was quite good by the way. But I thought it could have been better. Prices are alright; above average prices - but for the ambience and experience, definitely worth it!!

Anyway, we had a fantastic dinner at Lighthouse, definitely worth a visit if you go Langkawi. After the dinner, we headed back for the hotel, bathed and all and rested quite early cos we were headed to Pulau Payar Marine Park for snorkeling early in the morning.

Lastly, I'll leave you with my favourite picture of the trip.

Calvin+Me, with a gorgeous sunset backdrop.

Calvin: Thank you for the wonderful 5-day trip we had, I still miss everything so much!! More importantly, Thank You for the 1 year and six months we've had together. 26th June 2006 :) ilu