The workplace has opened a few of its resorts from 12
November and I made a booking for a ground floor unit of two bedrooms. I wasn’t
feeling particularly hopeful as it has never been easy to secure. So I was
pleasantly surprised when I found that my booking was accepted. Alhamdulillah!
I asked my sister if she wanted to go or if I should cancel and she immediately
replied in the affirmative.
We headed to PD on Friday afternoon (26 November)
and arrived after 1.5 hours. Dad wasn’t feeling well – it could be because he
had an empty stomach or he had motion sickness. He rested soon after we arrived
and stayed behind when we went to the beach to catch the sunset.
On Saturday, my brother-in-law, sister and I went
for a morning walk all the way to Tanjung Tuan Recreational Forest before
turning back. After breakfast, at dad’s request, we drove out to Masjid Tanah.
We didn’t get down except at a small stall selling fresh fish on the way back
as my sister wanted to buy some seafood. Dad had motion sickness again in the
car.
We went out in the late afternoon to the beach as
my niece, nephew and sister wanted to bathe in the sea. There were a lot of
people about. And a lot of rubbish too. Grr!
On Sunday morning, after prayers and helping sister
prepare breakfast, I walked to nearby Lexis Hibiscus and walked around the
hotel area. I wasn’t impressed with the external look of the units but hey each
unit comes with its own pool. I returned to our resort about an hour after I
left.
Dad wanted to leave early so after packing, tidying
up and a few family photos, we left. My nephew drove us back, stopping first at
a pharmacy to buy anti-motion sickness pills for dad. We reached home just
after 12 noon.
So that was a weekend by the sea, with the sun,
sand and sky (and a little motion sickness too).
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