there’s nothing i love more in the world than spending a relaxed weekend with the ones i love. and cuz i love a lil spur of the moment adventure every now and then, i rounded up the crew for a spa day-trip in Bintan.
suggested bintan plan:
- take the 1110am ferry to Bintan and get there in time for lunch. (ferry ride is 50mins. Bintan is 1Hour behind singapore.) adult RETURN ferry tickets cost abt $65 per person inclusive of tax.
- RIN Japanese Restaurant for lunch. Approx cost per person $22 for a real filling and delish lunch bento set.
- Chill on the beach. the BEST BEACH is at Mayang Sari. white powdery sand, clear skies and clear bluish green sea.
- Booked us into KEDATON SPA at 230pm. a 2.5hr spa package (scrub, wrap and 1hr massage = $150nett)
- Dinner at BAAN AARYA Thai Restaurant. Awesome sunset view. get there for 530pm to catch the sunset. dinner cost $44 per person. and we had a HUGE FEAST.
- catch the last ferry back. we went on a sunday so last ferry for weekends is at 815pm
was such a good day trip. came back rejuvenated and ready for the work week ahead. total damage: approx $250 per person. peanuts, considering i’d spend double that amount on shopping in a day on orchard road.
TOTALLY RECOMMEND YOU GIVE THIS DAY TRIP A SHOT
standing outside our lunch venue: RIN Japanese Restaurant at Nirwana Resort
the reason we're in bintan: to be parked at the KEDATON SPA for hours.... *bliss*
checkin out the private massage villas. L-R: wykidd, steph, ryan, anders, jillian
lomo-ing at the spa courtyard
gorgeous sandy beach, clear blue sea and sky. macam maldives. who wouldve thought a paradise exists only 50mins away from singapore?
gorgeous sunset
then we decided to do jump shots. jump until sweat like mad. so after about 100 jumps or so between us, here’s our best shots.
my best split jump, pathetic.... really rusty from all the years of not dancing
steph doing the streetfighter twirl
ryan was the best jumper amongst the 3 of us
steph was wearing harem pants.
ryan and steph. obviously in love.
my sunny crotch. nice.
grabbing the setting sun by the balls.
ryan... dramatic much?
yes. ryan has magical powers.
random husk we spied on the grass. ashtray. thanks.
anders and jillian joined after their lil after-spa coffee at some cafe. so they didnt get to do sunset jumps.
wykidd's too old to be doing any sort of jumps LOL. plus he was watching tennis anyway.
my bro and i
the next time i day-trip off to bintan, i’d go the more action-packed route.. jet-skiing, banana-boating, ATV rides… beers and pizzas on the beach. and of course, i will take loadsa photos
RYAN LEE
