Our Favourite Place: Langkawi Island.

Both of us have this itch to get out of KL every once in a while so that we can clear our cluttered mind since we are unable to clear our cluttered desk and life. We are always looking for some place near that is within an hour drive or flight away. Just for a quick getaway to get our quick fix of each other ... (heh corny I know, sorry can't help it)

Our list of preference is quite short and simple. We are pretty boring couple, I have to admit. For a quick getaway, we don't really do extreme sports/activities or have plans of any sort; all we need is to wind down and spend quality time with each other. No shopping, no sight-seeing. This would usually involves - a comfortable sea-view chalet with low density of tourists and a tortoise-paced area.

The one perfect place that fit all these requirements at that point of time was Langkawi's Frangipani Resort and Spa.

Yeap, for the first quarter of this year, we decided to go back to Langkawi island. We loved it so much from the last time that we were there, we made a pact that we should go back to this island again, probably every year for as long we are together. This time around, we chose to stay at this resort.

Entrance to Frangipani Resort & Spa

From Agoda, we knew that this hotel is nestled somewhere in Pantai Tengah which is pretty quiet compared to Pantai Chenang, so that's a plus point. But when we were surfing around for more information, there weren't much reviews that described the hotel well with maybe a few broken links. A bit disappointed but we decided to give it a shot anyway. We booked the hotel and the rest, they say, is history. We spent 4 days and 3 nights there and came back fully refreshed and rejuvenated. All ready to take on the world again.

*flex muscles*

I love this resort so much, I was really eager to blog about it. That is not something that I would do. I suck at giving reviews. I can never find the best word or sentence to describe anything. I also would go on and on and on about it. People get bored by reading an unstructured nonsensical review. But I will not pass the opportunity to blog about this resort.

*takes out an imaginary sword and points it out to the sky*

But of course, knowing me, I put the word PRO in procrastination. It has been almost a month and Mr. Snots was constantly reminding me of this 'responsibility'.

Aih.

Ok back to this update.

We spent 4 days of doing pretty much nothing. Every morning, Mr. Snots, after his rounds of jogging (he's boring, see?) forced me out of bed so that we can have early breakfast... whilst enjoying the morning breeze and view. I resented the fact that I had to wake up early there, but what's not to love about this eh?

After breakfast, he then forced me to walk the food off. Pfth! Walking about in the shade of these fruit trees and flowers what were planted all over the resort was just extremely relaxing. It reminded me of my dad's village. The staff there were so friendly, they even offered to climb up the tree and pick mangoes for us. As much as I was extremely flattered with that offer, but I wouldn't want to eat unripened mangoes.

Again. what's not to love about this?

Frangipani Resort & Spa is an eco-friendly resort. They have solar panels installed for all the chalets and recycle bins can be seen all over the place. They actually practice the art of recycling and produce their own organic compost and use it to fertilise their garden. They walk the talk; something that is rare in the management of big hotels and resorts.

We spent the rest of the day relaxing by the beach, reading books, swimming and played ping pong. I should have known better you know. Playing ping pong or any sorts of sports with him is kind of suicidal. He is extremely competitive. He will never give up; not at least he gets better at it.

Here's the thing. At first, he was really bad at playing ping pong; the score was around 21-1. Seriously. He was so bad that I was able to beat his ass in about few minutes. LOL. But what made me feel suicidal was the fact that, he just REFUSED to give up. He constantly bugged me to play like 3 rounds of best-of-5, and got exponentially better. It started with 21-1, then slowly catching up to 21-10 then to 21-19 until he won one or two games. Even thrash talking did not bring him down. Talking about determination, I tell ya or bruised ego, probably. Heh. It was fun, but it was also damn tiring. He got the stamina. I don't!

Daily activities - pretty much nothing.

Then at night, Mr. Snots drove me to Kuah Town to enjoy the best and the cheapest seafood in the island. Tourists were always fooled to think that the best seafood is in Pantai Chenang. They were fooled alright!!

This is the restaurant that we usually go to for our seafood. The food is sensational and it's cheap. The first time Mr. Snots took me there, I took out around RM150 to pay for the bill, but it came up to only RM40. I was like WTF, must eat here every time and every day. Like that. I took this picture because, like Oprah, I also like sharing my favourite things with everyone. If you ever have cravings for seafood in Langkawi (and if you don't you must be crazy or something), this is the place that you should go to. It is located near the Bella Vista Hotel.

After dinner, for like every night that we were there, we chilled at the Coco Jam Beach Bistro (in the resort itself) and listened to the live music and enjoyed a drink or two, probably three or four and did a couple of shots. The booze was cheaper than mineral water man.... might as well order beers.

We've made many friends during our stay there. The managers and the staff were extremely accommodating. There was this one particular gardener that entertained the guests at night at the Coco Bar. He always introduced himself with, "Hai, I'm Kamal, gardener by day, rock singer by night." He was extremely good belting all the rock songs. Because he is quite old so expect rock oldies from this man. But since we are old too, that was our type of music as well. He had this one thing that he did every time before he went up the stage --> got himself drunk. LOL. He can only perform in front of the crowd if he's drunk enough.

Funny that old man.

Gosh. Typing this update makes me missed my time in Langkawi. I love every moment that I spent there. Well, except maybe for the ping pong part (still annoyed about it).

After our holiday in Langkawi, this time around, we've made a new pact, Mr.Snots and I. We will come back to Langkawi every year for as long as we are together and back to this resort to rekindle our love and trust in each other just in case we get strayed off the path of happiness.

Love,
Lina