keeta joirait-joirait nor

it was indeed miraculous that we managed to get a room during the recent cny hols in langkawi. it all started last wednesday when the hubby & i thought it would do us good to get out of haunted old kay-ell. after checking online, stalking my travel agent & calling the hotels, there were none that was reasonably priced. the only one we had was 'yes maam, we have rooms available but only the suite & it costs three thousand ringgit a nite'. okayyyyy....

so we were almost resigned to the fact that we would be in town for the celebrations & decided instead that we would round up some friends for a yee-sang lunch. a couple of them couldn't make it as they were going away for the hols...one replied saying she'll be away for the hols in langkawi with the hubby & the in-laws. sigh!! so i related to her how we planned to go away too but couldn't get rooms (we even tried four seasons & a funny conversation transpired but that's another story for another day). so she said 'why don't i ask j (her hubby) cos we are staying at his friend's resort?'. i told her to try but i wouldn't be too disappointed if she couldn't get anything (of course i was lying through my teeth & keeping my fingers, toes & whatever that could be crossed, crossed).

in the meantime i was stalking & annoying the daylights out of my agent who was trying to get me rooms in phuket, bali or even singapore. then, then, then i received an sms from my friend 'ada bilik, nak tak? kena confirm cepat..'. a quick call to the travel agent & the hubby we were destined to spend the hols in langkawi.

joining the rest of them last minute shoppers, we went looking for all things essential for fun in the sun in between calling the vet to send my cat for boarding, booking the cab to klia & getting the tour guide cum cab driver in langkawi to book his services for the four days we were gonna be there...

sunday afternoon, we were on the plane to the island. the resort we stayed at was quite decent actually. rooms were quite comfortable but somehow the ambience was not too 'resorty'. but the gorgeous view, the quite private beach more than made up for it. and we were sure the daughter would approve of this eco-friendly resort.

ahhh, serenely blissful four days of lazing on the beach soaking up the sun, strolls by the beach, joy-ride exploring the islands, good food, lepaking, gambling (chinese new year lah. always looking for a eason i suppose), massage at the spa & of course you can't go to langkawi & not shop. what can be better than that?

we were taken away by the beauty of the islands, the azure ocean, the flora & fauna and the simplicity of life. we just didn't want it to end & practically dragged ourselves to the airport to get back home.

just as we reached home & started to unpack, i got a missed call from the cab driver who took us around in langkawi. thinking that i may have left something behind in his cab, i called him back. guess what, he just called to check if we arrived home safely. if that's not service, i don't know what is..

so i leave langkawi & her beauties with a heavy heart. pics prove why langkawi was awarded a national geopark status by unesco. it has now become our favorite local holiday destination for

a quick getaway. and the four seasons will definitely be on the list.