the next day, we changed resorts to Mirage…
Mirage is to the right of the jetty..
they have the best food on the island
the homeliest bar
the cutest huts
and the friendliest people running that place!
if anyone’s thinking of heading to pulau besar,
i’d strongly recommend Mirage resort and the Pirates Bar
(d’ coconut inn is waaaaaaaaaay too overated)
just look for the friendly Hulk Hogan looking guy called Rhino and his wife Brenda
they’ll sort u out
food, transportation and if u’re lucky,
and u happen to go when their son is there,
he’ll bring u hiking to the other side of the island!
okay, lets face it,
the island aint that big
BUT, if u are the adventurous kind,
the best way to get to the other side of the island is thru the hills
besides, u get a good view
what more can u ask for?!
my holiday on the island was made excellent thanks to Brenda and rhino!
i’ll post up the contact number to Mirage soon
(forgot to bring the brochure out today~)
if u’re planning to go to pulau besar,
do put aside around 1500 to 2k
(this includes fuel if u’re driving and everything else from transportation to lodging to food)
dont complain its expensive all..
its the price u pay for privacy!
and privacy is what u get
coupled with home-like hospitality
oh and do bring your own snorkling gear!
u wouldnt wanna miss out on the great ocean life
the corals aint dead like the ones at tioman
if u get bored of this island,
u can always go island hopping!
its more worth it if u go in a big group thou..
but u wont regret it!
clearer waters, more colourful fishies, a nice quiet picnic..
bliss~
oh, one word of caution thou,
if u decide to go for a night ‘walk’ by the beach,
do shower and change your clothes before u sleep
dont think u’ll appreciate it if a snadfly hides in your clothes and bite u to death, literally (go google it)
and dont bother bringing heaps of clothes..
u can wash and hang them out to dry overnight..
okay enough of talk..
lets get down to pictures!
this is the double bed..
see the doors behind?
thats to the cutest lil bathroom ever!
thats the single bed/sofa
u need to walk down 2 steps to get down there
nice place to have a quickie
the A shaped huts..
our hut
creative right?
the tap was embeded into the log
thats a bigger chalet
thats the view from our little hut..
thats the Pirates bar to the right..
and the beach after that
this is the makan area
or part of it.. haha
thats the pool table
like duh~
comfy couch..
u can have dinner there.. or drinks after
or u can always op to sit by the beach or outside the bar
the makan area
the bar 
okay now for the people and adventures of Pulau Besar
first of, we went over to Aseania for a drink with the manager, Jasbir..
talk about bhai love..
went all the way to a tiny island just to find another bhai fella there..
hahahaha..
i think my life revolves around them!
not that i’m complaining..
rav’s the nicest bhai fella around..
thats Khai and his brother on the left..
they own one of the resorts after Mirage..
very nice people..
thats Jasbir
he’s a pretty quiet man..
friendly but reserved
and he likes his gin and tonic
okay, this picture does no one justice!
to be fair, we were all tired la……
right after this picture was taken, we had a visitor!
mr. snake was stealing eggs..
kesian the poor hen..
she was trying to shoo him away but it was swollowing eggs like there was no tomorrow!
looks big and scary huh..
one of the guys who’s working there made a madeshift hook with a pipe and some rope
he went under the bar to search for the snake..
no one let me go anywhere near the bottom of the structure, damnit!
oh btw, did i mention that we saw a sea snake that afternoon while snorkling?
Brenda says we bring the adventure hehe
she’s never had stuff like that happen before in all the years she’s been working there
okay, back to the story at hand..
heh heh…
u thought the snake was big didnt u?!
mwahahaha
tiny je…
these cats were super curious..
okay lets zoom in..
he’s so cute..
the kitten i mean
okay zoom in more
now i know why they say “curiousity kills the cat”
the island holds a secret!
every year the european survivor is held there..
well, not on that island per se
but on one of the neighbouring islands
two of their ‘tribal council’s were built on pulau besar thou..
here’s proof
thats the plane crash site..
close up..
looks kinda real right?
.. and then i got a little side-tracked
(when have i not, right?)
well, i saw pwetty lil mushrooms!
and another
hehehe…
shrooms
this was last year’s tribal council site
a small part of angkor wat..
looks real right?!
made out of plaster, wood and styrofoam
sorry no close ups
stinky didnt allow me to go anywhere near that place
takut the bridge break la,
snakes la,
dont know what la….
interesting kan?!
bet u didnt know all that
spot this on the way back to the resort..
do u see coconuts?
do u?
DO U?!
this was taken half an hour before we had to leave…
and as luck would have it, the weather was AMAZINGLY PERFECT!
its always like that dont u think?
whenever u wanna leave, the weather is perfect..
grrrrrrr ….
honey, can we stay here forever?
facination with the boat, again!
saying my last goodbyes
Rhino, Brenda and i…
brenda…..
i miss her so much..
OH! i forgot to mention,
the next time any of u are planning to go to pulau besar,
do bring along your guitar or any portable instrument..
brenda loves music but sadly there arent much live music on the island..
so do bring them along,
sing a song or two
cheer her up, okay?
its just a small favour compared to their hospitality fit for the king!
thanks u bunch
one last look..
snif snif
i miss the sea
(but i’m afraid of the deep blue ocean thou.. hmmm.. sharks!! no no no cannot cannot..)
leaving good memories behind
so far away…
snif~
excited kid on the boat
OMG the water is SO FREAKING DIRTY near mainland!
back to reality
