Bintan, Here We Come!

I totally have no idea what to get for my hubby for his birthday and finally, I came up with a suggestion to go Bintan for a short-getaway and turned out to be a birthday pressie for him.


We set off for our afternoon ferry after having heavy breakfast with my mum. When we arrived at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, there was quite a lot of tourist queuing at the immigration. We sat at the café for a while since it was pretty early to board.

It took about 55 minutes to reach Bintan by ferry and the ride was somehow smooth. Faith was soundly asleep half way through the journey and I managed to take a short nap too. It did not took us long to clear the immigration in Bintan as most of the tourist had to apply for ‘Visa on Arrival’ while we went straight through.

The check-in at Bintan Lagoon did not take us long neither and we were quickly given a room shortly after. This time, our room was on the ground floor and it has its pros & cons. We found lots of red ants when we checked out the outdoor and we called the House-keeping to clear them.

Since it was sunny, we brought our little one for a dip. She was very happy to ‘assist’ her dad to pump her float and was very eager to go to the pool. We decided to go to the main pool since it was not crowded. She almost jumped into the pool fully dressed while I was trying to undress her…

We returned to our cozy room for an afternoon nap since it started to drizzle. I must say that it was indeed a great nap before dinner… haahahahahaha….

Hubby suggested that we should dine at the Japanese Restaurant since it was his birthday. He ordered the teppanyaki set dinner while I had simple bento set. Faith became cranky after a short while and we had to take turns to pacify her by bringing her for a short walk.

Before heading back to our room, I stopped by at the lobby café to get hubby a piece of cake since they did not have a whole cake available. Faith was excited when she saw the cake and she happened to be the one who chose it.

We had a small celebration for hubby in the room and he was really happy though it was a very simple one. Guess what… Faith was the one who finished almost three quarter of the cake and poor hubby only managed to taste a small part and the cream.

Happy birthday baby and hope you will have an enjoyable time in Bintan. We love you!