Fireflies greeted us...Priceless memories to behold

Woke up pretty early on last Saturday morning 29 November at around 5.15am
before the dawn…Think l have broken my own personal records ar…Ha-Ha
Guess I am not a morning person afterall, more of a night owl. Though l am trying to cultivate such good habits…As an old sayings early; “Early bird catches a worm” and in my case, catches a trip to Desaru_Kota Tinggi, Malaysia to see fireflies. Yippee…
It’s so serenity and peaceful to wake up in such an early hour of the day…to start the day afresh, the only sounds came from the ticking’s of the clock and the bus interchange from afar. I tried to tiptoed around the house to get my stuff done…But my efforts was futile as my parents wanted to make sure that l leave my house on the dot so as to catch the bus to Lavender mrt on time. Heehee

Phew! What a relief! I managed to make it on time to board the coach in Lavender mrt at 7am sharp. The coach waited till 7.16am to leave for Jurong East mrt and to pick up the rest of the gang before heading to checkpoints.
Praise the Lord! We managed to clear both checkpoints and soon, we were on our way to Desaru_Kota Tinggi, Malaysia…The weather was exceptionally good to us…Not much of a heavy downpour except for a small drizzle in the late afternoon…

We adjourned to a coffeeshop in Taman Sentosa for our breakfast. We waited quite awhile before our freshly made egg prata was served to us. The taste of the prata was alright but the curry gravy was such a letdown as its was too watery…Expected it to be spicy but then again we were still grateful for the breakfast treats from our colleague. **Chuckling**

Next, we proceeded to a local bakery shop selling local products. I did buy two packets of ‘Beh Teh Soh biscuits’ for my dad and other than that, nothing much had interested me…LOL…But l did notice that the rest of the aunties and uncles in the same coach as l, they really loved to shop. An evidence from their many shopping bags…I am truly amazed by it…Ha-Ha
Finally we proceeded to a local seafood restaurant for our lunch. The food was so-so and nothing fantastic about it…And we have to wait for quite a while before each dish was being served…perhaps that did dampen our high spirits…
As for the ladies toilets…well, you really cannot expected “high-class conditions”…just have to get it and done with quickly…something that many of us have to endure bah…Not much of a choice there…**Shudders**

Then, we were ushered to an Ostrich farm where many countless of Ostrich ranging from babies to adults greeted us…I am simply overwhelmed by the sight of it…
An excerpt from Encarta Encyclopedia: “Ostrich, common name for the biggest living bird. Ostriches cannot fly but have long, powerful legs and can run up to 65 km/h (about 40 mph). They...” Afterwhich, we proceeded to Fruits and animals farm…Saw many fruits trees such as durian, jackfruits, dragonfruits, passionfruits, ribena and many others species…Simply a feast to the eye…Though the scorching hot weather was abit unbearable…Almost “melt” liked an ice-cream cone…Ha-Ha
Wished for a portable air-con…Ha-Ha

Next, we proceeded to Kota Tinggi shopping centre for some shopping spree. Hmm, nothing much there either except for one Marybrown restaurant (Similar to KFC restaurant). I didn’t spend a single cent there. Guess, I was so proud of myself. LOL
Finally, we proceeded to another Chinese restaurant to have our dinner there before taking a boat ride to view the fireflies…
An excerpt from Article –Encarta Encyclopedia:
”Firefly, also lightning bug, common name for any of a large family of luminescent beetles. There are about 1100 species found throughout tropical...”
After much anticipation, we finally boarded the boat to see some fireflies in action. The view was “priceless”, such a wonderful and magical sight to behold.
The fireflies lighted up the trees which reminded me of Christmas trees…almost surreal…a couple of the fireflies flew past us…buzzing…almost liked sashaying proudly and welcoming us to their home…Glittering and glowing in the dark.
Liked “a miky way on earth”…Simply divine ar…
I am simply moved by the beauty from the mother earth…
What a finale to sum up our trip…

The ride back home was smooth and l managed to catch a bus home. PTL
3 minutes more before the clock strike midnight and l am back to civilizations. “Home sweet Home”