Friday, December 24, 2004

Snorkeling, haggling and being spoilt
The nice thing about snorkeling is that you are totally free from unecessary noise. You can have your own little dialogue in your head with the fishies near your face. The fish in the water near to Langkawi were stripey and shiny and we were given the chance to go in the water with some sharks too. Simone and Shaun took up the challenge. I was the designated photographer. I was also too scared to do it.
We decided to treat ourselves to a stay in the fancy schmancy hotel near the beach for Christmas eve. We got to enjoy the night market that sells many DVDs, shirts and watches of the fake variety. Simone is a champion haggler. I am too feeble. Shaun was a natural at it too. It was a great time, and we walked away with some lovely Malaysian treasures.