Pelindung Beach

This was (I think) the most underrated beach in Kuantan.  It's actually in the midst of a fishing village which may be the reason it's not being promoted to tourists.  But having a picnic there some 2 weeks ago made us realized that that's where we want to live. 

There's only a short stretch of road that we could move and in the end we decided to stop in front of this vacant lot - and we found the perfect spot for our next house! Ooo la la!

 We brought Nasi Lemak and some chicken to go with the Nasi Lemak.

 Nina found a spot for her.

They were sitting side by side - something very rare!

 Mmmm.....

The colour of the sea and they sky there with south-bound migration birds in the middle of the sea. Aahhh Heavenly!

It was noon but she jumped into the sea anyway.

 Nina was keeping watch over Zoey.

 Papa was napping while Asha continued eating.

The perfect spot under the tree.

Behind us was the vacant lot

Fussing over Zoey 

Like a mother hen.

I was standing with my back to the sea and facing the empty lot.

  A panoramic view of the area.  The fishing village was at the end of the road.

 Made this that weekend

 First attempt

It was a success

So let's pray for our dream to come true!

Pantai Hiburan, Kuala Rompin, Pahang

Last Monday I took the day off.  So, I had 4 days off because Tuesday was a public holiday.  But we couldn't go anywhere far because Nina had extra classes in school.  So, on Sunday we traveled to the south of Pahang to Kuala Rompin.  We didn't know what to expect except that there's a beach there.  We started off a it late in the afternoon and arrived there at about 5.30pm.  It was about 1.5 hours drive from Kuantan.

 It was a bit late when we arrived but there were still a lot of people on the beach.  Anyway, the sun wasn't setting yet.  It was just the haze and the atmosphere was a bit gloomy.

While I was waiting for Papa to move the car to a nearby spot, they went to buy some ice-creams.

We found a spot with a bench.

The haze made the sun looked pretty.

That's not fog but haze.

As usual, Zoey's the only one enjoying the sea.  We didn't want to take a dip with her because the waster was too shallow and the restroom was a bit farther away from the spot where we're picnicking.  So, she joined a couple of husband and wife while Papa and I just looked on.

There weren't a lot of interesting subjects for me to take pictures.  Papa saw this small crab having a baby marlin's head for dinner.

Another sea creature which I didn't know what but looked like some sort of shelled creatures hanging on to some roots.

Another one of those.

 A view of the stretch of the beach.

Asha was as usual busy sketching something, even if she only had a piece of newspaper as the medium.

We decided not to overnight there because it wasn't that far from Kuantan.  So, by about 7.00pm, we left and stopped in Pekan for dinner.

My verdict?  Not a choice of beach but then. it's better than nothing.

Unreserved

My children are not the ones who are timid when it comes to taking or posing for pictures.  They just enjoy being themselves and would always give more than expected in front of the camera.

This one was when we were in a mall during the weekend.  

There were a lot of people on the side and they're facing those people.

See what I mean?

... and she insisted in posing alone.

And more act on the escalator.

A selfie from us.

I always tell my children to be bold, to be forward, to not be afraid.  Growing up, I wasn't this type of person and I realized I missed a lot of things like being noticed by the teachers and things like that.  It's a good thing when your teacher notices you because he/she'll be able to help and notice your weaknesses and help you improve yourself in so many ways.

Teachers have huge impact on children's lives and the part when they are growing up, going to schools, socializing with friends, making sure the teachers know them by name are very important to help mold them into a better person in the future.  This way they will also be given so many chances to go to the front and show their talents and be more confident of themselves.

So, teach our children to be bold. Be unreserved.