~~~The Dawn of the Dead~~~
Oh…no no no, this is not a horror movie review but was based on a true story…19/6/06
5.15am
The atmosphere was dead still and silent. Everyone was still fast asleep in their comfortable beds. Occasionally there were snoring and some “sleep-talking” going on.
Several watches on the table were ticking very clearly.
TICK…TICK…TICK…TICK…
Suddenly…
RIIINNNGGG…RIINNGGG…the phone rang loudly and persistently.
A hand reached out to answer the phone, a coarse voice whispered on the other end, “It’s time.”
A figure rose up automatically from one of the bed and moved noiselessly towards the bed nearby. The figure bent down and hushed, “Time to go.”
The body on the bed turned slowly to face the figure, eyes staring lifelessly and nodded in agreement.
Minutes later, the two figures meet up with the other partner. With pale, blank faces, dull eyes and limp bodies, together they moved instinctively towards the gloomy beach.
The sky was dark, the ocean was black in colour and the wind was chilly. Most significantly is that nobody was around. The lights from each resort illuminated the beach thus casting eerie shadows of the three
Figure 1: “Too early issit?”Figure 2: “I think most of the people reach the place already.”
Figure 1: “I see…”
Figure 3: “Then we better move fast, must not miss anything.”
They “sleepwalked” further down towards the other end of the beach, around 1 km in length.
5:45am.
The sky was still dark and there was still nobody at sight. They slumped onto three beach chairs, slightly worn out. Their eyelids slumped down almost immediately.
6.00am.
She opened her eyes and looked at the sky, it remained black. She got up and strolled towards the rocky shoreline. The other two also followed in unison. They began to feel disappointed as it was a cloudy day. A whole bunch of clouds were hanging out at the horizon, exactly where the sea meets the sky. Nevertheless, they sat down on some less pointy rocks, and waited patiently.
6.15am.“Look!” She pointed towards the horizon.
True enough, there was a ray of light shining out from the bunch of clouds. Red and orange paints gradually spreading the dark clouds.
“The sun has rise!”
The sky brightened up progressively and everything became obvious. More and more people filled the empty shore. Everyone were squinting their eyes to see the giant red ball but the clouds were too thick. Waves slapped softly on the rocks creating a stream of white foams. Some seagulls were sailing in the sky. Such peace. Such tranquility. It was a mesmerizing sight.
What’s better than doing exercise in the morning? Moreover it’s yoga!
What’s this? Supergirl returns?
Actually she was just trying to scare the mosquitoes away…As the sky fully lit up, everything reflected back its own respective colour and once again the place looked like paradise again.
7.00am
“Time to eat, guys!”
Finally they tore their eyes away from the scenery. Though they didn’t exactly capture a complete picture of a beautiful sunrise, they were delighted that they managed to get up so early to witness the awakening of the beautiful Redang island.
Slippers in hand, Jolly, Groovy and Cool headed back to Laguna Redang Island Resort with smiles plastered on their now-fully-awake-and-happy faces…
“Huh, have to walk all the way back again ah?”
“Nevermind lah, exercise a bit, later can eat full full!”
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