After landing at the airport in Kuala Terengganu, we took a cab to Tasik Kenyir. It was about an hour's journey and it cost us RM90. I thought that's a little pricey but it's OK.
I half expected to see flood waters as I had heard about news of flooding in Kuala Terengganu but the cab driver told us the flood would not affect us. Boy, was I glad to hear that! I would not want to be trapped in the flood waters during my holidays!
Anyway, it was quite sunny that day. The skies were blue and there were big white clouds. If you are a regular reader of my blog, you would know that I love to gaze at clouds.
And there I was in the cab, enjoying myself looking at those clouds while my friend chit chatted with the cab driver, when suddenly I saw it! A unidentified flying object! It was for just a split second. It was round and white in colour and it zoomed past the clouds!
I exclaimed to my travel partner but by the time he looked, it was gone! I searched all over the skies for it but could not find it! Was it an illusion? I could have sworn I spotted an UFO!
Oh well, I was not sure if this was a good sign, but it was certainly a good start to my holidays!
By the way, it would not be my last time seeing an UFO. Yes, I had another encounter of a different kind during my return journey. Let's just say I had my UFO and ate it too! And if you want to know about that, stay tuned yes? : )
Soon, we reached Lake Kenyir Resort and Spa. The signboard says it all.
The entrance to the resort.
Ok, here's a closer shot.
The cab driver stopped us at the guest parking area. This is where you should park your car if you were to drive all the way here.
We were in front of the Welcome Centre. Welcome to Lake Kenyir Resort and Spa!
From here, we took the buggy ride to the resort's lobby.
The short ride from the Welcome Centre to the resort's lobby was awesome! We could see many chalets among tall trees and glimpses of the famous Kenyir Lake.
This is the front entrance of the Resort. (You may click on the photo to see the enlarged version)
Nice pathway leading to the lobby.
The pond in front of the resort.
I could see fishes swimming in the pond. Nice!
The front entrance of the lobby.
The view of the lobby from a different angle.
The resort with its big chandelier-style lamps looked really nice to me. I ascended the steps.
Once we arrived at the lobby desk, we were each given a welcome drink! Cool!
That's me with my welcome drink! Of course my face is blurred to protect my identity - what do you expect? Haha! My travel partner actually suggested I superimpose my panda avatar onto my face but I thought that would look absolutely horrible! LOL!
The drink was pretty tasteless! I was expecting something a bit sweeter. Me and my sweet tooth! Haha!
After checking in, we decided to quickly snap some photos while waiting for the buggy to pick us up and bring us to our room. Oh yes! For your information, our room was not inside this building. We would be staying in a chalet. There were many chalets and they were all scattered around the lake.
This is the view of the lounge overlooking Lake Kenyir.
Nice or not?
View from the edge of the lounge looking down.
Below is the open air restaurant.
And below the restaurant floor is the swimming pool which my blogger friend and travel partner could not stop raving about.
More about the swimming pool in future posts, but for now let's visit the chalet where we stayed if you don't mind. Hmmm, but don't you think this post is a bit too long already?
So OK, do come back for more stories and photos of Lake Kenyir Resort & Spa!
FIRST COMMENTER
morning Foong!!
hmm it was an illusion perhaps? :-D
wow the resort is such a nice, beautiful and relaxing place to stay in.. ;)
So serene environment! I wanna see pictures of the room! And too bad you didn't capture the picture of UFO! :P
Looks like a really good to be at! My company wants to go to Terengganu next year... maybe I should suggest to them to go to Lake Kenyir! ^_^.
UFO eh? Maybe it was a frisbee? Or a man made attraction to make people to go T'ganu D:.
The place looks really nice! Would you mind letting me know how much did it cost in estimation?
WTC, so secretive... blur your own face in the picture...
The UFO is the new Noah's Ark for 2012 lah...
Why UFO didn't kidnap UO from earth to do experiment?
Who is UO?... hehehe UO is you coz you blur your face and become unidentified for us... you couldn't be UFO coz you can't fly without "Now everyone can fly"... blek~
*UO = Unidentified Object
*UFO = Unidentified Flying Object
*Now everyone can fly = AirAsia
ohhhhhhhhhhh I saw it too in ur pic!!!! the blurred face one AHAHAHAAHAHAHH............kidding.......how come no pics of UFO keh? maybe u not enuf sleep lar hahhahhaha...
nice gold fishes
A smile from SJ =)
Wow so serene & relaxing! Didn't know such place exist in Malaysia hahaha
Foong, I believe you did see a UFO because I saw one too sometime back. You read my post. Now, that makes two of us.
I didn't expect Lake Kenyir to be so well done up with a resort and stuff. Your pictures are doing justice to the place, Foong. Glad the images could be enlarged for closer viewing. Thanks for that. Will let you tell us you rating. Looking forward to the next installment.
Wow! such an interesting encounter. Are you sure that it wasn't a PoLong?
LOL! Now you're in trouble. Your body we got, now the face is wanted. haha..
No, just kidding. It is the blogger's prerogative to remain anonymous for whatever reason, so do as you see fit, Foong. No sweat. Hairy legs also can.
Lovely fishes, lovely lake view, lovely resort, lovely greens but absolutely not a lovely alien sipping tasteless welcome drink haha.
Perhaps the aliens built a base somewhere near Kenyir... LOL!
Better watch out wait till I send your blurred photo to Abby Sciuto, Forensic Specialist NCIS haha.
Its a good holiday plus a good start to ur post:)
The resort looks really comfortable:)
I tot that is the UFO without a face. Hehe
Aiyoh, why so shy leh, Tekkuas & LV have shown their faces now it is your turn lor.
haha i was actually expecting to see pictures of UFO xD
but the resort looks nice! :D got any pictures of the room interior and all? might consider going there for holiday one day :3
Wah, the place sure looks nice. All green and shady. Would love to go there someday. :)
Pity no UFO photos leh... that sure will be a great post here! :)
wahhhhh... 18sx thing on your face? hahahaha... why got mosaic one? XD
I think put the panda avatar is cuter la.. haha..
lol donna.. yeah.. like some p0rn star or smth.. haha..
anyway, the resort is quite nice.. and relaxing!
i wanna see UFO!!! =P
kenwooi.com
Very nice!
I thought you would rough it up but this is a luxury holiday! :P
I was looking forward to the unspoilt Nature not man-made stuff. hehe....
er... you blurred your face, how to recognise you if I meet you on the street one day?
Nice lively fishes. Place is cool. TQ
wow.. nice resort.. i'm tempted to visit there as well.. lol.. ^.^
Hahahahahahaha at least I saw an iguana but u saw a UFO???? :)
Love the pics, they do bring back memories of my stay here.... truly this is a wonderful resort to visit. I rekomen! :)
I believe there are extraterrestrial being out there. I believe they got connection with Atlantis, Mayan Civilization, Pyramid, Stonehenge and etc.
Anyway, the resort is really a beautiful place. Must see it with my own eyes next time
monica, maybe it's an illusion, but I really think I saw an UFO! Too bad it moved too fast for me to capture on my camera!
Yes, the resort is really beautiful! : )
iamthewitch, yeah too bad! It moved too fast! Pictures of the room coming up next! : )
ladyviral, yeah you should suggest Lake Kenyir to your company!
Frisbee? Haha! Not possible cos it's too high up in the sky!
My whole 3D/2N stay plus return flight costs about RM450. But I had to fork out money for lunch and dinner (Breakfast is included in the Firefly holiday package) and other activities there. Oh ya, the transfer from airport to the Resort is RM90 so both ways would be RM180 - if you have more people sharing the same cab, then you'll get to pay less per person.
khengsiong, haha! I'm a private person : )
Noah's Ark? You watched too much movies! : )
TZ, hahaha! UFO didn't capture UO cos they only capture IO.
IO = Identified Object : )
manglish, haha! The UFO moved too fast for me to capture any picture! : )
SJ, yeah they are nice indeed! : )
che-cheh, yes I didn't know too until I was there! It's amazing : )
happysurfer, YES!! You believe me! I'm in need of believers! More believers and less skeptics please! : )
Yes, I remember your post about the UFO you spotted. We can start a UFO club now. Haha! Anyone interested to join? Skeptics not allowed! LOL!
Yes, Lake Kenyir is a great place to go to unwind and relax! And of course, the Resort I'm staying in is a 4-star resort, so that explains the well-done look : )
Thanks for respecting my privacy, although some bloggers may not agree. Hairy legs? Hehe. I assure you there will be many photos of my hairy legs in upcoming posts! So be prepared! LOL!
willie, polong? Haha! I am 200% sure it is not! : )
cheahs@n, everything lovely except me? Who says I'm not lovely? : )
bravebear, perhaps, and maybe all those people I met at Kenyir were in fact, aliens in disguise! Go watch your X-Files bro : )
cheahs@n, oh no no! You can't do that! I will make sure the aliens abduct Abby! : )
nutty, yes it's a good holiday for me and the resort was great! Thanks for dropping by! : )
molly, why must it be my turn? I want to remain private and....mysterious. Hehe
conan_cat, I wished I had managed to capture a picture of that UFO! But it just happened too fast.
Pictures of the room interior will be in my next post, so stay tuned! : )
lina, yes it's very nice place to relax with the greeneries all around. You should go there for a weekend holiday or something. Of course don't expect it to be as good as your Japan holidays lah! Haha!
Yeah, pity I could not capture any UFO photos! : (
donna, really, put the panda avatar is cuter? Hmmm, I think I'll just stick to this - 18SX or not! LOL!
kenwooi, how do you know I'm indeed not some soft porn star? Hahaha!
eastcoastlife, yes this is a more luxurious holiday cos I stayed at a 4-star resort! Must balance "rough" with "comfortable" holidays! LOL!
Well, you will get unspoilt nature, but let me warn you this Lake Kenyir is a man-made lake! Surprisingly, it does not look like one : )
You won't be able to recognise me if you meet me on the street one day - that's the whole point! I'm a private person and prefer to remain private! But we can of course meet up - then you'll see the real me : )
bananaz, you are welcome! : )
cassie the missy, hi thanks for dropping by! Yeah, you should go - it's a great place for holiday! : )
mariuca, haha! Yeah, how to beat me right? Iguana vs UFO? LOL!
You like your previous stay there? Maybe you should go again - I think it's a good place for romantic couples ; )
borneo falcon, but of course! And I think we are aliens ourselves.
Yeah, go visit Lake Kenyir and blog about it! I'm sure you will love it! : )
The resort looked very nice!
But why hide your face?
Very fugly meh?
I am impressed. The resort looked like a 5-star establishment. I love the view of the lake from the lounge.
Show us your priceless face la ;)
i want go there in future!
It is great!
u sure is UFO? maybe just some clouds..haha...
dunno leh.... tasek kenyir always reminds me of a lot of weird weird things.
twilight zone, why hide my face? Because I want to retain my privacy lah! There are certain people whom I don't want them to know this blog is written by me!
Another reason is, I don't like to be scrutinized in public. Imagine going to a restaurant and someone sitting next to my table keep looking at me because he or she reads my blog and starting to judge my actions whether it is consistent with my blog writings? Oh no! I don't need that! I am not perfect and sometimes I do things that are contradictory to what I write or blog about.
I want blogging to be fun, and something I can enjoy doing without worrying about these nonsense! : )
mei teng, wait till you see the rooms! I think you should go lah, a lot of opportunities for you to snap with your DSLR!
Haha, my face is indeed priceless and I'm not showing due to the reasons which I replied to Twilight Zone : )
CH Voon, yeah, your family will love the place! : )
gabriel, clouds don't move that fast the way that UFO moved!
chrisau, what weird weird things? You are not telling me about supernatural stuffs are you, cos boy, do I have a story to tell you about my own scary experience in Kenyir! I shall blog about that soon, stay tuned! : )
Where is this resort? I would love to visit it someday. It must of been a hecka of a moment to spot the UFO! I do believe they exist especially after watching "The Phoenix Lights". You can youtube it. There's no way or how people can say that nothing strange happened that night. Moving on...you should have superimposed your panda avatar to your picture.
Hey foong! Yes superimpose panda so no more blurring out! hehehe
that's a very nice place you went to...i love such places most esp with such kind of architecture!
what's up with the UFO? always there's an intrigue in your posts!
Glad the UFO didn't fly lower and grab you with it's laser beam. The blogging community would have lost a very popular blogger!
The photos of the resort reminds me of the ones I have at Bintan chalets. The buggies, the pool, the wooden structures.
I so miss Bintan, maybe I should try your recommendation! ^_^
u should do a panda over your face. it would be nice!
Unlike foong, I'd like to be recognized in public. LOL
See see... go Kenyir also foong got scary story. You saw ghost there, kah? @_@
Don't make me scare leh... how to go if got ghost there.
Can't wait for the posts on their rooms. Should come with excellent view, right? :)
UFO? seriously?
but the view is really excellent. i can feel peace in me already
Read your response to Chrisau, got scary experience there, meh? Wow! Quick, tell us!
Actually, these sorts of places do have a past esp here in Malaysia because of the killings during the Japanese occupation.
rose belle, the resort is located in Terengganu, near Taman Negara.
So you believe in UFOs too? Join the gang, haha! Will YouTube "The Phoenix Lights"!
Superimpose my panda avatar? Hmmm...
ayie, you also recommend that I superimpose my panda avatar? I'll think about it!
Yes, it's a nice place and the architecture is nice : )
So you don't believe that I saw UFO? Well, can't blame you cos I believe even my travel partner think I am joking.
shingo, sorry for my ignorance but where is Bintan?
lina, you like to be recognised in public? Maybe you are an attention seeker? Haha!
I didn't say it's ghosts, but it's just simply unexplained. Well, you can call it ghosts if you want. But still can go lah, make your holidays more interesting what! Anyway, your house also have what, I think you got used to it already! LOL!
Will post about the room very soon : )
xin, I am dead serious about the UFO! : )
Wah! So terror, just look at my photos you feel peace in you? Then you simply must go there!! : )
happysurfer, yes I experienced something unexplained and scary there. I didn't expect it at all! Yes, will definitely blog about it soon : )
UFO?? hmmm, maybe you didn't have a good sleep the night before?? :p
hey, that is indeed a very nice resort, how much is a night??
so how much time did you spend on the lake, and then at relaxing yourself in the resort itself??
@foong,
aaahhh.... so when is the mystery unexplained post gonna be up? I'm waiting!
Talking about my house, now my son also started to tell us about the "thing" he saw in his room. Not scary hantu lah, otherwise he'll be too terrified but something touching him when he's asleep in the room (the same room I saw the two figures). @_@
I bet the scary experience wasn't while foong was having his relaxing massage. :D
Don't be shy lah fatty! Come out and meet me! LOL
Foong, that's a great write for Kenyir Resort. Did you visit the dead trees and waterfalls? I absolutely loved the environment around the resort when I last visited that place.
Regards,
David
Malaysia Asia
well not that i don't believe...there are many things unexplained out there. Just curious about your sighting... any details yet?
SK, I'm pretty sure it's not an illusion caused by lack of sleep, haha!
Depending on which chalet you stay, mine was about RM290 per night.
Let's just say I spent most of the time outside the chalet : )
lina, not so soon, must be patient lah. It only happened on the second night : )
Eh, your house very scary lah, if something touching Raimie then must be hantulah, what else?
Oh, definitely no scary moments during my massage. Hehe
twilight zone, you call me fatty? I'm not fat lah! : )
david jr, thanks! Yes I visited the dead trees and waterfalls - they were awesome! : )
ayie, what sighting you mean - the UFO or the "supernatural" thing? : )
Wonderful place to relax! Looks so serene!
So Foong is finally showing his face too! Haha!
tita beng, yes it's the perfect weekend getaway! : )
jam, not really! Haha : )
If I go KL, can I contact you?
eastcoastlife, sure! Just email me! I also want to meet famous blogger from Singapore!! : )
both?
ayie, haha, will touch a bit on the UFO during my return journey and as for the paranormal happenings, it happened on the 2nd night, so that may take a few more posts to reach there : )
Then all I have to do is to wait for your successive posts =)
ayie, thanks for waiting! But who knows, I might just fast forward to that night itself! All depends on my mood! LOL!