Weekend @ Balau Bay Resort

Last weekend, we went for a quick getaway. Booked a room at Balau Bay Resort, Tg Balau. Since my laki opened his workshop every Saturday, he checked out earlier on that day and we went ahead to Tg. Balau around 3.30 pm. Arrived there around 4.30 pm. Checked-in and changed to swimming attire and headed to the swimming pool. Ilhan & Iqram enjoyed their swimming session (more towards berendam). We headed back to our room (around 20 steps from the swimming pool) and relaxing ourselves in the room. DD and Ilhan "berendam" once again in the bath-tub (jakun anak beranak ni!! Hehehe). Me & Iqram lepaking on the bed while Iqram sibuk me****u sampai tertidur. Then we went for a dinner at Bandar Penawar (this is the nearest area with a decent restaurant avail.) around 8.30 pm. Went back to the resort, a group of school teachers were enjoying themselves with barbeque picnic, lucky draw, karaoke and other activities. We thought that we wanted to stroll along the nearby jetty, but unlucky, no light available. It's very dark out there. So, decided to stay in the room while watching tv. Abang had a blast, jumping here and there. Next morning, had a breakfast provided (sengkek gile resort ni, nasi lemak biasa – telur pun dah habis when we arrived, fried mee-hoon (kosong-no sign of prawn or beef or anthing, sawi pun secekak je), bread with butter and kaya, teh-o, kopi-o (sugar is inside a big bowl, no creamer or milk provided), orange juice (not a juice from my view, we didn't take it) and fruit – watermelon (macam tak bersentuh pon.. can u imagine watermelon for breakfast?)). After breakfast, we went for a swimming again at the pool. Went to the beach, however the waves were quite big and harsh. So, didn't dare taking any chance. Headed back to the room and sleep again until 12.00 noon. Checked out.   The resort is just ok. We booked a villa (which is not really one). Room is quite ok. But the lighting is not enough (maybe I don't like dark place). The surrounding area is peaceful and clean. However, the swimming pool is not well-maintained (broken and bloated tiles everywhere). It is quite dangerous for small children. No restaurant available.   Overall, quite pricey (paid a RM255.00) compared with the facilities available. Only 2 stars from me.