Indulgence at Banyan Tree

We are going to Banyan Tree. We have stayed in Banyan Tree before, only once during hubby’s business trip 4 years ago, but that was in BKK. I really wanted to stay in a Banyan Tree villa, and hubby and I decided on Bintan. This shall be our couple trip before the 2^nd baby comes along, a chance for us to reconnect, know each other, and spend some time building our relationship as husband and wife besides Daddy and Mommy.

This is our FIRST TRIP without Jovann. I really do not know how we will feel when we board the ferry. Already, over the weekend, when I saw Jovann quietly playing with his cooking set and frying the steak, I felt a sudden deep sense of 不舍的 . All the while when planning for this trip, from the choosing of the villa, booking of the spa treatments, reserving the destination dining and booking ferry tickets, I was looking forward to having this time alone with Hubby before my time will be taken up by the excitement and duties of being a Mommy a 2^nd time. I treasure this trip coz I know its good for us. But at the back of my head, I know I will miss Jovann terribly. So will hubby. It was hubby who insisted on Bintan, so that we can be nearby to Singapore. And it’s him who asked me to shorten the trip to 2 nights instead of the original 3. We had originally planned to go in May, but as I was spotting throughout my first trimester, my gynae advised no overseas trip that time. So I postponed it.

This will be the first time we are not sleeping with Jovann beside us or in the room with us…2 nights without him… :( will miss him so much…….

Our main task at Banyan Tree is to indulge ourselves, spend time with each other, and just chill out. I have booked their destination dining, Dinner at the Legends. Dinner under the stars with sand on our feet. So nice…..

Gastronomy and intriguing folklore conspire to hold you spellbound in this themed dinner extravaganza for two. Make your way to the softly silhouetted Marine Center, where a beach dinner of Indonesian Rijstafel awaits. Featuring a rice table of appetizer-styled dishes, the epicurean fest is accompanied by the reading of an Indonesian folk tale, the Legend of the Violet Rainbow Goddess. Anticipation whets the most exacting palates, as drama and romance play deep into the velvety night.

But somehow the excitement of looking forward to the trip is dampened by the thought of missing Jovann. What if he cries over the phone when we call home? I think we will wanna jump onto the next ferry right away. What if he misses us and cannot sleep at Gong Gong Ma Ma place? What if they let him sleep too late at night and upset his routine? What if he wakes up middle of the night and cannot find us? will he be traumatised? Are we thinking too much?