Friday, December 08, 2006 10:18 PM
My comp is back is back is back back back!!! phew... luckily no need reformat and managed to back up 16GB worth of stuffs. So little and the IT man still say alot! Dunch understand him! anyway so glad tat it's back safe and sound and hopefully it dun go haywire again! Thru the one wk, 2 major events. Spent my weekend at Phuket and just yesterday was DnD night (machiam wedding lidiat).
some fish dunno the name.
not sure this is Dar or me.. lolx
me on the speed boat with the hill/rock behind
on e way back to Phuket Island after diving
simply falling in love with sunsets in every place
that's the diamond cave! i wish they can turn into real valuable diamonds and plucked some for me *dream on*
Look carefully, thats a baby monkey in the mother's pouch. Didnt know monkey has tat kangaroo's pouch too! lovely motherly scene!
can u spot the Scooby Doo?
Dined at this Thai resturant that serves Thai food and Western food in thai style. Not too bad butt he waitress serving us was abit cmi in terms of her English. Dar asked the title of the album they are playing yet she thought we wanted it to be louder. hahaha She must be wondering weird customers she has. Thats the local famous cocktail. forgot the name, but it's some coconut with liquor n pineapple.
Went to watch Muay Thai, Thai Boxing. Tats like 1000THB (about SGD43). Decided that it's rare to see it so might as well go, since Dar likes boxing so much. And i dun regret! It's kinda sad to watch the matches but it's an eye opener. Mind keeps wondering y the kids will wan to subject themselves in the cruelty of boxing, being injured and run the risk of injuring their spines, their nose, and even death.
I was dame shocked and dumbfounded when a boxer got knocked out unconsciously. Could feel my eyes abit glittering cuz i couldnt fathom y must they do tat. It's cruel to the body. Their loveed ones must have always worried and prayed for them. That explains the rituals that were going on during every match, to pray for the players. Thailand is indeed religious and faithful budhhists. Every match will begin with ritual performed by one of the players and their trainers will give them their blessing.
and here i am hahaaa
Phuket was GREATTT!! haaa okk besides the free air tickets nothing else is free. There's no free lunch anyway! everything in Phuket needs money!!!! No complementary in any sort! even the sun bathing seats cost 2ooTHB!!! nearly fainted! they must have earned bug bucks there!!! it was an exciting trip right from the start, even before we departed! nearly missed the flight courtesy of Dr. Loke who woke up only at 530am which is the supposed meeting time! for once he's fast haha ... latest check in time was 620am and we only got a cab at 610am! bingo, the cabbie nearly fainted when i told him we need to reach airport in 10min.. 15min seems more reasonable tho. so gan jiong and to think that we would delay the plane or not even boarding the plane at all, god is on our side! jetstar queues were all tangled into messiness. Bangkok, Phuket and Hong Kong queues couldnt been identified and tat was when we were so relieved cuz there's no possibility the plane can take off on time!!! lolx tats a turn manx end up we only departed at 8! service of jetstar is deteriorating. so much better svc and organization last yr when i took to HK. no matter what we still manage to board the plane! Yippieee
Plane delay made in just nice for our diving trip if not will have to wait 2hrs after we touched down. hotel staff were friendly tho abit handicapped with English ability. I would say not too bad but there's room for improvement. Dunch like the tiles of the room but the rest of facilities and amenities were just fine. But i feel abit overcharged for the quality of the room lor. In any case, things in phuket were not very cheap esp the hotels cuz the rate i paid was kinda standard among other similar rated hotels. Nevertheless money paid and i enjoyed the stay there.
Diving at Phi Phi Don was not too bad. but i dint complete cuz of ear pain and cant go deeper than 2m so end up carrying the oxygen tank and feeding the fishes with bananas. hahaaa phuket fishes eat bananas hahaha something new huh but tat was a great experience cuz fishes kissed me! a slight sting feeling. feels great to be swimming among them. so fun!!
To be in the open sea enjoying the strong breeze, freedom and wilderness of the nature, tats so indescribable. How i wish i can do so regularly like every fortnight. Even discussed abt buying a yatch in future! haaaa tats like so XXXX but it shall remain a dream to be fulfilled. We will work hard towards it! *dreaming* BUT one thing i dunch like abt the speed boat was the super duper ultra small toilet. can hardly stand up straight cuz it was too low and small. Imagine i even had to squat down to wear my diving suit! *fainted* Dar dunno hit the roof how many times *ouch* will own a yatch with a bigger washroom *continues dreaming*
The landforms were like woahhhh. always see it in geography textbooks but now i get upclose and personal with them. the erosion of the rocks, coral reefs and sea creatures, so lovely!
Me with the speed boat with ultra mini small toilet
some fish dunno the name.
not sure this is Dar or me.. lolx
thats both of us in water
tats me feeding the fishes with banana
with the Diving instructor.
me on the speed boat with the hill/rock behind
on e way back to Phuket Island after diving
simply falling in love with sunsets in every place
Had dinner at this restaurant after instructor's recommendation. the kebaub is huge - chicken, pork n beef, big pieces! and they have an innovation way of keeping all their sauces in a basket such tat customers need not ask for them and simply choose from the basket, great convenience for the staff n customers. they dunch have mayo in the basket tho which Dar cant get enuff of.
2nd day was even better! at least it is less nervous cuz just kayaking and exploring the caves, wondering how the islands are formed, the lagunas inside each cave. im so amazed by them!!
visited bat cave, and more caves, lagunas and getting up close with river creatures and monkeys. the pics tell all
in the laguna
Dar with our kayak guide. This guide is so informative n friendly! And we had more experience than the rest of the kayak teams. He even made a pair of flowers for me using straws sadly i lost it at the end while being pushed to the sea to swim in the open.
that's the diamond cave! i wish they can turn into real valuable diamonds and plucked some for me *dream on*
in e midst of big buttress roots
didnt capture well. these are bats, baby bats only.
Look carefully, thats a baby monkey in the mother's pouch. Didnt know monkey has tat kangaroo's pouch too! lovely motherly scene!
the monkey who peeled and ate our banana.
peel banana, peel peel banana...
can u spot the Scooby Doo?
How about the head of a shark?
Dined at this Thai resturant that serves Thai food and Western food in thai style. Not too bad butt he waitress serving us was abit cmi in terms of her English. Dar asked the title of the album they are playing yet she thought we wanted it to be louder. hahaha She must be wondering weird customers she has. Thats the local famous cocktail. forgot the name, but it's some coconut with liquor n pineapple.
Food was not bad esp the chicken fillet in some special mushroom sauce tats so different from Spore's!
Went to watch Muay Thai, Thai Boxing. Tats like 1000THB (about SGD43). Decided that it's rare to see it so might as well go, since Dar likes boxing so much. And i dun regret! It's kinda sad to watch the matches but it's an eye opener. Mind keeps wondering y the kids will wan to subject themselves in the cruelty of boxing, being injured and run the risk of injuring their spines, their nose, and even death.
I was dame shocked and dumbfounded when a boxer got knocked out unconsciously. Could feel my eyes abit glittering cuz i couldnt fathom y must they do tat. It's cruel to the body. Their loveed ones must have always worried and prayed for them. That explains the rituals that were going on during every match, to pray for the players. Thailand is indeed religious and faithful budhhists. Every match will begin with ritual performed by one of the players and their trainers will give them their blessing.
3rd day was spent waking up late, shopping and buying souvenirs!! spent all the money in 3 hours!!! and sun tan-ing!!! wanted to preserve my complexion for DnD but the first day alrdy had the diving suit mark on my body which look kinda ugly so end up giving up on sun block and uses suntan lotion!!! decided tot an evenly rather than some stripes here and there. So went to Patong beach to tan!!! Fabulous son, beautiful sea and cooling water! Ohhh sea water at Phuket is exceptionally saltish!! so much calcium and sodium chloride i had over the 3 days. came up with the theory that water is so saltish cuz many who sun tanned at the beach went into the waters and so did the sweat!! but it's still clean n clear despite being hit by tsunami 2 years ago. Could hardly see the damage by the tsunami but can imagine how devastating it was to the beach and ppl there esp when the shops n resorts were all low levels kind.
Patong Beach view from the sea. Shore is very big.
That's my bar - Parrot Bar!!! Where's my Parrot?!
Sophisticated Dr. Loke reading Phuket newspapers in the lobby while we wait for our airport transfer.I like the lighting in this pic.
and here i am hahaaa
and we ended the 3 day outdoor, water-filled activities and anniversary celebration. wished there was more time to bask in the sun and enjoing the beauty of nature but the memoreis wont end. home sweet home!