Swim,Tan, Eat, Play, Swim Part 1
Day 1
Woke up at 5:00am so I can get to the airport by 6:30. Everything went smooth and got on the plane. One thing crazy happened. We saw the flight attendant that served Eddie and I one year ago when we went to Pattaya. How do we remember her? I don't know. Her face was recognizable I guess.
Got to Phuket at like 10:30, took the taxi, and got to our resort at Karon Beach. The place was so nice. We first greeted the reception with some cold drinks and towels. We asked for seaview rooms and got them.
We were so hungry and had first Phuket meal.
Pad Thai and Tom Yum Gong soups rules. After lunch, we went out to walk around to area and found out that there was a street market very near by. Walked in there and chat out some stuff. The stuff are sooooo cheap before bargaining, but we decided to shop later. We got some snack and suntan lotion in a mini mart. It was like a 3pm already. Got back to the hotel, put the sun tan lotion on and went to the pool.
The water was soo nice and sun was perfect for tanning. I laid there like there is no tomorrow. Swam, had some drinks at the pool side bar, and ate some food. The sun started setting around 6. We back to the room, took the shower, and got ready to go outside for dinner.
We went to Patong beach on Tuk Tuk Taxi. Man, that place is soo busy. comparable to Ladies Market in Mong Kok. Walked around a bit and decided to eat at this seafood grill house restaurant. They are very common in Thailand. The food is not that cheap but who cares. I'm on vacation. All 4 of course ordered a surf and turf and a lobster to share. It was a okay meal. After dinner, we found this massage place. The place looked the least dodgy than any other one. Well, if they are on ground level with big windows, they are the non dodgy ones. The place was sooo cheap. 250 baht(around $50 HKD) for 1 hour Thai massage. Ok, I never had Thai Massage before. It hurts!!! The highlight was twisting you body at the end and stretch you. Anyhow, it was fun. After that, we were hungry again. We ate some snacks and drink some soup in a restaurant and went back to the resort and had a nice sleep!! That was only day one.
Day 2
Woke up at 9:30 am and ate the breakfast. The food was ok. Mix of Thai food and western style breakfast. I went straight to the pool after that. The sun was soo nice. I just laid down on the beach chair and just tan. As it get close to 11:30, man, the sun was so strong but not strong enough to burn me. I just have to put on more of that SPF 4 Banana boat oil. It's too hot. Went into the pool and cool down. Had some tropical shakes with my friends. Such a nice tan.
Went back the room and got change. We decided to use the afternoon to shop at the street market. Well, we gotta fill out stomach first. We found this Thai restaurant near the market. I ordered some fried rice dish and Tom Yum Gong. The Tom Yum Gong was soooooo good. Not too spicy, just the right amount of sourness. I love the shrimp in Thailand. Lime soda water is like the ultimate default drink in Thailand. We were so stuffed after the meal.
So we walked around this street market which is kinda indoor under some sort of large tarp. Man, the surfing. swimming shorts were so cheap. It was like 20-30 max. So many selections and "brands" Got some handbag and bracelets for friends. Nothing really interest me. Tried to get some Tee's but they don't have the fitted style ones. Some how we were able to spend like an hour in there. I was almost like 3:30 already. We went back to the hotel and got changed and ready to get some tanning again.
However, our plan had changed. We decided to go snorkeling. So we hired a Taxi and got to this beach. This beach is really remote. There are like nothing there but some cars and this hut. A few "equipments" stands. However, this is not like the best beach I think. So we rented some snorkeling gear and went went for it. Among the four of us, I was the only person that snorkeling before. Only one rule, just breathe with your mouth. My friends had some difficulty as first but they picked it pretty fast. However, I was quite disappointed. We are in phuket, and this is a major damage zone during the Tsunami. All the coral reef are dead. I could image that before the incident this beach had to be like really beautiful. Well, I get to see some fishes which is kinda cool. My friend bought this under water camera, and I tried to take some pictures. The water wasn't clear enough. I wanted to swim out further but it was getting late. We spend like 2 hours there without know it. Time to go back.
With our hungry stomach, we quickly took showers and ready to go out. We went to Patong Beach again. We walked to the more inner street in Patong Beach, away from the beach. We found this section where there are few out door local/family style Thai Restaurant. I was craving for the Thai Noodle Soup for ages. I had to order it.
On the side, when we got there, we saw this really beautiful Japanese girl. My buddy Eddie had the guts to buy her a drink and took a picture with her. Yes, after dinner, we went to Thai massage again!! They are like so happy that we went back. Seriously, 250 baht for a one hour massage. What else can we ask for. That was only Day 2
To be continued
Woke up at 5:00am so I can get to the airport by 6:30. Everything went smooth and got on the plane. One thing crazy happened. We saw the flight attendant that served Eddie and I one year ago when we went to Pattaya. How do we remember her? I don't know. Her face was recognizable I guess.
Got to Phuket at like 10:30, took the taxi, and got to our resort at Karon Beach. The place was so nice. We first greeted the reception with some cold drinks and towels. We asked for seaview rooms and got them.
We were so hungry and had first Phuket meal.
Pad Thai and Tom Yum Gong soups rules. After lunch, we went out to walk around to area and found out that there was a street market very near by. Walked in there and chat out some stuff. The stuff are sooooo cheap before bargaining, but we decided to shop later. We got some snack and suntan lotion in a mini mart. It was like a 3pm already. Got back to the hotel, put the sun tan lotion on and went to the pool.The water was soo nice and sun was perfect for tanning. I laid there like there is no tomorrow. Swam, had some drinks at the pool side bar, and ate some food. The sun started setting around 6. We back to the room, took the shower, and got ready to go outside for dinner.
We went to Patong beach on Tuk Tuk Taxi. Man, that place is soo busy. comparable to Ladies Market in Mong Kok. Walked around a bit and decided to eat at this seafood grill house restaurant. They are very common in Thailand. The food is not that cheap but who cares. I'm on vacation. All 4 of course ordered a surf and turf and a lobster to share. It was a okay meal. After dinner, we found this massage place. The place looked the least dodgy than any other one. Well, if they are on ground level with big windows, they are the non dodgy ones. The place was sooo cheap. 250 baht(around $50 HKD) for 1 hour Thai massage. Ok, I never had Thai Massage before. It hurts!!! The highlight was twisting you body at the end and stretch you. Anyhow, it was fun. After that, we were hungry again. We ate some snacks and drink some soup in a restaurant and went back to the resort and had a nice sleep!! That was only day one.
Day 2
Woke up at 9:30 am and ate the breakfast. The food was ok. Mix of Thai food and western style breakfast. I went straight to the pool after that. The sun was soo nice. I just laid down on the beach chair and just tan. As it get close to 11:30, man, the sun was so strong but not strong enough to burn me. I just have to put on more of that SPF 4 Banana boat oil. It's too hot. Went into the pool and cool down. Had some tropical shakes with my friends. Such a nice tan.
Went back the room and got change. We decided to use the afternoon to shop at the street market. Well, we gotta fill out stomach first. We found this Thai restaurant near the market. I ordered some fried rice dish and Tom Yum Gong. The Tom Yum Gong was soooooo good. Not too spicy, just the right amount of sourness. I love the shrimp in Thailand. Lime soda water is like the ultimate default drink in Thailand. We were so stuffed after the meal.
So we walked around this street market which is kinda indoor under some sort of large tarp. Man, the surfing. swimming shorts were so cheap. It was like 20-30 max. So many selections and "brands" Got some handbag and bracelets for friends. Nothing really interest me. Tried to get some Tee's but they don't have the fitted style ones. Some how we were able to spend like an hour in there. I was almost like 3:30 already. We went back to the hotel and got changed and ready to get some tanning again.
However, our plan had changed. We decided to go snorkeling. So we hired a Taxi and got to this beach. This beach is really remote. There are like nothing there but some cars and this hut. A few "equipments" stands. However, this is not like the best beach I think. So we rented some snorkeling gear and went went for it. Among the four of us, I was the only person that snorkeling before. Only one rule, just breathe with your mouth. My friends had some difficulty as first but they picked it pretty fast. However, I was quite disappointed. We are in phuket, and this is a major damage zone during the Tsunami. All the coral reef are dead. I could image that before the incident this beach had to be like really beautiful. Well, I get to see some fishes which is kinda cool. My friend bought this under water camera, and I tried to take some pictures. The water wasn't clear enough. I wanted to swim out further but it was getting late. We spend like 2 hours there without know it. Time to go back.
With our hungry stomach, we quickly took showers and ready to go out. We went to Patong Beach again. We walked to the more inner street in Patong Beach, away from the beach. We found this section where there are few out door local/family style Thai Restaurant. I was craving for the Thai Noodle Soup for ages. I had to order it.
On the side, when we got there, we saw this really beautiful Japanese girl. My buddy Eddie had the guts to buy her a drink and took a picture with her. Yes, after dinner, we went to Thai massage again!! They are like so happy that we went back. Seriously, 250 baht for a one hour massage. What else can we ask for. That was only Day 2
To be continued
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