Blahh... more Samui

The next two weeks were busy but Im not sure what I did! I did take Choco to a full moon party on Koh Phangan where he experiensed his first bucket! He was very drunk.... The Full Moon Party also corresponded to Loy Krathong - the lantern festival, unfortunately our weekly roast at the pub, trip to the Jungle club and a few drinks at home did not give us time to float lanterns - this was especially unfortunate as Pan had personally made me a Krathong - I didnt realise..... but I met up with her over at the full moon party and she forgave me! She even invited me to join her and a few friends for a midweek break on Ko Phangan. So a few days later we all set off for the Milky Bay resort. This was a lovely resort set in tropical gardens on the beach and also had a massive swimming pool - it was so deep I could bearly stand up at the shallow end! We spent the day around the pool and the evening drinking in the girls room. We gossiped, drank, ate, gossiped and drank some more - everyone seemed to spend at least a few hours on their phones as well - what else would you do on a holiday???

At 4 pm on Friday I realised my visa was going to expired on Saturday, 4pm being the exact time the Immigration office shut for the weekend.... so the following morning Choco and I caught a ferry to Surat Thani with the idea of hiring a car and driving to Burma where I could cross the boarder and get another thirty day visa. However by the time we got to Surat Thani and found somewhere to rent a car it was too late. In order not to waste the day we went shopping. Surat Thani is a large city and is much cheaper than Samui. We then caught the ferry back to Samui in time to have dinner with Dennis and Ohm and go dancing in the Green Mango with Pan! Another Messy night, home at about 6am!

The following Monday I went to the Immigration office in Samui to see about a visa extension, they were very happy to give me one for 7 days - I thought I could get a 10 days extension... a whole extra three days would have been much appreciated in order to determine which country I was leaving Thailand for. But they very kindly didnt charge me the extra $35 for overstaying my visa by two days, so I cant really complain! After making my presence in Thailand legal again we headed off to a waterfalls. We were going to visit two waterfall, one 20m and the other 80m. These waterfalls were supposed to be spectacular and while they were pretty it wasnt amazing. We left feeling very disappointed. It wasnt until we got down and I remembered that there was a mummified dead monk in sunglassed somewhere nearby. We found him just across from the waterfall we visited, but on the map it was a long was from the waterfall we were trying to get to..... supposedly the 80m waterfall really does exist and really is spectacular... next time.... The monk was interesting, I didnt take photos as I though it would be rude, especially when two girls were praying next to us, however taking photos is not as rude as you may think, there are postcards of the monk. I found the sunglasses an interesting addition, but Choco found out that while the monks body had mummified, his eyes hadnt... so hes wearing sunnies so as not to freak people out when they are looking at a 20 year old mummy with no eyes!

As I only had a 7 day extension - minus the two days I had already overstayed, we had to leave Thailand.... We booked flights, leaving very early on Saturday morning - 6 am, meaning we had to be at the airport by 5am.... The night before we went out for dinner with Dennis... this was a huge mistake! We arrived at dinner at 10 pm, stayed for a few hours then it was decided we should head to Q Bar for a few more drinks and some dancing. We got home around 4 am and left for the airport at 5 am.... hoping we had packed everything!


Flowers at the "waterfall"



Pictures from the "waterfall"








Girls on Ko Phangan



Pan from underwater

A week for me!

OMG I needed it! While Choco had the beegeezes beaten out of him in Lamai I managed to get a little work done, this was aided by the fact that Colin went back to the Rig, so it was all quiet on the home front. As well as working I also taught Tawan - Colins house boy, Excel. Its amazing the little things you take for granted.... One task was for Tawan to catalogue Colins DVD collection. 216 DVDs later Tawan had the library.... unfortunately he hadnt saved the file and we had a black out..... had to start again... wasnt too happy about it, but now saves things very frequently.

I also went Quad biking with Dan, Stephan, Oliver, Ben and Sam. Unfortunately rain kept stopping our laps, until finally we gave up and went to the pub, where we played pool with the pool with the boys. That night I had a relaxing dinner at home - I bought 600g of Prawns for 100B - ~$3.50. I think I may have been ripped off!

I went shopping at the fish market again the following day - Live fish, frogs, eels, Manta rays, prawns, lobster, crab, mussels, pippies, squid..... so much choice, so fresh and so very cheap, its a great market to have nearby. They also keep me stocked with fresh fruit and vegies.

Not much else happened - as I said a very quiet week, until I picked Choco up from Lamai on Saturday.....


Here are some photos from quad biking - I really should have enlarged the photos, the facial expressions are great!

Dan and Sam



Stephen and Ben



I took Oliver so there are no photos of us!

Playing tour guide to Choco

Well.... Gabs left and I thought I had a few days to myself before Choco arrived. So Dennis, Ohm and I met up with a friend of Dennis' for pre-lunch drinks.... ate a delicious Sunday Roast at The Pub. From there it was on to the Jungle Club. I was swimming in the pool when Ohm came over with my ringing phone, seems Choco had enough of Phuket and was about an hour away. In a slightly inebriated state he managed (with the aid of a number of calls) too find his way to the Jungle Club.

On Monday we had a swim and some lunch at fishermans village, Choco managed to eat most of his meal, but I think it was a little too hot for him... We headed home, stopping by Colins for a swim, that led to a few beers, which led to dinner at an Italian restaurant in Maenam followed by our first visit to Green Mango for some dancing and pool playing, so much for a quiet night after a messy Sunday!

On Tuesday we haded up to the Jungle Club as I had left my phone there on Sunday, had a beer up there, but decided not to visit Colin on the way home and had a very quiet night! Having claimed my phone I found I had missed a BBQ the night before and had an invitation to go fishing the following day, therefore a quiet night was much appreciated, had to get up at 8:30am!!!

The fishing trip was lots of fun, however very few fish were caught and those that were really should have been thrown back! We went with Dan and his three gorgeous kids, Oliver, Ben and Sam. After fishing we went home stopping by Colins for a drink. After dinner, Choco, Colin, Pan - a friend of Colins from Bangkok and I went to Green Mango for a dance. Pan and I had a wonderful Dance while Colin and Choco drank.

We took Chris to Mangrove on Thursday night, had a BBQ and a quiet night on Friday - I had a chest cold, so was very well-behaved in the face of a very debaucherous evening! On Saturday night Colin, Tawan, Man, Choco and I went to Q Bar. Only real bar on the island - it even has walls!!! Which I dont like as it means cigarette smoke stays in the bar! After Q Bar Choco and I went to Green Mango - just for something different - and met up with my friend Pan (female). On Sunday we had our weekly Roast with Dan, his boys and some other friends and then we went back to Dans place for a few more drinks. The place he and the boys were staying at was absolutely amazing! It consisted of multiple rooms, with and without walls under a common roof, with an incredible view and a lovely but unfortunately green swimming pool! On Monday Choco and I cooked at home, whole fish are so cheap here it is unbelievable, so we just had to fry some up with some vegetable. It was so simple but so good. And probably only cost us $1 each!

On Tuesday Choco headed to Lamai to stop this Muay Thai course, and I took a deep breath and relaxed.

The Boys - Sam, Ben and Oliver



Oliver with the first fish caught for the day



Sam swinging on the boat



Island we past on the fishing trip



Choco and I riding around the island




An electrician????



Our pet gecko - it might not be obvious but he is huge!!!!