Chilling out in Koh Lan Island

Hi there!

Just managed to get back online after a few days of not being able to go online. I thought there was something wrong with streamyx (again!) but just found out that somehow, my username and password was reset .. hmm tats weird...

btw...im not blogging from the office ok? Im on sick leave today ...bleks :p

Wanna know why?!?!?

I lost another teeth again!!! BOOHOOHOOOOOO...

Red Sponge told me that if i were to blog about me having my tooth extracted again, my readers would all think that i have lousy black teeth which needs to be extracted every month...WAHAHAHAHAH

But i can assure you that is not at all the case! I have pretty teeth 'x' Only problematic wisdom teeth...so sadd :(

Why other ppl's wisdom teeth can grow nicely but mine have to be extracted?!?!!?!?

So anyway, this shud b the final episode on my Thailand Trip... ya i know its very late...but its better late than never!


View of Pattaya Town from the hotel


Our 3rd day of the Thai trip was mostly dedicated to beach and water sports lo...

Apart from the shopping on the fourth day...the beach outing on the 3rd day was the next best thing i have been looking forward to ever since we got out tour itinerary..hehehe

I think Thailand is rather famous for its scenic beaches and altho Koh Lan is not exactly one of its best beaches...still im happy lo!.. Cos im a BEACH PERSON...! :)))

So from pattaya, we will have to use a speed boat to reach the Koh Lan Island...it took us around 30 minutes.

But before, we reach Koh Lan island,we made a stopover at a certain floating platform where anyone who are interested or up to the challenge or those who still have extra money after pocket burning shows in pattaya.....................to ... do this.......




What do you call this??? Wind surfing? err.... oops...i dont even knwo the exact name of this water sport.



But basically you would be attached to this parachute-like thingy and you would be tied to a speedboat who will pull you so that you would fly in the air...hahahaa...

Definitely not for the faint -hearted.

If i had converted a lot mroe Baht , i might have consider this ... but ... my heart is willing, but the purse is weak :(

Surprisingly, not evne one of us in our tour group are up to this challange..so we just hung around the floating platform to take some pics and look around.




After that, its off to Koh Lan for us!! YAY!!!

I really love sitting in the bumpy speedboat...i felt so refreshed and relaxed just looking at nothing but the turquoise ocean for miles and miles ahead...and not forgetting the breezy ocean breeze blowing thru ur hair.........AHHHHHHHHH...



After about 20 minutes, we caught sight of the island...





First stop,

find a spot among in the umbrella-covered area...



We were so happy when we found this row upon rows of omfortable deck chairs for us to sit on...and not forgetting the really big umbrella shading us from the bright sunshine...

So were happily resting our tired butts on the chair..when our tour guide told us ...that we will have to pay 20 Baht for each chair!!




Its not that expensive la...its like only ard RM2 ma...but the point is, these Thais really know how to earn money from tourists!

But who can resist a view like this...




I mean the blue ocean of cos! Not the lady standing there!...


So what is there to do while we are here???

Well, before our butts have even warmed up the seats...theres this lady who came over with a catalogue!! Yes a catalogue! Full of photos...

And she started asking us which water activity we would like to try out. And of cos,every single thing costs money....

Theres snorkeling,banana boating,jet skiing,etc etc...coulndt really catch her mandarin...WAHAHAHA...

And we chose the cheapest water sports....BANANA BOAT :)



Its this inflatable boat which can carry 5 persons at the maximum and its also pulled by a jet ski... The fee : 750 baht

Before we errrr...boarded the boat...the lady asked us whether or not we want the boat to flip?? And all 5 of us were like NO NO NO NO!

hahahaah...cos we din bring any change of clothes u kno???

Then she said no flip, no fun

We said its ok!...better no fun than no clothes 'x'

So she told us that if we didnt wanto flip, we should keep the boat stable and not lean to the side...to which we all agree lo

So off we go...~~

It was pretty fun la... this is my first time on a banana boat...oh poor me! So i wont give any details on the ride itself la...

Before the ride started, i thought it was pretty easy not to lean to the side ... but then, its not so easy when the jet ski is going pretty fast :((

After about 10 minutes.....

SPLASH~~~~~~~~~~~~

We were in the water!!!

Sob sob..drenched from head to toe...

After the first fall, we were getting adventurous.... no more fears of getting wet! WAHAHAHAH
we were wet already anyway :
After frollicking a while in the water....we explored the many stalls on the island.

There was this stall selling seafood! Looked soo tempting but i didnt dare try it out tho... i wouldnt want to spend the rest of my holiday in the toilet...WAHAHAHA.. i have senstivie tummy ma...


GIANT PRAWNS


GIANT CLAMS and GIANT SQUIDS 'x'


LA LA~~~


sLURPINGLY fresh coconuts!


After a while , our tour guide asked us to pack our stuffs and get ready for the ride back to Pattaya :(

Thats the problem with joining a tour...you can never have your own free time... everywhere you go theres this big nanny who would hurry you on to the next agenda...but cant blame them either la

Next stop............




Where all the elephants are~!

And boy are those elephants cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute

hahaah among the many animal shows we have been to , i love the elephant show the best! They are so intelligent and cute!




I lurve the baby elepahts the most...so cuuuuuuute... i wanna buy one home! :)

It would be better than any Thai made Levis jeans...wahahaha..

The elephants performed many feats and tricks...so clever!


Like throwing darts ...


They actually can aim you know? I kno it, cos we saw the elephant closing one eye when he was about to throw the darts...super clever!

Baby elephant cycling...




Elephants painting ... so cuutee!!!





Elephants dancing ...




Elephants on a rampage...



And elephants running off with humans....khik



After the enjoyable elephant show...we were off to take a walk in the garden that is also within the premises of the elephant show...

Theres only one word to describe the garden...

BEAUTIFUL!

Certainly a place for those who are interested in taking nice pics of the green green grass :)

Kuching should have a garden like this..

Then those wedding photographers would have somewhere better for their photoshoot...LOL





The grass is so greeeennn..if not for the hot weather , it would have been an enjoyable walk. But then again, what have i to complain?? At least it wasnt raining and we could take a nice leisurely walk around the garden...



The place looks as if its from some computer game like Mario...why, i almost saw mario jumping around the mushroom like tree....







Thats my head :D


Actually i took more than these few measly shots... but theres little ol me in every one of them.. and i couldnt possibly find so many masks to wear for each shot rite???LOL

In actual fact, i love Pattaya more than Bangkok itself...hahahaa...



Night life....beautiful beaches...shopping....i think its a compact city :) all in one place


It was a tiring but a day full of enjoyment...and what better way to end our trip in Pattaya than to enjoy Fried Squid in the comfort of our hotel room~ ... hehehe.... really tasted good...or was i that hungry?? :D

Taking a Break

Hi there!

Not only am i tired from all those super long posts but i think some of you might be bored of my long long posts liao lo

Or perhaps some of you might need to recover from the shock of seeing such a pretty GUY...hahahaha...

So lets enjoy some beachy photos k??? :)

I LOVE BEACHES~~~

My troubles always seem to just fade away when im at a beach and when i see the turquoise sea water .... hmmmmm.... feel happy just imagining it! HA!

Ok! So lets look at some beach photos!!!


Wowww...



WAAAAAAA




WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO




Oops!

Night life in Pattaya (Part 4)

If some of ye o faithful readers of mine have noticed, the previous post was Part 2 but here i am jumping to Part 4 oredi!

wahahahahhah

Wanna know why???

Cos i just cant wait to talk about night life in pattaya.... :D

So i think it is only appropriate that i skip the rest of the tiger zoo and not keep you guys out there in suspense and anticipation!

Now ... what is there to see in pattaya....................... at nite???

I would say this is a MUST SEE for any first time visitor to Pattaya...




Ta daaaaa....the ALCAZAR SHOW!

More simply or more 'phai-thialy' called the AH GUA SHOW lo....hehehehe

Tickets are RM60 per person and i tell you! My rm60 was never more well spent on any other show than the Alcazar!

No regrets!

Someone was hesitating and neede quite a lot of persuasion before he agreed to go to the show with me ... and i bet he didnt regret it either!

Cos he was quite quiet for most parts of the show....WAHAHAHAHA.. its THAT goood, i tell you!

Reaaaaallly good effects, talented and errr....beautiful performers, really nice and attractive backdrops...! Just plain good la i tell you!

Ok...lets look at some pics...i kno some of you guys out there are just plain curious to know how those performers look like even tho you say HAIYA SO GELI LA (geli = gross) THOSE AH GUAS....

JENG JENG JENG




Not really bad looking rite???

What about this...




Hmmm ... not really clear ... but i was really interested in the king at the far behind....cos he was quite hadnsome...teeheehee...not sure he's a HE or a SHE tho 'x'


But you have not really seen the Alcazar until you've seen this particular performer!

I present to you.....................


*DRUM ROLL*


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*CYMBALS CLASHING*








heee....pretty aint he?? ERK! i mean SHE! 'x'

What's that??? You want some more pics of her, i hear??????? OK la....


NAH





Ok pls pls no drooling...

I m really sorry for the really blur photos...but you cant blame me u kno?

I had my mouth open with amazement and surprise with the excellent performances of the err... err....LADIES(???) throut most of the show

My hands were shaking too as i took the photos, while thinking deep in my heart "ITS NOT FAIR HOW COME A GUY CAN LOOK SO PRETTY!!"

But among all the fair and beautiful performers on stage that nite...there was a particular one that reaallly really caught my eye .... heheheeheheh

Ladies and gentleman and half ladies....i present to you.................




Cant have a good look??? Heres more....




Hmmm too blur...ok...heres another one...





Omg!!!! Jian gui le!!! sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pretty!!!!!!

*Envy* *envy some more*

:(

What kind of a world is this??? When a guy can be so pretty! ... BOOHOOHOOOOOO






*GLOOM*

Must ............ zhng........................myself..........................moreeeeeeeeeee

So i was wondering...guys out there....if someone like err....HER fell in love with you...would you be willing to overlook her past and well, have a relationship with errm... HER?

I mean, she IS girl physically after all..and maybe emotionally? No harm rite? 'x'

So anyway, after the show...everyone could actually take some photos with the performers of your choice for a very cheap price of 40 baht (equivalent to RM4).

So as expected, yours truly was waiting in front of the said performer ( like a puppy waiting for milk from its owner) for her to beckon me forward to have my photo taken with er....wahahahah

Now heres a close up of HER for all you drooling guys out there!




Look at ME smileeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HAHAHAAHAHHAA

And look at how short i am!! boohoohooohoooo

She is certainly SO PRETTY that Red Sponge and I just couldnt take our eyes off her even tho we've finished taking our photos with her...heee....

If it wasnt for a group of tourists who woke us from our daze...i think we would still be standing there gawking at her till every single person has left the theatre...hahahaha

heh..this is rather funny...

You see, there was another group of tourist who was joking with her and then it was then ....... i heard it!!!!



THE COARSE VOICE OF A MAN COMING FROM THE BEAUTIFUL errrrrrrr...'LADY'


OMG!!! Jian gui another time!

hahahahahahahah

We practically ran away from the scene when we heard that! WHAT A NIGHTMARE!

lol lol

So thats it for the much anticipated alcazar show....

After that show ...... we were straight away brought to another place for another show .... which is of a rather different kind

YA YA so i DID went to THAI GIRLS SHOW.... THAI GIRLS mind you, not TIGERS 'x'

I've heard that some old tourists were confused with the name of the show...

TOURIST GUIDE: lai lai uncle ,auntie i bring you all to thai girls show ok?
UNCLE AND AUNTIE : wahhhh....tiger show ah??? CAN CAN!

-----Afer the show------

UNCLE AND AUNTIE : JIAN GUI LE!! y the tiger no stripes de?!?!!?

heee....

nothing much to say or show regarding this show...cos no camera is allowed within the premises. Not even your handphone...tsk tsk tsk....need so strict for what. they even check your bags to make sure you don smuggle any device into the theatre.

So whats it about???

About thai GIRLS lo....need i say more?

oh..sorry...NAKED thai girls i mean 'x'

Being of a female species myself, the show doesnt really interest me la...i think its a pity why they have to misuse their 'ASSETS' for abnormal uses just to attract tourists and earn money for a living. It is rather pitiful.

Hmmm...i don want to say more la...just in case some of you might be planning to go for the show in the near future. don wanto spoil the surprise ma rite? *Wink*

But one word of advice tho, this show is not the faint hearted and pls pls pls do not EVEN attempt to leave DURING the show.cos it might result in some unwanted happenings.

U might end up getting a black eye from the usher....wahahhhahaah...

So weird la this show...so many restrictions....

My RM60 could have been beter spent elsewhere....like erm...on that shirt i had my eyes on in MBK SHOPPING COMPLEX...hee...

Off to Pattaya (Bangkok Trip Part 2)

After the not very good sleep on the first nite, theres the morning call at 6am!!

BOOHOOHOOOOOO...

How could i wake up so early on a HOLIDAY??? This is pure torture :(

Anyway, managed to FORCE myself to climb out of bed and pack my stuffs...

Mind you!! We had to pack our by 6.30am cos we were going to Pattaya that day. How i managed to wake up and pack my stuffs at 6am in the morning...i didnt know...

So our first stop for the day...

Our river cruise down the Menam River. Im actually quite confused as to the exact name of this river. In the map of Bangkok, they labelled it Chao Phraya ... but our tour guide said that its called Menam River...so anyway,theres this river 'x'

The river is surprisingly clean considering that there are houses and buildings at the riverbanks as compared to our Sarawak River...wahahaha..Our sarawak river is full of rubbish and best of all.... it is brown....wahahahha..

The Menam River on the other hand is clean and clear and theres hardly any rubbish. Which is a good thing cos what our tour guide told us on the river cruise nearly made me go back to Kuching on the next flight.

He asked us whether or not we've found that our bottled water taste a little different. The bottled water supplied by our hotel DID taste a little different. It had a kind of salty taste which rather frightened us all cos we tot someone had put some poison into our bottled water.

And the tour guide continued on to say that, all the water supplied to the people of Bangkok comes from that very river!! O_O

Which makes me wonder...where does the salty taste come from!?!?!?! Urine?????? or something worst??? 'x'

Thats one thing i couldnt really stand about Bangkok...the water!! The salty water is everywhere ... from the tap , from the bottled water that you buy from the supermarket, in your coffee, etc ... SOB

The whole time i was in Bangkok, i felt that my thirst could not be quenched even tho i swallowed a whole bottle of water cos of the salty taste. I felt sooooooo relieved when i tasted our NICE AND CLEAN Malaysian water once we reached KL. Plain water never tasted so good before! :)

So anyway, there are houses left and right of us as we cruised down Menam River...Its like an Asian Venice minus the Gondola...hehehe

According to our tour guide, the Menam River was the original place of the famous thai floating market. But due to dono wat reasons (as i have mentioned b4,the tour guide could only speak mandarin which im not very good at 'x') the floating market has moved to another place which is rather far away and which the tour guide didnt want to bring us to.. &^%@$ tour guide!!!

At least theres 1.2.3 sampan still doing their business there lo...

Behold........

khik...lets see what she has on board...

Bread and banana....

I bought some keychain just to get some small change ...

Did you see the bread on the boat??? Well,the bread is not for us to eat u kno?

Its for theese....

Gigantic hugeee PATIN fish!!!!

My god ... they r reallllyyyy HUGE i tell you!! I kid you not!!!

We were asked to buy those big big pieces of bread for 20 baht so that we could feed them. And it is really satisfying to feed them. They would jump up of the water and gobble up the big pieces of bread b4 you could say PATIN HU AH!!!

Hee...i really love feeding those big fishes...not to mention that Patin fish is my most favouritest of all!! I really felt like dipping my hand into the water and catch one of the fish and BBQ it ...muahahahhahhh

But then...these are holy fish...

According to a friend of mine..these fishies has a legend. They said that once an ang mo (caucasian) did not believe in these fish and he jumped into the river to catch them and he was sort of swallowed up by the fish 'x'

Scary thought..and to think i lurve to eat Patin Fish so much *gulp*

Next stop...Wat Arun...our one and only historical site on our tour schedule

I have sort of looked forward to visiting this wat arun cos i wanted to climb up the many stairs and to have a bird's eye view of the menam river...but then, it was under renovation -_-""

Stupid tour guide should have told us and brought us elsewhere ma.... ^%$@$&^

Stupid tour guide put aside, the Wat Arun is a majestic piece of architecture... it is sooooooooooo beautiful laaa!!!

There were a lot of stalls near and around the grounds of Wat Arun selling handicrafts and some Thai souvenirs. Some of these stuffs are quite cheap but i was suckered by one of the stalls selling aromatic wooden fans here!

I bought 2 aromatic wooden fan for RM35 and thought it was a bargain...but then i found the very same fan for sale for only RM6 each!!!! ARghhhhhh...

After the river cruise, we were on our way to Pattaya~~~~

On the way there, we stopped by at our next destination...

hehehe thats our admission sticker which is stuck on someone's shirt ;p

Had our first Thai lunch at a restaurant in the Tiger Zoo...TA DAAAA..

Our tour guide brought us here specifically to taste a certain special dish which can only be found in this restaurant

Jeng jeng jeng...

Cant guess what is this???

teeeheeheehehhe...its CROCODILE MEAT!!!! Woohoo!!!

Despite the thick leather like skin of crocodile, its meat is quite tender ... it almost tastes like pork. Actually this dish is quite tasty la, but i dare not take more of the meat cos the thought of it being crocodile meat just doesnt seem very appealing ... Can you see the crocodile skin??? Wahahahah it looks exactly like a crocodile skin bag 'x'

So what did we see in the tiger zoo..???

Naturally we saw tigers lorr...

Hey!! Wait a minute! Isnt that a sow (female pig) and piglets??? And there's tiger cubs too!!!

hehehe...there is nothing wrong with your eyes...no need to go to the optometrist...

it IS piglets and tiger cubs in the same cage.

In fact, those tiger cubs feed on the sow's milk!!! Isnt that amazing???

But that is not all we saw here ... check this out~

There's this reallllyyyy big tiger sleeping .... and ... whats this???

Piglets dressed in tiger clothes~!!!!!!! hahahahahaahahahh they r absolutely ADORABLE!!!!

so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuteee...i feel like running into the glass enclosure and stealing the little piglet tigers :))))))

ok now ... i will stop here..my fingers are cramp from all those typing...wahahahah....stay tuned for Part 3 :P