TRAVELOGUE // PHUKET_DAY ONE
PHUKET_DAY ONE
PHUKET_DAY TWO_WHITE WATER RAFTING
PHUKET_DAY THREE_PHIPHI ISLAND
PHUKET_DAY FOUR
This is our 1st time to Phuket. We had grab our flight when the fare was on sale for $90! I think its quite cheap! But the worst had to happen just hours before the flight. I was hit by food poisoning and it was horrid. I was running for the toilet 4x and had puke like 3x. It was really really bad. I went all weak and sore from all the purging. I swear I clear out like 8L of water. Amazing.. where did all the water came from?
The flight was at 8am but I was kept awake by the cramps the entire night. There is no way I could cancel the trip when everythin is all paid for! I dragged my body to the airport, up the plane, down it and once my feet touches the soil of phuket, my spirits suddenly lifted! And so were my body. I attributed the numbing of pain to adrendaline. Haha! Before entering the arrival hall, there were maps for you to grab and you can also get a thai SIM card free provided you top up the value of minimum 100baht. we gotten 2, 1 for each couple so that its easier to keep in touch since we aint staying at the same resort.
Previously we gotten a package from our hotel which includes airport transfer. Initially I thought it was gonna be a small car but turns out its a 12 pax minibus. LOL kinda too big for just the two of us.. our friends whose hotel is just next door at patong paragon hopped on to our ride and paid for 200B per pax. If not there will be many cab drivers trying to get you on their cab and the cheap airport minibus transfer is also within sight.
45mins ride from the airport and we reach the resort, Sea Sun Sand Resort and Spa. OMGGGG! The resort is yippeeee aweeesomeee!! I was prancing around the room squeeeing at the amazing view from our room! We had booked a room with a garden view as we didnt think that a sea view (which cost more) was needed since we will be out of the hotel most of the time. But they were so nice to give us the one on the highest floor so it came with a partial seaview. Hahaha.. I am in heaven 😀
Whoop whoop!! The sea!
Me (looking not so bad afterall) and mascot
Spacious balcony
Bigger than huge bed.
FAVOURITE! HUGE BATHTUB. (can watch mascot do situps while i bath)
They even prepared umbrellas for us! In case it rains.. And in the cupboard was beach towels and bathrobes.
They have a gym, a games room, table tennis room (darts too) as well.
Our resort location is really ideal for us as we wanted come peace and quiet without being far out up in the hills. It is located at the far end of Patong beach (3 mins walk to the beach), away but a 15 mins walk from the bustling soi bangala road. Massage palours are everywhere, you can find a family mart, 7-11, pharmarcies every few metres down the road.
We had our lunch nearby at this No.9 resturant. They served western and thai cuisine. It wasnt too bad! But i got no appetite and all food looks disgusting to me.
TOM YUM OF THE DAY!!
Popped by family mart for some of our necessity.. they have this huge bottle of betagen (similar to vitagen ) for only 25B!! Thats really cheap! You should drink it everyday!
Betagen aka Thai Vitagen .. Source
Booked our tour ( water rafting and the Simon Cabaret show ) for the days after. Never ever book online! Its much cheaper to do it there as there are so many tour agencies around and they are very competitive! After our lunch we stroll along the Patong beach. Well, it wasnt as huge as I thought it would be! Comparing it to bali beaches, it was a narrow strip of sand. You see spot many surfers riding the strong waves.
Enjoying the water in our feet
That’s us and the beach!
Then, my scumbag brain decided to make this stupid suggestion of walking to Jungceylon shopping mall, not knowing how far it was. ITS DAMN FREAKING FAR. Not to mention the sun was bloody cooking us alive ( Damn weather forecast, you were so wrong about having thunderstorm ). We never been there before, we had no idea where it is or how is looks like. All my muscles and joints were still aching BAD, it’s worst than fever. After dragging my body around for 20 mins, we have finally arrived with me half dead.
Finally reaching Jungceylon!!
Told my friends they could go walk around, i just need somewhere to sit. Set our sights on MacDonald the Safe-house, we went in. Mac in phuket is a total ripoff. WHAT?! a 6pcs nugget meal cost some $8SGD. Thats so expensive!
Very expensive mac and you can spot my palette of charcoal pills.
After a mere half an hour, i decided i couldnt take it anymore. My muscles were so sore and i felt so dehydrated. I need a bed. Call up my friends and turn out they were tired too and we took a tuk tuk back. Tuk tuk cost 200Baht to get to any locations in Patong and it goes by per tuk tuk. So if u go in a group of 8, it will still cost you 200B~ which makes it more worthwhile!
Tuk tuk ride back to hotel
Spend the remaining hours sleeping on the comfy bed until its time for the ah gua (transvestite) show – the Simon Cabaret show. Its the glitz and glamour of the prettiest katoeys aka ladyboy. Our ticket cost us 500B includes land transfers.
They have their own theater and its kinda like those musical theaters, huge and comfortable. The various stage designs were so impressive! The ladyboys dressed in flamboyant costumes with sequins and feathers. We were seated on the 2nd level, we prefer that though as we got a full unblocked view of the stage and not being so close to the ah gua. Those seated on level one will be in for a surprise. While the stage is being set, some big fat ah gua will be waiting to rub your face in between her boobs or to steal a big fat kiss from you. Initially, mascot wasnt so interested but subsequently we were so captivated by the props, sets and costumes that we couldnt take our eyes off the stage. Instead it was our couple friend who fell asleep instead. HAHAHA! At the end of the show, the girls will line up at the entrance of the building. They will lure/invite you to have a picture with them. They will ask for a 100B after you took a picture with them. Sometimes they will sneak up more performers in the picture and you end up paying for all of them!
Luring you in for a picture~
Dinner was at a beach side restaurant, Baan Kalim Seafood Resturant near our place. No energy for cruising through bangala road today. My appetite is slowing recovering although i still couldnt eat a cow yet. We had our dinner while enjoying the gentle breeze and sound of the waves. The ambience excellent! There was a live band but poor girl, she had to sing without a mike!
The view from where we were seating!
Outdoor patio
From top left: Menu, Cashew Chicken, Fish Portion ( fishballs in fact =.= ), Pineapple Rice, Green Curry, Phad Thai
With a can of luncheon and a shake of pepper 