Sleepless in Patong
February 25th, 2007
5 hours after my last post, my boredom tolerance hit rock bottom. the frustration was simply unbearable, and there was no question about it – i HAD to leave Phuket immediately. so upon rightful repossession of my passport from my mother dearest, i left for the airport with nary but a pink backpack full of magazines i nicked from the hotel and a Balinese handbag with entirely too many packets of Mentos gum. i arrived at the airport within one hour, lacking sleep, full of hope, and mumbling excitedly to myself, ‘Kuala Lumpur, here i come!’ but this excitement was fairly shortlived; the excessively made-up woman behind the ticketing counter dealt me a devastating blow – all flights out to KL were full. what the flying fuck, said i. kidding me you must be. i assure you i am not, said she. next please.
i dont know why i did it, but i did it : i went back in queue, only to be served by a nice portly gentleman this time. he gave me the same answer as the lady with the horrific purple eyeshadow, but with a twist! apparently Malaysia Airlines had a joint flight with Thai Airways out to KL in a few hours – and while the Thai Airways seats were all taken up, Malaysia Airlines still had a few seats available. WONDERMOUS!, i exclaimed, nearly toppling over a stack of Visit Thailand brochures on the counter in my ecstacy. ONE TICKET PLEASE, NOW.
i dont think i’ve ever loved MAS more in my life.
so yes, i have indeed been back home for a glorious full 3 days. there is nothing like CNY back home. i love it i love it i love it. father dearest, i beseech thee, never take me away from KL again during CNY =(
pictures from my one and only day in phuket, none of which have me pigging out on food :
Rat Uthit road, or Second Road as the expats would call it.
clean toilets are apparently signboard-worthy
leaning dangerously out of a tuk-tuk
i am a voyeur
the sunset from Joe’s Downstairs, a nice wine and tapas place
me in a bar. the guy in white eventually came up to tell me he wanted to get in my pants. dream on, mister fake quiksilver tshirt.
even tuk-tuk drivers have their Ah Beng side
Bangla Road, where the party’s at
thai barbeque on skewers!!! YUM :D
30 baht is RM 3. yes, tequila shots for RM3. yes. yes. yes, seriously.
this is Patong. not that you couldnt tell..
it is so good to be home. i am so filled to the brim with joy, i cant even begin to express how good it feels. so let me articulate it in a photo. here is a photo of my three favourite men – Martian, Tall Brother and Short Brother – gokarting together shirtlessly this afternoon :
20 Comments Add your own
1. Bernard | February 25th, 2007 at 2:22 am
can I get in your pants? :D lol..
Gong Hei Fatt Choi paupau. Have a prosperous New Year and a joyful one too. Do take care =)
2. alea | February 25th, 2007 at 5:09 am
the sunset view is so romantic. awww.
3. joanne | February 25th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
OMG..that mat salleh jerk so gatal(2nd last photo)..looking at the bar gal’s beyond underwear…damn~..horrible jerk..anyway….glad that you love KL..nothing’s like home..huh?…peace~
4. vvens | February 25th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
another cool picture of you out of the tuk tuk. very nice lor that picture!
and that ah beng tuk tuk reminds me of the vn they used in ANTM cycle 6. hehe
5. turquoise | February 25th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
beautiful sunset !
6. Jones | February 25th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
ARR! TOO GOOD FOR A OLD BATTERED SHIP NOW, EY?
Put on a rag and I’ll get in it.
7. Kevin | February 26th, 2007 at 7:38 am
Cheh, i got nicer sunrise view from Langkawii =P
8. Johann | February 26th, 2007 at 9:45 am
hahaha… escaped from Phuket finally… why didn’t you join them shirtlessly huh? :P
9. Az1 | February 26th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Free at last!
10. bs | February 26th, 2007 at 11:47 am
y must be shirtless one? did u slap mr fake quiksilver?
11. violet | February 26th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
i used to be like you. my mom took me to phuket for 9 days and all i did was complain. now that im working and have no time to even clean the house, i wish for 9 days in phuket, in a 5 star hotel, with a limo to take me around – which i just cannot afford now, with my own money.
12. pinkpau | February 26th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
bernard : cannot! entrance into the pinkpau’s pants is restricted to certain parties only.. and by certain parties i mean one party. hehe happy cny to u too
alea : it was! but my sunset experience was marred by this stupid canadian dude who kept talking and talking even though it was very obvious i wanted to take photos and nothing else -___-
joanne : oh believe me they did more than just look ..
vvens : haha i watched that! and jade complaining abt the tuk tuk nonstop
turquoise : phuket’s sunsets are very nice indeedy! but the day i was there it wasnt that good.
jones : aint no rag for this missy here! if you dingbat men get pants, we ladies get pants!
kevin : elehhh dont brag.. at least i spent cny at home eating cookies and collecting angpau!
johann : hahaha wouldnt u have liked that!
az1 : yessssssssssss
bs : cos it was hot. and no i didnt.. i was much too polite in fact.
violet : 9 days in phuket??? you poor thing! and yes phuket would be a good place to destress, what with all the beaches and bars and sunsets.
13. Boss Stewie | February 26th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
TEQUILA IS RM3?!?!? HOW ARE THE THAIS NOT WALKING DRUNKS?!?!
14. pinkpau | February 26th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
that’s what i’d like to know!!!
15. Johann | February 27th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
can’t a future husband see his future wifey without a shirt? :P
16. TheRealAnonymous | February 27th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Wah… happeningz…. go there so few days cannot tahan di… then summore run home huh?? Terror of terrors… !!
I’ll be going back there again… this time not sure for how long… possibly for 3 weeks plus minus… =p
17. Jones | March 2nd, 2007 at 10:48 am
But we got no ladies pants. So yer gotta get in my pants.
18. jirwan | March 4th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
ooo yess…patpong….muahahaha iwent there weeee!!! I LOVE THAILAND!!!!
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20. Phuket | October 24th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Did you check out anywhere else other than Patong? Plenty of better places to go in Phuket.
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