Phuket - oh what an eye-opener! - Day 1

Prior to our trip, we've been forewarned not to go cos of the news about how chaotic Bkk is and how the Phuket airport was forced to close due to the protest from the ppl.

We decided to go despite such news. We reckon it'll be similar to our Hindraf case here, and only a small majority/area was involved anyway.

In fact, Phuket was as peaceful as can be. Nothing like what we imagined. And also it wasn't as scary as what the media portrayed about. Guess the riot is only happening in Bkk.

But gosh..it was raining cats n dogs when we got there. Heck, it even flooded when we arrived at Patong beach. Darn darn darn!

JJ booked us into a beautiful resort - Horizon Beach Resort.

We gals got the room with the garden view, whereas the guys got the one with the pool view.

I really love how spacious the room is. Also, we've got stove and all equipped in the room.

It was raining the entire day. Sien-ness!

We went into an alley in search for food.
Then we stumbled upon some quaint art stores.

I so wanted to get this Audrey Hepburn piece. It costs about RM500.

We decided to have our lunch/tea time at Arroi.
L-R: Rahul, me, Steph, Andrew, Theresa, JJ.

This is what Steph has to say, "Aiyoo..u kissed me liddat. My reputation gone la!"
Kekeke..

Andrew's pineapple fried rice.

As compared to JJ's fried rice with crab meat, Andrew's was much better. The guys reckoned the portion here so a tad too small.

The guys already starting drinking. Broad daylight? What? Where?

I was a good gal, skipped the alcohol cos I wasn't too well. Had the urge to vomit still.

My not-so-authentic-catered-to-Angmoh-tomyam kung. Mental note to self: must find authentic Thai tomyam.

Theresa's dessert.

And barely 10 mins later, we went in search for food again. Cos the portion was simply not enough.

These jagung bakar are da bomb! Sweet, juicy and fragrant!

Next, we hung out at Molly Malone's (an irish pub) to chill and avoid the rain.

More beers coming up (but not for me). :(

Then for a few games of pool.

Steph is a real hustler la. I played against her the 1st game and i lost flat. :(

Returned to the hotel around 8+pm, and we saw two extra beds set up beside the King sized bed. Ohh, how sweet. There's orchid as well.

Steph and I camwhoring with the orchids.

We were told that the Horizon Beach Resort boasts the best Italian and Indian restaurants around. So, we decided to check out Borsalino's their Italian restaurant.

Time to camwhore!

Each of us was required to come up with a personalised pose. Check out what we've got.

1st candidate: Rahul the babe magnet!

2nd candidate: Steph the cutie-pie!

3rd candidate: JJ - dunno what he's trying to portray. Godfather eh?

4th candidate: Theresa - the babe

5th candidate: Andrew - tall, dark and....

6th candidate: Carrie - no idea what i was doing with the orchid. (btw, the orchid smelled really bad, i think the water in the vase hasn't been changed for days)

Trying to act cute...

But Rahul did a better job at it!

No no! JJ's the best! So sweet!
The orchid looks good on him! He's even sweeter than us girls :P

Then he revealed his real self...He was hungry beyond belief..and this is what happened~ You see a pissed JJ!

My dessert~ i love panna cotta!
It was kinda disappointing though, cos it's not smooth enough.

I was thrilled to the max. Most of the fast food joints here are opened 24hrs! Mckers, BK, and Pizza Hut. You'll never starve here man!

On the way to Bangla Road - the clubbing St!

Welcome to Bangla Road! The most happening place in Patong!

Ladyboys anyone?




A ladyboy adorned with butterfly wings. He/she was damn stuck up, saw us taking photos and immediately turned her back towards us.




Erotic underwears??? hahaha





Clean toilets!!!
Look at the signage...quite dodgy right?






Entering a strip bar. Had a real eye-popping experience here man!




We weren't allowed to take any pictures during the Tiger Show. Most of the stunts kinda knocked us off our chairs man! Imagine opening a coke bottle cap with that! Ouch! or imagine that thing is so strong that you can even shoot darts outta it and burst some balloons. Ouch! or imagine smoking 2 ciggies with that!

We even saw a girl on girl act. The girls were emotionless and totally showed zero enthusiasm. It was super disgusting. We couldn't wait to get out of the place.




Next we went to Rock City.

This is the place to go if you love heavy metal, rock, grunge, and alternative rock. Ooh, they played a good many Nirvana, Guns n Roses, Green Day, Metallica, and even Cranberries' Zombie - the rock version.

I felt as if i was back in secondary school, back to the time when i used to attend every single performance my ex and his band was performing. He was the lead guitarist. :)

Rock City rockssss!!

The nurses here kept harassing RR. Trying to give sell him a shot! 100 baht per shot. Value for money man! Moreover, this stuff is lethal, it's pretty strong when it's shot straight into your throat.

Another one!

Up next..Seduction!

This is the place to go if you like R n B music. They were having MTV Friday night. Admission is free and what's more, we get a free drink each!!

Grooving grooving grooving..

Buy 1 free 1 bucket!

Up next Tiger discotheque!!

Another happening place not to be missed.

Gosh, i was so tired i could sleep there and then. It was already 4+am and we were still partying away. My contacts were drying up already.

We took photo with 2 of the hottest guys around. They were damn good while dancing on the podium.

One thing the guys noticed. As the club was approaching closing time, you can literally see all the girls (or ladyboys since it's hard to tell) smiling their 1000 watt smiles at you. They're actively on the prowl for a man to bring them home.

9 out of 10 gals approached the guys to "bring me home please?". Aijoo..

What an eye opener man!

Our 1st nite ended at Tiger discotheque. It was closed to 6am when we left. Gosh, i'm bushed. Been up for almost 24 hrs already.

It has gotta end!

Just woke up not long ago.

In fact, since yesterday, i've been sleeping for almost 24 hrs straight.

I went to work yesterday but was late as i was still puking by 8:50am. Had to wait for a while so that i could gulp a few spoonful of porridge before i eat those medicines.

While at work, it was a damn difficult task trying to concentrate as my head was spinning, i felt lethargic, with body aching all over, and a non-stop stomach cramp threatening the life out of me. :(

I was ready to go to the doctor and ask for the job. Fact, it was that moment, that I regretted not having the jab earlier.

Went to the resident doctor near my office. Dr Anita said that I should get admitted if i'm still not well by "tomorrow" (which means today la). Should go on IV drip cos I've been losing lots of water.

I took the jab (gosh, it was painful!! Sigh, my beautiful butt is now bruised blue black), and was asked to pack and rest at home for 2 days. Hopefully I wont have to be admitted la. *sweat sweat*

Went home and hit the bed immediately. Slept all the way through till 9pm.

Actually there were times i wanted to wake up. But i just couldnt gather the strength to pull myself out of bed. What with the headache and all. I felt as if i could blackout any moment. And my body was damn hot.

Finally woke up at 9pm. Saw that no one was home. Felt so pitiful.

Good thing my maid was in. She touched me and said that i was having high fever.

She quickly heat up the porridge that she has prepared for me and made me some ginger tea (using her traditional Jawa-nese recipe).

I felt dizzy at the time. All i could do was stare at the food. But couldnt stomach it.

Forced myself 2 spoonfuls and that was it.

Oh, but the tea was good. It was very soothing indeed.

My maid then suggested to perform the Jawa-nese "kurub" (this is similar to Chinese "quasar") on me. She said i might vomit out everything later and will feel better. Gosh, i was kinda scared but was feeling so sick (seriously, this feeling is worse than the worst hangover ever!!!) that i was game to try anything.

When my mother returned from her line dancing, she too was pained looking at how frail i was. "Girl, you better rest and not work tomorrow, k?

Then my maid also chimed in, "Ya, I was quite worried after seeing you puked this morning and you still went to work."

My reply, "No worries, i dun think i can go to work in this condition. And the doctor has given me a 2-day medical leave. Let's hope i'll get better by tomorrow".

It's so sweet to have ppl around you when you're sick. Thanks Mum! Thanks Yani!

It never ends, does it?

Arrgghhh...

I've been having food poisoning foreverrrrrrrrrrrr...

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I feel terrible at the moment.

Lethargic, have no appetite and simply moody.

I actually went to the Doctor's last Thursday as I was having terrible diarrhea the day before and it has gotten worse. I was also kinda worried about that affecting my Phuket vacation.

Yups, you guessed right.

Eventhough I was feeling much much better by the time I was in Phuket, i couldn't really party as much.

My mates were out drinking from the moment we touched down (yups, they drank during lunch, dinner, in-between meals, and we proceeded to bar/club hopped till 6am). I just couldn't stomach the sight of alcohol.

And i thought I was well by Sunday. Geez.

I was back at work yesterday and felt nauseous after having my lunch. Then i realised I lost my appetite during dinner. Whatever food entered my mouth just didn't taste tasty at all.

Today, it got worse actually.

I couldn't even finish that bowl of porridge i had for lunch. Come 5pm, i was so sick i felt like puking at the slightest movement. :(

You'd know I'm really sick when i say No to cream puffs. Well, a friend was planning to make some for me but I just wasn't interested. Gosh, what's happening to me??!!??

Yups, it was that bad. So bad that I decided that i wasn't fit to go to the gym tonite <--and i've really been looking forward to it since i couldn't go last thursday due to the same food poisoning.
This has to be the worst of them all i tell ya! :(

On a lighter note, i met the cutest Dr today. :)

Dr E* was really sympathetic, not forgetting the fact that he's the cutest dr ever.

I was feeling so terrible that i asked him this.


Carrie: Doc, is there any way i can get rid of this queasy feeling? I really feel like puking but it feels damn uncomfortable. And do i really need to puke to get rid of all the toxins in my system?
Dr E*: It depends, some ppl do need to get it outta the system, while some don't. Anyway, i can suggest a faster way for relief. I can give you a jab.
Carrie: A jab??? Shit. Is it gonna be painful??
Dr E: No la. Not really actually.
Carrie: Where? My arm? (while pointing to my left arm)
Dr E: Nope. Your butt.
Carrie: Ah!! No thanks. *blushed the colour of beet root*

Gosh, i couldn't. Not in front of him. No no no way! Absolutely NOT!!

Phuket here we come...

Me and my close buds at work have been planning this trip for the longest time.

Despite the fact that things are looking pretty bad in Bangkok, we have decided to forge ahead and just go (what the heck right?). Sigh, initially there were 8 of us. Now, 2 have pulled out cos of objections from their families.

Nevertheless, the rest of us are pretty excited. We're leaving tomorrow morning.

Let's pray that the airport will not be closed and that we'll be able to reach home safely on Sunday. :)

See you next week!

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Time to pack:

Bikinis - checked

Sunnies - checked

Sunblock - checked

Mosquito repellant - checked

Pareos - checked

Thai bahts - checked

Camera - checked

Chargers - checked
Passport - checked
Air tix - checked

Panadols, etc - checked

What else ya??

That feeling...

It’s been a while..

It’s been a long while since I had that fluttery feeling in my stomach. That tingling sensation on my skin.

You know that feeling, don’t you? ;)

It’s been a while since I last had that rather 'dopey' smile pasted on my face like a silly person.

It's funny how i found myself smiling that dopey smile all of a sudden when i was doing the downward dog during yoga. Good thing none of my classmates nor my instructor caught me else they'll think i was crazy.

This contagious smile even stretched to the following activities: while driving, while walking alone, sometimes even while working <--you know how when those sms-es start flying to and fro.
Gosh, I'd better refrain myself else i'll be branded as the 'cuckoo gal' soon.
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But but but...It’s a nice feeling..

It's something that you'll only get to feel at the beginning of courtship.

It’s been a while..Since i feel this way

I wanna hold on to it and embrace it for as long as i can.




Cant wipe off that dopey smile. *grin grin*

Oh, how silly! :)