Oki doki..
Where do I even begin..pfffft.. I have
been in Koh Phangan for the last two weeks and.. well.. Lets just say
it's insane in the brain:) When I first got here I stayed in Nai Wok
Bay, In Koh Phangan bungalows and my little place was right on the
beach! When I arrived I couldn’t believe that this quaint little
bungalow - that was now all mine (for a mere 300 Baht a
night) had the beach on it's doorstep. I tell you, it's the best
'front yard' I’ve ever had! It's a simple home, wooden and rustic
(that's putting it lightly) but for the very same reasons – suited
me down to the ground.
I got a bus from Krabi to Surat Thani and then hopped onto a ferry to my new Island – one that I was only going to for one week – but I’m still here and cannot bring myself to leave just yet:) I arrived in the afternoon, took a stroll along the beach – and stumbled upon Beck's (Bar, restaurant, resort..) Naturally I walked on over to the bar and so began the adventure of a lifetime.
The Bartender 'Lek' – who is a
cartoon character for sure- is a darling, and sitting with him was
Alan (From Canada – dammit I love me some Canadians. They have such
a beautiful, soft accent and they are even more friendly than us
fellow South Africans. And so began two friendships. That evening we
chatted away watching the sunset and having a beer or four, and the
following evening - After I spent the day swimming in my ocean,
marketing and getting my eyebrows and underarms waxed:) Lek took me
out to Haad Rin – where I became a butterfly, then a swan, then a
gypsy princess and then a sparkling fish! As soon as we arrived we
went to the Kargaroo Bar and Alistair and was ordering the same shake I
was :) and invited us to join him, his girlfriend Bredna and best
friend Ailie, which we did and almost immediately my very
delicious vegetables kicked in, as did everyone else’s:) and we
we're laughing ourselves stupid, spilling everything, sweating and
chatting about the lights or clouds (don't think we knew the
difference;) 
Needless to say we spent the entire
evening/night/morning together – running around the beach, dancing
and playing with each others feet :) Ailie was from the North of
Scotland and her accent was just hilarious – I don’t mean that in
a bad way – a beautiful hilarious. She was my darling for the
evening and I honestly feel like we met in a different universe –
especially because when we tried to exchange details as I was leaving
– we didn't know how to :) The accents also made it even harder. In
any event, we had a blast and I will never forget them!
For the next two days I chilled out at
Beck's most of the time, nursing yet another motorbike burn :( , meeting people from all over the world
(I'm seriously in heaven!) and having fun with my new dog “Bak
Joy.” She is one of the resorts dogs, but we have connected so
while I’m here she is mine. She follows me everywhere, sleeps on my
stoop and goes for walks with me along the beach. She even tried to
follow me to the Pirate Beach Party the other night:) which (by the
by, is a teeeny tiny trance party that happens every so often on this
teeny tiny beach up the road – it's brilliant! Drinking Fuck
buckets, stomping on the beach, laughing gas and Peeing off rocks
into the sea:) And kissing an incredibly hot dude from New York –
and no, I can't remember his name:P ) I will miss Joy terribly when
i'm gone, and know that she will miss me more – but she is very
well taken care of here, and loves her life! How could she not? I
often look at her and wonder if she realizes she lives in paradise..
On my third morning, Guiliano from Rome rode his bicycle past my deck and asked if I’d like to have a coconut, how could I say no? The coconut trees are everywhere and they just drop down when they are ready so you do have to watch your head:) We sat on the beach talking about our different countries and lives and so forth, eating the bellisimo - beautiful in Italian:) coconut. His friend Matteo, also from Rome, joined us and within the hour we were on the back of his bike (yes all three of us:) off to a beach - can't remember it's name but it's fuck far! This Island is 10 kilometers up in width and length. The roads here are not for the faint hearted, that's for sure! The ones in the town are great – big open tar roads – but the “off the beaten track ones” are – well.. definitely made for a 4X4.
Anyhoo it made it all the more entertaining, us struggling along, having to hop off the scooter and walk up a hill and then get back on, and then get stuck :) People where driving past taking pictures of us, it was really something else. When I told Lek about it he did a tripple take,”You three?? On one?? That road? NO!! Don't be ting tong.” (Ting Tong is retarded in Thai.) In any event, it was worth it, and a beautiful day – ending off at the local night market – yum! The three of us spent lots of time together here – with others too, from all over. We had a great time playing on this Island!
Although plenty of weird friction began from that relationship right there (the three of us.) which was rather annoying to say the least, but I supose I can now officially say that I’ve had two Italian men fight over my affection:) I wont go into details here, but I had my pesto pasta and it was bellisimo..haha! When my chosen pasta left yesterday he told me,”It was beautiful knowing you.” :) You gotta give it to the Italians – they know how to schmooze:)
On one of our evenings on our
beach..drinking Leo/chang/Singa beers - I stick to Leo – Chang
makes my tummy curl and Singa is the pricey one. Leo does it's job:)
Ain’t no beer like Windhoek though! We met Emolina from France, who
has just come from Ireland where she lived for a year. And she moved
in with me the very next day:) Although she technically moved in with
Lek, if you know what I mean;) I adore her! We are so similar –
find the same things funny, get worked up by the same things – like
pollution:) She got so angry with this boat driver once in Haad Rin,
that I thought she was going to kill him right there – was
fabulous:) It's funny how the cultures are so different – she was
getting angry and throwing her passion all over the place and Lek was
telling her to calm down and just leave it, as it doesn’t matter.
Thai's are so un confrontational (generally speaking) they dont want
to cause trouble etc.. Anyway on that night I was a mermaid again;)
haha! I love Kangaroo Bar!! :)
Although this place is party heaven, I
have still been doing day missions of note! Emolina and I Kyaked to
Koh Tae Nai Island from our “Front yard”:) and found this huge crystal
clear, ice cold sea pool – we were the only ones there – it was
pure magic – the natural kind;) Kayaking is not so easy man, the
sea was a bit rough where the boats make waves, and the two of us had
to use every muscle in our bodies to keep moving:) We also went to
the Chinese temple (with Guiliano – Matteo was doing his diving
course, Lek and Alan were at the bar – Lek works there and Alan
works the Singa's pretty hard;) This was the best temple experience
of my life, the monks there are so friendly and the vibe is just. No
words. Literally. As soon as we arrived we fell silent and didn’t speak until
a few hours later when we left for some little town - I really should write down the names:) to have a late lunch. It has
lots to explore, so much to see! Strolling around while the monks
chant and we met a guy from the states who is living there as he had
a really bad motorbike accident and they are looking after him. It
was something special, that's for sure. And the one Monk lady
person:) gave us a bracelet for protection:) She took one look at my
arms – covered with so many and smiled,”You like much.” :)Anyhoo.. I was staying at Phangan Bungalows for the first week – but was always at Beck's and Beck's is the same price only SO SO SO SO much better – more people, MUCH cleaner and the Bungalows have western toilets – which is a must for me! So I moved across after a week, and I’m loving it – an upgrade always makes one feel fantastic;)
It was sooo beautiful I cannot explain.
I really cant. I don’t know how;) But when we got onto this boat,
that I can only call a pirate boat as I don’t know how else to
describe it:) the captain asked us if we would like a sea sickness
tablet and we both declined, as I've never had a problem with that
before. Well, by god did we regret that decision and there were no
more left when we wanted to take them. It was especially windy today
and the boat was flying around the ocean and my tummy was going into
my throat and plumeting into my gut. I pushed through though – didn’t want
to puke on anybody and be that bitch on the boat;P They take you
snorkelling and swimming at Koh Wao and KohTay Plow. Loads of tropical fish to see! We
went to the.... view point wich is at the top of forty thousand
stairs:) And went on a hike through the forrest – more like rock
climbing:) Not for the faint hearted:) But the view makes it all
worth it! And boy did we eat! They treated us like kings! Unlimited
Tea, coffe, water, coca cola, sprite, doughnuts, watermelon and
pineapple. Also a traditional Thai lunch – rice with vegies and
chicken – yum! and a big chicken salad roll in the late arvo, with
more fruit and more donuts :) Thank god they did, because this tour
is exhausting! We got back after eight o clock this evening –
that’s a loooong day! The tour started at 9am!!!! But I’m
showered and fresh and bloody exhausted – but the great kind –
the rewarding one;P
This evening we grabbed a quick bite from the market and came straight home, had two beers at the bar with Claura – she's now my new neighbour – yay!:) met some more Frenchies (two guys arrived today, and they're going to join us for the Jungle Experience tomorrow! Yes you heared me! The Jungle Experience! Cant hardly wait! I'm so stoked im here for it, it's an underground.......bnlah blah.... Claura and I are going together (unfortunately Eolina leaves tomorrow..) but yeah, such is life when you travel, many happy hello's and too many sad goodbye's.
Well, it's late and I have to get to bed – I’m finito:) Going to read about two pages of my circus book and be out for the count, in lala land.. yes please!
Night night all, may you sleep as sweetly as i'm about to!
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