Wednesday, June 19, 2013
the fish from aquarium tat were interesting
slate-pencil sea urchin, vlaming unicorn fish, redcoat squirreltail, longnose uni, moray eel 2 jaws, redtooth triggerfish map pufferfish, triggerfish, cowfish, ocean sunfish, box/porcupine fish, cichlids macrostoma cichlids protection, fire dartfish, powderblue surgeonfish, bluegreen chromis, semicircle anglefish, barramundi cod, doublespot lionfish. upside down sea jelly, sea nettle, blue devil, mahimahi, red belly fusilier, napoleon wrasse, leopard shark, tripod fish, anglerfish, viper fish,black dragonfish, hatchetfish, tiger cowry, pineconefish
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day 4 today go pattaya went to some laem chabang ferry terminal, took bus service to MIKE SHOPPIN MALL. reached too early, went to walk the shop houses. street is generally dirty lots of road side hawker, their motorcycle bubble tea store is eye opener, lots of mini pub or cafe, quite alot of atm n money changer, and gold pawn shop.
walked back to mike shoppin centre, open at 11 then we shop around otot meet at a point 2 hr ltr. assuming 1sgd equals 20baht, from there count price of goods. half of mall is like a departmental store (metro) other half is sublease to private store. got 2 informal tshirt. 400baht total, 3 formal top, 900 bargain till 800. got a bag, 800 bargain till 500. departmental store is expensive. the hotwheels car is like 5 sgd. wtf worst then sg. then wanted buy sd card but they only have 32gb. cant find 64. seems like they dun have so much stuff to put into hp. lvl 5 is kpt but its like badly decor only few lines of words to say wat they sell. lvl 6,7,9 is empty, 8 is office n 10 is pool but it looks from far poorly maitained so nvm.... outside the mall got a iron man statue :) took a pic. ltr walked to their pasamalam like a "bugis street". empty n quiet. they sell these bar soap in shapes of fruits n vege (actual size).
ate at some better road side store. sell quite okay food. had fish n chip the fillet they use is real fish like 1 side of a gouper or stone bass. food is cheal. 1 fish is 10sgd went to central shoppin mall. ppl there like foot massage, n fish foot massage. went to brief shop. high end mall. got arcade n 6D cinema, got this store very cool, transform half the store into a shooting gallery. toyrus very small, got haunted house. and kids play area. went to central, saw tat they got sell very very old gundam models but price is 50percent more expensive. got a huge teddy, can afford bigger but.its the issue of carrying home. sales assistant are not all well versed in eng.
head back to ship. had chi dinner, used choco mousse to make coffee float. then slept.
day 5 giddy. sleep. like almost all the day. cinema is for kids. gaia dinner too late for appetizer got shitake musroom okay lah. fish set was big. chicken is worst then saf. visited captain bridge watched tv end of day
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day 3.2
kfc was okay. had fish burger.. nothing much special.
quite bloated bah.. cuz too much coke.
after tat went to see waterfall, ppl there sell like 1 pinned up frame of dried preserved animals, beetles, butterflys, spiders, bats, scorpian, n other insects. a group of angmohs were at the waterfall plunge pool swiming, then they want to change out. and then... they change infront of every1 like nobody business, back face the crowd, go topless but squat n use knee to cover chest then wear back top, then idk n dun wanna know how they change their wet garments below the waist. waterfall rock have diff layer so the rock behind of alternating colour of black n orange. lots of mozzie... slippery rocks hard to navigate, then dry season means little water volume. got elephant ride but no point going. went to some viewpoint to take photo, sea and sky horizon.
the street side have wooden lampost with lots andblots of cable hanging there its like u want electricity? just lay ur own cable from the powersource. epic complicated. messy. went to see grandma and grandpa rock, its just a rock tat look likeva penis head. apparently locals are quite amused by it lol. abit RA the culture. even their wooden carving n dress code also. (details ltr). past this metal work shop, got live size predator n alien sculture made from many small gears and metal parts of other stuff. somehow AVP quite famous here. went to another tesco lotus to buy vitagen end up only got BETAGEN o.o then head back to cruise. if not wrong some kan jiong ah ma fell down the stairs aft boarding the cruise. had chi dinner. then i think its the end for tat day.
thai culture feelin: cultural- they got this altar they will display n decor outside house n shoppin centre n hotel some very grand. ppl will pray in the begining of the day then will see their very earnest prayer face.
RA-dress code n products. either they are open or they dun care. many woman like to wear those transcluscent top both front n back, then wear those super AA undergarment like flasher. then got those shirt is around the neck got a collar, then of a moderately low cut, but the ppl wear thosr boosters then push up all the flesh from the shirt opening. x.x quite stupid bah yar. then the wooden products they sell also very RA got the woman in doggy position statue, penis scullture (for all u know its their sex toy buy then it looks too big) and the nude paintings especially the 3D plastic pic with the 3 pic at diff angle. the ash tray for cigar is sickest got those with a woman or man in the ash tray of a certain pose which hints the user to poke the cigar at the sexual organs to extinguish the cigar. saddistic smokers....
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day 3 koh samsui thai:
before disembark, got warning that: rambutan, mangosteen, durian cannot be bought back to ship. cooked food also. 5pm last ferry from land back to ship. time zone difference: thai 4pm, sg 5pm.
foul weather before hence late arrival, at thailand.those with tour pakage piority first to disembark. wait lo. take pic with the new canon EOS600.
ls-ed. aft breakfast. the toilet here the exit pipe very small hole but no matter how much soft crap someone unloads the vacuum suction pump will flush it away. damn amazing but very loud.
took ferry from ship to koh samui. quite a long trip. 20 mins? got a bunch of fat bimbo were like wah lao why must the cruise park so far from the land. closer lah. why ah why ah why ah..... (is'nt it very obvious the cruise need a deep harbour/water) so they complaint abt hot weather, choppy seas for 20 min until upon reaching the jetty 1 of the bimbo went: oh.... the cruise need deeper water. the other 2 went :"huh?" then the smart one need explain to the rest of them. apparently seems like 1 of them dun gets it and appears puzzled... wth...
got the cab rental service whole day. sg 200 plus. apparently if the taxi drivers are smart, they should advertise themself as english speaking or chi speaking liddat confirm get customer. (business idea for tourist) advertising as the "best" is not tat effective.
taxi driver background: married, seems honest, decent, worked 10 year in hotel hence learnt english. (not bad standard) saved up, bought a 6 seated lpg n petrol car, became taxi.driver. work life balance. smart. very good life plan.
travel location:
firstly went to go kart, sis first time. 600baht 10 min got helmet. with "visor" if not wind in eye how to see? the first kart abit lousy, wire loose or wat engine will die suddenly, so change kart, new kart was better hence drove faster, at a U-turn experienced a DRIFT! kart just skid, cant control even after jammed break. so bo bian the ppl in charge help to reverse the kart. aft tat noticed the rear tyre no traction at all wth...
over took sis 2 lap, cuz she drive very slow, dun dare acclerate.. got feelin tat gonna fly out of seat. oh. no seat belt. haha. hence all the weird feelin when u turn at sharp corners.
nxt stop is this 12m golden buddha temple. the temple is still under construction. got place where ppl queue up to be sprayed holy water by the monk, and a walkway of bells, walk to the bell n. ring it. abt 12 bells? idk the meaning to it.
got the donation for tiles to build temple then can write name on the underside of tile. the temples very well decorated, as if all the money pumped to building temple. then nvr develop the area. culture to note, the dragon there are have those with multiple heads and a pointy single horn head, then buddha is lean not like the sg one tat is buff.
second temple more majestic, on the lake, with a walkway. edge of temple got lotus carving as if temple on huge lotus. got the "HOLY PLACE" signage so no trunks n bikini. standard no footwear n restricted area for monk. murals inside temple walls n window panes, filled with shiny tiles, mosiac, lots of birds droppin on walkway, the fresh, dried stain n clean area. like a minefield.
went to a mummified monk temple. they said this guy had good life then became monk, know he is gonna gg so told his disciple, then he died, body nvr decompose, put in meditate pose, inspire the future gen. apparently his corpse is wearing shades. wonder wat happens to his eyes. but still, the eng explanation needs some spellin check.
went to tesco lotus, like some GIANT or CARREFOUR ate kfc there. originally wanted chi food, but driver brought us to their hawker, dad see like very dirty, mini freak out, so suggest fast food. then see whose eye sharp can spot food outlet.
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tour day 2. morning is buffet breakfast. like normal. got this special fried dumpling. nice. sweet. some white dough. helped dabao muffin.
cruise park in deep water can feel the cruise drop anchor n lower the life boat into the sea. at lvl 4 this place call tender area will open, then take life boat, ferry trip to redang island. before tat got usual prob of (dad took out the snorkel aft i.put in lugguage. wts. )
choppy water. island resort got internet dollar 5 per hour. got many bikini girls i think, keep seeing old uncles head turn abruptly. abit too depressed cuz no internet. beach got many dead corals washed up hard to walk to the beach into sea. sis swim very slow. dad swim.damn fast, far away. so end up like babysit lo. middle men, watch front n rear man. f-up rental mask. fogs very fast, breath tube in wrong orientation teeth pain. haiz.
weird lunch corn curb m burger from pasamalam type. rocks or reefs in not so good condition sharp.. tractor with carriage ferry ppl around island.
head back, slept. nite got bbq style dinner, need to queue. very long. technically idk wat they were doing. before n after getting food its like the tables the same. so i serving lah x.x nite time sis n dad go jacuzzi. went to figure how internet work. f-up... money grabbing.... like the 12 dollar keychain x.x
fin internet time, slept
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tour
day 1.
hello dar! apparently there is no internet here. so yar... by chance have internet then will send out mail. (this mail) a few event happened:
room prob episode-entered the room aka cabin, epic small, so got shocked. went to ask reception, to be told got hidden bed. one is on the wall one is in the sofa open it up. lol mini room. x.x no space for lugguage. the reception like titanic, very grand. 2 stone statue at side, flight of stairs, 3 gold horse n lift behind.
abandon ship drill: at 430pm. wear life jacket, listen to brief but nvr go into safety boat. lol...
walk around:
go to top deck, see tat got poo.l see the ship set sail. fast. windy. naseau. for abt 30 min. can feel env sit eat but scenery outaide move very fast. hair blown till new pattern.
decor in the interior n the shops all very - high end lifestyle. sell silver diamond gold, and got spa etc etc...
dinner-chinese meal at pavillion.
came early. 6pm start, later got more ppl come but no place got to wait. then got the typical cn ppl ugly scene, argue with counter...ticket include meal, for 4 restaurant? restaurant 1 shot serve all all dish. herbal soup, jelly fish cold dish, char siew sweet sia but cold. chicken wing epic nice. ate extra. haha. and thai fish head. spicy. can ask for more food as many as u want. the window very big ship move fast epic giddy.
go back rest, episode of missing money... all the money dunno kept where, cant find, panic. went to inform reception. made a fuss, got security to help find, moments before they start. mum found. x.x.
walked around for magic show, 10 start, got fake tranny.
x.x freaky... and adult show advertisement. x.x got 1 fake came and ask why i didnt look at him. o.o then bo bi
an smile back. then notice the heavy makeup n epic long fake lashes. x.x
went to end of ship. got kids play ground.
watched magic show. the standard hid in box, get stab n escape dun understand. got the one where u say ur number to audience and a paper already written prediction then reveal prediction one i finally get it. assistance bring in table, when magician open box, lid face outward, hides his hand n take the ppr from the table. got lots of professional dancer but all dress till very skimpy. n got lots of small kids which makes it quite bad... there was a poster for adult show also x.x i think its the same ...
sleep
interesting fact:
worker name tag below is nationality so can communicate.
supposedly big ship but can feel vibration etc... engine hum and rocking sideway.
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