Krabi Pictures!~First of all, i wld like to express my gratitude to everyone who made this trip possible.
- My Family!^^ [For all the permission, support n' well-wishes]
- To Krabian's [Syarif for booking the tickets, Firr for the accommodation, Izuan for being my model for many of the pictures taken, Damian for being critically opinionated]
- n' to Many many others who i met along the way~ Thanks!
Day1.On 29thMay07'(Tues), Krabian's met up at 1430hrs @ Changi Airport (T2) and had lunch at the Staff Canteen. Holiday mood was already infused in our Lunch as Syarif ordered Thai beef noodles, and we started discussion on things we gg to do for the first day. Went to basement n' took the shuttlebus to Budget Terminal and settled down @ Han's for desserts.
Check-in @ 1600hrs n' went into the DFS.
Syarif went ahead to the free-internet zone n' downloaded sport's bloopers from Youtube n' we started to lose control over our laughter... Ok, not so graceful but you can't expect much from bloopers. The vid was just brainless but nonetheless we had fun laughing out loud. (-__-||)
Board the tiger airplane @ 1805hrs n' arrived @ Thailand - Krabi @ 1845hrs. [Flight Duration: 1hrs40mins; Based on time zone, Thailand is 1hr behind SG]
No jetlag but we were getting all too excited as we're expecting our "Driver" to receive us @ the Foyer, hence we greeted the first person we saw with one of our Krabian's name: Fikkdaus [Corrected: Firrdaus]. The other drivers was cheering/jeering as we're the first to arrive at the foyer. We followed our driver to the van but we noticed that apart from the administrative error of our krabian name, the resort stated on the piece of paper was - Ao Nang Beach Resort.
Ok, we're supposed to go to Golden Beach Resort so we went back to the foyer to double-check n' grabbed the right guy but *still* with the wrong spelling... I can't uds but ohh well, i'm glad they didn't write in thai. (^ ^,)
Golden Beach Resort is situated right beside the beach, we can hear n' almost feel the whooshing of the wave on our body as the sea breeze wheeze through right from the entrance into the reception counter. To our delight, we were served with fruit punch n' managed to picked up some thai - khaawpL khoonM khrap (spoken politely by a male:"Thank You"~) [http://www.thai-language.com/dict/]
Check-in. A307, A308.
Shared the same room [A308) with Firr n' Damian, unpacked n' prepare stuff for Day2, bath n' turn-in for the night. Lovely night.
Day2Meetup @ 8am n' had breakfast - buffet-style.
Innocently, izuan n' syarif queued for the Omelette n' ordered "Everything" in which ham (Read: Non-halah) was part of the ingredient. Ok, next time you guys had better-know "Everything" comes with a price~ So better d.check what you eat the next time!^^
Brought 5 tickets (To/Fro) to transfer between Ao nang beach n' Railey Beach for 120baht/pax. Board the Long-tail boat n' it took almost 20mins which was seriously painstakingly slow as we saw speedboat cruising effortlessly from point to point...
On this particular oversea trip i tried the "real" Rock-wall climbing at Railey [1000baht/pax for 4hrs]. Don the harness n' headed straight to the rockwall which was abt 10mins walk from the shop. As it was my "first time", i started off slow n' steady before i started picking up pace n' before i know it, i was at the top of a relatively low cliff for beginners.
Thereafter, i mount the next rock-wall which was seriously high!! Halfway through n' i was already perspiring like no body business n' my muscle ache started its act. Eventually I reached the top through sheer determination n' the view was almost orgasmic as i seriously can't believe i make it to the top!! Took pictures with my shivering hands [Read: Worn-out hands] n' rested at the top for several mins. Felt a pull on my rope n' i shouted: "READY!!FALLING!!" - Note! Not for the faint-hearted.
Reach the bottom of the cliff faster than i thought as i was "struggling" to lean back, hands off the wall n' legs straighten n' kick the wall from time to time. Well, Rock-climbing is addictive!! Conquered 5 rockwall in all. Cool~
Had seafood for dinner @ one of the roadside stall n' the food was good n' price was unbelievable CHEAP!! Although the stall ran out of PRAWNS (Read: BIG), they went to another nearby seafood stall just to get the PRAWNS for us... Service Excellent!
D3Hit the massage palor located right beside our resort n' had Tradition Thai Massage, Foot Scrub, Face massage for 700baht... We were supposed to go for Thai massage only but the "offer" was made when we were most vulnerable... [It's ok to spend a lil' more to indulge n' enjoy life and pamper ourselves from time to time... It's ok.. It's ok. Extravagant!!]
Wohoo!! Shopping!! (Read: Turn me on.) Brought quite alot of nice stuff n'had to exchange addition $50 to satisfy my spending power spree... =p
Believe it or not, Double BIG MAC!!
That's what i had for dinner. =p
D4 - Home Sweet HomeHad breakfast @ 9am.
Made arrangement for transport to Krabi Town @ 1115hrs.
Had kfc for lunch. Note: Metal Fork,knife instead of plastic, Mug instead of paper cup. Think. Environmental.
Walk around the town trying to locate cinema in vain n' ended up @ Hollywood which is one of the stopover kinda' guesthouse concept to accommodate tourist (Bar/restaurant/Room/Transport service) n' cater to our every needs.
Transport @ 1600hrs; Arrival @ Airport 1615hrs.
Settled down @ the cafe n' had Thai Beef Soup Noodles for dinner before heading to board our plane. Touch down SG before 2000hrs n' brought Liquor, wines n' beers. Special thanks to Izuan Bro for sending me home.
I'm glad to be back in SG for i missed my Love ones.
Best Regards,
TJJ, Benson.
