Phuket - Day 2

On day 2, we left our hotel at 7:15am rushing downtown to Patong. We need to be there by 7:30am cause, that's the time we will be picked up for our islands hopping & snorkelling trip. Of course we failed miserably. We only arrived at about 7:45am, which, by then, the van has long gone. A taxi stand agent & a motor taxi driver nearby saw our lost & confusion and took it upon themselves to help us solve our problem. He contacted our agent thru the number shown on our receipt, and in the end, we came to an agreement that we will join the next morning trip. And this time round, we will be punctual. Finally, some pleasant, polite & helpful Thais.

With nothing else left to do and a whole day ahead of us, we decided to take a drive around Phuket.

(Patong beach in the morning, quiet & peaceful)

From Patong, we went to the bungee jump site in Kathu and watched San Mei dive from 50m above. The bungee jump center belongs and run by a New Zealander. Everything was very professionally done. I was so excited that I totally forgot to snap photos of San Mei. From top to bottom, I think it only lasted about 2 seconds the most. At the end of the jump, she was presented a certificate and a roll of film of photos they took of her jump.

After the jump, we stopped by at a roadside stall for our brunch on our way to town. We had a seafood fried rice, a fried kuey teow and a noodle soup. The stall operated by a Thai Chinese family in the front porch of their house. Halfway thru our meals, their old matriach came out and chatted us up with a mixture of hokkien & thai. If not mistaken, she mentioned she was from Malaysia a long long time ago. It was a lovely brunch.

(the daughter cooking our brunch)

A peep into the house tell me that they prayed to Goddess of Mercy (Kuan Yin) too.

(the entrance of the house flanked by well wishing chinese characters)

Initially, when we stopped our car by the road, we wanted to eat in this shop next door with all the blue chairs and a tent outside. When we reached the entrance, we realised that it is not a makan shop but an electrical store instead. We gathered that they might be having some open ceremony or something. Therefore, we opted for the stall next door. Later on, we found out from the old matriach that her next door electrical shop neighbour is having a wedding going on. hehehehehe..... the owner must have thought we wanted to crash her party earlier!

After brunch, we stopped by at Phuket Ceramic. They have a great variety of ceramic products, all were very pretty. There is no photo for this one cause there are 'no camera' signs everywhere. Was so tempted to buy a bathroom set for lotion, shower gel & shampoo but didn't. It was so freaking expensive. More than RM100 for 3 little bottles with a tray. Probably I am just freaking kedekut. I dunno which.

We got lost for a while in Phuket town after our Ceramic visit. All the maps dont seems to reflect the real scenario. It's like the moment we hit Phuket Town, all the roads just messed up! After about 40minutes, we managed to identify our location and decided to head back to our hotel using another route and vowed never to drive into Phuket town anymore.... lols... On way back, we stopped by a Sleeping Buddha temple. We made a u-turn and stopped by. Out of politeness, we wanted to seek permission to snap photos but there was not a soul around. What the heck, just snap and move on la...

(me acting all touristy again, mimicking the Sleeping Buddha. In case you are wondering if I wore anything down below, yes, a short short... shorts)

(a nice shot of the temple)

From the temple, we continued our drive looking for a 'Ton Sai Waterfall' which stated in our map and which also located along the way back to our hotel. After a couple of wrong turn we finally found it. This is the smallest waterfall I've ever seen and they are charging B200 per person per entry. Can you imagine??? Worst spent money! Look more like a longkang than a waterfall to me. Standing there looking at it, I dont even know how to dip myself in the cool water which we have so look forward to. If we really wanna do it, we would probably need to stand parallel against the rock. Pathetic. Kena conned.

(The Ton Sai Waterfall or longkang?)

After the disappointing 'Ton Sai Waterfall', we went straight back to the hotel to chill. The weater is extreme hot and we were all very tired. After a short nap, I went and dipped myself in the hotel pool. The pool was very nice and the best part is, it is totally free of charge!

Feeling totally rejuvenated after a cool dip in the hotel, we went down to Patong for dinner and absorbed the nightlife around us.

(The famous Bangla Road. It is at this very spot that I kicked into something and got my big toe all bloody.)

(hey... ! They even have Tai Pan in Phuket. I thought Taipan is in USJ?)

(Believe it or not, they have night club called 'Banana' and few doors away, another one called 'Papaya'... Probably 'Banana' is for gay or woman whereas Papaya is for men)

(our dinner in Patong, tomyam kung, green curry, pineapple fried rice and dunno what else)

(Singha Beer)

(the infamous drag queen luring customers into their den)

We have an enjoyable day 2. I was dead tired by time we reached our hotel. I remember dreaming of something, but not quite certain what it was. Sex changed? Drag queens? I dunno.

p/s: I told a friend that there are plenty of gwailos all over Phuket. She asked whether I got picked up by anyone. This is my reply "Thank God none or it will means I look like a hooker!" lols...