Thais have great phrases, both in their language and ours. 'Jop shalop salai' (how it is pronounced, I don't know how it's spelt) means I'll give you a little slap! It's more cheeky than aggressive. They have the famous and nonsensical 'Same, same, but different', which is so popular is appears on T-shirts, and my favourite 'Oh my Buddha', which is great for moments of comic exasperation which, in the nearly 12 hour journey from Koh Phangan to Phuket there were plenty.
On my last full day in Koh Phangan I rented a motorbike and rode around the island. I've never driven a bike before and although it was fairly straightforward I was predictably incompetent, I'd like to think I resembled Steve McQueen in The Great Escape but it was more like Mr Bean Rides Again! We then all went to the full moon party. Yesterday my mind and body were ravaged by this hedonism,but I am now starting to recover. I spent most of the evening with a Fife girl (thousands of miles around the world and I end up with someone from Glenrothes!) she had a boyfriend back home and nothing happened, we just drank and danced and laughed on the beach until about 8am. To be honest it was a good excuse to escape the Cockney croupier couple (previous post) as, after a few drinks, the girl tended to become a couple of chips short of a casino.
I'm now back in the lap of luxury after blagging a couple of nights stay in a posh resort by a glorious beach in Phuket. Unfortunately the prices are so high round here I can't afford to go diving. Still, you win some, you lose some. More pics will follow soon, I promise.
On my last full day in Koh Phangan I rented a motorbike and rode around the island. I've never driven a bike before and although it was fairly straightforward I was predictably incompetent, I'd like to think I resembled Steve McQueen in The Great Escape but it was more like Mr Bean Rides Again! We then all went to the full moon party. Yesterday my mind and body were ravaged by this hedonism,but I am now starting to recover. I spent most of the evening with a Fife girl (thousands of miles around the world and I end up with someone from Glenrothes!) she had a boyfriend back home and nothing happened, we just drank and danced and laughed on the beach until about 8am. To be honest it was a good excuse to escape the Cockney croupier couple (previous post) as, after a few drinks, the girl tended to become a couple of chips short of a casino.
I'm now back in the lap of luxury after blagging a couple of nights stay in a posh resort by a glorious beach in Phuket. Unfortunately the prices are so high round here I can't afford to go diving. Still, you win some, you lose some. More pics will follow soon, I promise.
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