Koh Samui
Yesterday Melissa, Mike and I took the 3:30 pm ferry to the island Koh Samui (pronounced Ko Sah – moy). I think Koh means island so I might have just been redundant. I took a lot of pictures os the landscape – somewhat mountainous as we had traveled 45 minutes by bus to get to the port. It was rather foggy out but you could make out islands in the distance.
One in particular remnded me of skull rock in Peter Pan. Melissa felt a little cold and sea sick – poor thing! – so I actually busted out my winter scarf. Never thought I’d use that over here.
Once we arrived on the island we hopped into a tukee (that how it sounds at least). I say this with no judgement but it felt like I was one of those poor people that sit in the back of a truck. Or perhaps someone riding away in the back of a military truck. I think when I get a picture on here you’ll see what I mean. It’s actually a neat little vehicle and they are all over. Someone told me to watch out for them because some of them make a ton of stops at their friends’ shops and try to convince you to purchase things. I haven’t seen that firsthand however.
We weren’t sure when to get off the tukee and tried the first bungalow we saw. We had one in mind for 500 baht. You can even get some as low as 200 baht or one-something. It’s insanely cheap! We kept negotiating with the very beautiful high-priced bungalow we had stumbled upon which was asking 800 baht. 800 baht is about… $24… divided by 3 equals $8!!! And that’s the pricey one!!!!!!!! I think we all wanted to get the cheapest because we COULD. But after a while Melissa said to me, you want to stay here don’t you? I can see that look in your eye. In all honesty I didn’t have any look about the place but I knew Melissa was really thinking about staying there. She told me well Aimee you’ve only got a few days here and it’s your vacation so if you want to we can stay here. And so we did. I made sure to make Melissa admit that she was just trying to be slick. haha. It’s beautiful. Right on the beach. Actually we’re behind another row of bungalows so it’s like a 30 second walk…
When we first walked up there was this giant mound of coconuts. I’m trying to think of that song in the Lion King… “lovely bunch of coconuts… there they are all standing in a row…”
We continued our “splurge” by eating at an italian restaurant. Man was that pizza good and my mozzeralla and basil salad! We broke out the soju I had bought Melissa for Christmas and had some with orange fanta.
After dinner I was deliriously tired. We stopped at a 7-11 and I shared my kit kat and nutrageous. Then I hit the bungalow for a “45 minute nap.” Melissa and Mike sat outside on the beach. I’m not sure what happened because I don’t remember anyone trying to wake me.
I must have been up at 7 am this morning because when I got back from my run and headed out to the Kodak picture place it was only 8:20 am. This was the first run I’ve done in ever and it felt great. I ran along these side streets that led to the beach. Lots of the shops are run down but they seem more unique than ghetto. The resorts and bungalows are much nicer and they are all along the beach.
I’m surprised none of the stray dogs were chasing me but they’re probably over it. haha. They actually lay in the street and everyone just drives around them. They own the road. In America we’re all be freaking out and trying to find the owner before the poor doggie turned into road kill. I started laughing to myself when I saw this old lady on her motorbike. That just doesn’t happen in the US.
I dropped off my memory card to make my second cd of pictures and am currently trying to upload from my first cd but neither facebook nor my blog seem to be cooperating. Yahoo worked but I’m not going to give up on getting them on here.
I’m feeling a bit guilty since I just disappeared this morning but Mike and Melissa were still sleeping when I got back from my room. I’m sure they figured out I just went roaming. It’s just now 10 am. (Natasha and Justine – by “just now” I mean this moment… South Africans say just now which could mean that something just happened or it will happen, as well as “now” and also “now now”, the meanings of which I get mixed up.)
I was slightly frustrated this morning trying to contact my family and friends about the funeral which takes place tomorrow American time. I was hoping someone could stand in for me or have some flowers delivered as well as a personal gift. I am across the world on vacation so this lack of communication is quite understandable and almost to be expected. Susan – I’m praying for you.
Even though none of you are physically here in Thailand with me, I think of you often. Trinkets, clothing, funny experiences – everything reminds me of someone different from back home. I realized yesterday that they way Melissa talks sometimes is just like my old college pal Michelle. And Michelle it’s great to “have you here.” Now LOCK IT UP. (Michelle and I are great fans of The Wedding Crashers.)
I’d better skiddadle so I can lay on the beach, drink a real coconut and maybe ride an elephant. Melissa said I’d probaby get to ride one on my trip so long as they elephants weren’t being mistreated for tourist use. How amazing would that be to ride an elephant in a real jungle??!!! Oh snap!
~สาหกเสาะ
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